The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[Chris]

March 20th can't come soon enough.

I'm hoping this game will get me back into the RPG mood.

[HellFire]

It probably will.

It's just that you have to choose between loads of great games. :P So much to do in so little time...

[Curry]

Actually I'm afraid I won't touch it first week because of my sudden GRAW addiction :+

[Ponder416]

^indeed. Will this game have any online ability?

[Curry]

None whatsoever, completely single player.

As a good RPG should, I would add.

[Ponder416]

jesus that was quick... Only RPG I have ever played was KOTOR-n-Jade Empire so wanst sure thanks

[Studley]

http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/media_movies.htm

The "Chapter 5" movie on here has really intrigued me. It's suggesting that the AI is pretty much unscripted, and the NPCs will interact with the environment randomly in the same way as you. The bit where the woman in the bookshop casts a fireball spell on her dog :D

If this video really is as unscripted as it claims, it could be a really refreshing game where you never get the same game twice. However, I was having the same hopes just before Fable came out, and that proved to be a little bit of a letdown.

[Studley]

I've ordered the Collector's Edition today. The normal edition will be £49.99 in the shops, and I've found someone online selling the special edition for £49.99, so I'll consider it a free upgrade 8)

[Nino]

I remember a certain sequence involving a door in Half Life 2 that was claimed to be unscripted too ;)

[Ponder416]

What does the Collector Ed. offer?

[Studley]

* Pocket Guide to the Empire - A 112 page guide to every aspect of Tamriel, including its people, provinces and much more.
* Making of Oblivion Documentary - Includes a special behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Oblivion.
* Septim Gold Coin - An authentic replicated Septim, the official currency of Tamriel.

http://img.game.net/images/wk03/oblivion.jpg

Plus it just looks cool ;)

[Chris]

Very cool indeed.

[Curry]

I remember a certain sequence involving a door in Half Life 2 that was claimed to be unscripted too ;)I've completed that game 3 times and I have no idea which part you are referring to 8)7 Enlighten me?

[Nino]

I've completed that game 3 times and I have no idea which part you are referring to 8)7 Enlighten me?

There was a techdemo showing off an AI guy kicking in a door, Gordon then shoved a table in front of the door and the AI guy started shooting through the window or something like that. It was promised to be non scripted but it turned out to be a scripted event.

[Curry]

There was a techdemo showing off an AI guy kicking in a door, Gordon then shoved a table in front of the door and the AI guy started shooting through the window or something like that. It was promised to be non scripted but it turned out to be a scripted event.
Ah the techdemo bit indeed. Yeah well at least that's the only time Valve lied (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/index.html) to us during development :+

[etalien]

Oh let the countdown begin :+ 6 Days left

[Studley]

;(

10 days to go over here, released on the 24th.

Although I'm away on holiday from 17th-24th, so I should arrive home to find the game waiting on my doormat 8)

[Chris]

Studley, where exactly do you live again? :X

[Studley]

Hmm, if only there was a Location field on the left ;)

Good ol' England

[Studley]

There's a new 30sec "Teaser Trailer" which shows the environments... how good does this look 8) (http://www.xbgl.com/news/new-oblivion-screens-and-teaser-trailer/346/)

Also, the game's received a 9.5 rating in the Official Xbox Magazine

[Ponder416]

awsome...this is going to be so sweet!!!

[Chris]

I really want the game, there's no doubt about it. But i'm not sure if i trust OXM's scores as much. They gave 'Fight Night: Round 3' a 10. FN is a great game, but by no means is it perfect. Even in the magazine's review they said it didn't have enough boxers to choose from. If you're going to say something's perfect, then it's perfect. Either OXM should broaden their rating system from 1 to 100 (for example), or not lessen the 10. Do you really think FN is better than 'Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory' which got a 9.9? Sure, FN looks a lot better, but that's just because it's on the X360.

I'm done with my rant.

[Rival24]

I totally agree with you Chris. Don't give a game a 10 when it has some downsides. Gameplay is still the most important factor, and even if the graphics are worth an 11, you still have to look at the big picture to rate it.

[Chris]

Four days to go.

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/702/702493/vid_1443175.html

[jrichar3]

Just paid mine off, will pick up on Tuesday. CAN'T WAIT

[Curry]

Just paid mine off, will pick up on Tuesday. CAN'T WAITMy shop still states 24th as release date, and they stick to those dates :( Ah well, Friday is a good time to start a wasted weekend :)

[Danfoss]

Damn.. i'm going on holiday next wednesday for 8 days. Good thing i have 4 days off when i am back to play oblivion!

[Curry]

Only 4 days? You are aware completing the full game would take 200 hours according to Bethesda? :+

[Chris]

Three days.

http://bethsoft.com/redirects/countdown-3days.php

[Chris]

Two Days.

http://www.theelderscrolls.com/downloads/media_movies.htm

[Curry]

Damn you really can't wait huh :P

[Chris]

No, no i can't.

[Ponder416]

Is anybody playn this game today?

[Daan]

I'm picking it up on Friday, the Dutch release date. (Zo blij dat al mijn lessen uitvallen :D)

[Nino]

Gonna be some quiet days on Xbox Live when everybody is swinging their swords pretending to be orcs. :(

[etalien]

Gonna be some quiet days on Xbox Live when everybody is swinging their swords pretending to be orcs. :(

* Make that quiet months ;)

[Ponder416]

* Make that quiet months ;)

Indeed, Im tryn to get most of my ach. this week on GRAW so I can commit myself to Oblivion, I didnt play the first ElderScrolls but my friend tell me im in for a looooong hall with this game...

[Chris]

I just played it for like two and a half hours. It's huge. It's detailed. It looks amazing. Even outside of the game it's just fun to chase deer around and shoot them. Or explore the huge world. Awesome game no doubt.

[Curry]

2 more days to go for me :/

[Aift]

I GOT MINE!!! YESTERDAY !!!

[etalien]

2 more days here... let's hope my 360 will be back by then 8)7

[Rival24]

2 more days here... let's hope my 360 will be back by then 8)7
It still isn't back? I thought you got it back last monday

[etalien]

It still isn't back? I thought you got it back last monday

Yes, the 360 came back, but without HD and Power Adapter 8)7 So I called them (for the 999 time) and they don't believe that I even sent the damn things :X

Omg this suck so hard, they say it's gonna take weeks before they're found again in the repair center 8)7

Edit: And yes, offcourse I'm gonna buy a new 360 when I'm not having it back by friday to play Oblivion... 8)7

[Rival24]

Yes, the 360 came back, but without HD and Power Adapter 8)7 So I called them (for the 999 time) and they don't believe that I even sent the damn things :X

Omg this suck so hard, they say it's gonna take weeks before they're found again in the repair center 8)7

Edit: And yes, offcourse I'm gonna buy a new 360 when I'm not having it back by friday to play Oblivion... 8)7
Oh my god that sucks. I thought you were 'obliged' to send all the stuff from your Xbox360 to them. I would get extremely pissed on the phone and demand an immediate sollution.

If they don't find it in a couple of days just leave a message and we'll send the Xboxic terror Squad to germany.

[BliZ]

I want it, it´s out everywhere here but I haven´t gotten my paycheck yet, my job is teh suck!

[Chris]

This game gets a 9.89/10 in my opinion. I've been playing it more and it really sucks you in. I was playing for four hours, when i actually thought only an hour went by. It will end me.

[Sarkan]

Oblivion is awsome: a very immersive parallel world...

[Nino]

@Etalien ; Jeez that sucks.

[Studley]

Just got back from holiday and found my Collector's Edition on my doorstep :)

Time for 72hrs straight of Oblivion :D

[Sarkan]

@Studley: lucky man!
These will be the shortes 72hrs of your life, the hours playing oblivion gone faster than light.

[Ponder416]

getting mine today!!! Will I be able to beat the training mission during a lunch break?

[D4V360]

Depends on how long your break is ;)
My Xbox 360 died today in my first 15 minutes in Oblivion, the horror!
Going back to M$ first thing monday morning and lets hope i can play it in a week, allready addicted after 15 minutes of play, damn... :'(

[Ponder416]

I only got to play about 20 min. and now I’m going threw with drawls. I so freakn cool.

[Ponder416]

Im not sure but did someone post about a way you can "delete your cache?" on your 360 to keep it from slowing down??? My game keeps freezing up for a few seconds everytime I try to do something?

