I was watching "...why Skyrim?" by Razbuten on sloptube this aft and it's so weird that it finally took Starfield for people to realise. Like Fallout 76 wasn't enough, only now are negative things people were first saying about Skyrim in 2012 finally bleeding into mainstream consciousness. It's so wild, like wow they ruined the magic system? The game has worse writing than a PS1 era Mega Man X game??? Skyrim is just shitty Game of Thrones?? Welcome to thirteen years ago!!

Bethesda hasn't made a really good game since 2002, but it'll probably be years before that realisation sinks in.

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        Playing melee with supplementary magic seems best, pure mage can be a nightmare honestly. Rad multiclass, very cool.

          • ashinadash [she/her]
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            4 months ago

            I did a dark elf spellsword, long blade and destruction/conjuration as majors... life sux yea cowboy-cri

            This game's stat and skill system is really complex, I had forgotten that weapon skills level an associated attribute. Short blade doing speed must be for stealthy types...

            Spear is for comedy purposes tho =)

    • CantaloupeAss [comrade/them]
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      4 months ago

      I played as a Khajiit thief - no magic other than Alchemy, only focused on sneak, speechcraft, mercantile, short blade, and marksman. In combat, hiding in the shadows and delivering critical hits before enemies could hit me, or mostly sneaking around them. In town, charming everyone while having one hand in their pocket, and gaining information with a silver tongue.

      The most fun part of the playthrough for me was getting a full set of exquisite clothes strictly through theft, so that by the end she was a totally decked out bad bitch with all the most expensive accoutrements and every thread of it was stolen. Life goals honestly.

      I had so much fun that I'm starting a new save as a pure mage, only magic skills and blunt for a magician's staff. I'm about mid-level in the Mages' Guild and House Telvanni and it's been fun to see how underhanded even the "above-board" factions are in the game.

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        Todd doesn't want you to play like this because it's too fun!!! Lmao!! Awesome playthrough.

        I found pure mage hard for reasons of magicka regen...

        • CantaloupeAss [comrade/them]
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          4 months ago

          yes I'm playing Atronach and it has been tricky, a lot of micromanagement of spellcasting. But even basic spells are so powerful that it's a nice balancing mechanic to me. My character is also super weak physically so if I don't hit the right order of restore fatigue >> paralyze >> destroy I get wrecked haha.

          Game changer was enchanting a ring with Summon Ancestral Ghost, so it costs no magicka to cast, and if you hit the ghost it shoots fireballs at you which you mostly absorb to regain magicka. So that's a good battery while out in the wild, until I can get back to a temple for Almsivi Restoration.

          So many mechanics to navigate, so fun!!