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12:06 AM

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Q: I've let Arvel the Swift ran away, can I still find him?

I've let Arvel the Swift ran away after freeing him. I didn't know he had the golden claw in his possesion. So, now I can't complete that quest anymore... Where can I find him?

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Q: How many claymores can I have out at a time?

So in BF3, the support class can lay antipersonnel mines (claymores). He can also reload himself with ammunition, providing him with a never-ending stream of claymores, if he desires. How many of them actually persist on the map? If I run around the map and lay down 20 claymores, how many of t...

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Q: How do I complete the 'Loud and Clear' quest undetected?

Good news everyone! I've been inducted into the Thieves Guild. Unfortunately, I'm already failing miserably on my first quest. I've been assigned the task of destroying a bunch of beehives at the Goldenglow manor as well as stealing the proprietor's life savings from his house. I've managed to in...

Hej @Man.

In light of

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Q: "Can I do X" questions

This question seems problematic to me. Not because of it makes the site look immature (though I think it does), but because it seems to be a class of questions that causes some problems. The basic formula is to think of something that would be "cool" to do in a game, find a game that is very ...

discussion allowed-questions

I'm considering closing

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Q: Will I be able to ride a dragon

I was wondering if I could ride a dragon later on in the game? like fly around and have it breath fire?

Thoughts?

I don't see anything wrong with it.

my friend an I successfully pizza trolled somebody in LoL matchmaking

"BRB 20 minutes, pizza", "just drop man", "no dude, then I'll get leaver"

Hah.

Did he kill you anyway?

12:11 AM

@Mana I honestly don't know how I feel about that.

@Mana knee-jerk reaction is I don't like it

it just sounds asinine

some rephrasing might fix it though

What's wrong with it?

it just sounds stupid

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Q: Software/Games for students

I'm looking for online or packaged software that tests and strengthens students' English skills. Preferably free, but I'll take anything. Things like: spot the verb/adjective, vocabulary builder, syntax, etc. Anything from grade levels 6 and up. I tried searching online, but nothing useful came ...

american-english word-games software games

Also, did anyone else jump to close this as game-rec?

I loled.

I didn't notice it was posted by the SE feed, and not Lazers.

it seems unfortunate that there isn't somewhere on the SE network where people can ask for recommendations or whatever

chat doesn't really count because the visibility of it is so variable, plus only a fraction of people ever visit chat

12:14 AM

Isn't there a game-rec proposal site?

that's a joke, it will just wither and die

...No I thought it was a serious proposal.

@NickT I'm pretty sure Mahnax is joking

@Mana The question should be closed if this one was closed

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Q: Can I sleep with prostitutes?

The ESRB officially rated Skyrim "Mature". After reading the detailed description of the rating, I found this gem: As the game progresses, the dialogue and on-screen text contains references to sexual material (e.g., “. . . all the whores your heart, or any other organ, desires,” “She . . . ...

skyrim relationships

Why was that closed??

12:15 AM

@GnomeSlice There was a serious proposal, yes. It got killed after an unsuccessful test run on Reddit.

@GnomeSlice what was srs

@GnomeSlice Did you read the post mana linked?

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Q: "Can I do X" questions

This question seems problematic to me. Not because of it makes the site look immature (though I think it does), but because it seems to be a class of questions that causes some problems. The basic formula is to think of something that would be "cool" to do in a game, find a game that is very ...

discussion allowed-questions

Yes.

That's why.

If you disagree, make a post in the meta. I'm not sure where I stand on the issue myself, but I voted to close the second question since the first one was closed.

the prostitutes one was "based on this evidence, can I do X?"

the dragon one is just "Can I do X?"

12:19 AM

289

Code Golf & Programming Puzzles – codegolf.stackexchange.com

Beta Q&A site for code golfers and for those who interested in code golfing (from beginners to experts), and programming puzzles.

Currently in public beta.

terrible site, should die

so if the former was closed, I say the latter should as well

I guess it's not actively bad, but it has like 2-3 questions per week

How Things Work – htw.stackexchange.com

Q&A site for people who want to know the principles of how things work

Closed after 7 days in beta.

