Anybody sign up to be a possible beta tester for the dlc?
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Any idea on the scale of it? I mean is it gonna be like The Shivering Isles with a big chunk of land you can travel back and forth too or like one of the fallout DLCs that you could bang out in a few hours.
Thought about it but no.
Couldnt find any specifics but E3 is only 2 days away which is where we'll hear more info.
Has anyone played the DLC yet ?? Im itching to grab it but its price is holding me back at $20/1600cr
If you have, how long roughly would it take to play through it ??
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New Additions
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Factions
The two main factions central to the add-on are the Dawnguard, an order of vampire hunters dedicated to eradicating Vampires, and the Volkihar Clan a shadowy group of Vampires who seek to blot out the sun.
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Quests
The main questline consists of 12 quests that take place across Skyrim and beyond. 9 side quests for each faction are available along with 4 additional side quests that are unrelated to the storyline.
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Characters
Over 60 new characters are introduced in the add-on, most of whom are members of the newly added factions.
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Locations
23 new locations are included throughout Skyrim, including 2 large completely new areas: The Soul Cairn and Forgotten Vale.
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Creatures
Several creatures and variants of existing creatures are added, including the new maximum level Legendary Dragon, Frost Giant and Chaurus Hunter.
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Magic
A plethora of Dragon shouts, blessings and spells are introduced along will full perk trees for Lycanthropy and the Vampire Lord.
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Weapons
19 new weapons included the long awaited Dragonbone Weapons set, along with a variety of crossbow bolts and arrows.
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Armor
5 new armor sets are introduced into the add-on, not to mention several unique pieces in both light and heavy variants.
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Items
5 new alchemy ingredients, several new books and pieces of jewlery along with some unique items.
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If you have, how long roughly would it take to play through it ??
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New Additions
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Factions
The two main factions central to the add-on are the Dawnguard, an order of vampire hunters dedicated to eradicating Vampires, and the Volkihar Clan a shadowy group of Vampires who seek to blot out the sun.
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Quests
The main questline consists of 12 quests that take place across Skyrim and beyond. 9 side quests for each faction are available along with 4 additional side quests that are unrelated to the storyline.
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Characters
Over 60 new characters are introduced in the add-on, most of whom are members of the newly added factions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Locations
23 new locations are included throughout Skyrim, including 2 large completely new areas: The Soul Cairn and Forgotten Vale.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Creatures
Several creatures and variants of existing creatures are added, including the new maximum level Legendary Dragon, Frost Giant and Chaurus Hunter.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Magic
A plethora of Dragon shouts, blessings and spells are introduced along will full perk trees for Lycanthropy and the Vampire Lord.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weapons
19 new weapons included the long awaited Dragonbone Weapons set, along with a variety of crossbow bolts and arrows.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Armor
5 new armor sets are introduced into the add-on, not to mention several unique pieces in both light and heavy variants.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Items
5 new alchemy ingredients, several new books and pieces of jewlery along with some unique items.
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I've played Dawnguard most of the way through (I'm on the last quest, i think), and It was totally worth it. I'd say about 10-12 hours (on one playthrough, not both factions) if you don't rush through as fast as you can. Plus, I don't know if there's stuff to do afterwards, like with the guilds from the main game. There is, however, 2 ways to play DG. Early on, you'll be forced to choose whether you want to be a member of Dawnguard or a vampire (it doesn't matter if you're already a werewolf, you can switch). This apparently makes it worth trying both ways. I've only done it once (As a DG member), but I have to imagine that the vampire side is mostly the same quests with reworked motives and dialogue. The new vampire abilities are pretty awesome looking (like I said, haven't tried them yet), and both Vampires and Werewolves now have their own perk trees with rewards and upgrades. As for new locations, they don't actually add a whole new land mass to the map. There are a couple places that have been added outside the main map, but for the most part the new locations are all on the original map. These include new caves and unique ruins and forts. The loot is pretty good as well. You can now use upgradeable crossbows and smith dragon-bone weapons (all of which look awesome) in addition to new suits of armor and weapon sets. And that was all stuff I noticed on the DG side, there could be more if you choose vampire.
Overall, I'd say this was definitely worth it, especially if you're one of those ppl that loved Skyrim, but beat most of it and got burned out on it a while ago. I was, and after buying this, I found myself happily tying up loose ends I'd abandoned long ago because I was burned out. Yes, $20 is kind of steep, but it was totally worth it.
Overall, I'd say this was definitely worth it, especially if you're one of those ppl that loved Skyrim, but beat most of it and got burned out on it a while ago. I was, and after buying this, I found myself happily tying up loose ends I'd abandoned long ago because I was burned out. Yes, $20 is kind of steep, but it was totally worth it.
Sounds good to me.
I wanted to return to Skyrim for a while but since Ive completed the game, aside from some meaningless side quests, I didnt have any real good reasons to.
This will be good return on top of all the other updates for combat cam angles, combat from horses etc...
Thanks.
No problem. I assume you're on the 360 (you mention 1600 msp). I don't know if you're an "achievement-hunter", but they put in a few that will make you want to stick around and play for a while to get all of them (Collect 10 Werewolf Perks; Collect 10 Vampire Perks; Kill a Legendary Dragon; etc).
Have fun.
lol, I forgot that it's only on 360 right now.
Like I always tell my achievement-hoar wife. I never really play for achievements in the beginning for any game, but if I really like a game it helps to extend the longevity and replay value before I sell it.
Yeah, it's one of the reasons I never trade in my games. I'll get a new one and play it a bunch and get kind of tired of it. After a while, I go back and get as many achievements as I possibly can. Not only does it run up the gamerscore (which after countless hours pondering the subject, I still don't know why I care about it so much), but it gives you incentive to go back to a game that you might have forgotten about.
Looks like my Smith Skills are going to go way up.
I want it for sure. Any idea on a price?
According to ign it will be 400 Microsoft points so not much.
I have Skyrim on PS3 and I've pretty much given up on it. Too many bugs are preventing me from completing quests. Don't get me wrong, I loved the game for the most part but it just got annoying.
If you people loved this game I highly recommend Dragon's Dogma (I'm probably sounding like a broken record) but it's got a huge world and the combat is way more fun than Elder Scrolls
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