Astramorte Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I tend to keep it lore-friendly for the first play through and at least through the main quest of the second, but after that logic is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modder3434 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 i voted yes, but you should add a mostly or sometimes option. if i go outside the es lore, its still in reality for that game and could be explained. however i always pass on gun and modern looking clothing mods because in my mind they don't fit in any way, shape or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodfellowGoodspring Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I would never want to put guns or modern day features into the game if thats what your asking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrown Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I typically keep these "aesthetically" accurate. Some of the weapon and armor mods may not be lore friendly, but they fit the era and artistic style of the game. Guns, anime stuff, etc. I keep away from my skyrim. Lore friendly in itself is a very subjective term. Sometimes people take it as "Could exist in the world" or "Does exist" meaning there's been evidence to support its existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throsby Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Skyrim is one of the few games where the player can feel a part of the world. Breaking this connection detracts from a lot of the great parts of Skyrim, you are left with a first person hack-n-slash, with repetitive voice acting and a relatively shocking plot. That is how I feel, each to their own though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannaddl Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Wow. When I logged off yesterday, it looked like very few stuck to only lore friendly mods. Now its almost 50/50. I considered adding more options in the vote but I figured it was better to have people post their opinions on their position. Chances are I wouldn't have thought of them all anyway. It still weirds me out to see people say they don't use lore unfriendly mods because they break immersion. I guess some people just don't see the humor in fighting Macho Man dragons while dressed as Mario using a light saber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesapien Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 No, but it still must fit some sort of coherent world I'm able to RP. Mario with a light saber might be funny to see but I wouldn't take the time to try it out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxyba Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I keep any changes I make purely aesthetic or balance oriented. Modifying a pre-existing universe outside of its pre-defined parameters only serves to remind me that the game is merely a construct that I can shape to my whim, which separates me from it and spoils my ability to get lost in it. Having a bit of fun is always nice, but "having fun" isn't always the objective. I play a game like Skyrim for the same reason I read a good novel: to lose myself. When you break with canon, adding silly/anachronistic/spurious bits and pieces here and there, it just reinforces the concept that none of it is substantive or real, and you find yourself unable to become a part of this universe which you can so easily and fundamentally change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterGibson Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I try to keep it lore friendly yes. Why ? For immersion. In my opinion the more you escape the lore, the less it's easy to roleplay...and if you don't roleplay in an elder scroll well you probably miss the core of the game. Will I always only use lore friendly mods ? Probably not 'cause it's great to have some fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ita Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Seeing as vanilla Skyrim, in several aspects, already contradicts previously established lore I don't really get why we're still having this lore friendly/unfriendly discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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