billyro Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Don't worry, I will do the main quest the first time! But, future characters may not want to pursue the main storyline. If so, do they miss out on lots of goodies? Can they still shout? Does many global game changing events take place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iv000 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I think you will have to go and meet the Graybeards to learn how to shout.And I think that's a good thing, you have the decision to accept your fate and be Dovahkiin or reject it and live like you want, without shouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcrin Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well, dragons don't start appearing until a little bit of the ways into the main quest, so presumably if you go off the beaten path and start exploring as soon as you get out of the tutorial dungeon they'll never show up until you decide to do more of the main quest. So yes, you should be able to just ignore the main quest (Like spending the whole game running around with Caius's package in Morrowind or holding onto the Amulet of Kings forever in Oblivion.). Only be able to tell for sure though once we have the game for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revengeance Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I think you will have to go and meet the Graybeards to learn how to shout.I don't think so, in a preview someone got some sort of animal friend shout, and it was at the start of the game. Maybe you can't actually use it until you do something with the main quest, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoreai Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I think you can get the shouts without doing the main quest, but to use them you need the soul of a dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marharth Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My first play through I am going to do like the first three parts of the main quest then f*** around. That's how I did it in Oblivion. In morrowind I went straight to f***ing around though. I prefer the way I did it in Oblivion, since you get some of the basic storyline down as well as some of the quest goodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iv000 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I don't think so, in a preview someone got some sort of animal friend shout, and it was at the start of the game. Maybe you can't actually use it until you do something with the main quest, though. That's not a shout that's a racial ability.The Bosmer get the Animal friend ability which lets them turn an animal to an ally once a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcrin Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 That's not a shout that's a racial ability.The Bosmer get the Animal friend ability which lets them turn an animal to an ally once a day. Yes, but it's also a shout: Animal Allegiance I think the name was. The guy in the Xbox360Achivements.com demo found it on a word wall in a dungeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I will be ding the main quest and the side quests I come across along the way.And explore the dwemer ruins whenever I find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm82075 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 In nearly 4k hrs of play across three games(MW,OB and FO3) I have yet to complete the main quest in any of the them. For me it's all about the world, exploration and modding. I couldn't care less about the story honestly. There's a first time for everything though and who knows maybe the main quest in Skyrim will actually succeed in snaring me and for once I might complete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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