General Malaise "vs." reading comprehension ; also some talk of skyim and the elder scrolls (4 Viewers)

[AhrnCityPahnder]

ETA: I am in the market for a follower. Who is the best one?

J'Zargo is better than you at most things.

 

[shadyridr]

Barbas is a PIA. Barks all the time. Had to tell him to piss off.On Breaking of Dawn quest right now. Quest is pretty cool and I have no idea what those things in her temple are but I am glad my son wasn't in the room. Those things were creepy.I was up til past midnight playing and all I want to do is fire it up and finish that quest.ETA: I am in the market for a follower. Who is the best one?

■Sometimes upon receiving the quest, the location of the beacon will not appear on your map, making it impossible to find it and continue the quest without the use of the console.

This happened to me

 

[CBusAlex]

Now, is it possible to not use one from the very beginning? That would be tough I think due to the weak nature of your character. And I think you'd find yourself leaving a lot of things behind that you don't want to. Or crawling along trying to walk your overly laiden rear end back to town. I think if you are willing to die and reload a lot, and leave treasure behind or make several trips to get it back to town, you could do it. Just not sure how much "fun" it mght be.

I haven't used a follower yet and haven't had to leave anything cool behind. I just don't bother picking up anything that's not at least a 10:1 value/weight ratio. Gold isn't that scare that you need to be dragging around every iron mace you find.

 

[Hawks64]

Had a question. Black soul gems operate like all other soul gems right? One and done? Found my first one in Fellsglow and thought I'd ask. Also how powerful are human souls? More powerful than grand?

I haven't seen it where they are any stronger than a grand soul when enchanting. I will use a black gem or a grand gem depending on whichever I have more of.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I haven't used a follower yet and haven't had to leave anything cool behind. I just don't bother picking up anything that's not at least a 10:1 value/weight ratio. Gold isn't that scare that you need to be dragging around every iron mace you find.

When I was under level 10, trying to save up enough cash to purchase Breezehome, I couldn't afford to wait for everything to be a 10:1 ratio. In fact, few things were that valuable that early in the game. At least not as I recollect. It was a long time ago.

 

[footballnerd]

Now, is it possible to not use one from the very beginning? That would be tough I think due to the weak nature of your character. And I think you'd find yourself leaving a lot of things behind that you don't want to. Or crawling along trying to walk your overly laiden rear end back to town. I think if you are willing to die and reload a lot, and leave treasure behind or make several trips to get it back to town, you could do it. Just not sure how much "fun" it mght be.

I haven't used a follower yet and haven't had to leave anything cool behind. I just don't bother picking up anything that's not at least a 10:1 value/weight ratio. Gold isn't that scare that you need to be dragging around every iron mace you find.

Followers help for carrying back heavy items to disenchant and to hang on to heavy resources such as dragon bones and scales for later use. Conjuration followers can add more friendlies to even up a battle, but yes, they are not needed to play the game.By the way I'm really starting to like that chick mage from the college who does conjuration. She also uses destruction after she creates a friendly. She usually conjurs the same being I create, so you end up having two fire atriarchs (sp?), making it 4 vs whatever number of enemies

 

[Hawks64]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

Not likely. Back to back RPGs would be a bit much for me. My next play will likely be an Uncharted game or a Mass Effect one. i.e. Something quite a bit different as far as time frame and setting go.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

I was interested in this but then I heard the fighting had a bit too much "special combination of keys" to create moves. Did you find that to be true in the demo?

 

[footballnerd]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

Not likely. Back to back RPGs would be a bit much for me. My next play will likely be an Uncharted game or a Mass Effect one. i.e. Something quite a bit different as far as time frame and setting go.

i played uncharted 3 over the holidays, awesome game, but the length felt like a commercial break

 

[TxBuckeye]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

Not likely. Back to back RPGs would be a bit much for me. My next play will likely be an Uncharted game or a Mass Effect one. i.e. Something quite a bit different as far as time frame and setting go.

i played uncharted 3 over the holidays, awesome game, but the length felt like a commercial break

I have to get through UC 2 first.

