First I will excuse for my, not necessarily, bad english, but for my impatience of typing perfectly
But here are several ideas I have thought about which IMO would make Skyrim a great game, if included:

Combat:
? Locational damage and Damage threshold
? Unsteady bow which will make your bow less accurate but require more “gaming skills”.
? Kicks like in deadly reflexes
? Strangling when using hand to hand in sneak mode or maybe even in real combat?
? Upper/medium/lower punch by hand to hand which may stagger the opponent in different ways for example a punch in the stomach with no heavy armor may cause loss in fatigue and punch in face may cause bleeding and knockout
? Shield bash also like in deadly reflexes but even better
? Piercing arrows which sometimes flies through an opponent hitting another
? Throwable rocks thrown by using the “grab” key while using no weapon (hand to hand), which cause dmg on opponent
? Environment collapse which will cause dmg (like in Dark Messiah, but not that excessive!)
? Flaming arrows that looks cool and will set fire in opponents/environment
? Knife sneak attack /backstab in sneak mode
Spells:
? Spell combos! (like burning oil)
Skills/stats overhaul:
? More like role playing skills like in D&D: Diplomacy, intimidate etc. – I really can’t think of anything better right now, but I think it needs to be MUCH different from Oblivion.
Realism:
? Environment benefit/drawback/effects: slower in cold weather/snow, cold breath
? Protagonist voices: Hear breath when fatigued etc., heavy armor sound
? Less life overall because in real life you won’t survive like 50 arrows – then a better evasion system is required: A shield should block arrow and blade dmg, but blunt will destroy your shield.
If two blades for example hits each other they won’t deal any dmg but instead both will be staggered. Also a higher overall dmg for blunt weapons but lower evasion ability.
? A hardcoe survival mode that requires sleep and food/liquid like in fallout
Graphics/animations:
? When hitting someone in the head by a blade chance of sliced of head and if hit by a blunt weapon head might explode. Limbs might have a chance of fall off, but one might still survive but maybe die over time
? armor/chest and feats are seen in 1st person view and also the view is affected by the helm (this feature may just be an option in the gameplay menu)
Roleplaying elements:
? Mini games like dices or playing cards or even homemade food (and six of course) which may increase morale (morale will be used like adds to the luck skill for a duration, it will affect everything you do), bar fights, approval points by NPC’s inspired by dragon age

This was my thoughts for now. Feel free to post a comment.

More then anything I hope that the story does not just make the PC just fight dragons. I hope the conflict between dragons and the other races in Skyrim can include more then just another dragon fighting game and include the possibility of the player befriending the dragons with a peaceful solution and the possibility for everything inbetween peace and conflict. Not just another linear story like Oblivion was.

this.

I agree. I don't like cliche story archs

This has absolutely no business in a video game whatsoever, nor do I believe bethesda would ever do it.

Children play these games and it is our job as advlts to allow them to retain thier purity in life.

This is a VIDEO GAME, not real life. All this talk about immersion and reality within video games is a sick reality of the advancement of social degradation and fantasy land thinking.

If you want a "morale" buff, we have restoration magic.

Argh... I can't resist! Do you mean by giving them Nordic Axe to chop people in pieces? Very pure.

Television and movies are a lot more sixual/graphic than the video game industry will probably ever be. Anyways back on topic.

Even if there was supposed sixual intercourse in the game (which there could possibly be since TES seems to get bloodier with every installment, and you could sleep with a prosttute in Fallout 3), all it would be is the screen would black out and the person would leave the bed. It would more or less be the regular sleep mechanic for the game. What I wouldn't mind though is if that potentially led to having children like in Fable. I always thought that was an interesting dynamic that definitely had the potential to be built upon.

BGS will never include six in there games Fallout 3 is the perfect example for that reasoning.

My hope is that BGS doesn't forget what made Oblivion into the holy juggernaut of a game it still is today.

I do not want realism in my video games. I really don't like it and I really don't think it belongs in games.

