Skyrim - One Year On

[shrimpcel]

A hero in everyone's eyes, Dovahkiin crushed the Stormcloak rebellion and saved Skyrim from the dragon threat. He completed many other adventures, becoming Harbinger of the Companions amongst other things. But now, he has taken a turn for the worse, after becoming obsessed with the pursuing of Daedric artifacts, and spends all of his days in taverns drinking his regrets of siding with the Empire away.

At least that's how I interpret my prolonged absence from the game, and my own regret for the side I picked!

Skyrim is definitely one of the best games of all time in my book, and if I'm not playing it it's because I have precious little time due to college and I have to complete Mass Effect, the original, which I've had for years and never completed. Then I'll complete Mass Effect 2, and pretend Shepard dies at the end, skipping 3

 

[vasiD]

My female dark elf ninja (magic/stealth/melee) became the speaker for the Dark Brotherhood, and while working her way to what has to be the ultimate target the group has ever taken down she contracted vampirism. She then rose to the head of the Thieves Guild joining their elite Nightingales, all while collecting arcane daedric artifacts no matter the price. She stopped a great calamity at the Mage's College, then went to Solitude to train as a bard and buy her keep. She ended the dragon threat after calling a truce between the nords and the empire, and then she decided she didn't like Ulfric's racism and decided to publicly end his rebellion with the help of the Empire. She is seeking a way to black out the sun now that she has gained more vampiric power, with her intent being to shape the world into something like Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver.


Best moment in all of this: Calling down a dragon to help me in every warzone.

 

[Joccaren]

Main Quest Uncompleted
Civil War Quest Uncompleted
Dawnguard not bought, nor Hearthfire
Dark Brotherhood Unstarted

Companions, College of Winterhold and Thieves Guild quests completed

Thane of everywhere except Riften, where a stupid bug meant that, because I entered my new house instead of talking to the Jarl immediately after buying it, the Jarl no longer has the option to become a Thane in her dialogue.

Vaermina, Molag Bal, Namira, Meruhnes Dagon, Sheogorath, Azura, Calcius Vile, Hircine, Meridia, Peryite, Sanguine and Boethia quests completed.

Otherwise, not much done. I got bored of Skyrim after the first month, and even during that time I spent more time modding the game's graphics than actually playing it.

I've recently re-starting playing, after heavy modding, and I'm enjoying it more now with the even better graphics mods, a couple of gameplay mods, and my own custom mod to edit how a few things and the AI work added on top. I'll probably get bored of it soon enough, but until then there's role playing at least.

 

[Tdoodle]

Just turned it on, actually. I've completed all the main questlines, finished Dawnguard on the hunter's side but now going through as a vampire, bought Hearthfire but haven't done anything with it and I'm working my way through the daedric quests now. It took a year for me to stop role-playing it (I've had three characters up to now because I didn't want any overlap) and just go for completing everything, but with Dragonborn on the horizon I'm tempted to go for another role-playing playthrough.

 

[OpticalJunction]

I haven't played it since last year, haven't felt motivated to. it's a good game but something about it just bores me.

 

[mohit9206]

i just only started playing skyrim last week for the first time .
but i feel the game while huge and lots of stuff to do is just a endless list of fetch quests.
go there, do that, talk to him, get that, kill that, etc etc.
its not very interesting at all.
the npc's are boring, the main quest is boring.
the graphics are gorgeous though especially with mods.
but i dont think i would be playing skyrim too much.
already getting bored of skyrim in just a week !!

 

[BathorysGraveland]

I won glorious victories for the Stormcloaks and destroyed many dragons, however I never finished the main quest. Got up to that Blade woman and just lost interest in it, though getting engrossed in the story is not a strong point for Bethesda. So I guess you could say that the great Ulfric Stormcloak is now in rule of Skyrim while the dragons continue to fuck shit up? Something like that.

As for the DLC, nothing has yet peaked my interest. I am not a fan of vampires, and the house building DLC is silly. So yeah.

 

[TAdamson]

I climbed every mountain, crafted thousands of items, and killed hundreds of bears.

Then I was bored.

 

[Esotera]

I only started playing a couple of months ago really, but I thought the first priority would be resolving the civil war so there's a united front against the High Elves. My next priority is probably the blades missions, and then once everything else is done, killing everyone in the land, as is my custom after 'finishing' each Elder Scrolls game.

 

[StormShaun]

Just incase I shall say it...SPOILLLERZZ!
*Ahem* Let me put my proud achievements out on this thread.

- I finished the main story and SAVED THE Wooorrrrlllldd!
- I led the Empire to victory and beat the Stormcloaks...which bearly any credit for. (Plus I'm a top Commander for them and I am expecting the Empire to fight the Thalmor at some point)
- Become leader of...
1. The Companions. (The end quests are glitched.)
2. The Thieves guild. (Though I can't improve anything...think it is glitched too)
3. Mages Guild. (I just stabbed things like usual except used some magic)
4. Dark Brotherhood. (I'm expecting my guy to make it a "Good" assassin guild like in the AC series)
- Killed many Dragons.
- Collected MANY weapons.
- Killed MANY everything.
- Collected all Dragon Prist masks.
- Killed that one Dragon dude and sided with the Blades.
- Became a werewolf and a vampire and cured myself.
- Sided with the Dawnguard to kill teh vampires.
- Build and own MANY houses.
- Got married...

