Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140702204420/@comment-3547390-20140827224502

The problem with me and RPGs is that I use the "explore every room" mindset that I do in an FPS combined with the "take every item because it is worth loot" problem. Every skeleton usually has a Silver Claymore and Iron Shield, which is a combined weight of about 35 pounds. That would be nice, but I can only carry 500 and am already having to drop my armor in the starting room of any dungeon (explain this, if you don't wear the armor, how is it actually useful?).

I have barely made progress on the main quest, I keep hitting tombs that I need to explore before continuing. Plus I refuse to use any sort of fast travel services as it costs 5 coins. I mean, sure, I have 70k on me and 200k stored in my house, but still 5 coins is just too much to spare! I have no idea how I am getting to the islands at this rate. Of course, that is why every RPG is so hard. They just have so many houses with stuff to steal!

So I barely make any progress in quests, kill a ton of things to get a very marginal amount of gold, and for some reason still insist on this playstyle. I think I have almost convinced myself to replay and this time not take every item I see in the game. Especially all the big chunks of meat that weigh me down without being worth anything. It's just, after a game like Thief it becomes hard not to take everything not nailed down to the walls.

Raadec, you said 500 hours would be required to get anywhere, but said you made it near the end of the main quest. I think I prove just how long it can take to get anywhere via my exploration method. It's been a whole game year and I have yet to get anywhere! 1 day is equal to 48 minutes. That means I have spent 17520 minutes, or 292 hours, so far without getting anywhere. So, I am more than halfway to your exaggeration.

Skyrim looks a lot like Morrowind, but from what I have seen it seems like it was more mainstream. We can't have odd creatures as it scares away the fan base, so we threw in dragons. I hear there are COD perks and whatnot. Still, can't really have an opinion as I have never touched it myself.

Really Dominus? I thought Daggerfall was a thousand times worse than Morrowind. Oblivion seems worse, but it seems like Skyrim improves on it.

Arena is the worst. It is a true definition of boredom. You can try it for free if you want on the Elder Scrolls site. I hope I didn't just give advice that could cause serious depression.