[Ponder416]

Im not sure but did someone post about a way you can "delete your cache?" on your 360 to keep it from slowing down??? My game keeps freezing up for a few seconds everytime I try to do something?


never mind i found it

[trj156]

i dont mean to steal this thread..but i am not an rpg fan and never got into any zelda type games. should i buy this? i was reading a review and it said you could play it as an adventure game, an action game, a stealth game, etc. and it sounds cool. i decided i'm not getting burnout after the demo, so i have $60 burning a hole in my pocket.

[Chris]

Get this game right now. If no stores are open, break into one of them and steal it. There ARE times when breaking and entering (and theft) is understandable, and this is one of those times.

[Emily]

This game gets a 9.89/10 in my opinion. I've been playing it more and it really sucks you in. I was playing for four hours, when i actually thought only an hour went by. It will end me.

Obsessed much, darling? Everytime i call you're playing this game. It had better be worth it :)

[Chris]

Obsessed much, darling? Everytime i call you're playing this game. It had better be worth it :)


Oh, it is. I'd marry it if i didn't know you.

[HellFire]

Such a compliment. ;)

Anyways.... what can I say about Oblivion what has not been said before? It's fuckin' awesome and a goddamn must-have. :)

[Studley]

So what race/class/sign did you guys choose, and what are you guys doing in the game right now (preferably without spoilers?)

I chose Redguard (decent warrior/armour skills), Bard (charisma/intelligence), sign of The Shadow (invisibility once a day), and thanks to a side-quest I now have a ring which allows me to breathe underwater, so I'm focusing on doing things in unusual ways, although I can swing a sword when I need to.

That said, I'm struggling on the main quest right now, I've got to slay five vampires but I can't even fight my way past the first one, I might tackle the Arena for a while to get my skills up.

[Curry]

I went for the easiest options first time round :) I am a Redguard Warrior, sign of the Warrior :P

Haven't played much yet regrettably, but it's been fun so far. I'm not too terribly impressed by the game though, it's not the end-all of RPG's as far as I'm concerned. Too many framedrops, strange underwater effects, people have faces that can talk but don't live, fighting lacks some immersion. Story is great so far though, and the graphics are at times very impressive, but the game as a whole doesn't deliver all its potential imho so far. I'm pretty sure the 200 hour story will make up for the other shortcoming probably :)

[etalien]

Depends on how long your break is ;)
My Xbox 360 died today in my first 15 minutes in Oblivion, the horror!
Going back to M$ first thing monday morning and lets hope i can play it in a week, allready addicted after 15 minutes of play, damn... :'(


Hahaha, in a week? In your dreams!! :P I've played with mine for the last time the 26th of February. And yes, that's exactly a month ago, and I'm not joking! Yesterday they told me something which was like 'you might consider buying new parts yourself, it can take weeks'...

Oh, and if you want to know:
If you call them, you get London on the line. The service center is in Germany, they told me several times that they can't understand English in Germany. They can't call eachother, so it's almost impossible for them to communicate about the problems you have.
I call them every day, and I've NEVER spoken to the same person, there work like 200 people in there, sometimes they pick up the phone in another language? (while you've chosen yours from the menu)... It really gets out of control there...

They say at the phone it takes 8 to 10 working days. So that's 2 weeks, but the center in Germany is behind schedual so consider yourself lucky if you have it back by then. ;)

Edit: O, and never call them in the evening, the real people who acctually DO something only work between 9am and 5pm (UK - GMT time)


Think that's it for now, wrote away most of my frustrations :P Good Luck

[Studley]

Turnaround in the UK is brilliant, I sent my console back on a Tuesday and my new one arrived that Friday!

Well like a lot of people (I've been comparing your game progress!) I've opted to fight through the Arena to up my skills. However I've reached Gladiator rank and I'm seriously stumped now, I've got to fight three opponents at the same time and no matter what happens, my fatigue gets drained, I get knocked down and then taken to pieces.

Looks like I might have to take another diversion for a while, to find myself some magic which allows me to regenerate fatigue.

Loving the game by the way, I don't normally dabble beyond the Zelda style of RPGs, but this one's brilliant

[Curry]

What lvl is your character when you get that high in the Arena?

For the record I'm nearly level 4 having done some mini-quests, some main quest and the first 1.5 ranks of the fighter's guild.

[D4V360]

Hahaha, in a week? In your dreams!! :P I've played with mine for the last time the 26th of February. And yes, that's exactly a month ago, and I'm not joking! Yesterday they told me something which was like 'you might consider buying new parts yourself, it can take weeks'...

Oh, and if you want to know:
If you call them, you get London on the line. The service center is in Germany, they told me several times that they can't understand English in Germany. They can't call eachother, so it's almost impossible for them to communicate about the problems you have.
I call them every day, and I've NEVER spoken to the same person, there work like 200 people in there, sometimes they pick up the phone in another language? (while you've chosen yours from the menu)... It really gets out of control there...

They say at the phone it takes 8 to 10 working days. So that's 2 weeks, but the center in Germany is behind schedual so consider yourself lucky if you have it back by then. ;)

Edit: O, and never call them in the evening, the real people who acctually DO something only work between 9am and 5pm (UK - GMT time)


Think that's it for now, wrote away most of my frustrations :P Good Luck

That sucks m8,
I hope your situation isn't the standard cause i hear from a lot of people that they get a new one within a week...

[Ponder416]

I’m thinkn the lower lvl you are the better the Arena is for ya I went threw it no problem @ lvl 5 and 6, of course my stat might be a little different. But my friend is lvl 8 and me got his ass handed to him.lol.

I’m and Imperial (sign Warrior) made a custom class (The Nut Cutters) it basically a Battle Mage.

One problem I’m having I did my first part to joining the Fighters Guild and now I can’t find the 3 guy’s/woman? I need to talk to get some contracts.

[Studley]

Well it took me til today to realise that the Arena and the Fighters Guild are two different things 8)7

I'm a Hero in the Arena at the moment (I think it's Champ and then Grand Champ next?), thank goodness I discovered the Fighting Chance shop in the Imperial City which repairs all of your weapons/armoury for not much money, until I found them I was frantically scouring for repair hammers :D

[Ponder416]

I know the fealing, I'm have a hard time keeping a well stock of repair hammers and lockpicks havent quite found the secret to picking locks so ill end up going threw 30 lockpicks on one job and MOST of the time running out!!lol

That Arena is so much fun!

[cybermans]

where in the imperial city is that frigging shop. Cant find it for some reason

[Ponder416]

Just ask one of the many guards for directions! I’m a stoner so the memory isn’t my best quality!!!tehehehehe*cough*wheeze*cough*

[Curry]

where in the imperial city is that frigging shop. Cant find it for some reason In Market District there's one shop of every kind :)

I'm actually looking for one that sells lockpicks though to do the "Unfair competition" quest... anyone know?

[Ponder416]

In Market District there's one shop of every kind :)

I'm actually looking for one that sells lockpicks though to do the "Unfair competition" quest... anyone know?


If you have joined the theives guild you can buy them from the leader( Grey Fox not for certain its him but I believe so).

[Ponder416]

Sorry for the Double post:

After closing down some Oblivion gate last night, I ended up walkn up on a Unicorn, surrounded my minotaurs. But the damn thing is crazy as hell. The SOB will attack about anything and if it fells like it will attack you, so I killed it.

[Studley]

A unicorn? Blimey.

...Are you sure it wasn't just a horse who'd been hit in the head by an arrow :P

[Ponder416]

A unicorn? Blimey.

...Are you sure it wasn't just a horse who'd been hit in the head by an arrow :P

Im possitive because after I killed it I picked up its horn. I think its for a later quest.

Just go South of "The Imperial City" to the East of "The Green Road" its down in a medow. But if you pull out your weapon it WILL attack you. Just run up to it get on and warp to a city with stables.AND DONT LET THAT THING AROUND PEOPLE!!!

[Chris]

I don't think it's for any quests. I think it's just extra goodness.

[Chris]

Maybe i'm not far enough into it, but have you guys noticed that there isn't one child in the game? I know i know,"BUT CHRIS, WHO CARES???"

Well, i just think maybe the dark brotherhood could've had a few quests where you had to steal children for money, or maybe hold some as hostages.

Your thoughts?

[Curry]

Now you mention it.... hadn't thought about that yet 8)7

[vandenbond]

Is their anywhere else to but lockpicks besides the guy you talk to for Theif missions?

