I was browsing Amazon.com and saw Oblivion is available for the PS3 (not out here yet) and I was thinking of getting it. (Amazingly they will ship out Oblivion to Australia but not Resistance: Fall of Man - wtf?)

Anyway can someone tell me what the fighting style is like in it and I understand you can pretty much chose your own storyline is this true?

i think it is one of the most boring games i've ever played, but to each his own.

^ That is what I am worried about with it.

I thought it was one of the best games I've ever played. Only true problem was constant loading times but that may be different with the more powerful PS3.

I thought it was one of the best games I've ever played. Only true problem was constant loading times but that may be different with the more powerful PS3.

In the review they said the load times were quick.

In the review they said the load times were quick.

I never had problems with loading times. I mean there are loading times, but they're pretty quick, like 3-4 seconds at the most.

Regarding storyline, there is a main storyline that you can follow whenever you want to, but other than that you can explore the world at will and follow a lot of other sub-storylines.

Is it voice or scripted when talking to others?

Is it voice or scripted when talking to others?

Voice and the cinematic sequences are very well done. I personally think the intro is one of the best game intro's ever made.

hmmm I will have to seriously look at it.

Gunny, I don't like RPGs and I have played this game inside and out a couple of times. What I like about it is the mixture of hack-n-slash game play with RPG style leveling and story. Think KOTOR with even more control of the fight.

I don't think it was boring. I haven't finished it because the gates were a real pain in my ***. That first one took forever. At some point I'll pick it back up again. The hardest part for me was the fish scales. I spent days trying to figure out how to get those damn fish. The whole vampire thing was a pain too. But overall, the game is a lot of fun because it is so wide open. You just have to be able to put it down in my opinion, and then come back to it again. I don't know how much further I have to go in it, but I made it to the school and now I'm closing gates up. I figure I'm getting pretty close to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5HtHZMQXeU

^gameplay footage.

I never had problems with loading times. I mean there are loading times, but they're pretty quick, like 3-4 seconds at the most.

You probably played it on the PC. The 360 version suffers from lengthy loading times, something that was greatly improved on the PS3.

MY brother played it and liked it

Theres maddddddddd shtuffff to do tho, and teh graphics are nice

I hired the game and played part of it (as a Dark Elf :brow:).

Very very nice game so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5HtHZMQXeU

^gameplay footage.

the gameplay footage looks awesome!!

Can i play this on PC?
Whats with the chik warrior. Can i change her to a dude instead?

Last game i've played and enjoyed was 'far cry'.. so it's been a while.
But oblivion looks good.. any other new games with the same gameplay?

I believe it is out on PC and at the beginning you can chose what kind of character you want to be along with Male or Female.

Can i play this on PC?


Yes, Oblivion was made for the PC and XBOX originally.

Whats with the chik warrior. Can i change her to a dude instead?


Umm.............:grrhee:

Vigisted, Gunn..
i just got done playing the PC version for the last couple of hours for the very first time.
You're right.. its awesome.

I just made it out of the sewers after the king was killed and i barely survived one of the goblins in there who was plastering the **** outta me with magic spells and beams..

i hid behind a rock and attacked back with my bow and arrows..
How do i use my magic?
I haven't figured that out yet.

The race i chose was imperial, and i decided to be an archer. My sign is ummm.. can't remember but i get 150 points of magicary.

I saved the minute i walked out the sewer and reached the greenary.. The big heavily armored guard told me that I'm supposed to go to this creek place to find the king's son 'jeffery' and give him the amulet.

Can't they just fedex it instead..
Whats with the sewer rats... they're as large as horses.

crap its 2am.. gotta hit the sack. Have to be in the office in 5 hours.. :(
tips are welcome and would be appreciated.. ;)

You are about to lose like 40 hours of your life to this game. Have fun.

40 ? damn, that's awfully quick

while the main quest can be completed quite quickly, if you plan to join all the factions like the Thieves / Dark Brotherhood / to go with all the Fighters / Mages - you could easily dump 100 in here

--and with the release of the Shivering Isles that should add about 20 to it

it really makes me mad that over a year after the game has come out on 360 that it is still 60$ i want to get it, but i dont want to pay that much for a game that is that old and has no online play with other people

try ebay.

and be happy you dont pay $110.

yea well ur old u can afford it =]

Gunny's old? you call 22 or 23 old?

How old are you... 11?

