yian Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Skyrim was clearly designed as a solo experience. Followers would be a welcome addition if they aren't so buggy and inconvenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicArrow Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Skyrim was clearly designed as a solo experience. Followers would be a welcome addition if they aren't so buggy and inconvenient. I second this. While I actually do like the idea of followers very much the big problem is the AI programming for Skyrim is a buggy mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphorset Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Followers in Skyrim pretty much are the same as in real life - meaning they are pretty much useless. I'd prefer to have real friends instead but this is not likely to happen in a Bethesda Game.On a side note, they can be quite funny in some of the trap-heavy dungeons ;-) The only Skyrim NPC followers I enjoyed so far are Inigo and (on the Vanilla side) Katria. The latter is quite an exception because she is actually useful in Vanilla Skyrim without any AI altering mod. (Having said that, I just realized that her whole quest line is one of the few that aren't horribly broken). I will never get the follower boom on the Nexus, nor I will ever get why people seem to be so damn obsessed with make-up heavy "beautification projects" or stumbling around in a medieval environment in high heels and Bikini armor, with breasts the size of a cow udder and huge anime swords on their back that do (or should do, regarding their size) instakill giants. But hey - in the end that's what modding is all about. You can have all the things you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgir001 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) I love the concept. I hate the execution.I like playing with multiple actors. When I play MMOs, I genreally go for pet based characters. In Skyrim, I love to us conjuration mods and play the "mastermind" type. So, The following wall of text is just my own opinion. Vanilla followers are terrible. Their dialog is poorly lacking, they have no immersion and very very little to reflect where you are and what you are doing. I generally, tab out of Lydia's force greet and never look back at her again. Same with the rest of Vanilla followers. Even with RDO. Serana is tolerable during DG content, but outside that, she's the same as all the other Vanilla followers. Sooooooo much wasted potential. Here you have the potential for a back story that paints with a Daughter of Coldharbor, a Vampire of Royal blood who shares blood with the Daedric Prince of Domination. Paired off with The Dragonborn, who is of Dovah Sos. Which, according to Paarthunax also brings with it, the nature to Dominate. So where is the domination with these two? By domination, I mean conquering Skyrim. There's a war going on. Why can't we set up our own faction? OK OK, different mod concept there. LOL. But Instead we get to play family counselor to a neglected little girl. Really? She has the blood of Molag Bal and we are worried about lonely little vampire girls scaring off rats? Her story should have been about her personal struggle between the nature of what she is, vs. not wanting to lose herself to it. Bah. One of the greatest features in custom voiced followers are the ones that are "Quest Aware". Take Arissa, If you pick her up prior to being identified as The Dragonborn and she's present with you at the Western Watchtower, she comments on your reveal. But that's it for her. This is what custom followers should be focusing on.They can at least respond and comment on where you are what you are doing. There are several custom voiced followers who have this dialog. but it's never really a big focus. Instead, they put these big quests in the game where I am the side kick in their story. (**looks at Aurlyn's mod**). It's great during their quest, but after that, they are no better than Vanilla Dialog. I don't need Vilja nagging me about her stupid Alchemy Ingredients and let's go here, and lets go there. As soon as she started up with that, I uninstalled. If I need a little middle-schooler's sexual tension/humor in my game, I can install Sophia.......Really? How old are we again? While Inigo is hilarious, it's not really what I am looking for. I want a Dark and Gritty character. I guess, the follower that's right for me, hasn't been made yet. Although, I've been using Acalypha recently. As is the case with most Custom Voiced Mods, her dialog isn't very large, but I am finding it interesting. I love the personality given by the VA. I also like the voice acting in Viconia, It's a good mod, if you can tolerate a little AD&D crossover in your Elder Scrolls. Edited October 8, 2017 by pgir001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niborino9409 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Hm...I like making my own followers but they are very stupid AI wise as all vanilla followers but I am kinda okay with that. But I have to agree with Blue Gunk in the end, I like seeing the variety. Like I found a downes syndrome khajiit. How unique isn't that? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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