[Curry]

I haven't been able to buy them anywhere but I got a sweet supply from fighting Goblins on various occasions. Always check corpses, I even found a bunch of lockpicks on a rat at one time 8)7

[Ponder416]

Is their anywhere else to but lockpicks besides the guy you talk to for Theif missions?


Go to Leyawiin east side of the river just follow the road until you reach the Shrine of Nocturnal do its EASY side mission and you'll get the Skeleton Key (unbreakable) that should help. You have to be atleast lvl 10 and it gives you 40 skill point to security. Thats one of your many Diadric(sp?) artifacts.

[vandenbond]

sweet, an unbreakable lockpick? thanks dude..that is money

[Curry]

Hell yeah that's a useful tip :) I wasted 40 lockpicks yesterday trying to open the chest of the Captain of the Guard, while the evidence I was looking for was on a cabinet 8)7

[Chris]

I haven't been able to buy them anywhere but I got a sweet supply from fighting Goblins on various occasions. Always check corpses, I even found a bunch of lockpicks on a rat at one time 8)7

Right, because all rats have lockpicks. FTW

[Ponder416]

Remember to (Save) before using a lockpick. Use the Save feature its your friend!!!!!

[Studley]

I think I'm doomed to never complete the main quest :D

Finally became Grand Champion in the Arena and suddenly the Dark Brotherhood want a piece of me :D Plus I've got about half a dozen unclosed Oblivion Gates to deal with.

Out of interest, are there a set number of Oblivion Gates, or do they just keep respawning? Will I be wasting my time if I try to close them all?

[Curry]

I think I'm doomed to never complete the main quest :D

Finally became Grand Champion in the Arena and suddenly the Dark Brotherhood want a piece of me :D
You naughty boy, murdered a civilian didn't you? ;)

[vandenbond]

Go to Leyawiin east side of the river just follow the road until you reach the Shrine of Nocturnal do its EASY side mission and you'll get the Skeleton Key (unbreakable) that should help. You have to be atleast lvl 10 and it gives you 40 skill point to security. Thats one of your many Diadric(sp?) artifacts.

I could not find the Shire of Noctorunal..I found an Oblivion gate and like 3 other caves easy of Leyawin..but no shrine.

[Ponder416]

I could not find the Shire of Noctorunal..I found an Oblivion gate and like 3 other caves easy of Leyawin..but no shrine.

It was tuff for me to find it the first time, but all you do is follow the road on the right hand(east) side of the city. It's about a minutes walk from the castle. If I had one of those nifty ways to take a screen shot I would but, sorry!!!lol

I just lost a freakn 17hr 36 min save, I had two characters going and my theifs guild/dark Brotherhood character got freakn saved over and I was just about finished with the damn things to!!! Im just glad It wasnt my 36hr game!

[vandenbond]

I will do another search for it tonight...although I found some magic now that opens locks...very cool.

and that is horrible dude...silly save points:'(

[Curry]

I just lost a freakn 17hr 36 min save, I had two characters going and my theifs guild/dark Brotherhood character got freakn saved over and I was just about finished with the damn things to!!! Im just glad It wasnt my 36hr game!
:o

That's nasty :X

[storm]

Does anyone know how to stop being a vampire? It's very annoying not being able to walk around in daylight.

[Chris]

Yes. Constantly save your progress so you can go to the point right before you became a vampire and avoid the situation.

[storm]

Yes. Constantly save your progress so you can go to the point right before you became a vampire and avoid the situation.
Hmm, that's not really the kind of solution I was hoping for :P There must be a cure or something, right?

[Chris]

Haha. Yeah, should be. I'm not a vampire, so i wouldn't know.

but damn do i love this game.

[storm]

but damn do i love this game.

Yeah. Normally I'm not really into RPG's. Actually, I used to hate them (except for Zelda: Link to the Past, that shit owns). But I convinced myself that it would be good, so I bought it (the collector's edition even!), and boy, it turned out to be the best buy so far! I've played this game longer than COD2 and GRAW combined, and it's not even a multiplayer game!

[jrichar3]

Does anyone know how to stop being a vampire? It's very annoying not being able to walk around in daylight.

There is a quest you can do to get rid of vampirism, I'll check it when I get home tonight.

[Ponder416]

Yes. Constantly save your progress so you can go to the point right before you became a vampire and avoid the situation.

You know I tried but it didn’t work. Yea I can tell ya how to take care of that vamp problem...


Talk to a monk in a chapel and tell him about the disease and he'll sent you to the arcane univercity.Then the archmage will give you A quest with a witch south of the big city with a c----- chyllendil I think.

If you need more help with this let me know I can give you a step by step. I thought the vamp thing would be cool but, it’s to aggravating

[Curry]

How do you even get turned into a vampire, and what are the consequences (apart from not being able to walk in daylight).

[vandenbond]

Once you join the dark brotherhood, there is a guy in the hidden sanctuary (who is also part of the dark brotherhood)..who offers to turn you into one if you want to.

[Ponder416]

How do you even get turned into a vampire, and what are the consequences (apart from not being able to walk in daylight).

I encountered my vampire during a thief mission looking for some boots in burial chamber under Imperial City. I really havent seen that many though. Also look under the Bloodworks, or if your doing the Dark brotherhood quest there 2nd in comand will turn ya if he like you enough.

Levels of Vampirism (check under active effects tab):
1. 0%: You suck. Go get Porphyric Hemophilia in the Sewers beneath the Bloodworks and sleep for 3 days.
2. 25% Weakling--but useful because... SUNLIGHT DOES NOT HURT YOU AT 25% VAMPRISM.
3. 50% to 75%: Fun powers! Stay out of the sun
4. 100%: UBER. Most NPC's hate you, and you're going to need SPF 100000 sunblock.

Also, being a Vampire adds to your stats, +5 at 25%, +10 at 50%, +15 at 75%, and +20 at 100%. The stat increases are to Vamp skills (obviously) Strength, Speed, Acrobatics, Willpower, Sneak, Mysticism, Illusion, Hand to Hand, Destruction, Athletics, and Resist Normal Weapons (Much less damage-if any-from all weapons except silver or enchanted weapons)

You also get Hunter's Sight (A spell combo of Night Eye and Detect Life) Resist Disease 100% and Resist Poison 100%, and you get other benefits/weaknesses depending on %:

25%
Weakness to fire +20
+5 to all Vamp stats

50%
Vampric Seduction (instant Charm on touch)
+10 to all Vamp stats

75%
Reign of Terror (fear-silence/demoralize area)
+15 to all Vamp stats

Vampire 100%
Embrace the Shadows (Invisibility (180 secs) + Night Eye (90 secs) )
+20 to all Vamp stats
Note: Most NPC's and merchants won't talk to you at this point.

Another note: You can feed from a sleeping person without waking them if your Sneak is high enough.

[vandenbond]

wow, this game is frickin' amazing. I don't know how they fit so much stuff in it. I am officially addicted to it.

[Ponder416]

wow, this game is frickin' amazing. I don't know how they fit so much stuff in it. I am officially addicted to it.

_o_ Same here dude, I have been up every night until 3:30 am playn this game since I got it...lol I keep telling myself just one more quest, but it ends up being like 6 more.:D

[vandenbond]

I know....it's so addicting.. I played until 5AM sunday night/monday morning..and had to work at 7:30AM--bad idea.
But I totally lose track of time.

[Ponder416]

I know....it's so addicting.. I played until 5AM sunday night/monday morning..and had to work at 7:30AM--bad idea.
But I totally lose track of time.

My gf said I'm starting to act like a "Crack Head", and I believe she has been secretly planning an intervention.lol

[Chris]

How do you even get turned into a vampire, and what are the consequences (apart from not being able to walk in daylight).

I heard of a situation where part of a quest was that you were supposed to go talk to someone, and since you can only go out at night everyone is asleep.

Also, there's certain people that are afraid of you so you can't complete some quests because they run away.

[storm]

I heard of a situation where part of a quest was that you were supposed to go talk to someone, and since you can only go out at night everyone is asleep.

Also, there's certain people that are afraid of you so you can't complete some quests because they run away.
If you 'feed' on someone (who's sleeping), you can withstand sunlight again for a day or so. Also your skin is less pale so people aren't afraid of you anymore.

