^^ yeah the skeleton key seems like a gift for people who don't like the lockpick game.

6/6/2006 1:57:12 AM

I tried to practice but it kept pissin me off so now

Quote :

"i just press X a lot"

6/6/2006 3:26:19 AM

I'm getting better at it now that I have enough lockpicks for effective practice. I can get through a very hard lock without breaking a pick if I take my time. I like the lockpick game, I just couldn't ever get any practice at it, because I kept getting 2 lockpicks and then breaking them.

BTW, I found something fun that everyone prolly already knows about. After the gladiator quest, when the adoring fan shows up, if you ask him to follow you, you can pick his pocket and he doesn't care. There's a bug where his 3 gold doesn't go away, but the real fun part is that you can keep picking his pocket and your sneak skill will go up. So there's a free way to get really sneaky.

6/6/2006 8:05:40 AM

my adoring fan keeps dying then randomly reappearing.

6/6/2006 9:20:20 AM

heh, yeah, he's good for that.

6/6/2006 9:39:17 AM

^^ yeppers

6/6/2006 10:14:23 AM

Yea I still have the fan and that other cat following me around. When someone attacks we both summon creatures so then I just stand back and let the four of them handle my lightwork.

That didn't work while I was tryin to obtain umbra. I had to cheat and lure her to the city so the guards would kill her. Even then I was having to run for my life

6/6/2006 6:41:03 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8960256445634741451

6/6/2006 8:16:35 PM

Oh my goodness

um is it ok that I am level 16 and my armor is 35 and I am wearing the dark brother hood armor with the hood and a sheild. And thats it for armor. Woodelf assasin

[Edited on June 6, 2006 at 8:30 PM. Reason : sds]

6/6/2006 8:29:37 PM

damnit

[Edited on June 6, 2006 at 8:30 PM. Reason : double post]

6/6/2006 8:30:33 PM

wait... how does that melon thing work? Is it the bow, or the arrow?

6/6/2006 10:05:16 PM

I'm getting PWNT in the defense of bruma.

I'm level 16 with all daedric enchanted armor, but I'm still getting owned.

I guess I'm just not doing enough micromanagement.

After you get into the great gate are there a shitton of enemies? I'm trying to save my soul stones.

6/10/2006 11:52:37 AM

The armor you guys are wearing. Where did you get it from?

Reason I ask is that I havent found anything worth anything to wear from dungeons

[Edited on June 10, 2006 at 12:35 PM. Reason : sd]

6/10/2006 12:14:47 PM

I got all mine in the oblivion gates.

I've also got a Dremora Claymore that I enchanted with a sigil stone for +15 shock damage.

I named it THE SHOCKER

6/10/2006 12:51:27 PM

usually i've found my armor throughout all the main and side quests. i did however, find a gorgeous set of magical armor at 1 of the stores in the imperial city and bought it due to the amount of things it protected against, reflected, etc.

6/10/2006 1:37:23 PM

i was just wearing daedric armor with a few enchantments from the oblivion gates (namely the last few).

6/10/2006 4:19:23 PM

so is this game worth gettin

6/10/2006 4:21:00 PM

shrug i got 80 hrs just doing the main quest and the guild quests, lil dicking around with my first quest, but you could definately do more.

6/10/2006 4:51:05 PM

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"so is this game worth gettin"

I would say so and I normally dont like games like this. I can easily play 4-6 hours at a time.

6/11/2006 12:38:43 PM

It's pretty nice because it's easy to just load it up and play for 15 minutes and then save, but you'll always want to play a lot longer.

6/11/2006 1:00:54 PM

yes this game is very addicting and is well worth the time. there is so much to do and u can choose what u wanna do when and where and everythin.

6/11/2006 1:02:06 PM

ill prolly get it on a price drop later on down the road.

with NCAA07 comin out in a month, i dont think ill have the time to dedicate to a real rpg

6/11/2006 1:11:53 PM

just beat the main quest yesterday.

rock.

6/12/2006 10:42:15 AM

Yeah, I beat it yesterday too. The dragon armor isn't what I'd hoped it might be though I'm only using like 3 pieces of it.

6/12/2006 10:53:04 AM

i couldnt use any of it, it all blew. i was so pissed that i basically waited around for it instead of starting a new char.

6/12/2006 10:53:52 AM

well, I went off and did side quests while it was being made. I'm not sure if I want to keep working on the other quests in the game to beef up my character, or just start a new one with what I know now about what I want my main skills to be. Marksman and block are definitely not gonna be on the list, and I'll probably add Armorer, because it's a pain in the ass to not be able to repair enchanted items.

6/12/2006 10:56:33 AM

armorer is a biggy, i dont see whats so bad with block. mine went up pretty quick and it is always useful to have it where it wont fatigue or break ur shit.

