Isn't this game a bit overwhelming? : V - Skyrim

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:51 am

It seems like after playing through a couple of times my quest log is staying a lot more manageable. Knowing which characters give out quests ahead of time lets me stick to the ones that seem appropriate for my level, and for the character I'm playing. I'm really hoping though that the SkyUI team takes a crack at the quest log in the near future, being able to sort quests by things like proximity and faction would be great. Maybe somebody could also go in and edit the quest stage descriptions to be a bit more... descriptive (though with the number of quests being well into the hundreds, that'd be a monumental task.)

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:57 am

That's a good thing.

Cheers

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:09 pm

Yes at first, then not so first

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:03 am

Yes at first, then not so first

Well said....wait..no it wasn't.

Wha?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:16 am

If you keep playing you learn a ton. If you want to learn more about the backstory/lore there are plenty of sites and even a subforum here you can go to to learn more.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:38 pm

If you keep playing you learn a ton. If you want to learn more about the backstory/lore there are plenty of sites and even a subforum here you can go to to learn more.

I hear you, but shouldn't that story be told in the game?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:52 am

i know what you mean. this playthrough i've tried to finish each quest as soon as i get it to keep my quest journal as clean as possible. I'm hoping it will help with some of the bugs too. :blink:

Okay off-topic i know, but i NEED to ask... WTF IS YOUR AVATAR! It freaks me out everytime i see it on these forums! Sweet lord, it looks like a female falmer or something?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:21 am

I pretty much forgot what the main quest was about.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:30 pm

Okay off-topic i know, but i NEED to ask... WTF IS YOUR AVATAR! It freaks me out everytime i see it on these forums! Sweet lord, it looks like a female falmer or something?

That avatar's from Dark Crystal. Haven't seen that movie since I was like 4 so that's about all I remember, pretty recognizable face though.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:01 pm

I pretty much forgot what the main quest was about.

Same. I know there is a civil war. No clue about what side to take even though I have had many conversations with people about it....After awhile, it just all blends together until I have no clue what I am fighting for.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:01 pm

I don't mind the number of quests... in fact, I love that there are so many. My biggest problem is the journal doesn't even bother to tell you where the quest takes place half the time. They fully expect you to have compass markers active.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:12 am

Works fine for me. Try playing on the PS3. No problems there. :smile:

hahaha your joking right?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:42 pm

Same. I know there is a civil war. No clue about what side to take even though I have had many conversations with people about it....After awhile, it just all blends together until I have no clue what I am fighting for.

Something about dragons? And I'm not acting dumb, all I know about the story is that it's about dragons. O_o

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:18 pm

I don't mind the number of quests... in fact, I love that there are so many. My biggest problem is the journal doesn't even bother to tell you where the quest takes place half the time. They fully expect you to have compass markers active.

Compass markers aren't the problem...it's the reason behind the quests that you are given. On your way to a quest, you may pick up 3 or 4 other side quests and decide to come back to them later, cause you are on a quest....well once you are done with your main quest, you still have these other quests in your journal, with no backstory. Like, "Locate Grimsever" ..... I don't know what Grimsever is or who I am locating it for! Or why!

Simple text would explain it to me. Just let me replay the conversation that led up to the quest, and I would understand....or SOMETHING!

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:39 am

hahaha your joking right?

Believe it or not...no. PS3 working fine for me. I guess I'm one of the few.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:09 am

Been playing for about 80 hours or so...I love the game. Luckily, I haven't had any of the problems many people have (lag and such) and I'm playing on the PS3. My only complaint is that there is no "re-telling". What I mean by that is there is no backstory to what I'm supposed to do. I don't know why I have to do the things I have in my quest log.

A simple solution:

Allow the player to see the conversation that led up to the quest.

I'm not saying too many quests are a bad thing, but when I have so many that I cant keep track of them...and the only clue I have is "Locate Grimsever" it kinda takes me out of the story a bit.

I would love to locate Grimsever...But first....Wtef is Grimsever and why do I have to locate it?

Also all the names in this game....I don't know who these people are talking about half of the time..I know I should, cause I kinda recognize the name, but how am I supposed to form an opinion on someone when I can't remember what the last guy told me about him 3 days ago...

What I propose is a Dragonborn's Journal. That is unique to each player depending on how he plays the game. It would tell you what you have learned during your playthrough.

That is all.

Perhaps you do not know about pausing and the quest menu? Press on a quest and it'll show you where to go. Pressing on an already pressed quest will take the helper off.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:46 am

Perhaps you do not know about pausing and the quest menu? Press on a quest and it'll show you where to go. Pressing on an already pressed quest will take the helper off.

I am quite fluent in the pause menu thank you very much.

Perhaps you don't know about the 30 or so miscellaneous quests I have where, yes, it will tell me where to go, but I want to know why. I am aware that I can get an arrow on my compass to tell me where to go for any particular quest. A little bit of a "refreshing my memory" would be nice though as to WHY I need to get said item and WHO I am getting it for...instead of just the "Get item X" in my quest log.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:10 pm

Been playing for about 80 hours or so...I love the game. Luckily, I haven't had any of the problems many people have (lag and such) and I'm playing on the PS3. My only complaint is that there is no "re-telling". What I mean by that is there is no backstory to what I'm supposed to do. I don't know why I have to do the things I have in my quest log.

A simple solution:

Allow the player to see the conversation that led up to the quest.

I'm not saying too many quests are a bad thing, but when I have so many that I cant keep track of them...and the only clue I have is "Locate Grimsever" it kinda takes me out of the story a bit.

I would love to locate Grimsever...But first....Wtef is Grimsever and why do I have to locate it?

Also all the names in this game....I don't know who these people are talking about half of the time..I know I should, cause I kinda recognize the name, but how am I supposed to form an opinion on someone when I can't remember what the last guy told me about him 3 days ago...

What I propose is a Dragonborn's Journal. That is unique to each player depending on how he plays the game. It would tell you what you have learned during your playthrough.

That is all.

For the Grimsever, if you talk to the girl who gave the quest, she would tell you the story about why it is important to her and is the same with most quest if you talk to the npc after they assigned you the quest in most cases.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:22 pm

Just take your time and play at your own pace. You won't be overwhelmed and you'll have a lot of game ahead of you

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:13 pm

For the Grimsever, if you talk to the girl who gave the quest, she would tell you the story about why it is important to her and is the same with most quest if you talk to the npc after they assigned you the quest in most cases.

I appreciate the help, but really, I have no clue who gave me that quest, just like most of my other quests...

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:21 am

I appreciate the help, but really, I have no clue who gave me that quest, just like most of my other quests...

A clue if you want it

Spoiler

She's in Riften

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:55 am

Just take your time and play at your own pace. You won't be overwhelmed and you'll have a lot of game ahead of you :smile:

Don't get me wrong, I am loving this game. But I just think it would draw me in more if I knew why I was travelling to a far off dungeon, instead of just doing it cause it was in my journal.

I hope the devs do something about this, cause a few lines of text about a quest would do wonders.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:40 am

A clue if you want it

Spoiler

She's in Riften

Thanks!

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:31 am

I agree that the miscellaneous quests could use some sort of small description to help remember what it was about and who/where it was from. Like a previous poster I've begun to do some quests as I receive them. It's kind of fun like that.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:09 am

The misc quest could use some more description, but usually they are in that category because they are simple taks. I think thats why Beth set them up to be categorized as such.