why does nobody use the 'help' section of the pause menu? : V

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:08 pm

The help section of the pause menu is quite in-depth and easy to use, yet when many people are unable to figure out how to use soul gems etc... They come straight here, I feel like bethesda should have made it clearer what the help section is for, because I admit I thought it was for technical support at first.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:53 am

For many people, the in-game 'Help' section is the same as the manuals we used to get with games...they never looked in it or read it.

In some ways, it destroys the whole intent of the concept 'laziness'. Not so long ago people didn't do things because it was too much trouble...but in video games people don't read manuals or go to help sections but instead log out of their game, log into a forum, register in the forum, post a question, then come back for a response.

It gives genuine sluggards like me a bad reputation and belittles the entire genre of apathy.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:07 pm

questioning is always the easiest way to approach the answer!

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:55 am

It's like asking for directions. Nobody does it because they think they'll figure everything out.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:56 pm

There's a help section?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:55 pm

It's like asking for directions. Nobody does it because they think they'll figure everything out.

you know, we ask the addresses although there is Maps everywhere!

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:06 pm

I've been playing TES since Morrowind came out, but never joined the forums until after I got Skyrim, and my first questions were about being able to run the game on my comp. Honestly, I didnt really have a reason for not joining. But on gaming forums, I like to think I answer more questions than I ask. With regards to manuals, I will look at them to get a feel for the basics and the controls, but I've always loved the more "lore" type info. Spells, character bios, locations, bestiaries and so on.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:34 pm

Reading pfft why would I want to read something to learn how to use it... Oh right.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:52 am

There's a help section?

I had no idea....

Has it always been there?

Not at home so can't check.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:26 am

i myself use these fourms for, info on patchs (ps3 user ver important), exploits and other fun things, tho i do read all the booklets that games come with when i first buy them just to see controls, hud ect, but didnt know there was a help section in the menu, till now.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:22 am

There's a help section??

(There's a reason to use it???)

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:20 pm

I've never noticed this help section either...

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:15 pm

For many people, the in-game 'Help' section is the same as the manuals we used to get with games...they never looked in it or read it.

In some ways, it destroys the whole intent of the concept 'laziness'. Not so long ago people didn't do things because it was too much trouble...but in video games people don't read manuals or go to help sections but instead log out of their game, log into a forum, register in the forum, post a question, ~~then come back for a response~~ get a perfectly helpful thread of responses, and not even bother to read them, let alone say thanks. :whistling:

It gives genuine sluggards like me a bad reputation and belittles the entire genre of apathy.
Apathy upheld :thumbsup:

no need to worry.

OT, news to me also. File next to 'followers activating shrines' and the horses' sprint button as something I should have realised a long time before I actually did.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:54 pm

The help section in the game is just the same text that is written in the paper manual that comes with the game. It only covers the basics to get you started in the game. It's not a problem solver.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:25 pm

Usually Help in games is quite sparse, not this one. I have to say the Help section is quite good in this game.

And it only took me almost two months of playing the game to notice it.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:35 am

There's a help section?

This

Never noticed.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:57 pm

It ain't sparse, but it is well hidden. And who cares about it anyway, when we have to buy our games now through Steam and do not get any printed manuals any longer? If we have to leave the game or switch into a menu to read the help, instead of having a small booklet next to the keyboard, then we can just as well go online and have a chat. You may as well drop the help and the manual from the game entirely and save even more money...

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:49 am

I wasn't aware of it either. But most questions people have could be answered through a simple internet search, but people INSIST on coming to the forums, typing the question, and waiting for answers. You see this a lot with places like Yahoo Answers.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:39 pm

Chalk me up as another person who had no clue this existed, at all. Now I'm really curious to see it.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:33 pm

I'd complain about all the apathy in this thread, but why bother?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:17 pm

This "help section" you speak of is news to me.
Apparently I didn't need it.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:10 am

I got the official game guide. No need for a manual or help file. Good idea to put the manual available any time while playing. Most other games make you back out to a home menu first.
If at all.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:20 am

I didn't look for a help section for ages because I am used to modern decent games teaching you how to play as you go. . . I didn’t know what I was getting into with Bethesda... Regardless, the game would have been unplayable for me wthout the UESP Wiki...