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When will Steam Let you start downloading Skyrim?

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It's 5.71 in my steam folder. Maybe it will change after activation. Shouldn't be much, though.
 
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I did see in their forums that someone compared the PC and xbox versions, and the PC is like 1gb larger in texture sizes. Maybe since this engine supposedly does a lot of streaming in of textures it will be alright, but I suspect we shouldn't expect too much graphically wise. Maybe Bethesda will release a higher res texture pack.
 
What's the point to having a single player game at the moment it's released? I don't get it. I can understand multiplayer games because people get bored and if you wait too long to play then you might have only a handful of people to play the game with.

While I want Skyrm and am very interested in playing it, I think I'll wait a year until it hits at least the sub $20 price range and most of the annoying bugs have been patched out. Then I'll enjoy the hell out of it.
 
HumblePie said:
What's the point to having a single player game at the moment it's released? I don't get it. I can understand multiplayer games because people get bored and if you wait too long to play then you might have only a handful of people to play the game with.

While I want Skyrm and am very interested in playing it, I think I'll wait a year until it hits at least the sub $20 price range and most of the annoying bugs have been patched out. Then I'll enjoy the hell out of it.
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I think it's just about being a fan. Money is not always a factor. The Elder Scrolls franchise has been around a long time and some people want to see what comes next. I agree that bugs are a risk, but we all realize that.

It's a bit like loving a book series and a new book comes out. Do you spend $30 on a hard cover now or wait 6-8 months and spend $7 on a paperback? The hardcore fans are going to rush the store on day one, whereas the casuals might look at it later when its cheaper. It's much the same thing....except for the bugs lmao
 
HumblePie said:
What's the point to having a single player game at the moment it's released? I don't get it. I can understand multiplayer games because people get bored and if you wait too long to play then you might have only a handful of people to play the game with.

While I want Skyrm and am very interested in playing it, I think I'll wait a year until it hits at least the sub $20 price range and most of the annoying bugs have been patched out. Then I'll enjoy the hell out of it.
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I'm buying it Friday, I bought Oblivion at lanch and I've been looking forward to Skyrim quite a bit. The bugs in Oblivion weren't gamebreaking, just annoying, and I can put up with them to play it. Also I only have the Witcher left in my backlog and I don't feel like playng it because I lost my save game which was like halfway through.
 
Ughhhh what the heck am I doing wrong when I right click over it I don't have install game as an option! My other games that aren't currently installed all have it as an option.
 
HumblePie said:
What's the point to having a single player game at the moment it's released? I don't get it. I can understand multiplayer games because people get bored and if you wait too long to play then you might have only a handful of people to play the game with.

While I want Skyrm and am very interested in playing it, I think I'll wait a year until it hits at least the sub $20 price range and most of the annoying bugs have been patched out. Then I'll enjoy the hell out of it.
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What's the point?

If we waited for everything to come down in prices or get patches like crazy we wouldn't buy anything on launch.

Some people that didn't experienced any major bugs in Beth games (Oblivion, FO3 and NV) will still bash the game because they read the Beth release bugged games at launch. I bought every Bethesda games at launch and never had issues even though I read that their games were crappy betas.

What's wrong with people nowadays, I just don't get it.

You wait for a game. You buy it at release. Single player of multiplayer it make no difference. You want it you buy it and if it make you feel better to wait because some forumers say that their games are bugged, it's up to you.

Make your own opinion and enjoy gaming.
 
Bethesda have stated that there is plenty of content in that 6GB, they have just learned how to compress things better and keep things optimized.

Oblivion has a lot of content that looks just fine, but it only weighs in at like 5GB with all the DLC.
 
TakeNoPrisoners said:
Bethesda have stated that there is plenty of content in that 6GB, they have just learned how to compress things better and keep things optimized.

Oblivion has a lot of content that looks just fine, but it only weighs in at like 5GB with all the DLC.
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I can't wait to see what that new engine can do and I don't car for uber textures as long as the game look good.
 
Rhezuss said:
What's the point?

If we waited for everything to come down in prices or get patches like crazy we wouldn't buy anything on launch.

Some people that didn't experienced any major bugs in Beth games (Oblivion, FO3 and NV) will still bash the game because they read the Beth release bugged games at launch. I bought every Bethesda games at launch and never had issues even though I read that their games were crappy betas.

