Dread Advocate Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I know the mud crab armor DLC is a joke, but the actual mud crab screenshot confuses me. I could've sworn that it was confirmed mud crabs won't be appearing.
Hunters Run Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 The new insult: I've seen mud crabs with better armor than you! @beanlord56: actually mud crabs are in skyrim. they released a screenshot with a closeup.
ChAiNz.2da Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I can't wait for this one myself: I'd buy it
Ctrl Alt Del Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I can't wait for this one myself: I'd much rather have a DLC like this than anything else. This way I won't be losing much when I don't get it.
DarthParametric Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I'm pretty sure we'll see that on Skyrim Nexus at some point. If I could manage organic modelling worth a damn I'd even be tempted to try it myself.
Ctrl Alt Del Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I'd say armor/weapon/item only DLCs are even more worthless on TES/Fallout games by Bethesda than they are in Bioware games. At least on the former you can mod such items in with relative ease, which is otherwise impossible or very limited on the Edmonton studio's games of late. Bethesda's DLCs must therefore contain an expanded storyline, much like F3's.
ChAiNz.2da Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 New review from PCGamer. Probably one of the best ones I've read as the reviewer went his own way rather than follow the story. No spoilers, just a "telling" of his character's events. Seems lockpicking is more like FO3 (thanks goodness) and riding/steering your horse is as easy as guiding your own character (same controls). Definitely worth the read. http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/18/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-preview/
DarthParametric Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Certain dialogue options have ‘[Persuade]’ in front of them, and your chance of success – which isn’t shown – depends on your skill.Huh, who would have thunk it? Seems they actually learned something from Obsidian and implemented a proper character skill-based system instead of stupid mini-game.
ChAiNz.2da Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Huh, who would have thunk it? Seems they actually learned something from Obsidian and implemented a proper character skill-based system instead of stupid mini-game. More like Bethesda's Persuade/Speech skill in FO3
DarthParametric Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Meh, they just stole that from FO1/2 which was Interplay/Black Isle, so much of a muchness. The point is, the less stupid consoletard mini-games and the more actual RPGishness, the better.
ChAiNz.2da Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Meh, they just stole that from FO1/2 which was Interplay/Black Isle, so much of a muchness. The point is, the less stupid consoletard mini-games and the more actual RPGishness, the better. haha.. true enough! Just picking on ya.. hehe It would be hard pressed to find an original idea nowadays. Even Dead Island (which I'm enjoying surprisingly enough) stole Mass Effect's weapon wheel, aka NWN's action wheel, aka .. etc etc. The game is sounding like ten tons of joy so far. Don't think I've ever been this excited for a game in a long time.
DarthParametric Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Yes, I suspect there are few other worthy challengers in the hiking simulator market. Possibly only this one -
mimartin Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I apologize in advance if this post is not pessimistic enough to post in this thread. Definitely worth the read. Really good read ChAiNz… Thank you for sharing it. Mud craps notwithstanding, I haven’t seen anything about Skyrim that doesn’t have me excited. I’m thinking I have found the majority of my distractions between November 11th and March 6th with Skyrim. I even turned down going to Columbia MO November 12 for the Longhorn vs Tigers game.
Achilles Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Hmmm....apparently the main quest can be finished in 2 hours.
mimartin Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Hmmm....apparently the main quest can be finished in 2 hours. Doesn't worry me in the least. I'm sure I could finish many of the games I play quickly if I didn't not want to explorer and find all the good stuff. Hell I can drink a beer in two gulps, doesn't mean I have to drink a beer in two gulps.
ChAiNz.2da Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Oblivion (main quest) could be beaten in under 2 hours too (legitimately). I used to do it all the time just to avoid a super-hard "keep martin alive" endfight.. hehe You're only fighting scamps, elementals, and maybe a clanfear at that low level. Glitched, can be beaten in under 5 minutes Agree with mimartin doesn't worry me any... I'm so much of loose cannon in sandbox, I'll probably forget what the main quest was after 15 minutes. I get sidetracked way too easily in "grand-scape" sandbox games.
Alkonium Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Hmmm....apparently the main quest can be finished in 2 hours. IIRC that's about twice as long as the winner for the Oblivion speed run. And also this result is achieved but cutting every possible corner.
HK-42 Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 I apologize in advance if this post is not pessimistic enough to post in this thread. . Lol, Lucasforums is always pessimistic. Hmmm....apparently the main quest can be finished in 2 hours. Todd Howard said average for the main quest is over 30 hours.
Achilles Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion swallowed months of our lives and its sequel, Skyrim is expected to be even bigger. But it can be finished in two hours if you know how. Unsurprisingly, Bethesda staff know how. The studio held one of its apparently traditional speed run contests in which QA man Sam Bernstein took on level designer Jeff Brown in a sprint to the endgame in the epic RPG. It was a close call. Brown managed it in a stonking 2:16:30. But Sam Bernstein breezed past the end game in 2:16:10. That's a difference of just 20 seconds - an almost Top Gear-style unbelievable result. As you can see, he was pretty pleased with his victory." *shrugs*
DarthParametric Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 I'm pretty sure back in the day Bioware devs did Baldur's Gate 2 speed runs of a couple of hours as well, and that has a hell of a lot more content than any modern RPG. It's not really hard if you know how.
stoffe Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 "It was a close call. Brown managed it in a stonking 2:16:30. But Sam Bernstein breezed past the end game in 2:16:10. That's a difference of just 20 seconds - an almost Top Gear-style unbelievable result. As you can see, he was pretty pleased with his victory." You can finish the main quest in Morrowind in 30 minutes, so I don't think how quickly a speedrunner can reach the end says much about the actual mass of content in a game. Or how long it would take for the average gamer to get there.
Achilles Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 I don't think how quickly a speedrunner can reach the end says much about the actual mass of content in a game. Or how long it would take for the average gamer to get there. Oddly enough, I don't recall making such a statement either.
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