Tech ology may I ask if you are a Christian??
I'm sorry that I just expressed my thoughts and how I would like to see Skyrim. Its not that I think they will add it, nor will I cry if it isn't added, but I think it worked just fine in Dragon Age.
I don't like your tone at all and your morale lecture makes me sick. I don't want to be political in this forum, but why in the **** is it my or Bethesda's job to "allow children to retain their purity in life"?? Do you want a censored everyday like back in time where girls didn't even know that they had their period? Not by knowing anything of six at all just makes children even more scared of it.
Neither do I like the way you're dissing my well thought idea of morale buff just because I said the word six. It was in a paranthese because it was the least relevant idea

Easy guys don't take this too off topic or the mods will close this as I can see that happening within the next page.

And please bring this back to topic. Forget that I mentioned the word six!

I can only disagree with the damage threshold. In new vegas you could shoot someone in the head with a sniper and they wouldn't take any damage, despite having no head gear on. It WOULD ruin the game and annoy ALOT of people. If this happened i would > :banghead: all day.


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I agree I hate the idea of Damage Threshold in Skyrim it works in New Vegas but it wouldn't work in this game. I don't wanna get killed by a mudcrab because his DT is so high. I don't think its possible to get killed by a mudcrab but you get the idea.

Your statement about Fallout 3 doesn't really make a lot of sense. It was Game of the Year in 2008 and it did have six in it technically.

To be honest, I'm surprised there weren't anymore sixual references in Oblivion. If anyone remembers from Morrowind (Game of the Year in 2002), there was one town that actually had a strip joint in it. Nothing would happen, but there were various female npcs dancing in their underwear.

Back on topic. I truly hope, and believe that Bethesda will make various innovations in Skyrim. If anything, I am expecting quite a huge leap from Oblivion in terms of the game. It's a tradition Bethesda seems to do with TES, and I don't really see it changing.

And as such it is your job to prevent said child (specifically your own) from playing a game rated above their age group. And given this game will be most likely rated Mature, or the other zones' equivalent, then your child should not be playing it until they are 17+ or you gauge their maturity as being high enough to handle it. And were it to include six in the game that is just one more factor to consider, just as much so as drug usage, and hacking away at people with bladed/spiked/blunt weapons.

Bring the naked theme back from Daggerfall. You couldn't clearly see the genitals and is annoying when i ant to role play and want to swim in a lake, but is ruined by me wearing pants i cannot remove. There was an option in Daggerfall to toggle the nudity as well, which brings me to my next topic. You referred to keeping our kids safe and everything but can i just say that is hypocritical. You will let them play what is most to be an 18 game, yet you don't want 18 year old content? I agree with that other gentleman, your comment was uneccisery and out of order. Let him express his opinion freely, :sadvaultboy:

Bring the naked theme back from Daggerfall. You couldn't clearly see the genitals and is annoying when i ant to role play and want to swim in a lake, but is ruined by me wearing pants i cannot remove. There was an option in Daggerfall to toggle the nudity as well, which brings me to my next topic. You referred to keeping our kids safe and everything but can i just say that is hypocritical. You will let them play what is most to be an 18 game, yet you don't want 18 year old content? I agree with that other gentleman, your comment was uneccisery and out of order. Let him express his opinion freely, :sadvaultboy:

I agree. This game (as well as the last four games before it) are rated "M" for mature. If Bethesda wants to allow your character to get married and have babies (well, more of the first thing), then they will.

six in video games is childish and overrated IMO. There is absolutely no need for it. Its not needed to RP it will only give immature people something to snicker over.

The game is rated 18+ by PEGI, and will probably be rated M by ESRB.

In other words, children should not be playing it anyways... and if they do it's their parents' responsibility, not the game deveoper.

Oblivion was fine although thats because tried to make it into a T rated enviroment. Me personally its up to BGS on this one I'll leave the decision to the bigwigs its a word.

I'm glad that you're so very mature! How I admire you. And what happened to the 'IMO' in the last sentence??

The same could be said of mindless swinging of weapons, casting spells, and video games in general.

What IMO? I would think that it would be blatantly obvious that the whole statement was my opinion. I also fail to see how Im being immature. If anything your retort is immature, if you wish to discuss the issue then present your side of the debate in a manner that doesn't make you sound like you are 12.


Please enlighten me as to how these things could be seen as childish and overrated in a game based around said things.

True, I don't see how you have the right to say it's not needed and childish. Most of the people that play the game would like more immersion ( like six ) that will add to there RP experience so it's just a matter of opinion. What does IMO mean?