Dear Ice troll of the thousand steppes. : V - Skyrim

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:07 pm

For me it has always been an axe, one or two handed :lmao:

It's material should depend on your level, get to level 50 and it might be Daedric :hehe:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:53 pm

Of course, you could just have saved it a bit more...

The first time, I put more arrows in him than I care to think...

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:53 am

So the ice troll is there regardless of player level? Wow some non-level scaling which actually effects difficulty ... if only the whole game was filled with these dangerous places it was unwise to go until you are a certain level.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:45 pm

There are few other unleved encounters too. Few places always have Death Overlords with Ebony weapons, for example.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:41 pm

It's good that it does this, shakes things up a bit.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:32 pm

You should have just ran past him.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:31 am

You should have just ran past him.

Run away!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Trollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!111oneeleven!!

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:53 pm

This is why developers have to introduce level scaling.

People simply cannot accept anymore that some foes are too much for them. They have to win always and every time.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:00 am

Thats when i treasured choosing destruction magic in my early levels :bunny:

burning him and running was an easy tactic.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:43 am

I never had a problem with the Ice Troll on the steps to High Hrothgar, probably because I'm always level 30+ before I start the main quest on any of my characters.

Ditto, except around 20-25 for my first character. I'm not stupid enough to try and explore dangerous places before I know how to handle my character and am properly equipped.
I am very surprised so many people had a problem with a Frost Troll, out of all things....for me it was definitely the Snow Bear before that Frost Troll on the way up that was a pain to fight.

This is why developers have to introduce level scaling.

People simply cannot accept anymore that some foes are too much for them. They have to win always and every time.

I always win. Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.

@OP - Save more. Be prepared for anything. Like 2 Ancient Dragons at the same time. Now THAT's being prepared.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:31 am

@OP - Save more. Be prepared for anything. Like 2 Ancient Dragons at the same time. Now THAT's being prepared.

This - also, be prepared to Run Away A Lot.
There's no shame in it.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:02 am

I just did this with my fourth character at level 14, and tried several strategies before I finally took him down. However, I was smart enough to save often, so I didn't have to go back very far. I can't believe people still have not learned to save...often!

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:14 pm

The best way to prevent such things is to save constantly and delete old saves after a while, it's saved me plenty of times.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:40 am

The best way to prevent such things is to save constantly and delete old saves after a while, it's saved me plenty of times.

I have a save archive, currently in the region of 2,400...

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:49 am

let this be a lesson to you to save every 15 seconds like everyone else does

you avatar is just perfect for giving gaming advice lol

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:58 pm

I have a save archive, currently in the region of 2,400...

I delete all my saves, right now if I didn't delete them I'd be in the 700s, I've found deleting them helps with the loading screens.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:35 am

I delete all my saves, right now if I didn't delete them I'd be in the 700s, I've found deleting them helps with the loading screens.

Mine are zipped in batches of 100 and stored on an SSD.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:17 am

Mine are zipped in batches of 100 and stored on an SSD.

I'm on 360 so I can't do that type stuff, wish I could but I can't sadly.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:02 am

I'm on 360 so I can't do that type stuff, wish I could but I can't sadly.

I thought - and correct me if I am wrong - that you could save saves to a USB on the x-box?

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:19 am

i can only say 1 thing about this "Dear ice troll ***** you".

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:36 pm

If you having a hard time I heard if you run past the troll it will follow you into high hrothgar and arngeir and the boys will shout the sh*t outta it

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:35 pm

Funny that you mention it. On my last playthrough there was no Ice Troll there but a Dragon attacked me a few minutes later on my way up. Did someone else had that too?

Close to this. Climbed up the 7,000 steps, Lydia and I killed the troll (couple of fireball scrolls and some judicious ballet fighting got it done,) did my business with the Greybeards, was heading home and heard a commotion behind me. Turned to see Lydia in a desperate fight against a dragon. Together we won the fight, but ye gods it was tough. I think I was all of 9th level at the time. Very happy and proud I was.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:39 pm

If you having a hard time I heard if you run past the troll it will follow you into high hrothgar and arngeir and the boys will shout the sh*t outta it :tongue:

Holy crap really? I want to try this!

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:01 am

I was a werewolf the first time I met him, I just did the sprint attack and he flew off the mountain. Satisfying :thumbsup:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:52 am

same thing happened to me I hate that troll he's sooooo op