Shame this was closed.

@NickT the sites main chat room was actually frozen at some point, which is never a good sign

Why hasn't that site been deleted yet :/

@GnomeSlice closed after just 7 days in beta? wtf

12:25 AM

@NickT Artificial Intelligence was similarly killed after 11 days in beta

due to a serious lack of expert questions and knowledge.

can new members not edit their own answers?

@OrigamiRobot they can

@OrigamiRobot They can. Why?

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Q: How Do I Drink a Werewolf's Blood?

I had heard that you can do anything multiple ways on Skyrim. I didn't want to join the companions to become a werewolf. i had also heard that you can drink a werewolf's blood to become one. Is this true? If so, how?

if they didn't log in (e.g. user######) maybe not

12:28 AM

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Q: How do I complete the 'Loud and Clear' quest undetected?

Good news everyone! I've been inducted into the Thieves Guild. Unfortunately, I'm already failing miserably on my first quest. I've been assigned the task of destroying a bunch of beehives at the Goldenglow manor as well as stealing the proprietor's life savings from his house. I've managed to in...

this new guy reposted instead of editing

I didnt know if there was anything other than lack of knowing that prevent him

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Q: Merge Beer and Wine, include Spirits/Liquor?

Proposal: Beer Proposal: Wine Would it make sense to merge the Beer and Wine proposals and perhaps broaden it to include spirits? This might impinge on Cooking, though ostensibly so would both the two current proposals, but in a very well-defined way. The beer-crowd and wine-crowd might not mi...

did I successfully offend wine- and beer-snobs alike?

@Mana 4/5 close votes

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Q: Will I be able to ride a dragon

I was wondering if I could ride a dragon later on in the game? like fly around and have it breath fire?

I made a post pointing him towards the meta so he understands why the question is likely to be clsoed

I want to do a video feature of Helena the 3rd, but I'm not sure what the best approach for recording a comprehensive video of such a long game is.

@Wipqozn I'd summarize the content of the meta post when you link it anyways, but that's fine. I'll close it.

CAN I SHOOT PEOPLE IN THE NUTS IN SKYRIM?

vs.

HOW DO I GET NUT-SHOTS IN SKYRIM

12:33 AM

@Mana FINE, gawd, I suppose I can be not lazy

@Wipqozn yeah, the other site might die or the link could rot

@mana is looking out for you

@NickT yeah, Gaming.SE might die, we'd be in trouble :P

I meant meta

@NickT which is part of gaming.se

@badp will probably kill it, then people won't have anywhere to go to mutter about his conspiracies

12:35 AM

I agree with @Mana; I was just being lazy.

Opinion hunt #2:

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Q: At what level should I be able to engage a Giant?

I have discovered a Giant. I have attempted several times to kill it without success. Even if I try to block its attacks I usually end up being pummeled into the ground or flung at least 50 metres into the air. I don't particular want to kite for a long period of time to kill it now, so wha...

in light of the comment on the answer here, I think this is a dupe of

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Q: How do I kill a giant?

I've seen and heard a lot of references to how powerful the giants are in Skyrim (e.g. Penny Arcade), so my challenge as soon as I get the game is to go and kill one. I'm sure that if I maxed out my character I could just kill the giant in a fight, but I want to do it as early as possible. Are th...

character-build skyrim

Agreed?

I have resolved the great Mead Wars of Skyrim.
I have made naked zombies fight each other.
I have pickpocketed everyone from the lowliest peasant to the grandest Jarl, and can now even take the very weapons from their hands.
I have balked at a request to publicly shame a local woman for sleeping with three men in one month.
I have sat on a lone chair inexplicably placed on top of a high tower overlooking a vast valley, feeling like the king of all the world.

I'll need you guys to help me choose

Just as soon as Youtube has done doing its magic

that is a duplicate of "How do I killa giant?"
Any good answer to "How do I kill a giant?" should include an answer indicating the level you can handle them.

