I play in third person in any game that I can. I like seeing my characters. As far as The Old Republic it looks amazing. But I refuse to play MMO's anymore. I cant be trusted, haha.
I am extremely picky when it comes to FPS. Mostly because I tend not to like them (usually). The only FPS's I played religiously were Counter Strike and Quake back when LAN houses were still popular and a viable business (10+ years ago). Now that I am not fourteen anymore I like games with substance. FPS tend to be all about multiplayer and nothing else. Though there are definitely exceptions (Bioshock etc.).
I hated Halo 1 because the story was boring, the characters flat, the Wartog controls horrible and the enemies boring. Halo 2 just more of the same, but for some idiotic reason, we didn't get to play Master Chief through the whole thing. And to top if of? They refused to make a Halo 4, so the whole studio was closed down and someone else is making a new trilogy. That's just cashing in on the name, and I don't expect Halo 4, 5 and 6 to be too different from 1 - 3. It's just a sci-fi CoD.
Hang on. Are you saying you got to level thirty by literally doing nothing but smithing and enchanting? No combat skills? If so, I hope you're playing on PC, because you'll otherwise be in for a VERY nasty surprise when you set out (if you haven't already). Best find a few skeevers and skeletons to beat on for a while. I'm level 38 right now, with 100 in one-handed, 51 in restoration, and around 70 in both light armor and block--for comparison, my smithing skill is at 91. I use a legendary glass sword (I think the one-handed Daedric sword is a little ugly) and a Solitude shield (matches my armor), I'm wearing enchanted armor plus a ring, necklace and circlet to boost my defense, and I have a tank companion supporting me in battles. Yet despite all that, I have yet to survive an encounter with an Elder Dragon, which isn't even the most dangerous type of dragon out there. And then there's the fact that dragons are actually easier than many common enemies; they have to be, since they can and will chase you all the way across the map. And then we have the dragon priests, enemies so insanely overpowered that they could pass themselves off as final bosses. In fact, one of them could easily handle five of the actual final boss. God have mercy on your character when you find one, because the game certainly won't. Short(er) version: I've read on the Bethesda forums how many people have doomed their characters by leveling smithing faster than anything else. As you've taken this to the extreme... This isn't to say you have no hope of becoming more powerful. It'll just be difficult, what with all the high-level enemies you'll now be encountering. Consider traveling to Riften and launching an assault on the orphanage there. I hear the children are immortal, so they should be infinite target practice. Just count on a few guards getting involved.
I had no problems at all picking up where I left off before I started my crafting extravaganza. The enemies do not scale with your level like they did in Oblivion (at least I am pretty sure I read that somewhere and seeing as I am wrecking everything right now I think it is true), so they were actually a cake walk. Plus, my weapon skill was around level twenty before I got to Whiterun; I got side tracked by a few things before I reached there (naturally). Also, I have outrun more than one dragon. But, only out of annoyance because I was on my way somewhere else. Dragons are really easy to kill. Especially frost dragons because I am a Nord. The short and sweet version: The enemies are not high level. Because I started up again where I left off. I am face-rolling the game right now with the best gear in the game (for a warrior anyways). Also, I play on PS3 and my weapon skill leveled up really fast once I set out. Same with my heavy armor.
Why do you want to start the game with the best gear avaliable? Personally, I think a) half the fun is finding new gear, and b) won't it be too easy and boring? Right now I'm playing a pure mage (Necromancer robe with +75% Magick regen, hood with +50 Magick and boots with no bonuses). I don't even carry a weapon, and I focus on Destruction, Restoration, _Conjuring and Alteration, as well as Alchemy (and perhaps Enchanting later, if I bother). I was thinking using a staff as a two-handed weapon, but the only staff I found have 0 damage. And to top it off, I killed my first dragon, then set off to the college in Winterhold by carriage. Put it this way: I'm level 4, have no weapon, no armor, very few potions and got stuck in a dungeon facing a draugh wight. And I survived.... well, after four tries. But I survived, and it I felt darn good about it. That's not saying I'm not having fun with heavy armor and a two-handed axe, though. But it's a different kind of fun. It's more a "it's payback time!"
