Dovahkiin! Dovahkiin! Something, something, [Daggerfall]!

Tam

It's the new Elder Scrolls game! Yay!

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
It will come out on November the eleventh, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand eleven
(11/11/11)

The dragons are back and you gotta find out why and kill a lot of 'em cause you're the last dragonborn and then you gotta stop Alduin from eating the world

It looks to be an amazing immersive experience:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRtYpNRoN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic6dKnv3WdU

Todd Howard, the director, has been answering many questions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05cMC9NVtic

Personface

I will not rest till I see an Argonian.

Doobh

No spears!

I Win Swordfights

Pole arms

a.k.a.

"the lamest weapons"

Dichotomy

they aren't known as that at all

L|ama

have they definitively said no horseback combat yet?

Personface

I Win Swordfights wrote: »

Pole arms

a.k.a.

"the lamest weapons"

I ran a spears/conjuration Argonian from one end of Morrowind to the other, fool.

I Win Swordfights

You played a lizard who poked things

I played a mighty Viking with the powers of hammer and lightning.

Renegade Wolf

L|ama wrote: »

have they definitively said no horseback combat yet?

I don't believe they have said it won't be in. But I'm not holding my breath for it being included.

Personface

Argonian morphology has shifted quite a bit. The loss of the digitigrade legs I can weather (especially considering the atrocious waddle they generated) but I am pining for the return of the coiled horns.

Farthing

I think spears would have worked well with horseback combat, it's a shame they aren't in.

Zen Vulgarity

MOUNT AND BLADE COMBAT IN AN OBLIVION GAME

I WANTS IT

Fishman

SOVNGARDE, I AM COMING!

Langly

dammit, i went to sleep with a new OP ready! Damn my slumber.

Personface

Named my last two mains after historical figures who depicted Hell - Bosch and Dante respectively, both conjuration Argonians.
The question now is - Blake, Barlowe or Milton?

Gumpy

Have we got confirmation about the viability of duel shields yet?

Galy

I don't think I've ever equipped a spear in an elder scrolls game.

Platy

The quest in which you get the Spear of Bitter Mercy is one of the most memorable in Morrowind.

godmode

I am very excited for this game. Hell, I might even pre-order it.

Zay

I liked being a cat person (Khajiit?) in Oblivion. Maxing speed, run and acrobatics makes the game so much fun.

godmode

I wish there was a way to get awesome stats without looking like a cat.

'Cause boy, do I hate cats.

Galy

Step 1: Create female Khajit character
Step 2: Equip full suit of Dark Brotherhood armor
Step 3: Catwoman

Kwoaru

How much info do we have about dual spells? Can you combine them for effects like bioshock 2 or dragon age

Wanna shock and burn things

Personface

Having listened to the podcast they were (as is common) wonderfully vague on almost every topic, and of course the interviewers failed to push anything to them (We need a more investigative and interrogative games journalism) so all we really know is they "are messing around with" combinations and so forth. I would guess the system will probably default to a spell which has slightly weaker versions of both effects with occasionally certain mixes producing something special or strengthened (complimentary/opposing elements, dual identical spells etc.)

Druhim

Personface wrote: »

Having listened to the podcast they were (as is common) wonderfully vague on almost every topic, and of course the interviewers failed to push anything to them (We need a more investigative and interrogative games journalism) so all we really know is they "are messing around with" combinations and so forth. I would guess the system will probably default to a spell which has slightly weaker versions of both effects with occasionally certain mixes producing something special or strengthened (complimentary/opposing elements, dual identical spells etc.)

I think it's hilarious that you think game journalists need to push developers on details they don't want to release yet. Like we have some kind of innate right to this info. What are you covering up Bethesda? It's skoomagate all over again!

Silmaril

Druhim wrote: »

Personface wrote: »

Having listened to the podcast they were (as is common) wonderfully vague on almost every topic, and of course the interviewers failed to push anything to them (We need a more investigative and interrogative games journalism) so all we really know is they "are messing around with" combinations and so forth. I would guess the system will probably default to a spell which has slightly weaker versions of both effects with occasionally certain mixes producing something special or strengthened (complimentary/opposing elements, dual identical spells etc.)

I think it's hilarious that you think game journalists need to push developers on details they don't want to release yet. Like we have some kind of innate right to this info. What are you covering up Bethesda? It's skoomagate all over again!

And this is information that isn't set in stone yet. Why would anyone want them to be pushed into saying what they're working on in specific details that sounds awesome, but when they playtest it and it sucks cock they take it out. and everyone gets pissy at them?

Personface

We don't have an entitlement, but a podcast where one of the only concrete pieces of information was what was NOT in the game and the rest of which was vague mumbling seems counter-productive. Perhaps Bethesda should have restrained themselves from throwing Skyrim into the public eye without more solid info at hand, because the fanbase will inevitably whip themselves up into an inquisitive frenzy and then receive very little to sate them.

Druhim

Because we need to know damn it! What are you covering up Sil? You're obviously working for Bethesda.

Personface

In any case they could at least be more specific or share more details - as an example, I would have liked to hear some of the issues they had with the test build where any NPC could potentially be a companion, or to elaborate on why they removed spears.

ALT POST: Bawwwwwwwwwww give me Argonians or give me death

Druhim

Personface wrote: »

We don't have an entitlement, but a podcast where one of the only concrete pieces of information was what was NOT in the game and the rest of which was vague mumbling seems counter-productive. Perhaps Bethesda should have restrained themselves from throwing Skyrim into the public eye without more solid info at hand, because the fanbase will inevitably whip themselves up into an inquisitive frenzy and then receive very little to sate them.

That's the problem of the rabid, minority fanbase if they insist on freaking out. The rest of us reasonable fans will get along just fine. I don't see why Bethesda should cater to silly geese.

Personface

Druhim wrote: »

Because we need to know damn it! What are you covering up Sil? You're obviously working for Bethesda.

Where is the long form certificate BETHESDA

Silmaril

Druhim wrote: »

Because we need to know damn it! What are you covering up Sil? You're obviously working for Bethesda.

Nothing!

I'm not covering up anything...ermmm...oh look up there! Horse armour!

BigDes

The part in the video where the dragon drops the giant makes me giggle.

Giant is so chilled about falling to his death

Zay

I think a general rule is to not read/watch an interview and expect any new info. If they had anything new to announce, they'd likely announce it and not hope the interviewer asks them that specific question.

B.C.

I am going to play this game.
And no one is going to hear from me ever again.
This game is going to destroy me.

Zen Vulgarity

Dual shields

BigDes

Yeah, I'd rather they be slightly cagey about what's in the game than go too far the other way like Molyneaux and then none of the stuff raved about is actually in there because it was a bastard to implement properly.

thorgot

dual wielding bows

BigDes

In the Old Republic trailer at E3 there was a dude dual wielding dual bladed lightsabers.

Wandering Hero

I sorta want there to be a magical shield spell.
Basically like a 2 second low magicka spell that deflects magic, weapons, arrows, etc.

And I want to dual wield two smaller characters that are also dual wielding

Druhim

a crossbow that shoots dragons that breathe axes