If you lived in Cyrodil, what city would you live in

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What city would you live in

Imperial City
15
9%
Leyawiin
3
2%
Anvil
30
18%
Bruma
21
13%
Bravil
11
7%
Choroll
20
12%
Cheydinhal
17
10%
Skingrad
31
18%
Kvach (re-built)
8
5%
Small town (say wich one!)
12
7%
 
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nicholasenj wrote:Balmora? Dagon Fel? Sadrith Mora?
I was thinking of Gnisis (with Baladas Demnevanni) but after poking around there a little more it seems not so nice after all. It's too small, for one. And it's a mining town. Not much going on.

Now Aldruhn. That is a cool city.
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personally, i'd live in Skingrad, (or Bruma as I am a Nord) but mainly Skingrad because they have best places to sell things, I don't have a high mercantile skill. and I like their houses.
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lowbart wrote:
nicholasenj wrote:Balmora? Dagon Fel? Sadrith Mora?
I was thinking of Gnisis (with Baladas Demnevanni) but after poking around there a little more it seems not so nice after all. It's too small, for one. And it's a mining town. Not much going on.

Now Aldruhn. That is a cool city.
I live in Balmora right now, had a house in Ald'ruhn but I ran out of space.

I'll probably download a house mod soon.
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Balmora in Cyrodiil? :shock:
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no, I'm being off topic as usual.
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lol :lol:
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this is coming from the person infamous for ruining the story game.
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Ya'll need to stop doing that... I keep thinking I'm in the Morrowind forum... :P
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oh, well. :lol:

Oblivion is Morrowind but with Morrowind's weak points made strong and it's strong points taken away.
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:lol: to true. :wink:
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let's face it. Oblivion's main storyline sucks.

why does it suck?

because Morrowind's was awesome but most people were too freaking stupid to get it so they had to dumb it down for the masses.
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...they had to dumb it down for the Game Console users... :P

Actually, there are lots of rumors why it wasn't as good. People complain if it is to different, but they'd complain if it was to similar. From what I could tell, alot of the changes were made, because they were complaints from MW players when it first came out.
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You do know that Morrowind came out for the Xbox as well, right?:P

The storyline in Oblivion didn't change much, that was the problem. There wasn't much evolution.
1- It starts.
2- Five things really happen.
3- It ends.
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I'm actually a newbie of sorts to the Elder Scrolls game, Oblivion being my first. While the game struck me as absolutely amazing, I was a bit disappointed by the main quests. I think the story was interesting, but it was a bit short; it was only made long by the Aid For Bruma quests. I mean, I'm used to playing games that I can beat, 100%, in about two days, and I felt it was too short. I think when there's more to do joining a guild, there's something wrong.

Oh, and I'd live in either Chorrol, Skingrad, or Bruma. I haven't really decided out of those three. In-game I always choose Skingrad because of the house, but otherwise.. dunno.
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jeff wrote:...they had to dumb it down for the Game Console users... :P
I take offense to that, mr moneybags and your alienware computer.
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:shock:
nicholasenj wrote:because Morrowind's was awesome but most people were too freaking stupid to get it so they had to dumb it down for the masses.
Come on now, you knows I was joking... :P
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nicholasenj wrote:
jeff wrote:...they had to dumb it down for the Game Console users... :P
I take offense to that, mr moneybags and your alienware computer.
I don't have a particularly high end computer and I agree with him.

When I got it it was maybe like a new Toyota Supra, now it's more like my car, a turbocharged Volkswagen 4-cylinder.
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In Oblivion I use the mansion in Anvil as my home. Although if it was real life and I could choose where to live, it would be the Imperial City.

In Morrowind I used Balmora as my base, and that's probably where I would choose to live also.
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hmmmm.... In real life I would still live in Anvil :P

Once I get to lvl 20-some and beat the main quest, I'll move to Mournhold. Then I'll live there until like level 25 or 27 and then move to Solstheim. I'll probably stay there.

until then, I'm probably going to download that cool tower-near-ebonhart mod.
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I've always felt anvil was home too. It's easy to get around. I like the Serpents Wake ship. I can fast travel to the dock and bam, I'm right at home. (Only wish the blood would go away after awhile, but I've gotten use to it :) )

And I have the pirates from smuggler's cave who go out for me so I have to go over there every week anyway.

And if I want to sell off a bunch of stuff the merchant is at the end of my dock, so it's a short trip.
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I love Chorrol xD.

Not too large, not too small, and I think it's.. Cosy :P

I'm there all the time, but I don'tlike the house there, I'd live in the fighter's or mage's guild.

I also like Frostcrag Spire, but it's too big for one person. And it's not really a town.
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YAY :!: One more voted for Kvatch :D
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I ablsolutely love the architecture of Skingrad...But I don't love the name. :D

Although...I know Imperial City inside-and-out, so that always kinda felt like home to me...

Hmm...
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My opinion for the reason behind the less-than-awesome plot for Oblivion is that you're not the hero, like you were in Morrowind. Martin's the hero and you just spend the whole game performing tasks he's delegated to you.

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r wrote:...And can you pop into Bruma and get me a kebab?"
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