Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yeah you can do that with any enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's the unique aspect of an Elder Scrolls RPG: you gain experience in a skill by using it. Want to improve your unarmed skill? Take off your armor and head off into battle. I often find myself gaining experience after stashing my armor someplace while I load my inventory with junk on the way to sell it, and then find myself in an unexpected fight without more than an exquisite shirt.Too bad you can't improve your spell skills by just shooting fireballs into space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 You have to be in battle or hit somethingI just gained a level in JWfandom and picked this perkScrounger: Find a bit more unreleased music in secret threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 With magic, I believe you have to hit an enemy of a certain level to progress. So you can't go around slaughtering the entire mud crab population like in World Of Warcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 My Nord is a double-handed sword wielding destruction master archer extraordinaire one-man-army. In this season's latest glass armour colours and accessories. Handsome, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 The problem is the game might be too easy now and I barely started any of the real game quests. "Incinerate" just wipes out everything . I also ditched my companion since she kept getting killed . Only needed to carry extra stuff but I need less money now.I'm still using the Glass Armor with 4 X 23% Reduce Destruction Cost enchantments. It's better than using the robes with magic regeneration. I cast the most powerful Destruction spells and my mana bar never goes below 80% full in fightsAt least Dark Souls stayed very hard until the end, no matter how high level you are (leveling only made it you died a bit less) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah I feel a bit too beastly most of the time as well. Sometimes though I'll get in over my head in a new area and before you know it I'm shouting run away! But yeah, most of the time I feel like Conan the Librarian, which doesn't seem to get old.I kept Lydia as a companion for ages, kitted her out with some badass gear, but in the end I was convinced she was robbing me of XP so I binned her off. Besides, I was getting tired of cycling through the masses of junk I'd collected. Now I'm ruthless with my inventory and travel as light and unladen as possible. I don't bother making potions either, apart from Blacksmith ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I had ONE Enchantment potion but I lost it somewhere (would have made 0% Destruction cost)I don't know where to buy them and my alchemy sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I was just spending far too long at an alchemy table and not enough time actually playing the damn game so I just decided to ignore them altogether. Love improving weaponry, though.Hey have you heard of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? Made by those ex-Oblivion devs who broke off to make their own game; it's an rpg in the vein of Skyrim but with aesthetics somewhere in between that game and Fable. I played the demo, it's gorgeous and brilliant. The screenshots do not do it justice; the game is super polished and handles beautifully. I didn't think I'd want to face another role-player after Skyrim, but after trying it out I actually can't wait to get my hands on it. Did not see that coming at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 it's my next oneAnd also Final Fantasy 13-2And Witcher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, maybe I'll find it in my heart to stretch to the witcher 2.So did you play the Reckoning demo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Question.Which version of the Monkey Island games do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Any, but the remastered version would be preferable to me. I've got it on the iPad and it's charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 The remastered versions have the option to play in classic mode, so those are definitely the best.Back to Skyrim, that God-like feeling is the reason I play Bethesda's RPGs. I remember the first time I fought a dragon, a giant, a bear, etc. It was a rough battle that required a lot of "Run away!" as Quint said. But after putting in so many hours of gameplay, it's only right that you get to destroy everything at your whim. My companion is J'zargo from the College of Winterhold. I decked him out in my old Dragon armor and crafted new ones for me. He still dies a lot, which pisses me off. But I do a lot of inventory stuff, sometimes spending up to an hour simply clearing out the stuff I'm carrying, the stuff he's carrying, the stuff in my house, enchanting specific items, and improving others. Takes a bit of time, but you get rich as hell, and I'm trying to get that trophy that requires you to have $150,000 gold. Right now I'm around $45,000.I bought Dead Island since Amazon had it for $25 as a gold box deal. Pretty crappy, but everyone says the first hour in the resort is the worst part of the game. I probably won't play it again for awhile, especially since I'm looking to snag a copy of the Collector's Edition of Dark Souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 J'zargo is funnyI'm testing out his scrolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 "J'zargo only has so much room to carry things." