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[The Merchant Of Menace]

It's 40 quid in Tesco over here

[SP2]

I got mine for £29.99. Seems you must hunt for the lower prices, huh?

[nenjin]

What country you at?!?!?! Its like $89.99USD for me...

US of A.

[Crustypeanut]

What country you at?!?!?! Its like $89.99USD for me...

US of A.

If only I had the $60 for it.. *Sigh*  My dual-axe wielding orc berserker will have to wait.. Tempted to reinstall Oblivion.. but meh.. won't satisfy my thirst for Skyrim. 

Anyways, anyone doing a Let's Play of Skyrim? There are alot of them out there, but I can't find one that dual wields weapons :X Everyone's either a caster, sword and shield/2her, or archer.  And a Dark Elf.  Damn elves..

Also, when I do get around to getting it, should I go Xbox or PC? I have a PC that can run it according to Can You Run It, and my specs are just -BARELY- under recommended, and thats only my graphics card, which apparently doesn't meet recommended due to it being a laptop graphics card, despite it having 2.7x as much video ram as needed for recommended..

Whatchoo guys think? I can't decide, although I'm slightly leaning towards PC...

[Wolf Tengu]

I'ma the UK.

My PC probably can't run it. What specs are needed, and would one be able to play using a 360 controller?
Oh, and that dragon pic just posted made me hum the monster hunter theme. Sorry.

Thanks.

[Nilocy]

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/

And yes to the xbox 360 controller.

[nenjin]

Also, when I do get around to getting it, should I go Xbox or PC? I have a PC that can run it according to Can You Run It, and my specs are just -BARELY- under recommended, and thats only my graphics card, which apparently doesn't meet recommended due to it being a laptop graphics card, despite it having 2.7x as much video ram as needed for recommended..

My desktop is at or above recommended on everything but the video card, which is down at min spec. It's not a laptop card though. The RAM on a card these days is the least of the things you need to have in order to play newer games. The amount of pipelines, the shader version it can handle, all sorts of crap can be more important than the raw memory on it.

But seriously, this is a Bethesda game. Who in their right mind sacrifices the modding potential of the game on PC for the ease of it on a console? The UI may work better on a console because its the primary format it was developed for......but short of Xbox achievements and such, there's no other reason to buy it on a console. The mods for all Bethesda games are sick, because they provide the tools and modders provide the passion. Beth games are some of the only ones I'll buy based on that principle alone.

Being that you're on a laptop, I'd have some reservations about buying the PC version too. If you got your laptop in the last year and a half or so, it should probably be able to run it.

[Azkanan]

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So, I just got this, when I returned home to my homestead...

[Sirian]

I played some more today, went though my first dragon battle, which i reloaded several times because it was kinda cool and i wanted to try different things.

My biggest problem right now is inventory management, i tend to be a packrat and it's problematic that i can't yet buy a house (i need 2k more), but i'm using a companion as a chest in the meantime. Still, i can't wait to get the perk that removes armor weight (i use heavy armor so it doesnt help).

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I also decided, as a side thing, to try and decipher+translate the things written in dragon language, so i'm writing down every piece of dragon text that i find.

Oh and i noticed that the dragonstone you find in bleak falls is actually a map, with marks on it (probably indicating ancient dragon burial sites if i remember correctly what the mage guy said at the quest's beggining). Anyways, i replaced the marks of the stone tablet on a skyrim map, and i'll probably visit those places when i'm leveled up a bit.

Right now i'm a lvl 6 breton, i chose this race because i wanted to play a human, and the "dragonskin" racial power goes well with the whole dragon theme in my mind.

[Crustypeanut]

Also, when I do get around to getting it, should I go Xbox or PC? I have a PC that can run it according to Can You Run It, and my specs are just -BARELY- under recommended, and thats only my graphics card, which apparently doesn't meet recommended due to it being a laptop graphics card, despite it having 2.7x as much video ram as needed for recommended..

My desktop is at or above recommended on everything but the video card, which is down at min spec. It's not a laptop card though. The RAM on a card these days is the least of the things you need to have in order to play newer games. The amount of pipelines, the shader version it can handle, all sorts of crap can be more important than the raw memory on it.

But seriously, this is a Bethesda game. Who in their right mind sacrifices the modding potential of the game on PC for the ease of it on a console? The UI may work better on a console because its the primary format it was developed for......but short of Xbox achievements and such, there's no other reason to buy it on a console. The mods for all Bethesda games are sick, because they provide the tools and modders provide the passion. Beth games are some of the only ones I'll buy based on that principle alone.