BTW, the easiest way to feed without having to break in people's homes is to feed on the people sleeping in the different guilds, or at least the guilds you're a member of.

Ponder416: Thanks for the hints. I'm currently doing the vampire cure quest. Already found the grand soul gems, just need some garlics now :P

[Curry]

Damn all this talk about the vampires... amazing indeed 8)7

[Ponder416]

kinda make the mouth water eh?http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/Moonstarjacord/8_1_208.gif

All this talk is making me want to quit work and go home to play!!!

[Curry]

I just started a thief character, and tried to join the Thieves Guild. Got myself a quest by speechcrafting the guy at the waterfront (yay), bribed the beggar, broke into the house, then the other chick beat me to it and disappeared into the cellar. It seemed. Entering the cellar I'd lost all quest markers. Ran through the sewers and found no trace of her. Now I have the quest still active although day has already arrived, and can't find anything to do on it or how to finish it 8)7 Anyone hints?

[storm]

I just started a thief character, and tried to join the Thieves Guild. Got myself a quest by speechcrafting the guy at the waterfront (yay), bribed the beggar, broke into the house, then the other chick beat me to it and disappeared into the cellar. It seemed. Entering the cellar I'd lost all quest markers. Ran through the sewers and found no trace of her. Now I have the quest still active although day has already arrived, and can't find anything to do on it or how to finish it 8)7 Anyone hints?

Wait until midnight and go back to that guy at the waterfront. He'll probably say you didn't win the game, and he'll give you a new challenge, with only the other guy as a competitor.

BTW, I think it's not even possible to win it the first time. I found that house almost instantly, and still that bitch beat me to it.

[Curry]

BTW, I think it's not even possible to win it the first time. I found that house almost instantly, and still that bitch beat me to it. Well it's obviously scripted that she beats you, but since the quest changes to "steal it from her!" you should have a fair chance to steal it. But she just disappears into thin air.

Do 'guild ethics' allow you to be both in Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood btw?

[kobejonez]

Damn this game is DEEEP its so packed full easter eggs and stuff to do, I've only been playing 12 hours and have seen and done loads but I sense that I've only scratched the surface. This is how games should be!!. I've gone down the combat route, and my redguard is fairly hard(journeyman on blade!!) and a warrior in the arena. Just getting to grips with magic now. I'm tempted to go buy the 360 version tonight just so they make another. My girlfriend has also labled me as a game addict. Mostly down to oblivion :D

[storm]

Do 'guild ethics' allow you to be both in Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood btw?

Yes, I'm in the Mages Guild, the Thieves Guild, the Fighter's Guild and the Dark Brotherhood :)

[Studley]

A little O/T, but: how cool is the context-sensitive Google advert at the top of the page? Vampire Fangs _o_

Edit: Looks like it's only appears there sometimes. I'll click it next time I see it, to get you some revenue ;)

[Chris]

Well it's obviously scripted that she beats you, but since the quest changes to "steal it from her!" you should have a fair chance to steal it. But she just disappears into thin air.

I beat her to it. I was in the house with her while she was sneaking around and I ran to the case before she got to it. Then, I yoinked it.

Do 'guild ethics' allow you to be both in Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood btw?

Yes. I'm in both.

[Curry]

Yes, I'm in the Mages Guild, the Thieves Guild, the Fighter's Guild and the Dark Brotherhood :)
Hmmmkay but the Fighter's Guild requires you to keep a clean record, and for the Brotherhood you have to kill someone 8)7

[Chris]

Well, you can kill everyone if you don't get caught, and if you don't get caught you still have a clean record.

I think 'Clean Record' means no bounty.

[Curry]

Makes you wonder what the consequences would be if you don't keep a clean record :) Quests to clear your name! :9~

[storm]

Makes you wonder what the consequences would be if you don't keep a clean record :) Quests to clear your name! :9~
Once you're in the thieves guild, you can let that guy at the waterfront clear you name, for half of the price of your current bounty. And yes, a 'clean record' means 'no bounty' in this game. Also, you don't need to 'keep' a clean record in the fighter's guild, you just need to be clean when you want to enter it, that's all.

[kobejonez]

I'm really stuck at the moment i have no lockpicks and about 5 quests that require em any ideas on where i could get some?

[Ponder416]

Well if your lvl 10 or more look for mu post on the Skeleton Key(unbreakable) a few pages back! And late night (12:00am) you can find fences in each city that sell lockpicks.

[kobejonez]

Thanks Ponder :D

[Ponder416]

I got a few quest related to the download pack for Oblivion.

1. If I download the horse pack and Good-ol-Shadowmare (sp?) get whipped out some random enemy will I loose my armor? Or does this make your horse Invincible?

2. I’m currently running three games saves; could I use the horse pack on all three?

Just wondering before I burn 200 credits on this, truthfully im going to anyway I just want to know abit more about it. Thanks and Peace out...

[Studley]

lol, an Invisible horse would be quite cool 8)

[Ponder416]

8)7 lol, yes it would._o_

[Studley]

How do you cure vampirism? ;(

I got bitten on a mission a few days back and caught Poryphic Haemophilia, I thought Cure Poison would get rid of it but I was clearly wrong and now I'm vampired ;(

Any way of getting rid of it or am I doomed to bite necks forever?

[Curry]

You know I tried but it didn’t work. Yea I can tell ya how to take care of that vamp problem...


Talk to a monk in a chapel and tell him about the disease and he'll sent you to the arcane univercity.Then the archmage will give you A quest with a witch south of the big city with a c----- chyllendil I think.

If you need more help with this let me know I can give you a step by step. I thought the vamp thing would be cool but, it’s to aggravating
;)

[prplaya4life]

Best game ever, but about the vampire thing, go to any chapel, and talk to a preist, they will tell u what to do.

[ARCHA1C]

How do you cure vampirism? ;(

I got bitten on a mission a few days back and caught Poryphic Haemophilia, I thought Cure Poison would get rid of it but I was clearly wrong and now I'm vampired ;(

Any way of getting rid of it or am I doomed to bite necks forever?

I forget exactly how you kick off the "cure vampirism" mission, but you will have to go see this woman at Draekelow (sp?) she will send you off to gather 5 GRAND soul gems... the easiest way to find these is to fast travel to the Mage Guilds, and barter for them there... expect to pay about 300-400 apiece. The Woman who can cure is located roughly here\/
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/t0mewalker/CyrodiilMap_03.jpg

[Longsword_337]

okay. i just got my 360.

im new to the forum sio i havent read anything.

how
good
is
oblivion?

tell me straight up.
your own biased opinions.

[Ponder416]

From 1-10 its a 9.420 INDEED...

Its a must have if your a RPG fan, and if your not it will make you one!

[ARCHA1C]

The game is a "buy". I hadn't been following it until a few months before launch, but I bought it, and I'm glad I did. I'm 40 hours into it, and I've only scratched the surface of the main Quest. The game is truly amazing, graphically and interactively. The AI is the best to be seen, and the environments are incredibly immersive. The soundtrack, unlike SO MANY other games, is not repetetive, it is subtle, and comprised of nearly 30 different tracks, and it shifts appropriately depending on the setting, and action. There is so much to do in this game that two people can have a copletely different experience while persuing objectives. The combat is also a HUGE improvement over that of its predecessors, even Fable, which had a very managable combat system. Real time combat, with a slew of weapons, and an amazingly deep inventory make it a challenge, and fun to face tough opponents.

I can't stress enough how pretty the game is. The draw distance is astounding, and although people have complained about the areas loading on the fly a bit choppy, it is barely noticeable if you are merely walking across the landscape. Riding a horse a full speed may result in some hiccups from time to time, but overall the folks at Bathesda did an amazing job with crating this seamless world. You can literally walk from one corner of the map, to another, without ever sitting at a static load screen. The textures are rich, and mapped with the latest graphical tricks, and the lighting is superb. Of course the day has a natural time cycle taking you from day to night, and bringing random weather patterns across the map make for some very nice scenery changes, even if you've been to the area before.

I personally give this game a 95 out of 100. There are very few drawbacks to this game, but I wont be so ignorant as to give it a perfect score.

[Ponder416]

That was beautiful, just for that I'll be starting a new character tonight!!!

[jrichar3]

I'm trying to enchant my armor I have the spell I want, I have the soul gems, and soul trap. So how do I use soul trap??

