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    Buying Skyrim on dvd

    So I have Skyrim for the xbox 360, and I decided recently I wanted to buy it for the pc. I found a copy on Amazon, and I'd rather buy that than get in on Steam. But it might not be that easy. A few months ago, I bought Darksiders 2 on dvd specifically so I could avoid Steam. Immediately upon...
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    Join or destroy the Dark Brotherhood?

    With my first character I destroyed the dark brotherhood. He was an orc warrior, who I saw as something of a "good guy". But I regretted that decision. Why? Serving the dark brotherhood has a long and interesting quest line. Killing it has exactly one quest. One. Shame on the developers...
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    Don't Mess With Vilkas

    Ok, so some bugs are worse than others, but this is one that really screwed me up and I thought it deserved mention. Not too long ago I discovered I could use Vilkas for a target dummy with magic spells during the "Take Up Arms" quest, the first step in joining the Companions. Well it worked...
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    Viable Builds & Specs

    My main character is a Breton warrior with dual swords. All my characters are Bretons because I like the magic resitance more than all other racial abilities. Do Book of Love quests and you're sitting at 40% with no jewelry or other perks. Its totally out of my build, but I spared enough...
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    Build idea

    If you're not sneaking, you've got some other options. You can use a follower, like Benthos said, or a conjured minion, or work up those Illusion perks for crowd control. My personal favourite shout is Slow Time in almost every combat situation, and you could definitely use it to put distance...
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    Pure Mage Guide

    I prefer not to enchant down to a free school in the end, but for the sake of training my skills to 100 I did it. So that meant Enchanting straight up the middle of the tree, and then I didn't even buy any other magic perks until I had 100 in all the schools and I could just pick and choose...
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    Bugs

    Pick a game, any game, and go to any set of forums related to that game. And the biggest complaint? Probably bugs (followed by poor customer service I'll bet). Now go back a decade, or a couple of decades, for those of you who can. Were there any bugs in those old Nintendo or Sega games...
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    That awkward moment when...

    I found it a little awkward when I was undressed and ordered Lydia to lay on the bed, and just then my wife walked in the room.
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    I have a new favourite book

    Huh, I thought the Odyssey was about Ulysses not being able to return home? Well I'm just finishing The Iliad, so that book is next.
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    I have a new favourite book

    Two weeks ago I borrowed a library book called the Iliad. Since that day, this is the first time I've turn on either my Xbox or my computer, even to check my email (which was overflowing after so long). Actually, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is a bit better way to spend all my free...
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    Your "wow" moments.

    So I was once attacked by three thugs in the middle of Whiterun. What really had me aghast was that the guards weren't helping either side, just ignoring the fight. I was a thief character not built for hand-to-hand and these guys had me by surprise. So it was a lot of running around jumping...
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    Poaching

    I'm amazed that such a long discussion has taken off over poaching. But two things to keep in mind: One is that the game can't be viewed in any realistic historical context. The empire in Tamriel has a modern sense of justice, fairness, and equality that could only exist in a modern western...
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    playing skyrim on a master level

    I start a new character at adept until I have some reasonably developed fighting (or hiding) skills, then turn it up to master. By "reasonably developed," I mean high levels in combat skills (1-handed/block/armor, archery/hiding, or whatever) and decent gear (unenchanted elven/dwarven armor and...
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    What classic video games do you want to see remade

    I feel your pain...I used to love the old Ultima games! Ultima Online was a huge disappointment though, even before EA bought Origin.
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    Poaching

    If we're getting into the nitty gritty of politics, I suppose that the Jarl's steward would give out letters of permission on the Jarl's behalf, allowing hunters bearing these letters to make their kills and eat or sell the meat. And as with all politics, things like bribery, nepotism, or...
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