 

[Hawks64]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

I was interested in this but then I heard the fighting had a bit too much "special combination of keys" to create moves. Did you find that to be true in the demo?

Nope, seemed very easy to me. It was really easy to switch between primary weapon, secondary weapon and magic without having to go through a menu system to get what you want. On the xbox it's X for primary weapon, Y for secondary weapon (typically bow) and RT plus X,Y,B,A for different magic attack.

 

[Ignoramus]

Now, is it possible to not use one from the very beginning? That would be tough I think due to the weak nature of your character. And I think you'd find yourself leaving a lot of things behind that you don't want to. Or crawling along trying to walk your overly laiden rear end back to town. I think if you are willing to die and reload a lot, and leave treasure behind or make several trips to get it back to town, you could do it. Just not sure how much "fun" it mght be.

I haven't used a follower yet and haven't had to leave anything cool behind. I just don't bother picking up anything that's not at least a 10:1 value/weight ratio. Gold isn't that scare that you need to be dragging around every iron mace you find.

I'm playing a 2nd character now (level 30 sneaky archer) and haven't taken a follower yet and haven't bought a house... Basically playing as a self-reliant ranger and selling off whatever I don't need. It's nice not having piles of #### in a chest to sort through and it forces me to make choices on what's really useful and what I can do without.

 

[NCCommish]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

Not likely. Back to back RPGs would be a bit much for me. My next play will likely be an Uncharted game or a Mass Effect one. i.e. Something quite a bit different as far as time frame and setting go.

I'm hearing a lot of good stuff about the latest Uncharted.

 

[Copeman]

I am playing as a 2 handed tank (Nord), and have been trying to play as somewhat a decent person, very minimal stealing, no murders, etc...

This whole thieves guild quest line is making me feel dirty.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I'm playing a 2nd character now (level 30 sneaky archer) and haven't taken a follower yet and haven't bought a house... Basically playing as a self-reliant ranger and selling off whatever I don't need. It's nice not having piles of #### in a chest to sort through and it forces me to make choices on what's really useful and what I can do without.

I like the sound of this but one quick question. Are you not saving dragon scales or bones? The thought of not having tons of crap to sort through, and making a choice about what to keep and living with it defnitely sounds appealing. But I think I would want to hang on to dragon scales or bones because, as a Dragonborn, I just feel that at some point in the game, I should be sporting dragon armor of some sort. And I want it to be something I crafted from those dragons I had conquered. I imagine there are places in the game, without having to purchase a house, that would let you store some stuff?

 

[TxBuckeye]

I am playing as a 2 handed tank (Nord), and have been trying to play as somewhat a decent person, very minimal stealing, no murders, etc...This whole thieves guild quest line is making me feel dirty.

That's my current game. Not the two handed part, but the "good guy" character that is leading the thieves guild. I did what I could to not unecessarily kill people. I always tried to sneak through a mission if I could without killing anyone. I did well for the most part (with some failures like the one I mentioned on the previous page). I definitely let some quests go unfinished because I felt they were out of character for my toon, like the Cult of Botheia.

 

[Copeman]

I usually just sell the dragon scales/bones and stuff.

I saved a few sets in my house for when the time comes if I need the armor, but those things are more of a burden than anything.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I usually just sell the dragon scales/bones and stuff. I saved a few sets in my house for when the time comes if I need the armor, but those things are more of a burden than anything.

The fellow in question doesn't have a house though. So even saving the 17 scales or so (plus four or so for upgrading) for light armor have to be kept somewhere. Without a house, that is tough. So I'm wondering if/what he's doing.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Finally found a banished bow in Whiterun for $6,600 and this time I had the money!

It will pay for itself many times over.

I'm lever 31 and about to do the Shrine of Boethiah and then after that I'm going to sneak into this party for the main quest. Both sound interesting!

SoB is the only quest I purposely did not finish.

