So what's up with Bethesda not showing us beards? : V

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:29 pm

We know beards are in the game. Is there going to a special Skyrim beard bonanza revealing? If I make a Nord, I want a beard! :brokencomputer:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:06 am

I think they're going to dedicate the E3 showing to beards.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:51 am

The Dragonborn shown in all of the videos and screenshots has a beard.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:54 am

Maybe they don't look good texture wise at the moment, which is why they're not showing 'em yet

They are confirmed though, so no worries

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:41 am

We know beards are in the game. Is there going to a special Skyrim beard bonanza revealing? If I make a Nord, I want a beard! :brokencomputer:

Sure hope so, I expect to see Todd Howard there himself, with a beard!

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:43 am

I'm pretty sure I heard that they're being removed because they're too spreadsheety. And redundant.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:08 am

The Dragonborn shown in all of the videos and screenshots has a beard.

That's not a beard.

THIS is a beard. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/viking.jpg

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:45 pm

That's not a beard.

THIS is a beard. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/viking.jpg

Agreed.

Past high school 5 o'clock shadow doesn't count as a beard. The PC in the trailers does not have a beard haha.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:42 pm

Didn't that K'jiiet have some facial hair?

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:09 pm

I think they're saving really showing off the NPC's until E3. When they do, i'm sure we'll see some real beards.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:14 pm

I think they're saving really showing off the NPC's until E3. When they do, i'm sure we'll see some real beards.

I agree. They are probably just giving us little snippets of stuff right now. The nice juicy stuff like in depth NPC stuff, fighting and whatnot will prolly come at E3. I'm guessing beards will be there. Which is good because my own beard will MASSIVE by then

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:45 am

I think they're going to dedicate the E3 showing to beards.

This...I have it on good authority that their whole Skyrim booth will be beards. Footage, screenshots, all the developers will be sporting them, even the booth babes.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:32 am

That's not a beard.

THIS is a beard. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/viking.jpg

Ah... I see you've played Beardy-Beardy before.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:44 pm

haha! I sure hope we get some beards. Big nasty hairy beards, clean cut military beards, wild man beards, long waving wizard beards, santa beards, bloody beards, beards on our beards on our beards. yeah!

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:28 am

Well, many of the Draugr shown have beards of various sorts if you'd like to count them. And the barman in the tavern screenshot looks to have a beard. Or there's something really, really wrong with his lower jaw.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:14 am

You could say this about anything that's confirmed and not shown yet so this is kind of a stupid topic.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:11 pm

You could say this about anything that's confirmed and not shown yet so this is kind of a stupid topic.

But for a game that's based in the land of the Nords, I think we should have seen some beards by now.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:47 pm

I'm pretty sure I heard that they're being removed because they're too spreadsheety. And redundant.

Trying too hard.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:31 am

I want beards but if they dont use the cloth physics and hair physics from havoc I would just as soon not have them as they will just look stupid.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:12 am

If you look closely at the screenshot of the orc, you can see a slight shadow where his beard would be so that might be our first sight of a beard.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:19 pm

I wouldn't expect too much in the way of good looking facial hair. So far all of the hair I've seen on the characters in game are less than good.

Theres clipping, weird angles, and other issues.

The hair on the orc looks like something a dog left behind. Imagine a dog leaving something on a nords chin and there's your beard.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:19 pm

The orc a a chin gruff if u look closely..its dark black so its hard to tell without light shining on it

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:43 am

I want beards but if they dont use the cloth physics and hair physics from havoc I would just as soon not have them as they will just look stupid.

Yeah, i agree. I could do with just simple cloth physics, as the hair stuff seems pretty far off in the technological field. To be thruthful though, because of all of this barely using DX11 bidniss, i dont think we will be seeing any flowing beards. But, my good man, It seems that the ole guys at bethesda are saving character creation for last. So they have some good stuff up their sleeves, and thats for sure. lets hope that up in that sleeve, theres a big flowy, hair beard waiting for the light of day.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:59 pm

I'm pretty sure I heard that they're being removed because they're too spreadsheety. And redundant.

good one! :thumbsup: sadly, it wouldnt surprise me anymore

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:55 am

http://www.shavingstuff.com/images/hans.jpg