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kirby007 on 31 August 2020
Kwaidd said:

If I recall correctly, beware that some items (swords for example) will level themselves from the time they are acquired and would have higher final stats if not picked up until your character is at a higher level.  I forget what this mechanic is called.

https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Leveled_Items_(Skyrim)

thats generally with quest reward weapons



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farlaff on 01 September 2020
JWeinCom said:
Something to keep in mind is that the stealth mechanic in this game is stupid.

IIRC correctly, when your stealth is high, you can walk up to an enemy, make love to his wife in front of him, and shit directly in his mouth before he notices you.

Lolololol



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farlaff on 01 September 2020
Bristow9091 said:
farlaff said:

I don't know, I lean towards a stealth archer more. At least for what I've heard some people talk.

Stealth archers are still assassins, that's just your long range option... once enemies get closer, or if you're in close quarters, you pull out a couple of daggers and go stabby! ...or just do it to mix combat up a bit. That's literally my favourite play style lol. Played the game "properly" for the first time in December, spent over a month on it and got the platinum trophy too, easily one of my favourites to get, and going Wood Elf with a strong focus on bows, daggers and stealth made it SUPER enjoyable!

Cool, I went Breton female, but following a similar path.



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farlaff on 01 September 2020
Runa216 said:
1 - You are capable of buying many houses throughout Skyrim (Many of which are attached to quest lines), so eventually you'll be able to save and hold as much stuff as you want. However, as you're generally adventuring, I only keep items with at least 10 value to 1 unit of weight. For selling. Stuff like weapons, armours, and other special items should only be picked up if you can make some good coin off them. Or, if the item has an enchantment or a specialized name, then keep it until you can either sell it or store it. As I said, there's an option to buy a house pretty early on in the main quest line, so up to that point, only keep the stuff you directly plan on using or selling. Once you get a place you can store goodies, you can offload items and stuff in your house.

2 - Seriously, the only real difference in races is their special abilities. Their starting stats mean nothing. IF you wanna be a bruiser and just hit things till they die, play an orc. If you expect to spend a lot of time in the cold and want high frost resistance, chose a nord. If you swim a lot and want protection against poison, chose an argonian. Honestly, that's the only real difference in endgame. PErsonally, I always go high elf because I get extra magicka and an ability that allows it to regenerate super fast for 60 seconds, basiclly giving you unlimited magic for the duration of any one battles. I don't really have much advice in this category, but I will say you should look at whatever special abilities each race gives and go with that, because stats mean basically nothing once you've found your way.

Skyrim is a truly great game, even if its age is showing (it was pretty janky even when it came out.) There's plenty to do, you could lose yourself for hundreds of hours and still not see everything the game has to offer. The thing about true RPGs like this is that you can play it however you want. I like to be an adventurer, mostly avoiding storylines and quest lines, instead focusing on just looting dungeons and making a lot of money.

Fantastic post, thanks! I think I'm already able to get a house in Whiterun at this point.



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Runa216 on 01 September 2020
farlaff said:
Runa216 said:
1 - You are capable of buying many houses throughout Skyrim (Many of which are attached to quest lines), so eventually you'll be able to save and hold as much stuff as you want. However, as you're generally adventuring, I only keep items with at least 10 value to 1 unit of weight. For selling. Stuff like weapons, armours, and other special items should only be picked up if you can make some good coin off them. Or, if the item has an enchantment or a specialized name, then keep it until you can either sell it or store it. As I said, there's an option to buy a house pretty early on in the main quest line, so up to that point, only keep the stuff you directly plan on using or selling. Once you get a place you can store goodies, you can offload items and stuff in your house.

2 - Seriously, the only real difference in races is their special abilities. Their starting stats mean nothing. IF you wanna be a bruiser and just hit things till they die, play an orc. If you expect to spend a lot of time in the cold and want high frost resistance, chose a nord. If you swim a lot and want protection against poison, chose an argonian. Honestly, that's the only real difference in endgame. PErsonally, I always go high elf because I get extra magicka and an ability that allows it to regenerate super fast for 60 seconds, basiclly giving you unlimited magic for the duration of any one battles. I don't really have much advice in this category, but I will say you should look at whatever special abilities each race gives and go with that, because stats mean basically nothing once you've found your way.

