Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[ascender]

Guys, just wondering as 150 pages is quite daunting, is Oblivion fairly accessible for someone who's never really played this genre of game before? I've always been tempted by them, but just never found one that's easy enough to get in to.

[endo]

For an RPG, Oblivion is very accessible to a beginner. The last RPG I played before this was FF VII on the Playstation years ago, and I didn't even finish it. Oblivion is totally different- combat isn't random and turn-based, and although stats are important in the game, it's not heavy like you might expect from a typical RPG.

All in all, it's very intuitive and you know what you're doing within minutes of playing it for the first time. Problem is, it's so intuitive and immersive it's very difficult to stop playing once you've started...

[Jebus]

Have I found a glitch?

Just done the quest "Caught in the Hunt" and finished the hunt area, got the REAL key from killing the ugly git...left and went back to Bravil...

What do I do now then? There is no marker and the quest hasn't updated since I escaped?!?

[glazza]

Guys, just wondering as 150 pages is quite daunting, is Oblivion fairly accessible for someone who's never really played this genre of game before? I've always been tempted by them, but just never found one that's easy enough to get in to.

Absolutely my friend take it from someone who has never EVER played an RPG in his life on any format as these games normaly take plenty of patients.I have put in around 15 hrs up to know and i have to say that the only problem with this game is that once you start playing you just cant stop.

G.

[fishbowlhead]

has anyone elso noticed that its just like THIEF(xbox) when you dress up in black clothes and stalk around in the night

I mean the simalarities are scary.

And to think the stealing and stealth are just a small part of what obliion has to offer, it surley must be the deepest game ever, your posabilities for game style and play are alsmost endless.

[PeteJ]

Some more info on the two new downloadable content updates coming soon. One of them is next week for 150gp.

Todd and I wanted to give everyone an update on a number of things we have in the works.

Patch/Update
We are working on a patch/update for both the PC and Xbox 360. It will address a number of issues that we have found and ones that have been reported to us and confirmed. It is our plan to first release it as a beta patch for the PC when it has cleared our initial testing cycles internally. Since it?s a beta patch you should be aware that issues may come up that we haven?t found yet and we strongly recommend you backup save games and understand it may be necessary to reinstall the game when the final patch comes out.

We are also looking into the localization issues that have come up in Europe and are working to address some of those issues. A European Patch/Update will be available after the English versions.

We?re doing both of these things as fast as we can and will let everyone know as soon as they are available.

Downloadable Content
We have been working on downloadable content since we finished the game in February, and we continue to feel this is a great avenue for us to continue to add to the Oblivion experience.

We have already announced two of them:

The Orrery
The Orrery allows you to help the Mages Guild of Cyrodiil repair the Imperial Orrery, an ancient dwarven machine with mystical properties. Bandits have stolen a shipment of parts destined for the Arcane University; if you can return them, the Orrery will function once more.

Features

* A new, full-featured quest, including dialogue, journals, and rewards
* Access to the Imperial Orrery in the Arcane University, an incredible mechanical marvel
* New powers available for your character based on the phases of the moons



The Wizards Tower
Located high in the Jeral Mountains of Cyrodiil away from prying eyes, this Wizard's Tower, Frostcrag Spire, will become available. Packed with numerous useful enhancements, this structure will prove invaluable to magic-oriented characters.

Features

* A fully detailed tower for you to explore
* A breathtaking view of Cyrodiil from the highest point in the land
* Simple furnishings including a bed for leveling up
* An indoor botanical garden with over 130 specimens... including Oblivion-native herbs!
* Summon Atronach Familiars that obey your commands
* Instant teleports to every Mages Guild in Cyrodiil
* New Spell and Recharge vendor in the Imperial City
* Fully upgrade the furnishings in your lair to suit your needs
* Upgrade to a fully functional Enchanting and Spellmaking station with no need to join Mages Guild
* Upgrade to a laboratory that buffs your Alchemy skill



We hope to have The Orrery available for purchase next week. This plugin will cost 150pts on Xbox, and $1.89 on the PC. The Horse Armor Pack has been very popular, and exceeded what we thought it would sell. Despite that, we?re still trying to find the right spot, so we?re putting a much larger plugin out for less than the last one and we'll see what happens. Your feedback as we move forward in this is invaluable. Tell us what you want to see, how much of it, and what it might be worth to you. No, don?t say you want it free, because these plugins take a surprising amount of time to create, polish, and test (much more then Morrowind's).

Finally, thank you to everyone who has supported not just Oblivion, but Bethesda Softworks over the years. Oblivion has been a tremendous success for us, and we thank you all for making that happen. We hope we continue to earn your gaming time.

Pete (and Todd)

[Garny]

Some more info on the two new downloadable content updates coming soon. One of them is next week for 150gp.

[/i]

Sounds decent enough. Some dragon slaying would be a nice bonus

[Friction]

Managed to find the quest to obtain the unbreakable lockpick ! Also was shown a glitch in the 360 version that replicates 50 odd things of the same item. Pretty handy for those pesky lockpicks, Until I get the unbreakable one !

Gerry could you point me in the direction of this quest please! - Either by means of PM, or Spoiler quotes so as not to ruin it for anyone else

I NEED this item, I find the lockpicking fun, but it's very frustrating when I press the button with the pin at the top, and still my lockpick breaks and I have to start any. Whilst on the subject of that any tips for picking locks?

Does getting a higher security skill really help?

[Jebus]

Gerry could you point me in the direction of this quest please! - Either by means of PM, or Spoiler quotes so as not to ruin it for anyone else

I NEED this item, I find the lockpicking fun, but it's very frustrating when I press the button with the pin at the top, and still my lockpick breaks and I have to start any. Whilst on the subject of that any tips for picking locks?

Does getting a higher security skill really help?

Only tip I've picked up via playing it a lot is that if a section is really quick, tap it a few times and it has a slow one, it's like a "routine"... Works for me but I still go through an immense amount of lockpicks...try to never have less that 40/50 if I can help it.

[EvilBoris]

I just saw the chorrol guard kill the Ogre Fighters Guild Leader :S

[eastyy]

Does anyone have a problem where it seems to go to a third person view? (without pressing the change view button)

[Ciaran]

This on the PC version? Mabye you are touching the scroll wheel without realising.

[Concept]

Nope. I did have a glitch once where as I sat down in first-person the polygons of my character's head would partially show no matter if I reset the machine (I had to re-load from another save). That was another bug I forgot to mention.

[MartyG]

It's very easy to hit the stick click in combat I've found. Never had it happen without me causing it though.

[GordonJ]

Have I found a glitch?

Just done the quest "Caught in the Hunt" and finished the hunt area, got the REAL key from killing the ugly git...left and went back to Bravil...

What do I do now then? There is no marker and the quest hasn't updated since I escaped?!?

->Open Spoiler<-

Check the corpse of the guy you went to rescue, then I think it prompts you to speak to his wife, so head back to town