For some reason, I'm anxious about venturing too far into my game as I've got a feeling that Bethseda will mess something up and we'll end up having to start a new game anyway when the 1.2 patch is released.

Also, if the update fixes the texture problem on Xbox (which I play on) then I wouldn't mind seeing the game from the very beginning in it's best state, rather than the display I've been "putting up with" since buying the game.

(And I play on Xbox because all my gaming is done that way - I haven't played a game on the PC since the early 90s)

Anyone?

(Sorry I'm new to this forum, my threads seem to sink faster than the Titanic!)

It depends on how long it is before the patch comes out.

I know that some games i've played in the past, when a patch comes out, for a lot of the bug fixes to work you need to start a new game (all the football manager games were like this). You could still play with your current game, but only a certain percentage of the bug fixes would work, wheras if you started a new game, they all would.

So depending on what they fix will depend on whether i start a new game or not, and if i do, i'll play as an entirely different character and go places i havent been yet.

Depends what it fixs....at the moment it would have to interest me in picking the game up again aswell.

Apparanty the patch will be released "The week after Thanks Giving".

So I reckon we're looking at Monday or Tuesday.

Since I already have spent more than 60 hours of gaming to get to level 25, NO NO NO I will not restart the game !

No because its probably just to fix major crashes and improve performance

I imagine there will be a few quest fixes but thats it I bet

:D

Same here, I'm happy with the game as it is so I don't want to start over again yet.

You will not have to start a new game. Of course if you keep playing after having experienced a quest chain breaking bug a patch won't necessarily fix it retroactively, but then again patches rarely do. But yeah if you do run into one of those by chance just load a save game from before it and wait for patch to do that quest. I have played 100+ hours though and not run into any quest bugs so i wouldn't worry too much. I am sure some people have but it should be pretty easy to recognize and avoid.

We just never know what the future will bring with Bethseda.

Whilst I love the Fallout and TES games, you just know they'll have problems due to the vast environments rich with NPCs.

I think there's a charm about their games though, I'm so used to it now! :unsure2:

As far as I can recall Beth patches for TES usually update your savegame so that it's valid for all the new fixes. You load up your save game, then are greeted with a message box saying that "your game is being updated to patch X". After a few minutes, the game resumes with the new fixes applied.
So no worries here, not gonna start over. :happy:

I wont restart my current character, but I did decided to hold off my next character until next week's patch.

And I now also need to decide whether I want to go for my orc savage, breton spellsword or redguard alkir merc.

I will probaabley have started yet another character by then :whistling:

Me too. I've gone too far. Starting again would feel lame

Will probably have to. I`m not sure if a patch will be able to fix a bug that is allready in your game, like a questbug. The comapnions are still all outside their hall after the silver hand attacked and they been like that for past 30 hours of gameplay.

i think i will not start a new game. Most quest could be fixed with console commands i think. the construction kit would be nice to find the required references

If they make some serious balance changes on magic i will.

Never do.

No because I'm not having any problems with the game as it is

No, definitely not. I don't see any reason why somebody would want to...

I've only noticed a few texture problems.

But I don't want to keep playing my current game if the update isn't going to work properly for people who haven't started a new one.

I think I'm going to wait until the patch and start a new game. I've only put around 10 hours into it so not too bad.

People who do restart are just looking for an excuse to restart... and the patch is simply a covienent excuse. I'll be restarting on or about Christmas to play up a stealth/archer.

Maybe, depends on what it'll fix in the game.
If it's a minor fix for some things I'm not gonna start over but if it's for something more important then I will start over.

I just started over after having spent 50 hours on my first character.
Then I spent 20 hours on a mage, and now im on my 3rd character and finally nailed it and loving it.
Im already close to lvl 20 and definately do NOT feel like starting over once more.

I hope it wont be needed as I found a charcter I really enjoy,

Im finding new quests all the time, and with my 3rd, doing thiefs guild and companions quests.
Done 30% of companions quest line and 5% of thiefs guild, and Im hitting 19 soon already.

I read about a guy completeing the game at lvl 19. I dont even see how its possible unless you sprint, fast trave, dont turn around for 2 seconds and fast forward every conversation during the main story.

The game is fantastic and even though I have done the starting phases 5 times by now, I still like it.
Why?: Cause you have a rather strong diversity in your class choice now, compared to say Oblivian.

But surely that's just an "excuse to restart"?

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