Spoiler

My character wasn't a murderer, so I just couldn't bring myself to intentionally kill someone just to gain favor with a Daedra.

As for the party, I'm pretty sure I botched that one miserably.

Spoiler

I think I was supposed to sneak around and find the evidence. But the map indicator took me to a door that led outside, I was spotted, ended up killing every guard in site, then went back in and found the papers. Totally out of character for my sneaky thief character. Luckily I was so strong by that point in the game that it was an easy bloodbath. I should have redone that though the way it was intended. It ruined the flow of that part of game for me.

Spoiler

I guess this is the beauty of being a Werewolf, I don't really have morals lol

 

[CBusAlex]

You can store stuff in the Jorrovaskir living quarters if you join the companions.

 

[NewlyRetired]

You can store stuff in the Jorrovaskir living quarters if you join the companions.

Sweet! I am trying to save up enough for my house and am just about to start the companion quest line.Does someone offer this space to you or can you just drop stuff and it will remain even when you leave and come back?

 

[AcerFC]

Anyone wish it was as easy as doing a little favor for a girl, wear a Mara amulet and bang, she wants to get married and make money for you.

 

[Copeman]

I had too much stuff on me (couldn't run), so I decided to drop a few things. Potions mainly, the kind I don't need as a non magic using tank. I dropped them all on the floor of the tavern in Riverwood or whatever. This was a while ago. I went in last night, and the stuff was still on the floor. I hovered over it all, and some stuff I could take, but there were a few things that had "steal". Weird.

 

[Ignoramus]

I'm playing a 2nd character now (level 30 sneaky archer) and haven't taken a follower yet and haven't bought a house... Basically playing as a self-reliant ranger and selling off whatever I don't need. It's nice not having piles of #### in a chest to sort through and it forces me to make choices on what's really useful and what I can do without.

I like the sound of this but one quick question. Are you not saving dragon scales or bones? The thought of not having tons of crap to sort through, and making a choice about what to keep and living with it defnitely sounds appealing. But I think I would want to hang on to dragon scales or bones because, as a Dragonborn, I just feel that at some point in the game, I should be sporting dragon armor of some sort. And I want it to be something I crafted from those dragons I had conquered. I imagine there are places in the game, without having to purchase a house, that would let you store some stuff?

I am selling them. I figure that dragons are plentiful enough that when I'm ready to make my dragon armor I'll go out and kill some more.There are "guild hall" storage spots... The Mage college comes to mind as well. I'm not using those, either.

 

[NCCommish]

I'm playing a 2nd character now (level 30 sneaky archer) and haven't taken a follower yet and haven't bought a house... Basically playing as a self-reliant ranger and selling off whatever I don't need. It's nice not having piles of #### in a chest to sort through and it forces me to make choices on what's really useful and what I can do without.

I like the sound of this but one quick question. Are you not saving dragon scales or bones? The thought of not having tons of crap to sort through, and making a choice about what to keep and living with it defnitely sounds appealing. But I think I would want to hang on to dragon scales or bones because, as a Dragonborn, I just feel that at some point in the game, I should be sporting dragon armor of some sort. And I want it to be something I crafted from those dragons I had conquered. I imagine there are places in the game, without having to purchase a house, that would let you store some stuff?

I am selling them. I figure that dragons are plentiful enough that when I'm ready to make my dragon armor I'll go out and kill some more.There are "guild hall" storage spots... The Mage college comes to mind as well. I'm not using those, either.

I love having my house bursting at the seams with stuff, I just couldn't do it. I probably have the best library outside of the Mage college. By the end of game I will have massive collections of armor, weapons, jewels, the whole shooting match. I can't help myself.

 

[CBusAlex]

Sweet! I am trying to save up enough for my house and am just about to start the companion quest line.Does someone offer this space to you or can you just drop stuff and it will remain even when you leave and come back?

It's been a while since I did it, but IIRC after you do the first couple of quests for them and get officially accepted as a member, someone will take you into the living quarters and tell you that you can stay there.

