Rumor has it......

So rumor has it that Bethesda's current project in development is the next Elder Scrolls game and will be a direct sequel to Oblivion. The timing makes sense to me as Oblivion was released way back in 2006, but a sequel? I'm not so sure about that part but as long as the player starts with a new character and is in some way imprisoned to begin with, then this will be like the Elder Scrolls we all know and love.


Another part to this rumour is the question: will it be an MMO? I for one hope not, although the Elder Scrolls universe is expansive and could fit right into the mmo genre it would seem from what I'm reading on forums the fans don't wont an mmo conversion. With the mmo market getting crowded and more big titles to come releasing an Elder Scrolls game as an unwonted mmo would be a bad move for Bethesda.


What we do know for sure is that Bethesda has built a new graphics engine for this rather then using id's Tech 5 engine. This would mean we can expect Elder Scrolls 5 will not likely look as good as Rage but will in Bethesda tradition have a very open world environment as opposed to Rage's semi open world environment. Apparently the game is also far into development, Bethesda have said that the time between official announcement to release date will be one of the shortest for the company. 


Personally I'm looking forward to this assuming it's not an mmo, and hopefully the widely disliked enemy scaling will be replaced by something more akin to what's found in Risen where some locations in game are occupied by creatures that are too tough for a low level character. I'd also like to see Bethesda take a leaf out of Mount & Blade when it comes to horse combat. Any mounted combat would be nice!

Fallout New Vegas: How to level up a good character

This is more for those that are new to the wastlands but if your a Fallout veteran feel free to read on if your looking for a few good tips.


To survive the wastlands your going to need some awesome skills. But what skills are best you ask? Well, I'm going to run through some of the choices you can make so it's easier to survive the wastland as you level up.


Lets start with S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Your S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, Luck) governs your skills. At the start of the game you only have five points to distribute so choose wisely. This is what you can do now that will help make the game easier and more fun throughout. Put at least one point in strength to increase the total weight you can carry. (the more you can carry the more guns and loot you can stock up on) Intelligence might seem like a boring attribute to put points into but I recommend at least 2 points here as the more intelligence you have the more points you get to spend on skills at each level up. Next I recommend one point in endurance and one in agility, to boost your health total and ability to lock pick and sneak.


Next up is skills, you get the chance to tag three skills during level creation this will significantly boost the chosen skills so it's good to pick the skills you most wont to build up. You'll wont to choose skills that are most useful, starting with the Repair skill. Weapons degrade with use and will need parts from another of its type to be fixed up, this will improve the weapons damage and prevent it from jamming. You will be repairing weapons and armour throughout the entire game so it pays to be good at it. The second skill I recommend is Lockpick as people are always trying to hide good stuff behind locked doors and in safes. If you plan on playing the good guy you can relax there are plenty of things/places to break into that will not result in bad karma. And probably most importantly your going to need to be skilled up with some type of weapons, for this you can't go wrong with Guns, this includes ballistic weapons such as rifles, submachine guns, shotguns and revolvers, their the most common weapon especially at the start of the game and ammo is plentiful. As for other skills it's good to get a minimum of 25-35 in medicine, science, sneak, speech and one other weapon type if/when possible.


The last stage of levelling is perks, there is no golden rule for perks but anything that boosts your S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes or Skills is a good way to go. Otherwise pick a fun perk or something that is relevant to your play style. For example if you love using shot guns then Shotgun Surgeon is a must have.


I hope you have found this little guide helpful, thanks for visiting The PC Gamer Guy. 


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