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So is anybody else TOTALLY STOKED about this game? Because I sure am. If you haven't had a chance, check out this video: http://www.gamedynamo.com/videos/watch/11866/en/First_Gameplay_Trailer

It is an introductory trailer that has some sweet bits of gameplay. After that, if you have time, watch the three gameplay walkthrough videos available on that site. It's 20 minutes of pure Elder Scrolls goodness, and if you're a fan of any of the past games, you just may cry with joy after watching.

Also, here is some extra information on the amazing combat upgrades coming with the game. Remember that there are no actual "classes" in this game that you manually select. Once you start the game, you play how you want and develop your "class" over time according to how you play. The names Warrior, Archer, Mage and Assassin are just being used as references to specific playstyles. You could use any one of these, or all of them, in the game. The below information comes from a post made by forum user Gaenor at this site: http://forums.theelderscrollsskyrim.com.

Is it November yet?

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  • Back pedal speed has been reduced to eliminate "hit & run" tactics.
  • Stagger and balance have been added to create more dangerous attacks.
  • Simply holding up a shield is useless. You now need to time your blocks. You can also pull off a shield bash to stagger opponents. Can be attempted with two-handed weapons as well, but at a greater risk.
  • Flourish attacks appear for skillful kills, giving you a nice visual treat as you execute an enemy.
  • Some revealed combat Perks are critical strikes (swords), bleeding status (axes) and armor negation (maces).
In short, Warrior combat has been given a lot more dimension. There's more risk taken in each fight and most of all, it will be more fun killing your opponents!


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  • Ranged combat makes arrows capable of higher damage, but also harder to find.
  • Just one shot can potentially destroy an enemy, but you may only have one shot to make.
  • Now you cant just run backwards and shoot your enemy, again, back pedal speed has been reduced, AND drawing your bow and aiming your shot takes significantly longer.
As you can see, ranged combat now seems to rely heavily on stealthy characters if you're on your own. Aim good and remain stealth to improve your chance of surviving.


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  • [*]Magic in Skyrim will be inspired by BioShock's Plasmids xD.
    [*]Magic and melee will be kept distinctly separate. You can have a magic spell in one hand and a sword in the other, but you can't just crack off fireballs while hack n' slashing.
    [*]Although the Mysticism school of magic has been removed and consumed by the other schools, each spell in the game is more flexible. You don't just shoot projectiles this time -- you can hold down the fire button for a stream of magic, place them down as traps, or dual-wield them for extra damage.
    [*]It could be possible that you can meld spells together for unique effects, but I've seen sources that confirm you can as well as sources who confirm that you can't... Bethesda hasn't decided yet when people asked yet, but now they have, only no one knows what exactly...
    [*]Each spell has been individually crafted, so you won't just get aesthetically different spells that act in exactly the same way. There is a possibility you'll be able to meld spells together to create new effects, but Bethesda has not yet decided.
This time fights between mages will be similar to melee combat, where timing and skill is more important than throwing out fireballs and seeing who wins, it is very different compared to Morrowind and Oblivion... in a GOOD way. :)

Assassins

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  • Stealth in Skyrim is a little deeper. Enemies don't suddenly move from passive to aggressive. There is now an interim "Alert" phase, so you'll have a chance to hide again and wait for them to forget about you.
  • Back attacks with daggers are highly dangerous, and a range of dagger Perks will lead to some truly bad[edit] assassins running around.
  • Dagger Sneak-attacks deal up to 15 times base-damage!
  • Remember that ranged attacks have the potential to be very lethal, but remain hidden!
  • One dose of poison can have effect upon multiple strikes, and one of the perks doubles this amount.
  • Sadly enough, no "prince of Persia" or "Assassins creed"-like movement... XD but that is my opinion.
...Assassination feels more like assassination than ever before, in TES, kick-[edit] sneak bonuses, easier hiding, bows with lethal potential, we have been blessed by the Nightmother : D
 
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Oh my, yes. I was just thinking about this game. ALL morning. Watching and rewatching videos. Looking to see if I could max it with my pc or get it on one of the consoles. And the faces- oh how they don't look ridiculous anymore. 11 11 11- cannot get here soon enough.
I remember the faces from Oblivion... I still have nightmares lol

If you guys want to check out a cool forum on Skyrim, go to this site: Skyrim News, Downloads, Forums and click on the forums tab.

