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Spike88 12-05-12 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitän Schneider (Post 1970566)

I wonder how much money Microsoft threw at them?

Given the 50 million they spent to get GTAIV's exclusive content, lord only knows how much they've paid Bethesda.


Pete Hines says PS3 will probably get Dawnguard and Heartfire later on, but that Bethesda feels Dragonborn is more important first.

Honestly PS3 users should see some sort of good customer service given the fact that Bethesda has boned us from the beginning.

Takeda Shingen 12-05-12 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88 (Post 1970903)
Given the 50 million they spent to get GTAIV's exclusive content, lord only knows how much they've paid Bethesda.

I'm fine with that. Put that money towards the development of Fallout 4, which is the top of my personal list of most anticipated games. :up:

Dowly 12-05-12 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1970902)
Actually, mithril was in Oblivion as the second strongest suit of normal light armor (only glass was stronger).

http://images.uesp.net/6/69/OB-item-...hril_Armor.jpg

As far as I know, no explaination was formally given for their absence. They may be due to legal disputes with the Tolkien estate and Marvel Comics respectively, but that is a wild guess.

Thanks! :up:

Funny how I forgot the Mithril from Oblivion, seeing how that is easily my most
played TES game. :doh:

Kapitän Schneider 12-05-12 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1970708)
Nobody hinders you to put aside some of your christmas money. If you don't, that is not Bethesda's mistake or responsibility, but yours.

Kids. :nope: No patience. :D

Who says I will be paying for it?

And if that last bit was directed at me. It's been a very long time since i've been to school. And compared to Bugesda's other DLC game releases, 1 year and only 3 DLC's, poor show. Especially when it has come to the PS3 users.

Takeda Shingen 12-05-12 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitän Schneider (Post 1970925)
Who says I will be paying for it?

Tread lightly. Some reading for you:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/faq....ules2_faq_item

The Management

Kapitän Schneider 12-05-12 03:54 PM

I know the rules, didn't not make my English clear enough, paying can be read as buying.

Egan 12-05-12 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1970902)
Actually, mithril was in Oblivion as the second strongest suit of normal light armor (only glass was stronger).

http://images.uesp.net/6/69/OB-item-...hril_Armor.jpg

As far as I know, no explaination was formally given for their absence. They may be due to legal disputes with the Tolkien estate and Marvel Comics respectively, but that is a wild guess.

I think that's it. Even D&D don't use the word Mithril. Mind you, they call it MithrAl. A small change, but it seems to matter.

Out of interest, what's the Marvel reference? Do they do a LoTR comic book or something?

Takeda Shingen 12-05-12 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Egan (Post 1971027)
Out of interest, what's the Marvel reference? Do they do a LoTR comic book or something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamantium

Egan 12-05-12 05:08 PM

Ah, Gotcha. Never read any Marvel comics. Interesting link. Cheers!

Takeda Shingen 12-05-12 05:20 PM

Not a comic book guy myself, but even I have heard of adamantium. Ah, well.

Dowly 12-05-12 07:20 PM

Hmm... one more question!

Summerset Isles are called Summurset Isles in Arena, both on map and in dialogue.
Was that just a typo or do both names (summerset/summurset) apply?

Takeda Shingen 12-05-12 08:46 PM

Summurset, while the original spelling from Arena, has given way to the use of Summerset in later games. Both are considered correct, and will appear occasionally in books in-game, but Summerset is considered the 'official' spelling. I believe the spelling is also a regional and ethnic distinction, much like how the Aldmeri Dominion refer to the Isle as Alinor.

My god I'm nerdy.

EDIT: Keep in mind that Arena began as a game where you were supposed to manage a team of gladiators in a fantasy universe, hence the name. Your team would travel from city to city and fight rival teams. While in those cities, there would be various side-quests, which over time grew in number and complexity. They included a major arc quest where you would gather parts of a magic staff for the emperor, which then evolved into the main quest of Arena. These quests became such major events within the game that the original gladiator concept was dropped in favor of the game becoming a more traditional RPG. By the time that happened, however, the game was so late in development that the name was already trademarked and the box art had already been finalized. So, they made up that flimsy line about the world being so violent that it was refered to as "the Arena", a moniker that we have never seen in any game since. Accordingly, you're seeing a very 'rough around the edges' world in terms of lore, races and names, as a lot of this stuff was made up on the fly over the next few games. The mature Elder Scrolls universe as we know it didn't really come into being until Morrowind.

Dowly 01-10-13 09:30 AM

The modders of the TES community never cease to amaze me!

Interesting NPCs - Over 100 new NPCs, 90 of them fully voiced.

Check the trailer to hear the quality of the voice acting it has. :o

mookiemookie 01-18-13 02:33 PM

Dragonborn is FINALLY coming to PC on Feb. 5th

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-elder-s...1227192p1.html

This whole "let's give MS the exclusive for two months before everyone else" is crap. :nope:

Takeda Shingen 01-18-13 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1995169)
Dragonborn is FINALLY coming to PC on Feb. 5th

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-elder-s...1227192p1.html

This whole "let's give MS the exclusive for two months before everyone else" is crap. :nope:

The exclusivity thing is total crap.


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