Other things go wrong, and can disrupt that precious immersion. The shopkeepers who eerily greet me and offer me bargains in their sleep from beds a floor up while I’m invisibly robbing their stores at night, the way climbing rocky mountainsides on horseback has your steed appearing to hover in thin air on occasion, the monsters who get stuck behind rocks while chasing me, the arrow that’s been protruding from my character’s face for the last ten hours...

12:40 AM

hmm okay

@Mana yes

you should consider merging the answers though

and by "consider" I mean you should

@Mana ^

WIPQOZN HAS SPOKEN!

The Youtube video editor, btw, really does put Windows Movie Maker to shame

although... WMM doesn't require you to upload everything to the cloud first

12:43 AM

@badp Adobe Premiere.

@GnomeSlice How many thousand dollars?

@badp I dunno, I can't count that high.

Yeah, I thought so.

Oh my, I'm almost at 600 flag weight

@badp as Steve Jobs said, "it goes in this fucking asshole, in this mouth, out this fucking asshole, in this mouth, up into the cloud..."

"HUMANCENTiPAD" is the first episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 210th episode of the series overall. "HUMANCENTiPAD" originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central and in Canada on The Comedy Network on April 27, 2011, and Comedy Central UK on May 6, 2011. In the episode, Kyle is intimately involved in the development of a revolutionary new product that is about to be launched by Apple. Meanwhile, Cartman does not even have a regular iPad yet and blames his mother. "HUMANCENTiPAD" was written and directed by series co-cr...

12:44 AM

I would probably be higher if I flagged more often. I normally just make a post in here, since it's rare that none of our mods aren't here.

Wh...what?

Ah, @Mana, this one applies to you:

@GnomeSlice Does @Mana always like your status updates?

No, but the girl he isn't dating always likes his.

I should really get off this chat when I plan on playing Skyrim. It's absolutely impossible to focus.

@Mana I feel the same way about homework.

12:48 AM

@Mana Clearly. You just missed a bunch of gossip.

You guys are just so darn irresistible though.

@Mana why isn't that question closed and merged yet

Especially @ArdaXi in that suit of his.

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Q: Do companions die?

It is apparently possible to recruit companions who will fight by your side, carry out simple tasks, and so forth. I have managed to acquire one in the very first village, but have thus far not had him travel with me because I don't know how sturdy he'll be in combat. Do companions die permanen...

oh, fuck. it moved the comments.

uuuuuuugh.

12:54 AM

YOU FAIL AT MOD

DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200

I'm still confused why physics.stackexchange.com/questions/16859/… was downvoted

the guy was like "we're gonna do all the work for him"...yes...that's why I'm asking a question

I wanted some numbers which should be available, and he's making a fuss about it seemingly because it's not theory based enough

@NickT also looks like they are mad that you didnt ask in the right way

which i think is weird considering Q&A sites are about teaching and learning

yeah...the one person was berating me for calling it the wrong thing

thats why downvotes should require comments most of the time

This is why some people shouldn't be allowed to down vote.

I'm not allowed to downvote

court order

12:59 AM

@OrigamiRobot oh, right!

I forgot about that

<200 rep you cannot

ahh, finally all the flags are gone.

Okay, I'm going to settle back into Skyrim for another hour.

user30

and as I said I would be

user30

joy to the world

@Mana oh snap, quick, everyone, flag questions to ruin @mana's day!

@Wipqozn I flagged this, rather than starring it.

@ThomasMcDonald ...drunk?

1:01 AM

@GnomeSlice inb4 I'm suspended

user30

@GnomeSlice yarp

user30

wheeeey

is there a limit to how much you can flag?

@Wipqozn You deserve it.

@NickT Only one way to find out.

18 mins ago, by Wipqozn

Oh my, I'm almost at 600 flag weight

you should go on a diet

1:03 AM

Flags

user30

skyrim has almost 150k views ಠ_ಠ

Actually, I should edit my question to remove my use of the word "shit". If you really flagged that, I' probably will be suspended for using it.

