Oblivion, an exercise in frustration!

[The Fake Shemp]

So I nabbed a used copy of the GOTY edition after beating Fallout 3 because I decided that even though I had attempted to "get into" Oblivion once and failed miserably, Fallout was so good that I must have more.

I just wanted to know from you Oblivion vets about the following:

Is the map system shoddy or do I suck?

Is there anyway to stop the texture fade/pop in?

Is there a specific way to go about the maintenance of armor/weapons?

Is the main quest any satisfying?

[MrAngryFace]

People bitch about Fallout 3's map (*cough* Methodis *cough*) but gee golly Oblivion's map is argh. Im playing on PC tho so im not having the technical issues you are.

Repairing weapons requires repair hammers in your inventory, its not as convenient as fallout. As for the main quest, I dunno. I lost interest as well but Fallout 3 had the same effect on me.

MY recommendation? Load up a game, instant you leave the prison find the entrance to the Shivering Isles area. Its an island close to the prison iirc and its fantabulous

[Bildi]

I think the map system is OK but what are you finding to be a pain?

The main quest is OK, but I wouldn't concentrate on it - just do a bit of it now and then like any other quest.  Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild are pretty good quests and some of the smaller ones can be quite good.

Armour and weapon maintenance isn't anything really special.  See people to fix them up at first in the Fighters Guild or something, or steal a ton of hammers as you go and just fix them yourself to get your skill up.

Save frequently (especially before entering a dungeon) and keep old saves, because there's a reasonable amount of game breaking bugs.  At least on PC you can get around a door if it doesn't want to open, and I think the modding community on PC have probably fixed most of the bugs since Bethesda couldn't be bothered.  Although if it breaks while you've got a tag-along NPC, you might be totally fucked.  I played it on 360 so don't know much about the PC version (are you on PC?).

[MrAngryFace]

Shivering Isles is OMG, its like they found actual writers in one of their office closets.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

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I enjoyed my time in Oblivion more than Fallout 3

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I cheated in ELS4 (that's what the cool kidz call it) by making it so one arrow would kill anyone.

[demi]

No no no no no no, Oblivion is garbage. You arent doing any favors by going from Fallout -> Oblivion

[Bildi]

Shivering Isles is great, I missed that Willco got the GOTY edition.  Depending on the type of person you are, I'd consider saving it until you're tired of the same old scenery in Cyrodiil.

I think I'm only half way through Knights of the Nine but it's pretty meh.

[MrAngryFace]

what do you need to do to get knights of the nine going quest wise

[Bildi]

I think you go to the church in Anvil (that's the city with the docks right?) and when you walk outside there'll be a cryer to the south of the church yelling about the end of the world or somesuch.  Talk to that prick.

[MrAngryFace]

haha, will do

[Jansen]

do regular editions saves work with the GOTY edition? i wanna get back into the game some day

[Bildi]

They should work fine.

[pilonv1]

Do the Dark Brotherhood quests and then you've probably seen the best the game has to offer.

[The Sceneman]

well no one ever said this game was any good

[drew]

Is the map system shoddy or do I suck?

you suck

Is there anyway to stop the texture fade/pop in?

maybe install on your hd?  try the cache trick? buy the pc version? i dunno

Is there a specific way to go about the maintenance of armor/weapons?

lurn magic

Is the main quest any satisfying?

also dunno...i got stuck at the mehrunes razor part where you go undercover into this cave and have to kill an offering to some demons or something.  whatever.  that part is BULLSHIT, its fucking impossible to not die.

[Kestastrophe]

I think that I've actually had more fun in Oblivion than in Fallout 3 so far, but I haven't beat it yet so that may change. As for repairing in Oblivion, I actually prefer it more than Fallout 3's repair system. In Oblivion, you gain experience by just doing anything, for instance you gain repair XP by repairing equipment/weapons. It does require that you carry repair hammers, but that beats the hell out of having to carry around duplicate items as in Fallout 3 imo. Also, there is an incentive to repair items in Oblivion because when you reach a certain level in the skill you can repair equip/weapons past 100% which gives them an additional attack/defense bonus as well as more durability.

[Great Rumbler]

Is the map system shoddy or do I suck?

What problems are you having with it exactly?

Is there anyway to stop the texture fade/pop in?

There are some LOD texture packs that will make this problem less noticeable, but it won't fix it completely.

Is there a specific way to go about the maintenance of armor/weapons?

Repair hammers and points in the repair skill.

Is the main quest any satisfying?

Not really. It has a few decent moments, but the Dark Brotherhood and Shivering Isle quests are much better.

[BlueTsunami]

I just bought the PS3 GOTY edition. I want to hit up the Expansions, only $20 for the whole game with expansion (PC and PS3, at Gamestop) 

[GilloD]

I remmeber everyone being luike ZOMG THE PAINTING QUEST IS GAMING AS ART and I got to it and it was like someone decorated a broom closet by swallowing shitload of tempura paint and then puking it up all over the walls before forgetting to load the textures.

[The Fake Shemp]

Never could get into the game and traded it in.  I am replaying Fallout as we speak, though!

[E-DuB]

Never could get into the game and traded it in.  I am replaying Fallout as we speak, though!

I just want to start a flame in your heart Wilco....

[EmCeeGrammar]

I was about to vent about the poster, then I saw a MAF post.  Was confused for a few seconds.

[demi]

It is no coincidence that he shares the same name as a SHITTY GAME

[brawndolicious]

It's a fun game when you really get into customizing and trying to max out your character.  The leveling up system and the Oblivion planes required way, way too much grinding though.  Fallout 3 made a lot of improvements on the formula, especially with having unique and interesting weapons plus locations.

