So, patriots and freedom fighters. I'm preparing to pick a side in the civil war, if only because my participation will work to end it. But I haven't had enough story moments that make me favor one or the other.
What did you guys do?
Well, I went with the Imperials because the Stormcloaks are a bunch of racist bastards. My Dark Elf was barely even welcome in the city; I don't think joining their army would be the smartest thing to do.
Is the game as addictive as Oblivion? I don't hope so…Not good for my social life. I am tempted to buy it but have stayed clear till now.
Is the game as addictive as Oblivion? I don't hope so…Not good for my social life. I am tempted to buy it but have stayed clear till now.
Imagine Oblivion, with smoother game play, useful combat magic, no major/minor skills, and NPC's that don't look like they fell face first in the uncanny valley. If Oblivion is crack, Skyrim is crystal meth.
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with smoother game play.
Unless you buy the PS3 one then replace this with 'huge laggy lag.'
Unless you buy the PS3 one then replace this with 'huge laggy lag.'
Bethesda has released an update to solve this.
So no more lag ^^
I might roll another character and start a ps3 run, to get all the trophies.
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Bethesda has released an update to solve this.
So no more lag ^^I might roll another character and start a ps3 run, to get all the trophies.
It doesn't fix it XD Mine's actually been worse since the patch. All I've noticed it does it clear up some bodies and reduce the textures and add tons of loading time to the game. Mine went from a few seconds of loading to minutes. Been on one loading screen for 5 now.
Edit: nope! Another crash. second one in 30 mins.
Hm. I actually haven't had any lag issues in a while. My file size has reached 15mb, and despite some minor lag in some of the cities, I haven't seen anything game breaking. I've also been playing for maybe 1-2 hours a day at this point, as compared to 10 hours a day when it was first released.
I've stopped getting lag and instead just pure random crashing. It's annoying when you've done most of a quest and it happens
Ha been like a week since I played this game, been playing mostly skyward sword and enjoying thanksgiving festivities. Well went back just now and my load was on top of the mages guild, had just beat it and became archmage. Well I walked to the edge looked off and then just jumped off. Only soon after did I realize that this was not Zelda and I can't whip out a cloth to be a parachute and land. Had to reload and take the stairs.
Ha been like a week since I played this game, been playing mostly skyward sword and enjoying thanksgiving festivities. Well went back just now and my load was on top of the mages guild, had just beat it and became archmage. Well I walked to the edge looked off and then just jumped off. Only soon after did I realize that this was not Zelda and I can't whip out a cloth to be a parachute and land. Had to reload and take the stairs.
Yeah, it makes me miss the levitation spell, though with cities still being walled it would glitch that severely. If you were House Telvanni in Morrowind, you HAD to have levitation to get around and do any of the missions; your own tower you got at the end of the quest chain required levitation to navigate, as well. Plus, if you got your enchanting up to 100, you could enchant something with levitation and go wicked fast with it, flying across Vvardenfell in minutes.
I've been thinking of buying this for the PS3, since my PC can't probably handle games like this anymore. How fare the graphics compared to PC, and have they managed to fix that lag issue?
"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see."
I've been thinking of buying this for the PS3, since my PC can't probably handle games like this anymore. How fare the graphics compared to PC, and have they managed to fix that lag issue?
It's different for everyone. Some people are saying the textures are worst out of the three and changed to fix the lag.
The lag has been kinda fixed. I'm still finding lag but it does crash a lot more frequently I had four crashes in as many hours today.
@Fire Fist:
Yeah, it makes me miss the levitation spell, though with cities still being walled it would glitch that severely. If you were House Telvanni in Morrowind, you HAD to have levitation to get around and do any of the missions; your own tower you got at the end of the quest chain required levitation to navigate, as well. Plus, if you got your enchanting up to 100, you could enchant something with levitation and go wicked fast with it, flying across Vvardenfell in minutes.
Damn, i miss those times..
I also loved creating super jump/speed potions in Morrowind. And train my atletics to super human levels.