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I'm busting out Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Star Trek: Judgement Rites to play this coming weekend. Judgement Rites is my favorite video game of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I just bought a joystick and re-installed X-Wing Alliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I haven't played New Vegas since I formatted my computer and installed my SSD in September. This will be a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'm almost done with Skyrim, and by done I mean trophy wise. Just need to reach Level 50, learn 20 shouts, and collect 15 daedric artifacts. After that I'll have done all the main quest lines, and will only have miscellaneous and other random side quests active.I bought Dark Souls off eBay a couple days ago, so I should have that soon. Let's see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Well if you had the patience to finish Skyrim you can do Dark Souls (which is IMO a better game overall) . I'm 70 hours in Skyrim and feel like I've barely scratched the surface. I did the Yarasmor tomb quest yesterday and it was one of the first big sidequests I completed. I'm going to focus ONLY on quests nowI also boosted the dificulty to Expert since I was too powerful. Now I can die if I'm not planning too carefully, especially agaist enemy wizards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Game of the Year? Without question Portal 2 for me. Batman: Arkham City was also very good.I got Final Fantasy XIII-2 on release day and have been enjoying it immensely. Course I was one of the apparent few that loved the original too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I got Final Fantasy XIII-2 on release day and have been enjoying it immensely. Course I was one of the apparent few that loved the original too.I liked it a lot. so after Skyrim I'll be doing FF13-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Game of the Year? Without question Portal 2 for me. Batman: Arkham City was also very good.We are aligned.There were some fantastic games last year, but damn; Portal 2 was just in an entirely different class to everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Andry Birds must be the most addictive game ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 It was okay for little while. Good way of passing time on the bog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 That's all a computer game can ever hope to achieve.We aren't talking about an artform here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 What the feck you jabbering on about now Cosman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Game of the Year= Dark Souls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 What the feck you jabbering on about now Cosman?Games are distractions, little more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 You trying to impress anyone in particular with those opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 He's just fishing... with a torpedo.Take no bloody notice of the fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I might barely play any games, but I think our friend Cosman is kind of wrong here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Game of the Year? Without question Portal 2 for me. Batman: Arkham City was also very good.I got Final Fantasy XIII-2 on release day and have been enjoying it immensely. Course I was one of the apparent few that loved the original too.Who are you? Well if you had the patience to finish Skyrim you can do Dark Souls (which is IMO a better game overall) . I'm 70 hours in Skyrim and feel like I've barely scratched the surface. I did the Yarasmor tomb quest yesterday and it was one of the first big sidequests I completed. I'm going to focus ONLY on quests nowI also boosted the dificulty to Expert since I was too powerful. Now I can die if I'm not planning too carefully, especially agaist enemy wizards.Skyrim doesn't require patience. What I can't handle is grinding and dying over and over. That wasn't an issue in Skyrim, it's just a realllllly long game.As for game of the year, I can't pick just one but the 5 I picked for best score in the JWFan awards thread are deserving of the title.CatherineInfamous 2Portal 2SkyrimUncharted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Infamous 2 is a game I forgot about! I still have the original installed on my ps3, unplayed. Thanks for reminding me I agree with your Dark Souls angle, btw. I really want to play the damn thing, but I can do without the headache. My patience ain't what it used to be, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I found the first game to be rather average honestly, but I liked it enough to play through it twice when I was tired of whatever I was originally playing at the time. The sequel I was completely enthralled with. I think I platinum-ed it in like 7 days. I just couldn't get enough of it. The graphics were awesome, the gameplay was better, and the powers were just cool. Not to mention the score, which I think tied the whole package together. Never have so many composers created such a unique sound.Both games have pretty strong, if not traditional, stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 He's just fishing... with a torpedo.Take no bloody notice of the fool!Computer games are a slightly more socially accepted way to pass time then masturbation is.Both activities involve men handling touch sensitive "controls", the Internet and are done in darkened rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Cast Away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Steef minced his way into the wrong thread, this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Bloody hell, what're you doing taking pics just down the road from my house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 I've been lurking about, watching you lurk about But now you have returned, my work is done. At last, I can go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 You must bring us Mark and Joey first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yeah, where the f**k is Joey anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,255 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I wanna know what happened to Hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hitch's alter ego has been on Facebook. No clue about Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Joey reduced his posting to about once per month since Mark left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I feel bad. I think all the arguing that I did with him, which got personal and nasty, made him fed up with this place. It's all my fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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