You can get quite a bit of information from the site, as every piece of information about Skyrim is collected there, and it's pretty easy to navigate. The forum is full of decent people too.
 
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anyone knows the specs for the game?

I am drooling over it

I love playing Oblivion too ;)
I'm not 100% sure about the specs, but I'd check out that site I posted above. You can probably find some information there.

Here's an open question for everybody: When you get the game, what race are you going to play as, and what kind of playstyle will you use your first time through?
 
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For anyone who played oblivion with mods, i truly enjoyed those combat mods and midas magic, hope they make cool animations like throat-slitting, hand slicing, skull bashing, corpse burning and snazzy magic animations :D


why? to answer crujir question, i enjoyed playing a mage or thief, mainly khajit and whats the race (shortest race in the game, perfect stats for a mage)

I am a long distance guy, i like to pick em off in the shadows ;)
 
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nope not impressed with the game! maybe Im getting old! not the same type of game but i remember being impressed with Shenmue 1 and 2 when they came out! it was a great experience roaming around talking to people fighting at times! even though the english Dub was not that good
 
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I don't know! As with all of the Elder Scrolls games, I usually make 20+ different characters. So much to do!

As for specs, from what I found my system will play it at max.

i5 2500k 3.3
radeon HD 6850 1gb
8 gig ram

I waded through all the junk here to find out.
That's a pretty cool site, actually. I'm glad you posted it.
 
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For anyone who played oblivion with mods, i truly enjoyed those combat mods and midas magic, hope they make cool animations like throat-slitting, hand slicing, skull bashing, corpse burning and snazzy magic animations :D


why? to answer crujir question, i enjoyed playing a mage or thief, mainly khajit and whats the race (shortest race in the game, perfect stats for a mage)

I am a long distance guy, i like to pick em off in the shadows ;)

Me too, on the long distance thing. I like killing them before they can get to me. Having a really high speed helps too; if an enemy ever got too close, I'd just run backwards and keep shooting him. If he was a little too fast, I had a Fortify Speed spell that worked wonderfully. Also using alteration to reduce the weight of your items helps you run faster. Because of all this, my character could be incredibly fast, and the only weapon I ever needed was my bow, unless I was indoors.

And as for killing animations, if you watch those videos you'll see they are already in the game. You deliver some brutal death blows to your enemies, and it's nothing short of thrilling.
 
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nope not impressed with the game! maybe Im getting old! not the same type of game but i remember being impressed with Shenmue 1 and 2 when they came out! it was a great experience roaming around talking to people fighting at times! even though the english Dub was not that good
Awe you make me sad... lol. Did you play one of the other Elder Scrolls games and not like it?
 
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I'm not 100% sure about the specs, but I'd check out that site I posted above. You can probably find some information there.

Here's an open question for everybody: When you get the game, what race are you going to play as, and what kind of playstyle will you use your first time through?

i wnet hi elf on oblivion becase i wanted to be the best mage i could be i love magic in games

was prblalby a mistake atack magic didnt seem that efectve atack higher level do to mp limits and i like the more cratve spells better invisbailty water brahting walking psycocanetick stiff night vishion

you dont need to have a huge mana pool for that so i may try a more mele orineted race maybe a red gard

i prefer stelth wiht a good stab to te back like i aisd i ove magick but a fireball can be hard to aim
 
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it would be nice if maybe they would let you togle the abitly to steal on and off im sick of the gurds showing up evry time i acidentely grab a spoon
I agree that there should be some system implemented to prevent "accidental theft," if that phrase even makes any sense.
 
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maybe somehting simaler for friendly fire or mele worcking wiht npc,s in cobat was always a pain if you acidnetly slashed at them

come ot tinck of it the npc themselves would actuly hosltel one naother aicdnelti in big bralws hell iv come across 2 leagion solgers duking it out for no aparant reosn in oblivion
 
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