I think you totally nailed how many of us here feel. Beautifully said, sir.

By "not reading" I assume he meant he just cracks the cover and doesn't bother to flip through the pages.

Me, I only actually read books that obviously have something to do with a quest, they often will give clues as to how to solve puzzles and such.

Wanting more options, optional at that, is ruining the game? You make me laugh.

Whats this post for? o.O If you're playing it this way then fine, no one's stopping you yea? I used to play this way with oblivion as well, as i didnt have much time to play back then.

papercut_ninja, Sir, you are a gift! You have truly spoken out of my CoD loving heart.

*puts on amulet of Mara*
I can't believe that someone like you isn't spoken for.

Because many people here write things like "I hate Beth for putting this and that in the game" and are complaining that other people than the hardcoe never-fast-travel-and-if-you-die-you-have-to-delete-your-save-file guys can enjoy the game as well.
I would be glad if the MW fans out there could have their journal and spell aking back, IF I can keep my fast travel, my perks and don't have to read the damn diary.

Someone obviously has no real-life responsibilities yet.

I don't understand this post. I too have litle time to play, have a family with child <1year and I can't touch the computer while at home and him not sleeping.
I have way less time to play then when I played Morrowind but still consider MW did a few things better while Skyrim has improvements mostly because the technology advanced. At this time Skyrim is the only game I play and I would play because of the limited time I have but this doesn't mean I can't voice against things that seem to be drawbacks in it.
Let's take fast travel for example as one of the most time saving things for us. I use it too but this doesn't mean I like it. You are missing the main problem: this game was designed that you need to use it if you don't have all the time in the world to wonder around the province. Is been how many years since MW and Oblivion? I consider enough time for them to come up with something entertaining so you don't need to add fast travel. There are people that would play Skyrim as it is without using fast travel, good for them, I can't do that but I want a game that won't make me do it in order to keep me entertained the whole time.

*dramatic version*

Farewell TES. Gonna miss you, but i guess gaming is moving on to something different :')

To paraphrase the tone and level of elitism expressed in some other threads:

"Not only do I never fast travel, when I play I walk in pace with the character on a treadmill, and I wear a custom made forsworn outfit while playing and force myself to eat everything I eat or drink in the game (some of those mushrooms have made me really nauseous though)...this is the ONLY way to truly experience a TES-game the way it was meant to be played..."

So all of those who say you don′t get the point with this rant...get it now?

Rignt here bud........I'm with ya'

I still got Daggerfall loaded on my win 95 dinosaur machine, and go back to it, for lore, and better character CUSTOMIZATION.

Graphics do not make a great Crpg

There are plenty of indie titles that show this.

My beloved TES series is not evolving at all.........it's getting "easier" (I will try to refrain from the "d" word)....

Well to be honest, easy means ..............It makes me feel like I am a dumb ass.....

Rpgs were meant to be exploration without hand holding mechanics........now, it's just....... plug and play, everyone swings a sword.

I still like Skyrim, and I understand the OP's point. There needs to be options though for the serious roleplayer, or quests need to
be more difficult.

For example:

You get a quest from and npc.
It fills your journal, with only basic clues on to where it is, and what it is.
(the option to have a glow stick showing you the way should be buried in the options as an option, not by default).
The hardcoe rper will go out and not want to get any clues as to helping on the quest.
Anyone else will have to option to ask a guard for clues (easy to do with conversation scripting).

The guard tells you to go to this person,and they will tell you another clue....etc.

The way it is now, the default system makes me think they made the game for mindless drones ONLY.......

If you can't see this in game, then I really feel bad for the masses......

Again, I love Skyrim, but I have to play it on master diff., with mods, quest markers off, a tweaked compass, etc.
So, as far as I am concerned, I will be happy when the Creation Kit comes out, and I can mod my game to be the way
Bethesda is unable to make it for me........difficult to play, and added customization and roleplay aspects.

The rest of you can have what you want, It won't bother me a bit.
Just sayn'...........

Translation: I'm a yuppy suffering from ADD who has no patience and no sense of adventure. I want all my pleasures instantly.


Translation: I failed English lit. in high school and can only cope with books about sparkling vampires aimed at 13 year old girls. I also can not spell Stephenie even though she's the only author I am capable of reading.


Translation: My head is so big I can't see my monitor.


Translation: I never listen to other people because I already know all the answers.



Translation: My spouse has to clean up after me all day long.


Translation: I couldn't fast travel in morrowind. It messed up my ADD.


Translation: I got kicked out of my local D&D club for being a munchkin.


Translation: I get lost all the time.


Translation: I couldn't beat The Sims.


Translation: By we, I mean me, myself and I. I deliberately posted all of this to piss people off because they make me feel like an epic fail with all the fun they're having with 'Imagination'. I wish I could imagine too.

Nobody ever said you're not allowed to play anyway you want and yet here you are, attacking the community because you feel like you're missing something. I try to avoid trolls but in your case it was fun making an exception.

Translation: you are playing the game differently than me therefore you are wrong and a troll

Translation: People with this overly casual attitude towards Skyrim are ruining the franchise

3 things i find just...outlandish (i found most of it strange though) about that rant

1: you dont read the books, that is one of the things that sets TES apart
2: just dumping everything in a single container, i cant stand a boring and bare house, i have to make my house look nice if i will use it for anything so just throwing everything in a box at the door and leaving is impossble
3:
...i almost thought you were a decent (albeit strange) person

In my mind any game labelled "RPG" should be for the hardcoe/far too much free time gamer, fantasy covers the casual gamers with the same idea

The Elder Scrolls VI will no longer have fast travel.

Instead all fast travel will be done via Angry Birds mini-game.

How did you determine this figure? I've no problem with you playing the way to want to, but I think you're making assumptions about others.

I don′t recall sending a strongly worded letter to Bethesda with requests for changes in the franchise...I believe they decided on those changes all by themselves without any influence from me whatsoever...


And when you design a game of your own you get to have complete control over all those aspects...but simply being a fan of other RPG′s or previous titles in the series does not make you a priviliged fan or customer.

Fans of punkrock music may argue that London Calling isn′t punk...but it was still entirely up to the Clash to decide what music they wanted to write and lots of fans, producers and reviewers of music all agree that London Calling was great music.

Lost me right there.

Because you are the center of the world?

No. Everyone else is playing different than me and I feel left out so I joined up just to let everyone know that they svck for having fun doing mundane things in a game which, yes, makes me a troll. Really, how the hell do you criticize people for having fun at things you find boring? And why make it seem like people are trying to force you to have fun? Get real.

Play how you like, op. Sounds boring to me, but then I suspect my way would be boring to you. I suspect we have different tastes in books, too.

I just assumed I disagree with everything you've written once I got to this line. -shudder-

"I don't have time" is a stupid excuse. It is a singleplayer game you can take as long as you want for crying out loud. I had two jobs when Morrowind came out, yet you never heard me crying about how time consuming the game is. Apparently it's different these days with a bunch of whiners and criers who think that a game should be made simple and easy to finish in a short amount of time..........just for them. That is the definition of being self centered.

Of course I could play it as some others do and still eventually finish the game and have done and seen everything I want after two years, but to me that progresses the story too slowly. I want to move on with the story at some point and get further into the game and as such I take the shortcuts that are offered to me. I am not in it for the trees and the bunnies, I want to get to the mighty ruins where the powerful daedric artefact rests and experience adventure, not the same thing I could experience by taking a walk with a dog.