Found out about sprint - Fail of the day : V

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:03 pm

I don't even think this deserves a thread, but somehow I managed to play for 250+ hours not knowing you could actually sprint with your character. Needless to say, I felt unbelievably stupid afterwards, and still do..

Anyone else experienced something similar?

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:43 am

I didnt know about the favorites until about 100+ hours

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:50 am

The closest I can get is buying a Cure Disease potion because an Alchemist told me I looked pale. I fell right into her trap.

As far as missing a key game mechanic? Nope.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:56 pm

I played the first 150-200 hours of Oblivion without knowing that there is a thing called fast-travel. I just ran or rode to everywhere... and it was immersive.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:23 pm

Played for over 150+ hours before realizing that I could move my mouse during combat to achieve different types of weapon swings. Up until then my combat (as a dual wielding thief) consisted of getting in front of the mob and pressing the mouse buttons. Much more dynamic now.

Does that count?

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:18 am

I thought sprint was just fast running? When I tested sprint it seemed to make no difference at all.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:34 pm

The closest I can get is buying a Cure Disease potion because an Alchemist told me I looked pale. I fell right into her trap.

This is interesting. Whenever I run by someone that says that I go right to a temple and use the shrine to cure anything that might be afflicting me. I usually check the Active section to see if there's any red text and there usually is so I've always figured that they were just giving me a clue as to my current situation. Never even thought about stopping to speak with them. Hmmm. I might have to check this out.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:59 am

This is interesting. Whenever I run by someone that says that I go right to a temple and use the shrine to cure anything that might be afflicting me. I usually check the Active section to see if there's any red text and there usually is so I've always figured that they were just giving me a clue as to my current situation. Never even thought about stopping to speak with them. Hmmm. I might have to check this out.

Go to the Alchemist in Whiterun, that's where it happened. It's just one of her opening things of dialog. So legitimately do say that as a hint but she's trying to sell you crap.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:59 am

I'm not sure. Three days ago I realised I could check hoe many in game days I had played. It came to 240 days or so. Afterwadrs i saw that it was 4E 202 instead of 4E 201.
Not done the Main-Quest yet.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:27 pm

Haha, many of these made me laugh. Some of us might even discover something new from this thread lol.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:15 pm

Played for over 150+ hours before realizing that I could move my mouse during combat to achieve different types of weapon swings. Up until then my combat (as a dual wielding thief) consisted of getting in front of the mob and pressing the mouse buttons. Much more dynamic now.

Does that count?

Really? I gotta try that

On topic, I also did not know sprint until about 50+ hours in.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:25 pm

Well just a few days ago I found out you can rotate the 3D images in the loading screen. :ermm:

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:21 am

Oh yeah, and I was about 80 hours in whenI found out you can zoom in on your inventory objects,I was squinting to see those dragon claw symbols for many times. :tongue:

A bit unusual it's mapped to mouse wheel, hehe

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:25 pm

Holy cow, you can zoom in on inventory? I dunno how many hours I have but I'm lvl 39 and I'm tired of stepping up to the TV to see the dragon claws! LOL! Yay! I learned a new trick!

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:01 pm

The closest I can get is buying a Cure Disease potion because an Alchemist told me I looked pale. I fell right into her trap.

As far as missing a key game mechanic? Nope.

The alchemist act just as the people selling medicine today.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:25 pm

Oh yeah, and I was about 80 hours in whenI found out you can zoom in on your inventory objects,I was squinting to see those dragon claw symbols for many times. :tongue:

A bit unusual it's mapped to mouse wheel, hehe

It's also mapped to the arrow keys as well (at least for me it is).

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:50 pm

Holy cow, you can zoom in on inventory? I dunno how many hours I have but I'm lvl 39 and I'm tired of stepping up to the TV to see the dragon claws! LOL! Yay! I learned a new trick!

This thread should be moved to the tips section with the title: "Obvious tips and tricks for the experienced noobie".

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:34 am

Does nobody read anymore?

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:30 pm

Does nobody read anymore?

That's kind of what I was wondering lol. I thought my "Fail" moment was legitimate because this was a half hour into the game and I thought it was a part of the Radiant Story that people would pay attention to things like if you had diseases.

But for a lot of this stuff... There is an instruction manual that explains a lot of it. And the rest is inconsequential like being able to spin objects in load screens.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:20 pm

Does nobody read anymore?

It's not like we're here trying to study for an important exam. It's a video game. Why read when we can experience first hand for ourselves? Thereby learning and growing as our character does. It's not like our characters sat down and read an instruction manual on how to be a bad ass before setting out on our adventures.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:02 am

I actually trapped myself the first time I talked to the Alchemist in Whiterun. My first character is a white-skinned Argonian, so she always look pale; as a result, I assumed that the game was basing the comment on my appearance since Argonians rarely get sick thanks to their high Disease resistance. As it turned out, I actually did have a disease, so ever since I occasionally check my Active Effects tab to see if I caught anything.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:46 pm

I also figured out the running thing way late in the game... plus the zooming function in the inventory to study the 'claws'; I thought the rotating disc-doors' secrets were to be found in books or markings on walls - boy have I been dusting off dungeons many times -_-

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:39 am

I bought a disease potion, well a few of them because people was telling me I was looking pale.

I then went to a shrine and people was still telling me I looked sick or something.

That is when I checked my magic screen, and I was fine: then I checked on here and its a bug.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:23 pm

It helps to at least look at the Keyboard layout in the manual.

I did that, and saw the Sprint key.

However I have yet to Sprint with my character, not even once, and I've been playing nearly since the release.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:49 pm

Ugh...now you see THIS is why we need a manual!