Best, most noteworthy or otherwise interesting Skyrim moment?
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For me it was during the college of Winterhold quests. This was my 2nd character because on games like Skyrim my 1st play character is usually a bland fighter I just level up a little to get the feel of the combat and system. So that character ("DryHump the Orc") hadn't bothered with magic or the college missions. Also because I never intended to finsh much main quest stuff with him, my "personal Elder Scrolls canon" was telling the tale of "The False Dragonborn." So my 2nd character a Breton named Elyas was whom I intended to be the actual Dragonborn. And he was all about the engine exploit. Sneak, Archery, Smithing, Enchanting... all the cheapest of the exploits. By lv 20 he was basically untouchable and rich enough that gold was basically just a way of keeping score at that point. And that's when he finally went up to the college.
spoilered for those who have not finished the College of Winterhold quests
It's the first time I roleplayed a character who went completely mad. Eventually I finished Skyrim with my 3rd character, a Paladin like build.
spoilered for those who have not finished the College of Winterhold quests
I also had an amulet of Mara and was looking for a wife for Elyas. Now I wasn't playing him as some sort of racist, but I also figured a female Breton would probably catch his eye. So of course he fell in love with Mirabelle Irvine. But I didn't just wear the amulet around her right away. I was the student, she was the teacher. I decided to wait until the end of that quest when it would be "less weird." I always was my most polite to her in responses. I almost decided to put on the amulet and talk to her again just after she sent Elyas off to retrieve the Staff of Magnus in Labyrinthian but decided "no, I'll finish this first." So when I got back and talked to Tolfdir, I was happy that one of the responses to him I could chose first was something like "what happened to Mirabelle" or something similar. Then he told me...
She had saved the other students, but she didn't make it.
...
Rage. Fury. At that moment, immersion was fully engaged. Ancano... ANCAAAANNNNOOOOO!
He died. He died slowly. Drained of his magic, poisoned, and slow roasted on a low flame for as long as I could burn him. He made the transition into a black soul gem in as much agony as I could deliver.
And then... I won. Elyas was the arch mage. Yay? Elyas left his new home. Went down to Winterhold. Spent a night hitting Skooma and downing Nord Meads. Then he stumbled north. All the way to the shore. And threw the amulet of Mara into the sea. From that point on Elyas was also a false dragonborn. From that moment on he became obsessed with only one thing, killing Altmer. It started out with the Thalmor, but pretty soon any elf would do. I still load up that game from time to time. Pick out an elf, and stalk and murder them. Even wood and dark elves have begun to fall to his knife.
She had saved the other students, but she didn't make it.
...
Rage. Fury. At that moment, immersion was fully engaged. Ancano... ANCAAAANNNNOOOOO!
He died. He died slowly. Drained of his magic, poisoned, and slow roasted on a low flame for as long as I could burn him. He made the transition into a black soul gem in as much agony as I could deliver.
And then... I won. Elyas was the arch mage. Yay? Elyas left his new home. Went down to Winterhold. Spent a night hitting Skooma and downing Nord Meads. Then he stumbled north. All the way to the shore. And threw the amulet of Mara into the sea. From that point on Elyas was also a false dragonborn. From that moment on he became obsessed with only one thing, killing Altmer. It started out with the Thalmor, but pretty soon any elf would do. I still load up that game from time to time. Pick out an elf, and stalk and murder them. Even wood and dark elves have begun to fall to his knife.
FruitBird said:
Unfortunately no, I was talking about the Dota 2 one: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=307548333Lilani said:
Still hilarious though. It's timed so that "DAY" is the release of the shout, so it sounds more like "Good.... DAY sir!"
well, my initial contact with the falmer was pretty amazing: wandered into a random ruin with Lydia, get jumped on a narrow rocky pass over a rive by 3 of them. I was a bound weapons specialist with a little alteration: I fought off one whilst Lydia killed another, turned round just in time to see the third knock her down and come for me. We're both on very low life, I run at him and...killcam initiates. I cringe and then my guy just buries his blade edge in the falmers head, and im looking him in the eye like "not this time, ****"
Also: im having a lot of fun as a primary necromancer: I've hadloads of characters in the past who were variations on conjurer but I never thought to try a necromancy specialist. Im having great fun. you really look at the world in a whole new way: specifically, how many random bodies are lying around! Bleak falls barrow's first room was great as I unleashed a steady skeever-stream on those two foolish bandits.
I've taken to carrying a couple of good swords just to place in the inventory of random bandits and make them dangerous!
Also: im having a lot of fun as a primary necromancer: I've hadloads of characters in the past who were variations on conjurer but I never thought to try a necromancy specialist. Im having great fun. you really look at the world in a whole new way: specifically, how many random bodies are lying around! Bleak falls barrow's first room was great as I unleashed a steady skeever-stream on those two foolish bandits.
I've taken to carrying a couple of good swords just to place in the inventory of random bandits and make them dangerous!
Well looking back 99% of the time skyrim did not have notable moments. The writing is kinda shit, there are no there not any noteworthy consequences for your actions, and I could only count the amount of ncp I slightly cared about liked on one hand. But it's has the ability to very rarely create organic noteworthy moments.
There were only two moments I ever felt attached to anything that happened in this game. Other then that I was exploring and not giving a shit. I explored the hell out of it and have no desire to play it again. Skyrim imo is simply a shallow time sink good exploring that fails to truly make feel like your part of the world.
There were only two moments I ever felt attached to anything that happened in this game. Other then that I was exploring and not giving a shit. I explored the hell out of it and have no desire to play it again. Skyrim imo is simply a shallow time sink good exploring that fails to truly make feel like your part of the world.
during the first couple characters I made I played though the notable quests. The best was the dark brotherhood which was okayish and the rest where meh at best. All notable events happened during the last one where I focused exploring as much as possible.
Since I did not value a single npc's life in this game and was going do the occasional evil act, I decided why not use the follower who was a cannibal. I had her following me and holding my shit for a while to point where I slightly my follower beyond being a pack mule. which made her the first ncp I sort of cared about in the game.
While fighting on a mountain area where the throw voice word wall is, a dragon priest, and dragon on the wall. I accidentally shot her with an arrow and she died. After the fight was over I cared enough to drag her body on the dragon priest coffin and placed a few flowers I had in my inventory on top of her. Every other follower I ever used before that and afterwords I only viewed them as easily replaceable pack mules who all might a been nameless.
The other time a dragon kill a bunch of people in riverwood, in particular the blacksmith and his wife. I was only ever able to find one of the bodies. I actually kinda cared that about someone dying in that game for the second and last time ever. Then I interaction with child of the dead parents and there was no reaction to their deaths. That killed immersion and brought me back down to my normal not giving a shit mentality.
Since I did not value a single npc's life in this game and was going do the occasional evil act, I decided why not use the follower who was a cannibal. I had her following me and holding my shit for a while to point where I slightly my follower beyond being a pack mule. which made her the first ncp I sort of cared about in the game.
While fighting on a mountain area where the throw voice word wall is, a dragon priest, and dragon on the wall. I accidentally shot her with an arrow and she died. After the fight was over I cared enough to drag her body on the dragon priest coffin and placed a few flowers I had in my inventory on top of her. Every other follower I ever used before that and afterwords I only viewed them as easily replaceable pack mules who all might a been nameless.
The other time a dragon kill a bunch of people in riverwood, in particular the blacksmith and his wife. I was only ever able to find one of the bodies. I actually kinda cared that about someone dying in that game for the second and last time ever. Then I interaction with child of the dead parents and there was no reaction to their deaths. That killed immersion and brought me back down to my normal not giving a shit mentality.