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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 1:14 am

Now I have heard good things about this game, and so I finally went out and purchased this game last Tuesday, biggest mistake of my life.

I started the game up and was confused with what I had to do, I thought I was playing some puzzle game as it was so vage as to what I had to do. I spent about 3 hours trying select the correct race as it seemed that no matter what race I chose the unfriendly fella across the corridor would always insult my appearance, and / or my racial nature. I even tried being a dark elf to satisfy him but it seemed as though he was insulting my mother and wife, I tried all the races and genders but he was still insulting towards me and, due to my timid nature, I kept on restarting the game in the mindset that this guy was going to come in and beat the hell out of me, hell in the cell style. Eventually I grew some nuts and chose to play as a redguard as I was feeling kinda gan$ta and thought even if he did enter my cell I would have the better of him. My instincts were correct and he refused to enter my cell. However a couple of bad boys did enter my cell and some Star Trek geezer started talking to me, I didn't care much for what he had to say and so I quickly skipped through all of the dialogue and was on my way out of the cell for the first time in 3 and a half hours.

Ok so to cut a long story short I wasn't sure what was going on, all I know is some woman got killed by a few renegades in scary demon armor which quickly turned into some camp pink robes, lets just say I wasn't impressed. I was unsure as to whether or not I should continue playing this game but I soldiered on and sooner rather than later I was killing the biggest rats seen on a game since Runescape, which is a favourite game of mine. Then I encountered a door....

This door, labeled very easy, took me all of my lock picks to even understand what I was supposed to do, with no lock picks I had but one last choice, suicide. However I searched a nearby corpse and found a key which enabled me to precede. After more fighting and countless restarts I managed to get to the part where the Star Trek geezer gets one hitted. I, with no idea of the plot, didn't know what to do and thought I had lost the game, however I was confronted by a fellow redguard who gave me a choice of class, obviously I picked the monk. He gave me a key and told me to take the ring, or something like that, to Jeffrey in Weynon Priory. Once I had left the sewers I was asked whether to change class, race etc. I took the opportunity to change race, as there was now no threat of racial abuse, and now found myself as a Dinosaur Monk. This was a major fault of the game I thought that every time I went through a door I would be given the option to change race, how wrong I was.

My time as a Dinosaur Lizard Monk was not good, I quickly dipped my toes in the water to find one of the hardest monsters imaginable, an ownage slaughter fish! This thing would not die as I could not cast my fireball underwater!!! If I'm a Dinosaur Lizard Reptile Monk I have every right to cast fireballs under water. I tried and tried to kill the fish and after 15 failed attempts I gave up and went in search of Jeffrey. I couldn't work out the compass at the bottom of the screen for love nor money and was subsequently killed by invisible wolves, imps and mud crabs trying to get to the priory. This went on for some time but eventually I made my way to what I thought was the correct destination. However the next thing I knew I was fighting for the blue team against the yellow team in search of Jeffrey. I had no chance against these pit bulls as they were hardened veterans and the arena master's insults only further dented my confidence. I gave up trying to beat this fighter and so decided to wait for my friend to play co-op with him. However I was disapointed when I found out this was a single player only game, single player only... in this day and age!

I later left the arena certain that this was the wrong location and so continued my journey out of the citadel place to find myself near a very long and high bridge, I was inspired by the sight of this bridge and decided to traverse over it. At the end of the bridge I was confronted by a seemingly harmless gentleman who asked for my money, knowing that as a monk I could not take on this gentleman I decided to agree to this deal and hand over the cash. I gave him all I had but feeling hard done by I smacked him in the back of the head with my fists in an attempt to render the gentleman unconcious and take the coins back, as well as a little extra. However this sparked a mass brawl with the result being me jumping off the bridge to safety.

The water was not as dangerous as before and I safely got to land. With no money or weapons I was furious with the game for cheating me and so I decided to pick as many plants as possible to make some cash back, this proved a bad idea as after a short time picking leaves I was over encomberedered or something like that.... this was the final straw and the point at which I decided to stop playing this disapointing game.

As you can see this game is completely broken and unbalanced and I will happily reply to any of your comments whilst I stop playing this game and move on to a much better prospect, TWO WORLDS!!!!! and some Runescape!
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:06 am

The guy across the hall, Valen Dreth, insults everybody. It's part of his charm. Later you may get the chance to kill him if that helps any.

For more help go here--http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page

Since this isn't the spoilers section I won't explain that there's a key about two feet away from the first door. Examine everything that looks vaguely examinable.

It's a complex game, takes a bit of figuring out, but I figure you got on here mostly to troll, so I won't try explaining any more.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 2:39 am

Yu iz tEh NuBZ0r! But I do agree Two Worlds is a great game.
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 11:10 pm

Wow.



wait.... what?


