The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is deeply addictive and enjoyable, and hands-down the most beautiful game I’ve ever played. The dragons are awesome and the new permutation of the Elder Scrolls’ lore and rich background is delicious.
But I don’t like it nearly as much when it turns in to Skyrim: The Game Of Inventory Management!
You’ve just hit upon the primary reason why, after a certain period of playing, I walk away from Skyrim. I want gameplay, not constant heading back to town so I can manage my inventory. It’s too much like housework.
That’s why you have minions. 🙂 Hey, I only horse back magic stuff or cool looking stuff. And dragon bones. They FLY. Why do their bones and scales weigh so much?
I found ways to avoid the inventory management headache. I used one of the Stones to give me a very high capacity, and then I only took two types of things:
– Valuables with a worth to weight ratio of over 100 (always)
– Iron daggers (only when needed)
Why iron daggers? With a banish enchantment, even from a petty or lesser soul stone, I can get on average 1,500 gp per dagger. I actually have a tough time selling them all the time, sometimes having to settle for a bit less than what they are worth. In a few minutes, I can whip out over 10K gp worth of goods, weighing just at 22, and then head out. When I bump into someone with whom I want to trade, well, I’ve got the goods. In fact, daedra would be running scared in my Skyrim, given how much I sell these things.
I used to do that, I’d have two or three banish weapons on my for sale. It was more “Trade” — I’d clean out a smith or alchemy or mage merchant of high-end ores, soul gems, and ingrediants in exchange for a few banish daggers. (having the Merchant perk is well worth it. Not only will everyone buy your stuff, but they’ll even — in case of alchemists — sell you the rarer ingredients. Because they’ll sell you the things in their pockets).
Now with my potions skill so high, I can churn out a few poisons I won’t bother using and sell them for 400 or so gold a piece, and skill up alchemy. (Which takes forever).
First of all, STOP picking up every Item from every enemy/ place you kill or visit. Second, if you play skyrim on PC, go check out the dlc on Skyrim Nexus. There is a gear mod that lays out your inventory for you and other mods that give you back packs and saddle bags do you can carry more “junk”. Use your mind, not your mouth.
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I think it was Yahtzee who first clued me in, that all of the Bethesdaverse games have an awful lot of stuff lying around (or easily pilfer-able) and you get really rich really quick.