chikawowwow Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Oh, yeah you're right. I'm guessing those certain buildings are destroyed as part of a quest, like in earlier bethesda games (Fallout 3 Megaton for instance). I'm sure Todd said in an interview that they can only do it when they can completely write it off- like megaton. I don't have that video to hand but I have a feeling it is in the 56min podcast-also on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igetbabes Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 im glad its just certain buildings, and not every single building could be destroyed, all of skyrim would be turned into kvatch by the time the games over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansSword Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Highly doubt it. Persistent Worlds are largely online only, such as WoW, Everquest, or Neverwinter Nights, aka. worlds that keep on existing even after you have logged off (due to the other people playing the game on servers). In a Persistent World time passes 24/7, all the time--the game world runs independently of the human players it contains. I don't see how that could happen with an offline single-player game. That said, it might be cool to somehow have some timekeeping kernel of the game always running (perhaps an on/off toggle if the player wouldn't want to use it) on your system, thereby keeping track of the time passing inside Skyrim and thus having the NPCs continuing with their daily tasks or perhaps other, non-critical events happening that would be different when the player officially entered the game again. Edited October 21, 2011 by SansSword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odai Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Oh, yeah you're right. I'm guessing those certain buildings are destroyed as part of a quest, like in earlier bethesda games (Fallout 3 Megaton for instance). Megaton was the example that Todd used in the fan interview when we learned that info. :) Its a place that the player can become attached to, but it isnt required and can be "removed" in a clean sweep. My bet is that riverwood gets a nice earthquake when the greybeards speak. ------As to the original poster... Persistence was found in Oblivion in the case of Oblivion gates scars remaining. However, there are no season changes, no destructible environments, foods and stocks repopulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igetbabes Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Highly doubt it. Persistent Worlds are largely online only, such as WoW, Everquest, or Neverwinter Nights, aka. worlds that keep on existing even after you have logged off (due to the other people playing the game on servers). In a Persistent World time passes 24/7, all the time--the game world runs independently of the human players it contains. I don't see how that could happen with an offline single-player game. That said, it might be cool to somehow have some timekeeping kernel of the game always running (perhaps an on/off toggle if the player wouldn't want to use it) on your system, thereby keeping track of the time passing inside Skyrim and thus having the NPCs continuing with their daily tasks or perhaps other, non-critical events happening that would be different when the player officially entered the game again. They did that in fable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrius2 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 @Odai: Damn I'm sure I even saw that fan interview, must've forgotten about it consciously while I sub-consciously connected to my inner-Todd and used his logic to come to the Megaton conclusion. My head is full of Todd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chikawowwow Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 My head is full of Todd. Don't say that too loud, everyone will want some :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krewjew90 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 If you read the interview where they asked about destructive environments, the response didn't really confirm destructive buildingss since interiors are completely different cells than the exterior world they can't really do it. Except for rare occasions like mehrunes coming through the temple roof in the cinematic at the end of oblivion, but these are special cells that allow them to do that. This is another example of fans taking every little thing bethesda says seriously without looking at thecontext. Just like werewolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrius2 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Who are you replying to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krewjew90 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Well Igetbabes said that they were confirmed. And most people get that from the information post where it says they confirmed it. But there is a lot of stuff that is iffy in that post and I feel like people are getting some whacked expectations from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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