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SunAndSpring posted:Sadly, Skyrim made all the quests "Go into this dungeon full of draugr and kill the boss and/or fetch me an item." Skyrim took the Progress Quest method and made it reality. -Fetch me a staff -Placate the Greybeards -Exterminate the Forsworn -Negotiating purchase of writing staff (incomplete)
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Mar 4, 2014 06:11
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Minarchist posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK2dyztcYXI Fuckin  
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Minarchist posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK2dyztcYXI This reminds me of some of Skyrim's ambient tracks, and now I'm thinking this is where the composer got the idea from. Edit: Maybe I'm just tired, but it sounds kind of similar to this one Fake James fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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Mar 4, 2014 06:56
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SunAndSpring posted:The Mages Guild is an obvious exception. I'd rank the guilds/factions in TES IV as Thieves Guild>Dark Brotherhood>Knights of the Nine>Fighters Guild>Arena>>>>>>>>>>horse cum>>>>>>>>Mages Guild. Okay yeah I agree with that.
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Mar 4, 2014 08:10
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I really liked how much of a scrub you are when you join guilds at first. "Oh hey newb, go kill some rats/ gather me some mushrooms I duno just please gently caress off, ok?"
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Mar 4, 2014 08:14
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Shoehead posted:I really liked how much of a scrub you are when you join guilds at first. "Oh hey newb, go kill some rats/ gather me some mushrooms I duno just please gently caress off, ok?" The first three mage guild quests in Balmorra are this... 1) Gather some mushrooms for me cause I have better things to do. 2) Gather some flowers for me cause I have better things to do. 3) Go the shop (literally next door) and get me a bowl. Just a regular rear end bowl. Oh and here's like three coins extra, don't spend it all in one place champ.
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Mar 4, 2014 08:19
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Chomp8645 posted:The first three mage guild quests in Balmorra are this... when you come back with the bowl they're too upset to even take it off you. I lugged that thing around for like a week before I realized I still had it on me.
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Mar 4, 2014 08:24
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SunAndSpring posted:Disappointed? You should be overjoyed that her first response to the death of royalty in video games is to see if they have unique and useful items. No, I mean we were disappointed that all we got was a lovely unwearable necklace, those robes were cool as hell.
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Mar 4, 2014 08:39
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Shoehead posted:when you come back with the bowl they're too upset to even take it off you. I lugged that thing around for like a week before I realized I still had it on me. Oh poo poo, so did I and never even realised!
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Mar 4, 2014 08:41
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smokyprogg posted:reminder that if you aren't using the pocket dimension from the daedric crescent as your house, you're seriously missing out 
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Mar 4, 2014 09:40
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The crib of champions is the dwemer ruins hidden inside the underwater grotto near Ebonheart.
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Mar 4, 2014 12:27
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Chomp8645 posted:The first three mage guild quests in Balmorra are this... At least the boring fetch quests in Morrowind were given by characters that were aware that they are being assholes, and/or they were making you do something incredibly dull for their own entertainment.
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Mar 4, 2014 12:45
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Shoehead posted:when you come back with the bowl they're too upset to even take it off you. I lugged that thing around for like a week before I realized I still had it on me. if you already have the bowl on you, you can give it to her before you leave and return to the guild (triggering the next quest) it actually gives you enough mage's guild rep that you can raise up to conjurer (rather than evoker) from ajira's quests alone.
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Mar 4, 2014 15:36
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bonus hole boy posted:if you already have the bowl on you, you can give it to her before you leave and return to the guild (triggering the next quest) it actually gives you enough mage's guild rep that you can raise up to conjurer (rather than evoker) from ajira's quests alone. drat. Ah well. Looking at the map I've realised that there are xs all over the place, and that I've literally never gone to the Grazelands.
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Mar 4, 2014 15:53
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i like the rear end in a top hat mage who tells you 'go find out what happened to the dwarves!'
