Gotta do two posts in one day, because I said I would, not because I wanted to. Don't get me wrong, I love typing up these little blog posts and throwing them out there, it's just that when you set a goal to meet and then you don't meet it and then you HAVE to play catch up, it's not as much fun.
Anyway, that aside, last week's post focus was on masks in gaming, we hit up Majora's Mask twice (once before I set the theme and therefore I didn't actually discuss masks that much), Kid Chameleon, Dofus and Oblivion. This week we'll be looking at a new topic of course, things characters are capable of in PvE environments that take the challenge right out of the game. I'll be trying to avoid past topics throughout my blog, and for that reason Kid Chameleon's Cyclone will not be listed here (that and it doesn't actually benefit against the actual monsters, just bypassing some levels).
Today's topic will be Oblivion and stealth armor.
TITLE: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
I also had a little game I played with myself last week where I did a subheading that was then played into my main text the next day, I've decided to drop that for the time being. So, to start with, Oblivion is an RPG where you take on the role of a hero of destiny, as is the case in all Elder Scrolls games, though you start out as little more than a prisoner with no recollection of what you did to get imprisoned. Throughout the game you are exposed to a terrific fantasy world and gain access to tons of different character options, included the ability to enchant your armor with any spell that you know. This seems like it would be pretty tame, you could enchant a sword to deal fire damage, or a bow to silence mages you shoot with it, or a shield to block magic projectiles. So on and so forth until one day you find the spell chameleon.
Now you pick up this spell anxiously and read its effect, it makes me invisible?! But only by a percentage? Why should I want this, the invisibility spells make me 100% invisible. Well...yes, but there after you cannot attack or you'll drop your guise and the invisibility doesn't hide your actions. Chameleon on the other hand makes it more difficult for people to see everything you do. Well, it still doesn't sound too advantageous, I mean, 15% total invisibility is still highly noticeable. But then you think, "I have a bunch of filled soul gems, and some old leather armor I don't wear any more...I wonder..." Then it happens, you go to the Mages' Guild, grab your gems and armor and start enchanting. Within the hour you're picking pockets right in front of people and they're none the wiser. You assassinate city guards without repercussions, and you basically just waltz through the rest of the game.
One night, you come home to find a thief sitting in your room, he says he stole all your clothes, you say, "What about my ninja gear?" He answers, "I didn't see any ninja gear." You reply "Good, then it's doing its job."
A major component of the game is the Oblivion Gates, portals to the Hellish plane of Oblivion home to Mehrunes Dagon which reveal massive towers that house stones to keep the gates open. The only way to close the gate is to clear every floor of the tower of enemies, sweep through to the very top, and grab the stone as the Daedric warlords bare down on you. Or, you know, you could just walk right past all the guards.
My combination of enchantments for this armor? I'm glad you asked. Two rings, each granting 20% chameleon, a torso piece granting 20% chameleon, pants granting 20% chameleon, and an amulet granting 20% chameleon. Alongside this I would wear either Boots of Speed or Boots of Water-Walking, and a Helmet of Detect Life or Helmet of Water-Breathing. Depending on the situation, boots and helmets of feather were also useful so that I could carry more stolen goods. This of course did not account for a glove slot item, and that's because I don't remember a specific glove enchantment I used. No doubt weapon enhancements for whatever my preferred weapon was, but most often I found myself hanging on to the handcuffs from the beginning of the game specifically to enchant them with a unique enchantment based on my character.
So yeah, there's my over-powered Oblivion setup. Tune in later in the week for some glances at...something game-breaking!
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