Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim announced

Becoming · 2011-06-23T19:01:28.000Z

That’s actually really nice. Much better than a fake coin I’ll never look at like the Oblivion one I got.

Sammich · 2011-06-23T20:01:34.000Z

And it’s not retailer-specific!

Scotch_Lufkin · 2011-06-23T20:03:22.000Z

I’m down for a nice looking map. I’ve framed a few nice ones in my time, and still have the 3E Faerun map framed in my office. ;)

Mirriam · 2011-06-24T03:56:47.000Z

Oh wow, I love the TES maps, I have the Vvardenfell, Solstheim and Cyrodiil maps hanging above my desk. I’ll have to make room for the Skyrim one then :)

Scotch_Lufkin · 2011-07-05T12:45:37.000Z

Finally the fan QnAhas been posted.

Aeon221 · 2011-07-05T13:19:25.000Z

No spears reason was lame. Todd I am coming at you with my spear at the ready, br0!

Scotch_Lufkin · 2011-07-05T13:22:51.000Z

At least the PC version will have its own interface and the like.

Mordrak · 2011-07-05T13:25:06.000Z

A stealthy shout?

RAWR! YOU DON’T KNOW I’M HERE!

Delta · 2011-07-05T13:27:23.000Z

More:

HELLO EVERYONE? HELLO? ALRIGHT, I’M COMING IN NOW. I’M OVER HERE.

Mordrak · 2011-07-05T13:28:35.000Z

Delta:

More:

HELLO EVERYONE? HELLO? ALRIGHT, I’M COMING IN NOW. I’M OVER HERE.

Ahh, kind of like voice projection as a distraction (the sound is not coming from where you are). That makes sense.

Mirriam · 2011-07-05T13:31:48.000Z

I love the crafting bits they mentioned, I’m looking forward to that. The return of enchanting as a skill and the way you gain new enchantments by breaking down other enchanted items sound cool as well.

Choice between two body sizes is awesome, a mage or archer doesn’t have the same bulk as a warrior for example, it will be nice to chose your look in that regard.

Thank goodness no full voice acting! It ruined Mass effect for me, it killed any immersion I ever had in that game. Just let me click a response and imagine the tone/exact words in my own head, it makes for a far better RP experience.

I like it that they added companions and romance, I hope it won’t be limited to just one or two PCs for each gender though. It doesn’t have to be fully fleshed out like in Bioware games, but something like Fable (without the juvinile emotes though) where you could woo any NPC you took a fancy to would be nice.

This is probably the game I anticipate most this year, it’s been a long time since Oblivion and I’d love to have a fresh Elder scrolls experience. So far it’s sounding pretty good, even if I am a bit weary of the streamlining of certain features that have been mentioned.

Delta · 2011-07-05T13:46:35.000Z

Mordrak:

Ahh, kind of like voice projection as a distraction (the sound is not coming from where you are). That makes sense.

Well, I was just being silly in the vein of what you said, but actually, your idea there makes a lot of sense. You can have credit for the idea I inadvertently came up with. :)

TimJames · 2011-07-05T14:45:25.000Z

Will crafting (weapons, armor) be effected by the tools you use as well as the ingredients used in the crafting? Such as the hammers and clippers, mastery level of the weapons and your level? Basically, will I be able to produce a more powerful, or even unique, weapon if I use a master hammer or clipper as opposed to novice?

Bruce: The blacksmith’s shop includes a forge, a grindstone, and a smithing bench. You can improve your weapons at the grindstone. The higher your skill, the more you can improve them, and the more damage they’ll do. Same thing for armor with the smithing bench, only the armor rating gets better. The forge is actually used to create new weapons and armor from raw materials.
This is very similar to Nehrim, but was it part of other games before that? Morrowind or Gothic maybe?

AtomicPlayboy · 2011-07-05T15:10:55.000Z

Tim James:

This is very similar to Nehrim, but was it part of other games before that? Morrowind or Gothic maybe?

Risen had this, and I think Gothic 3 may have as well. I’m currently walking all over the Shivering Isles collecting materials for a blacksmith to forge me some amber armor and weapons; I look forward to skipping the middleman.

Aeon221 · 2011-07-05T15:16:38.000Z

Tim James:

This is very similar to Nehrim, but was it part of other games before that? Morrowind or Gothic maybe?

Morrowind had a ton of mods with crafting. It also had a few unusual mods, including one where players wrote an obscene number of scripts for a plantation where you could buy slaves and abuse them while they grew you things for money and such.

It was very odd. I bought one and sort of let him follow me around for a while before I got bored and turned him into a soul gem. I think I’m a terrible person.

TheWombat · 2011-07-05T17:39:35.000Z

Aeon221:

It was very odd. I bought one and sort of let him follow me around for a while before I got bored and turned him into a soul gem. I think I’m a terrible person.

No, just frugal.

RepoMan · 2011-07-05T18:08:00.000Z

You can be both, you know. Or ask Aeon221. He knows.

MattKeil · 2011-07-05T18:48:38.000Z

Mirriam:

Thank goodness no full voice acting! It ruined Mass effect for me, it killed any immersion I ever had in that game. Just let me click a response and imagine the tone/exact words in my own head, it makes for a far better RP experience.

Every once in a while a post comes along that makes me infinitely grateful certain people aren’t making the decisions at certain companies.

Staff_Sergeant · 2011-07-05T18:53:09.000Z

MattKeil:

Every once in a while a post comes along that makes me infinitely grateful certain people aren’t making the decisions at certain companies.

I agree with him about Elder Scrolls but not Mass Effect. In Mass Effect I’m just sort of deciding whether Shepard is a prick or a nice guy and watching the cinematic presentation. In Elder Scrolls I want to actually be the character and don’t want to hear him talk.

Timex · 2011-07-05T19:18:57.000Z

For me, the only game that ever pulled off the immersion thing with no character voice, where that was a key contributor, was Half Life.