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Nova_C

Chipotle + Hot Sauce is the best Subway sauce.

thehumandignity

Alas, I do not bleed onion sauce.

desc

thehumandignity wrote:

Alas, I do not bleed onion sauce.

oh.

*stops sawing*

YamiNoSenshi

desc wrote:

Organichu wrote:

choco's dick next to a sharpie

Captain Ultra wrote:

Like, you start off measuring the area of your apartment in feet, but you realize you want to measure this by the length of your dick. You measure your dick is 1.2567 feet. So 1 Winky-Dick = 1.2567 feet. So you're designating a whole as 1.2567 somethings but the math shakes out the same.

is this

is this how we measure things now

When I parallel park IR tells me how far from the curb I am in dicks. So, yes.

japan

Am I right in thinking that the only way to level things like archery and magic ability in Skyrim is by using them?

It's just that it is phenomenally difficult to kill stuff by either method in the early stages of the game, which means that it's very difficult to play a non-melee character.

Cinders

tyrannus wrote:

oh look France is protesting

what a surprise

If I wasn't so lazy, I'd find that bbc article about Americans reacting to the French protests.

Mojo_Jojo

japan wrote:

Am I right in thinking that the only way to level things like archery and magic ability in Skyrim is by using them?

It's just that it is phenomenally difficult to kill stuff by either method in the early stages of the game, which means that it's very difficult to play a non-melee character.

Yes. And no, archery is pretty much great throughout. Combine it with sneaking.

Magic is too much of a pain to use on the xbox version so I don't know how that was.

If you're dying too much you can turn the difficulty down though at any time. Generally it's because you levelled up some useless skills accidentally.

thehumandignity

japan wrote:

Am I right in thinking that the only way to level things like archery and magic ability in Skyrim is by using them?

It's just that it is phenomenally difficult to kill stuff by either method in the early stages of the game, which means that it's very difficult to play a non-melee character.

Archery is much more useful when sneak-attacking. Also you can increase any skill by talking to a trainer.

japan

France seems to have serious issues with the policing of run-down housing estates.

YamiNoSenshi

Mojo_Jojo wrote:

japan wrote:

Am I right in thinking that the only way to level things like archery and magic ability in Skyrim is by using them?

It's just that it is phenomenally difficult to kill stuff by either method in the early stages of the game, which means that it's very difficult to play a non-melee character.

Yes. And no, archery is pretty much great throughout. Combine it with sneaking.

Magic is too much of a pain to use on the xbox version so I don't know how that was.

Right out of the tutorial dungeon you can get a blessing of magic, stealth, or strength that make those skills level faster. So that helps a ton. And you don't have to kill things with magic to level it, just hit them or cast it in the case of non-damage spells.

Mojo_Jojo

Yeah the thief blessing is super useful for increasing your Speech skill. It's glacial with it and doesn't improve without it.

thehumandignity

Yeah, you can level alteration, for instance, by casting water breathing repeatedly while standing in a puddle, or by casting detect life anywhere that people are around.

YamiNoSenshi

My magic skills were in the 70s before I finally gave the mage blessing up for another one I found.

Spoiler:

Defense and magic defense boost.

japan

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Mojo_Jojo

japan wrote:

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Don't try to do melee and archery. Pick one.

Just run backwards shooting when they rush you. There's no penalty for shooting them in melee range.

Sarksus

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Oh man class on the weekend

This is the shittiest shit

I thought you were done with all of that crap

Different state nyuck nyuck nyuck

Is it just one class to prove that you can practice there? Seems pretty shitty to me.

Hell no I have to take a different bar exam for this state

that sucks to your assmar. i thought states had like agreements for shit like that? i guess it depends on the states involved. I know they do for stuff like Professional Engineer licenses. I'm thinking about getting one of those.

Professional Engineer licenses wouldn't work either if the laws of physics changed between states.

thehumandignity

Mojo_Jojo wrote:

japan wrote:

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Don't try to do melee and archery. Pick one.

Just run backwards shooting when they rush you. There's no penalty for shooting them in melee range.

The key is to kill them with one arrow.

Aldo

I got heavy armour, smithing and 1H weapons up to 100 now, so I can beat anything in the game no problem.

Now I just want to get more levels and be challenged, so I leveled sneak to ~80, got bows to 66 and enchanting to ~90. Now I'm also wearing some light armor and a 2H weapon to get those skills. And I guess I should use more magic as well.