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conceitedguy posted:i like the rear end in a top hat mage who tells you 'go find out what happened to the dwarves!' The best thing about this quest was that it was clearly total bullshit you were meant to ignore, but it was still doable if you went out and did a bunch of dwemer poo poo
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Mar 4, 2014 16:30
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i like when you complete it how he's like uhhhhhhhh good job, now go murder all of house telvanni lol
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Mar 4, 2014 16:32
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Crewmine posted:The best thing about this quest was that it was clearly total bullshit you were meant to ignore, but it was still doable if you went out and did a bunch of dwemer poo poo No the best part was talking to the other people in the guild about the various bs he had them doing, like learn the language of the silt striders.
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WanderingMinstrel I posted:No the best part was talking to the other people in the guild about the various bs he had them doing, like learn the language of the silt striders. "He has me cataloging every fork and bottle on Vvardenfell! I'll never finish."
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Mar 4, 2014 18:21
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dropped a piece of firewood in the middle of the riften market two NPCs immediately decided that they wanted it and got into a death battle over it the battle will never end because they are both essential
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Mar 4, 2014 18:31
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Chomp8645 posted:The first three mage guild quests in Balmorra are this... What's really funny is that she sells like half of the things she tells you go get for her.
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Mar 4, 2014 18:38
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Fister Roboto posted:What's really funny is that she sells like half of the things she tells you go get for her. the bowl she's looking for is literally upstairs on the little end table by the mage who does the advancement
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Mar 4, 2014 18:40
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smokyprogg posted:i like when you complete it how he's like uhhhhhhhh good job, now go murder all of house telvanni lol i never actually got to the point of him offering that quest because i always killed trebonius in the arena for his baller necromancer's amulet
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Mar 4, 2014 18:49
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if you don't pick up all the mushrooms and flowers on the way to balmora once youre off the boat I don't know what to tell you all except for stoneflower petals gently caress that hope you find it randomly in a sack while stealing everything unless you're a scrub who actually goes out of their way for one I like the balmora mages guild quest where you're sent to kill a 'necromancer' who is actually a healer over some petty poo poo, meanwhile you can go downstairs and buy some restoration spells off an orc necromancer that can't bluff for poo poo
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Mar 4, 2014 18:52
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Broken Box posted:I like the balmora mages guild quest where you're sent to kill a 'necromancer' who is actually a healer over some petty poo poo, meanwhile you can go downstairs and buy some restoration spells off an orc necromancer that can't bluff for poo poo Ranis doesn't give a poo poo about necromancy, and the Mages' guild doesn't either. Ranis is just being a massive bitch because the woman you're sent to kill told Ranis she would rather stay out of the guild and practice healing on her own. Only the native born Dunmer and the temple actually care about necromancy (despite binding their ancestors souls to the clan forever and using their bones as tomb guardians)
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Mar 4, 2014 18:56
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Minarchist posted:Ranis doesn't give a poo poo about necromancy, and the Mages' guild doesn't either. Ranis is just being a massive bitch because the woman you're sent to kill told Ranis she would rather stay out of the guild and practice healing on her own. Only the native born Dunmer and the temple actually care about necromancy (despite binding their ancestors souls to the clan forever and using their bones as tomb guardians) The two quests before that are basically you shaking down/bothering prospective members for money. I'll still working my way through it but so far I love how many assholes there are in the Mages' Guild Quest.
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Mar 4, 2014 18:59
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Minarchist posted:Only the native born Dunmer and the temple actually care about necromancy (despite binding their ancestors souls to the clan forever and using their bones as tomb guardians) Yes but you see, our ancestors totally guard our tombs willingly and they gladly let their spirit be dissolved in a giant wall around a volcano. Honest! 
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Mar 4, 2014 19:00
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My fave thing about the guild quests in Skyrim is that in every one of them there is someone who is a much better choice than you to run the guild at the end of the questline but they make you the boss anyway because gamers need to feel badass.
