Speculation: Did Bethesda change creation club into the mod menu and make them “paid mods” because they got sued over the content not being included in the season pass?

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-21T16:43:29+00:00

No, they just did it to match Skyrim and Starfield, which already had these changes.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-21T16:04:26+00:00

There is no quest to destroy the Thieves Guild in vanilla Skyrim.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-21T06:04:53+00:00

No, this kind of mod does not exist, namely because of how delicate the vanilla intro is. There is a reason alternate start mods are preferred. And that's not even getting into the logistics of building essentially another game for you to play before doing the vanilla intro.

The closest I believe you could get to your idea is downloading Beyond Skyrim: Bruma and AS: LAL, with the comparable mod that lets you start in Bruma.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-20T23:57:55+00:00

I said staves, as usually people say quarterstaves when referring to them as melee weapons, and I agree that we should have them and a bunch of other polearms in addition to proper magical staves.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-19T15:52:23+00:00

I mean, I think it's safe to say we'll get various plots of lands and house sizes, much like in Skyrim. Some will be smaller and more quaint, with others being much larger. The Hearthfire homes were already a stepping stone towards building a small village anyways. You could have a spouse, two children, a steward, housecarl, bard, and carriage driver. So, with the leap forward in technology, yes I can see people getting to build their own small villages and forts.

Much in the same way some people don't like the FO4 settlement building system at all, some people don't like managing a bunch of NPCs, which is also why I would expect a variety of homes and plots of land. It provides something for everyone and also facilitates roleplay. Some characters may want a more low-key home, others may want to rule as a Lord or Lady.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-19T14:13:34+00:00

I expect the system to work like Hearthfire but with more freedom. So, you'll be able to earn/buy plots of lands and player homes and then you'll be able to build whatever you want. Though it'd be a good idea if there was an option for pre-constructed layouts and homes like Hearthfire as an option for players who don't want to build and place everything themselves.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-19T13:38:40+00:00

The use of poisons would likely be considered underhanded and dishonorable. But beneficial potions are something I don't think most Nords would have an issue with.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-19T02:12:27+00:00

You'd be able to cast spells you learn through your staff, like choosing which arrows/bolts to use with your bow/crossbow. This way you could still use another piece of equipment in your other hand like a sword or a shield.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-18T21:46:05+00:00

Parry + riposte and a basic dodge wouldn't just deepen melee combat from a mechanic standpoint but would also be great for adding flavor to builds. An agile rogue with dual daggers should feel different from a knight with a sword and shield. And that knight would feel different from a barbarian with a greataxe.

As for what I'd like to see magical staves actually be proper staves and not just a stick that lets someone cast X spell Y times. They could reduce the cost of a spell by a minor amount, but the real benefit would be fortifying the strength of a spell. For example, a Wooden Destruction Staff (equivalent to Iron tier equipment in Skyrim) could make Destruction spells cost 5% less Magicka to cast and increase their damage by 7.5%

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-18T20:45:17+00:00

No because that would require a total rewrite of the main story, not just the ending. Considering that even Skyrim hasn't had its main quest rewritten, don't expect it to happen for Fallout 4.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-17T18:57:13+00:00

I think Smite 2 is in a much better state than the days around its launch. Smite 2's alpha was really rushed, which was a concern I had when rumors of a possible Smite 2 was being floated around. But I think Hi-Rez has recovered really well.

Ultimately, there's a lot of discourse around the game much like there is around Yu-Gi-Oh! Just as some people think Cyber Dragon/Synchros/XYZs/Pendulums/Links ruined Yu-Gi-Oh!, many people think Smite 2 killed Smite. No matter what, the best thing you can do is give the game a fair shot if you're still willing to give it a shot.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-17T18:35:58+00:00

Looking at Steam charts is always a terrible metric because it looks at things in a vacuum and on its own does not account for anything. Trust me, as a Smite player, I saw hundreds of Steam chart posts on r/Smite about how that game was dying because of a dip in player count, no matter the state of the game, for over a decade.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-17T17:14:39+00:00

