Skyrim Special Edition

[KidBaize]

Stating the obvious here, but it is truly amazing how much content is in this game.

I put in over 100 hours back in 2011, never came close to finishing, and just hit another 100 hrs on my 2nd play through where I'm probably not even 50% done. The kicker? These two play throughs are completely unique doing mostly totally different quests than I did the first time. I don't know why, but I thought Morthal was some orc strong-hold dungeon so I never went there. A quest took me there and I discovered it's actually another town/hold with a great mission in it.

It's kind of crazy how talented these guys are that worked on this. They are so far ahead of the game in their niche it's not even funny.

I have about 400 hours over two playthroughs and was still finding new locations towards the end. Just when I was sure I had covered every square inch of the map, I would stumble across a new cave. The exploration in this game is crazy.

 

[Gregolian]

hmmm how did you do that? nothing too specific if possible since I am running it as well...

I made a poor decision in the opening quest during dialogue with someone and fucked what I wanted to do.

How did you screw it up? Did you have to restart the entire questline? I don't remember it being very complicated.

Spoiler

I accepted the "gift" from Harkon or whatever by mistake after you get Serana

 

[Gregolian]

I'm getting fucking rocked! i suck ass at this game. Dont' even know if should continue, it's annoying getting stuck in these Caves and shit not being able to find my way out.

The dungeons and caves in this game aren't that hard to get through...

 

[KidBaize]

I made a poor decision in the opening quest during dialogue with someone and fucked what I wanted to do.

Spoiler

I accepted the "gift" from Harkon or whatever by mistake after you get Serana

Ok I understand. So you just reloaded a save and redid the quest from the beginning? I've had to do that before.

 

[Gregolian]

Ok I understand. So you just reloaded a save and redid the quest from the beginning? I've had to do that before.

Problem is... all my autosaves were from AFTER the decision and my manual save was 6 levels and near 7 hours prior to where I was... ARGH!

 

[KidBaize]

Problem is... all my autosaves were from AFTER the decision and my manual save was 6 levels and near 7 hours prior to where I was... ARGH!

Yeah that would really suck.

 

[Gregolian]

Yeah that would really suck.

It happened and I was in a party with a friend (we were both playing Skyrim) and I guess I cut loose a string of expletives, slurs, and in general nastiness that he said he only ever heard one other time while in the military.

 

[HereticBD]

I'm getting fucking rocked! i suck ass at this game. Dont' even know if should continue, it's annoying getting stuck in these Caves and shit not being able to find my way out.

There is a local map that should help you, if you get lost in those areas. It sounds obvious, but I totally forgot the game even had a local map, until I was like 60 hours in.

Also, it sounds like you're having a bitch of a time with being a warrior. The hand-to-hand combat in this game BLOWS. Try a ranged class like an archer or mage. It's much, much more enjoyable.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

It s easy to go full autist in Skyrim.

Don t know how many hours I wasted buying ingredients and commodities, making potions, enchanting stuff and selling it, rinse and repeat.

And of course this implies that you hit many different markets and merchants so if you walk to all of them on the map, you can imagine how time consuming that is.

 

[Metal_Daze]

It s easy to go full autist in Skyrim.

Don t know how many hours I wasted buying ingredients and commodities, making potions, enchanting stuff and selling it, rinse and repeat.

And of course this implies that you hit many different markets and merchants so if you walk to all of them on the map, you can imagine how time consuming that is.

You're absolutely right. In recent years, I found that there's a "threshold" where you have spent enough time power leveling and money making. You start using the fastest and easiest strategies and just enjoy playing instead.

For example, once you get the 100k gold trophy, there's not much point doing the "alchemy - merchant" run anymore. Sure, you can still craft potions and sell them but instead, you do it once in a while and store the potions in a container. When you need something, you just sell the potions you need to get the money or balance the transaction. The same strategy works with smiting - enchant: craft daggers, enchant them then store them until needed.

You can use the same kind of strategy with power leveling. Ex: instead of leveling pickpocket blindly, you use it to steal back your money from trainers. That way, you can plan things so you train 5 times while stealing back, level-up from that then train 5 times again (while stealing the money until it gets to 0% chance). It's fast and easy if you wait until the trainer goes to sleep.

