Is this going to be another game I should wait 3-6 months to : V

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:02 pm

Just going by the track record when it came to Oblivion and the last 2 fallout games. All of which seemed to be released sooner then they should have, riddled with bugs and lacking polish. Though official patches and user created mods over the months post released improved these games A LOT! I am wondering if we can expect the same with Sky Rim.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:40 am

Obsidian is known for buggy games. Besides that I didnt really experience too many problems with Fallout 3. I knew Oblivion had some issues, but I play cautiously and watch out for info on game breaking bugs. Save often i guess

» Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:35 pm

Oblivion and Fallout 3 weren't that buggy upon release. New Vegas on the other hand, but then again, that was Obsidians and they had deadline that was a bit early.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:58 am

The game is pretty much done, this whole year is being spend polishing and debugging. Im sure it will be in prime working order come launch

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:58 am

I just hope either the Spanish translation is GOOD this time, or they make a "multilanguage" release. Spanish translation was just pathetic in Oblivion.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:24 am

Sorry to hear you have to wait 6 months to play Bethesdas games. Whereas I get them on release and generally have no problems. :celebration:

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:45 am

The game should be fine, Oblivion didn't have that many problems when it was 1st released aside from not being able to do Clavicus Viles Mission (You basically had to kill Umbra). I'm getting it at midnight as there is no way in hell I could wait a couple extra months, heck even waiting 10 months is going to be almost impossible for me.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:48 am

Sorry to hear you have to wait 6 months to play Bethesdas games. Whereas I get them on release and generally have no problems. :celebration:

No kidding, on most of these games I play it and it works fine. I look at all the people who constantly run into bugs and ask "Are they doing it on purpose or what?" Why is it that I have to go looking for bugs to actually find any yet everyone else just falls into a pit of bugs like it's Fear Factor?

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:23 am

Well, you can always buy directly the English version....pros? Guaranteed it'll work, it won't have grammar mistakes, and, if you're on PC, you won't have a mix of "xxx-glish" after installing a couple of mods...

Personally I think I'll go directly for it in any online store...

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:59 pm

No kidding, on most of these games I play it and it works fine. I look at all the people who constantly run into bugs and ask "Are they doing it on purpose or what?" Why is it that I have to go looking for bugs to actually find any yet everyone else just falls into a pit of bugs like it's Fear Factor?

Hear hear!

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:42 am

I'm going to risk it and get Skyrim on release date. I'll preorder the collectors addition when it appears on websites for preorder.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:45 am

I will be pre ordering and playing it to death. Maybe the odd bug will pop up, but with an autosave feature as usual, you can just reload and avoid any bad ones until patched.
I'm sure there will be plenty of things to do and keep us entertained in the meantime on the game.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:15 am

Besides FNV I have never really had many bugs with the games besides and occasional freeze after hours and hours of constant gameplay. The only issue I really ran into in Fallout 3 was Scribe Rothchild would not speak to me when he was suppossed to.

I think some of it had to do with the Gamebryo engine......since they are using a new hopefully all of the freezing and other issues will be fixed.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:40 am

LMAO at the people in this thread saying TES IV had no issues. All you had to do was take a quick glance at the Hardware Support section to see all the countless gamers who couldn't play the game they paid for on launch day. Everyone says Bethesda is doing a better job this time around and I really hope so. I personally have had so much frustration with TES IV when it was released that I will wait about 2 months before even trying TES V and if it's awesome then Bethesda will have regained a customer.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:11 am

Edit: wrong thread

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:34 pm

Just going by the track record when it came to Oblivion and the last 2 fallout games. All of which seemed to be released sooner then they should have, riddled with bugs and lacking polish. Though official patches and user created mods over the months post released improved these games A LOT! I am wondering if we can expect the same with Sky Rim.

Well it's a Bethesda game, they are always worth getting on the first day. Also, Oblivion was well worth getting right away imo. Frankly, if a game isn't worth getting until 3-6 months after it comes out, it isn't worth getting at all.

LMAO at the people in this thread saying TES IV had no issues. All you had to do was take a quick glance at the Hardware Support section to see all the countless gamers who couldn't play the game they paid for on launch day. Everyone says Bethesda is doing a better job this time around and I really hope so. I personally have had so much frustration with TES IV when it was released that I will wait about 2 months before even trying TES V and if it's awesome then Bethesda will have regained a customer.

Things don't always work the same for everyone. I have made like 20+ different characters in Oblivion and I've only come across of a handful of bugs in Oblivion and none of them game breaking.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:38 am

Most of the technical problems in Oblivion / New Vegas / Fallout 3 were due to the poor coding support by the Gamebryo engine. Now that they have a brand new engine built and tailored to their needs, they will have no problem with bugs and glitches and they will be far less frequent.

» Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:33 pm

Frankly, if a game isn't worth getting until 3-6 months after it comes out, it isn't worth getting at all.

Most games are about a year old when I buy then

Not only are patches released by then, they are noticeably cheaper too.

That said, Skyrim is for me a day one purchase, but I might be a bit biased

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:47 am

Most games are about a year old when I buy then

Not only are patches released by then, they are noticeably cheaper too.

That said, Skyrim is for me a day one purchase, but I might be a bit biased

I thought mods get a copy of every game they moderate for so wouldn't you already be getting it?

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:30 am

Now that they have a brand new engine built and tailored to their needs, they will have no problem with bugs and glitches and they will be far less frequent.

You really think using a brand new engine makes bugs less likely?

On the wait topic, I'll probably wait at least that long anyway. I almost never buy ames near launch time.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:29 am

You really think using a brand new engine makes bugs less likely?

On the wait topic, I'll probably wait at least that long anyway. I almost never buy ames near launch time.

Yes I do, it's always a good thing when games are built in engines created just for them. It makes not only developing easier, but it makes it works better.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:53 pm

Obsidian is known for buggy games. Besides that I didnt really experience too many problems with Fallout 3. I knew Oblivion had some issues, but I play cautiously and watch out for info on game breaking bugs. Save often i guess

...and yet it was Bethesda that did the lion's share of QA for Fallout: New Vegas.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:12 am

You can wait if you want to. I'll be preordering this game for sure.

» Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:33 pm

You really think using a brand new engine makes bugs less likely?

On the wait topic, I'll probably wait at least that long anyway. I almost never buy ames near launch time.

In Gamebryo's case, yes.

» Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:47 am

...and yet it was Bethesda that did the lion's share of QA for Fallout: New Vegas.

Actually we don't know that for a fact do we? Secondly I think your confusing Bethesda Softworks with Bethesda Studios which are two separate entities.