I'll start off by saying u do not have to roleplay but look at wat us roleplayers get!!!!

Sleeping [exp bonus]
You don't have to sleep but we'll get twice as much exp as ppl who don't sleep

Sharp weapons [damage bonus] u melee weapon lovers be sure to sharpen yo weapons in town b4 u head out!
Or not but we'll get to do [more damage] than u for doing so

Cooking and eating
[we will be stronger than those who don't do this as well!] we get access to the best stat boosts!

w t f

I concur......

Source? Its not that I don't believe you, I just really wanna see this myself. If its true then I am one happy man

Btw, i Know about the sharpening weapons..only wondering about the sleeping bonus.

I am a RP-er myself but i fail to see what what you mentioned has to do with roleplaying?!

Why is this considered a "spoiler"?

You're wrong about sleeping. It's not an experience bonus, it's a minor stat boost that eventually wears off. You get a higher bonus for sleeping in a bed you own/rent. You get an even higher bonus for sleeping with your spouse (or with a prosttute, if rumors are to be believed, but don't tell your spouse that).

They could've just included a hardcoe mode.

Thank u bethesda for rewarding me for something i was gonna do anyway!!!

Talk about red carpet treatment lol!

Sleep b4 you go on your adventure! For more exp

Cook and eat for awesome stat buffs!

Sharpen your weapons b4 you head out cause u can't do it outside of town!

This is roleplaying and to be the best u can be you have to do these things!

Smoothly making roleplayers ppl who do this better!

Thanks for the special treatment beth!!!!

I understand, you can role play and sleep/cook and sharpen your weapon and the game will reward you with bonuses, like:

After sleeping in a bed, your rate of skill advancement increases a bit for a while.

Cooked food are more effective than the uncooked versions, in general.

Sharpened weapons have more damage potential.

I concur..........

Sleeping bonus has been confirmed ages ago.

Matter of fact us home owners will get even more of a exp bonus than sum1 who just sleeps anywhere

Believe it buddy roleplaying is the most effective way finally!!!

special treatment? everyone gets the same game, everyone has the same benefits. Mind sharing how you came across this sleep xp bonus information?

All correct!!

I'm not a roleplayer and I don't see these things as RP elements.

Sleeping ---> more xp gained
Sharpening ---> more dps
Eating---> well fed=bonus

A minor stat boost lol!

Sorry to disaapoint but us get roleplayers getting a good night sleep b4 going on our adventure will in fact get a exp bonus for doing so!!

This isn't new news all of this has already been said by todd& or pete..

Google is your friend

Nope.. I love the way they have done it.

One mode and the ppl who actually cook sleep and eat and sharpen the weapons will be just plain better than the ppl who don't

Im fine wit this

well fed bonus lol are u serious noooo!

Hmm can sum1 be so kind enough to tell me wat moon sugar n three other ingriedents do when cooked?
Its been posted here n im sure im not the only one who knows.

Memory kinda fuzzy but 70% magicka regeneration that last 30 real life minutes

Must have missed that..sounds great!

The reason why this can be connected to RPing is pretty simple. As I RP I stop on long treks to eat, I sleep some hours almost every day and so forth. I would do this even if no bonuses were given for doing so, as it is what a real person would do. Like OP said, this isn't only for role-players but its a huge bonus for us who do as we now actually get something in return for doing the "everyday things". The fact that sharpening weapons, cooking and so forth is also included just enhanced the role-players wish to do these "everyday things".

Pretty snark replies... Chill out mate.

and it also did something else!
And that's just 1 example for cooking and eating..

Do u have any idea how much fun im gonna have with that alone?????

And thats not combined wit everything else i mentioned...

Non roleplayers ppl who don't believe in sleeping and cooking and sharpen your weapons everyday b4 you head out are really getting the short in of the stick!

Way to go bethesda for rewarding us for something we role players have been doing all along..

Anybody gonna have a daily routine??

Im gonna make potions at night.
Throw on my sleep wear n go to bed about 12.
Will wake up about 6 am
Recieve my well rested [experience bonus]
Then cook in the morning.
No need to cook alot cooked food last a really long time!!
No need to clog up my inventory.

Then sharpen my weapon my blade and head out

And get rewarded for all of it!!!!!!!

So anybody else gonna have a great routine??
I'd love to hear it especially since we will be maximizing our effectiveness for doing something many of us have been doing all along

There are definatly some more roleplaying elements in the mix. You can perform the same animations as NPCs, so you could also pretend that you're working on a farm and what not.

But I wouldn't say non-RPGamers are getting the short-end of the stick. The bonusses are trivial and a lot of aspect of the game are still designed for non-RPG (the majority of the market afterall). The quest-arrow for instance is something for non-RPG. In Morrowind you had to search through your own notes to figure out how to get to a location, in Oblivion/Skyrim you just follow some floating symbol on your screen.

I like how this game seems to have a good balance between both playstyles. But saying roleplayers get special treatment is a bit too much. If they actually cared for fleshing out the roleplay experience then they would have added much more elements. Like not being able to travel via map. And getting 'cold' when staying outdoors to long in a snowarea, forcing you to seek shelter. Or require eating and sleeping not just for bonusses but also to stay healthy and alive. They could have added this via hardcoe mode, and they did not so I wouldnt praise Bethesda for this (but I do praise them for so much else).

My character is a Nord/Imperial offspring whose family has an East Empire Trading Office in solitude. My character was send to Cyrodiil for study but upon hearing disturbing news of an attack on my family my character decides to return to Skyrim.

After getting caught on the border I will try to find my way to solitude.

Traveling by day, sleeping and eating in Inns by night.

My money and clothing were taken from me by the Imperials that captured me so I'll need to do some quests for the locals to pay for my trip as well.

Once I get to sollitude I'll figure out what the deal is with the East Empire Trading Company in Skyrim. I'll appoint certain NPCs as my nemesis and further fleshout my background story. I'll continue to roleplay until it starts to bore me.