[Eel O'Brian]

i liked it, especially when i figured out that if you make a save right before getting the upgrade magic stones or whatever when you close an oblivion gate, every time you reload the stone is different - so you can basically pick and choose what magic enhancements you get for your weapons.  i was a fucking worldeating monster by the time i quit playing

[BlueTsunami]

Something about the GOTY Edition feels different from the Oblivion I played a couple of years ago. Obviously, they must have patched and changed a lot of things. The main difference is the loot you get from enemies, I'm lv10 and I've been getting some great enchanted gear. Though, it could just be I'm getting lucky.

I've also taken up Alchemy this time around and its fun just going on foot and seeing new specimens to pick and mix. I'm surprised I totally neglected this last time I played.

[BlueTsunami]

There's a torrent for the GOTY edition, so look for that if you do torrent it (its like 8GB though). If not, the PC version is only $20.

[Himu]

I really liked Oblivion's intro.

Say what you will about Oblivion but what I've played is more enjoyable than Morrowind. I couldn't get into Morrowind because dice roll combat. Swing your sword in an action rpg and you somehow MISS because of a fucking DICE ROLL? Bullshit. in an action rpg, if I stab a fucker, I stab a fucker.

[BlueTsunami]

Yeah, that's the one thing I would say that makes Oblivion better than Morrowind. I can't wait for the next installment seeing as how they got a certain cohesive feeling down for Fallout 3 (in regards to the landscape/exploring).

[BlueTsunami]

I'm playing it on the PS3 and its not that bad looking. Having it on my Bigscreen TV sort of negates most of the visuals nastiness.

[Himu]

Yeah, that's the one thing I would say that makes Oblivion better than Morrowind. I can't wait for the next installment seeing as how they got a certain cohesive feeling down for Fallout 3 (in regards to the landscape/exploring).

Word.

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, that's the one thing I would say that makes Oblivion better than Morrowind.

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[BlueTsunami]

Yeah, that's the one thing I would say that makes Oblivion better than Morrowind.

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Even being overpowered, I would still run away from Cliff Racers. Such a horrible monster.

[Great Rumbler]

Cliff racers are like the worst thing in any game ever. They aren't hard to beat, but they're everywhere and they fly down from sky at you and the only way to hit them is to look directly up only sometimes they'll hover just out of reach and squawk at you incessantly.

[cool breeze]

I really liked Oblivion's intro.

Say what you will about Oblivion but what I've played is more enjoyable than Morrowind. I couldn't get into Morrowind because dice roll combat. Swing your sword in an action rpg and you somehow MISS because of a fucking DICE ROLL? Bullshit. in an action rpg, if I stab a fucker, I stab a fucker.

I guess it depends on what you value in games.  I will always enjoy exploration and adventuring more than combat in games, and Morrowind was so much better in that regard.  And Oblivion combat was better, but it was still pretty bad.  Bethesda struck a balance with Fallout 3 because the combat can basically play itself while you're free to do the fun stuff.

 

[BlueTsunami]

That's one of my biggest draws with the Elder Scroll games, exploration. Wish Japan would get on the ball and take on the sandbox'y, open world uguu~ game play.

But Oblivion, my character rocks. Self sufficient with Restoration and Armoring as her main skills and Blade, Heavy Armor and Sneak to finish them off. Love this character build. I hate the vanilla "Thief" build since its built around Light Armor. Sneak is more than usable with Heavy Armor.

Also, having my luck up at 71 = Lot of good loot

[Himu]

I really liked Oblivion's intro.

Say what you will about Oblivion but what I've played is more enjoyable than Morrowind. I couldn't get into Morrowind because dice roll combat. Swing your sword in an action rpg and you somehow MISS because of a fucking DICE ROLL? Bullshit. in an action rpg, if I stab a fucker, I stab a fucker.

I guess it depends on what you value in games.  I will always enjoy exploration and adventuring more than combat in games, and Morrowind was so much better in that regard.  And Oblivion combat was better, but it was still pretty bad.  Bethesda struck a balance with Fallout 3 because the combat can basically play itself while you're free to do the fun stuff.
 

I value expoloration and adventure quite a bit. But if I'm wiffing at the first fucking enemy I encounter in the game - a damn crab - when I'm hitting him point blank I already know that game is not for me.

I think Fallout 3's combat's not the best but the exploration makes up for it. I didn't get that with Morrowind. If it had Oblivion esque combat I'd be along for the ride.

[Bloodwake]

Bethesda is really a developer that started from nothing and became great. Morrowind was pretty shitty if you ask me, as I had the same problems Willco had getting into the game. Those problems weren't apparent in Oblivion to me, and I loved the game, but not enough to beat the main quest, which was pretty lame if you ask me.

Fallout 3 is the pinnacle of the studio's achievements so far. I just wish the game was the size and scope of Oblivion, that's all.

[chronovore]

Fallout 3 is the pinnacle of the studio's achievements so far. I just wish the game was the size and scope of Oblivion, that's all.

If you include the DLC levels for Fallout 3, isn't it about as large as Oblivion?

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I've not played it yet. I've got an unopened copy of Oblivion next to my unopened copy of COD4. I know, I know. 

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[Great Rumbler]

Fallout 3 is the pinnacle of the studio's achievements so far. I just wish the game was the size and scope of Oblivion, that's all.

If you include the DLC levels for Fallout 3, isn't it about as large as Oblivion?

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I've not played it yet. I've got an unopened copy of Oblivion next to my unopened copy of COD4. I know, I know. 

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Should be pretty close, but Oblivion had Shivering Isles, which was probably bigger than all the Fallout 3 DLC so far combined.