Would there be a way to get future patches released for the XBox360 version even if it's not connected to the internet?
I played it at a friends house for two hours and it seemed pretty good (except for one sidequest where I killed a bandit, completed the quest and then got the same sidequest again, only now the bandit was already dead and I couldn't finish it).
Using magic feels a lot better than in Oblivion.
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You'd have to buy the GOTY edition. That'll come with all of the stuff on it.
Just read that Skyrim is the first western game that got a score of 40/40 by the japanese magazine Famitsu.
That's nice and all but i STILL DON'T HAVE IT!!!
Huh. Surprised its the first. I thought GTA was pretty popular over there.
I've been thinking of buying this for the PS3, since my PC can't probably handle games like this anymore. How fare the graphics compared to PC, and have they managed to fix that lag issue?
Skyrim is a console to PC port so by default the graphics aren't going to be all that much better on PC besides some antialiasing and other small stuff. That is until the graphics mods start coming out, and in fact there are already quite a few. So while there is a difference in graphics, it's nothing too major comparing the vanilla games. The thing that makes the PC version superior is the mods that'll be released years after the game was.
Plus the PC version running much better than either console version if you have a decent machine.
So if you can only get it for PS3 then you're still going to get the experience, but might be missing stuff further down the road.
@Zack:
Huh. Surprised its the first. I thought GTA was pretty popular over there.
Japan typically doesn't like open world games and I'm surprised Skyrim got decent ratings there to tell the truth.
unarmed executions are amazing.
i wish unarmed had a perk tree :(
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My game is literally unplayable now. Crashes any time between 10-20 minutes after play. Loading takes 4 minutes per room, saving takes just as long. Game file has jumped from 11 MB (already large) to 13 and now 15 MB. Tried uninstalling the patch which the majority of the problems came from. 'This game save has been made using a newer version of the game. Please install the patch.'
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Well now we know to avoid the PS3 version :ninja: .
My game is literally unplayable now. Crashes any time between 10-20 minutes after play. Loading takes 4 minutes per room, saving takes just as long. Game file has jumped from 11 MB (already large) to 13 and now 15 MB. Tried uninstalling the patch which the majority of the problems came from. 'This game save has been made using a newer version of the game. Please install the patch.'
Strange..
My collegue at work had the same frame rate issues. But he tells me it works just fine now after the updater. The loading times got a bit longer, but it's alot better.
this is one reason I have a dislike for ps3 and 360 this generation. In the past it was ONLY pc, you ever had to worry about lag or installs or updates or ect. If you had a console, you put in game on anyones system, no update, no installs, works flawlessly, never lag, same loading on all.
I used to avoid pc games because you had to worry about how good your pc was, worry about installs, could get lag, ect. Now it seems the opposite. Most every pc game I have runs better, looks better and is less expensive as well than any of the console coutnerparts. Nintendo seems to still be on the ball though for consoles. Never have to worry about any of their games being anything but flawlessly smooth on their consoles.
PC games have always ran and looked better than console games. I agree with the complications depending on your configuration though. I never noticed just how terrible console games run before I turned to PC gaming, although it is somewhat easier to pick up and play. It's just that games are getting so complicated nowadays and that consoles are running on different architectures, that it's impossible to forsee everything that could go wrong.
I finally got Skyrim today (and Arkham City) from my girlfriend as a birthday present!
Best. Birthday. Ever.
Now i have 2 free weeks and i know how i will spend them …
PC games have always ran and looked better than console games. I agree with the complications depending on your configuration though. I never noticed just how terrible console games run before I turned to PC gaming, although it is somewhat easier to pick up and play. It's just that games are getting so complicated nowadays and that consoles are running on different architectures, that it's impossible to forsee everything that could go wrong.
I just don't see how skyrim got passed. how the hell do they not notice that the further you get in the game 6+ mb saves up to seemingly 15 as above said that they game becomes unplayable.
Did they not have beta testers playing the ps3 version from start to finish. You would think they could find a dozen people to play the game FOR FREE easily before launch.