 

[gandalas]

I finally got to experience my first "dragon fight that started out as him attacking something else" last night!

Came out of a dungeon crawl and saw a dragon just to the east. Thought he was coming for me since he was so low in the sky but he just kept on going and started spittin' fire. I ran over the ridge to see what was up and there he was, locked into it with a Giant. It only took me about four arrows to bring down the dragon, but then that dang Giant decided I was no buddy of his (even though I just whooped up on the dragon for him) and was on me in about two strides. The fight with the Giant, while not very long, was definitely harder than the dragon, but in the end he was pushing daisies and I had me a 2 for 1 deal.

It's about time - after all of the crazy stories I've seen on here I got one for myself. I still haven't had the 10 creature battle royale that some of you have, but I figure they're coming. Can't wait...

Just got my first multi-creature attack on a dragon yesterday. He swooped down at the edge of some woods, and there were at least 2 of those ice-spiders, a couple of wolves, a fox and me attacking him. Of course, I killed it, then slaughtered the rest when they turned on me...

 

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

I'm playing a 2nd character now (level 30 sneaky archer) and haven't taken a follower yet and haven't bought a house... Basically playing as a self-reliant ranger and selling off whatever I don't need. It's nice not having piles of #### in a chest to sort through and it forces me to make choices on what's really useful and what I can do without.

I like the sound of this but one quick question. Are you not saving dragon scales or bones? The thought of not having tons of crap to sort through, and making a choice about what to keep and living with it defnitely sounds appealing. But I think I would want to hang on to dragon scales or bones because, as a Dragonborn, I just feel that at some point in the game, I should be sporting dragon armor of some sort. And I want it to be something I crafted from those dragons I had conquered. I imagine there are places in the game, without having to purchase a house, that would let you store some stuff?

I am selling them. I figure that dragons are plentiful enough that when I'm ready to make my dragon armor I'll go out and kill some more.There are "guild hall" storage spots... The Mage college comes to mind as well. I'm not using those, either.

I love having my house bursting at the seams with stuff, I just couldn't do it. I probably have the best library outside of the Mage college. By the end of game I will have massive collections of armor, weapons, jewels, the whole shooting match. I can't help myself.

Yeah, I pretty much have to have a collection of every type of armor, along with one of everything else I find along the way. At this point, however, I have everything spread across 3 houses. At some point I should probably do some spring cleaning.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

 

[The Hank]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

 

[GregR]

On the topic of better balancing the game....

What do you guys think of limiting how high your skill can progress based on your current overall level?

Like as a level 1 character you can't have a skill over 30. Every level you gain, your max skill level in each skill goes up by 1.5 skill levels. So at level 10 you could have skills as high as 45. At level 30 you could have skills of 75. You couldn't have skills of 100 until level 47.

Can tweak the numbers obviously, but would something along those lines make the game better in your opinion?

 

[GregR]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

A couple of minor quests require you to get some number of flawless gems of one type or another.

 

[footballnerd]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

 

[The Hank]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Never smithed the jewlery before...I'll have to give that a look.None related question....I have a Necklace of Minor Smithing and Gauntlets of great Smithing or something....if I disenchant one, would I need to do another?

 

[Ignoramus]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Never smithed the jewlery before...I'll have to give that a look.None related question....I have a Necklace of Minor Smithing and Gauntlets of great Smithing or something....if I disenchant one, would I need to do another?

Once you know the enchantment you know the enchantment, regardless of the strength of the item you disenchant. It makes sense therefore, to disenchant your cheaper item.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Is there any real need for the amythysts, diamonds etc. aside from selling them?

You can use them to smith jewelry if you have Silver/Gold ingots, they usually sell for a pretty penny when made with that.

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Never smithed the jewlery before...I'll have to give that a look.None related question....I have a Necklace of Minor Smithing and Gauntlets of great Smithing or something....if I disenchant one, would I need to do another?

Once you know the enchantment you know the enchantment, regardless of the strength of the item you disenchant. It makes sense therefore, to disenchant your cheaper item.

