How do you plan to do your traveling in Skyrim?

BabyKiller209 · Post by **BabyKiller209** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:42 am

I fast traveled a lot in Oblivion. Too much. I'm going to try to play without in in Skyrim, but since I hate riding horses (Dismounting to fight is so lame) I'll probably be doing a lot of walking. Maybe a carriage from time to time.

Frogmander · Post by **Frogmander** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:49 am

If carriage wasn't just like fast travel I would do that, walking instead.

OblivionDuruza · Post by **OblivionDuruza** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:50 am

How about an "All of the above" option, because that's what I'm going to do, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that account.

BabyKiller209 · Post by **BabyKiller209** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:58 am

OblivionDuruza wrote:How about an "All of the above" option, because that's what I'm going to do, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that account.

I added it to the poll. That's how I was at first in Oblivion, but I found myself fast traveling more and more until the game was just a montage of loading screens. That's why I decided to walk in Skyrim.

Spiney · Post by **Spiney** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:08 am

I would probably stroll around everywhere. Look at all the details...

Then end up analysing the graphics engine. >.>

Lynx2069 · Post by **Lynx2069** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:10 am

BabyKiller209 wrote:
OblivionDuruza wrote:How about an "All of the above" option, because that's what I'm going to do, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that account.
I added it to the poll. That's how I was at first in Oblivion, but I found myself fast traveling more and more until the game was just a montage of loading screens. That's why I decided to walk in Skyrim.

Agreed, I forced myself to walk my PS3 Oblivion character, and the coolest/strangest things happened in between A and B.

Pobatti · Post by **Pobatti** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:37 am

First time round, I'll more than likely walk everywhere. The whole scale of the game can be missed if you're quickly teleporting around everywhere, and with so much to see and discover the trips themselves should be highly entertaining. I'll still resort to quick travel from time to time when I'm looting a dungeon and need to get to and from my house to drop stuff off quickly.

I do appreciate there being a carriage system, because they would enable me to get to exactly where I need to be far sooner on future playthroughs, once I'm more familiar with the world and it's layout.

strobacaxi · Post by **strobacaxi** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:05 am

During the first weeks I'll probably walk or ride a horse everywhere.
But I'll still use fast travel

JVElEven · Post by **JVElEven** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:14 am

I will mix things, but I too think I'm a bit too dependant on fast-travelling.

perylousdemon · Post by **perylousdemon** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:50 am

I'm going to do what I did in Oblivion: walk from town to town, hit all the unexplored points along the roads, and only then will I fast travel between towns. Or I might not fast travel during my first playthrough. We'll see.

Kavatch99 · Post by **Kavatch99** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:25 am

Likely, I'll just go ignore the MQ and just do whatever I want first time around.

I plan to go full mage and journey up to the College of Winterhold.

Lindai · Post by **Lindai** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:26 am

I won' fast travel until I complete the main quest.

RohanWarden · Post by **RohanWarden** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:01 am

Definitely all of the above. I would like to say I won't use fast travel but that would be like most of my New Years resolutions, it goes very well at first and then I think Ag I'm in a rush so I'll just do it once and before you know it I'm hopping all over the place.

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:28 am

I will walk everywhere, I don't want to miss out on something in the land that I would have otherwise missed by fast traveling. Especially hearing how there are so many more points of interest all throughout the map.

BiasMonkey · Post by **BiasMonkey** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:30 am

I try to walk and use carriages as much as possible. maybe i get a horse some day.

SilentPsycho · Post by **SilentPsycho** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:48 am

I'll probably use everything apart from Fast Travel. Mainly walking and horse-riding, but I'll save the carriages for a special occasion or if my character is feeling lazy.

Pavouk106 · Post by **Pavouk106** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:16 pm

I wll travel on foot.

I did this in Oblivion and I like it. You encounter enemies, gain experience, loot, athletics increase, you see the world, ... I have never fast-traveled, only rarely on horseback

In Morrowind I used means of transport if I could, but traveled on foot too. You just can't get everywhere by "fast-travel" (boat, teleport, silt-strider), you have to tarvel a lot on your own. I like it.

Argonanza · Post by **Argonanza** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:18 pm

I will traverse the epic landscape on foot. So many pretty views..

unokitsune · Post by **unokitsune** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:34 pm

Argonanza wrote:I will traverse the epic landscape on foot. So many pretty views..

::off topic:: your squirtle avatar is awesome!

On Topic: How are you going to traverse the steep mountainside without a horse?

Avron the S'wit · Post by **Avron the S'wit** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:50 pm

Argonanza wrote:I will traverse the epic landscape on foot. So many pretty views..

Amen. Until I get a horse, anyhow.

I dislike fast travel with a passion. To me it's much more exciting to actually do the traveling manually, myself, so that I get to a) gawk over all of the beautiful scenery (and I do in every TES game), b) find more lovely hidden towns, houses, and dungeons, and c) it makes me feel like I'm actually being my character and not suffering from temporary memory lapse going, "Well well, how did I get here again?"

I'm sure dragons shall make me dislike this. But I'll show them!

Argonanza · Post by **Argonanza** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:56 pm

unokitsune wrote:On Topic: How are you going to traverse the steep mountainside without a horse?

These legs were made for walking. And a horse doesn't really make one more able to climb things.

Post by **MARS** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:59 pm

Makes you wish for a beefy mountain-goat.

MasterRokon · Post by **MasterRokon** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:02 pm

I will walk most of the game, until i have a horse, but ill try the carriages every so often for roleplay purpose, and fast travel when i need to do something in RL asap and need to make sure im safe.

dubq · Post by **dubq** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:36 pm

Here and there, this and that.. it really depends on how much time I have when I am playing. If I just want to do something and I have to be somewhere (as in IRL) then I will be more likely to fast travel. If I have a lot of time to play then I'll more than likely go by foot. Pretty much the same way I did in previous Bethesda games.

Qwackie · Post by **Qwackie** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:05 pm

I'll only use fast travel if I'm trying to finish it before another game comes out (which I doubt any will). Once I start a game, I have to finish. D:>

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