6/12/2006 10:58:58 AM

I just never used it much because in the time it took for my guy to actually pull his shield around for a block, then move it back down so I could attack, I could have hit the enemy twice with my sword, which resulted in me coming out of the battle quicker and with as much health as if I'd bothered with blocking.

6/12/2006 11:00:41 AM

shrug, when u have it high it can counter attack and knock them back thus letting you get in a power shot easily without fear of getting hit.

6/12/2006 11:02:42 AM

yeah block is a biggie for me.

Especially when using two-handed weapons. Block + claymore == teh wins. You just have to be patient.

Also, Is the dragon armor enchanted already? If not I've got about 12 different ascendent sigil stones just waiting to enchant something.

6/12/2006 1:18:11 PM

I really need to go on the main quest me thinks to get normal armor. I got like 16 rings and amulets and extra shit but no armor better than the Dark Brotherhood shit

6/12/2006 1:28:55 PM

dude

seriously you get all the good shit in the oblivion gates.

Go try one, they aint that hard.

6/12/2006 3:01:59 PM

The gates from the main quest or the random little ones around the land?

[Edited on June 12, 2006 at 3:48 PM. Reason : ?]

6/12/2006 3:48:27 PM

all the gates around are part of the oblivion main quest, i thought, when you had to go and close them to get aid for bruma from each city.

6/12/2006 4:19:42 PM

you do have to close them to get aid for bruma, but you don't have to get aid from all the cities to continue on the quest.

I only had like two cities help, and while the defense part was kinda hard, I managed to pwnt a shitload of daedra with this Apotheosis staff and run into the main gate.

6/12/2006 4:32:34 PM

I think there are a few scattered around the world that aren't part of the Aid for Bruma side quest. Basically, if you don't go close them all, I think the Sigil Stones for all of them end up in your inventory after you beat the game. I seem to have a lot more Sigil Stones than I can account for, based on the number of gates I closed. Still, the extra Oblivion Gates are a good place to go treasure-hunting.

6/12/2006 5:21:45 PM

syrinx is right there are random ones just around the countryside. i was unaware you didnt have to get aid for each city though. i wouldnt have bothered doing them all as it was getting old.

[Edited on June 12, 2006 at 5:34 PM. Reason : ^ supposedly the ones you get are random though, so im not sure how that'd apply ur theory on stones]

6/12/2006 5:33:58 PM

I'm just sayin', I prolly closed 10 or so gates, and I ended up with closer to 20 Sigil Stones. I figured that was what happened, but it's all speculative.

6/12/2006 9:06:27 PM

shrug, i didnt notice any major increase, but i was always carrying a ton (i used one to get my blunt skill up with a decent weapon)

6/12/2006 9:08:46 PM

The guide says there are extra gates around that have nothing to do witht hw requirements of the main quest.

6/12/2006 10:05:07 PM

I didn't get ANY sigil stones when I bet the game.

I'm wondering if they are just laying outside the now closed oblivion gates... hrmm.

6/13/2006 9:26:36 AM

dont you close the oblivion gates by taking the sigil stones? when you take them dont they go right into your inventory? or am i makin that up lol.

6/13/2006 9:29:21 AM

nah that is correct.

I am at the part where I need a deadra artifact. I already have the skeleton key but there is no way in hell I am giving that up. Where is an easy one to get?

I think I should be reading that guide I have

6/13/2006 9:32:16 AM

or you could just ask the guy and he'll tell you exactly what he wants. perhaps using the guide has drained all common sense from you. this game tells you EXACTLY where to go for everything except small side quests like the vamp cure.

6/13/2006 9:37:20 AM

BEU, Martin tells you where you can get one.

6/13/2006 9:37:36 AM

nonononononon I already had the key on me, I never got a way point to find a new artifact because I already had one

I think I will just read my damn guide(WHICH I HAVE ONLY USED TO GET THE KEY CHRIS YOU ASS), and all will be kewl

[Edited on June 13, 2006 at 9:44 AM. Reason : j]

6/13/2006 9:43:23 AM

well if you cheated to get the key, cheat to get something else

6/13/2006 9:59:20 AM

I used the online Oblivion wiki to help with certain quests where you're sent out "just to find something random" and not really be told where to find it. I can't stand just wandering around looking for shit.

I'll admit though that I milked the Count of Skingrad for all he's worth (1/2 mil in gold)

6/13/2006 10:38:23 AM

so... is there anything worth buying once you get that much money? I very rarely come across something in a store that I have any interest in buying.

6/13/2006 11:05:34 AM

buy a house. i bought 1 in cheydinnhal and furnished the hell outta it.

6/13/2006 11:09:56 AM