10/10 for the little chuckles i got out of this post




AAALLSO: TWO WORLDS svcks balls big time. (IMO)
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:24 am

I think this may be a joke as it is fairly amusing. If not, I don't think this is the game for you. If you can't be bothered with listening to the opening dialogue then you will be lost the whole game. This is after all an RPG so you can expect alot of dialogue and interaction with NPC's. Character development and story are two of the most important parts of any RPG.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:57 am

Needless to say I salute you op for a great post.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 5:24 am

I am pleased that you find this amusing as it was intentional, but I generally did struggle at those parts and am currently strapped for cash thanks to that gentleman.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:59 am

If you spent 3 hours making you character because you wanted Valen's insults to stop and it took you 15 attempts to try to cast FIRE under WATER, than this game is clearly not for you.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:37 am

I respect your opinion and wish you all the best. It is really a pity that you got bad start. i undertsnad you totally becasue I tend to get steamed too form things that I don not understand. All I can say that you should give this game a second chance. You DON NOT know what you are missing.

10 points for good laughs and 10 points for your honest opinion though you will miss a great game. This is Tha Game of RPG ever!!
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 1:23 am

If you spent 3 hours making you character because you wanted Valen's insults to stop and it took you 15 attempts to try to cast FIRE under WATER, than this game is clearly not for you.


I told you I was playing as a Lizard Dinosaur T-Rex Monk thing, how was I supposed to know? eh?
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 10:37 pm

I think this game is very well balanced and you can easily find things to help you create characters on the internet and such. As for Runescape, I still play it too! If you want you can add me ingame my username is Darkeagle266. I sorta think of Oblivion as Runescape set to console without the mmorpg elements but I love the game all the same. I don't understand how you can become confused though as there are tutorials and always markers pointing to your next goal.
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 10:28 pm

I told you I was playing as a Lizard Dinosaur T-Rex Monk thing, how was I supposed to know? eh?


I would think you know that fire wouldn't cast underwater.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 10:37 am

f you?re for real, then i apologize calling you a troll.

But as the above poster says, you?ll miss agreat game.


You propably should try the Oblivion section of the UESP (its a wiki for elder scrolls games). Really helpfull.
You can read about everything in Oblivion, there.
Races, skills, classes, etc. Give it a try.
I play Oblivion since it came out, and i got my moneys value back a hundred times
Also if you have a manual read that too. It explains the most basic things, you need to know
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 8:30 am

I play Oblivion since it came out, and i got my moneys value back a hundred times



Me too !! I bought this game in february 2007 and didn't buy a single game since. I bought for my kids, yes, NHL, Sims, Star wars etc but I don't have to buy a game for ages. I wait until Bethesda gets next Elder to markets and play that for next 5 years.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:49 am

There is a difference between roleplaying and basic physics= An evil man across the cell will never leave you alone, and you should of just dealt with that.
as for the water incident, you're just a fool for using a fireball- or any ranged attack- under water.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:13 am

This reminds me why I left the WoW community. "I play this game.. I don't like it.. so I'll talk about it... then still play it.. but I still don't like it."
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 8:44 am

I don't understand the Mike, I thought it was a magical attack and so I could use it anywhere.



The CD is actually a physical attack. Next time sneak behind your mom and try to get a ranged multiplier with it. If you got the game of the year edition, at least you have 2 shots.
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 10:23 pm

I am re-opening this thread... for now.

It's a humorous write-up folks, so you don't need to defend the game, and if I see another flame post, the claws come out..
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:11 am

I am re-opening this thread... for now.

It's a humorous write-up folks, so you don't need to defend the game, and if I see another flame post, the claws come out..


Why have it open? What could you say to someone who hates the game? People who are here love this game and Bethesda, I really don't like hearing someone complain about something I love. It's like someone talking bad about my wife and daughter.

EDIT: I know he has his opinion.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:11 am

lol

This is the first time I've ever seen a game community re-open a locked thread. It was indeed a funny write up, I just wish it wasn't written so "seriously".
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:59 am

Assuming you're serious, you might find http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:First_Time_Players useful. In my opinion the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Combat#Basic_Combat_in_Oblivion warrior build is easier for a first time player, you can then branch out into magic, stealth and any combination thereof.

Oh, I see. Actually I don't, since Oblivion isn't that difficult.
:shrug:
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:09 am

This is the first time I've ever seen a game community re-open a locked thread.

It happens frequently here. Moderators on these forums are, in my experience, much more patient and adjustable than moderators on other forums. Most of them are more than willing to clean the garbage out of a thread and reopen it with a warning, as Leydenne has done here.

Bethesda's moderators are one of the reasons this is one of the best, if not the best, gaming forums on the internet.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 1:14 am

Bethesda's moderators are one of the reasons this is one of the best, if not the best, gaming forums on the internet.


I agree on this 100%.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:57 am

A while back someone made a thread titled something like Second Most Noobish thing to Do. Someone in that thread asked, what's the noobiest thing then? Well I think we have our answer...
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 8:24 pm

Well, I find the OP's post both amusing and disturbing. Amusing, as there's been some strong opinions that Oblvion is "dumbed down". See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K5rGUBUnnQ. And disturbing, since it indicates that all the hand-holding especially in the beginning was for naught.
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