With the Legendary option, you can then make pickpocket Legendary and start from the beginning again. Just choose an untrained skill so that training is cheap, steal back the money and see how fast you level pickpocket back up! It might be "cheap" but it allows you to quickly reach your goal and focus entirely on gameplay when you're done.

5 hours power-leveling is enough for me to enjoy 50 hours of gameplay!

 

[Wariowokecancel]

You're absolutely right. In recent years, I found that there's a "threshold" where you have spent enough time power leveling and money making. You start using the fastest and easiest strategies and just enjoy playing instead.

For example, once you get the 100k gold trophy, there's not much point doing the "alchemy - merchant" run anymore. Sure, you can still craft potions and sell them but instead, you do it once in a while and store the potions in a container. When you need something, you just sell the potions you need to get the money or balance the transaction. The same strategy works with smiting - enchant: craft daggers, enchant them then store them until needed.

You can use the same kind of strategy with power leveling. Ex: instead of leveling pickpocket blindly, you use it to steal back your money from trainers. That way, you can plan things so you train 5 times while stealing back, level-up from that then train 5 times again (while stealing the money until it gets to 0% chance). It's fast and easy if you wait until the trainer goes to sleep.

With the Legendary option, you can then make pickpocket Legendary and start from the beginning again. Just choose an untrained skill so that training is cheap, steal back the money and see how fast you level pickpocket back up! It might be "cheap" but it allows you to quickly reach your goal and focus entirely on gameplay when you're done.

5 hours power-leveling is enough for me to enjoy 50 hours of gameplay!

Or you could have glitched that book that gave you levels

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

You're absolutely right. In recent years, I found that there's a "threshold" where you have spent enough time power leveling and money making. You start using the fastest and easiest strategies and just enjoy playing instead.

For example, once you get the 100k gold trophy, there's not much point doing the "alchemy - merchant" run anymore. Sure, you can still craft potions and sell them but instead, you do it once in a while and store the potions in a container. When you need something, you just sell the potions you need to get the money or balance the transaction. The same strategy works with smiting - enchant: craft daggers, enchant them then store them until needed.

You can use the same kind of strategy with power leveling. Ex: instead of leveling pickpocket blindly, you use it to steal back your money from trainers. That way, you can plan things so you train 5 times while stealing back, level-up from that then train 5 times again (while stealing the money until it gets to 0% chance). It's fast and easy if you wait until the trainer goes to sleep.

With the Legendary option, you can then make pickpocket Legendary and start from the beginning again. Just choose an untrained skill so that training is cheap, steal back the money and see how fast you level pickpocket back up! It might be "cheap" but it allows you to quickly reach your goal and focus entirely on gameplay when you're done.

5 hours power-leveling is enough for me to enjoy 50 hours of gameplay!

One of my gripe with Skyrim though is that there isn't much to buy that is awesome. Like IDK, a bow that costs 100K and has huge damage. I am level 54 with maxed out archery and full archery tree and I think that I use the same bow since like level 30 ? Don't quote me on that, though.

But anyways my archery skills are actually way too powerful. Between the slow-motion zoom and the paralysis, I can plink through a horde of enemies if I use high-quality arrows and I usually starch most bosses on the first try. If I am feeling lazy I send an Astronach as a decoy and snipe the fuck out of everyone.

Oh and that's with massive lag on my PS3.

In Skyrim you actually buy to produce, and you produce to level up, so eventually you have alot of money but don't know what to do with it.

 

[Metal_Daze]

OK @KBE6EKCTAH_CCP I won't quote you on that.

I use money for training and buying expensive rare items (ex: black soul gems, daedra hearts etc). I agree with you: base items are not great. That's because crafted and enchanted items are awesome! You're supposed to use money to level up your crafting and enchanting to boost the items you craft and enchant. I very rarely use base weapons, unless I'm game playing a specific character.

The bow example is even worst for me because I haven't used a bow in years. From the day I learned there was a book of "summon bound bow" at Fort Amol, I always stop there around lvl 6, just before facing my first dragon. The bound bow is as strong as a base deadric bow and it comes with 100 bound daedric arrows at each summon. It's the most powerful bow you can get before a long while.

You just need to balance your perks or enchant an item to allow you to cast bound bow and you'll never use another bow! I don't, unless I gameplay a thief/archer. And your last statement is spot on: production (crafting/enchanting/alchemy) should be aimed at leveling up. Money is useless on its own.

Might as well boost your skills and create your own overpowered arsenal.

