exactly, im not going anywere or seeing anything i havent already seen wile out doing quests and exploring, so it really does get boring walking past te same place ive walked past 100 times to do anoter quest or go somewhere.

i only use the carriages and rarely map travel if i went across the map and forgot something silly like a weapon or a key or something. you miss so much of the game by using map travel. bethesda really did a disservice by having magic map travel because even though you have to go everywhere at least once by foot there are lots of locations that you discover along the way with your Neurocortex Location Cartographry Implant (NLCI) that you end up missing on lots of stuff unless you are OCD about exploring every location the first time it shows up on your sensor suite.

i have seen a few posts from people who started travelling most places by foot and have become converts to playing the game all the time that way. i have NEVER seen a post by someone who used to travel everywhere by foot/horse and carriage system and then started using the map fast travel all the time and found that more enjoyable. i hope bethesda takes not of that next time and re impliments morrowinds system which was both very easy to use but also made sense in the game world.

Once you start not fast-traveling and realize there is more in the game world than completing quests etc.

Thats when you end up getting into adventures and such.

A good trick is to

A good trick is to save up lots of quests and only do them when you are in the region. So instead of running off to do that Solitude quest right away, leave it until you have collected a few quests for the area and then you will have plenty of reasons to make the journey and lots to do when you get there.

Thank you for the information, but I already know the game fast-forwards the world time to account for a character's travel time. Your "yes you are" does not apply to what I said.

You don't have to start not fast-traveling. All you have to do is explore. Telling people they have to give up fast travel before they can discover exploring is like telling people they have to give up ballet before they can discover opera.

when i first started skyrim i got a map from google where all the caves and stuff where, then i found em all now i just fast travel unless i'm going dungeon crawling or cave/fort crawling i only use the carriage to get the the main cities dn then i explore from there...my whole map is pretty much filled up...

I'm not really sure why people would want Bethesda to take out fast-travel... this is an optional choice to make within your own game-play, and regardless if you use it does not mean it's a "bad" feature in the game. People do use this, whether or not you choose to is your own choice. Some people do not have time to simply walk everywhere and explore the whole world in between trying to accomplish tasks in the game. Others just don't WANT to walk everywhere and that doesn't make them bad, or wrong, to use this feature. I've never understood why, when people dislike an optional feature within a single-player game, that they feel it must be taken out because it shouldn't benefit anyone else who uses it, ie: smithing, enchanting, fast-travel, etc. Bethesda makes these things optional because not everyone will enjoy what these options are capable of, and if you don't want to use them, then the choice is simply... don't use it, but please... there are some of us who DO enjoy these things. And, at least, Bethesda knows this.

If was a lot less boring to walk instead of instant transmission when you could move as quick as you could in Oblivion and Morrowind.

Playing Skyrim feels as if you have an iron ball on a chain around your ankle. Trudge.

If you really want to use no fast-travel at all, you should adjust your playstyle to it (which can be a lot of FUN).

If I'm around Rifton and get a quest, which requires me to be in Solitude, I'll most likely do other stuff (around Rifton) first. Then after some time I might have multiple things to do around Solitude, and my journey might take me there.
With my second character I used much less fast-travel (actually almost only to get back from a dungeon to the nearest town). If it's night, I take a room in an inn. If I have to do a long walk, I will do breaks in the cities, which are on my way.

Everyone should really try that out. Believe me, it can really enhance your experience. Also don't take every quest you can get ... only do, what suits your character.

A mix of fast travel and no fast travel is the way to go. If I just want to get something done, or if I've run down a particular path 100 times, I'll fast travel. This is especially true in cities; there are no random encounters in cities. However, exploration is fun, so sometimes I'll just wander off into the hills or run to the next city.

People are way more opinionated on this subject than they should be. Saying that someone is ridiculous for using, or not using, fast travel is like saying they're ridiculous for not liking the color blue.

While I do not fast travel, I do use the carriages. However, there are only two times that I am tempted to fast travel. One is when I am leaving Winterhold. Why is there no stable in Winterhold? Especially when the College is a quest hub. I would gladly pay the Jarl of Winterhold 10,000 gold to build a Stables there. The second is when going to see the Greybeards. Lamest '7000' step walk. Ever. After one character has completed the main quest, I have no desire to do it again (and I had to force myself the first time).

Why do I not fast travel? Mainly for the random encounters and for the journey. There are a ton of locations that I would not have happened upon if all I did was fast travel and go to quest markers.

I fast travel quite a bit. Walking somewhere once is enough for me.

