» Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:15 am Seriously I don’t get why Bethesda is so anol about this it defies all reason, why not just let me equip what I want them to wear? No I don’t want my mage followers wearing heavy armor and I don’t want them using their default bows. Even if you pick pocket most of their gear they’ll walk around in their underwear after you dismiss them instead of wearing the gear I gave them. Why would Bethesda continue to do this? Are they in denial that the AI they programed isn’t smart enough to dress the NPCs?
2. Lock picking spell – (Or should I say lack of one. )
K given the lock picking isn’t half as annoying as the one in oblivion, but after the fiftieth one it’s still annoying! I mean it bad enough you practically force us to join the thieves guild (an issue I’ll get to later on) but do you have to make us level up thief skills as well? Not everyone wants to play a thief like character. Trying to get through the game WITHOUT lock picking is like trying to eat soup without a spoon it’s possible, but not practical. Why not just make it an Master level Alteration spell since most of those spells in that tree are pretty much useless anyway. My point is there should always be an alternative.
3. No Brothels –
Not having brothels in an M Rated dark fantasy is almost a scarce as not having heads being chopped off. It’s funny because the game talks about six in a spurious rigor sort of sense, but it’s like looking for the Loch Ness Monster. Take Helga for instance that girl wants to do every Man, Women and Horse she sees except you, which makes me wonder how ugly is my protagonist? Now I’m not suggesting Bethesda go all out like Witcher 2 did, but even Fallout New Vegas had brothels and the odd little fling, and there is a sense of satisfaction one gets just knowing my 250 pound Orc Female Warrior was able to get her rocks off and defile on that sweet little Wood Elf boy. (Reminiscence of how I lost my virginity, but enough about that)
4. Spell Damage –
Does it make sense to anyone that you can get increased weapon Damage and bow enchants but not magic? Why is it I can 2-3 shoot a Dragon out of the sky with a bow yet a Thunderbolt or Giant Explosion doesn’t do much more than annoy him? Now keep in mind I’m not even taking into account the exploits nor am I asking for them, but I think my spells should be at least as powerful as NPC mages. I mean when an NPC mage can 2-3 shoot me with a firebolt or flames yet it takes me at least 8-9 dual Thunderbolts something isn’t balanced.
5. Thieves Guild – Or the inability to wipe it out.
IMO this is the one (Not so optional) quest line they shove down your throat and even hint at being able to wipe-out but can’t or kill anyone in the guild for that matter and is there a reason? Not one that I came across unless they allow you to get Vex drunk in a patch and not getting all the dragon shouts which IMO they should allow you to get all the shouts without following the quest line.
6. Immortal NPCs –
Ok so you don’t want to let me kill all the little snooty [censored] that are running around, but why is every other NPC and his uncle Unkillable? I mean unless he/she is part the main quest that would break they should be fair game, minor quest givers like that pirate in solitude should not be immortal until I complete their quest, and what I would give to kill Maven Black Briar and her tool of a son.
7. The whole Marriage Thing –
It’s bad enough most NPCs and followers have the personality of a wet noodle, but did you have to pick the most boring and ugly ones as marriage options? It seems the only reason they’re available is because no one can stand being around them, they don’t even have progressive dialog and even if you do find one with slightly unique dialog, like the few at the temple of Dibella they end up being broken and you don’t get the one benefit (lovers comfort) that makes the whole marriage thing worthwhile because acquiring gold past level 15 is about as difficult as acquiring sand at the beach. This is another area where you should have had quality before quantity.
8. 3ed person view (No lock on system) –
I remember Todd Howard saying in interviews that for people who like playing in 3ed view it was going to be drastically improved from oblivion and if you change drastically with slightly I would agree with him. Seriously playing in 3ed person with anything other than a melee type character is impossible since 90% of the time any spells or arrows are simply going to fly right over their heads or smash into the ground at their feet even if you perfectly line up the target point, and even if you do play a complete melee character you probably amidst to you spend more time looking at your feet than the lonely special kid around the schoolyard. How Bethesda thought anyone could play in 3ed person without a lock on is beyond me.
9. Follower variety –
Listen if you’re going to give just about every follower a static personality and voice at least give us a variety, I know Nords are supposed to be the majority in Skyrim but they don’t have to be the majority of followers. You know I think the only reason people wanted NPCs like Vex and Brynjolf as potential followers and marriage partners were because they actually had character.
10. Plot holes and Loose Ends –
One thing an expansion or major DLC should do is tie up loose ends or fix them not add more. For instance if you’re going to give us a sixy sassy co-star in DLC you should at least let us tap it once or at least let my Female Orc violate the main baddie in an unpleasant way, and to address one of the main plot holes did Hemming Black-Briar pull a Hamlet and sleep with his mother? Everyone in Riften refers to Hemming, Ingun, and Sibbi as Maven's children. Maven even has a conversation with Ingun where they refer to each other as mother and daughter. But, Hemming says that Ingun and Sibbi are his children. Not to mention he follows her around like a [censored] wiped dog on Viagra.
Thoughts Comments?
