Poll: Skyrim: There is a mountain in your path. What do you do?

[Denamic]

What would you do?

I myself have yet to go from point A to B without making at least 4 detours.
I just can't help myself.
Especially now that I've picked up alchemy.
I now have to pick every plant, and insect, that I see as well.

 

[Nerdstar]

i tend to sneak into the cave and systimatcly muder every bandit in there without them even knoing i was there all while looking like a badass and then takeing there tuff

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Going over top, there might be a Th'uum up there.

 

[are.you.the.god.its.me.vader]

Ride my horse vertically up the mountain, take THAT realism.

 

[Gammayun]

ohh a cave there maybe treasure or a quest

 

[Sassafrass]

I've walked round mountains, strolled over them, explored them or if on a specific quest line, fast-travelled closer to my location so I can get the quest done quicker. It all depends on what I've got in mind at the time.

 

[oplinger]

I've found skyrim isn't at all as interesting as Fallout was. So I'm not as inclined to explore. So I either fast travel, or go right over it.

It also doesn't help that I know I won't find any cool special weapons. All the best stuff is crafted, since the mechanics for player skills are woefully broken. It's all....eh, so I suppose the longer i play, the more I fast travel, because there's no need to explore, and no fun to be had by it really..

 

[Aviyur]

I go straight through it. Cos thats how i fucking roll.

 

[DaGrimm0ne]

Explore. Everything. Always. I climb the damn mountain, no damn rock is gonna stop this Orc, and hit every cave, mine, dragon mound, redoubt, fort, castle, small hole, Th'uum, or whatever else I find on my way. I can't help it. Also, working on my alchemy so I harvest, and either eat or mix everything.

 

[mikey7339]

Shadowmere climbs right up it like a boss, every time.

 

[Vegosiux]

Oh, random encounters! Oh, side quests! OH, AN INTACT THING!

Basically.

 

[the spud]

Fuck going over it, I go straight through it.

We don't tolerate mountains getting in our way. Teach them.

 

[Zarmi]

It also doesn't help that I know I won't find any cool special weapons.

This. So much this. Seeing as the best gear in the game is the Daedric outfit when enhanced properly and enchanted properly. As soon as I learned that and figured I already had the best gear the game had to offer, my interest in the game went straight down. Done with most quests, so don't see a reason to keep playing when I can't improve SOMEHOW.

But, I usually try to find a shortcut around it if possible. The mountain, that is.

 

[badgersprite]

The thing I've figured out in this game is that there is always a road, so I wander around the mountain to find it, climb to the top, and see if there's any dragons there.

Yeah, I just explore all the things until I reach my weight limit.

 

[Best of the 3]

Plenty of that.

Also, probably searching through the caves / ruins etc. They're pretty interesting, a hell of a lot more than Oblivion's anyway.

 

[DracoSuave]

Any time I fast travel to get to a new location, it's guaranteed there's a mountain in the way.

Every single time.

It's uncanny.

 

[BrionJames]

I've trekked more mountains than I ever did in Oblivion. I fast travel to cut down on time once in a while but mostly walking is my main mode of transportation.

 

[kebab4you]

Just use that glitch jump which helps you go up mountains that got a 90degrees tilt on them. Fuck roads, I'm not a peasant!

 

[Kimarous]

I will say to the mountain that stands in my way
Be removed now and cast in the sea
BY WAY OF "FUS RO DAH!"

 

[busterkeatonrules]

I don't really care about mountains - it's my destination I'm focused on. Whenever I need to go somewhere, I travel in the straightest possible line until I get there. Only when my character's fuzzy Khajiit face goes BONK against a massive, vertical wall of Skyrim rock, will I consider taking a small detour.