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Hey, you're doing your best. It's appreciated. And, you know... *shrug* It's just a game. At the very worst, he'll have this legendary character he once played that he can tell people about. Even I, who only played D&D several times thirty years ago, can be heard waxing lyrical about my monk, Caine. It'll be the standard against which he measures everything he plays from now on.
And, like I said, I'd been telling him to crank it up a notch, and make it more difficult for himself. Now I'm telling him this was fate's doing, so he'd have to challenge himself.
And, like I said, I'd been telling him to crank it up a notch, and make it more difficult for himself. Now I'm telling him this was fate's doing, so he'd have to challenge himself.
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Fist,
Unless he deletes every old game after he saves the new one, he should have a fairly recent save he can load. If he opens his account on Xbox live (assuming that is how he saves his material), then goes to Load, it should have a fairly recent save of his which would save him time and again reloading. And as it often autosaves, likely, there are several recent additions to his game.
For what it is worth.
Doc
Unless he deletes every old game after he saves the new one, he should have a fairly recent save he can load. If he opens his account on Xbox live (assuming that is how he saves his material), then goes to Load, it should have a fairly recent save of his which would save him time and again reloading. And as it often autosaves, likely, there are several recent additions to his game.
For what it is worth.
Doc
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Overwriting a save file is a rite of passage for RPG'ers not unlike touching a hot stove or live wire.
[old man voice]Back in my day, you also had to worry about holding down reset when you turned the system off.
[old man voice]Back in my day, you also had to worry about holding down reset when you turned the system off.
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I'm reading all this to him now. Yeah, he'd been deleting them all, just saving one.
He also says Skyrim has set him free. Lol. And yeah, Syl, he sees your point about a rite of passage. Still, he's talking about starting again, going about it differently this time.
He also says Skyrim has set him free. Lol. And yeah, Syl, he sees your point about a rite of passage. Still, he's talking about starting again, going about it differently this time.
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I haven't had the opportunity to play in a couple weeks, and won't for at least another. But since I became Archmage, I visited the Greybeards and have all three words of Unrelenting Force. I have maybe four shouts now, but don't seem to be able to use them all yet. Gotta kill more dragons, I guess. I've killed three so far. I'm at level 15 now, iirc.
I also bumped the difficulty level from Adept to Expert. I was just walking into anything, and barely getting hurt before killing them all. Don't know how my son could stand playing for so long at Adept. Anyway, as I've said, it's his game, and I only play it every couple weeks. When he had it home again, and was playing his character, he found out I had accidentally bumped it up to Master, not Expert. He was a bit surprised. Heh. I guess it's down to Expert again, but I haven't played since. I only did a couple things as an Accidental Master, so didn't realize it was THAT much more difficult.
I also bumped the difficulty level from Adept to Expert. I was just walking into anything, and barely getting hurt before killing them all. Don't know how my son could stand playing for so long at Adept. Anyway, as I've said, it's his game, and I only play it every couple weeks. When he had it home again, and was playing his character, he found out I had accidentally bumped it up to Master, not Expert. He was a bit surprised. Heh. I guess it's down to Expert again, but I haven't played since. I only did a couple things as an Accidental Master, so didn't realize it was THAT much more difficult.
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You earn the words by quests/shrines/whatever. You unlock them and gain the ability to actually use them by absorbing dragon souls and then expending them (on the shout/skill menu if I remember right)Fist and Faith wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to play in a couple weeks, and won't for at least another. But since I became Archmage, I visited the Greybeards and have all three words of Unrelenting Force. I have maybe four shouts now, but don't seem to be able to use them all yet. Gotta kill more dragons, I guess. I've killed three so far. I'm at level 15 now, iirc.
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Yeah, I'm getting bored of it now...Got one character that's done basically everything, then one who's played as a fighter, one as a thief/assassin, and one as a pure mage.
Levels are 58 / 44 / 37 / 30 respectively.
Now I'm just messing around...used the alchemy / restoration exploit on my fighter to craft a war-axe that does 1000 damage, and armour that gives me a 1500 AC. (Yes, I know damage and armour are capped below that. )
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Levels are 58 / 44 / 37 / 30 respectively.
Now I'm just messing around...used the alchemy / restoration exploit on my fighter to craft a war-axe that does 1000 damage, and armour that gives me a 1500 AC. (Yes, I know damage and armour are capped below that. )
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The best part if arguing morality with my son. He said I should join the assassins so I could get the cool horse. I said he's evil for being an assassin. Had to kill the three hostages just to make sure he killed the important one. I killed the lady instead, and destroyed the assassins. My own flesh & blood kills for money! If there was a two-player option, I'd have to kill my own son!
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon