I'll buy Skyrim. Reason: Why not.

Now, now, Summer has earned her place here and should she never play another BGS game as long as she lives it has no bearing on her "job" here which is to moderate these boards and as far as i'm concerned she should keep it until such time as she decides to retire.

{My best Bugs Bunny voice}Hmmp, the nerve of this character..

I still stand buy my statement. How can someone have the opportunity to moderate the beth forums if they are not even going to buy their cornerstone game.

"the nerve of this character," Im not talking to the president of the United States, I am talking to a moderator who spends way to much time dealing with virtual worlds and not the real one. I am pretty sure she doesnt command that much respect. I am not saying her job is worthless but I am just saying that there is no "nerve" involved and that t he position she holds doesnt command that much respect. What power does she hold, so what if she can ban me, I can make another account.


EDIT: That was really mean. Sorry. But I still believe it.

With the current modus operandi of game development houses, (Ship it, then fix it) it will have a multitude of bugs. By the time the GOTY edition is released, it will hopefully be playable.

I may not end up buying Skyrim for a number of reasons, and certainly at no time near its publication. Reasons include lack of actual user comments, likely early bugs, and the probable inclusion of Steam, which in my opinion lowers the value of the game below its likely opening retail price.

Concerning the OP, I would challenge lolzz19 to balance it with an equally insightfull anolysis about the anolytical depth and rigour of the many reasons that people have stated for committing to immediately buying the game. For starters, here are some examples from the first page of this thread :

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I will buy it for the vampires and werewolves.

I'm from the US, but I don't like our system of measurement... It's outdated, and the only reason we keep it is because the older generations are too stubborn to change it from what they are used to. Personally, I prefer the metric system, and when I date things, I prefer to do DD-MM-YY, like the rest of the world. Also, the military here in the US dates things that way, not the standard way.

But to stay on-topic... I am always surprised when I read things from people who are more disturbed that there might be some sixuality in the game than they are about dismemberment and violence.... I'm fairly moderate in my conservatism, but I think the western world is very backwards. I'm not all for sixuality, so please don't assume that this is me being that way--I just think violence and cruelty should sooner disturb you than a couple of people sharing passion and intimacy... Seems rather silly... But if you can mod out violence and gore, I would think you could also do the same with sixuality, if it is that disturbing to you... :rolleyes:

Because Bethesda makes the best open-world games.

She has been a devoted fan for ten years so she has my respect regardless if she will play Skyrim or not. You don't have to play BGS's games to able to moderate their boards and I find your lack respect for someone that is grandfathered into this community quite unsettling. I can't imagine the disrespect that lies in wait for someone else that just joined recently like yourself.

No matter how much I dislike what they do with the series, I will buy skyrim no matter wha, no reason to claim otherwise.

That said, I really really think this eries is going way too streamlined and "accessible" *sigh*

I'll bite. It is my belief, that this is essentially a question of envy. People, who have an impoverished and/or immature emotional life, feel especially hurt and frustrated when confronted with any comparison of their situation against natural passion and intimacy as expressed by others. At the same time, violence acts as a channel to relieve that frustration. That is of course an unhealthy but all too easily accomplished exchange. It is lucrative for the game industry, too. Unfortunately, being able to mod sensuality away from a game may not be enough to completely avoid the personal comparison.

Because i'll buy anything Bethesda tells me to

No, morrowind was accesible, 1 click of the mouse and you had the map and all the menus in a very accesible and lagfree screen. This is gonna be (from what I read) and Iphoned version of the oblivion menu.
I also think the "steamlining" is just a cover for consolization but we will have to wait for some more videos to make sure.

but accessible, i mean the gameplay, everytihing easier to get to, not as many things to keep track of, basically just more hand holding. And I absolutely agree about the UI, i didn't find Morrowind's UI all that great, but compared to OB and what I've seen of skyrim it's awesome. Why on earth can we only see 5 or so items at a time? thats a bad bad joke.

I don't like onions. Can't eat 'em, can't even stand the smell of them, and yes I know my irrational hate of onions is a little stupid. Yet I know the world if full of people that eat onions all the time. I don't go around telling everyone "onions svck" or that they shouldn't eat onions and make wild claims that food is ruined forever because onions taste bad.

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I understand the reasons why in U.S. (and Burma and Liberia) still use a variation from the old imperial system (from the british empire), you don't need to explain me... Thanks anyway... :thumbsup:

And... (if I understand you correctly) I don't sound very bright because I found this fact funny... Well, everbody (dumb or not) is entitled to his opinion (like you and me), right? :cookie:

Yes, I live in Portugal (And I'm very proud of the 868 history years of my country) and I use the metric system like the rest of the World. But like I said, you are a SPECIAL people, even in the measurement system ... I like U.S. a lot, really... :tongue:

Btw, even if I don't sound to you overly bright , I can speak your language (and Spanish too)... You can speak mine?