[Curry]

okay. i just got my 360.

im new to the forum sio i havent read anything.

how
good
is
oblivion?

tell me straight up.
your own biased opinions.
I co-wrote this (http://www.xboxic.com/news/553), is that good enough? ;)

[prplaya4life]

Listen, if anyone knows what to do if you place some of your belongings in a chest thats not yours......where does it go if its gone when you check for it???

[Ponder416]

Listen, if anyone knows what to do if you place some of your belongings in a chest thats not yours......where does it go if its gone when you check for it???

DO NOT!! I repeat do not put anything in a chest that’s valuable to you!!!! I herd every 3hrs all item are respawned (not the word im looking for but you get the point I hope).

You will have to buy a house to store all your goodies! I learned the hard way after putting 6 sigil stone in the Fighter Guild and when I came back to get them they where gone. The funny thing if you just drop something on the ground it will stay there.

Of course there is always the duplicate item glitch if you need some quick money to buy a house...But you didnt hear it from me....MUHAHAHHAHAHA>:)

[Longsword_337]

lol i can get oblivion from the MS store for 20 dollars cuz my step dad works for MS.

[Ponder416]

grrrr...lol... Luckly my old xbox games are paying for my 360 games now but the supply it starting to run low.

[D4V360]

lol i can get oblivion from the MS store for 20 dollars cuz my step dad works for MS.

Buy a couple of hundred, sell them for 40 dollars each and you make some good money ;)

Oblivion is so awesome! After 70 hours of play i've got a level 17 Spellcasting-Zombiechopping-Thief wich got the titles of ArchMage, GrayFox and Listener of The Dark Brotherhood. Armed with my Skelleton key i can go anywhere without anyone seeing me (gonna love to be a master in sneak). I think i'm gonna try the impossible, and that is beating every quest in the game ;)

[Ponder416]

I hope you have 70 hrs eh...All you need is another 430hrs and you might get everything done.

I saw where one of the oblivion creators played the game all the way threw and it took 500hrs.

[Studley]

I'm gonna try to get through another 12hrs of it this weekend, I've only been able to put in 26hrs so far because I'm quite busy (although it's probably about 40hrs of gameplay if you count all of my deaths on the plains of Oblivion...)

Mission #1 for tonight: find myself 2 more cloves of garlic so that I can finish the Vampire Cure quest. Then level up once more so that I can tackle the skeleton key mission.

[Studley]

Well I actually managed 14hrs this weekend. Completed the Main Quest (the ending is 1000% brilliance) but I've still got loads to do for the Mages, Fighters and Thieves Guilds.

Does anyone know of any merchants/traders with a large budget? I've got a batch of items (mainly rings and robes) which are each worth over 8000 gold (in total I'm carrying around the equivalent of about 70,000 gold!) but I can't find a merchant who'll pay a decent amount of money, most of the ones in the Imperial City are capped at about 1000 gold per item.

[BliZ]

Well I actually managed 14hrs this weekend. Completed the Main Quest (the ending is 1000% brilliance) but I've still got loads to do for the Mages, Fighters and Thieves Guilds.

Does anyone know of any merchants/traders with a large budget? I've got a batch of items (mainly rings and robes) which are each worth over 8000 gold (in total I'm carrying around the equivalent of about 70,000 gold!) but I can't find a merchant who'll pay a decent amount of money, most of the ones in the Imperial City are capped at about 1000 gold per item.

I´ve got the same problem. But if you level up your mercantile up to apprentice (I think) the buyers have unlimited gold. that´s what I read somewhere anyway.

[Studley]

Cheers, I'll give that a try. I haven't made much of an effort to work on my magicka, although I always take the Mage's Guild training if I come across it.

Another random question, where the hell's my horse gone? ;( At one point I ditched him by an Oblivion gate, the daedra got to him and I got a message saying "Shadowmere is unconscious", I went back but couldn't find him ;( Is he gone?

[D4V360]

Nope, you just lost him,
Go back to the fort where you got him and he will stand there waiting for you...
Shadowmere rules! :)

[Chris]

I heard somewhere that you can change the sign you were born under at some shrine. Anyone hear anything about it?

[Longsword_337]

I'm gonna try to get through another 12hrs of it this weekend, I've only been able to put in 26hrs so far because I'm quite busy (although it's probably about 40hrs of gameplay if you count all of my deaths on the plains of Oblivion...)

Mission #1 for tonight: find myself 2 more cloves of garlic so that I can finish the Vampire Cure quest. Then level up once more so that I can tackle the skeleton key mission.


wouldnt that be easy, finding garlic?

go to an apothecary or something (never played oblivion...)

[Studley]

I found them from the end, but it's not easy work. Yes there are shops which sell ingredients etc but very few have any garlic in stock, in the end I went into people's houses and stole them from their dinner tables 8)

[Chris]

Stealing Garlic <3

[Studley]

The last bit of garlic was pretty funny. I'd spent about an hour wandering around looking for some, and eventually I spied one on someone's kitchen table. I had to wait for the person to leave the room so he wouldn't see me, I closed the door behind him but he must've worked out that something dodgy was going on because he opened the door just as I was pocketing the garlic.

He shouted for me to stop, as I left his house I noticed there were guards running towards me, if they'd caught me then they would've confiscated my precious piece of garlic. I legged it across the street and dropped the garlic at the bottom of the river, let the guard catch me, paid off my 1 gold fine and then swam back to retrieve my garlic 8) 8) 8)

[Ponder416]

The last bit of garlic was pretty funny. I'd spent about an hour wandering around looking for some, and eventually I spied one on someone's kitchen table. I had to wait for the person to leave the room so he wouldn't see me, I closed the door behind him but he must've worked out that something dodgy was going on because he opened the door just as I was pocketing the garlic.

He shouted for me to stop, as I left his house I noticed there were guards running towards me, if they'd caught me then they would've confiscated my precious piece of garlic. I legged it across the street and dropped the garlic at the bottom of the river, let the guard catch me, paid off my 1 gold fine and then swam back to retrieve my garlic 8) 8) 8)


roflmao :D _o_

[Longsword_337]

GODDAMN IT I WANT OBLIVION!!!!


PLZ GOD ALMIGHTY, DELIVER ME MY JUST REWARD!!!!

[BliZ]

The last bit of garlic was pretty funny. I'd spent about an hour wandering around looking for some, and eventually I spied one on someone's kitchen table. I had to wait for the person to leave the room so he wouldn't see me, I closed the door behind him but he must've worked out that something dodgy was going on because he opened the door just as I was pocketing the garlic.

He shouted for me to stop, as I left his house I noticed there were guards running towards me, if they'd caught me then they would've confiscated my precious piece of garlic. I legged it across the street and dropped the garlic at the bottom of the river, let the guard catch me, paid off my 1 gold fine and then swam back to retrieve my garlic 8) 8) 8)

ah! a true champion! _o_

[jrichar3]

Can't wait to check out the wizard's tower some more when I get home:) 8)

[Chris]

It looks really good. This is something that's easily worth how much you pay.

[jrichar3]

Definitly, I can't wait to see what Bethesda puts out next.

[Curry]

My guess would be warrior or thief expansions similar to these 2 mage packs :)

[jrichar3]

I hope its theif stuff, more loot to steal. I have all my armor enchanted with chameleon. rating is over 100%. I can steal from shops with the owner looking right at me.

I know its tech. cheating, but I can't help it. If you were a theif in the real world you would use something just like this!

[Chris]

There's so much to this game that i wouldn't really consider that cheating. I mean if you put that much effort into something and you're having fun with it, AND you aren't exploiting a glitch...I don't think it's cheating.

[Curry]

I hope its theif stuff, more loot to steal. I have all my armor enchanted with chameleon. rating is over 100%. I can steal from shops with the owner looking right at me.

I know its tech. cheating, but I can't help it. If you were a theif in the real world you would use something just like this!Considering that and the fact that the game just makes it possible I don't see why it would be cheating :)

[jrichar3]

SWEET!!!!

I'm not a cheater8) :) 8) :) 8) :)

[ONI 23]

Yay!,
I just got Oblivion! (better late than never) Hmmm.... What to do first? Any suggestions?
-Oni

[Chris]

Yay!,
I just got Oblivion! (better late than never) Hmmm.... What to do first? Any suggestions?
-Oni

You can never go wrong with exploring the world.

[Studley]

What sort of character are you?