A question asked today now has 12k views.

which

@GnomeSlice That's what she said!

user30

1:03 AM

WHIIIICH

user30

TELL USSS

user30

NOWWWWWWWW

no, I was calling you a witch

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A: What can I do with Dragon Bones and Scales?

Trevor G is correct, they are used for creating Dragonplate and Dragonscale armor. To craft the entire Dragonscale set, you'll need 10 dragon scales. If you want the Dragonscale shield as well, that's another 4 dragon scales. To craft the Dragonplate set, you'll need 12 dragon scales and 5 drag...

Er, the question, not the answer.

Wow, almost 13k views.

wholly chao

1:04 AM

@NickT This is your warning

Stop abusing flags

psh, I only did like 2

@Wipqozn stop starring everything.

maybe 3

...Seriously? |:

please stop.

1:05 AM

...Did he get suspended?

@GnomeSlice I'm not the one starring everything, in fact, I haven't starred anything. I'm assuming it was either you or @ThomasMcDonald (due to being drunk)

or 4

Probably him, then.

@GnomeSlice this is your warning

stop doing that.

MOD CONSPIRACY

ABUSE OF POWER

1:06 AM

4 mins ago, by Nick T

is there a limit to how much you can flag?

4 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

@NickT Only one way to find out.

Yes, and the limit is me.

Or other mods who will pwn you.

@GnomeSlice I will point out you could have pinged @badp and asked

Mod abuse.

MOD ABUSE ON @ThomasMcDonald

ಠ_ಠ

1:07 AM

Okay, since I can't tell who's flagging my posts

Did @Thom get suspended?

I am going to ban both of NickT and GnomeSlice for a hour

Wow.

@badp Please do so.

You son of a bitch.

1:08 AM

Come back when you're done spamming

I MUST DEFEND @ThomasMcDonald BECAUSE MOD BANDED HIM FROM CHAT

LIES

@badp While you are at it, could you remove all of those spammed stars?

thanks to whoever is removing the stars

And if this is why I'm getting "less popular" then so be it

@badp I still love you

As do I

1:11 AM

as much as a robot can

that's @badp

righting wrongs and hurting butts

THank you @badp, greatly appreciate it.

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Q: I can't get any further in Skyrim due to being too low level but can't get back either. Is there any way out of this?

I've been flown to the temple thing to kill Aldium but I'm not strong enough to get past the guy who walks up and grabs the rod of teleportation or whatever it is. He's killed me over and over in 2 shots that come faster than I can deal with and so I'm fairly sure there's nothing I can do. How...

0

Q: Bar Access to Outsiders with Towny in Minecraft

Using the towny plugin for minecraft, how does one prevent people who are not the town's residents from being able to enter the town?

minecraft minecraft-smp bukkit towny

1:23 AM

...wow, Youtube Video Editor sure is slow though

okay, it IS working on a 4GB video

with whatever fraction of CPU it got allocated

but.

omg, the drama!

Yo @JuanManuel

@JuanManuel yeah, massive boatloads of drama.

@JuanManuel ah, you seen the meta then?

Basing this on the fact you closed it

moar like bootloads of drama

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Q: Mods chat banning while stating that they have no evidence to support said ban

In chat apparently a mod can't tell who flagged a comment if that comment is their own, so I guess the only way to be sure was to nuke it from orbit ban everyone related. This seems like a wanton abuse when there is no evidence to support it. I stopped flagging things pretty quickly, but got ca...

support chat badp

2

Q: Are you kidding me

I'm seriously calling mod abuse here.

user30

1:34 AM

guess who's back

user30

back again

@ThomasMcDonald you were gone?

user30

maccyds back

user30

tell a friend

user30

user image

user30

1:36 AM

I have my battle helmet on

user30

come at me

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Q: Where is the third book in the quest Hitting the books?

I have killed the Caller and in that room I've found two of the three books on the two pillars in the side rooms. Where is the third book? The central pillar was empty. Can't find it anywhere.

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Q: How often do merchants replenish their gold supply?