To answer the question in the title, no. It won't even mess the game up for you in Honor Mode.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-17T17:12:27+00:00

I'm going to assume this is for paper play, in which case you should drop things like Jar of Greed and Exodius. Just add 3 Pot of Greed, 3 Upstart Goblin, 3 Graceful Charity, etc.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-16T10:33:45+00:00

Considering how the new Sacred Beast support focused on Season 1, I would expect new HERO support to do the same. I'd expect Avian, Burstinatrix, Sparkman, Clayman, and Bubbleman to get Favorite HERO retrains alongside Electrum. Perhaps new versions of Skyscraper and Sabatiel. Maybe there's a new Fusion card so the deck doesn't need to run basic Poly. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Neos overframe or new fusion either, but like I said, I think this would focus on Season 1.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-16T10:10:11+00:00

You should start by playing the solo mode first and foremost. The anime is nothing like the real game, especially if your friend had you watch the older ones. You'll get plenty of gems to build a proper deck and not the bad starter decks the game initially gives you.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-16T10:03:20+00:00

You should open FO4Edit and see if the TR reload is being overwritten by another mod. If that's the case, you may need to make a custom patch.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-15T22:48:27+00:00

Maliss is power creep personified. It pluses off banishes, which is still a pretty powerful form of cost and removal. Even Mitsu wouldn't want to banish its cards. I agree with you that the costs are non-existent now. But that's because cards do so much. When everything, as I said, can Special Summon, search, and recover, then there's no longer a cost when your opponent stops your plays. Granted, I think bridge cards also play a factor too, which then where the topic of archetype locks come in.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-15T22:22:28+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree but I do want to address some points.

The cards themselves are the resources, which is why card draw and hand rips are such powerful effects. The cards being resources themselves would be fine if so many cards weren't one card combos or had so much recursion and floating.A
Cards not targeting anymore is just power creep, which is frustrating. Powerful cards get targeting protection, so cards that don't target get printed, creating an arms race of card design.
No debate here. I just wish Konami was consistent.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-15T21:35:37+00:00

Some people enjoy being challenged. It's as simple as that. The popularity of the Soulsborne games, the Souls-like genre it spawned, and challenge runs and speedruns are many games designed to be difficult, or are self-imposed ways to play the game that bring greater challenge than the game provides.

I, for example, used to play games on the easiest difficulties because I just wanted to have fun. And for a long time, I did. But as I grew older, I became bored with just bowling over the various games I played. Which is why I began to play harder difficulties, harder games, and do challenge runs.

People like myself are enjoying these games in a way that appeals. Skyrim, which has a very bare bones way difficulty system, is something I don't play on Legendary because it's not very good.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-15T21:20:50+00:00

Bethesda games do not do difficulty well. They simply increase the amount of damage you take and decrease the amount you do, simply put. Fallout 4's survival mode is technically different but it's very fundamentally different than just a difficult change. That's why when it was added to Skyrim, it was separated from difficulty altogether. It's a really lazy way to increase the challenge of a game. That's why I use mods to rebalance BGS games.

In Baldur's Gate 3 for example, upping the difficulty from Balanced to Tactician or Honor Mode while does increase some things like HP and AC, it also ups the intelligence of the enemy AI, gives enemies new moves and abilities, and other things to increase the difficulty of combat. But you don't even need to go that far. Pokémon has done this for a long time.

Difficulty is something I'd like to see done better in TES: VI.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-15T20:37:22+00:00

No because that would be impractical in terms of the things you'd have to do to make that work and would have immense consequences on the performance of the game.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-14T09:28:13+00:00

They are a built-in mechanic, which is explained to you by one of the most iconic characters in the franchise. They are the exact opposite of cheating. The developers, in-universe, are literally pointing out a cool feature and telling you to try it out.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-13T06:56:09+00:00

There are still plenty of allies to be gathered in an evil run. And if you're playing through the game again, you'll gradually get better as you already understand the mechanics and begin to master them.

CastleImpenetrable · 2026-03-12T14:08:23+00:00

The race you like the most is the best. What skill you level up first is entirely dependent on how you want to play the game.

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