If, like me, you're a bit of a fighter, signing up for the Imperial City Arena is a good move. You'll get some good fighting practice, you'll level up several times by the time you become Champion, and you'll make quite a lot of gold (although you'll probably spend about 25% of your earnings in A Fighting Chance in the Market district, getting your equipment repaired, unless you've found a good source of repair hammers). You'll lose health in the fights but there's a fountain by the arena exit which instantly replenishes your health, magicka and fatigue. So just save before the start of each fight, if you die then you have to do the fight again. After you've conquered the Arena, you'll be much stronger and better placed to do the other elements of the game (particularly some of the more full-on Main Quest missions).

...But then, that's just me, and the beauty of the game is that you can do what you damn well please :)

[cybermans]

Repair hammers FTW. It raises your armorer skills. This can be quite handy when you start exploring large caves and you dont want to go back because of broken equipment. Keep in mind you need to be a journeyman to fix magical powered things.

[ARCHA1C]

Yay!,
I just got Oblivion! (better late than never) Hmmm.... What to do first? Any suggestions?
-Oni


Get yourself out of the sewers, steal a horse from the stables outside the Imperial City... and go for a Sunday drive.. If you just explore your ass off, it will help you later because you should have a lot of the places mapped out.

http://card.mygamercard.net/ARCHA1C.jpg (http://profile.mygamercard.net/ARCHA1C)

[Ponder416]

Just have fun!!1, I'm getting down to about 120 hrs and I’m seeing new things every time I turn this game on. Just last night I was looting a house when a lady walked up, so to keep her from calling the guard I talked to her to get this quest where I have to go into a painting and save her husband/boyfriend/love slave not sure which? I had to fight Painted Trolls with turpentine.

Be sure to get the download before you play it will make for a more exciting experience!

[Studley]

Yeah the painted trolls is bizarre but difficult, I spent ages trying to fight all of them until I realised that I could just use my 60sec Invisibility to get to the item you need, then used my adrenaline/speed boost to out-run them on the way back 8)

120 hours though :o That puts me to shame! I'm getting through the Thieves Guild missions at the moment, I've made all of my gold/fencing targets without any problem because I found a 1000G gem in an unlocked display case in one of the castles 8) Words can't describe just how brilliant it is when you discover something like that.

[ARCHA1C]

I've found that very few missions are as fun as those you do for the Dark Brotherhood... I tried to be a good boy, but the Dark Brotherhood is too much fun... Asassinations galore! Join the Brotherhood, see the world!


(http://profile.mygamercard.net/ARCHA1C)

[ARCHA1C]

I've found that very few missions are as fun as those you do for the Dark Brotherhood... I tried to be a good boy, but the Dark Brotherhood is too much fun... Asassinations galore! Join the Brotherhood, see the world!

PS- All you have to do is murder someone> then go to bed


please use the gamertag field in your user profile

[Longsword_337]

*uncontrollabley sobs*

*sniff*...i want...*sniff*...oblivion...*cough**choke**sob*

[Ponder416]

By far the Dark Brother and the Thief’s guild are the funniest to play!

[jrichar3]

I just made silencer in the Dark Brotherhood. It was sweet

[cybermans]

the latest thief guild mission is amazingly cool. It takes ages but its uberish fun.

[vandenbond]

I am just getting into the thief missions right now (just completed the dark brotherhood..very cool)---but I'm having a problem with a part. When you steal the ring back from the countess....I went through the secret passage way, through the torture room...and up into her room..stole the ring out of the Jewelry box...and the game won't update my quest..the green arrow keeps leading me back to the jewelry box...but it is obviously empty...so I think I am doomed to never be able to complete the Thief's Guild missions.

[Ponder416]

I am just getting into the thief missions right now (just completed the dark brotherhood..very cool)---but I'm having a problem with a part. When you steal the ring back from the countess....I went through the secret passage way, through the torture room...and up into her room..stole the ring out of the Jewelry box...and the game won't update my quest..the green arrow keeps leading me back to the jewelry box...but it is obviously empty...so I think I am doomed to never be able to complete the Thief's Guild missions.


I had a problem with this quest too. Make sure the countess is asleep, and pickpocket her as well. Im thinkn there are thwo rings you can get from this quest...

[Studley]

From memory - the Countess actually has to be asleep in the bed for the correct ring to appear in the box (at other times there is just some generic ring in there).

I tried just pickpocketing it off her during the day, she wasn't having any of it :P

[Ponder416]

Same here I just tried to run in while she's at here dinner party and pickpocket her but it was a no go!!!!

Also if you do the Deadric Shrines quest close to that city you will have to go into the dinner hall and well im not going to spoil it but its worth the time... I might be wrong on the castle but Im thinking that's the same place. You need to do the Shrines anyway for the main quest so yea....

[vandenbond]

sweet, that makes way more sense....I need to let her sleep then..awesome
I went it there once randomly durig the day and the count started punching me..hahaha so I rendered him unconcious and then killed 3 guards...it wasn't pretty

[Ponder416]

roflmao! Before you leave be sure to loot the place. I had a fascination with silver wear in the game I stole every piece I could get my hands on then, I went to a house in Bruma where I had killed the owner and now his house is TOTALLY FULL of silver wear...I wish I could take a screen shot of it, plus I’m not sure how much you can duplicate items before they start to disappear… I also have a house that has about 1000 watermelon in it...

I duplicated the items with a glitch. That why its 1000.

For my next experiment I'll be duplicating wine bottle and filling up someone home...Not sure which one Ill have to kill them first...muhahahahahaha

[ONI 23]

*roflMao*You are an evil genius! >:) _o_
-Oni

[Cage]

I have some problems defeating a ghost. It's in Anvil at Benirus Manor. I bought the place from this guy for a bargin but it's haunted, so it seems. I draged this guy with me to the house and let him open a secret door for me and there it was; the skeleton of the SOB. After giving him is hand back (found it in a jar upstairs) he wakes up and kills me with 2 blows of his stick. I've tried everything, from magic to raw swordpower. Even my fists couldn't make a difference :)
Do you guys have any tips for me how to kill this SOB?

[cybermans]

ghosts don't like silver

[Curry]

ghosts don't like silverOr Daedric, and I think there was a third weapon type capable of damaging ghosts.

[Cage]

Thanks for the tip. So all i have to do is collect some silverware and throw it at him as he tries to kill me?:P But seriously.. is there a silver sword or something like that, because I've never seen it. I've noticed that an enchanted toothpick (read sword) can damage him aswell, but verry little to late.

[Curry]

My lvl 2 thief already has a silver shortsword actually :) Silver, Daedric and enchanted stuff is rare, but you can find it with some effort.

[Studley]

I've got a stack of silver arrows, mostly looted from corpses.

I've also got loads of glass arrows, although I can't figure out the benefit of them :/

[Cage]

My lvl 2 thief already has a silver shortsword actually :) ...
The only silver my lvl 8 battle mage has is maybe some mug I stole or found.;( I think it's time to go looting :D That ghost can stick it where the sun don't shine haha I'll go look for the grey fox.

[Curry]

Think I found the silver shortsword just lying on a table in a ruin when walking straight north from Imperial. Sometimes life can be blindingly easy :P

[cybermans]

Or complete arena :D You get some cool armor and a silver sword. My character is walking with a glass sword primary and a silver is grepable with hotkey. Make sure you get an high armorer level because when you are journeyman you can repair magic touched stuff.

[Studley]

The funniest thing happened to me the other night...

The final mission for the Thieves Guild is immensely long, I spent half an hour traipsing through a dungeon and at the end there is a set-piece where you need to fire an arrow into a slot. The problem is... as my archery skill is appalling, I ditched all of my bows :X

Luckily there was an archer skeleton nearby, so I didn't live to regret it too much

[Ponder416]

That last part of the Thieves guild is really the best part of the game. Its abit long, but the story line was awsome.