I'm level 51, for the record. Don't worry, I'm having fun even without all the min/maxing.

japan

Mojo_Jojo wrote:

japan wrote:

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Don't try to do melee and archery. Pick one.

Just run backwards shooting when they rush you. There's no penalty for shooting them in melee range.

Tend to just get mobbed and/or backed into a corner if I try that. Hmmm.

For reference, I'm pretty near the start of the game:

Spoiler:

I've just finished the first quest where you find the golden claw for that trader guy, but I died a lot trying to get it. I'm basically trying to play sneaky archer, but that dungeon had a ton of areas where sneaking was useless, and/or you're trapped in a small area with multiple enemies, making it very difficult to get through the combat without a shield.

Mojo_Jojo

japan wrote:

Mojo_Jojo wrote:

japan wrote:

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Don't try to do melee and archery. Pick one.

Just run backwards shooting when they rush you. There's no penalty for shooting them in melee range.

Tend to just get mobbed and/or backed into a corner if I try that. Hmmm.

For reference, I'm pretty near the start of the game:

Spoiler:

I've just finished the first quest where you find the golden claw for that trader guy, but I died a lot trying to get it. I'm basically trying to play sneaky archer, but that dungeon had a ton of areas where sneaking was useless, and/or you're trapped in a small area with multiple enemies, making it very difficult to get through the combat without a shield.

Hmm. I played that as a sneaky archer no problem. You just go slow and pop arrows into each enemy as you spot them. You'll generally get one hit kills unless it's a boss of some kind.

Just crank the difficulty down.

Aldo

japan wrote:

Mojo_Jojo wrote:

japan wrote:

Archery seems to be OK, but given the game is keen on dungeons you can generally only get off a couple of arrows before whatever you're shooting begins beating you about the head with whatever implement.

Which is a shame because the melee combat system seems to be pretty awful. Or I'm not of a sufficient level yet and am getting the equivalent of "player hits enemy for 0 damage" rolls.

Don't try to do melee and archery. Pick one.

Just run backwards shooting when they rush you. There's no penalty for shooting them in melee range.

Tend to just get mobbed and/or backed into a corner if I try that. Hmmm.

For reference, I'm pretty near the start of the game:

Spoiler:

I've just finished the first quest where you find the golden claw for that trader guy, but I died a lot trying to get it. I'm basically trying to play sneaky archer, but that dungeon had a ton of areas where sneaking was useless, and/or you're trapped in a small area with multiple enemies, making it very difficult to get through the combat without a shield.

So take a dagger and shield with you for when shit hits fans?

Captain Ultra

Sarksus wrote:

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Dynagrip wrote:

Zen Vulgarity wrote:

Oh man class on the weekend

This is the shittiest shit

I thought you were done with all of that crap

Different state nyuck nyuck nyuck

Is it just one class to prove that you can practice there? Seems pretty shitty to me.

Hell no I have to take a different bar exam for this state

that sucks to your assmar. i thought states had like agreements for shit like that? i guess it depends on the states involved. I know they do for stuff like Professional Engineer licenses. I'm thinking about getting one of those.

Professional Engineer licenses wouldn't work either if the laws of physics changed between states.

Well, everything is bigger in Texas.

thehumandignity

japan wrote:

For reference, I'm pretty near the start of the game:

Spoiler:

I've just finished the first quest where you find the golden claw for that trader guy, but I died a lot trying to get it. I'm basically trying to play sneaky archer, but that dungeon had a ton of areas where sneaking was useless, and/or you're trapped in a small area with multiple enemies, making it very difficult to get through the combat without a shield.

Talk to Faendal. He can train your archery skill up to 50.

BobCesca

Japan is playing all sneaky sneaky whereas I'm quite happy going around wacking the shit out of stuff with my battleaxe

Aldo

I don't get people playing different characters anyway. I just level everything in its own sweet time. My redguard is well underway to be both archmage, master thief, assassin and King of All Barbarians Ever. Also: when I die my soul will be claimed by like 6 different Gods and a whole pack of Daedric princes.

bloodyroarxx

Watching a documentary and man they are railroading Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst so fucking hard for Woodstock 99

Elki

@Mojo_Jojo, make a thread.

thehumandignity

Aldo wrote:

I don't get people playing different characters anyway. I just level everything in its own sweet time. My redguard is well underway to be both archmage, master thief, assassin and King of All Barbarians Ever. Also: when I die my soul will be claimed by like 6 different Gods and a whole pack of Daedric princes.

Because that is weird. My argonian assassin and high elf warrior feel more like people because they are different people.