I agree completely about the fact that warrior-style play was incredibly simplistic in previous installments, which is why I always elected for a sneaky character. However, melee combat has recieved a lot of love from the devs in Skyrim, and I am really enjoying it. That being said, I am currently playing a Nord who is adept at sneak, archery, one-handed (dual wield) and light armor. I'm having just about the most fun playing him that I have ever had in an Elder Scrolls game. I am still staying away from the magic because I feel it is overpowered, but the stealth combined with combat skills makes him pretty versatile.

Well, I'm playing it as an Imperial Battlemage, for want of a better 'class' description. One handed, destruction magic, heavy armour. I'll end up sticking spare perks into enchantment and smithing as I've found I really enjoy that side of the game.

My next run through I plan to play as a full on Axe wielding Nord warrior.

Skyrim: Around Tamriel in 6 Minutes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlbA2qiXsf0

Approximate landmass of Tamriel that is already in Skyrim (in green):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...m-landmass.jpg

What is Bethesda up to? :hmmm:

I'm waiting for food to cook and playing Skyrim. I stumble upon the deadric quest for Namira, and she says the following " I see the hunger inside you, seeing the dead bodies makes your mouth water and your stomach grumble." As she says the word grumble, my stomach grumbles in real life.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...8/cannibal.png

I smell DLC, nice to see Vvardenfell there..."YOU IN'RA!" "Outlander, go away!"

Vvanderfell was destroyed between Oblivion and Skyrim.

I'd honestly prefer the DLC to be in Valenwood and Summer Isle, so we can take the fight to the Thalmor.

It was? :cry: Dang, that's a shame. I won't ask how, I'll discover that myself...hopefully...tomorrow.

I haven't heard anything about it in game yet(haven't read all the books), but I do know it's in either Lord of Souls or the Infernal City(the two books).

It's been around 200 years since the destruction of Vvanderfell, no doubt it's
been re-populated to some extent by now. :yep:

From what I understand it was completely destroyed, the damage was severe enough to also ruin parts of Morrowind.

From UESP, they're making it sound like it's gone.

The destruction of Vvradenfell is in The Infernal City, but I haven't read it yet (Though I'm considering getting it; Greg Keyes also wrote one of my favourite Star Wars novels) so I'm not certain how exactly it was brought about beyond the fact that it had to do with Red Mountain erupting.

Awww, now you spoiled it for Oberon! :rotfl2:

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Seems they don't know what happened to it, as this is from UESP too:

"The eruption led to most of the island being covered in ash, leading to a mass exodus to the nearby island of Solstheim." -Infernal City page 213

I have the book(yet to read it) I'll check that page and see what it says. I hope Oberon didn't, hasn't read all of this.


Okay found two mentions of it in the story. -SPOILERISH-


Sounds to me like it's gone, and what isn't gone is inhabited by Argonians.

:x

I knew I shouldn't have farted whilst climbing through the blight storms...

I just had a very cool dragon fight that ended with me getting a very neat slo mo kill thingy where I climbed onto the thing's head and drove my sword through it's skull repeatedly. Problem is, I never got the souls from it. Ah well, it was worth it for the animation. :up: