I stand corrected: there is a guide after all. :D But alchemy is still the most difficult skill in the game, which was why i stay as far away from it as possible. Perhaps its an acquired taste.

I DO NOT. Alchemy is one of the most difficult skill in Skyrim for me. Yes, i know its uses and potential, but i dont like to level up a skill by running around every corner of the province just to tear plants from their roots. Its too.. messy for me. It doesnt help that there are no Idiots Guide to Alchemy in the blog, or anywhere else on that matter. IF i try to mess up with alchemy i just level it up by trainers, and just buying the ingredients i need from vendors to make the potions/poisons i have to use. On a side note, isnt it amazing that 6 years after the game was first released, there are still no beginners guide to alchemy idiots like me?

I think the delays are reasonable gameplay and story-wise. Cooldowns are annoying though, and doesnt justify the damage/effect increase,especially on elemental shouts (fire, frost, storm call, etc). But then to each his own.

And TES books *coughs*sucks*coughs*. Theyre not very good.

Yes, player choices.. OR they could just show a film about how Atmora or Yokudan got messed up, or how the Falmer came to be, or even how the Dwemer's mass extinction/disappearance came to be! The possibilities are endless. Its not just about us and what we did throughout our whole ES playthrough. I mean, if they did that only the one who played the game would understand, or at least appreciate it. For me making a video game adaptation is not just about appeasing the video game or comic lore nazis. Its about getting the story to the general public. Its for entertainment. Unfortunately you guys arent wrong as well. Some film companies just want to make a quick buck on best-selling video games. But if the lore people of game studios could just have the freedom they need, I think any video game or even comic book adaptations would turn out well. P.S. On the risk of sidetracking this discussion, I must say I am a great Warcraft fan and I am concerned about how its gonna turn out. I mean, Warcraft isnt Warcraft without huge badass shoulder guards, but it can be forgiven. What concerns me are the orcs, if Durotan's poster is any indication. He looks WAAYY too human. And the tusks! Warcraft orcs arent Warcraft orcs without long, pointy, and scary tusks to make them more bestial. :-D