Environments are nice. Also dungeons and other places contain multible height levels for combat.

Certainly, but as OP has pointed out it seems he is more interested in discussing the merits of Skyrim, and lets not forget that that is why he started this thread. Discussing what a game does badly is all good and well but a discussion about Skyrims merits can also be beneficial.

TES games are the best games I've ever played, and Skyrim tops them all. Saying what I like the most about it is tough, because there are so many great things about it. But since I have to choose, I must go with the way they integrate role-playing into the entire series, especially Skyrim. If you want to be an Orc Blacksmith that lives in a Stronghold, you can. If you want to be a hunter stationed in Whiterun, you can. If you want to be a miner in Dawnstar, or the Protector of Solitude, you can. What also shines to me is the class-bulding system. You can be a Nord Warrior, which is the most common of Nords, but if you like Nords and enjoy using magic, you can be a Nord Mage. There are countless other things I could say that make the game great and the best game I've ever played, but these are my favorite things.

Certainly, it's just easier to complain There are many things Skyrim does right, too. The level scaling (for enemies, alas not so much loot) is vastly improved from Oblivion, graphics, while they do not have all the modern fancy tricks still look amazing, and the game itself is the most stable of all Beths games i've played. The world is also very pretty thing to look at, as are most dungeons. I especially like the design of dwarven ruins, and Blackreach is quite the looker too.

But if you read trough that, you'll notice i mostly complimented how things look and not how it plays

It's the best game ever made for me.
I got 400 hours into it and I haven't finished anything yet.

Dawnguard is great.

Skyrim is the first game I ever love.
I've been playing many games in my live, and few even makes me addicted.
But Skyrim is different, I love it just like my own girlfriend. And not to mention it's my first TES games too. I played Morrowind & Oblivion after Skyrim. But I don't spend time on them as much as Skyrim though.
And I know every games have their own advantages and disadvantages.
So, it's not really a big deal.
I think Skyrim have lot of advantages. And it's advantages that makes me love it.

These threads never last as a circlejerk/complainseshaboutcomplainers isn't as interesting as a good old argument.

I know. With agruments you can get some good discussions going with them.

Luckily, there are plenty of other threads where you can join in such discussions.

Lately I've taken to sitting atop my horse and walking (not sprinting or galloping...barely even trotting at times) through the world. I know there's many, many places yet to discover...so I'm taking in the sights, waving to the nearby giants and mixing it up wih the local wildlife.

Good times.

Posts like this regain my faith in the Skyrim forums. Skyrim's a nice game. It has its good and bad parts. Its good parts are good enough to make it a very enjoyable game. People should chill out and have fun. Suggestions are nice, but if you don't like the game so much you constantly complain, just don't play it.

Absolutely.

I don't think that lasting and creating a heated debate is the function of these threads. I find that they restore my faith in the community and find them rather uplifting. Of course people looking for a heated debate always seem to enter these threads to put in their own two cents, which they could just as easily done elsewhere.

I think everyone knows what it's like to boil over with anger just by the mere sight of a "now now guys, everything is better than it actually is" when you desperately want people to realize what's wrong and they seem to willfully ignore it. I mean I have seen more than my share of butthurt in bethesda forums in my days but getting mad in threads like these does not serve a purpose and is detrimental to the discussion taking place, can't you see this is being derailed by "well I liked it but everything svcked" posts instead of actually making this a decent thread talking about things you liked in the game.

I love my Skyrim and I love my TES.

It's funny how even in a thread where the OP states that this is only for positive... that people still throw in negative. We can follow rules for other posts like the dead is dead thread.. or show us your screenshots or whatever. But when it comes to complaining... people just can't control themselves.

What is this some thing to make anyone complain stop complaining? So people who purchased the game don't have any right to complain. Why have modding if you guys say everything is good and perfect? Why even give PC users a console? Why let people discuss other possibilities for this great game and let modders do what they want to do? So I get it we want X, Y and Z and we are complaining. Maybe you should look more carefully and let people do what they want to do? Why complain about the complainers? You can just not even come to the forum if you don't like it or ignore threads about complaints. What about complaints about bugs are they allowed now? Now after looking and posting somebody posted a mod I did not even know about. But then I get attacked you are a complainer. So nobody helps me now I have what I am looking for a mod that somebody might like to play the game that he wrote off. I just made new thread and somebody who is looking for attributes might see it but I am complaining? Please stop complaining about complainers because you are looking like a complainer.

