TES V: Skyrim

Well caravans do only go between the holds and you can install the No Fast Travel mod.

 

I know about that but I think it should be the only option, well maybe that and boats. I don't think you should be able to fast travel to every location on the map.

That mod looks sweet.

 

As far as I can tell, fast travel is pretty much necessary if you want to recover your horse. I occasionally fast travel to the same location I'm currently at purely for the sake of recalling it.

 

I think this is a game design question. Having to ride a caravan is more "realistic," but after a few times it's probably not that fun nor cool anymore. Actually, when I played Morrowind I was disappointed that the cool big bug did not actually carry me to my destination (and when I ride a taxi in WoW the first time I was surprised that it literally carries me to the destination).

As many WoW players can attest, the flight paths are cool the first few times, but it became tedious after that. Sometimes a game designer has to sacrifice for the "fun factor," as the ultimate reason for playing a game is, after all, to have fun.

Of course, I understand that not everyone has the same idea of fun, but fast travel is one of the "most people like it this way" thing. Also, in Skyrim it's rather balanced by the fact that you can't fast travel without going there first. So it does not really remove all exploration opportunities.

 

I don't find caves or ruins that contain new shouts by fast traveling. Therefore, I never do it. In fact, I haven't used it once my entire time playing. Do different horses run at different speeds? My horse I bought from Whiterun is slow as hell, but I assume like Oblivion, different horses purchased at different cities have varying speeds. Or at least I hope.

 

Mana regens in combat as long as your not holding down the cast button.
You want to avoid holding down a fireball cast popping out of cover and then releasing, because you wasted a lot of regen time.
I use the Ice-Form Thume or the one that makes you intangible if I get desperate for mana.
I do run out of mana I usually either pop a potion, or back track through the dungeon while it regenerates.
I do agree when fighting multiple enemies there isn't a lot of room for error, missing with high level destruction spells wastes a lot of mana.

 

This just shows that it is a decent RPG game, because in a good RPG the whole point is that you become more and more powerful and experienced over time.

However I agree Bethesda should try to fix overpowered perks or exploits or make their progression after a certain level to be a lot more slow. Some people increases Blacksmith really quick, And there are other exploits some found...

 

For those who loved Morrowind, here is a reminder of how great it was back in its time.

"The official Morrowind made my jaw fall off thread"

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=791334

Love this quote -response in boldface-:

 

You can do a lot of things in these games still, fortunately Bethesda didn't forget from previous TES and other great representative games of the RPG genre.

It's not like real life yet though, because you can't try to to run a house, work and pay bills, make ends meet, keep a roof over your head, get the laundry done, keep the kids from burning down the house, put food on the table, feed the cat, feed your dog or cows, mow the lawn, clean the bathroom, including but not limited to, the toilet, wash the car... nor your woman will have mood swings during her period or simply because some women have a lot of mood swings.

But anyways, one of the things I love about RPG games is decision-making. I am level 12, and I still have a lot to explore. I liked some of the options they gave me like when meeting Sven

Spoiler

the Camila affair

, etc, I had an influence in a love story.

That to me is roleplaying and I am glad the developers realize this is a very important part of the genre. I miss from Morrowind I can't join more factions . Screw the Imperial this time around, I will go with the Stormcloaks. Maybe I will go with the imperials when I create my next character.

I made some decisions but I want to make more and more, and have an influence in some things. That's a very important fact that makes a huge difference for me.

 

It is a singleplayer game, roleplay that it is the only option or get that mod. Geez, let us who like it have it.

 

I do that all the time.

 

Are some horses faster then others? They plod so slowly. Still the horses allow a person to explore where they want b/c they can climb cliffs and things like in the old games. They got rid of that for the player so you have to go the long way along the pathway instead of over mountains.

 

The stable masters actually tell you that Skyrim horses are slower than common horses, but they are tougher.

 

I just looked it up. As opposed to Oblivion, where different horses had different speeds, they now have varying levels of stamina. Meaning they'll be able to sprint longer, which I actually like a little more than how Oblivion handled it.

Spoiler

Shadowmere is back and still the best horse in the game.

 

Creation Kit coming in January.

http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/12/01/skyrim-what-were-working-on/

Also, steam workshop integration.
What I'm worried about is the frequent updates that they announced...
Re-tweaking my ini every time, and praying for the 4gb patch to work isn't my cup of tea...

 

In practice what we really need is content to make use of the higher-level perks. And that is almost certainly coming. Expansion packs have been the norm for Bethesda in the past...

 

Now you're just being positively silly. Not one of my complaints could possibly be construed as me preferring that kind of game. Half-life 2 is one of the very few FPS's I have. It's definitely enjoyable, but I've played it (and episodes one and two) a total of 50 hours. I've so far played Skyrim for 123 hours. I guarantee you I've spent vastly, vastly more hours playing both Morrowind and Oblivion (but I don't have their Steam versions so I could tell you precisely).

So guess which type of game I like more?

Really, I think you've just let nostalgia cloud your judgment and are unwilling to actually judge new games on their merits. And this blatantly irrational attack by you proves that better than I ever could.

 

This is something that has always irked me. I just did a full on overhead smackdown with a 30lb Greatsword, really, you didn't just die?

The Morrowind solution isn't ideal (miss with no animation), but the Health Meter is just as silly.
Ideally I suppose your "Health" would define how great a chance you have to deflect/dodge a blow. As you get beat up more your health meter drops, and when it gets to zero someone lands a lethal blow on you.

Heavy Armor users could simply shrug off blows with their armor, and small fast guys could dodge around until they are too winded and then the next successful attack means death.

I dunno it's just a rough idea but it seems better than getting shot in the face by an arrow and walking around with it sticking out of your face.