To the Harcore Arena fans : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Fri May 21, 2010 4:48 am

hey,
I've never played arena... but I"m thinking about trying to DL it. I'm a morrowind fan.

I just want to know, only from the hardcoe fans. why do you LOVE arena... why should I play it?

» Fri May 21, 2010 12:33 am

hey,
I've never played arena... but I"m thinking about trying to DL it. I'm a morrowind fan.

I just want to know, only from the hardcoe fans. why do you LOVE arena... why should I play it?

Because it is a classic and simple to figure out. And you can quick travel. and here is this. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Arena <- this has things you need to know about arena. Oh play arena before daggerfall. You will see what i mean.

» Fri May 21, 2010 5:31 am

Because it is a classic and simple to figure out. And you can quick travel. and here is this. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Arena

lol... because you can quick travel? ^^ thx for the site.

» Fri May 21, 2010 8:47 am

lol... because you can quick travel? ^^ thx for the site.

Your welcome if someone like me can figure out arena you should be able to. Oh here is the link to download arena and dosbox http://elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm For quick DL

» Fri May 21, 2010 7:42 am

why should I play it?

Because it's a http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm.

» Fri May 21, 2010 8:01 am

thanks

» Fri May 21, 2010 7:08 am

Oh type in this to play the game on dosbox mount c c:\ then hit enter(it might say mounting is not reccomended ignore that) then type in c:\ then hit enter then type cd\arena and hit enter again then lastly type arena(this is what i type in ) then enter and presto you are playing arena. Oh write down the spells and spell cost you need them for the gate you get to at the end of the first dungeon.

» Fri May 21, 2010 10:47 am

wow, that's crazy... lots to remember. I just want to confirm... the first one is c c:\ with 2 c's not 1?

» Thu May 20, 2010 11:43 pm

wow, that's crazy... lots to remember. I just want to confirm... the first one is c c:\ with 2 c's not 1?

here is a vid for a character i have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIDnkI3ffU (note not my vid) The redguard (super) ranger is a fave of mine. Have you played the daggerfall demo yet by any chance.

» Fri May 21, 2010 12:55 pm

wow... I'm definitely sold on arena w/ that video. I think I'll go to youtube and obsessively watch videos of people playing arena now.

» Fri May 21, 2010 2:31 pm

Your welcome if someone like me can figure out arena you should be able to.

Sorry that I have to mention but you started 2 threads full of noobish questions about arena. You didn't figure out anything about playing arena yourself.

BTT:

I love Arena because it has it's very own charm. The old cheesy english, the incredibly big dungeons (never try to play them without the walkthrough, you'll fail) and the old music.

» Fri May 21, 2010 10:13 am

wow... I'm definitely sold on arena w/ that video. I think I'll go to youtube and obsessively watch videos of people playing arena now.

Remember uesp is your friend with this game trust me.

» Fri May 21, 2010 2:05 pm

Sorry that I have to mention but you started 2 threads full of noobish questions about arena. You didn't figure out anything about playing arena yourself.

BTT:

I love Arena because it has it's very own charm. The old cheesy english, the incredibly big dungeons (never try to play them without the walkthrough, you'll fail) and the old music.

Wrong i figured out that you dont have to walk to the place you have to go by myself. And agreed a walkthrough will help you. And i have played arena alot since then.

» Fri May 21, 2010 3:10 pm

Sorry that I have to mention but you started 2 threads full of noobish questions about arena. You didn't figure out anything about playing arena yourself.

I have to defend him here. You were a noob once, and will be again someday... I don't think it's right for you to criticize someone for having been one.
anyways, that's all I'll say about it.

» Fri May 21, 2010 10:55 am

I like Arena as well. It lacks the complexity of most TES games. Its gameplay is very simple. But that has a charm to it, it's easy to jump right into and it's fun to play when you're bored.

» Fri May 21, 2010 7:00 am

I'm not hardcoe, but I like the game. It's charming and direct. It is a perfect treat for those who like wandering about dungeons and messing around with their gear. As others have mentioned, it provides the basic elements and adds its own flavor without overloading the game with features.

» Fri May 21, 2010 12:50 am

Seriously, because it's free...

» Fri May 21, 2010 2:49 pm

I like Arena for its simplicity and easy to navigate dungeons. The dungeons are perfect if you're not feeling in the mood for a three hour dungeon crawl.

Yes, I'm talking about ya Daggerfall :evil:

» Fri May 21, 2010 1:01 pm

It's fun to see where the Elder Scrolls series got it's start. Arena uses an experience-based level character development system instead of the skill-based character development system that Morrowind (as well as Daggerfall, and Oblivion) uses. The experience-based system is easier to to learn and use if you are new to large-scale games like any of the Elder Scrolls series. Also, as mentioned before... it's Free! And it has some good music... and snow!

» Fri May 21, 2010 1:10 am

Daggerfall and Arena still have the best snow of any Elder Scrolls game, in my opinion.

» Fri May 21, 2010 9:59 am

Daggerfall and Arena still have the best snow of any Elder Scrolls game, in my opinion.

I've already forgotten what Solstheim looked & sounded like, and also the mountains of Cyrodil, but the sound of walking through snow-covered cities in Daggerfall is definitely cool.

» Fri May 21, 2010 11:52 am

Great memories. Crawling through the damp spooky corridors of Privateer's Hold and then emerging in the dead of night. I fast travelled to Daggerfall and arrived at mid-day with snow gracefully tumbling down and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ97I2p4_YY playing.

» Fri May 21, 2010 4:13 am

I'm not familiar with DOSbox and lack patience. Does this way to work Arena under XP [sp3 btw] work well or will I be crashing every 5 minutes [...if I'm lucky]?

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Running_Under_Windows_XP

» Fri May 21, 2010 9:25 am

I'm not familiar with DOSbox and lack patience. Does this way to work Arena under XP [sp3 btw] work well or will I be crashing every 5 minutes [...if I'm lucky]?

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Running_Under_Windows_XP

It should work, but I'm not sure how stable it will be running it that way, the only way to find out is to try it. Dosbox is the best way to run Arena IMO, with Dosbox Arena is running under its native enviroment MS-DOS.

» Fri May 21, 2010 8:12 am

Daggerfall and Arena still have the best snow of any Elder Scrolls game, in my opinion.

Perhaps because it's not perpetually there? I hope next game has dynamic terrain and weather!