[BliZ]

I have some problems defeating a ghost. It's in Anvil at Benirus Manor. I bought the place from this guy for a bargin but it's haunted, so it seems. I draged this guy with me to the house and let him open a secret door for me and there it was; the skeleton of the SOB. After giving him is hand back (found it in a jar upstairs) he wakes up and kills me with 2 blows of his stick. I've tried everything, from magic to raw swordpower. Even my fists couldn't make a difference :)
Do you guys have any tips for me how to kill this SOB?

ghost, or any magic creatures don´t like silver, deadric or magic weapons. Just enchant a weapon with a sigil stone and use that, charge or not. That should work

[Cage]

ghost, or any magic creatures don´t like silver, deadric or magic weapons. Just enchant a weapon with a sigil stone and use that, charge or not. That should work
I've already unleashed all my powers on him, including my enchanted kintana blade, 2 very powerfull magic rod's (one with lightning, fire and ice all at once), some powerfull scrolls and all of my spells. Yes, it hurts him and yes he screamed it out of agony >:) , but all my effort was futile. I only took of like 10% of his energy and wasted several flasks of energy to heal myself in the process. After al those direct blows and all my effort, 10% was'nt good enough because he killed me with ease. I hoped silver would do the trick, but I think i'll skip this quest for a bit and try him later when i'm more powerfull and found Curry's silver short sword ;)

[Aift]

Man.

I can't stop playing this game. I think I am getting addicted to this game, I swear; I am going to wear my eye-balls playing this game.

[Ninjertbh]

I love Daedric Armor, it's so awesome. Makes you look all evil.

[etalien]

I love Daedric Armor, it's so awesome. Makes you look all evil.

Nothing above some nice Mithrill thingy :D

[Ninjertbh]

In all honesty, the Mithrill armor looks cookass. But, I don't know wheter you've got Daedric armor or not. It just looks so amazingly cool ;)

[etalien]

In all honesty, the Mithrill armor looks cookass. But, I don't know wheter you've got Daedric armor or not. It just looks so amazingly cool ;)

Yeah, already got that, but still Mithrill rocks 8)

[Ponder416]

I still havent seen any Glass armor. My heavy armor is Imperial Dragon/ My light armor is Mithrill. It looks cooler that that Elven.

[etalien]

I still havent seen any Glass armor. My heavy armor is Imperial Dragon/ My light armor is Mithrill. It looks cooler that that Elven.

If you're higher level it drops everywhere around you... Such a shame in this game :'( Nothing special about these items ;(

[h22a4sc]

hey i've got a free house, has anyone done this mission already. i love it cuz i dont have to buy a house and i can store all my sh*t in the chest by my bed and it'll never dissapear. ha ha ha...i love it. havent done the shadowmere horse thing but its cool, i like saying i got a free house. (noob here just in case if someones already posted this, i didnt have a chance to go through everysingle page, just sorta skimmed through it)

also for the vampire thing, if u get bit, u've got 72 hrs (if im not mistaken) before u turn, just go to an alchemist store and buy a Mandrake Root, it cures disease and simple eat it, or go to a temple and pray at their alter and ur cure of all ur impurities. after that time i dont know i havent become one...yet, figured i'll try everything at least once

[h22a4sc]

I've already unleashed all my powers on him, including my enchanted kintana blade, 2 very powerfull magic rod's (one with lightning, fire and ice all at once), some powerfull scrolls and all of my spells. Yes, it hurts him and yes he screamed it out of agony >:) , but all my effort was futile. I only took of like 10% of his energy and wasted several flasks of energy to heal myself in the process. After al those direct blows and all my effort, 10% was'nt good enough because he killed me with ease. I hoped silver would do the trick, but I think i'll skip this quest for a bit and try him later when i'm more powerfull and found Curry's silver short sword ;)

i went to the arcane university and stole the arch-mages staff (before the thief guilds mission, it got put there again :? ), i have a khajiit so i have the eye of fear, (didnt buy the spell for invisibility till yesterday and i love it) , but anyway go to the lobby and teleport upstairs and that guy thats up there just hit him wit the eye of fear (yeah b*tch) before that i used my telekenisis and stole the glass ceremonial armor from the display case right across from him while behind his back (worthless by the way, but i love stealing from mage and fighters guilds as well as castles and anything in a display case its like my drug) and teleport upstairs while the AM is sleeping and if ur sneak is high enough (mine was at 83, i snuck a hell of a whole lot before joining the theives guild) and take the staff from him, and leave before that scared prick comes back, he'll just warn u, and go back to that haunted house. the staff hits with a fire damage of 80, i like to hit the ghost with a spell i bought from a guy in a temple thats for weakness to fire, then i hit them wit the staff like 6 or 7 times and he's done quicker than i can say GOOOOT DAMN THAT MU-F**** GOT IT, TAKE THAT!! lol. but it'll be done in like 8 secs or so, no more haunted problems, i also like to summon a scamp since he shoots fire. might not be ur character or the way u can do it, but it was a piece of cake for me this way.

give me his address i'll take care of that SOB, nobody messes wit my oblivion buddies 8)

[jrichar3]

Glad to see I'm not the only clepto playing Oblivion. 8)

[Cage]

i went to the arcane university and stole the arch-mages staff .. blablabla.. the staff hits with a fire damage of 80, i like to hit the ghost with a spell i bought from a guy in a temple thats for weakness to fire, .. blablabla..
So the arch-mages staff with a fire damage of 80 combined with a weakness to fire spell.. you've got some good ideas my friend :) But stealing is not something i'm good at (yet). Hmm.. but i'm allmost arch-mage myself so then I'll get the staff without stealing. O-)

[knickersnot]

i am a noooooob in this forum and so i can see the look of my post i have posted this junk


aka

funk
kerplunk
elephants trunk
tomato chunk
harry monk
the toilets stunk
the dudes a punk

[Studley]

slam dunk, what a hunk

[h22a4sc]

So the arch-mages staff with a fire damage of 80 combined with a weakness to fire spell.. you've got some good ideas my friend :) But stealing is not something i'm good at (yet). Hmm.. but i'm allmost arch-mage myself so then I'll get the staff without stealing. O-)


my sneaks at 100 now, but in building to that the rush always came in when i stole from mages, and fighters guild, and castles, and big weapons from certain ppl. i love it, especially when im tryin to steal from the castle or guilds where everyones still awake, i love stealing from display cases when someones in the room with me, cuz all they have to do is turn around and im caught, not anymore since i bought an invisibility spell. as for the staff i wanna put that kinda spell on my ebony bow (favorite bow, also favorite weapon) but that staff is just so powerful umbra was another one i defeated with about 10-12 hits, i hit her with a dissentagrate (sp?) armor shot with sneak attack (x3 damage) and when she came up i hit her with the weakness to fire spell hit her twice with the staff, changed to my bow, poisoned my ebony arrow with paralize, she dropped, i switched to my staff, equipped drain health spell, hit her wit it while burning her ass to a crisp, by the time she got up she just needed two more blasts and she only touched me once and that was my fault cuz i didnt realize what was behind me and i hit the wall, oh and that fire atronauch (sp?) sucks, imo, he didnt do shit to help me he just stood around and laughed at me while i was fighting her, (she did kill me twice just in case, thats y i had to go get the big guns, my bows and sword and armor werent enough for her :'( ) the ice atronauch, or ice whatever is the only one so far whose had my back through thick and thin and the storm one just walks like he owns the world, that bastard has authoritaw in his step. this game is just too hot for any kinda noob gamer, its ridiculous. i especially love playin it, since i try and use lots of strategy in killin, not just swing away or shoot till they drop.

[Studley]

I used to find killing - particularly in the later Oblivion gates - quite difficult. Then I joined the Mage's Guild and earned myself a Staff Of Paralysis, one blow from this baby and enemies just topple over (often off bridges / into lava, which is VERY funny) and if they survive, I just carve up the static corpse 8)

[Studley]

How has this slipped onto page 2 of the forum :'(

Tonight or tomorrow night I should finally complete all of the achievements, I'm getting through the Mage's Guild quite fast (without using much magic either, as I'm a crap magician but a great fighter).

Then I've got a few of the cooler random quests to do, like the one where you have to get thrown in jail to get the treasure guy on your side...

[Curry]

How has this slipped onto page 2 of the forum :'(
Because noone is kicking it anymore :+

[Studley]

O/T: How come every time I overtake your gamerscore, you suddenly get a few more points too? :(

I've just borrowed Need For Speed from a friend, so hopefully I can get most of the points from that this week :) The points are all for singleplayer aren't they? So if you complete the career mode, you get all 1000 pts?

[MrMoen]

I bought this game almost directly when it came out, and I finally closed my first Oblivion gate. Those sidequests are just to much fun _o_

[Curry]

I bought this game almost directly when it came out, and I finally closed my first Oblivion gate. Those sidequests are just to much fun _o_Heh I actually did the Oblivion gate first and never finished any others 8)7 Back to Oblivion when I've finished TRL and NFS :+

Studley: all achievements are career yeah but don't go hoping for quick points. All the 'big' achievements are in the end (350 (gp) for the last opponent...) and that's going to take rather more than a week.

