Spears will be a great addition to the game,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L3DMJB8yGM&feature=g-vrec

Dovah Bear!

I just found something VERY interesting in the Creation Kit. Today I was working on a werewolf mod, and I took a look at the nif properties for the common bear. It turns out, that Bethesda seems to have added several new properties to bears. Bears now have armor slots, all the same armor slots that common NPCs share. Necklaces, rings, and the like. I haven't messed with too many creature nifs, so I thought perhaps that it was just a common deal...

But after closer inspection, I could only find one occurrence of a creature having similar slots, and that is werewolves.

I find it odd that Bethesda would simply leave in such an edit from gamejam if it was not a full intended future feature...

Its looking like Werebears may be a strong possibility.

Now I don't mess with actor nifs often, so I am not entirely reliable as a source, but I have yet to find a single creature with Armor and Ring slots. Tigers, wolves, deer, all the common critters like bears. So I find it VERY convenient that bears all of a sudden have armor slots when no other common creature does.

Edit: spelling 'tis awful

Really? How interesting.

Probably because I heard of a man bear pig, before I heard of a werebear or men turning into bears, so I already had a silly image in my head when I heard about this from Norse mythology. Always thought it was dumb ever since then.

Man, I'm really hyped now!

it's got me really wonderin now

Another thing I just noticed today is that the TriShape data seems to be named "NewBear"

How new is it exactly

Like I said, it could be a fluke, but it'd be a very odd one considering armor slots eat a small chunk of performance. Why give bears random armor slots they don't use? Perhaps I am wrong and they are used, just for something else, but I have yet to find another creature with the same slots beside a werewolf form. Its very perplexing to say the least.

i hope not i dislike both of those things

But it adds more variety, what id so bad about that?

Variety is the spice of life.

I agree. These ideas are for the most part being proposed as relatively non-intrusive features.

Don't like werebears, don't become one.

Don't like spears, don't use them.

As long as they aren't overpowered or weak and gimicky I think they're solid additions.

This, werebears are only going to be a small part of the DLC/Expansion if included and there's most likely going to be five DLC packs total like Fallout 3. So it's not like there won't be a lot of other features added.

I don't understatnd what you mean, but from what I get, by saying a Werebear would look like man bear pig would be like saying a werewolf would look like http://images.wikia.com/looneytunes/images/b/b9/Wile_E_Coyote_300.gif. Why would Bethesda base a Werebear off a stuipd man bear pig form south park?? That just ludicrous to even think!

I found this pic of a http://yaiolani.tripod.com/werebear.gif interesting. Its the most "man" like on I've found.

I hope they don't look like that, it looks more like a mouseman.

Seriously, I hope bethesda makes werebears look like the Tamriel rebuilt picture.

If they add spears, absolutely do not have the main attack as a slash/hack, it's a spear, it's for jabbing.

I think the werewolf spectral power needs weakening, it think it would be better to have a call for a power. You activate the power and call for werewolves of the wild to come and hunt with you (the same with the lesser shouts, ice wolf and wolf), they'd take around 20-30 seconds to get to you and you can only summon one at once, with a maximum of two available.

Love the whole sneaking werewolf thing, would be brilliant to play like that. But do remember they can't make DLC content interact with each other.

I could see werebears being the deathclaws of Skyrim.

I do too. That is my favorite.

Deathclaws were do deadly because of high speed, incredibly high damage and no way of escaping them. Skyrim has plenty of ways to avoid melee enemies, slightly elevated land, stagger, ethereal etc.

They'd need to be fast to be the DC equivalent of skyrim, slow melee enemies are rarely threatening.

Werebears will probably be faster then the PC, but they'll most likely be slower and deal more damage than a werewolves.

man, people are still going on about this......it never ends. As I said in another thread. If it IS added its not going to be because of lore, its going to be because people are complaining about it. At which point its just going to me a rehashed werewolf thats slower. and then people are going to complain about that........ The entire idea is completely stupid in my opinion. Spears yes, they've been in past games and are a worthwhile game mechanic. were-bears that are just a rehashed werewolf? Not worth it. But most likely bethesda will add it due to public appeal. And I wont buy that DLC. even if it has other stuff in it. I have to voice my opinion somehow

Why do you deny and hate the lore so much and I would love to know how you know so much about how Werebears will look and play in the game and also how you know why they will be added??? Do you have a crystal ball?? I highly doubt you do. Oh wait or can you read minds!!??

Also its YOUR opinion just because you stated it doesn't mean Beth wont add them and just because I made a thread speculating about werebears doesn't mean Beth will add them and when you say "and i wont buy that DLC even if it has other stuff" do you think Bethesda will worry about losing one person because of werebears?? Its not like the next DLC is going to be nothing but werebears I'm sure they will be a small part of if but go ahead and don't buy the next DLC for a stupid reason.