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• Mortiferous

  

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  January 3, 2016

  I think you'd call Oblivion's art style "Flamboyant" or "Vibrant", again, I agree with you, gritty art style is realistic, a realistic fantasy game is what would drive me to play it.

  I think you'd call Oblivion's art style "Flamboyant" or "Vibrant", again, I agree with you, gritty art style is realistic, a realistic fantasy game is what would drive me to play it.

• Paws

  

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  January 3, 2016

  Fair enough both  Steez, Oblivion seems to be a love it or hate it type of game and probably really hard to get into in 2011.

  As for the art it's just subjective I guess. After playing so long with Skyrim the style of ESO is quite a shock but I can't say art style alone would make or break a game for me.

  Fair enough both  Steez, Oblivion seems to be a love it or hate it type of game and probably really hard to get into in 2011.

  As for the art it's just subjective I guess. After playing so long with Skyrim the style of ESO is quite a shock but I can't say art style alone would make or break a game for me.

• Paws

  

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  January 4, 2016

  I'm sure it will be excellent if they just take their time. They are self published and answer to themselves ultimately so there is no need to rush.

  Also removed was the ability to create your own spells. As far back as Arena, the Elder Scrolls games had let spellcasting characters edit spell effects and in doing so give themselves game-breaking magical powers, whether to knock down walls, fly, or become invincible. Skyrim’s crafting remained open to abuse, however, through tricks like making potions that temporarily increased your skill at creating enchanted items, which allowed you to make equipment that boosted your ability to brew potions—a loop that ended with low-level characters able to craft some of the best gear in the game.

  So what was the point, eh? Spell-crafting was fun. So what if it made you over powered? By the time you had enough skill and resources to make those spells (without cheating) you'd have already progressed pretty far anyway.

  I'm sure it will be excellent if they just take their time. They are self published and answer to themselves ultimately so there is no need to rush.

  Also removed was the ability to create your own spells. As far back as Arena, the Elder Scrolls games had let spellcasting characters edit spell effects and in doing so give themselves game-breaking magical powers, whether to knock down walls, fly, or become invincible. Skyrim’s crafting remained open to abuse, however, through tricks like making potions that temporarily increased your skill at creating enchanted items, which allowed you to make equipment that boosted your ability to brew potions—a loop that ended with low-level characters able to craft some of the best gear in the game.

  So what was the point, eh? Spell-crafting was fun. So what if it made you over powered? By the time you had enough skill and resources to make those spells (without cheating) you'd have already progressed pretty far anyway.

• Karver the Lorc

  

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  January 4, 2016

  Yeah, let´s take away overpowered spell crafting and make overpowered enchanting instead...

  Yeah, let´s take away overpowered spell crafting and make overpowered enchanting instead...

• Manhattan

  

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  January 5, 2016

  I always thought that Skyrim seemed to have every climate except for desert. There was a snowy climate, tropical climate, humid climate, spring climate, summer climate, and of course the climate that made everything look like Nocturnal just barfed on everything, but NO DESERT CLIMATE. I was happy when I learned about the Hammerfell mod, I was so excited because I finally get to find out what being in a desert is like in Skyrim. But then again, that was back when I thought there was a possibility I could play Skyrim on my laptop.

  I always thought that Skyrim seemed to have every climate except for desert. There was a snowy climate, tropical climate, humid climate, spring climate, summer climate, and of course the climate that made everything look like Nocturnal just barfed on everything, but NO DESERT CLIMATE. I was happy when I learned about the Hammerfell mod, I was so excited because I finally get to find out what being in a desert is like in Skyrim. But then again, that was back when I thought there was a possibility I could play Skyrim on my laptop.

• Karver the Lorc

  

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  January 5, 2016

  Skyrim? And here I thought Oblivion had pretty much every climate. If you add Elsweyr mod to that, you really have everything there. 

  Skyrim? And here I thought Oblivion had pretty much every climate. If you add Elsweyr mod to that, you really have everything there.