Discussing flaws... if they are genuine, is a good thing and true fans are honest fans.

But actually hating the game, not playing it... and then coming on to that games forums just to spit venom about it... is freaking weird.

For the majority though, we're here because we play Skyrim right?
If we're playing, we must enjoy it right?

Even if sometimes it frustrates us and we just gotta vent.

Our right to voice honest opinion and dissent (that second one is the most important right any human can have) about the product is the most valuable resource Bethesda has... even if they don't seem to realize it sometimes.

If you don't want to be exposed to extensive, and often exaggerated admittedly, criticism of a game, don't read its forums.

Thanks. What do people expect a forum with nothing but praise. Everything is beautiful and works perfectly? Fix bugs is understandable and not a complaint. Asking for something that is not part of the game is not a complaint. That is why we have a modding community? You XBOX and PS3 users have access to mods as well. Just don't have access to a console. So if a non PC users make a statement asking for a console like for the PC would you label them as complainers? I am not putting down Skyrim I am just trying to make it better for other people who want more from it.

No body is saying you can't complain. But if a person creates a thread looking for positive feedback why not respect that? You've created a few threads in the last couple days complaining.. do it there. As my examples state, we respect other threads... no reason we can't for this one too.

Personally I hated Oblivion due to the leveled monsters. What was the point of getting stronger when it made no difference and actually hurt you later on. I also am pretty happy the classes went away and the new open perk system was impleneted. I understand the "Class" system has been around since D&D began and is a "staple" of RPGs but it is stupid when you think about it, why should my thieving skills magically get better faster just because I call myself a thief?? I love the fact that just like in real life your skills get better as you use them and if you put extra effort, aka perks, into them you will get better results from them. I love the enviroment of Skyrim, the only actual thing I wish they did was put more effort into making your effects on the world seen, more than just dead characters that don't respawn and a few guard comments.

I played Morrowind for many hours and became almost a god in the game, with nothing being able to hurt me, my house was full of unsold weapons and armor stacked everywhere upto a couple of million gold in value probably, and it was fun for the most part. Oblivion I played until I got a decent high level and found out all the enemies were just as strong and I would die just as fast even though I had spent tons of time "getting better", so my game ended around 60 hours or so. Now in Skyrim I have over 400 hours put in, and still going strong. Love the game, love the ability to mod it, love the graphics, and love the gameplay.

I have so far played Daggerfall, Morrowind, Obivion, and Skyrim. There are a lot of things that I don't like about Skyrim, but there are also things that make it truly stand out.

- I like love the graphics and the scenery. It's just...incredible.

- Khajiits look awesome.

- Music is badass. It makes me feel like I'm growing a beard when I'm slaying a dragon, and it's not uncommon that the music gives me goosebumps when I'm exploring (... ).

- Fighting system is largely improved. I love dual-wielding and shield bashing.

- Dragon shouts are awesome.

- Magic, while underpowered, is much better implemented while in combat.

There are more points in which I'm probably forgetting, but you guys get the point.

The first half or more of the OP's post was complaining about people who complain, and not in a nice way. No respect deserved. Had they skipped the insulting tone, perhaps I'd have sympathy. They invited the drama this thread is going to degenerate into.

"If you ain't got nuthin' nice to say, then shut yo' damn mouth". Really? Sorry to inform you just like Morrowind and Oblivion it will not go away. That is why there is reviews. Yes some of us played the game but fix bugs and want mods is not complaining. So we are not shutting up our mouths.

my first bethesda game was oblivion, then fallout 3, now skyrim. i just love how much content they give you compared to other game companies. another thing i love about bethesda is that they can give you that much content and the game will still be fun. as long as bethesda keeps doing what there doing i'll be happy.

Still I love Skyrim. Don't get me wrong. I played since the series since the very beginning. I loved the reviews and that it is offline. Game play is awesome but it is OK to complain about a bug but not consider a change to a game a complaint. It can be modded. Oh and to hear stuff like there is 10 threads of complaints some of them are not a complaint but saying is there a way we can change this? I like 90% of the game but want to change 10% of it for certain reasons is not complaining but asking for help or sharing an idea that somebody might agree with is not complaining.