The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim announced

Deadbeat · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:44

kenmare said:
Gah, still haven't gotten round to playing this. Need to get my priorities straight.

I take it's a good game considering its got 114 pages?

GOTY with very few strong contenders, to be honest. Absolutely fantastic, very flawed right now but time will iron out any significant creases no problem.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:50

Finally got my alchemy and enchanting upto 100 and the ingredients to make two swords with 500+ damage (each with two enchantments) and lots of resistance and damage enhancing gear...quite fun

Redman · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:50

kenmare said:
Gah, still haven't gotten round to playing this. Need to get my priorities straight.

I take it's a good game considering its got 114 pages?

You could say that

As long as you're not one of the OMG TEXTURES ARENT LIKE HI RES PHOTOS, and then OMG TEXTURE PACK & INI BROKE MY GAME BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT crew you'll be just fine

It's amazing, stunning, and better the more I play it.

Redman · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:52

CaptainRAVE said:
Finally got my alchemy and enchanting upto 100 and the ingredients to make two swords with 500+ damage (each with two enchantments) and lots of resistance and damage enhancing gear...quite fun

Please don't use them, you'll get bored because you can 1 hit literally anything (OK maybe 2), and it'll just become playing on GOD mode - no fun.

Deception · 5 Dec 2011 at 16:04

Redman said:
Please don't use them, you'll get bored because you can 1 hit literally anything (OK maybe 2), and it'll just become playing on GOD mode - no fun.

Wish I knew about getting enchanting up to max for decent dmg.. I was stuck cleaving with my Skyforge battleaxe all game :mad:

Still completed though!

Deadbeat · 5 Dec 2011 at 16:07

Really glad I went for a full-on magic char now - even though it feels gimped, from all sources it appears to be the only fun way to play end-game

Fanatic · 5 Dec 2011 at 16:36

Spellbreaker is awesome. Standing there in front of an Ancient Dragon, shield up, frost or flame flying all round you but you emerge unscathed

Having Elemental Protection perk helps too.

Pighardia · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:21

100 hours in and i finally got the backstab perk, can't believe i didn't use it before. Sneaking is now brilliant, it will be the first perk i go for next time i play!

Imo, this is one if the best stealth games around.

hideki · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:29

My warrior is currently dabbling with smithing.

Im guessing he should also look at enchanting to add some magic buffs to equipment?

Am I right in thinking the way you learn enchantments is to disenchant (and destroy) another item with the desired enchantment?

Dave**** · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:32

hideki said:
Im guessing he should also look at enchanting to add some magic buffs to equipment?

Am I right in thinking the way you learn enchantments is to disenchant (and destroy) another item with the desired enchantment?

Yes, and alchemy too

Yes.

Pighardia · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:34

hideki said:
Am I right in thinking the way you learn enchantments is to disenchant (and destroy) another item with the desired enchantment?

That is right, it is also a fairly easy skill to level up, much like smithing. I have 100 smithing, but around 40 enchanting, so i am waiting until i level it up some more and add a few perks before i enchant my Dragon armour.

I would like to be able to remove enchantments without destroying so that i could re-enchant the Nightingale armour, not bothered about illusion spells costing less tbh.

It really is best to put perks in to enchanting as well as the last one is being able to put 2 enchantments on the same thing i believe

maxilive · 5 Dec 2011 at 18:23

Not sure if this has been posted?

hideki · 5 Dec 2011 at 18:41

Dave**** said:
Yes, and alchemy too

I guess making health potions would be handy

Pighardia said:
I would like to be able to remove enchantments without destroying so that i could re-enchant the Nightingale armour, not bothered about illusion spells costing less tbh.

Once you apply an enchatment to an item, it cant be overwritten with another?

It really is best to put perks in to enchanting as well as the last one is being able to put 2 enchantments on the same thing i believe

Kinda weary of spending my perk points, we only get 1 per level up?

Sweey · 5 Dec 2011 at 20:05

Resolved my dragon query:

Not all Dragons are hostile and can in fact unintentionally aid the player by attacking whatever enemy is nearby as like most npcs they become hostile to other hostile creatures such as ice wraiths, spiders and sometimes aggressive giants. They will be non-hostile so long as the player doesn't attack it.

The article really should take note of a dragon's fondness for bandits at forts.

Fanatic · 5 Dec 2011 at 20:16

Sometimes it is really annoying, end up chasing a dragon for miles to get it's soul

opethdisciple · 5 Dec 2011 at 20:17

What level do you have to be to take on dragons?

Im level 17 is this too soon for me?

Also how do I get the dragon to bloody land somewhere so I can hit it?

I cant bash it with an axe whilst its flying around breathing fire on me! :rolleyes:

King Damager · 5 Dec 2011 at 20:43

You can take on dragons at any level.

I've completed the main quest now! Was great fun! Also joined the Stormcloaks and have now taken a fort!

Absolutely epic at the siege of *spoiler*, I used Dragon Call. Oh my god Dragon attacking City. EPIC!

kd

Jaffar · 5 Dec 2011 at 20:49

Does anyone know if using a staff (of conjure frost astronach) levels your conjuration skill?

Redman · 5 Dec 2011 at 21:04

opethdisciple said:
What level do you have to be to take on dragons?

Im level 17 is this too soon for me?

Also how do I get the dragon to bloody land somewhere so I can hit it?

I cant bash it with an axe whilst its flying around breathing fire on me!

Any level, it helps when you're lower if there's some other mobs nearby to distract them though. As mentioned above they have a fondness for bandit forts

And to get it to land, try and get it with a bow so it's aggro to you then move into a clearing so it has room to land.

xxShinobixx · 5 Dec 2011 at 21:05

Has anyone killed a dragon in mid air? I did last night and it landed like a crashing aeroplane leaving a trail behind him where he was sliding. :eek:

I don't think i'll ever kill a dragon on the ground again. This was true epicness.