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[Glowcat]

Anyway, my point was that it seems to take a lot more effort to get lesser results in both attack and defence when using magic. So, I was checking if I was missing something, or if playing a mage is 'hard mode'.

There's a brief period when mage falls behind a warrior due to limited damage and mana pools... but after you stack Fortify Destruction enchantments you can simply chain-stagger everything you face. If you need a further damage boost there are potions which increase Destruction magic damage, but so far I haven't had to use them. Who needs it when enemies can't touch you between getting dual Thunderbolts in the face and a Dremora Lord taunting them from your side?

[forsaken1111]

So what country in TES do you guys think will be next?  To be honest, I'm hoping Elswyr.  I heard a Khajiit talking about it, with ancient cities swallowed up by the sand and such.. sounds like it'd be fun.  Either that, or the Reguard area, which I think is also deserty?

Maybe it'll be in the future farther and we'll get to have simple gunpowder weapons... or Crossbows. I miss crossbows.

Oh man a desert wasteland setting would be amazing. Bandits, ancient ruins buried in the sand, dessicated corpses rising from their shallow graves... sandworms!

[debvon]

I'm pretty happy with most of the activated racial powers so far, however there are a few exceptions.. you might not want to know about these if you don't have the game yet so I'll use a spoiler.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Dunmer activated racial is terrible. I mean really terrible. Unless it improves at some point, which I'm sure it doesn't. It's like a fire cloak that does 8 damage a second and (I think) replaces your current fire cloak. At the beginning of the game this may help you out a bit against some overwhelming bandits, but later on it does absolutely nothing. Assassins can't use it otherwise they get caught, mages can't use it otherwise it ruins their ice shout, warriors will kill everything before it even matters.

The Nord activated racial is pretty damned handy in some situations, however you may not be ABLE to use it when you need it. Often times it'll effect allies or neutral characters as well as your enemies and then you'll either have allies in terrible positions, or neutrals trying to kill you.

[cerapa]

Holy crap, the infinite mana bug is GLORIOUS. You can just spam your stuff.

[Crustypeanut]

So what country in TES do you guys think will be next?  To be honest, I'm hoping Elswyr.  I heard a Khajiit talking about it, with ancient cities swallowed up by the sand and such.. sounds like it'd be fun.  Either that, or the Reguard area, which I think is also deserty?

Maybe it'll be in the future farther and we'll get to have simple gunpowder weapons... or Crossbows. I miss crossbows.

Oh man a desert wasteland setting would be amazing. Bandits, ancient ruins buried in the sand, dessicated corpses rising from their shallow graves... sandworms!

I know right? It would be friggin' awesome. 

Anyways, my Huscarl, Lydia, is busy dual wielding a staff of fireballs and a staff of zombies.. this woman rules.

I'm pretty happy with most of the activated racial powers so far, however there are a few exceptions.. you might not want to know about these if you don't have the game yet so I'll use a spoiler.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Dunmer activated racial is terrible. I mean really terrible. Unless it improves at some point, which I'm sure it doesn't. It's like a fire cloak that does 8 damage a second and (I think) replaces your current fire cloak. At the beginning of the game this may help you out a bit against some overwhelming bandits, but later on it does absolutely nothing. Assassins can't use it otherwise they get caught, mages can't use it otherwise it ruins their ice shout, warriors will kill everything before it even matters.

The Nord activated racial is pretty damned handy in some situations, however you may not be ABLE to use it when you need it. Often times it'll effect allies or neutral characters as well as your enemies and then you'll either have allies in terrible positions, or neutrals trying to kill you.

This is why I play an Orc.  Their racial is AWESOME for pretty much anyone, especially me when I go dual wielding on their ass.  Normally I stick with a sword 'n' board, unless I go berserk.

[forsaken1111]

You may be the only person to ever say Lydia rules.

When I got her, she circle-strafed herself off a cliff and died while trying to fire a bow at a bandit LITERALLY at the first quest location I went to.

[Crustypeanut]

She's saved my ass so many times lol.  Of course, then she runs into a spiked wall trap and nearly dies XD

After she reanimated the nord zombie thing, she switched to the staff of fireballs in her OH and an enchanted dwarven mace of frost I made for her in her MH.  She's still using her base armor though, which I need to fix eventually.

Earlier while killing a dragon, she got the finishing blow and did the killing blow animation of her jumping on it's head and bashing it's brains in.  Stole my kill.. but in an awesome way.

[micelus]

So what country in TES do you guys think will be next?  To be honest, I'm hoping Elswyr.  I heard a Khajiit talking about it, with ancient cities swallowed up by the sand and such.. sounds like it'd be fun.  Either that, or the Reguard area, which I think is also deserty?

Maybe it'll be in the future farther and we'll get to have simple gunpowder weapons... or Crossbows. I miss crossbows.

If I was making the game, it would be Elswyr and the Black Marshes in one game. I don't see either of them really being one game since the Black Marsh could be considered too exotic due to all the water which would make travelling difficult...Not to mention the alieness of the populace. As for Elswyr...Well I doubt the average gamer would like playing a game where nearly everyone is a cat...But yeah, I'd like to play a game with both regions or at least one of them.

As for what region Bethesda would probably try...I'd say either all of the Aldmeri Dominion or either Valenwood or Summerset Isle. Simply because it would be more "comfortable" to the average gamer...A magical island and a huge forest/jungle aren't after all too hard for the average gamer to understand...Try putting them in Black Marsh where everything is poisonous and the dominant race are frog/lizard/humans who are "raised" by huge sentient trees who may or may not worship Nothingess Incarnate...What am I saying, of course gamers would play that!

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Scalies and Furries would have a parade in Bethesda's name if they combined the two

[Moogie]

Crustypeanut, I'm not sure Lydia can even wear better armour. She happily swaps to upgraded weapons and helms in my game, but so far hasn't even attempted to wear any of the multitude of armours I've dumped on her (cute little packhorse that she is).

She's also carrying around about 20 Dragon bones and 20 Dragon scales. Goodness knows how she can still run about, but her carry capacity must be something like 2000/300 by now. xD

[Crustypeanut]

She can use better armor, in another game I gave her dwarven armor and she happily upgraded.  She only uses heavy, though.  She's carrying a ton of elven armor right now, and she doesn't touch it - shields included.  I myself am also using steel armor, which seeing as I'm level 15, I should probably upgrade.. although due to my heavy investment in blocking and heavy armor skills, I'm doing quite well on Expert.  Also, none of its enchanted..

P.S. - Quick Reflexes perk for Blocking (Slows down time when blocking vs a power attack) is a GODSEND.  I was able to kill a frost troll without any hassle, on expert, due to being able to dodge almost every one of it's attacks, as they're apparently considered power attacks. The few times it did hit me, it HURT.  Wish I could've taped that fight.. was epic.. felt like something outa the movie 300. 

[shadenight123]

please. i fell down two stores high and managed to sneak shot with a bow a frostbite spider.
and then landed on a carcass and headshotted a Falmer.
i am better than terminator.
i am legolator.

[Crustypeanut]

Neither of those enemies could kill you in 3 hits though, and besides the falling, you were in no danger.  Still, not bad. 

[Jay]

What the hell, Bethsoft?
"...use it's power..."
I thought the English language choice actually meant English.

[forsaken1111]

What the hell, Bethsoft?
"...use it's power..."
I thought the English language choice actually meant English.

You're whining about a single mistake with an apostrophe? Really? Am I missing something?