re: Official The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Thread AKA Skyrim addicts anonymous

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Hi everybody. My name is EastcoastEER, and I am addicted to Skyrim. I am here today in the hopes that I can start down the path to recovery; that eventually I will be able to get my life back on track before it's too late. I don't want to end up like that poor kid who cut his own leg off 33 hours into a Skryim marathon, and bled out amidst a pile of empty cans of Monster and half consumed tubs of gravy.

My addiction started innocently enough; it was a slow couple days at work last week, and I found myself lurking around various online messageboards. I noticed most boards, even non-gaming ones, had a thread or two about Skyrim, and I started reading through those threads. It was nothing more than an attempt to kill some time - I didn't know or care about Skyrim, or any Elder Scrolls games for that matter. Besides, I had still fresh copies of MW3 and Forza 4 waiting for me at home. Then I found this thread, and I found myself consumed with reading about a game I didn't even own. Fast-forward to Friday night and I was sneaking off to Best Buy on my way home from work to rectify that.

The few days since then have been a blur. I vaguely recall my wife yelling at me to put down the controller and eat dinner - don't know what day that was, or if I even ate. I am not entirely sure how I ended up in my office this morning. The last thing I remember was last night - I was tanking through a ruin west of Whiterun looking for a bandit leader with a bounty on his head. Next thing I know I am sitting here. How I managed to dress myself and get here in one piece I'll never know. This can't go on. I know I need help; I need to stop. And I will.




After I max out smithing so I can craft some dragon bone armor.




And get a little bit better at enchanting.




And do the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood questlines.




And maybe start over with a mage build, and actually do the main quest.

Welcome to our zombie ranks.

I'm honestly surprised that this thread has continued as well considering we don't want to waste time doing other things.. I guess we mostly post at work? (I do.)

83 hours, lvl 38 and 33 for me. Damn that's pathetic.

I'm around 17 hours in and lvl 15, with an absolute mess of a Nord build. My go-to strategy is to tank any enemy I see while dual-wielding a decent (for my level) refined skyforge waraxe and some destruct spell.

I really need to just start over with a specific play style in mind - I've wasted all my bonus skill points by throwing them all over the place without any real plan.

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I only post while at work.

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Also I assume mages level quicker because you spread your skillups across 5 schools rather than just archery or just 2handed etc.

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Destruction appears to be the hardest one to level up. I shoot everything with that crap and I am still only level 70. With alteration you can spam transmutation to level up in no time(and combined with smithing can make some serious bank). With illusion you can repeatedly frenzy/calm/frenzy/calm/frenzy/calm people if you want to be cheap. With conjuration, you can spam summons or just keep shooting soul traps at things. With restoration, you can spam healing yourself, casting wards while in towns, or healing others.

I have found the best way to level up destruction magic is just fricking with the snow trolls. Blast them until they kneel or run away and let them heal back to full health and repeat. They have no ranged attack and they regenerate health so it is a perfect combo especially if you have Impact and can stun them if they get too close.

Sadly I am already in the companions so I can't exploit the joining process to boost destruction...It is taking FOR-EV-ER

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I really need to just start over with a specific play style in mind - I've wasted all my bonus skill points by throwing them all over the place without any real plan.

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Yeah, same here.

I'm lvl. 29 now. Still haven't even went to meet with the Graybeards. My smithing is at 100, enchanting over 40, everything else around 40 or less. Haven't really spent any time trying to master the magic stuff.

I have full dragon plate armor. Daedric armor maxed out is better though, right? I have quests to join the Imperials, the Stormcloaks, the Thieves Guild and the Mage's College. No idea how to proceed in that regard, but I think I'll join Stormcloaks?

In summary, I really have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm having a helluva time doing it.

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What spells are you using? firebolt (novice?)

If so, switch to incinerate/icestorm/icespear/thunderbolt.. I've noticed it takes a LOT less casts of these spells to get skillups. Granted they use a lot of mana but use them when you can. (any expert level spells that is)

Is there some lvl limit on higher level spells? In other words, do I need to get my mana level up before they even become available to me?

Next newb question - what the hell do you guys do to deal with the sabretooth bastards when traveling through the mountains? My poor little lvl 15 warrior has to run like a little bitch whenever I see one. My ranged destro spells (firebolt/lightning bolt) and/or bow have about the same effect as a gentle fart.

Uh oh! I need to get out of the Skyrim bunker.

I just noticed I am about to roll over 100 hours.

Lvl 18 still working on the Mage College quest with 40+ hours

Sent Lydia packing last night when some elf chick at the Mage college offered her services

She has decent magic and dual wields staff like a demon