» Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:13 pm In Feb a new game is coming out. Iv been looking forward to it for a little while now as Skyrim is a bit of a let down for me and have been looking for something new. Im not sure if I can mention it here so ill just mention "Amalur". Hopefully Beth doesnt lose sales as that game has been getting a lot of attention.
Why am I posting this? Because Skyrim could have been awesome (and I need to vent). Instead, its ok. Don't get me wrong, its fun and all but there are moments I just quit in frustration. At most I dabble these days with Skyrim and turn it off once things get annoying. But for now there isnt another game like it as far as I know.
As a PC player I feel Skyrim could have been so much more. Graphics arnt a big deal for me as I play Minecraft, however the actual gameplay feels sluggish and unbalanced.
I have tried a number of characters now. Rogue\assassin, warriors of all types, mage and a battle mage. Only 2 of them hit 30+ as they were balanced enough to actually complete content but not the type of class I wanted to stick with. The fact I had to make so many characters to try and find a good balance between not getting 1 shot or giving just as much back has been difficult, if not a little impossible.
Not all is bad though as I may make it seem. Graphics and dungeon design are all very awesome. Combat, although clumsy, does work well when you hit something. Most games it feels like you're in a slapping contest. But thats about it.
Iv read forums on mods and hints and it doesnt help. The game is what it is. I hope Beth keep their promise to fix the bugs and other issues this year so we can all enjoy the game the way it should have been.
Cheers.
(Its 3:30am, Im off to bed ha!)
To those who care, some issues I have. Its not everything...
Linking spells\ablities to keybard are dreadful (item\spell selection in general is broken as far as I care).
Mob and skill balance is horrible and the forums are full of complaints on this issue. I never know if my new character will be overpowered or too weak (under level 20ish) and find all kinds of issues. If I have a warrior in full plate, magic protection and 200 health, I don't expect to be one shot.
Magic in this game is pretty bad. For me, there has only ever been one game where I enjoyed a mage and that was Dungeons&Dragons Online. I don't expect a copy to Skyrim but some extra research\tests would be nice. I found the mage to not only be super tough to play, but boring and annoying (duel spells was a nice idea though).
AI is rather dumb. Iv lost count to the number of times they tried to run through a wall to kill a monster.
In regards to mob balance I found the following. Without using trade skills its possible for mobs to hit hard but too too overpowered. In fact, the fights can be rather fun. Boss fights however are hardly ever fun. Being 1 or 2 shotted is common which forces you to drink potions a LOT (usually don't have many with no trade skill). Instead make bosses have more hit points but less damage. Fights are longer this way before potions are required and you get some hits in (more fun!). Prob won't work but meh...
As a last note, I hardly ever, ever, ever come across gear with resistance. Fighting casters is tough! But thats me.