Though here is the best part.
- Looked awesome while killing many, MANY, MANY things.

And thats it...honestly I was expecting a tiny bit more. :/

 

[Shocksplicer]

Defeated Alduin.
Told the Blades to fuck off.
Became the head of the Dark Brotherhood.
Became the head of the Thieves Guild.
Became the head of the College.
Became the head of the Companions.
Crushed those idiotic Stormcloaks.
Defeated the Vampire Lords, not because of any particular dislike for Vampires, but because blocking out the sun is kind of a dick move.
Pledged myself to every Daedric Prince in existence.

Wondered why the hell Bethesda has only released one proper DLC pack in a whole year...

 

[The_Echo]

I've done all I can for Skyrim. The dragons, of course, are an occasional pest-control concern. The Empire has retaken most if not all of the province. The Thieves' Guild's presence has been restored to its former glory and the College of Winterhold is back on its feet. The Companions' war with the Silver Hand is more or less resolved in their favor.

I hear the Dark Brotherhood's Skyrim arm had some internal struggling, but as far as I know it's quieted down and they are back to their normal shenanigans.

I don't know which Skyrim you live in, but vampirism hasn't been more than a slight regional issue so far. There are whispers of another Dragonborn, though I'll be taking that with a grain of salt until I see it for myself.

For the past eight-or-so months I've been meandering outside Skyrim. Of course my wandering feet may soon bring me to those chilled horizons once again.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Well it depends on the character but my main, become a god character has pretty much done everything. I now play him as the Emperor of Everything and he goes around smiting people who speak negatively to him. Also, he decided that the Thieves Guild and Black Briars needed to go down. He didn't like having people walk around like they were better than him. He ended up ruling the Thieves Guild and then murdering most of them. He also killed every single non-essential npc in Riften because he assumed they worked for the Black Briars.

So ya, basically he is master of all, and puts down any sign of trouble quite violently.

Also, I still play quite regularly although not so much lately because Borderlands 2 is taking up most of my gaming time.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Holy fuck, it's been a year already?
Jesus that went quick.

Yeah man. If time continues to pass this quickly I'll be dead soon. Not cool.

Anyway, I don't have my first character anymore. He was a Dunmer who wanted power more than anything else. I still play Skyrim, with a cute blonde female Imperial named Scarlett (after my favorite actress). She's a herbalist so she relies mostly on potions and magic. The way I'm playing with her is really fun. She's not strong enough to fight on her own against most enemies and she didn't join any of the factions. Politics doesn't interest her. She just goes around Skyrim collecting herbs and making potions and occasionally she does a few favors for some townsfolk. I didn't think playing like that would be fun, but it is. It's extremely fun.

 

[capper42]

What haven't I done?

I've played for over 300 hours and... I've not yet done a single quest in Markath. I've not yet done a single quest in Falkreath. I don't think I've even been to Rorikstead. I've not yet been made Thane of Dawnstar or Riften. I've only ever bought three homes. I've never found all the words of power. I've never found all the Unusual Gems. I've never found all the Dragon Priest masks. I've never found all the Daedric Artifacts. I've only ever been Master of Destruction and Illusion. I've never finished the Thieves Guild chain. I've never joined The Companions. I've only ever done one quest in an Orsimer hold. I've never raised Pickpocket above about level 30. I've never played through the game as a Nord. I've never played through the game as an Altmer. I've never played any of the DLCs. And this is after 300 hours.

What the hell have you been doing?!

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

I left Skyrim as a god among men... and went to Elsweyr and got my ass handed to me by river raptors. Lots of 'em.

 

[gwilym101]

Alduin has been defeated.
The companions have a new leader.
The collage of Winterhold has a new Arch-Mage
The thieves guild have a new guildmaster.
Skyrim belongs to the Nords once more.
The Dark Brotherhood has been wiped out. (wonder how many will hate me for that)
The vampires have been defeated.
All the Dragon priests have been defeated.
Paarthurnax still lives and the blades would be dead if that was an option.
Married Alea.
Now fully clad in fully enchanted dragonbone armour and the final dragon priest mask.

 

[WoW Killer]

What the hell have you been doing?!

Multiple characters. Main quest several times. Mages college a few times. Civil War many times (both sides). Dark Brotherhood many times (both sides). I've returned a cursed Lexicon to some Dwemer ruins for a mad lizard. I've helped a young mage stop her witch mother from transforming into a hag. I've expelled the darkness from a shady temple with the light of the Divines. I've undertaken the Sacred Trials of the Old Gods. I've prevented a deceased evil monarch from returning to life. I've saved a town from vampires secretly living amongst them. I've recovered the lost verse of King Olaf. I've helped a bandit mistress hide from her ex husband. I've thwarted an arch necromancer attempting to live forever by implanting himself in a Daedric artifact. I've defeated the Forsworn's undead founder. I've convinced a mad Irishman to return from his vacation. I've discovered the identity of a notorious serial killer. I've demanded an orc chieften prove his worth by fighting to the death against a giant that was terrorising his clan. I've retrieved an old helmet for an ex-military vagrant. I've located the sword of Tiber Septim and given it to a ghost of one of his former comrades. I've helped a forgetful professor find his alembic. But above all, I've explored, fought, looted, crafted, and built my characters into certified badasses.

Oh and anybody that says they've done everything, lol.