[Ponder416]

I wish I wouldnt have rushed threw this game.

thread jacking:
I was think about getting NFS also is it fun?

[Curry]

Open a sep. topic about it and I'll answer any question you got ;)

[kobejonez]

need help finding the bust on the 2nd TG mission any ideas where to start>?
cheers

[xYouGot0wnedx]

I like this game,but it's not as good as everyone says it is.You can get into this game for hours at a time,but then I find myself bored,and putting in Ghost Recon,or some other game.

[kobejonez]

[/QUOTE]You can get into this game for hours at a time,but then I find myself bored,and putting in Ghost Recon,or some other game.[/QUOTE]

I get more tired than bored, 50 hours in and only lvl10 tho :(
I always get side tracked, something I've noticed is, there only seems to be 4 voice actors for everyone in the game. But 50 hours in and looking forward to my next 50 :D Quite possibly game of the naughties(so far, imo) tho the next 4 years are gonna rock and hopefully Oblivion will look dated and have half the detail of future games by comparison.

[Chris]

..You can get into this game for hours at a time..
Hours at a time? It isn't too boring if you're playing it hours at a time.

....50 hours in and only lvl10 tho :(
I always get side tracked...

That shows that the game is far from boring, and if you judge the whole Oblivion experience based on the fact that they only hired a limited number of voices....you're missing the big (huge) picture.

What about the fact there's about 4 guilds, (with each guild about equal to one current average game to complete) a main storyline quest (which is another whole complete game within itself), random quests that don't have to do with any guild, and over 1,000 NPCs with their own sepereate lives that they live. Not to mention countless other shit.

[kobejonez]

That shows that the game is far from boring, and if you judge the whole Oblivion experience based on the fact that they only hired a limited number of voices....you're missing the big (huge) picture.

Yuh I agree I only noticed cos i'd become familiar pretty much with each actor after playing for so long, and voice acting in videogames has always been poor but I think its a lot less irritating than most .

A jewel in the 360's back catalogue crown.

[xYouGot0wnedx]

Hours at a time? It isn't too boring if you're playing it hours at a time.



That shows that the game is far from boring, and if you judge the whole Oblivion experience based on the fact that they only hired a limited number of voices....you're missing the big (huge) picture.

What about the fact there's about 4 guilds, (with each guild about equal to one current average game to complete) a main storyline quest (which is another whole complete game within itself), random quests that don't have to do with any guild, and over 1,000 NPCs with their own sepereate lives that they live. Not to mention countless other shit.
Funny.But like I was saying,you CAN! get into for hours at a time,but I never said I did.I liked it when it first came out,but now since I played other games for the 360,I just don't like this one as much.Ok game,over rated though.

[Chris]

Funny.But like I was saying,you CAN! get into for hours at a time,but I never said I did.I liked it when it first came out,but now since I played other games for the 360,I just don't like this one as much.Ok game,over rated though.


What game in this genre do you play on the 360 that even comes close to TESIV: Oblivion?

[rizzlaking]

160 hours in and still loving this game i ve bought a lot of new games recently but still end up playing this most of the time, if you like a game you can get your teeth into and not just a 5 or six hour experience for your 50 notes, then grab this from your local bargan bin, well worth it for those rainy days and apart from a few niggles (but wot game doesnt have any) i feel this sets the benchmark for future games. You will not be dissapointed!!

[kobejonez]

i feel this sets the benchmark for future games. You will not be dissapointed!!
Agreed 100% all games should be this good

[rizzlaking]

Kobejonez, did you manage to get the help needed finding the bust on the thieves guild mission, i could post you a little walkthrough in an hour or so if you needed

[kobejonez]

Kobejonez, did you manage to get the help needed finding the bust on the thieves guild mission, i could post you a little walkthrough in an hour or so if you needed

Hi man. I got the statue but now I don't know how to convice Lex it's in the other thief's house any ideas??

[rizzlaking]

You need to raise his disposition to 70 or above for him to go and check out the house, you can do this by bribing him (if you have alot of gold) persuading (shit mini game never realy got the hang of it) or by using a charm spell, i used a combination of all three and the spell was called captivate, cant remember where i found that tho -its such a big game!!
good luck

[xYouGot0wnedx]

What game in this genre do you play on the 360 that even comes close to TESIV: Oblivion?
I'm just going to end the conversation.I don't enjoy this game as much as everyone else I guess.I'd rather be playing GRAW,or NCAA.
Different Opinions.Don't keep pushing it.

[Chris]

:+

[Zerodisorder]

lol well its true you dont play it very often owned..i've seen it once in a while but not much, I'll admit after 70 hours and getting all 1000 points I don't feel the need or want to keep playing it right now, I will agree though that it is a great game. But when you complete the 1000 points you feel the need to indulge in another game and get more points :P

[Chris]

Where's the pre xbox 360 gamer in you? You know, the one before gamerpoints existed? You don't just play a game to achieve the points. Well, I don't at least.

[Zerodisorder]

lmao yea i know...it's been a tad addicting but im not crazy about it..:P but on the note of the game i feel that after a while and playing it too the stories completion and all guild completions I jsut can't play it anymore like I did when i first got it, but needless to say the game is great.

[HellFire]

Im still playing it. Just need to finish the mage questline. :D

[Xhale89]

i only need to finish a couple more things. but other then that i thought the game was great over 80 hrs.

[Alphega]

Oblivion keeps freezing on me, not once in an hour but practically every 5 minutes (or less...). I tryed holding the A button to reset the cache while the xbox was booting, while the game was starting up and while it was loading saves or I was entering new areas but nothing seems to help :(. When I play other games (Burnout, arcade) I have no freezes at all. Is there anything else I can do about this?

[Zerodisorder]

Oblivion keeps freezing on me, not once in an hour but practically every 5 minutes (or less...). I tryed holding the A button to reset the cache while the xbox was booting, while the game was starting up and while it was loading saves or I was entering new areas but nothing seems to help :(. When I play other games (Burnout, arcade) I have no freezes at all. Is there anything else I can do about this?
Have you done any of the glitches, as in the money glitches, or multiply items glitches? Those can screw up the game a bit and give it a faster chance at freezing.

[Alphega]

Have you done any of the glitches, as in the money glitches, or multiply items glitches? Those can screw up the game a bit and give it a faster chance at freezing.
No I had it right from the start of the game (froze about 20 times before the emporer died). I realize now that my xbox probably is broken. The game also froze when I removed the hard drive from the xbox and the Chromehounds demo froze also...

[Chris]

Try the MEGA CACHE CLEANER THINGYMAJIGGERRRRR...

From the Dashboard>SYSTEM>MEMORY>Highlight your Hard Drive, press Y, press 'X X LB RB X X'

You will then need to download your updates again, but that's a complete cache cleaner.

[Zerodisorder]

Well I dont know, if it runs other games good i wouldnt think it would be the xbox

[Alphega]

I got a new xbox today (the store swaped the console, not the wiring for a new one) and now the game doesn't freeze like before. I got out of the sewers without it freezing. It has only frozen once now (when riding my horse to the town of Kwatch).

[Zerodisorder]

Good job than, good call on it being the box :)

[Studley]

and the Chromehounds demo froze also...

It didn't freeze, it's just SO boring that your brain disconnected itself from your eyes.

[Zerodisorder]

It didn't freeze, it's just SO boring that your brain disconnected itself from your eyes.
yes, id have to agree with you on that

[Rival24]

yes, id have to agree with you on that
I agree with you on the demo, but multiplayer is VERY good. You can ask almost anyone who bought the game.

[Zerodisorder]

I agree with you on the demo, but multiplayer is VERY good. You can ask almost anyone who bought the game.
but i jsu thtought not only slow, but the fighting was boring, but i mena like ya said its a multiplayer oriented game. Ill try to rent it some time or something. But Dead Rising gets bought before something else. :D

[Curry]

Those interested in the Shivering Isles (http://www.xboxic.com/news/2190) add-on may be interested to see another scan from OXM we just received, showing some information and screenies:

http://files.xboxic.com/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion/thumbs/img2400ah9.jpg
(http://files.xboxic.com/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion/img2400ah9.jpg)

Clickable :)