The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Chat Thread

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• tagged Oblivion startup movie disable : Dusty_Slim
• thanks, trying this now : slickdoody
• taggerd oblivian startup movie disable : e v i l
• taggalicious : tunis5000

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  help me obi-wan speoni, you're my only hope : pyide
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11810587 8( : pyide
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  WRONG'D upon further testing, it was changing the fdefaultfov=75 option in the .ini that fucked up the 2D... : pyide
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    Except it switches back to 75 if you switch to third person and back :( : moogle
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      Or talk to anyone as well. : moogle
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        yeah, went back in and saw that right away. damn that bites. :( : pyide
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          can you bind keys to commands? bind a key to fov100 : gegtik
          • open up a memory editor, find the location of the fov variable by changing it around in the console & doi... : IrN00btastic

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  would you be able to play in English? : kbnerd
  • even so, it would probably be a pain in the butt for him to get and take at least a week or two. : -Panther-
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    I'll have to import... I haven't found a german site that offers the english language version for sale. b... : Judicator.Khas
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      that sounds terrible. but if you go through amazon.co.uk maybe you can get it in English without too much... : kbnerd
      • That's the route I'll take... but still... I'm le sad... would have been cool to play it with my english ... : Judicator.Khas
      • LoL. Express airmail costs as much as the game itself... but it's still soooo tempting. : Judicator.Khas
• Sounds like POLANSK did the translation :) : PlanetPerfecto
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  I don't want to say "I knew it" but I kinda feared they (2k Games) would get the translation wrong :( At ... : yemeth
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    did you import? : Judicator.Khas
    • I'm hoping to get it from a local retailer. I mailed them and they said they'd hold on to a copy for me. ... : yemeth
• That's why I ordered the UK version from Okaysoft. Most movies may be translated/localized quite well, bu... : mulu

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  I think there is a slider in the game for this as well, I'll try it : ) : Athlon7
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    Which slider would that be? : Rotten Deadite
    • There's a specular map slider. : Dusty_Slim

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  It was difficult, but I rose above. Is there anyway to "block" magic like that? : skinlab133
  • Not sure. I know you have stuff you can use to resist though. : jonin
• Oh my, I'm only playing at the default difficulty, but I wasn't able to find a bed to rest and level up u : Dusty_Slim

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  Been told a few shops have opened with this early : MrLonghair
  • yeah which though :( I checked one store and it was still friday. not going to get to play this for ages ... : spdon

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• I have those specs on an eVGA NF4 SLI board (single 7800GT) with 2GB (4x512 Corsair value select). The g... : cgh85
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  I basically have the same set-up. EVGA NF41 mobo, opty 170 (same speed as x2 3800), 1 gb corsair value ra... : Dusty_Slim
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    thx guys! have you noticed any doublecore optimizations? does this game use multi-threading, in other ... : indigo1980
    • I've been monitoring the CPU usage on my G15 kb, and it seems to split the load evenly between the 2 core... : Dusty_Slim

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  if you stole the horse then when you get off of it it will "run" back home. : kbnerd
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    No, this horse was given to me during the plot. : Rotten Deadite
    • maybe someone else stole it ? : sikander
    • I had a different issue with that horse. When I came back out of the oblivion gate and tried to mount up... : skinlab133
• I wolf attacked and I accidently hit my horse, the guards came out and kicked my ass for abusing it :[ : ghost in my shell
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  I accidently took a horse, was going to speak with NPC and instead hopped on the horse. Does the bount... : ariakaz
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    Yeah that was gay in Morrowwind too. You're looking around in a shop and accidently pick up an item and g... : Sze Ior
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      Email the developers, you never know. : abrasion
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        Patch 1.01 - Implemented a "Quit stabbing me!" button to help overzealous shoppers getting gangraped by g... : genom
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          That would make this game 1000 times less frustrating. : BlackCat9
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            If you press "A" (on the 360) while fighting, you can get some things/guards to stop attacking. Worked f... : skinlab133
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              Interesting. But how to do it on the PC? : Rotten Deadite
              • It should be the same thing, whatever you use to pick up/activate items etc. : skinlab133
• Okay evidently I had to find the stables, park the horse in the stables, get out of the stables and CLOSE... : Rotten Deadite

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• whats the need for new chat if this one already exists? i dont get it :/ : indigo1980

