Generally its because this is an Elder Scrolls game. That means its made by Bethesda, and is rather buggy because of that. On a PC that is largely fixed by fan patches, and there are mods to improve the game as well - plus you can mod it yourself to make it the way you like it.Shadow-Phoenix said:I also can't help but laugh at the "should have chosen PC" opinions as if they think PC is the only law and choice around here when it's really not.
Not necessarily necessary to get it on the PC, but it really is the better option if you can.
Well, when you have a budget or get around to doing that, give us a call over here at the Escapist's PC enthusiast usergroup. We'll help you figure out what to get for a decent rig at almost any budget. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/PC-Builders-and-Hardware-GroupBattleaxx90 said:By the way, the reason I'm playing it on 360 is because we've had this PC for over five years now and it can't run newer games for toodles. We're thinking about getting a new computer that's capable of running high-end games like this one, but I doubt it'll be happening anytime soon.
A few notes: Sword/Shield combo can be incredibly OP. For one, there are some absolutely epic glitches you can do with it, and for two; shield bash.specialises in one-handed swords, shields and heavy armour.
Perks you'll want are the elemental defence one, that protects you from elemental magic, 2-3 levels in the basic block improvement skill [+10% damage blocked or W/E. Any more than 2-3 levels is a waste as high level shields + those two levels will cap it out at 80%, and smithed high level shields may not even need that. Its been a while though so I don't remember exactly which tier hit the cap, but you don't need more than 3 levels in that perk], the shield bash perk, and finally the slow-time perk when blocking - quick reactions or W/E its called.
The slow time perk can be horribly abused. No, really. Its good on its own, to an extent, but abused it makes you godlike. Every time you block as you are power-attacked, time slows down. It does not matter if you continue to block or not. What this means is that for 9/10 enemies, the second you see time slow down you can stop blocking, step back, and dodge the attack. For enemies that are dual wielding who power attack you its even more evil. You have to stand there and take the first two sections of the power attack - as it is split into 3 for a dual wield power attack - and then on the third time that time starts to slow down, unblock and just start attacking them. The final power attack lasts about 6-8 seconds in slow-mo, and you can easily kill the enemy whilst they are slow-mo attacking. The best bit? Slow-mo doesn't exit when they're dead, and you move full speed. If they have friends around, feel free to take them down too whilst you're in slow mo. Its positively evil.
One very massive tip here; GET TO LEVEL 15 BEFORE ASCENDING THE THROAT OF THE WORLD. No, really. If you're on easy, or an experienced player, its possible without doing so, but if not... Saber cats. They will rape your ass. Then a Frost Troll. Its even worse. There are a few people on the trail, and you can kite the enemies to them to fight, but they'll die. Quickly. Be prepared.I'm up to the point in the story where I'm looking for the Greybeards, or whatever they're called. So far, I've found two seperate bandit camps on the hike there; I slaughtered my way through the first and in the process of eradicating the second.
Yeah, its basically just a civil war where the Stormcloaks are trying to overthrow the Cyrodillic Empire's rule of Skyrim. It gets a bit more complicated than that, but its much more fun to do at a higher level when you can call down thunderstorms and dragons to destroy entire armies.This whole thing about the Stormcloaks Vs. the Empire is going straight over my head. I'm just ignoring it for now.
With the thunderstorms thing though, don't cast it near allies. They get hit too. Its indiscriminatory.