OK, that's waht i was asking...I had it worded better in my head lolThanks!

 

[TxBuckeye]

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Must admit, I have gone through the entire game without ever casting this spell. I have it, but just never used it. I guess I was just never in to the jewelry making thing, other than to make some nice pieces I enchanted for myself. I just can't see my character sitting around the house with Lydia, Mjolls, etc saying "And here we have a lovely piece I made using some silver and some fabulous amethysts. If you'd like, I could make some matching ear rings that would just look darling on you!"

 

[NewlyRetired]

Are any of you planning on getting Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning? I picked it up and am playing the demo. While it is a RPG it is very very different from Skyrim and am not sure I like it as well or enough to keep it.

I was interested in this but then I heard the fighting had a bit too much "special combination of keys" to create moves. Did you find that to be true in the demo?

Nope, seemed very easy to me. It was really easy to switch between primary weapon, secondary weapon and magic without having to go through a menu system to get what you want. On the xbox it's X for primary weapon, Y for secondary weapon (typically bow) and RT plus X,Y,B,A for different magic attack.

Oh cool, I had heard it was similar to God of War in that you need multiple key presses to do a move. Sounds good!

 

[footballnerd]

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Must admit, I have gone through the entire game without ever casting this spell. I have it, but just never used it. I guess I was just never in to the jewelry making thing, other than to make some nice pieces I enchanted for myself. I just can't see my character sitting around the house with Lydia, Mjolls, etc saying "And here we have a lovely piece I made using some silver and some fabulous amethysts. If you'd like, I could make some matching ear rings that would just look darling on you!"

chopping wood and selling cabbage just wasn't cuttin it. once I saw I could flip a $5 piece of iron ore for $120 to $900 a piece I got hooked.

 

[Sand]

Free DLC out there on Steam with high resolution textures.

 

[TxBuckeye]

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Must admit, I have gone through the entire game without ever casting this spell. I have it, but just never used it. I guess I was just never in to the jewelry making thing, other than to make some nice pieces I enchanted for myself. I just can't see my character sitting around the house with Lydia, Mjolls, etc saying "And here we have a lovely piece I made using some silver and some fabulous amethysts. If you'd like, I could make some matching ear rings that would just look darling on you!"

chopping wood and selling cabbage just wasn't cuttin it. once I saw I could flip a $5 piece of iron ore for $120 to $900 a piece I got hooked.

Never chopped a single piece of wood or made any food either. I honestly just can't imagine doing either of those. They are boring real life. WTF would I want to do either in a game?!?I'm sure transmute is worth it. It is really a matter of me just forgetting about it more than anything. It wasn't like I said to myself "I could transmute this ore but it just isn't worth it." I just never really thought about it.

 

[Copeman]

This, a little iron ore, along with the transmute spell is a great way to make cash while training on smithing.

Must admit, I have gone through the entire game without ever casting this spell. I have it, but just never used it. I guess I was just never in to the jewelry making thing, other than to make some nice pieces I enchanted for myself. I just can't see my character sitting around the house with Lydia, Mjolls, etc saying "And here we have a lovely piece I made using some silver and some fabulous amethysts. If you'd like, I could make some matching ear rings that would just look darling on you!"

chopping wood and selling cabbage just wasn't cuttin it. once I saw I could flip a $5 piece of iron ore for $120 to $900 a piece I got hooked.

Never chopped a single piece of wood or made any food either. I honestly just can't imagine doing either of those. They are boring real life. WTF would I want to do either in a game?!?I'm sure transmute is worth it. It is really a matter of me just forgetting about it more than anything. It wasn't like I said to myself "I could transmute this ore but it just isn't worth it." I just never really thought about it.

I don't chop wood anymore, but I still cook. You can use the stuff you cook to heal. Some things you can make are almost just as good as potions, and you can carry alot more food in order to do so.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I don't chop wood anymore, but I still cook. You can use the stuff you cook to heal. Some things you can make are almost just as good as potions, and you can carry alot more food in order to do so.