I`m glad you said `a lot` and not `all`, because i`ve never fast travelled-ever. How do I prove it to you? I can`t. You`ll just have to believe me- Or not. Of course, i can say `a lot` of people don`t know what they`re talking about when they a lot of people are fibbing about not fast travelling too.

I`m not using a mod at the moment since I`ve never FT and am used to it, but I`lltry that console command (thnx) just to save on the option even popping up because I do sometimes hit the option by accident. I always quit it, but it`s still annoying just popping up.

Whenever I play any of these games, I make it a point to try and not fast-travel because it makes for a better experience. You see more, meet more peope, etc. However, it's not a set-in-stone rule for me. If I've traveled the same road a lot, I'll either take a different route, use a carriage (in Skyrim) or fast-travel part of the way or all of the way. I'll mix it up so it doesn't become boring because I wouldn't do that to myself. I love these games and want to keep them interesting. This works for me. I try hard to not fast-travel though.

For me, no. The game always feels different.

No, because when you're sent somewhere, especially if it's the first time you go there, you take the time and the opportunity to do lots of local quests before getting back once the burglary done.

My rule of thumb is, if I've discovered it on foot, I can fast travel to it. LOL I get side tracked enough when I'm on a mission, so I do explore Skyrim as it's meant to be.

However, if there's a quest I need done to advance some story line, I will fast travel to the nearest explored area and then walk from there. I love to walk all over Skyrim, harvest ingredients, slay dragon. After all, that's the point of TES games and why I play them.

But, sometimes, I just want to get a quest done and then I'm thankful for the fast travel option!

Personally I couldn't play that way. Exploration only excites me for a while. Then I just wanna get where I'm going.

If the quest requires me to run to the other end of Skyrim, i'll either not do it for now, and spend my time strolling there whilst murdering everyone on the way also dungeoning.

LOL, someone really turned the OP interesting comments into a FAST-TRAVELERS vs NO FAST-TRAVELERS thing! I usually fast-travel, but sometimes i like exploring, can i do both?

I liked this threat, so i think i will try playing just using the city to city transport Lets see how it goes

I definitely can't play as much as I would like, but I always consider that it will be another five years before we see another TES game. May as well take my time and enjoy it .

As others have said, I accumulate quests and try to do things along the way. I find that the travel, exploration,and random encounters are often more fun than the quests.

In related news, a lot of people like to make up statistics based on imaginary information.

Cool! I wonder if it would enable me to put my freakin blue marker within 20 miles of a city. I'll have to try that. Thanks for the tip!


Lastly, addressed to no one in particular, I just wanted to respond to a lot of people who have said that for them the game is "about" exploring and enjoying the scenery. Interestingly, I thought about that and realized that I don't really care about the scenery, or even exploration really. I am very goal-oriented and almost always "on task" for my current quest. For me, it truly is an issue of immersion. When I spend half an hour trying to find a way to climb up a mountain, and being surprised by trolls and bandit attacks on the way, I feel like I've really accomplished something when I finally get to the top, just by getting there at all. Then when I actually do whatever adventurous thing I came to do, it lends a very epic feeling to the proceedings. When I fast travel, all of my accomplishments become far less weighty; they lose their "oomph".

So I guess, for me, fast travel turns the rest of the game shallow and insubstantial.

That`s a pretty good way to see it too. I enjoy the scenery sure, especially with ethe PC graphics (seen the Xbox graphics and meh), but, yes, working your way to a location by walking and dealing with the random incidents you come across does add a uniqueness to the whole adventure.

p.s. When I walk I usually run or jog. I usually only walk in taverns or to check something.

Compare which is a better, more immersive game experience?

A. It was a cool bright day as I started out passing the wandering minstrel who sang a song for 25 gold. I walked through tall trees and was startled by a flock of birds suddenly flying up. I stopped and in the distance saw giants... I decided to take a detour around some giants and mammoths; rested overnight at a nameless Inn where I did a little job for the people cursed by an evil witch (helped by a wizard) solving the problem. I was chased by a Sabre tooth tiger and escaped by jumping into a river, but I finally made it to Solitude to speak to the Imperial General there... It took two memorable days. What`s next on my journey?

or

B. I Fast travelled from A to B, accomplished B then FT back to A.

Yeah. I walk whenever the scene is tense or apprehensive. It's amazing how many traps don't kill you when you're not jogging.

I made a character who was supposed to be a weakling and one of my "rules" was: never jump or run. I gave up on that one pretty fast. (But he never sprints except in combat.)

Oh yeah, and I walked up the 7000 steps for extra drama. I know it sounds boring, but it was actually really cool.

I never fast-travel but occasionally take the bus.

Nothing against fast-travel, but I like the exploration aspect of the game. Gee, I wonder what's up there?