Gunny's old? you call 22 or 23 old?


If so I wish I was old...

Gunny's old? you call 22 or 23 old?

How old are you... 11?
lol i was jokin but im 16

when I can afford it or not I still don't spend that much.

(and old...i'm scared)

I just wonder if the Italians are running e-bay. It just seems to good to be true.

gunny dont be scared ur my friend

gunny dont be scared ur my friend

it's more you think I am old at 22.

I just wonder if the Italians are running e-bay. It just seems to good to be true.

what do you mean?

it's more you think I am old at 22.
i didnt kno that u were 22 gosh

Just bought Oblivion off ebay.

God bless ebay.

hmm my saved game from Oblivion when I first played it wasn't found when i got my own copy of it.
Strange.

Had to start again but it makes a little more sense when you chose the characteristics and all that of your character.

I'm playing this game now and have a question. I made myself a Nord warrior. The first spell I got was the one where you shoot the fireball. What would be a good upgrade to this long range attack? Do I have to upgrade magika somehow before I can get better spells?

I saw spells for sale for mega bucks at Imperial City....guess I need to be able to barter well to to get a better price?

After you have risen in levels at the Arcane University you will be able to create your own spells. They can be costly but they are well worth it. Plus, you can create armor, rings, weapons, and such with more than one magical effect. You can experiment with different combos. Barter, Personality, Race, and Profesion all affect buying and selling. Characters of the same race give better deals, same with professions. Also, Nords are not the best for magic users, Breton, Dark Elf, High Elves are much better.

Well I guess I need to raise my levels and get more mullah. I've beaten the Arena now, so I'm not sure if there's another way to do both those things elsewhere. I could just go through the quest or wonder around and see what happens.

I figured the Nord wouldn't be great for magic, but my only long range magic attack is really weak. Gotta work up to something better.

yeah, you're not likely to do a whole lo of damage with long range magika ... something else to keep in mind (it's almost a fault) as you level, your enemies level too

btw..... what are your majors ?

I'll have to check on my majors, I forget.

I'm a freakin vampire now. Looks like I have to find 5 empty grands soul gems and some other junk for this crazy witch to make me a vampire curing potion.

My majors are armorer, athletics, blade, block, heavy armor, alteration, destruction.

Is the only purpose of buying a house in this game to store stuff?

several things you can do to work on leveling your attributes (and ultimately your character)
learn a conjuring spell (low level skeletons for instance)

equip all heavy armor (remove any rmor that isn't heavy)
cast skeleton conjur spell
attack it to aggravate it
block it's attacks and allow it to hit you a few times without causing major damage ... this will raise both your block and armor skills
when you go to repair your gear (by selecting a repair hammer in your inventory) your armorer skill will also increase

the easiest way to raise athletics is to jump will you run around
swimming also raises your athletics
--blade-- conjur more skeletons and whack away

you get the idea
repeat for your destruction and alteration spells
just cast spells while you explore the game

it's worth spending a few minutes each session doing this
yeah it gets a little tiresome but you build the character quicker

Alright I'll give that a go. Thanks Puck.

Got any opinion on buying a house and what it's good for?

buying a house simply gives you somewhere to offload your junk and somewhere to sleep to level up
there's really no benefit to buying since you can "acquire" a few houses via different quests

before it's all over, you might have 1/2 dozen houses full of items

have you joined a guild yet ?
where are you in the "main" quest ?
Jauffrie / Cloud Temple / Oblivion Gates, etc....

I've joined the fighters guild, but don't think I've done one of their quests yet.

Joined the mage's guild, just got to be a member at the arcane university and waiting on my staff to be made.

I've found several gates, but didn't know if I should venture in them yet. Guess I should?

The last thing on the main quest was to look for something at a site in the Imperial City at noon.

at some point you'll want a "Feather" spell to alter encumberance
as most of the goodies in Oblivion are heeeaaavy

the Fighters Guild quests were few and far between
Mages Guild was fairly easy to advance through

Doh I may already have that feather spell. I've got a few things that I'm not sure what they are. Either I have to drop weight too often, or I hold on to too much crap :lol:

Any side missions you suggest trying? I want to mil the game a lot instead of just blowing through the main quest.

I stopped playing it and I never got through the first gate but been playing for ages.

My character sucked.

But I will go back to it.

What kinda character was it?

I can't remember, I think I made him from scratch.