So what exactly is happening? That as you get further into the game ONE save grows in size until it passes a certain point and makes the game unplayable? Or is it that if you save multiple times and those saves combined pass a certain point that the game begins to become unplayable?
So what exactly is happening? That as you get further into the game ONE save grows in size until it passes a certain point and makes the game unplayable? Or is it that if you save multiple times and those saves combined pass a certain point that the game begins to become unplayable?
I assume its ONE SAVE. Or each save you do is 10+ mb. Cause each save on my computer is like 4mb and I have like 500 saves. I'm easily over the 10 mb's then total. I have like 2 gigs of saves. Need to delete some soon.
I'm not sure how console works if you get only one save per character, or if like final fantasy and you have however save block available as space on console and each time you save you select a new block or override an old block. I'm assuming the later.
Well I don't think the save size on PC matters, I think this problem is only on the consoles, due to how they work.
I just don't see how skyrim got passed. how the hell do they not notice that the further you get in the game 6+ mb saves up to seemingly 15 as above said that they game becomes unplayable.
Did they not have beta testers playing the ps3 version from start to finish. You would think they could find a dozen people to play the game FOR FREE easily before launch.
You'd have thought with New Vegas being the way it is that they woulda.
And yeah. it's because there's so much the game needs to keep track of that it grows in size. Especially if you knock things over, move them around etc.
I keep hearing people say "Well they should have learned from Fallout!" but that wasn't developed by, only published by, Bethesda. Skyrim was developed by Bethesda. They're not the same company.
Fallout 3 was all Bethesda. It was just New Vegas that was done by another developer. So yes, there are things they should have learned from Fallout (3). But seeing how I don't have a console version of Skyrim to compare, I can't say much about their improvement.
The PC version runs almost flawlessly for me. I've had maybe 3 or 4 game crashes on my way to level 50, and patches have fixed most all my little issues already. There are still occasional annoyances, like standing over the corpse of a bandit leader that a quest still needs you to kill, but a quick console code respawn works as well as a patch in those cases.
I've found that with enchanting you can get 200% magicka cost reduction in whatever combination of spell schools on a single set of gear (body, head, ring, and necklace I believe). I went with half of that and my rogue can now cast all illusion spells for no cost.
I'm still loving this game so much that I haven't even launched Zelda yet.
My game is literally unplayable now. Crashes any time between 10-20 minutes after play. Loading takes 4 minutes per room, saving takes just as long. Game file has jumped from 11 MB (already large) to 13 and now 15 MB. Tried uninstalling the patch which the majority of the problems came from. 'This game save has been made using a newer version of the game. Please install the patch.'
Delete the game data. This will clear the cache, and when you reinstall it, it should work fine. Also, turn off autosave features if you haven't already.
http://kotaku.com/5863694/did-the-skyrim-patch-make-things-better-or-worse?autoplay
Not had this one yet. But damn does it look hilarious.
Any word if this has had any effect on PC version?
I'm not sure. I updated to 1.02 on my PC, but what really got it running flawlessly was all the monkeying around I did regarding memory, ini tweaks, and a performance mod. It used to crash and have memory leak issues, but increasing its memory usage pretty much fixed that (it was capped at 2 GB before). I haven't run into any performance knocks.
I also haven't run into any (new) hilarious glitches.
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no wonder they decided to cut off a complete strangers head who just happened to be in the area
Has anyone else found that mages are stupidly overpowered in this game and can ignore your attacks as they reduce your health to nothing? I have to abuse the engine to beat any mage who's even vaguely above bandit level.
Admittedly I am playing on Master but still!
My guess is that they're giving you problems with ward spells. They go down with enough damage but can just be recast easily enough. The easiest solutions are first to hit them unprepared, then to stagger after that. Third option would be to empty their mana pool I suppose. Simply brute forcing it probably isn't sufficient for beating them on master.
no wonder they decided to cut off a complete strangers head who just happened to be in the area
A stranger who illigally crossed the border…
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A stranger who illigally crossed the border…
Illegally crossed the border from one Empire controlled country to another empire controlled country.