You forgot ODST and Reach, atleast Reach spiced it up a bit. On the other note, the books are alot better storyline wise then the games. They are more detailed and give more of a decorated backbone. I like the Warthog controls, but i know that's not everybody's cup of tea. Bungie was actually making Halo 4 in the middle of development but decided to change it up for Reach. And Bungie didn't shut down, they are making a new game, something different. The enemies didn't seem boring to me at first, but i know im pretty simple when it comes to that, so i see why you said that. There is a limited number of enemies so it's agreeable. And Charcters are flat in the games but are much better in the books. But everybody has their own taste, so i respect that. Im not trying to be bias, some things aren't as good as others.
Well, it is not going to be easy for much longer. I am already catching up to stuff my level. Also, I have a long career of playing MMO's, so getting the best gear as fast as I can comes without a second thought for me now, haha. But, that is the best part about this game, everyone can choose how they want to play. So for me at least, I like knowing I have the best armor and getting to look at myself with it on the whole game. Edit: Also, I am not impervious to death. I still die, haha. The game is still challenging. I have plenty of other skills that need to be leveled.
@Fullmetal Xeno: Bungie is still around? Oh... sorry, I thought they were disbanded. But anyway, they are not making any more Halo-games, yet the Halo-series continue. And like it or not, Halo 3 was supposed to be the last in the trilogy. Which is why they called it a trilogy in the first place. And no, I didn't forget Reach or that other one, but I consider them spin-offs. Kinda like Halo Wars. It's the same universe, but with a new story and new characters. Halo 4, 5 and 6 will continue the story from Halo 1, 2 and 3. @JHunter: I agree, it's great that everyone can play however they want. If you want to start with the best gear, by all means do it. As long as it doesn't affect my game (and I don't have a clue how it could), why would I care? That said, I've played a lot of MMORPGs over the years, but I've never cared for gear, raids and all that. All I care about is having fun. Which is why when I played WoW, I cared more about running around selling mechanical squirrels to other players than gaining levels. (I actually sold a few, too. Must be my charming smile.) Back in LotRP, a friend of mine walked backwards into Misty Mountains 'because she could', so I decided to cross Lake Evendim backwards. Because I could.
No, it's ok Bungie has been media shy since August. They are really quiet now. And i wished they ended it at Halo 3, because i felt like 3 was enough. Allthough atleast they tried something new with Reach
Question: It looks like I can play Fallout: New Vegas on my laptop. Yet on Feb. 2012, the base game as well as all its DLCs will be released on PC 360, and PS3. Should I buy the base game for my PC now or wait until it AND the DLCs come out?
I haven't played any of the DLCs for New Vegas, so I can't say how good (or bad) they are. However, I did play a lot of the Project Nevada-mod and highly recommend it. It's on PC only (all mods are), and are a pretty huge add-on with far more features than I bother even try to mention here. And as it's a mod, it's all free. You can read more about it here: http://newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=40040
All of the DLC's are out right now. You do not need to wait for the ultimate edition to get the game and all of its DLC. All the ultimate edition does is put it all on one disc. Right now the game and all of its DLC is $33 on Steam. The ultimate edition is going to be $39.99. I say buy it now.
Well, I don't have steam. (Does it require Steam to play the game like Skyrim does?) Look, let's just get it out of the way: I'm an old man when it comes to this stuff. I like just playing the game itself without having to use Steam to activate it. Buy it from a store, install and play. I just think it'd be better if I waited for the ultimate edition so I can buy the game and all its little DLCs in one disk instead of buying it all seperately.
Steam is free. You also buy it through Steam, so no need to go to a physical store. Also, if you buy it from Steam all of its DLC is automatically added to your install file. So it is exactly the same thing as the ultimate edition. The only difference is you can buy the ultimate edition on disc in Feb with no Steam. Or you can download Steam (for free) and play it now for cheaper. The choice is yours. You can also buy the game right now on disc (with no Steam) but it is going to cost much more.
So anyway, so far I've played a total of ten hours in Saint's Row 3 and done... um... five missions. *blush* What I've been doing all this time? Well.... see for yourself. Spoiler (no, she isn't playing with balloon animals...)
I'm getting Saints Row 3 for Christmas. I'm mourning my accidental deletion of my completed file, still. I had been so quick to save a new game that I saved over my completed one. Insert Darth Vader NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I'm going to get it for the 360 this time. Just because I like the 360 better and it'll give me a sense of newness.