What's wrong with people nowadays, I just don't get it.

You wait for a game. You buy it at release. Single player of multiplayer it make no difference. You want it you buy it and if it make you feel better to wait because some forumers say that their games are bugged, it's up to you.

Make your own opinion and enjoy gaming.
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I agree with this completely, 90% of the people that badmouth Bethesda for having buggy games are just parroting back something they've heard on the internet. I bought FO3, NV, Oblivion and Morrowind on launch and though I did experience quite a few bugs they were nothing but a minor inconvenience which are present in pretty much every game released.
 
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RandomSanity said:
I agree with this completely, 90% of the people that badmouth Bethesda for having buggy games are just parroting back something they've heard on the internet.
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I'm not bad mouthing them at all. I am just questioning people who have this "I must have the moment it is released" for a single player game. Most games today have bugs and problems at release. Most games drop dramatically in price after just a few short months. There is no real change in content that is going to magically happen between release and 6 months later either that requires you to play the game at launch.

I guess if it gives you a warm fuzzy then more power to you. I personally would rather do something at midnight with a warm body next to me than to sit around waiting in the cold to purchase a game that isn't going to change, except for bug fixes, when I decide to buy it leisurely later.
 
HumblePie said:
I'm not bad mouthing them at all. I am just questioning people who have this "I must have the moment it is released" for a single player game. Most games today have bugs and problems at release. Most games drop dramatically in price after just a few short months. There is no real change in content that is going to magically happen between release and 6 months later either that requires you to play the game at launch.

I guess if it gives you a warm fuzzy then more power to you. I personally would rather do something at midnight with a warm body next to me than to sit around waiting in the cold to purchase a game that isn't going to change, except for bug fixes, when I decide to buy it leisurely later.
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I would never wait in line to buy a game at midnight, I value my time more than that. I was just referring to pre ordering games. I purchase them on launch because I'm excited to play them and I don't want to wait 6 months and to me that is worth the premium cost.

If you can comfortably wait six months, you've got more willpower than I do and you probably save a lot more money than me but I rarely regret it.
 
VashHT said:
The bugs in Oblivion weren't gamebreaking, just annoying, and I can put up with them to play it.
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seriously? you dont consider the lvl system broken? or the fact that thieves on the roadside have $10,000+ in weapons and armor as soon as you hit level 15-20 and are trying to mug you for lunch money? or the fact that you can beat the game in less than 1 hour if you know how?

Dont get me wrong i played 300+ hours of oblivion and loved it but you needed mods to make it playable, and they didnt even try to fix all the bugs you needed community patch's.
 
Rifterut said:
seriously? you dont consider the lvl system broken? or the fact that thieves on the roadside have $10,000+ in weapons and armor as soon as you hit level 15-20 and are trying to mug you for lunch money? or the fact that you can beat the game in less than 1 hour if you know how?

Dont get me wrong i played 300+ hours of oblivion and loved it but you needed mods to make it playable, and they didnt even try to fix all the bugs you needed community patch's.
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Thing is the lvl system was a game design not a bug, which the person you quoted was talking about......
 
Rifterut said:
seriously? you dont consider the lvl system broken? or the fact that thieves on the roadside have $10,000+ in weapons and armor as soon as you hit level 15-20 and are trying to mug you for lunch money? or the fact that you can beat the game in less than 1 hour if you know how?

Dont get me wrong i played 300+ hours of oblivion and loved it but you needed mods to make it playable, and they didnt even try to fix all the bugs you needed community patch's.
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Nope, didn't bother me that much, the first time I beat the game I was level 28 by the end and played it with no mods. Honestly you're thinking about it too much, who cares if the theives have 10,000$ gear and are trying to rob you for nothing, it was still fun to kill them after they try. Also the fact that you can beat the game in less than hour isn't a big deal either, it's not like you're going to accidentally do it you have to deliberately do it. Actually, I think it's kind of cool that it can be done. I never saw why people got so worked up about the leveling I never really had a problem with it and I bet a lot of other people never did.

EDIT: I just wanted to add that I did play the game with mods afterwards and I thought it made it better, but I still thought it was pretty fun as vanilla.
 
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