Skyrim is a truly great game, even if its age is showing (it was pretty janky even when it came out.) There's plenty to do, you could lose yourself for hundreds of hours and still not see everything the game has to offer. The thing about true RPGs like this is that you can play it however you want. I like to be an adventurer, mostly avoiding storylines and quest lines, instead focusing on just looting dungeons and making a lot of money.

Fantastic post, thanks! I think I'm already able to get a house in Whiterun at this point.

Honestly? This thread makes me wanna play it again. I will repeat that I think, for your first playthrough, avoid mods (Kinda hard to mod on Switch, anyway). Mods are great in the long run, but it's best to build up to them instead of just jumping in the deep end with both feet. 



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farlaff on 01 September 2020
Runa216 said:

Honestly? This thread makes me wanna play it again. I will repeat that I think, for your first playthrough, avoid mods (Kinda hard to mod on Switch, anyway). Mods are great in the long run, but it's best to build up to them instead of just jumping in the deep end with both feet. 

Cool! Hope you have a lot of fun :D. After this one I still got all the 3 Witchers waiting (Witcher 3 in both PC - through GOG - AND the Switch version) so I'll probably only play once, at least for now.



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Runa216 on 01 September 2020
farlaff said:
Runa216 said:

Honestly? This thread makes me wanna play it again. I will repeat that I think, for your first playthrough, avoid mods (Kinda hard to mod on Switch, anyway). Mods are great in the long run, but it's best to build up to them instead of just jumping in the deep end with both feet. 

Cool! Hope you have a lot of fun :D. After this one I still got all the 3 Witchers waiting (Witcher 3 in both PC - through GOG - AND the Switch version) so I'll probably only play once, at least for now.

If time is important to you...I'd recommend just jumping to Witcher 3. 1 and 2 have great stories but aren't THAT fun to play. 3 is the total package and one of the best open-world RPGs at all time. Maybe the best?



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LivncA_Dis3 on 01 September 2020

once i played dark souls prepare to cry edition 1st,
i was disgusted at skyrims gameplay,
clunky as hell and never got into it,
well everyone has different taste!



farlaff on 01 September 2020
shikamaru317 said:
Runa216 said:

If time is important to you...I'd recommend just jumping to Witcher 3. 1 and 2 have great stories but aren't THAT fun to play. 3 is the total package and one of the best open-world RPGs at all time. Maybe the best?

I'd say 2 is still worth a play, as long as you have a high spec PC or an Xbox One X, as the game is best on those 2. 1 is just too dated to play at this point, badly needs a remake from CD Projekt. 

Is a 1060 good enough? It runs the third one at 1080 @60fps no problem.



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UnderwaterFunktown on 01 September 2020
shikamaru317 said:
Runa216 said:

If time is important to you...I'd recommend just jumping to Witcher 3. 1 and 2 have great stories but aren't THAT fun to play. 3 is the total package and one of the best open-world RPGs at all time. Maybe the best?

I'd say 2 is still worth a play, as long as you have a high spec PC or an Xbox One X, as the game is best on those 2. 1 is just too dated to play at this point, badly needs a remake from CD Projekt. 

While a remake of 1 would be awesome, I'd disagree that its too dated. I honestly enjoyed 1 slightly more than 2. The gameplay isn't quite as polished for sure and its a bit of a clumsy game but mostly in a way that's actually kind of fun, same as the Elder Scrolls games, and the story is exceptional.

So to farlaff I'd recommend you to play all 3 witcher games, though ofc I'll agree that 3 is the one that's an absolute must play. And good luck with Skyrim, just go wild and explore. I'm currently playing Oblivion and doing just that.



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