Nevermind, just kidding ! :wink_smile: :thumbsup:

.. but it is not irrational, or stupid. It is just a matter of taste.
If you were, say, scared that an onion was going to physically harm you on its own with a knife, or thought an onion was going to steal your stuff, or you were romantically involved with an onion, ok, THAT would be irrational, maybe even creepy
But just linking or not liking something on its own merits, that's just a matter of taste, nothing stupid or irrational about that.

So you don't go around telling people "onions svck" or that they shouldn't eat onions, and you don't do that because your level of maturity makes you realize it is just a matter of taste... and I am sure, there is a food you love, and you don't go around asking people who don't like it what are their stupid reasons why they don't like it. I am also sure that you can have a conversation with someone regarding food tastes without calling their choices stupid, again, because you understand it is a matter of personal preference.

As for onions "ruining food forever", well... if you go to a restaurant, you order a burger and it has onions, do you remove the onions and eat the burger? If you really dislike the flavor/smell of onions, then that particular burger is ruined forever for you, and you'd ask for another burger

Yet to be decided.

Right now there seems to be too much emphasis on combat and making things real. If thought provocation gets neglected in order to up the previous, then I won't buy it.

If it has more depth and creativity in setting, story, quest and puzzles, then yes, I'll buy it.

I'm glad I didn't pay full price for Oblivion. It wasn't until I used overhaul mods (TIE, OOO, Nehrim) that I liked the game.

I will buy it because Oblivion is my favorite video game OF ALL TIME, Bethesda Softworks is the best gaming company around, and Skyrim will indeed be the best game of 2011.

Because I'm dying to play a good, new fantasy RPG again.

Well goodness. You do have a strong opinion of me for not knowing much about me. I came here in 2002 and have played 100's if not 1000's of hours of games both made by and published by Bethesda. I support them in whatever they ever do and hope for their success. They have made many hours of my life just a tad more enjoyable. I am friends with many of the developers, the public relations and artists who work for Bethesda. But I do have a personal life as well and part of that is that I draw the line of what I like and don't like in video games. I don't ask that everyone else draw the same line not that they even draw any line at all. But I do. If anyone, including Bethesda, whom I indeed have an emotional relationship with, makes a game that has aspects I don't want to deal with, I will not buy it. That is my right as a consumer. I get to be part of the market and make what little difference I can with my green.

This has little to nothing to do with moderating this forum. First I am charged with keeping the peace here and enforcing the rules. That is the same across all games with forums here and community discussion. I try very hard to do so in a fair and reasonable manner. I also try to remain an active member of this community and feel it is my right as a member to express my opinion about the games regardless if it is positive or negative. In fact you may notice this is part of many of our moderators profile:



It is in mine. I am allowed to have my own views and opinions and to express them here.

And just because I might not buy or like this game, does not mean I won't like one they make in the future. I've been a fan for a very, very long time. I applaud anyone that can make so many games that have continued to amuse me for such a long time. It's nothing to sneeze at.

All that said, I find it funny that you don't think I have dealt with the real world. I'm a Mother of 3, a retired RN, Grandmother of 6, a wife, a homesteader, I've built two homes (not had them built, but built them), I have a masters, I hunt, draw, sculpt, read, quilt, party....and still find time to come here and help out and play some games. Retirement is pretty grand.

If you have any more questions feel free to send me a pm. I can be pretty darn freindly as well and I make an awesome friend.

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As to making another account if you are banned, if we find it, it goes too and we are pretty good at finding them.

I would buy skyrim, i watched the trailer and it looked awesome,it also has nice graphics

I'm pre ordering the CE as soon as it's announced, and picking it up at the inevitable midnight launch.

I have a good feeling I won't buy the game. Part of me hopes im wrong, so I watch it, and may rent it. I don't like the way the series is going, less skills, potentially no spellmaking, no attributes. Perks can be fun, but 280 is a PR number, I'll be willing to bet half of them are mundane and uneventful. Todds use of the word, "superfluous" is concerning me, as I just see removal for accessibility and simplicity. They say 90% of their base is on consoles, and they say their fanbase changes over time. That makes me think that I have moved out of their target userbase, and they want more of the mass market, not nessecarily RPG fans.

I feel like Bethesda seeks a different market, and thats one I am not much apart of. I am a console user, but Im a heavy RPG fan, among shooters and action games. Im not into a half baked hybrid of them, although action does have a place in an RPG. So im not bashing consoles, I just see a desire for a leap of mass market and mass profits.