How long does it take before a merchant replenishes their gold supply once I've cleaned them out? I've tried waiting for a 24 hour period and that didn't do the trick. I've also attempted to leave the zone and come back, which also didn't work. Is there a trigger for the refill? Or is it just a s...

0

Q: How can I master lockpicking

I saw there is multiple types of lock. Is it possible to master any lock regardless of your lockpicking abilities? I mean, how can I improve my keyboard/mouse/screen dexterity to have better success? Does the game leaks information on the right position? By sound or visual clue? If I make littl...

skyrim technique

Sorry, my son called me just as I entered chat

I escaped to post this

bbl

@GnomeSlice After further discussion we've noticed that it wasn't you who kept spamming flags

Welcome back

@badp I hate to be that guy but I was the one who flagged your posts after your warning.

And thanks.

1:45 AM

Well then, since you share blame I'll also share the leniency

Welcome back @NickT.

I'm confused about one thing though.

How come his meta post gets discussion and mine gets deleted.

@GnomeSlice Since I deleted yours I'll answer

@Mana I already asked you.

...then why are you asking again?

Way to ruin my excuse to get feedback on my amusing post.

1:47 AM

It's simple: Nick's was better.

@badp The question scores would disagree with you.

I'm willing to give you a valueless +1 for being more entertaining.

user30

yay +1

Anyway, @GnomeSlice

here's your answer:

user image

@badp I'll accept that.

I got a capslock comment on my muffin knight contest submission.

Success.

user30

1:50 AM

~drama~

user30

The Bridge would be lost without it

It's what keeps people coming!

user30

so, suggestions as to how to keep this inevitable headache away?

@ThomasMcDonald Keep your levels above sobriety?

user30

no?

user30

1:51 AM

er

user30

yeah but what would be the fun in that

Stay drunk.

Is what I meant.

user30

also @bad made an inappropriate comment on Steam and I feel he should be reprimanded for moderator abuse (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

user30

actually, I don't

user30

but it was funny

1:52 AM

You flipped a table all the way across the world.

You must be really mad.

user30

also, for the record (non-10k people)

user30

user image

user30

that may or may not be me upvoting it

It had a higher score than @NickT's meta post.

@ThomasMcDonald I have no idea, but I'll ban you just to be sure

:P

user30

1:54 AM

@badp don't do it bro

ಠ_ಠ

Chill off maaaaan.

user30

anyway, I need some sleep

user30

I have to be nice to people in 7.5 hours time, god help them.

If I win this muffin knight contest, should I take the 2 $15 iTunes cards, or the two custom t-shirts?

1:56 AM

Take the money, I say

user30

iTunes cards

user30

no wait

user30

shirts

If the only shirt you can get is the one displayed (unicorn and poop) I don't want it.

user30

you can download music, you can't download a shirt

1:56 AM

@ThomasMcDonald Challenge accepted.

user30

inb4 I would if I could

user30

enough is enough

If you can get other characters though, I'd like one of the cyclops.

I need likes on my youtube vid.

For extra impact.

@Mana grrr i was halfway through my answer

@GnomeSlice I'll draw your attention on the fact Nick is trying to deny he flagged anything and placing all the blame on you

2:01 AM

@badp I was trying to do the same, until @Mana told me that he had also continued spamming.

Can you rollback to a rollback?

Yes.

Interesting.

@badp so someone seeing a little blue circle is equal to a ban?

Will you please drop it? You're not in the right

@NickT It's a square for me.

2:07 AM

@badp BS, you told me to stop, I stopped, you banned me anyways

You're not acting like a bro @NickT.

=[

:(

@NickT I continued, so I tried to get you unbanned. Then @Mana said you had continued as well.

Need moar thumbs up pleese.

because I was counting up? that was for lulz

@GnomeSlice Sorry, you already have mine.

2:09 AM

Figured.

The other highest thumbed video in the contest has 4 as well.

It's not based on youtube likes, I don't think, but still.

Did you watch any of the others?

And before you ask, I dutifully gave attribution to the music artist.

