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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3525 on: December 11, 2011, 08:17:05 am »

It seems unfair that werewolves get a resist disease 100% with virtually no consequences.

Resist disease is pretty much pointless, isn't it? All it does is save you from having to carry potions of cure disease with you.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3526 on: December 11, 2011, 08:19:43 am »

Well, you are right. I think there are only about 6 - 8 diseases in this game. Compare that list to morrowind, and you'll find it seriously lacking.

That said, vampires do get the resist disease buff, but they have a ton of penalties to go with it, and their special vampiric ability isn't worth it, aside from roleplaying purposes.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3527 on: December 11, 2011, 09:10:19 am »

I don't really mind the penalties all that much, or even the fact that you don't get damage resistance as a vampire. For me it's this weird, reverse gameplay mechanic whereby feeding makes you less powerful. What's up with that?
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3528 on: December 11, 2011, 09:14:56 am »

Vampires are capable of using their powers without the game's 9*10^9846792 essential NPCs that they've placed in pretty much every single village, farm and random house becoming hostile. I don't think I've had one run through the countryside as a werewolf where I haven't run into someone I can't kill who'se hostile.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3529 on: December 11, 2011, 09:25:14 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMymsGpzj50&feature=youtu.be

A video of my character in 3rd person, played on Master.  Was quite a large battle.. tons of Forsworn, my group of 4, and a Frost Dragon.



I'm thinking about starting a commentless (I have no mic) Let's Play here once the school semester is over, using a Breton Conjuror who gets into the thick of things with summons and summoned weapons, using light armor.  Played entirely on Master and in 3rd person.  Whatchoo guys think? Should I? :P
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3530 on: December 11, 2011, 09:28:52 am »

Lvl 40. I now eat dragons for breakfast, and I two-shot deathlords.

But... I still haven't seen EVERY cave yet! I also noticed why the game-illusion-breaking things stand out so much. It's because there is actually a really big game illusion to begin with. I get sucked in and AM inside Skyrim. Getting thrown off every time an NPC repeats his previous statement is irritating because there's actually something to throw you off.

I hate/love Skyrim, for the time being.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3531 on: December 11, 2011, 10:25:25 am »

Bah, bit of an annoying glitch has brought me to a standstill in the quest I was doing. I was having fun, too.
I'm guessing it's a bug caused by my high bounty for killing some people?
Does this mean there's another hold my poor, misunderstood Khajiit has to cross off on his 'safe to visit' list?
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3532 on: December 11, 2011, 10:41:05 am »

Bah, bit of an annoying glitch has brought me to a standstill in the quest I was doing. I was having fun, too.
I'm guessing it's a bug caused by my high bounty for killing some people?
Does this mean there's another hold my poor, misunderstood Khajiit has to cross off on his 'safe to visit' list?
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3533 on: December 11, 2011, 10:46:23 am »

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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3534 on: December 11, 2011, 10:52:24 am »

Goes to show that there's a bias in both vampirism and lycanthropy, with the bias leaning heavily on the wolves. Why didn't they just remove most of the vampiric debuffs to make it playable? It seems unfair that werewolves get a resist disease 100% with virtually no consequences.

This isn't some MMO that needs perfect balance.  Choose vampire if you want a greater challenge, otherwise don't.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3535 on: December 11, 2011, 11:08:10 am »

Actually Werewolves have a vulnerability to Daedric weapons.  Not that any enemies ever USE daedric weapons..
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3536 on: December 11, 2011, 11:39:31 am »

Would be a minor little downside to being a werewolf if you couldn't use any of the stuff they are weak against.  No silver rings, amulets or swords, no daedric armor or weapons.  The big one would be no daedric stuff.  Because even with light armor, daedric weapons are still pretty much the best stuff you can get.  That way if you choose to be a doggie you are limited to Ebony weapons and dragon armor.
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« Reply #3537 on: December 11, 2011, 12:02:53 pm »

Isn't the point of lycanthropy in pretty much every legitimate story in which it exists the whole "Uncontrollable" thing? The only other case where I can think of werewolves able to transform at will and having complete control over it is Twilight.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3538 on: December 11, 2011, 12:44:32 pm »

Isn't the point of lycanthropy in pretty much every legitimate story in which it exists the whole "Uncontrollable" thing? The only other case where I can think of werewolves able to transform at will and having complete control over it is Twilight.

Werewolf the Apocolypse et al.
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Re: Discussion on TES V: Skyrim
« Reply #3539 on: December 11, 2011, 01:05:07 pm »

Isn't the point of lycanthropy in pretty much every legitimate story in which it exists the whole "Uncontrollable" thing? The only other case where I can think of werewolves able to transform at will and having complete control over it is Twilight.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
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