Dear Ice troll of the thousand steppes. : V

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:15 am

Screw you. Seriously.

I just spent 1 hour getting to Ivarstead, climbing all of those damn stairs and then you killed me. I was brought back to my last autosave in whiterun. I lost 2 levels and 300 gold because of you.

Rot in hell ice troll of the thousand steppes, may you pay for all the non mages you have killed.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:47 am

Yes, he can be quite a pain in the early levels. The first time I went up those steps I died too. I got Lydia and went back up. Together we managed it.

But there's an upside to this. Each time you go back up you will be a little stronger than before. Each time that fight will be a little easier than it was the last time. By the time you're level 15 or 20 you'll able to clean his clock easily. That's very satisfying.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:18 pm

I feel your pain. My very first character climbed those steps, only to be mauled by the Ice Troll.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:33 pm

It's called a troll for a reason

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:32 pm

Are that ice troll so satisfying ripping it to shreds.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:31 pm

I hate that troll! It took me a half hour to sneak past him. I stood on top of a nearby rock, not able to go forward or backwards, wondering if I should just reload a previous save. Then the troll inexplicably ran down the path a short distance, until he was just out of my line of sight. I jumped down and ran as fast as I could up the steps and got away from him.

I'm sorry you lost a couple levels because of him. :confused:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:36 am

Yes, he can be quite a pain in the early levels. The first time I went up those steps I died too. I got Lydia and went back up. Together we managed it.

But there's an upside to this. Each time you go back up you will be a little stronger than before. Each time that fight will be a little easier than it was the last time. By the time you're level 15 or 20 you'll able to clean his clock easily. That's very satisfying. :wink:

Wasn't that phrased at the bottom of a pic entitled "Nemesis", where it displays a guy pushing a boulder up a hill? :hehe:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:58 pm

I love this ice troll. He's just the right enemy on this path: almost impossible to beat at a low level, but slow enough for you to run past him. It's probably the only early-game element that shows that your character is weak and unfit to take on the world just yet. The ice troll and also Falmer if you happen to stumble across their lair.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:42 pm

I always jump on a rock and use ranged (spell or arrow).

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:38 pm

I go up on horseback, then charge past him as soon as he drops. :biggrin:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:58 am

The worst part is that I literally lost a hour of my life. Nothing was gained.

I only needed one more arrow to kill him! :sadvaultboy:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:44 am

Just keep running, then when he jumps down to attack you hit him with a fus (unrelenting force) or yol (fire breath). He will be stunned and you can just run to the top, easy.

If you fight trolls enough you will see they have a hugely predictable attacking style, it's very easy to attack, move back dodging their attack, move in to attack.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:36 pm

The worst part is that I literally lost a hour of my life. Nothing was gained.

I only needed one more arrow to kill him! :sadvaultboy:

Save and save often. I turn off the autosave feature. This forces a habit of saving. You will be rewarded by doing that, come crash or kill.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:04 am

the first time i found him i used the WABBAJACK and then it turned into a chicken it was very funny

then i fell off the the side of the cliff lol

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:40 am

cant u run away from it? if u dont bring lydia with u just evade that troll with the greatest of ease.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:35 am

the first time i found him i used the WABBAJACK and then it turned into a chicken it was very funny

then i fell off the the side of the cliff lol

Lmao, talk about bad luck!

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:23 am

I just spent 1 hour getting to Ivarstead, climbing all of those damn stairs and then you killed me. I was brought back to my last autosave in whiterun. I lost 2 levels and 300 gold because of you.

Quick save is your friend.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:05 pm

AHAHAAHAHAH, come on, he isnt so fast

))

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:03 pm

~~The plane of Oblivion~~The whole of Skyrim is a dangerous place. Save often.

I like to go up with dual cast calm, and not kill a thing. Way of the voice in action.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:11 pm

Horse or fire bolt spell makes it a lot easier, the troll take a lot damage from fire bolt even if it's weak.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:59 pm

Don't blame the ice trolls, blame your own inability to save a lot in a game with RPG elements. :mellow:

(Really though, it's a game with RPG elements, a unwritten rule of RPG's and games with RPG elements is: Save a lot. Cause things will [censored] up one way or another)

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:35 pm

I manage to take care of him mostly..

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:53 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?

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:10 am

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?

Not exactly the same but I was climbing (jumping frantically) from the west side of the Throat Of The World, and when I started nearing the path a blood dragon came at me.

I had a choice between jumping off the cliff or consuming my health potions and continue climbing.
I eventually made it up to the path and once there I killed the dragon.
Proud I was.

Then I got my ass smacked by an ice troll. :<

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:18 pm

Not exactly the same but I was climbing (jumping frantically) from the west side of the Throat Of The World, and when I started nearing the path a blood dragon came at me.

I had a choice between jumping off the cliff or consuming my health potions and continue climbing.
I eventually made it up to the path and once there I killed the dragon.
Proud I was. :smile:

Then I got my ass smacked by an ice troll. :<

Minus the frantic jumping up the Throat of the World that's pretty much what happened my second time up there with my first character. A regular dragon appeared and I had hoped it would kill the troll for me, but alas, that damnable troll was victorious. :stare: