Author: Daveh
DOS Gaming Marathon
Hidden far away in the great unknown realm that is my MacBook Pro’s hard drive, I came across a very large image titled “List of Worthwhile DOS Games” that I found. I copied it to my HD and meant to skim it later that day, but for whatever reason, I didn’t. Flash forward over a […]
Continue ReadingSnowmane’s Roleplay Guide
Well, I have decided to compile a guide on various ways to role-play in games like The Elder Scrolls, because I was bored and there is no rule saying I can’t do it. There are many different opinions on roleplaying, spanning various forums, but to be entirely honest, I think most of them are terrible. […]
Continue ReadingA Wiki In The Age Of Reddit
I originally penned this post back in September of 2013 and left it as a draft. It’s interesting that I saw the same things then that Damon sees now. It makes me wish I had posted it back then rather than wait until now. UESP is the best Wiki in the world when it comes […]
Continue ReadingPlease don’t steal my stuff :'(
Plagiarism of the UESP’s content is a big problem. Please see our articles on common mistakes and copyright ownership. Basic rule of thumb: if you weren’t the one who added some original content here, you don’t have the right to take that content and publish it as your own somewhere else. It’s just that simple. […]
Continue ReadingAchievements Are Awful (and also Alliteration)
I hate achievements. I am a “completionist” and I hate achievements (okay, most achievements). One may ask “Nocte, why do you have so many achievements if you hate them so much?” (I really don’t, but that’s beside the point). Allow me to explain. There are three kinds of achievements, in my opinion. 1. The normal-gameplay […]
Continue ReadingOn The Importance of Setting Expectations (And Sticking With Them) – Part 1
As I was browsing through our collection of maps when I noticed something was a bit odd with almost all of them. Mainly, their names. I had trouble finding any that had the proper naming scheme that we use for images (as described on Help:Images). This was quite the issue, as we have well over […]
Continue ReadingOn Morrowind
I was going to post about how I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed lately, but this is an Elder Scrolls blog, and what have I posted about the Elder Scrolls? Wait, you guessed “Nothing”? You’re correct, but this isn’t a game show, so there’s no prize. I just want to discuss a game that I’ve had […]
Continue ReadingQuit Wasting Characters
The Elder Scrolls series is one that has produced quite a cast of characters over the years. Consider Arena, which I’m going to guess had more NPCs then all the other games (excluding Daggerfall) combined. Daggerfall had even more. Now look at Battlespire, which was the first game in the series that was more pre-defined […]
Continue ReadingSkyrim’s Lost Potential
We expect a movie critic to actually have seen a film’s ending before giving a rating. Food critics who eat only part of their steak and skip the side dish altogether won’t really know enough to give a review on their meal. Likewise, a major video game in modern times like The Elder Scrolls V: […]
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