Talk:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Error in narrative

"The Jarl, Balgruuf the Greater, accepts under the condition that the player first retrieve a Dragonstone, a magical artefact that shows the location of ancient Dragon burial sites."

This is incorrect. Balgruuf's steward initially opposes sending troops to Riverwood, because he fears that the neighboring Jarl will mistake it for preparations for an attack. Balgruuf angrily rejects this advice, "I'll not stand idly by while a dragon burns my hold and slaughters my people!" and dispatches the troops. The player simply stands there and observes while this debate goes on. Balgruuf then thanks and rewards the player for bringing him the news of the dragon attack on Helgen, and almost as an afterthought, adds "I do have something that might be suited to a person of your... capabilities." He then leads you over to his wizard, telling him that he has found the person for his dragon business, which of course is retrieving the Dragonstone. The Dragonstone is NOT magical; it is simply a carved tablet showing the locations of dragon burial sites.

Suggested change:

"The Jarl, Balgruuf the Greater, dispatches troops to Riverwood and thanks the player for bringing him the news. He then remembers a project undertaken by his court wizard, and introduces the player to him. The wizard explains that someone has to go into Bleak Falls Barrow, an ancient and possibly dangerous tomb, to retrieve a Dragonstone, a stone map showing the locations of Dragon burial sites." 174.6.51.17 (talk) 12:09, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request

In the additional content section, it says that the first modification released for Skyrim was the space core mod. However, I believe that it should say the first modification released on the Steam Workshop was the space core modification as there were modifications released beforehand.--109.152.1.29 (talk) 20:23, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for reporting this. I made this edit. Hopefully that covers it. --Odie5533 (talk) 20:38, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2014

There are a variety of typos, spelling errors (dealing with plurals, etc.) and flaws in the Skyrim article posted on www.wikipedia.org.

For example, I copied and pasted the following paragraph from the original article:

The player's effectiveness in combat relies on the use of weapons and armor, which may be bought or created at forges, and magic, which may be bought or unlocked by finding spell tomes. Weapons and magic are assigned to each hand, allowing for dual-wielding, and can be swapped out through a quick-access menu of favorite items. Shields can be used to fend off enemy attacks and reduce incurred damage, or offensively through bashing attacks. Blunt, bladed and hacking weapons can be used in close combat and each have specific advantages and roles; for example, the player can perform power attacks with each weapon. Magic can be used in the form of spells, which have many different function, such as the regeneration of health or the depletion of enemy health. A bow and arrow may be utilized in long-range combat, but the bow can be used as a defensive melee weapon in close combat. The player can enter sneak mode and pickpocket, or deliver sneak attacks to unsuspecting enemies.

The first sentence is untrue, because it doesn't even mention the myriad of non-weapon, non-armor, non-magic related features in the game provided for combat, as well as leveling up your character. Examples include scrolls, stealth abilities -- simply hiding can level up your character, as well as secretly putting poisons in your enemies' pockets. These methods are valid, honest, and correct, and I haven't even mentioned having NPC friendly characters do the killing for your character (while you work on his/her stealth, archery, block, etc.) The first sentence doesn't even mention that weapons and armor can be found, or that a variety of things can be created magical at the Atronach Forge under the College in Winterhold. The sentence reading "Magic can be used in the form of spells, which have many different function..." should read "functions" so that the words "many" and "functions" are in quantity-agreement. Also, this paragraph mentions that a bow can be used as a defensive melee weapon, but mentions nothing about other weapons being used in this way. It also isn't mentioned that holding down the attack keys/hotkeys for both weapons at the same time produces a multi-weapon flurry of attacks.

Another thing to note: Somewhere in the article it mentions that the main character's magicka depletes through using spells, or being attacked with lightning spells. It isn't mentioned that dragon shouts shouted at the character may deplete health, magicka, and stamina over time. I know this is a more advanced mechanic for the player to look out for (starting as early as lvl 10 or 20 after he or she has completed the dragon quest in the tower somewhat near Whiterun, thus triggering the programming for dragons to be all over the world of Skyrim), and I also know that this article seems to be a general "overview" for inexperienced or beginning players (and perhaps parents who want to know what games their children are playing and what it's all about), but the information provided within the article is far from complete and accurate.

Someone please correct/address this oversight. I also wouldn't mind if someone were to spellcheck the article, and if another person were to "spellcheck the game mechanics" (such as when weapons are stated as having different roles and advantages, then only giving one example of power attacking, while omitting blocking with them, as well as granting unusual powers through Daedric Artifacts as well as, in some cases, advancing the storyline and quest-lines.) 71.23.225.154 (talk) 18:14, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 20:06, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Re-release

Has anyone heard anything else about the possibility of Skyrim being re-released on the PS4 and Xbox 1? Tyrsóg (talk) 12:42, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

These reports were based on an error in Bethesda's website. There's currently no plans to bring the game to PS4 and Xbox One. [1] TheGGoose (talk) 05:41, 10 October 2014 (UTC)