Being that you're on a laptop, I'd have some reservations about buying the PC version too. If you got your laptop in the last year and a half or so, it should probably be able to run it.

I'm positive I can run it, but I'm just not sure how good the graphics will be.  Here's the specs, according to SystemRequirementsLab:

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CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz
RAM: 3.9gb
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
Video card:ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
 -   Video RAM   2.7 GB 
 -   Pixel Shader version  5.0 
 -   Vertex Shader version   5.0 

Everything passes the recommended specs except that video card, even though its higher than what the site says is needed.  I'm certain its due to it being a laptop card, despite being a gaming laptop.

It can run Starcraft 2 on Medium/Medium-High without a problem except in extreme circumstances..  so I know I can at least run Skyrim

[Wolf Tengu]

It's having trouble analysing my computer.
B'aaawwwww...

[Rhodan]

Bah, my game crashes at a very specific point in one of the first Mage Guild quests, and I can't find a way around it.
Edit: Found a fix!  Check the spoiler.

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It happens in Saarthal, after pulling the amulet off the wall and trapping myself.  I wear the amulet, cast a spell at the door as suggested and suddenly the screen freezes. Sound keeps going, but other than that I can't do anything except close it with the task manager. (After using the Win+L buttons to tab out. I haven't found a single instance where Win+L couldn't get me out of it.  It's awesome)
Other people seem to have gotten past there so I have no clue what causes it.  I have tried different spells, tried setting graphics to Low, tried sending any companions home first and tried leaving and revisiting the area multiple times. No luck.
Edit: The freezing bug disappears if you don't look at it. So the easiest way is to Shout "Unrelenting Force" at the door and look away as soon as you pressed the Shout button.

Other than that the game looks gorgeous and I am having oodles of fun blasting flames at everything that moves. Ooh, a bunny! Woosh.

[MorleyDev]

Okay, I figured out what mods I wanna see when the kit is released:

Better Vampires

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Vampires in Daggerfall were very much the walking dead. They would actually die in the process of turning, often being declared legally dead and entombed. They were immune to all but silver and magic weapons, could blend in with the living, and needed to kill and feed every night to keep going. They gathered into clan structures based around multiple bloodlines with different powers.

Vampires in Morrowind were divided into three bloodlines with different powers, and changed into a vampire in their sleep. They couldn't blend in with the living or regenerate health, and didn't need to feed except to regenerate health and they fed via magic. They also had trouble sleeping due to constant nightmares. They also gather into clan structures.

Vampires in Skyrim also change in their sleep, but feed on the sleeping and when fed can blend in with the living, although when hungry they become more monstrous but also more powerful. They were very isolationist, only gathering into packs when driven to madness by hunger and otherwise blending in with society, often masquerading as or being members of the upper classes.

Skyrim's vampires...are the same as Oblivion's in almost all respects? Huh, that don't seem quite right. In old lore, they were weird beasts with powers over ice and snow and still are described as such in the book "Immortal Blood". Okay, sure I can buy that book was lying or wrong but still, it bugs me since different areas are supposed to have different bloodlines with different powers. I'd love to see a mod that makes them more like they're described in Immortal Blood, or at least more unique and less "ripped out of the last game with a few stats juggled around an a resistance to frost".

Worse Werewolves:

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Some kind of forced transformation based on moon cycles. It seems like, aside from a weakness to silver and an inability to rest, being a werewolf has no downsides and is basically being cursed with awesome. Having to keep track of the moons and lock yourself away or at least be far away from civilisation when the moon was full would make them more "Cursed" so that they don't seem quite so "Awesome".

Solstheim:
Come on, you know you wanna see it and all the assets are already in the game. It's be interesting to see it in Skyrim's timeline too, since apparently it's been conquered by and becomes the last hold-out of the Dunmer. Admit it, it would be amazing to go back there...

[forsaken1111]

So I was fighting through a dungeon when I reached a room with three necromancer. I shout one to death right away and turn to flame the second one. The third one raises the dead necromancer as a zombie while I kill the second. The zombie necromancer then raises the second necromancer as a zombie.

I have just killed two people out of three and I AM STILL FIGHTING THREE PEOPLE. I hate necromancers!

Also: Your NPC helpers can indeed die. Lydia is now dead at the hands of two frost trolls.

[Rose]

I have no idea why I take so many virtual showers, but it's something I've been doing all the time since the start of the game.

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