Skyrim - How To Enjoy It The Most?

i spent around 70 hours on the xbox version, then converted to pc, and modded straight away as id obviously already milked the hell out of the vanilla version.
enjoying it second time through as a mage/one handed warrior.

depends what you want to do in the game to make it more fun, if it is achievements you are after, or if it is difficult battles etc.

im finding it much harder this time through, as i was a bit of a tank in the xbox game, heavy armour, big weapons, just going in HAM everywhere, whereas this time im more careful...
 
I thought as much. I played Oblivion on 360, and probably put about 100 hours into that (only stopped because of my sneaky thief avatar getting caught out by the leveling system and the now-massively-overpowered enemies)

Thanks for response
 
Zethor said:
I just roamed, did a bit of this, a bit of that, followed a few questing lines (some decent, some bad) and I was done in 30-40 hours. Despite its reputation, Skyrim's gameplay isn't great, combat becomes tedious fast (button smashing ftw) and the RPG elements are basic.
It's beyond me how some people have racked up thousands of hours on this game.
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Yes the atmosphere and graphics are good but after about 30 hours it occurred to me that the combat is very simple and you do not actually do much except for level up and collect things. Completed the main quest and a bit of dragonborn and got bored of it which is a shame because if the combat was better then I would play it more.
 
After following the vanilla playthrough and then mods path, I then moved to the Creation Kit and made some of my own mods, including my own house to live in. Very satisfying to have a house of your own, looking how you want it and where you want it. The mods really make the game as you can customise it any way you want, to make it your adventure!

Cheers
 
I've just converted from a 140-odd hour 360 save to PC as I bought the GOTY edition in the last Steam sale. All patched up with the unofficial patches and high res texture packs, also so much nicer having access to the console to fix broken stuff!

Have started making some skills legendary so they count towards levelling up again, bit of a mare going back to level 15 destruction magic after dominating a 100. Handy to have 17 perks to redistribute though.

Took the Vampire Lord perk from Dawnguard too which adds an interesting dynamic to the game, bit annoying being told "the sun boils your blood" whenever you head outside though.
 
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mulpsmebeauty said:
I'll not be modding the game for some time, if at all. There's no point in modding something before you know what needs improving!

I'm now liking the idea of sneaking about and then using whatever seems best in the situation, should I be discovered. So I'll try a few spells and a few sneak attacks to see what works.

And am I the only one that feels a tiny bit guilty when breaking into people's houses in games?
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mod it with the unofficial patches this will improve the game same as get sky UI. None of this changes the vanilla game mechanics but are practically essential for a smooth playthro.
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
First things first Randal, remove the high-res texture packs.
They cause all sorts of problems!

Get some proper textures downloaded ;)
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I had read that, but haven't run into any problems myself (short of the usual Bethesda-related quest issues). No crashes, all stable as you like.

Out of interest what packs would you recommend?
 
I've played it through once with a couple of mods for a better map and HD graphics. Recently I picked it up again and have about 60 mods running and I split my time between exploring the map and doing side quests as I'm in now hurry to complete the main plot line.
 
As much as mods improve Skyrim, you should at least try the vanilla game first to see how it works for you.

Banging a lot of mods in and suffering crashes (which is common when you start modding) is not going to be a good gameplay experience.
 
mulpsmebeauty said:
I've just bought Skyrim in the Steam sales and so far I'm both impressed and slightly lost. I'm struggling to settle on a play style I'll enjoy throughout the game. I quite like the idea of creeping about and shooting people with arrows from the shadows. Equally I like the idea of blowing things up with spells. Hitting them with big hammers also sounds ok but may be a bit boring in the long run.

The only thing I want to avoid is being a jack of all trades and ending up missing out on exciting perks or abilities because of it. If I hit something with an arrow and then burn it with a spell before finishing off with a one hander, will I end up too widely spread? Do I just do what seems fun at the time and see how my character turns out or do I focus?

I realise the game is old hat to many now, but how did you approach the game and were you happy with how things turned out?
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You have to get SkyUI http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863/? which improves the menu system massively for PC.

Don't worry too much about being jack of all trades. While it is of course best to pick a route, you can also level all the skills too 100 if you want.

A rogue/sneaky/dual wielder is good fun and can also get in there hand to hand without any problems if you want to.
 
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