Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[darthmunky]

Is the hit detection going to be based on skill level, stats, etc or is it still going to be like Oblivion where every swing hits? Anybody know?

I hope it's based on skill level. But I don't think you should actually miss a hit like in Morrowind, that's unrealistic. If you have a sword and you're swinging at someone, you're not going to completely miss them unless you're physically retarded (Or the enemy actually moves out of the way to dodge it). But I think that each hit should do different amounts of damage depending on your skill level.

[AmishSamurai]

More info on Combat in Skyrim detailed. may decide to go Archer.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/01/25/the-e ... -detailed/

[MrPopo]

A lot of what's in there seems to be a "best of" taken from the Oblivion modding scene. It's always nice when developers acknowledge and use the improvements their customers make to their product. Blizzard has done this a lot with WoW and it's been extremely successful for them. I'm looking forward to real dual wielding, though it the fact that they just said "two handed weapons" worries me that we won't get spears again. Good to see that blocking is now a good middle ground between Morrowind's random chance and Oblivion's "lol you can't hurt me".

I'm not sure I'm as sold on the magic. My biggest complaint with magic in Morrowind was it was so cumbersome to use; you switched to the casting stance which would require sheathing your weapon, so it was harder to use mid combat as a suppliment. Oblivion turned it into the grenade button, which was really nice for mid battle healing and other effects on my fighting characters. I guess they want to force a bit more choice on the player; if you want to be able to use a sword and a smell you have to give up the shield. In which case I'll probably be dropping magic altogether on my tanky characters (though my assassin probably still will).

Also, buffs to stealth are awesome.

[AmishSamurai]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/08/skyri ... eas-alike/

More world info.

[darthmunky]

To those who haven't seen this yet... HOW!?!?! This is the BEST video game trailer ever and this will be the BEST game ever created!!! I watched this video over 100 times and I literally cried. It has the Morrowind theme!

[J T]

The Skyrim trailer looks pretty fantastic.

For those that want to play the older games, but can't be bothered to DOSBox it, there are some installers that make it easier to put these old games on a modern machine.

Elder Scrolls: Arena
http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?ti ... naSetup_EN

Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?ti ... llSetup_EN

Now the DOSBox work is done for you and you can get on with enjoying your game! Have fun.

[Opa Opa]

Now the DOSBox work is done for you and you can get on with enjoying your game! Have fun.

Now they just need to release Morrowind for free.

[BurningDoom]

To those who haven't seen this yet... HOW!?!?! This is the BEST video game trailer ever and this will be the BEST game ever created!!! I watched this video over 100 times and I literally cried. It has the Morrowind theme!

Indeed, the game trailer is freaking epic, and I don't use the word epic lightly. Something this beautiful is more than just a trailer, it's a work of art.

[AmishSamurai]

http://instantbutton.me/buttons/fus_roh ... 73413.html

This will be useful.

[darthmunky]

http://instantbutton.me/buttons/fus_roh ... 73413.html

This will be useful.

Awesome. I've had that audio on loop on my computer for a long time.