UPDATE: I popped in a usb thumb drive and installed the game and it works a million times better.

Incredibly longer load screens
sometimes before the load screen, it will just be pitch black and I can barely see the open door menu box and after a min or so it will goto the smoke screen if it hasnt froze.
My guy was standing straight up like a statue on a horse
Lag during some fights
game will hiccup out doors
I was casting a spell and the game froze up on me.


^^^^^ never had any of those problems yesterday on my fat elite.

I am updated and DG DLC

My son has a 4gb slim and he's not encountered any of the things you are describing. The one thing he did encounter was a corrupted save and he was unable to reload a previous save since he had only one save. So, he had to start over.

I play Skyrim on a slim Xbox with no HDD and I don't have any of these problems.

Hmmm, idk maybe I'm just paranoid cause the gamestop dude was telling me all this stuff about how skyrim is a console killer without the 250 HDD. Let me grab a few more bites and if no one else has a problem Ill delete this thread and retract my statement.

Try using a flash card

Yeah, just paranoid.

Most game store workers don't know how to play scrabble, let alone advise people on technological purchases. For example, the other day I purchased ArmA2, the guy recommended I get CoD or Battlefield as they are "better" shooters. After having played ArmA2 for a couple days, I am glad to say he was very very wrong.