I think one of my better characters was a Breton with Blade, Restoration ,Athletics, Mysticism, Heavy Armor, Alteration ,etc.. majors

Bretons are pretty good with magika right off the bat and are pretty good warriors too ... it's real handy to have both


oh yeah Bobo

2 things you'll want to get soon

Umbra .... probably the best sword in the game (and doubles a Soul Trap device)

and there's a SOul Gem Marcus wants you to get early in the game, but DO NOT GIVE HIM THE "Azura's Star" !!!! it is a re-usable soul gem (which are used to trap souls of creatures you strike down - for using to recharge your magical items)
you do not have to give him Azuras Star to progress the main quest, other items can be given instead

Doh I may already have that feather spell. I've got a few things that I'm not sure what they are.

ultimately , you may want to go to the Arcane Univerisity and enchant some armor with feather spells

I had a
Helmet
Shield
Curaiss
Boots
Greaves
Gauntlets
a ring
and a necklace
all with Feather Enchantments
came in handy on long explorations where lots of Daedric goodies were

Umbra .... probably the best sword in the game (and doubles a Soul Trap device)

I'll try this first, but after research, it seems that if I do it now, I'll have to kill her and then I'll be guilty of assault and murder. I guess that's a pretty bad thing right? Get thrown in jail? Lose items?

ultimately , you may want to go to the Arcane Univerisity and enchant some armor with feather spells

I had a
Helmet
Shield
Curaiss
Boots
Greaves
Gauntlets
a ring
and a necklace
all with Feather Enchantments
came in handy on long explorations where lots of Daedric goodies were

So you can buy the feather spell at Arcane? I looked it up a bit, but don't have this answer for sure. Do you just use the spell once and the items you have are now always lighter? Or do you have to keep using the spell over periods of time to keep the weight of the items down?

I have a feather scroll spell now (found somewhere), but it looks like it only asks for like 30 seconds, so I'm a little confused here.

Bobo..
the only tip i can give you is how to become a millionaire on Oblivion.
When you heal the vampire king he'll give you a $1000. Ask him again and he'll give you another. He'll never say no so keep asking him until you have enough.

No more pickpocketing.. :woot:

Ah ha! And here I was just thinking I'd live with my vampirism. Guess I'll cure us both (or maybe just him if I can?) and get uber rich! :grrhee:

I'll try this first, but after research, it seems that if I do it now, I'll have to kill her and then I'll be guilty of assault and murder. I guess that's a pretty bad thing right? Get thrown in jail? Lose items?

noone will know, I fought her in a dungeon

if you do ever get thrown in jail the only items you'll lose are the ones marked in red...everything else you get back
and if you happen to have the skeleton key, you can always let yourself out :grrhee:

So you can buy the feather spell at Arcane? I looked it up a bit, but don't have this answer for sure. Do you just use the spell once and the items you have are now always lighter? Or do you have to keep using the spell over periods of time to keep the weight of the items down?

I have a feather scroll spell now (found somewhere), but it looks like it only asks for like 30 seconds, so I'm a little confused here.

you'll go anywhere there is an "Enchanting Pillar" (or something like that)
it'll ask you for a spell and an item you wish to 'enchant'
the it'll tell you how much it costs
I'm not sure if a scroll will do the trick - you need the spell
and I forget which Feather spell was better, I do remember using 'Pack Mule' alot tho

Ah ha! And here I was just thinking I'd live with my vampirism. Guess I'll cure us both (or maybe just him if I can?) and get uber rich! :grrhee:

there are advantages to living with vampirism
just don't plan on charming/ persuading many folks

Well I got the Umbra sword, the good armor from her, and the Azura Star. Niiiiice.

Got a house too, just need a horse to travel quicker.

I think I'll adventure into some Oblivion gates to destroy some baddies :grrhee:

no horse ?
you were given a horse at the very beginning of the game from Jauffrie at the Priory ... if you're anywhere near the Priory, it'd be worth going and looking at the stable to see if your horse is still there .... do not take the ones that clearly mark as stealing.. you can also buy horses from stables

the best horse in the game comes from DARK BROTHERHOOD, Shadowmere. he fights enemies, cannot die and always returns to the Fort if you ever lose him

to get the Dark Brotherhood to approach you, you must kill someone

Yeah that horsey given to me got killed :( I guess buying another is the way I'll go.

and there's a SOul Gem Marcus wants you to get early in the game, but DO NOT GIVE HIM THE "Azura's Star" !!!! it is a re-usable soul gem (which are used to trap souls of creatures you strike down - for using to recharge your magical items)
you do not have to give him Azuras Star to progress the main quest, other items can be given instead

What else can I give him?

head?

