Skyrim, or, How I Ruined My LifeFollow

Just ignore talk about Big P and choose every other option. If I remember correctly, you should get dialog concerning hunting down Alduin that will eventually lead you to Whiterun. In my game, I picked up the next step from Big P immediately after defeating Alduin.

I'm such a hoarder.

Oh Hell yeah. Request for an arrow in the knee smiley.

Is anyone else tired of the arrow in the knee meme? Especially now that CAD has made an unfunny comic about it?

People still read that awful strip?

The miscarriage story line was the final straw for me.

I'm just so sick of the two gamers on a couch format of webcomics.

Penny Arcade gets an exception, since they're just awesome. Mostly Tycho.

I finished off the Imperial quest arc. Overall it wasn't bad...could have been a lot worse. The story wasn't especially deep or evocative but it wasn't poorly done either. I'd rather have an arc that is a little shallow than one that is so horribly done and nonsensical you feel like you're playing the chump for the amusement of the developers.

SpoilerMy biggest gripe with the whole line of quests was that it was mostly a bunch of this:

O hai! Glad you decided to join us! Now go clear out this keep so we can garrison it.
Nice job at the keep! We've sent our garrison forces there. Now go clear out this other keep so we can garrison it.
Welcome back! You're quite the little keep-clearer! Now meet up with the men and go clear out this keep so we can garrison it...
Good to see you again! Keep. Clear. Garrison. Go.
Hey...men at keep meet clear garrison.
Now that you've cleared every keep in Skyrim, we need you to climb the highest mountain in search of the lost relic of...lol just kidding. There's another keep. Get to it.

When I got to the final "keep" in the quest series, I wasted a ton of time clearing wave after wave after wave of enemy troops before I realized that the event won't progress unless you move beyond where the enemy troops are spawning, and they respawn fast. I would end up running through a pack of baddies and pewpewing them from the other side just to try and keep them from respawning. In all the confusion, I also skewered a dozen or so of my allies and put General Tulius on his *** a half dozen or so times.

Now that all that is over with, I reckon I'll clear out all the miscellaneous quests in my log while I figure out which 'guild' I want to join next.

Edited, Dec 9th 2011 7:52pm by Aurelius

No, that's actually a dungeon thrown in early to give you hope for the series. The reality doesn't settle in until after you've gotten the crown. SpoilerI think that if I had spent more time in Windhelm getting acquainted with 'the other side of the story' I might have found the quest line a little more compelling. As it was, I find that I preferred the mage quest line in terms of story.

I've heard good things about it but I've decided to save that one for last. I reckon I'll finish everything (including the main story arc) and then hit up the DB for gits and shiggles.

Sometimes, that really does irritate me. For instance, how only Balgruuf has ANY clue that you are dragonborn. Why the hell don't I use that as a bartering chip for the other jarls--it's stupid. Especially when you consider a place like Markarth. F*** you Jarl Igmund, throwing me in jail. Never would have done it if you had known I was dragonborn, and then I wouldn't have had to run all over town trying to figure out what was going on.

I just don't get why I can come in to seek an audience with the jarls, get stopped by the guard who asks why I'm there, talk about dragons, yet never once use my ace in the hole. >:(

Really, the awkward part is that, although you find out you are dragonborn SUPER early in the storyline, it's still fully optional. You can do every other storyline without ever finding out your destiny. But I'm not asking for much--just give me "dragonborn" options for after I find out.

The other really annoying one? The fact that everyone seems to know I'm in the Thieves guild. It drives me INSANE when a guard comments on it. I imagine the DB has a similar one.

Some guard said something to me along the line of "I hope it's not true what I heard about you and the Dark brotherhood" but that's about it.

I never wear any of the Guild stuff, my crafted set is obnoxiously superior.


Edited, Dec 10th 2011 5:15pm by Turin

You can always use enchanting in a less OP way. Instead of making your major spells schools free, settle with making 4 schools 50% (or something) with increased mana regen, for example.

I do hate that the second enchant perk can't be used for special gear, though. If there were unenchanted pieces with the same model, it might be a different story, though.