But damn the U.S. should take a peg from Skyrim's book then. We would solve our immigrant problem if we beheaded every illegal we found
lol so that's why you're arrested. I honestly couldn't remember why.
Despite the constant freezing I'm almost at a plat. Just gotta escape from Jail and finish the main quests and then done. Hopefully I can get it done soon and painlessly. Everything seems to be crashing the game. Walking around in Windrun, crash. Levelling up, Crash. Entering a store? Craaaash!
Although while grinding some of my spells to get to 50 I accidently made a death waterfall out of Riverwood or whatever it's called. A Ancient Dragon came down and wiped out 90% of the town. So I just tossed them all in the water (after stealing their clothes obviously) I think only the shopkeeper and his sister survived it (and the annoying kids)
Illegally crossed the border from one Empire controlled country to another empire controlled country.
But damn the U.S. should take a peg from Skyrim's book then. We would solve our immigrant problem if we beheaded every illegal we found
It would also be expensive as hell.
Illegally crossed the border from one Empire controlled country to another empire controlled country.
But damn the U.S. should take a peg from Skyrim's book then. We would solve our immigrant problem if we beheaded every illegal we found
Well, didn't we roll the same way about 500/1000 years ago..? Medieval times are what this game is partly based upon.
Most people simple don't trust each, especially with all the treason going around (read Morrowind/Oblivion lore)
It's funny when you think about how much time in tamriel has passed since the first game, and the technology still doesn't advance :P
It LoZ you actually have the same problem. Just look how much technology has advanced between skyward sword and the windwaker..
And there are probably thousands of years between them.
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Well, didn't we roll the same way about 500/1000 years ago..? Medieval times are what this game is partly based upon.
Most people simple don't trust each, especially with all the treason going around (read Morrowind/Oblivion lore)
It's funny when you think about how much time in tamriel has passed since the first game, and the technology still doesn't advance :PIt LoZ you actually have the same problem. Just look how much technology has advanced between skyward sword and the windwaker..
And there are probably thousands of years between them.
Well in Legend of Zelda's case there are a few world changing events, such as the inhabitants of Hyrule having to go into the sky on a small island. Then going back to the land later. Then the land being completely flooded. For all Link does, the world sure ends up getting screwed anyway.
Well in Legend of Zelda's case there are a few world changing events, such as the inhabitants of Hyrule having to go into the sky on a small island. Then going back to the land later. Then the land being completely flooded. For all Link does, the world sure ends up getting screwed anyway.
Yeah, alot of of game do that. It's kind of funny when you think about it
I wonder who rebuilts all the temples and bothers putting puzzles in them. xD
The house in Windhelm is completely unusable. I couldn't get the quest, for one, so I ended up having to use the console to actually buy the damn thing, and even after paying for the upgrades there's chairs and barrels sticking out of the bed and in the mannequins, and blood and cobwebs and broken glass everywhere… it's such a mess. Whose bright idea was it to make a quest in a purchased house, anyway?
I called it wrong, so long ago. I guess this needs to be changed.
Alright. I'm about to ask a question that will depend on my purchase of this game at some point? Can I get into drunken bar fights in my underwear?
Except maybe the "drunk" part, yeah. I've been playing part of my game wearing no additional armor, and NPCs comment quite a bit on my near-nudity. There are 1-on-1 scripted fisticuffs brawls in which you bet money, otherwise the local guards will try and arrest you.
@Fire Fist:
The house in Windhelm is completely unusable. I couldn't get the quest, for one, so I ended up having to use the console to actually buy the damn thing, and even after paying for the upgrades there's chairs and barrels sticking out of the bed and in the mannequins, and blood and cobwebs and broken glass everywhere… it's such a mess. Whose bright idea was it to make a quest in a purchased house, anyway?
I ran into a similar bug in both Falkreath and the Winterhold Mage's tower in which I was unable to get a dialogue option to appear in a NPC's dialogue box, where I was certainly suppose to have been able to activate them. Console workarounds came to the rescue on those two occasions.