What else can I give him?

http://guides.ign.com/guides/702493/page_19.html

Read the book and it will tell you to visit the Shrine of Azura. There are 15 Daedric Ruins, each with it's own side quest and reward. You only need to complete one of them and return with the item for Martin to continue the main quest.

Complete one of the Daedric Shrine side quests and take your reward back to Martin at the Cloud Ruler Temple. Speak to Martin about the daedric artifact and he'll ask if you're sure you want to give it to him because it will be consumed in the process. If you don't want to give up the artifact you have, go do another shrine side quest and return with that item instead. You'll be given a list of the daedric artifacts that you possess and will be allowed to choose which one to give. Remember, it is gone for good once you hand it over to Martin so give him something you can live without.

Yeah that horsey given to me got killed :( I guess buying another is the way I'll go.

Shadowmere is a handy horse to have

I'll get Shadowmare then. This game is almost never ending.

Would it be better to get a staff of frost when fighting in Obvlivion gates? I'm just guessing the frost would damage enemies there more.

I've already got my staff from Arcane, but can't you just buy other staffs that are similar?

you'll find plenty of staff's throughout
I hardly ever used them ... blades are more "effective"
and no, the Staff of Frost works well against Fire based foes
which doesn't necessarily mean Oblivion Daedra

Umbra is the best weapon in the game .... period

Gotcha.

I'll get Shadowmare then. This game is almost never ending.

Would it be better to get a staff of frost when fighting in Obvlivion gates? I'm just guessing the frost would damage enemies there more.

I've already got my staff from Arcane, but can't you just buy other staffs that are similar?


the game is almost never ending.. so many ways to approach it... it's just a matter of how patient you are OR how many OCD tendencies you have

with Umbra and the Azura Star, you will cast a Soul Trap spell everytime you kill a foe...which will charge the Soul Gem (Azura Star). this is so you can keep those magical items recharged


let me ask you ..... have you accepted any updates for the game ?
if not, there's a Duplication Glitch you might want to know about
I only used it for Soul Gems :grrhee:

the game is almost never ending.. so many ways to approach it... it's just a matter of how patient you are OR how many OCD tendencies you have

Who's Yossarian ? to have that many posts, you had to go by another handle
I bet I know ... you've changed it before haven't you ?

yeah, used to be The Murse

pulled the name from one of my favorite books... can you guess which one?

can't think of a book

but what I know as a Murse, is a man-purse :ha:
I assume you had a different purpose ?

with Umbra and the Azura Star, you will cast a Soul Trap spell everytime you kill a foe...which will charge the Soul Gem (Azura Star). this is so you can keep those magical items recharged


let me ask you ..... have you accepted any updates for the game ?
if not, there's a Duplication Glitch you might want to know about
I only used it for Soul Gems :grrhee:

You mean on-line updates? If so, no.

did you get the regular or the Game of the Year edition?

ha

should have clarified about pulling the name from a book.. i meant the new name Yossarian, which came from Catch 22

the Murse was a play off the often ridiculed Male Nurse "Murse" combination

my career

nothing wrong with being a male nurse
now, being male and having a purse ..... well

did you get the regular or the Game of the Year edition?

GOY

I'm about to enter "Paradise", so I guess the end of the main quest is close. Any hints? Apparently there's no returning for supplies from where I'm going.

I have Umbra and the Ebony armor. My Nord is level 16.

GOY

I'm about to enter "Paradise", so I guess the end of the main quest is close. Any hints? Apparently there's no returning for supplies from where I'm going.

I have Umbra and the Ebony armor. My Nord is level 16.

goot lawd, you just jumped right to it didn't you
Paradise is kinda a cake-walk...don't worry about being under-equipped
if you've handled a few Oblivion Gates, you'll do fine

fwiw...the Paradise adventure is NOT the end of the main quest

GOY


ok, cool ... you'll be able to do Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine
however, some of the glitches (like duplication) have been patched, from what I hear ... I think there's still a way,but it's not as effective
not that you wanted to duplicate anything anyway ;)