Ashven Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I have to say, the lack of doable jobs in Skyrim is staggeringly bad. They started strong - woodcutting is good. The mills looked promising, as did farms, except that mills (both lumber and grain) were useless and farms take forever and a day to respawn the crops and have no other labour to do. I know I'm probably a unique soul, but my character builds don't involve combat, so dungeon raiding for profit isn't something I can really do. As a result, I've had to take some realistic and strategic measures to just have the basics in life - I married Ysolda because I think she's one of the better choices, and it doesn't hurt that she has a house and a small daily income. So I have a roof over my head now and a purty wife, but I'd like - at some point - to buy a better house somewhere. I'm a thief, so Guild work is natural, but that's tiresome as well. So if anyone would take pity upon me and somehow monetize the lumber mills and farms, you'd have my eternal showering of lurve as thanks. I'm sure I'm not the only one wanting it, but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one desperately needing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janojordan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Why not be a courier, ya know, do some fetch quests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashven Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I used to be a courier like you - but then I took an arrow to the forehead. Sorry, I've been wanting to make an arrow joke about couriers for ages. I love New Vegas. XD Courier work would be good, yeah. I'd just like some decent options for jobs. I don't think professional woodcutter is a good career path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippetized Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I like the idea. I like to download mods and set up my game so that it's at the most hardest difficulty it can possibly be. I end up being broke all the time, because of buying potions and whatnot, and even simple fetch quests is a dangerous task for me because it involves adventuring, where I can encounter many (strong) foes, including dragons, where no guards are around. Having a mod that makes farming, woodcutting, (maybe even as a bard, playing a mini game ddr style?), etc., be a decent source of income would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah92pizza Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I agree. I think you, me and other people would like to have a mod that adds actual jobs. Like owning your own farm, become a guard, be a shop keeper, basically general jobs you see NPCs doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashven Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I've wanted my own lumber mill since the game stared, but I'd be far and beyond happy with a stablehand job or just a job running the mill for someone else. Deliveries would be nice, but I'd prefer if they were in-city because I seriously can't go from Whiterun to Riften without my life being in danger sixteen separate times, it seems. Maybe someone would come up with a gardening mod that would let you plant and harvest your own cabbages. It takes three days for one to grow, and when you harvest you get a seed and a cabbage for each plant, but the plant doesn't respawn, you have to plant it again. With a little initial money, you could start your own small farm and get a little house to go with it. Bonus points if the wife can move in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah92pizza Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I feel the game needs more "flavor" in certain areas, and jobs is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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