I'm sure. It wouldn't be in the game if it weren't useful. Just didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. Along the same lines, Alchemy is something I did early on that I got bored with quickly. And I found enough potions that it just didn't seem necessary anymore.Edit to ask: What skill does cooking level up, any?

 

[Copeman]

I don't chop wood anymore, but I still cook. You can use the stuff you cook to heal. Some things you can make are almost just as good as potions, and you can carry alot more food in order to do so.

I'm sure. It wouldn't be in the game if it weren't useful. Just didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. Along the same lines, Alchemy is something I did early on that I got bored with quickly. And I found enough potions that it just didn't seem necessary anymore.Edit to ask: What skill does cooking level up, any?

I have yet to use the alchemy thing. I cook whenever I can. I grab most of the food I come across (the good stuff anyways) in order to later use while cooking. You can carry a ton of food. It takes no longer than 20 seconds for me to cook up a few things, things that would just about totally heal me if I was almost dead. Hey, nothing is more fun than in the middle of a big battle, stopping to eat some snacks. I just tell my foe to hold on a minute, I have the munchies. I don't think cooking levels up anything.

 

[Jason Wood]

I don't chop wood anymore, but I still cook. You can use the stuff you cook to heal. Some things you can make are almost just as good as potions, and you can carry alot more food in order to do so.

I'm sure. It wouldn't be in the game if it weren't useful. Just didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. Along the same lines, Alchemy is something I did early on that I got bored with quickly. And I found enough potions that it just didn't seem necessary anymore.Edit to ask: What skill does cooking level up, any?

I have yet to use the alchemy thing. I cook whenever I can. I grab most of the food I come across (the good stuff anyways) in order to later use while cooking. You can carry a ton of food. It takes no longer than 20 seconds for me to cook up a few things, things that would just about totally heal me. I don't think it levels up anything.

Cooking is probably the only thing I never do. 1) It doesn't help leveling. 2) You can carry far more powerful potions for the same weight. 3) Once you get to a high enough level, you heal so quickly that there's no requirement to ever eat or drink, other than to immerse in another aspect of "real life."

 

[Copeman]

I don't chop wood anymore, but I still cook. You can use the stuff you cook to heal. Some things you can make are almost just as good as potions, and you can carry alot more food in order to do so.

I'm sure. It wouldn't be in the game if it weren't useful. Just didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. Along the same lines, Alchemy is something I did early on that I got bored with quickly. And I found enough potions that it just didn't seem necessary anymore.Edit to ask: What skill does cooking level up, any?

I have yet to use the alchemy thing. I cook whenever I can. I grab most of the food I come across (the good stuff anyways) in order to later use while cooking. You can carry a ton of food. It takes no longer than 20 seconds for me to cook up a few things, things that would just about totally heal me. I don't think it levels up anything.

Cooking is probably the only thing I never do. 1) It doesn't help leveling. 2) You can carry far more powerful potions for the same weight. 3) Once you get to a high enough level, you heal so quickly that there's no requirement to ever eat or drink, other than to immerse in another aspect of "real life."

Thats just it. I'm only level 15, and the food has helped me alot. Plus I am trying to stay "in character", for the most part. I don't want to use many potions/magic/etc...

 

[Mad Cow]

Free DLC out there on Steam with high resolution textures.

Nice. Downloading now.

 

[footballnerd]

Never chopped a single piece of wood or made any food either. I honestly just can't imagine doing either of those. They are boring real life. WTF would I want to do either in a game?!?I'm sure transmute is worth it. It is really a matter of me just forgetting about it more than anything. It wasn't like I said to myself "I could transmute this ore but it just isn't worth it." I just never really thought about it.

ya this time around I decided not to go the dagger enchant route and try different ways to make cash. my first play through I only chopped wood towards the end to get the achievement. Never realized that some of the farmers will pay you for vegetables you gather. Actually I smithed something out of wood the other day too. Way too many details to keep up with in this game.