Skyrim, First thoughts and experiences?

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  1. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    Hmm... I think I'll try this out. Though it might take a while. I'm low on money at the moment as I just bought a house for some reason. Maybe I can get a refund...

    I'm still waiting on Bethesda to make a rpg where I can put my econmics skills to work, but aside from that it seems everything else is in order in Skyrim. Nothing out of place that a couple of patches and a mod here and there won't fix...
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    I am not suggesting do it all right after Helgen. But work at it making as many daggers as you can. Continue questing and by the time you can afford to grind it you will have some skill in fighting and some health.
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    KK. Thanks.
  4. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    I can one hit bandits with my current set-up (63 one handed skill, and an ebony sword) without using this exploit. I know it isn't really cheating or glitching, but it feels kind of cheap to me. My one buddy is running around with an absurdly overpowered weapons, and armor that negates the entire magicka cost of any spell. He tells me that combat is boring because he can one or two hit every enemy in the game.

    Has anyone figured out how to invest in a shop? It's one of the stats they count in your achievements section, and I'm eager to have a residual source of income. I was hoping it would be like Fable where I could just go around buying buildings and collecting rent / taxes from them, but that doesn't seem to be the case
  5. BattalionOfRed Mr. Fred Battaliono

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    I think what they mean by invest in shops is that you can pay a large sum right now and it will ensure you that every shop in Skyrim will have atleast 500 gold, always.

    Atleast, that's what I think it said, I read it in the Speech skill tree
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    I don't think that the investment system works like in Fable. It never has. The investment system is supposed to raise the bottom line of the shops whenever you shop there.

    On the armor/weapon smith grinding:
    It IS a bit cheap, but I have to make the most of the time that I have in the game. And its not really cheating/glitching because the game was made this way and if they patched it to change it, moving up in smithing would become almost impossible.

    Btw: does anybody know if the shops renew their stock and money? It hasn't done that for me yet I think.
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    Pedro, you could get married. Some potential spouses will give you a constant cash flow (they open a shop apparently)
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    It's a legit part of the game and I don't see it as cheap at all. I am practicing my smithing, choosing to level that up to become a master smith. Just like if you wanted to become a master fighter you would practice by fighting a lot. I make a ton of weapons, you don't become a legendary smith by simply making what you need. I'm playing the game exactly the way it was meant to be played (not cheating and becoming what kind of char I want, a skilled smith). If it gets too easy, bump it up to max dif or start a new char. On the subject of spouses bringing in money, yes they do and yes they do have a little shop but it only brings in 100 gold per day.
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  10. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    Does anybody know if the shops renew their inventory and their money? I don't want to go through the game with a ton of broke storekeepers.
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    They do, wait 24-48 hours.
  12. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    Thanks.
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    I had sex with this game, its that awesome.
  14. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    Anybody know the timetable for the mines to regenerate the ore deposits?
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  17. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    I really hope its a troll site, if not WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD.
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    Troll site or not, I know some people irl that would totally believe that article and ban Skyrim from their homes because of it.
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    Anybody know the timetable for the mines to regenerate the ore deposits?
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    Sadly so do i. *Sigh*

    and Imperial didn't you already ask that question.

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