jpmonteith Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 It's the definition of insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgir001 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I think the CW arc is so broken that completing it is more immersion breaking than never touching it. So that's what I do.....or don't do. I leave the CW alone and never play the story through. As for my opinion on the best faction? Neither. Ulfric is right about The Empire, and the Empire is right about Ulfric. Both are terrible for Skyrim. Best faction? Have the LDB Swoop down on Dragonback during the moot and throw his own hat in the ring. (Bend Will helps here) Then as High King of Skyrim, take that new army complete with dragons and all, and fly south. Establish a new empire and don't stop until you raze the Aldmeri Dominion. Oh wait!, That option doesn't exist?.........Which way to the mod request threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I think the CW arc is so broken that completing it is more immersion breaking than never touching it. A lot of that comes from the fact it's a decision with mutually exclusive outcomes. That inherently causes continuity problems, where you have to try and figure out what's going to happen, and strips the decision of any real impact. Your side wins, and that's the end of it. Rather than tell an interesting story, they decided to go the New Vegas route (probably because of all the undeserved praise that game gets for it's terrible story) and give you a crude, binary choice and a pat on the back. That sort of dynamic makes it difficult to really develop characters and a setting, and frankly always amounts to a mess (even in the games that have done 'Choice' well, it's actively made the storytelling worse). The entire questline suffers from the lack of narrative focus and development, which is part of what even leads to the discussion about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidbossVyers Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Daggerfall's 7 different sides decision was pretty glorious, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varkonasnorse Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) I put off joining in on the civil war completely. It certainly can be done, but I could only get to like level 25. An irritating aspect is that you are teased with getting the Jagged Crown at Korvajund, but for what? The crown benefits no one at all and doesn't affect any aspect of game play. However, to get it you must join one factor or the other to clear the rubble in the ruin to get to the crown. I have played on both sides, and have found no benefit to obtaining the crown for one side or the other. If you don't join the civil war, you'll still see enough fighting to keep you busy because you are always looked down upon by everyone anyways. Funny thing is, if you do join one side or the other, the only changes are the uniforms and some of the dialog. The rest of the game play is the same for either side. So, flip a coin 'cuz it don't matter at all. :laugh: Edited December 23, 2018 by varkonasnorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidbossVyers Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yes, it's a purely aesthetic choice. The only difference is that Stormcloaks don't have a heavy uniform, but even that's mitigated by using Nordic Carved armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henswii Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Skyrim belongs to the nords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesoZaKiddo Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 -ofc, me join stormcloaks, who likes to join a faction that will cut your head even tho you are just trying to cross the boarder?-*installs Amorous Adventures(Dirty)* - The unification of skyrim is best for everyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moraelin Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Personally I went with the Empire from the first playthrough. Primarily because the running gag, so to speak, with my characters ever since Morrowind was that they are stealthy agents of the honourable shogun of Akavir. (*cough*ninja*cough*) And a united and stable empire is easier to keep an eye on than a small heap of warring factions. Also it explains why I'm always in prison. They probably caught me in Tullius's room lockpicking the case with the secret documents. ... Ah, who am I kidding? The kind of chucklenuts that I play, they probably caught me trying to steal Tullius's underpants off him. While he was addressing the troops :tongue: So, you know, no hard feelings for trying to give me a haircut with the axe. I very probably deserved it :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaharajShivaji Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I have always leaned towards the Stormcloaks since in my eyes, they are fighting for their freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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