Fus ro dammitalltohell.

So yeah, while I was in Anchorage last weekend, I caved into the hype and picked up Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...a bit odd considering I have barely ever even heard of the Elder Scrolls series before. *shrug*

In any case, the maniacal laughter that used to grace the subject line came in the form of inadvertently finding out about and abusing an glitch early in the game.

Long story short: First room of Hegen Keep, the first area in the gaem...Level 12, Sneaking/1-Handed Weapon/Destruction Magic all fairly high level. Only reason I'm not continuing with it at the moment is because level grinding can get a bit tedious. :/


EDIT: Long story shorter: Apparently the game auto-corrects for level grinders to keep things challenging...and by challenging I mean completely imfrikkinpossible. I'm at the end of the Golden Claw mission, where you get your first Voice power...and it triggers a ramped up boss fight that is completely one-sided. My absolute strongest move, a double-dagger sneak attack, is unusable due to this guy pegging my exact location instantly. My next strongest, a double-cast flame, gets him down to maybe 85% HP before my magic runs out...

Oh, and did I mention THE SUNUVABITCH KILLS ME IN TWO HITS!?

So yeah, looks like I'll be restarting the game all over again...assuming I ever allow my PS3 to see the light of day again for a reason other than "target practice."

And for the record, no, I'm not going to give fair play a shot. Not after this bullshit.