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  How are you doing so far as an Agent? I can't kill shit with my agent. Everything seems to just destroy m... : Zibro
  • it's all about tactics. If you like to rush up and smack stuff, you're probably better off as a fighter-... : duggera
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    Sneak up on something and shoot it. Then run away and keep shooting it until it is dead. : SockMonkeh
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      Is it even possible to reestablish your cover? Everything I've ever shot has been tenacious and no matter... : -Panther-
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        I don't know about regaining your cover, but you don't need to. Plug him real good with the first one, th : SockMonkeh
        • Ah, the acrobatic attack, I like it! Certainly sounds like more fun than having ever battle between now a... : -Panther-
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      Do you get the damage bonus when shooting something with a bow from stealth? And if so, do you only get ... : skinlab133
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        You get damage bonus when you are undetected. And it gets slightly higher as you get better in stealth. ... : mem
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          wait so you get a damage bonus for being undetected but NOT in stealth and then a higher bonus for behing... : skinlab133
          • AFAIK, only while undetected. But it gets higher as your stealth skill rises. And you usually need to sne... : mem
  • I kill everything with my agent. But I also chose a race and a birthsign that benefits my marksmanship. ... : DinK

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• Would be nice for poisoned shots. : Rich McNinch
• I'd like to know this as well. Right now I just carry it around until I find a piece of wood to launch it... : -Panther-
• I was wondering the same thing. I mean, come on there has to be. : SockMonkeh
• Morrowind had the same problem, if I remember correctly. : redmud
• (stuck at work, can't test) *Slowly* release the trigger? : genom

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  Deus Ex, 100%. Full realtime combat, freeform gameplay, nonlinear exploration, optional quests, dialogue... : EvilDolemite
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    *nipples explode* picking this up... uh... NOW : Korban
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      Have you never played an Elder Scrolls game before? They're renown (and disliked by some) for their open... : EvilDolemite
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        never played one. i heard morrow mind was more like a kotor kinda game. that's why i was skeptical abou... : Korban
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          Morrowind was more like Deus Ex actually, but this game is much bigger in scope. : EvilDolemite
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            maybe i'll download the morrowmind demo first and see if i dig that. : Korban
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              There is no Morrowind demo. If you have an Xbox, you could rent it. : lechuck59
              • It's like $10 now, isn't it? Small price to pay for that much game. : genom

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• i refuse to play it on anything below ultra on my 486 dx2, pressing the turbo button gives an extra 20 fp... : spdon

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• What is ffdshow? : sixfoot6
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  Does anyone actually search before they post anymore? Or use Google, for that matter (I'm looking at you : buroja
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    yeah I knew I saw this somewhere... just was too busy searching the nforce forums, didn't remember it was... : lonepie
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      Since you responded, maybe you'll do so again by letting us all know if this actually resolves the issue.... : buroja
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        I just upgraded my ffdshow - it's still launching a bunch of copies : Piotyr
        • Yeah, I grabbed mine from Best Buy (no thanks to those fuckers for making me wait around for 30 minutes w... : buroja
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  You can just uninstall ffdshow through add/remove programs. I would imagine that fixes it. : JINKY
  • disable raw video in and any other codecs within ffdshow then play : llamameat
• SOLUTION: Open up ffdshow's audio decoder configuration panel (you should have a Start Menu shortcut, ... : buroja
• I uninstalled ffdshow and it's been working... (though my preformance is still pretty rotton)... maybe th... : lonepie
• hey I noticed the ffdshows tray icons also : ariakaz
• I got this same problem with Republic Commando. I quit the game and see 16 FFDShow icons in the tray. Nev... : Dynotaku

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• I kinda think of it as you aren't sure how to manipulate the person so the 4 different types of persuasio... : SockMonkeh
• You're right that it doesn't make sense as one probably wouldn't do that IRL but otherwise, there wouldn'... : -Panther-
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  it took me a while to pick up on the whole facial expression thing. i should always rtfm :> IA it mak... : pyide
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    the lock-picking mini game on the other hand... oy! I really wish that the tumbler's recoil would get ... : -Panther-
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      Supposedly, they do get easier to set as your skill increases. : SockMonkeh
      • oh thank god! all the manual mentions is that fewer tumblers fall in the higher levels, more predictable ... : -Panther-
• Yeah, this is really confusing. It seems like an idea that's only half implemented. : Dynotaku

