» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:28 am
dan-
i went through a period like that, as well. what i found was that, due to the lacking gameplay mechanics of skyrim, i had to ensure that i was strictly rping my character.
and, i'm talking strict. otherwise, it was a grind and filled with meaningless combat and quests, etc.
personally, i've gotten a lot of great, SPECIFIC, rping advice from different threads and applied them. and, created my own.
the obvious shortcomings of skyrim aren't gone, but, i'm enjoying the game even more despite all of them.
examples: no hud (i'm almost used to not seeing the auto-bars now and guesstimating their increases), printed map i fill in instead of in-game, only smith what you mine/hunt, do not re-enchant if your character isn't in to magic/enchanting, can't open certain locks until trained, don't even bother with ingredients/quests etc. if they don't apply to your character build, etcetcetc.
edit: and, lol, just come to terms with skyrim not being all you thought it would be