Yes, I have 10 gripes with Skyrim, actually I might have around 56 but I really don't want to spend as much time writing up this thread as I have to. So,for all the right Bethesda does to keep us hooked, it seems for ever one there's 5 things that are also wrong with the game.
Well let's get start.
1. Stealth is way too OP.
By the time your stealth passes 50 you can just about stealth up to a bandit and kill/pickpocket him/her without him/her seeing. Now maybe if I was some how going invisible to reach that high of stealth level, it would make a lot more sense. But no special tricks, the stealthing in Skyrim can just about break the game.
This is true. It needs to be nerfed a bit. Invisibility in all but name should only be achievable once you hit 100 or so.
2. Enemy mages are too OP.
Honestly, nothing scares me more in this game than a Pyro/Necromancer. They can pretty much nuke you the oblivion and back, reload your last check point, then back a second time in a bat of an eye. Now I'm not saying they're impossible to defeat, but it takes every cheap tactic in the book to do so.
Never had this problem before. With either of my characters. If you're having that much trouble, get some elemental resistance enchantments.
3. Pause tactics are boring and suck.
I'm not playing a turn base game here, and I getting pretty annoyed having to spend half the time in a fight pausing in order to select this or drink that.
Then stop doing that? Half the time is a massive exaggeration, or you're doing it wrong. Beyond that, quick keys mean I rarely pause during a fight (if you're not on PC you're out of luck) and you could always turn the difficulty down so you don't need so many potions.
4. You have an arrow sticking out of your head thanks to me and you think its your imagination?
Just how dumb can NPCs really be? For the last 5 mins I've shot 10 arrows into you and every time I stealth away you pretend like it never happened. This basically has a lot to do with the stealth mechanic in the game and how Batman: Arkham series should be setting examples. In the Arkham series every time you're spotted by a new group, from then on out they're also on a look out for you. They will stay in paranoia until they are dealt with. With stealth in Skyrim, it seems all the NPCs are suffering from short term memory lose, and it can get really annoying at times when a particular enemy has 15 arrows sticking out of his knee and he can't figure out how they got there.
Now this one I actually totally agree with. The stealth mechanics are kind of sad, and really only about the combat. They were never developed further than a single moment at the time.
5. The Dragon's are pansies.
Aren't dragons suppose to be one of the most grueling encounters in the game. Then why did one just get its ass handed to him by my horse? Really????
Dragons are pretty pathetic to start with. I realise it's because they're scaled so that even low level characters can get their shining dragon-slaying moments (and I really wish it wasn't, but that's for another thread). Stick with it, once you reach Elder Dragons and even Blood Dragons the fights can get pretty harrowing.
6. Pickpocketing mini gameplay needs to just be removed.
Ok, tell me what's wrong with this picture.
So I'm about to pickpocket, let me first quick save. Oh so the 50 gold has a 25% chance of success? Ok, let's try this. Damn I was caught, quick load, let's try this again. Caught again, quick load, let's try this again. And again, rinse repeat....rinse repeat, rinse repeat, rinse repeat, and finally I got it to work. Ok now let me quick save to try and snatch the 5% gold necklace........So..??? Have you guys detected how this exploit pretty much makes this game mechanic useless?
That's an exploit. If you want to meta-game, go right ahead. But don't blame the game for it.
7. Exterior graphics look so great, but WTF happened to the interiors?
I'm serious the interiors in this game look horrible, I haven't seen Interiors this ugly looking and badly lit since Morrowind, and 360 version...>XP
Can't say I've noticed them looking that bad myself. If it's that big a deal, get yourself an HD reskin mod (once more, bad luck if you have it on console).
8. Again with the pausing tactics and consumable items.
Fine, if Bethesda thinks this type of gameplay can be fun, I'll give it a better chance. But how is it that I can consume just about ever potion while pausing while I'm being rushed at by five bandits, three wolves, a giant, and a dragon on its last legs? How?
Another one I agree with, I don't know why potions don't restore health gradually.
9. Stop giving me quests already.
I mean I can't go five feet in a city without some guard blurting out some crap on the other end of town without my map being updated. As much as I've enjoyed questing. I like to take my time and get through them one my one and not miss out on the experience. But when you have 20 quest open to an area you end up losing that sense and forgetting WTF you went into that one bandit camp in the first place.
Stop talking to tavern keepers? But yeah, another thing I agree with. I really miss the journal system of Morrowind. You still picked up a pile of quests, but when you got around to one you could look back on the dialogue and remember what the hell you were doing. I do often forget why I'm doing this quest or that. All I know is it led me by the hand to this dungeon, and I'm slaughtering these bandits. Gets pretty repetitive.
10. And finally, stop giving me immortal badasses for followers.
You want to know how to serious break this game in two when it comes to challenge? Bet Barbas the dog, never finish his quests and pretty much take him every. As long as you're able to cower in a corner, you will never lose for since the dog is immortal, you'll never lose. The damn dog can be taking on ten dragons single handedly and it will never lose.
One immortal badass? And again, stop cheating the game. Hell, I've lost three companions on one of my characters. Fucking idiots. But if you're going to choose to exploit the game, just like the pickpocket-quicksave thing, you can't really complain about it.
