On what difficulty will you play Skryim? : V - Skyrim

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:44 am

Default at first. No point changing anything until I know how hard the game is.
Since the difficulty slider just affects damage taken and done its a fairly crude way of adjusting difficulty. If the games too easy for me I'll probably adjust the difficulty using mods.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:20 pm

I generally put it at one under the hardest, all the way over is just obnoxious. Default tends to be to easy, and it makes me feel like a wuss.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:44 pm

Default at first, then we'll see how that works out. If there is a hardcoe mode, I'll probably use that on later playthroughs, but default for the first one anyway.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:12 am

I'll try the default difficulty, and if I find it too easy I'll increase it. I'm going to roleplay instead of powerplay so I don't think I have to increase the difficulty much.

Going to use mods to make it more difficult than simply sliding it to the right. All that does to make it more "difficult" is give enemies more HP which is [censored].

Arwen will probably take care of the difficulty problem quickly.

Same. As my PC can handle it I'll likely install a mod that gives tons more enemies (+more clever AI if possible) instead of just having few morons with tons more health.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:30 am

My first playthrough is always on normal difficulty and in subsequent playthroughs I usually increase the difficulty.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:56 am

Would be sad if the difficulty slider just adjust HP.
But I suppose it's pretty hard to make a complex difficulty option...imagine if difficulty also covers AI behaviour.
This would need adjustments for every creature/enemy, how fast they attack, their skill etc...
Don't know how much time is needed to spend on a complex system.

I didn't choose any option.
As there won't be heavy level-scaling, I start with default and increase difficulty pretty quickly.
Similar like I did in Fallout 3. I imagine both gameswill be equivalent in regards of difficulty.
Though I would enjoy anything new & surprising from ES V.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:01 am

I'm very experienced in RPGs by now, so I will definitely play a bit harder than normal.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:51 am

"I think no one should have the option and it shouldnt be included as they should play how i want them to"

:goodjob:

HAD to vote for this one, couldn't resist

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:58 am

Default/normal.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:49 pm

Normal at first.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:54 am

Default at first. I'm assuming they'll be using the slider bar for difficulty (they did in Morrowind/Oblivion) so i'll just up the ante if I feel it's too easy.

+1

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:13 am

Default. If the game is too easy I'll nudge it up a bit.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:48 pm

Mmaybe they could do something like this:

Easy Mode - Enemies do less damage and have no perks

Normal Mode - Enemies do normal damage and have a few perks

Hard Mode - Enemies do more damage and have alot of perks

Based on what the perks are, I think this could be a great way to increase difficulty without making the enemies bullet sponges (or in this case, arrow sponges)

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:00 pm

As hard as possible, i am only playing in RPGs and some PS3 exlusives and i always do that on a max difficulty.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:52 am

I'll just start it on normal, and if I feel the need to change it down, either because it's a difficult game or because the level scaling is terrible again then I will do so, I doubt I'll be changing it up though, I play more for the fun of playing than for the actual challenge.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:40 pm

I usually play on Normal, but if the dragons seem to easy, which I do worry, I'll raise the bar a bit. I want every dragon I kill to feel like a massive triumph, not just like some annoying Cliff Racer just bothering you.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:17 am

In this context I'd be on the hard right. I'd also want mods for disabling autotravel, decreasing the rate of xp gain, removing the clairvoyance spell, hiding the player position on world map, and hiding the enemy health bar.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:32 pm

first play through - center (medium)

second play through - hardest

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:02 am

Default.

Until maybe, someday, hopefully, Bethesda learns the difference between a "difficulty" slider and a "combat tediousness/ammo sponge" slider.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:00 am

Unlike in Fallout, where I tend to play at hard or very hard, I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to TES. Most likely I'll play on normal difficulty.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:48 am

I'll be leaving it at normal for my first playthrough. If it's too easy I will adjust it up. I just hope they've changed how they do difficulty, and it doesn't just increase the enemies health, but rather improves their fighting abilities and skills and spells, while keeping health the same.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:05 am

Normal difficulty with a "survival/hardcoe" mode enabled if possible. Otherwise probably try it on hardest difficulty if thats the only way to play with the survival stuff active.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:25 am

The default is usually the center so I'll play that.

» Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:22 am

I really need to see what the default difficulty is like first.

What I want from this game is for some areas to be easy and others to be really dangerous and hard right from the start of the game. I also want dragons to be incredibly difficult to overcome early on. I really shouldn't need to up the game's difficulty to get this experience.

» Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:56 pm

You should make title: "On what difficulty will you play Skyrim, first playthrough?"

I usually go with the default setting on the first playthough, then maybe change it a bit for future playthroughs.