You would probably need very high speechcraft to talk your way out of most situations. And I doubt a bear will run up to you and sniff you, and you get the option to 1) sniff it back 2) pet it etc.....

Thu'um.

The Nords strongest warriors could use it...suggesting that the Nords strongest warriors were Dragonborns.

Like I said, most hud-less games usually have indicators (such as a small health/magicka/stamina bar) that pops up at certain times alerting to you to their levels. Anything beyond that (seeing what spell you have selected is the only one that would seem to be a real issue on a hudless system) isn't necessarily something that is essential to have on screen at any given time. The health/magicka/stamina bars, however, are essential as you need to know what they are when you are using them. Thus, if Beth is smart, during the game you'll see small three small bars (or some other type of indicator) pop up in a strategic place on screen as they go down or up. Any other times, ie not in combat, standing still (if stamina drains from running/sprinting), using non-combat spells, etc the screen will have nothing on it.

I don't think you understand. The player can do those things.

Wouldn't they likely make the HUD optional, at the very least?

IIRC, Game Informer said that is precisely the case. Having a permanent hud is indeed an option. But as far as the no-hud option goes, if its practical for combat, what I suggested is the best course.

For the love of God, no. I can't stand that kind of thing in games. If you must use this idiot-style Call of Duty Low Health Indicator, please consider those of us who don't want crap splattered all over the screen and give it a toggle option.

wait a second....no HUD....means no quest markers!!!! :celebration:

Really? I hate some of the new choices. in fact I didnt really hear one good thing in that article, just stuff to worry me.

I'm guessing visual indications such as heavier breathing, blurring vision, the magical glow around your hand fading away.

It's probably optional.

Don't you atleast like the larger number of voice actors and dynamic shadows?

Could care less about that stuff if the game isn't as in depth as its predecessors. If we get less than we did in Oblivion and or Morrowind, Skyrim will be a failure to me.

Some people can't be please.

the majority of the stuff that worried me in the article was just the blatant disregard for lore
the crafting system seems to be a step in the right direction, though
however, the article was extremely combat centered, so there may still be noncombat parts that could change the game drastically

IDK, I just don't care about graphics or dual wield or jobs or bullet time etc. I just want more depth etc. not less. As long as I can make my unique role-plays and it has as much depth and content as Oblivion or Morrowind Ill be good. I just saw more things to worry about in the article than things that I liked.

I'm with you, but we are the unfortunate minority.

I see a Beth guy around here. All he has to do is make a small post saying they didnt ME2 our ES. I will then go back to my temple and blindly praise Beth, like I always have.

Mining...wicked! I was born the son of a miner...played around old mines all the time as a kid. Even if I was not a fan of ES games...this fact would have gotten me interested in buying it.

Honestly, if they deliver on everything they said in the article, the end result would be a much deeper role-playing game than either Oblivion or Morrowind. Not necessarily (to borrow a term, with severe apologies, from tabletop roleplaying) a deeper roll-playing game, but definitely one with better, more immersive role-playing. Things like jobs, dynamically-generated quests, and characters who actually react to changes in the world and their relationship with you add more to the role-playing experience than three more skills ever could.

ME2? There's no way they'd [censored] up that badly. So many games are taking the ME2 route though

I'm not expecting as much depth as Morrowind, but I am expecting this to be better than Oblivion. Honestly, there's no way it won't be better than Oblivion. That's just too easy to achieve.

I'm annoyed they bothered with things like mining and wood cutting. Honestly, people really care about that [censored]?

Well its a good thing the whole series isn't dedicated to you now, is it?

I can't really say anything that hasn't been released in the magazine (besides, I'm a programmer, not a designer, so I probably couldn't answer your questions the way you want anyway).

I can say that GI will be putting out more information on their hub over the next couple of weeks - so keep an eye open!

can you at least tell us if they made any mistakes?