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And the only rewards you get for becoming the guildmaster is the ability to get a companion that's just the same as every other loving companion and a lovely artifact that's outclassed by your own ability to smith things. EDIT: Oh, and I enjoy how stupid the Thieves Guild is in Skyrim. Read this, because it does a way better job than I ever could at mocking that piece of poo poo quest line. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=14422
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Minarchist posted:Ranis doesn't give a poo poo about necromancy, and the Mages' guild doesn't either. Ranis is just being a massive bitch because the woman you're sent to kill told Ranis she would rather stay out of the guild and practice healing on her own. Only the native born Dunmer and the temple actually care about necromancy (despite binding their ancestors souls to the clan forever and using their bones as tomb guardians) yeah I get all that its why I like the quest, her excuse to protect a guild monopoly is flimsy as gently caress and obvious in context of how she runs the guild hall Broken Box fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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Mar 4, 2014 20:29
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SunAndSpring posted:And the only rewards you get for becoming the guildmaster is the ability to get a companion that's just the same as every other loving companion and a lovely artifact that's outclassed by your own ability to smith things. i never bothered with thieves guild in skyrim and holy lol
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Mar 4, 2014 20:41
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Broken Box posted:all except for stoneflower petals gently caress that hope you find it randomly in a sack while stealing everything unless you're a scrub who actually goes out of their way for one the clothier to the left of nalcarya's in balmora has a stoneflower plant in an easily accessed pot.
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Mar 4, 2014 20:45
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bonus hole boy posted:the clothier to the left of nalcarya's in balmora has a stoneflower plant in an easily accessed pot. oh so that one isn't just random then, cool to know
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Mar 4, 2014 21:43
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SunAndSpring posted:EDIT: Oh, and I enjoy how stupid the Thieves Guild is in Skyrim. Read this, because it does a way better job than I ever could at mocking that piece of poo poo quest line. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=14422 Proclick right here. I had vague memories of that questline being alright, but as it turns out I actually just couldn't remember any of it because it was dumb as hell.
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Mar 4, 2014 21:51
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bonus hole boy posted:the clothier to the left of nalcarya's in balmora has a stoneflower plant in an easily accessed pot. One of the merchants in Caldera also has some.
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Fister Roboto posted:One of the merchants in Caldera also has some. If you're going to walk to Caldera you may as well just walk to Kummu and get all of the ingredients.
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Mar 4, 2014 22:03
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Mortimer posted:If you're going to walk to Caldera you may as well just walk to Kummu and get all of the ingredients. Caldera is easily reachable by Mages Guild teleporting service.
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I'm determined to spend most of this playthrough wandering about Tamriel Rebuilt, but man, content is a little thin on the ground when you don't split it up with trips back to Vvardenfell. Stumbling across all this little towns, weird structures/strongholds and awesome, inventive cities is great, but there's never very much in them, and half the time any guild questlines I find offer like two jobs then get cut short. Maybe I've been playing with mods for so long that Vvardenfell feels more full of content than it is, but I feel like I'm just breezing through and seeing everything there is to see of something that's taken people years to put together, which feels like a bit of a shame. Exploring and looting caves and tombs and such is still great fun, but it just all feels a bit empty, still waiting to be filled.
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SunAndSpring posted:EDIT: Oh, and I enjoy how stupid the Thieves Guild is in Skyrim. Read this, because it does a way better job than I ever could at mocking that piece of poo poo quest line. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=14422 This was great. I know ~*videogame plot analysis*~ can be pretty  but the TG in Skyrim is goddamn egregious on its face and this broke it down nicely. I'd played through that drat thing and remembered it was bad but I'd clearly compartmentalized just how bad. Also this is driving me crazy but someone had posted about how to squeeze a few more frames out of running MGSO in Windows 8 and now I've lost the drat post. I'm getting like ~15 frames in most towns and they'd mentioned there's something about styles settings or something along those lines that'll maybe get a bit of a boost. 
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