Things you think you're alone in disliking?

Post » Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:21 pm

There are plenty of complaints we can agree on, but do you ever find yourself the only one bothered by something in this game?

I was about to bring up how we STILL don't have the ability to play instruments like an actual bard, but with a search you can find threads about that. Glad I'm not alone there at least.

But I haven't seen any on this: Why didn't they make the player make eye contact with people and enemies in third-person mode? NPCs turn and look at you and at one another; why not us? In Oblivion I felt more immersed when my character would look down at a dead body, turn and smile at a passing civilian, or stare up silently at the Gatekeeper.

The only instance of head-turning that really immersed me in Skyrim was when you walk with Tolfdir talking about the newly-discovered Eye of Magnus at the College of Winterhold. We were both looking at the the thing the conversation was about while moving. It was cool.

A particular missed opportuniy I saw was they could have made those moments where you see a shadow from the sky fly across the ground, and your character instantly looks to see if it's a dragon or--false alarm--just a hawk. This isn't only a first-person game series, you know.

What's something you feel alone in disliking about this game? Maybe you're not alone :{D~
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Post » Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:52 pm

There are plenty of complaints we can agree on, but do you ever find yourself the only one bothered by something in this game?

I was about to bring up how we STILL don't have the ability to play instruments like an actual bard, but with a search you can find threads about that. Glad I'm not alone there at least.

But I haven't seen any on this: Why didn't they make the player make eye contact with people and enemies in third-person mode? NPCs turn and look at you and at one another; why not us? In Oblivion I felt more immersed when my character would look down at a dead body, turn and smile at a passing civilian, or stare up silently at the Gatekeeper.

The only instance of head-turning that really immersed me in Skyrim was when you walk with Tolfdir talking about the newly-discovered Eye of Magnus at the College of Winterhold. We were both looking at the the thing the conversation was about while moving. It was cool.

A particular missed opportuniy I saw was they could have made those moments where you see a shadow from the sky fly across the ground, and your character instantly looks to see if it's a dragon or--false alarm--just a hawk. This isn't only a first-person game series, you know.

What's something you feel alone in disliking about this game? Maybe you're not alone :{D~

That would require a great deal of programming and changing some codes to do.
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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:59 am

When people complain...

I wish there were more animation. Drinking some mead, playing in instrument, and so on.

Also having your equipment showing on you. A shield or a second weapon for example.
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Post » Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:06 pm

I wish we could have scabbards and the such clip onto our armor properly.
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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:08 am

That would require a great deal of programming and changing some codes to do.

Even though those same things have already been added to Skyrim via mods :P

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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:54 am

Not that's it's a dislike or anything, but I really want a male vampire follower. I know even when the game came out, there was little hope or chance we'd even have vampire followers, then Dawnguard came out and gave us Serana, and everyone gushes over her. For RP purposes, I'd kill for a male, bad-ass vampire follower. And I'm sad that I don't have one :( And I'm probably the only person who cares about something like this..

Yeah I just wanted to get that out.
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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:51 am

Even though those same things have already been added to Skyrim via mods :tongue:

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I was about to write this.
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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:17 am

I was about to write this.

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Post » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:44 am

I am prettysure I am the only one left on this forum who is irked by the lack of an immersive HUD. A year ago there were many who agreed with me on this but they are gone. I started a thread on it a few weeks ago and everyone was like "why would you want to turn off your compass" and "I need my sneak crosshair." Oh and my favorite response on that thread "What's an immersive HUD."

Well, let me answer that last question. An immersive HUD is a few options in the options menu that lets you choose which parts of the HUD to turn off. So, you could turn off the compass (with enemy red dot radar detector) and sneak crosshair for instance and not loose your magicka/health/stamina bars or all on screen text.

Sure there are mods for that but those of us who play on console are out in the cold. I'd much rather see an immersive HUD than legendary status or horse combat. But apparantly there is no one left who feels thusly.
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