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• Same here, I'm having my coffee right now and trying to resist the temptation to play right now, because ... : Matt Burris

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  /cheer -efx-, -efx-, -efx- : kbnerd
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    Thanks, but I don't understand the cheers :( : -efx-
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      i'm just rooting for you. maybe it'd get you all psyched up for Wednesday or something. i'll stop if you ... : kbnerd
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        Oh I like it allright :D . Go right ahead! : -efx-
        • that's good because i didn't braid my hair and find this skirt for nothing. : kbnerd
• They respawn after 3 ingame days I think. At least in dungeons they do that. : yemeth

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  you could set affinity and effectively disable the games ability to use both cores (though since its supp... : smacknca
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    oh and i just rememebered, they described its ability to use mutli cores based on the games specialized t... : smacknca
    • heh, well I'm not sure why you just explained how to disable it, but I was reading some old dev comments ... : DinK
• anybody know about this for sure? Not a huge deal but I can't find much real technical info on it. : DinK
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  I'd love to know more myself. : abrasion
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    I don't think we're gonna get an answer. =( : DinK
    • Bump for D/Core justice. : abrasion
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  Here's something to try: Go to your "My Documents\My Games\Oblivion" folder and open up the Oblivion.ini... : Arcanum
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    Cool, thanks. I enabled the four threaded options as well as the 30shaders one. Will see how it runs la... : DinK
    • Make sure you guys update this plz. : abrasion

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  EB told me i can pick it up tonight at the 360 launch.... : patdoody
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    yeah they told me that too... But I'm scared of the mob. : flibble2k
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      Just came back from EB. Got Oblivion CE and the game guide. Eeee, shiny! No mob. Just lots of geeks le... : realityescapeartist
      • Stupid fucking ridiculous release dates - how about, if we have the boxes we sell em? much easier than ... : abrasion
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  Same story here, got a call to say that I can pick it up at 10pm, when they re-open for the 360 launch. ... : realityescapeartist
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    I hear the 360 launch is being televised on cable - ugh - loco. : abrasion
    • Pfft, the only way that would be interesting to watch is if they ran the footage of geeks swarming EB at ... : realityescapeartist

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• you should cancel the 2x512 order and get 2x1gig instead. : kbnerd
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  Yeah it's remarkable how bug-free the game is. Is it cynical of me to credit multi-platform development : smax
  • i don't think it's cynical but i really haven't found any evidence to back things up. From what i've seen... : kbnerd
  • I think that plays a factor yes, but there's more to it than that. And seriously, drop the Daggerfall : Gauss

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• this game with any kind of co-op (even if extra players were basically controllable npcs) would be incred... : DinK

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  If you're going to do it like that, why not just use cheat codes? : Matt Burris
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    Ah, the age old argument. I've always come down on the side that exploitation of game mechanics is not a ... : Albemuth
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      I disagree : abrasion
      • eh, it's a fine line. there were people who were bitching about the game last game (morrowind) because yo... : -Panther-
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  Same vein but more straightforward: you can just 'grab' the items (z key on PC version) and then move the... : -Panther-
  • I heard you can sell to a contact through the thieves guild. I heard that too. Good day. : Rich McNinch
  • you can sell things to "shady" traders but not all. : kbnerd
  • Throw some gold at the beggars by the docks in the Imperial City. : SockMonkeh
  • Ah you guys are all, of course, right. My charater is sheltered so he knows nothing of the thief's guild ... : -Panther-

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• not unless you want a hardcopy, you can read it online here: http://til.gamingsource.net/pge/ : pixxelpimp
• i got it for the behind the scenes DVD. : Dan 101

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• That sucks! :( : abrasion
• Become stronger than the guards. : Matt Burris
• Yeah, this bugs me :( However, I noticed in a dungeon that if I one-shot killed a guy with a sneak attac... : Krypt_

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• haha me too, i walked to EB this morning but they were sold out so hopped on that new lightrail extension... : pixxelpimp

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• I got a ring of water breathing for this quest, btw. If youre thinking about being argonian for that abi : Rich McNinch

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  did you just use the compusa website? : hackest
  • no, i brought in the circular : xil-reno