@Mana confirm how

@NickT It tells me who flags things.

so you saw me flagging things while counting up?

@NickT Yes.

doubt it

any time associated with this or just a number

I'm not saying that I didn't flag anything; but I did stop

2:22 AM

Fair enough, I mean, I don't have any definitive proof that you continued flagging things after you were told to stop, and I guess that's what you're asking for, right?

@Mana WHY DID YOU TELL ME YOU DID.

I love how the mods are so righteous and you have to twist their arms before they even suggest they might be wrong

that's why I lose it here

@GnomeSlice You're misunderstanding me. When I say definitive proof I mean a screenshot.

Could you see names, or not?

Yes, I could.

2:28 AM

oh my, the drama hasn't stopped yet?

So, you DID have proof?? Make up your mind, son!

@Wipqozn I feel like forcibly stopping it, but that'd only make more of it.

@GnomeSlice Words aren't proof. If I had taken a screenshot I could prove it but I can't.

If it's proof, that's definitive. Particularly since you're the mod and you're expected to not lie about that sort of thing.

So... anyone wants to talk about games?

2:30 AM

i thought they were...

What game would you choose if you won best question/answer?

~~skyrim~~

ಠ_ಠ

@OrigamiRobot @Grace Note's The Bridge: The Dating Sim obviously

I hope it comes at less than $60 though

@badp Oh god, the horror.

What does the timeframe of the release have to be btw?

2:32 AM

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Q: How do you level Smithing?

I'm well aware that smithing is leveled by crafting and improving items, however, I'm curious as to whether or not all actions provide the same level of experience. Will building a hide shield give me the same experience as building a Steel Mace? Will Improving a Steel mace to fine give me the s...

I'm not satisfied with my question body.

@OrigamiRobot I don't think there are hard limits. But I'm not sure.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve it?

@Wipqozn tell it to hit the gym?

Specifically I'm wondering if Diablo III is in the mix

assume it come out soon and/or ever

@OrigamiRobot That might be too far in the future, I'm afraid

Don't worry though, there's still the regular grant system going on.

I assume you're aware of that, right?

2:34 AM

That's how i won Skyrim :D

What do you guys think of this?

@GnomeSlice thanks for that

Not bad, eh?

well...

I am victim to what I have dubbed Skyrim Sound Syndrome

thats where skyrim is so quiet I am deafened by anything else I do

Oh. Can't you turn the volume of the game up?

Oh. Now I see what you meant by 'thanks for that'.

2:41 AM

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Q: How can I increase Skyrim's Volume?

Compared to every other program on my PC, Skyrim is nearly deathly quiet by comparison. I looked into the in-game sound menu, but it's already cranked to max! Is there anything I can do to avoid having to double my system volume settings each time I want to play Skyrim?

pc skyrim sound

At first I was going to comment that it was too localized and he should know better

but I really wanna know the answer :D

also @badp "Release date on or before December 31, 2011"

@OrigamiRobot eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/…

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Q: Where did this dragon skeleton come from?

When I left a cave, there was a dragon skeleton sitting right in front of me. I didn't kill it and it wasn't there when I went in the cave. It was already empty and decomposed. Can NPCs fight (or do anything for that matter) while I am in a different zone? What happens to a dragon's soul ...

0

Q: How do you level Smithing?

I'm well aware that smithing is leveled by crafting and improving items, however, I'm curious as to whether or not all actions provide the same level of experience. Will building a hide shield give me the same experience as building a Steel Mace? Will Improving a Steel mace to fine give me the s...

@badp yea i know

I forgot to add the T_T after my last quote

2:57 AM

So, which of these two videos would you think is better

They're both 1.5 minute long excerpts from the same 4 minutes, mind you

So, Scoregasm is just an arena shooter?

I'm mostly talking about 1) which better expresses the annoyance 2) which one is technically superior

Which annoyance?

@GnomeSlice Seriously? Watch one.

Having trouble streaming today.

You mean just the fact that it's a constant fustercluck?

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