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Gamer Advice Save your money for TES Online. Skyrim is still worthwhile to own on the PC for the mod community, which will grow stronger. By the time TES Online comes out, the expansions for Skyrim may all be released, and you can find good packaged deals for dirt cheap on Steam. Real Life...

Despite what some may consider a sinister appearance, there is nothing sinister in nature about Arvak. The means of acquiring the spell to summon him could even be considered honorable. I will not post spoilers, outside of noting that he is obtained along the main quest line of the Dawnguard...

There seems to be a general consensus in this thread that Arvak looks cool. Am I the only one here that strongly disagrees? Yes, Arvak is my mount of choice because he can be summoned at will, but I hate the appearance. While I'm sure his bone structure is accurate, it makes him look dainty and...

To your question: I think you are downplaying the ability of horses to climb slopes. This is incredibly useful. So often I fast travel to a place near my destination, to find out the destination is on a mountain, and the pass is on the other side. Practically every time, really. The rather...

Adept. I have dug deep into the game on Master, but ultimately became disillusioned. The reason for this being that friendly NPC's and followers scale up with the difficulty with enemies. This meant what might be an impossible dragon, troll, or bear fight became winnable (often easily so) with a...

Here is the lay formula for raw damage per hit: (Base Damage + Smithing Increase)*(Skill Bonus)*(Perk Bonus)*(Item Bonus) Smithing bonus ranges from +10 at 100 skill to 46 with all available smithing bonuses including perks, enchantments, and potions. I charted out different scenarios in an...

Currently Heavy Armor, Sword+Board, and Sword+Sword. I do not Sneak, nor do I use Archery. This is not a self imposed restriction based on Roleplaying, this is simply me not needing to Sneak or PewPewTwang. I often travel with the Mage from Azura's Shrine. She's primarily there to carry Dragon...

I appreciate your viewpoint. To counter, for folks of a similar feather, the ability to ignore game trivializing mechanics is limited. We are not dealing with a few developer oversights or easter eggs like my oft-cited "enchanted daedric sword hidden in a bush". Skyrim, along with it's Elder...

Sounds like you are not too keen on role playing, which is where nearly all my personal satisfaction in Skyrim is derived. You keep mentioning how easy the game is. I suggest that instead of trying to make the game harder, you handicap your real life ability. Set a fifth of 1800 Tequila on your...

After hundreds of hours in Skryim, much of which was spent in melee combat, I recently discovered a combat "move" that I never knew was possible. When swinging with a regular attack, if you quickly press and hold for another attack mid swing, you will do a quick follow up power attack. This...

Will I be missing out on anything if I decide to create a roleplaying character with a certain personality/moral compass? Missing out on content - yes. Missing out on enjoyment - no. You will gain much more satisfaction staying true to your character's personality and circumstance. You can...

The Emperor. Caught me totally off guard. My character was an indiscriminate killer, but the Emperor's calm words had me scouring the room for a means to shirk my duty. The consolation followup contract gave me a measure of contentment, but I will always regret doing what I did.

As a strong advocate of the D&D alignment system, I am compelled to disagree. I'm sure you understand the system, but I enjoy writing about it, so humor me. While the 3x3 chart uses the terms "Good" and "Evil", it does so against the concept of divinity. Evil represents selfishness (not to be...

While mechanical changes to the game are highly desirable, I find most people are complaining about the lack of aesthetic respect shown by NPCs. The only thing limiting about NPC's showing the proper respect is the amount of additional voice acting required. I could hire an English Major intern...

Yes. This will not affect your Steam Achievements, nor will a message pop up upon main quest completion that says, "Now try it without cheating!!!" I've nearly given myself carpal tunnel syndrome switching my perks between sword+board and two-handed on my Nord because I wasn't sure which...

To your question: Morality should exist within a guild, but the guild should not be beholden to it. In my Perfect World™, each guild would begin with a tendency toward one polar extreme, which we will call (for convenience) good and evil. This morality will manifest itself differently in each...

The most expensive conjure is a Storm Atronach Thrall at a base of 1200 magic. Having 100 skill gives you a 0.6 multiplier of cost, and the Master perk gives a 0.5. Thus at max you will need to have 1200*0.6*0.5 = 360 magic. This assumes you have no enchantments that reduce cost further. You may...

I have never met 6 skill points that were not better spent elsewhere. Even on Master difficulty, as a stealth based character I could count on one hand (with fingers left over) the number of encounters where these skills would provide a minor benefit over simply being able to kill your target(s)...

They sure do! That's what made the game silly. Lamp attachments to firearms have been around for about as long as there have been lamps and firearms. I personally own an HK 9mm handgun with a laser/light mounted to the lower rails. The notion that there would be no such attachments for weapons...

Darkness was a core element of horror in Doom 3. In many rooms, using a flashlight was the only way to navigate, but using a weapon prohibited use of the flashlight (thus you were faced with visibility, or fighting in the dark). The ridiculousness of this led the creating of a mod called "Duct...