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  The triggers are anolog, of course, but besides of those I believe I read that the face buttons are not a... : Judicator.Khas
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    Oh, you mean specifically for Oblivion. Sorry, I don't know that. : Judicator.Khas
    • Oh and yes the buttons ARE analog on the Xbox 360 on the X360 and rumoured to be analog on the PC too but... : abrasion
  • Ok well that means any Xbox 1 -> USB adapter will work and also any Xbox 360 (cabled) PC controller will ... : abrasion

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• Maybe an NPC cast invisibility on the wolf? Emergent weirdness ensues? : Rich McNinch
• There are invisible creatures in the game, y'know. I just did a quest that involved such a thing, and yes... : Dslyecxi
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  There is a fortress near the beginning of the game where a mage was screwing around and made an entire to... : limabone-jlp
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    Oh. Also fought an invisible rat. Unfortunately, I encountered the invisible animals before reading the m... : yakz
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      Did you have a torch in your hand/ look down/ turn up your brightness? : pchef
      • nm...hehehe : pchef
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        Well, I don't generally walk around with a torch outside/daylight. Can you see the invisible stuff if you... : yakz
        • srry...I was just thining about cave rats. : pchef
  • I was totally ready to make the "a wizard did it" joke but a wizard actually did it. : moogle

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• I hated that about morrowind too. I killed some guy in a far away city, then I couldn't enter ANY city wi... : lord_omega
• Heh once stuff is pissed off at ya it seems to chase you across the world, ran across some cave where the... : giroml

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• Turn the grass off completely by sliding the slider all the way to the left. Grass is a hog and it reall... : Priest77

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  because people love to hate on consoles. : emocore
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    sometimes with good reason, hello there deus ex iw. : lightly inclined
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      That's more just bad UI design in general. : EvilDolemite
      • even mouselook felt floaty and felt like it belonged on a console rather than a kb/mouse setup. same thin... : lightly inclined
• The UI in the Gamespot movie last night (xbox 360) i thought was exceptional, simple yet detailed - and ... : abrasion
• I love the UI. So intuitive. One main button for everything, and easy to locate tabs. I only wish you ... : EvilDolemite
• you're forgetting that big writing = bad. : patdoody

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• I hope someone makes a mode for the UI. To see the quest log, press Tab, then click on your health/mag... : Kerath
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  I actually like the IU, took a little getting used to, but now it's cool. : adhy
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    I agree. It took an hour or so, but I'm used to it now. It's very smooth and clean, it just doesn't giv... : lechuck59
    • What Im missing is the icons for stuff, like spells I want to use, etc. I want to have them clickable ala... : Visceral Monkey
  • I dig the AI, and i am no console gamer. : italiano3d
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  If it helps, I love being able to use the arrow keys to navigate menus. It's a huge timesaver for me and ... : speon
  • Excellent, thanks. : Visceral Monkey
• I agree 100%. It is impossible to make someone who hasn't been beat with the ugly stick in Oblivion. E... : Killrig
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  The UI is a vast improvement over Morrowind. There are some changes I'd make, but given a choice, I'd ta... : Arcanum
  • Negative. :[ : Ebu
  • After 14 hours of playtime, I agree. It was confusing at first, but I got the hang of it and I like it b... : megarust32
• I agree about the faces thing. I spent about 20 minutes just trying to make my guy not look like a Dark E... : Albemuth

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  Arena and Daggerfall both predate Thief :) : EvilDolemite
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    Never played either of them. Morrowind's stealth gameplay wasn't as polished. The stealth elements of Obi... : x-eyd|mary
    • I think it's awesome how each element is very robust. You can sneak, or brawl, or cast, or manipulate, a... : EvilDolemite
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    Yeah, they do. But the game does feel a bit like Thief at times. And that's a good thing. A very, very... : valael
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      Yeah, character reaction seems to be based on the player and not the environment. Like goblins and other... : DinK
      • Sure Legolas, you're just a damn fast shot! : 69shots
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  i think they hired someone from the original thief team when oblivion began development : ballystix
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    Yep, it was Emil Pagliarulo, a former Thief designer. He worked on a couple of the older Thief titles an... : Krypt_
    • bless that man. : DinK
    • Holy shit. Well, that explains a lot. : Ebu
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      I am very happy to hear this...yay Archer/Theif : mikage
      • And it work so well, too. :( : Ebu