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Field Test: Dungeon Run

• Harry

  

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  November 9, 2013

  Stand-and-shoot archery with ranger and whirlwind cloak beats sneak archery any day :P

  Stand-and-shoot archery with ranger and whirlwind cloak beats sneak archery any day :P

• Vazgen

  

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  November 9, 2013

  It's totally possible, I've done that multiple times before, but never put an emphasis on speed. I think jumping with Become Ethereal from the first circular descent might speed things up quite a lot 

  It's totally possible, I've done that multiple times before, but never put an emphasis on speed. I think jumping with Become Ethereal from the first circular descent might speed things up quite a lot 

• Teccam

  

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  November 9, 2013

  That was my thought as well. I was originally thinking of setting it in Arkngthamz, because that has more verticality than any other dungeon I could think of (especially not counting quest-locked ones) but it doesn't have a worthwhile boss at the end. And it seemed like, as essential as speed is to this challenge, you should have to prove that your character is at least a bit competent as well.

  I know a lot of people never play on Master though, so if that difficulty level restriction ends up being too much, maybe we can lower it to Expert.

  That was my thought as well. I was originally thinking of setting it in Arkngthamz, because that has more verticality than any other dungeon I could think of (especially not counting quest-locked ones) but it doesn't have a worthwhile boss at the end. And it seemed like, as essential as speed is to this challenge, you should have to prove that your character is at least a bit competent as well.

  I know a lot of people never play on Master though, so if that difficulty level restriction ends up being too much, maybe we can lower it to Expert.

• Vazgen

  

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  November 9, 2013

  Killing the end boss is a joke. Just Fus Ro Dah him from there, the gravity will do the rest  

  Killing the end boss is a joke. Just Fus Ro Dah him from there, the gravity will do the rest  

• Teccam

  

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  November 9, 2013

  >_< That honestly didn't occur to me. Now everyone's gonna just do it that way. Thanks a lot, Vaz! 

  >_< That honestly didn't occur to me. Now everyone's gonna just do it that way. Thanks a lot, Vaz! 

• Raid

  

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  November 9, 2013

  I would give this a go, but I have no idea where Sightless Pit is, I've never been there... Well, I guess I'll just have to search for it on my skyrim guidebook. I'll give this a go on my thief character, trying a sneaky run except for killing the boss. Spider scrolls and a crossbow will do the rest there!

  I would give this a go, but I have no idea where Sightless Pit is, I've never been there... Well, I guess I'll just have to search for it on my skyrim guidebook. I'll give this a go on my thief character, trying a sneaky run except for killing the boss. Spider scrolls and a crossbow will do the rest there!
• Teccam

  

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  November 9, 2013

  It's roughly due West of the shrine to Azura near Winterhold. Here's the article on UESP for a more precise location. I'm glad you haven't been there; that's one of the reasons I chose it. It's a pretty cool ruin, but because no major quests go through there, I think a lot of people tend to miss it.

  It's roughly due West of the shrine to Azura near Winterhold. Here's the article on UESP for a more precise location. I'm glad you haven't been there; that's one of the reasons I chose it. It's a pretty cool ruin, but because no major quests go through there, I think a lot of people tend to miss it.

• Teccam

  

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  November 10, 2013

  Not sure I've ever run through Hob's Fall Cave (I assume that's the one you're talking about). Frostflow might have been a good one. The first three dungeons I thought of are all quest locked, but they would have been ideal: Darkfall Passage + Glacial Crevice, Labrynthian, and Irkngthand.

  Not sure I've ever run through Hob's Fall Cave (I assume that's the one you're talking about). Frostflow might have been a good one. The first three dungeons I thought of are all quest locked, but they would have been ideal: Darkfall Passage + Glacial Crevice, Labrynthian, and Irkngthand.

• Raid

  

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  December 20, 2013

  Is this still happening?

  Is this still happening?
• Teccam

  

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  December 20, 2013

  It's very informal. No one seems to have actually tried it yet, but please give it a shot if you're looking for something to do in Skyrim. Since the last couple Field Tests didn't receive much activity, I'm not sure if it's worth keeping them up at this point. I'll try to figure out some other activity we can all do together that will receive more interest. But in the meantime, yeah, it's happening, more or less.

  It's very informal. No one seems to have actually tried it yet, but please give it a shot if you're looking for something to do in Skyrim. Since the last couple Field Tests didn't receive much activity, I'm not sure if it's worth keeping them up at this point. I'll try to figure out some other activity we can all do together that will receive more interest. But in the meantime, yeah, it's happening, more or less.