 

[Metal_Daze]

Or you could have glitched that book that gave you levels

I don't know what you mean. Perhaps I'm missing something.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

OK @KBE6EKCTAH_CCP I won't quote you on that.

I use money for training and buying expensive rare items (ex: black soul gems, daedra hearts etc). I agree with you: base items are not great. That's because crafted and enchanted items are awesome! You're supposed to use money to level up your crafting and enchanting to boost the items you craft and enchant. I very rarely use base weapons, unless I'm game playing a specific character.

The bow example is even worst for me because I haven't used a bow in years. From the day I learned there was a book of "summon bound bow" at Fort Amol, I always stop there around lvl 6, just before facing my first dragon. The bound bow is as strong as a base deadric bow and it comes with 100 bound daedric arrows at each summon. It's the most powerful bow you can get before a long while.

You just need to balance your perks or enchant an item to allow you to cast bound bow and you'll never use another bow! I don't, unless I gameplay a thief/archer. And your last statement is spot on: production (crafting/enchanting/alchemy) should be aimed at leveling up. Money is useless on its own.

Might as well boost your skills and create your own overpowered arsenal.

I miss Skyrim. I invested so much in my character and I still have a bunch of stuff to do in this game.

But my PS3 lags so bad that the game became unplayable. There is nowhere I know where I could have my PS3 repaired, and I am not buying another one.

Also, I am not starting over on a PS4 / PC, no way in hell I am doing these all these quests again :-(

 

[Metal_Daze]

I miss Skyrim. I invested so much in my character and I still have a bunch of stuff to do in this game.

But my PS3 lags so bad that the game became unplayable. There is nowhere I know where I could have my PS3 repaired, and I am not buying another one.

Also, I am not starting over on a PS4 / PC, no way in hell I am doing these all these quests again :-(

I don't want to play the "PC master race" card but Skyrim is a different animal on PC. I have been using mods for years and for me, doing the basic quests is fast and straightforward. With mods, you don't have to replay the vanilla game: you can make each playthrough unique and only replay the basic quests (dragonstone, greybeards, parthunax etc).

You can gameplay a khajit that hates town and choose never to enter a city. You can play a vampire that lives only at night. You can play a daedric slayer that summons deadras to help him track deadras. You can even "cheat" a character to a certain point and then start a free playthrough where you don't need to cheat again.

It's all a question of commitment and what you enjoy the most about the game. I'm all about building unique characters and imposing them restrictions, strengths and weaknesses.

 

[SaiWa]

this is my issue right now...

I think I am going to try to finish my run of skyrim (main story) and then start another run ASAP with several mods. I'll probably install these mods in this current run and see how it works before starting a brand new game. Then again, I want to see how much leveling up I can do with this character too.

arrgghh.. too much things to do in this game!

 

[Wariowokecancel]

I don't know what you mean. Perhaps I'm missing something.

There was this glitch with a book where you could gain infinite levels. Just spam it. I don't see a difference between that and exploiting some other shit like robbing your trainer except its faster.

 

[Metal_Daze]

There was this glitch with a book where you could gain infinite levels. Just spam it. I don't see a difference between that and exploiting some other shit like robbing your trainer except its faster.

I didn't know that glitch. The pickpocket trick is a whole strategy meant to "power level" by using pickpocket. It doesn't negate the ability to completely build your character with the PC console. It's a tactic meant to make life easier for PS3 or Xbox users, before the mods arrived. I still use it on PC when character building because it's more fun than just messing with the console.

It's like I said: it depends what you enjoy the most about the game. If you're a achievement hunter or a fast runner, I won't judge you but that's not me. Nowadays, I power-level about 1 hour for every 20 hours of play, it's never a big encumbrance. I'm all about gameplay and character building.

 

[KidBaize]

I miss Skyrim. I invested so much in my character and I still have a bunch of stuff to do in this game.

But my PS3 lags so bad that the game became unplayable. There is nowhere I know where I could have my PS3 repaired, and I am not buying another one.

Also, I am not starting over on a PS4 / PC, no way in hell I am doing these all these quests again :-(

I'm pretty much the same. Played it a ton on PS3 and, looking back, it's hard to believe how glitchy and poorly the game performed on that console. It froze and crashed all the time.

Bought it for PS4 when it was on sale and played a little bit. So far there are no issues.