The Elder Scrolls Online/General Elder Scrolls Discussion

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #660 on:** July 28, 2014, 05:27:16 PM »

Quote from: Alexandyr on July 28, 2014, 05:00:03 PM

They're not allowed to talk like they're teenagers earning minimum wage. It just doesn't make sense.

Maybe not. But you're not their boss, you're just some outlander. Maybe they don't care what you think of their professionalism.

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Yes, the PGE. It's a respected source of in-game information on a bunch of subjects. I don't think they gave an incorrect date to slander the good Altmer name.

Or they could just be wrong, seeing how they were wrong about so many other things.

Particle Person · « **Reply #661 on:** July 28, 2014, 06:08:08 PM »

You know what I mean. One of Almalexia's Hands is not going to grumble about guard duty. They know that their duty is quite literally sacred, and they would never wish to reflect so poorly upon the Lady of Mercy. It's just dumb, ESO is dumb, and people that play it are dumb.

I guess the PGE must have been wrong, if we're going to treat ESO as canon. Personally, I like to believe that the entire game is actually just a wildly innacurate holofilm released sometime in the Digital Era.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #662 on:** July 28, 2014, 06:10:17 PM »

You're playing ESO. Are you dumb?

On the notion of people who play games they hate.

Particle Person · « **Reply #663 on:** July 28, 2014, 06:42:57 PM »

I am when I'm playing it.

beardo · « **Reply #664 on:** July 28, 2014, 07:48:48 PM »

I curse a lot when I go up agains bosses who are several levels higher than me and gets killed. I can usually do high level quests fine. But suddenly, boss. Omg rape.

Particle Person · « **Reply #665 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:08:11 PM »

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on July 28, 2014, 07:42:49 PM

On the notion of people who play games they hate.

I paid for a month. I'm going to get my money's worth of non-fun. Actually, I do have fun while playing it. The environmental design is excellent. They really nailed the feel of the province of Morrowind. I just don't think ESO does the series justice. It is upsetting to lore whores.

beardo · « **Reply #666 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:20:01 PM »

The environments looks good, yes. Character designs are a bit cartoony though, and there are way too many non-red-eyed dunmers.

Particle Person · « **Reply #667 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:31:27 PM »

Every face is so bland looking. All of the distinguishing features of the mer races have been melted away, and now they all look like plain Hollywood elves who are wearing too much makeup.

Also, Orcs just look utterly retarded.

beardo · « **Reply #668 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:33:30 PM »

I think Skyrim has perfect character desings. They should have gone with those. Just my opinion.

Blanko · « **Reply #669 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:34:50 PM »

Skyrim perfect

Particle Person · « **Reply #670 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:37:02 PM »

Yes, that's something that Skyrim did very well. All of those Oblivion potato face jokes must have really hurt somebody's feelings.

beardo · « **Reply #671 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:41:31 PM »

I'm annoyed by all those pretty face mods people shit out on skyrim nexus and steam workshop.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #672 on:** July 29, 2014, 01:52:57 AM »

Quote from: beardo on July 28, 2014, 08:33:30 PM

I think Skyrim has perfect character desings. They should have gone with those. Just my opinion.

Don't be absurd.

Snupes · « **Reply #673 on:** July 29, 2014, 02:15:15 AM »

Such creativity.

Snupes · « **Reply #674 on:** July 29, 2014, 02:53:22 AM »

Metaphorical brevity. Truly, such is the masterful creativity of Morrowind.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #675 on:** July 29, 2014, 04:16:06 AM »

Indeed. Observe his half-Dunmer, half-Chimer design. He visually communicates the duality of the Dunmer. It is deep.

Quote from: Alexandyr on July 28, 2014, 08:08:11 PM

They really nailed the feel of the province of Morrowind.

I bet you wouldn't say that if Vvardenfell was available to explore.

Particle Person · « **Reply #676 on:** July 29, 2014, 05:18:09 AM »

Probably. Also, that isn't the reason for Vivec's coloration. The UESP is usually wrong about things like that.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #677 on:** July 29, 2014, 05:40:30 AM »

Quote from: Alexandyr on July 29, 2014, 05:18:09 AM

Probably. Also, that isn't the reason for Vivec's coloration. The UESP is usually wrong about things like that.

Go on, tell us what it really is, then. You know you want to.

Particle Person · « **Reply #678 on:** July 29, 2014, 06:09:34 AM »

It's related more to his own binary nature and his relationship to Sotha Sil and Almalexia. He's a hermaphrodite, he's bipolar, and he exists simultaneously in multiple universes. He is the "warrior poet", who has mastered both grace and violence. He's sort of the middle-ground between Almalexia (feminine) and Sotha Sil (masculine), as he embodies both feminine and masculine traits. It's implied in the 36 lessons that Sotha Sil and Almalexia could not have become gods without Vivec, the joining element.

That's an extremely abridged explanation, but I think you get the idea. Vivec is probably the most realised character in videogame fiction. Michael Kirkbride became obsessed with him, and wrote at least a novel's worth of information regarding his life. In fact, he still occasionally produces new tidbits of (usually very obscure) lore related to Morrowind and Vivec.

Snupes · « **Reply #679 on:** July 29, 2014, 06:33:00 AM »

His design is still dum