The no save challenge : V - Skyrim

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:18 pm

Seems a little extreme. Skyrim sessions of that nature rate up there with dance marathons, hot dog eating contests, and games of "Bladder Bust" (don't ask): for people of extreme passion and questionable intellect.

Even for DiD players (standard rules), periodic saving needs to be allowed, because glitches or distractions happen. If your cat jumped up into your lap and clawed the crap out of your privates, and your Level 73 character with 314 hours in got roasted by a Legendary Dragon because you were on the floor mewling in pain and clutching your mutilated "equipment"... well, I say you rate a reload. Ditto if your game crashes.

Also, you may want to look into a new cat :lol:

. My cat has gotten me killed in Skyrim, but it has never tried to ruin my life in real life. (He has bit my nose a couple times, but that happens)

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:50 pm

In gameplay it equates to a DiD. Not sure what it would do to your social life or power consumption to only play the game or leave it on all the time......

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:57 pm

this seems one of those ideas that a guy has before playing diablo, normally they end up dead

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:47 pm

Haha this sounds awesome and intriguing. I think I might try it on a weekend.

Daniels

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:37 pm

I tried DiD, opted out after about 12 hours of it. But for many, it's the only way they'll play. And that's fine. Maybe I'll even try it again someday. On Apprentice, maybe, at least at first. But I think "No Save" just goes a little too far, since it puts your game in the hands of anything from power failures to ornery cats to specks of dirt on your Skyrim disk.

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:10 pm

I don't really think this is as serious as some people are making it. Not that anybody is really that upset about it, but still. I don't think it is supposed to become a regular playstyle. I would think you just do it once, post the results, and move on. That could just be me though, but I mean it makes sense. I don't even think you should leave it on when you leave/go to bed. Wait until you have a good amount of free time, make a character, and play until that free time is gone. Whether that free time is 2 hours or 2 days, I don't think it matters.

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:27 am

I don't really think this is as serious as some people are making it. Not that anybody is really that upset about it, but still. I don't think it is supposed to become a regular playstyle. I would think you just do it once, post the results, and move on. That could just be me though, but I mean it makes sense. I don't even think you should leave it on when you leave/go to bed. Wait until you have a good amount of free time, make a character, and play until that free time is gone. Whether that free time is 2 hours or 2 days, I don't think it matters.

I just thought it was a fun thing to do, Spring Break is coming up

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:56 am

I just thought it was a fun thing to do, Spring Break is coming up

That's what I figured. As I said before, I tried it awhile back, lasted 18 hours, then randomly died.

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:18 am

IF it was possible, the longest a person can go with 0 sleep is about 5 days. After that the body WILL shut down to sleep. Thus ending your run. Not to mention dehydration within a couple weeks would do you in. A month for no food.

3 days no sleep you start slowly losing rationality. 4 days halucinations 5 days can lead to death(because body may shut down at the worst time.. such as driving down the highway) Longest I've played any game was about 18 hours. That was FF7 where I was off first disk by 12-13 hours. Midgar at the 3-4 hour mark.

BUT it is possible to hit absurd levels quickly in skyrim.. level 10+ in less than 6 hours. So you MAY hit point of "godliness" quickly

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:19 pm

My game would freeze up long before I reached my limit. It's the main reason I save as often as I do now. Skyrim is just way to unstable to depend on no saves and I don't have that much time to throw away on nothing.

I tend to agree with you here. I even have it on my HD and not disc on the Xbox and still freezes for no apparent reason....lol

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:56 pm

If I go too long without saving, I feel like I'm asking for trouble in the form of the game crashing, or some bug/glitch messing up my character in some way. I don't save so much because I'm afraid of my character dying.

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:37 am

OK. Go for it! I will be on the look out for a Skyrim player dropping dead from lack of sleep. :tops:

» Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:45 pm

OK. Go for it! I will be on the look out for a Skyrim player dropping dead from lack of sleep. :tops:

be careful w what you wish for... ive had a 72 hour skyrim session w no sleep.... i do that once in a few months.. and dont even ask why or how... :lmao: