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I keep dying really easily and I'm only at level 7.
I'm not doing any magic things yet, should I be? I just try and block and fight, but then I almost always have to leg it from a fight. 🙂
Am I just rubbish?
I've found as I've got older my attention span for games has fortunately decreased significantly. I had over 100 days played in my first year in Everquest (as in I spent nearly 1/3 of the year playing it...), anyone else remember jboots lol? :p Fast-forward to now and I haven't even bothered finishing MW3 single-player as got bored, not played BF3 in a week and can't see me doing much more in Skyrim.
I keep dying really easily and I'm only at level 7.I'm not doing any magic things yet, should I be? I just try and block and fight, but then I almost always have to leg it from a fight.
Am I just rubbish
Depends what you're trying to focus on - if you want to be a warrior type character, you need to be using heavy armour, two handed swords, etc. If you want to be a roguey character, you need to sneak around a lot in leather (let's face it, we've all done it) with a bow. If you want to be a caster, you need the clothie stuff (as it normally has magicka regen or lower cast cost for certain schools of magic). The more you use something, the higher your skill in it.
Also, what are you putting your points into? If you're being a melee character and you're dying a lot, you might want to bunt some points into health to increase your max pool.
Cheers Mrs Toast, I'm trying to be a warrior type character and seem to be upgrading the right points, I think. I use a sword and shield though and haven't really got the best armour etc yet.
I've also gone off exploring a bit rather than doing the main quest and started bumping into dragons, giants, skeletons and mammoths that kill me quite quickly.
Maybe I'm just a softie? 😆
don't worry.i am playing on easiest difficulty level (i'm a rubbish gamer).i have been playing mostly 1 handed blade (have an ebony blade at present) and destruction magic (lightning bolt/fireball (XL5) i do wear heavy armour though (currently orcish armour).even though i am currently level 19,i break out into a cold sweat,every time i come up against a deathlord/skeletal lich 😯 they are by far the worst enemies in the game,that i have come up against so far 😯
I've also gone off exploring a bit rather than doing the main quest and started bumping into dragons, giants, skeletons and mammoths that kill me quite quickly.
There's your problem. You're gonna get your arse kicked if you mainly pick on big guys like these. Do some quests, up some powers and start kicking arse.
Same here Fuzzy - I'll put maybe 10-15hrs (these days) into what I think is a good game and then that's it. Tis a good thing though.
I reckon SR could easily pull a lot of people into it though. If I had absolutely nothing to do for a week I could play it a lot. But thankfully I have a life.
just saw this video.
have yet to come across a mudcrab that big 😯
have yet to come across a mudcrab that big
Its because you can't. They've used console commands to make the crab bigger.
Just like this 3X bigger dragon.
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ah! 🙂
Worth using the Mod Manager and already seeing improvements in textures etc.
Ooh nude female textures.
I have put way too much time into skyrim. Decided to finish off the main quest last night after spending ages doing side stuff. I'm level 40 one hand heavy armour with a full set of Daedric armour and my character looks proper mean. 🙂
Working on sneak now before I attempt the dark brotherhood and thieves guild stuff.
have just visited black reach for the first time.WOW! is all i can say (it is huge also.at least 1/8th the size of skyrim itself,according to someone 😯
Took the plunge on this game after reading this thread even though I've never played the previous instalments.
I have been signed off work for the past two weeks and all I've done is play this game. Absolutely love it.
Started out as a Nord warrior but quickly discovered this wasn't the direction I wanted to go. Started again but this time as a Dark Elf. I joined the College of Winterhold to train as a mage but I'm now concentrating on being a thieving, murdering archer assassin with Archery, Sneak & Smithing skills to make and upgrade my weapons/ armour.
Haven't really done much of the main storyline as I'm enjoying the smaller quests of the thieves guide and the dark brotherhood.
Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
Just got Skyrim. Anything I need to know before I roll a character?
if you've never played an elder scrolls game before,may i recommend being a fighter/warrior character first off (you can still use magic also if you want).you'll find it just a bit easier to get into understanding the game (have a better chance when fighting enemies/armour bonuses e.t.c).just have fun basically.oh and don't annoy the giants 😉 p.s i'm a bit sad as i sold my 360 and all games (including skyrim/oblivion) last friday (to pay towards a new guitar).i will be buying the game again though at some stage 🙂
I've gone down the imperial warrior mage route, mix of companions and winterhold quests, with some smithing and plenty of enchanted weapons with soul trap to keep everything charged.
Search every room, drawer, cupboard etc... there are plenty of skills books to be found to give good boosts to skills.
I appear to be rolling a Rogue type character. Just about to pull the trigger on a Wood Elf named Legoland.
Cougar - was the naming of your Wood Elf a nod to 'Bored of the Rings'?
'... rolling a Rogue type character' Are you a proper 'pencil and manuals' RPG'er!?
Hah, I'd forgotten all about that. And the Boggit.
I publicly deny ever GMing Shadowrun. Ahem.
But, yeah. "Warrior" classes never held much appeal to me. I've always subscribed to the Mr Myagi school of gaming; "best defence, no be there." Archer / spellchucker / sniper etc.
I started out as one of them cat things that's supposed to be good at sneaking around and robbing people.
As it turns out, he's not bad at a good honest rumble too. Level 20 or something now, plenty of dragons dead by my sword.
That cat thing was tempting, that was my second choice. Y'know, Cougar.
I love this game! Im currently level 28, and a right mongrel, I tend to shoot them with my bow a few times, then throw some fireballs, then finish them with my sword 🙂 It works for me.
I'm starting to get grumpy with the lag time issue
Ps3 by the way and level 11
🙁
lvl 51 here. Sneaking + Archery = win 🙂
I've got some new bits coming for my PC today - 2500k, 560ti, SSD, etc - so i've holding off on buying Skyrim.
Any chance it'll come down to £10 in the next few days?!
It was ~£45 everywhere yesterday for the eggsbox, so I doubt it. PC version seems to be floating around the mid 30s.
Got bored of Skyrim around lvl 20, just started SW:TOR now - anyone else playing it? Only lvl 25 atm and already getting a bit bored, once you get past the Star Wars novelty aspect and the over-hyped voice acting it seems a pretty dated MMO underneath.
I've got some new bits coming for my PC today - 2500k, 560ti, SSD, etc - so i've holding off on buying Skyrim.
Keep an eye on here:
http://www.find-game.co.uk/28147-The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim.htm#B004G5YW5Y
...but you really should stop being such a tight git.
Keep an eye on here:http://www.find-game.co.uk/28147-The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim.htm#B004G5YW5Y
...but you really should stop being such a tight git.
I've not seen that before... Thank you very much!
And you'd be a tight git too, if you'd just spent £500 on your PC! I can't afford any games!
It was ~£45 everywhere yesterday for the eggsbox
You need to start shopping around. Sure it was in game for cheaper before Xmas.
Ah yes Jamie provides a useful link.
It's a good game but it gets boring doing similar quests over and over again, even free roaming around messing around wears off eventually. Good fun but gets boring.
Sure it was in game for cheaper before Xmas.
It was. However, it's no longer "before Christmas" and my TARDIS is in the shop having the polarity reversed on the neutron flow. Picked up an ex-rental copy from Blockbuster in the end.
That's true but it's still way less than £45 as proved by Jamie's link, trade in ones will be cheaper again.
PC upgraded.
Skyrim installed.
I'll see you on the other side.