# Two weeks to..... Oblivion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180 "2006-03-05T21:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/21 "2006-03-20T21:46:58Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > I have a question for you Morrowind pros. I have Morrowind but haven’t played it yet, so I don’t have a “feel” for how best to approach or play successfully in an Elder Scrolls game. For awhile Oblivion won’t have mods, walkthroughs, or bug patches and I’ll be fumbling around quite a bit. If you were me, somewhat intimidated by the new game, would you start out by playing Morrowind for a few months while the pros trailblaze the Oblivion game, then play Oblivion when mods and hints appear and bugs are sorted out? I sort of dread all the long reading and traveling in Morrowind, when I could be playing Oblivion. But still… > > Is this a stupid question?:o If the people who made Morrowind are to be trusted, then you should be able to jump in and play Oblivion and have a great time, mods/walkthroughs notwithstanding–it shouldn’t need them. I never had any mods or walkthroughs for Morrowind and it’s one of my favoritest games _ever._ sigh. 45 minutes until I can take off out of here like a scalded cat and see if it’s at Best Buy… ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/22 "2006-03-20T21:58:36Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > sigh. 45 minutes until I can take off out of here like a scalded cat and see if it’s at Best Buy… Probably not. Remember today is the SHIPPING DATE. That means most game stores will have it tomorrow. Everyone I’ve called today said they’ll get it tomorrow. Some, few, lucky ones may indeed get it today, but its rare. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/23 "2006-03-20T22:02:29Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > \*\*Oblivion is due out today!! \*\*Mine is ordered online, so it’ll be a few more days for me. > > Others of you must be planning to play like crazy tonight, so I hope you’ll share your impressions here for the rest of us. Tomorrow. They just released their “One Day To Go” video. Most games are released on Tuesday, just like movies (though they’re not quite as strict about that.) ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/24 "2006-03-20T22:03:55Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > My girlfriend recently bought an Xbox 360 Somehow, this line sounds really sexy … ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/25 "2006-03-20T22:13:43Z")
According to the EB Games that I preordered at, they’re getting Oblivion bright and early tomorrow morning. And, dammit, I’m going out of town bright and early tomorrow morning. I’m going to be gone for three long days. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/26 "2006-03-20T23:03:26Z")
Hey, I thought I should share this because I didn’t know, and likely, there are other tech-idiots like me out here in DoperLand . . . . If you’re buying the game for the 360, you need to have the hard drive (the core system doesn’t.) You can _play_ the game; you just can’t _save_ it. I’m getting my copy on the 22nd. I’m going to create my “throw away” characters (so I can see what happens when you do Bad Things I don’t want my real character being tarnished with.) I’ll play those to get the hang of the game before I start playing in earnest after my hard drive arrives. I went ahead and got the Collector’s Edition which comes with the guide. I think that I might be confused by all the changes I’ve been seeing reported, and might need a little extra help. I think that a person who never played Morrowind might be better off than someone who is used to the controls/toggling/menus in the old game. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/27 "2006-03-20T23:03:39Z")
Is the Securom7 copy protection something to fear? ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/28 "2006-03-20T23:26:42Z")
> [@Lightnin'](#): > > According to the EB Games that I preordered at, they’re getting Oblivion bright and early tomorrow morning. > > And, dammit, I’m going out of town bright and early tomorrow morning. I’m going to be gone for three long days. > > Dammit. Our EB Games told us that it’s at their warehouse, but won’t make its way to their store until tomorrow. My husband is seething. “WHY CANT I GO TO THEIR WAREHOUSE?!” I’ll be sad when it gets here as I will have lost both my husband as well as my access to Bejeweled on the 360. ☹ > [@Lissa](#): > > If you’re buying the game for the 360, you need to have the hard drive (the core system doesn’t.) You can play the game; you just can’t save it. FWIW, hubby says you can save it with a memory card but that the hd will improve load times. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/29 "2006-03-20T23:35:07Z")
> [@malkavia](#): > > FWIW, hubby says you can save it with a memory card but that the hd will improve load times. It’s what the guy at the game store told me-- he said that the save blocks on this game are massive-- too big for the memory card. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/30 "2006-03-20T23:40:12Z")
> [@malkavia](#): > > Our EB Games told us that it’s at their warehouse, but won’t make its way to their store until tomorrow. My husband is seething. “WHY CANT I GO TO THEIR WAREHOUSE?!” He’s not serious, is he? ::scared:: Man, imagine being a warehouse worker swamped with people who want a particular game! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/31 "2006-03-21T03:18:14Z")
Have you guys seen the “only X days to go” videos on [elderscrolls.com](http://elderscrolls.com)? Wow. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/32 "2006-03-21T04:30:12Z")
> [@Lissa](#): > > I went ahead and got the Collector’s Edition which comes with the guide. Just to clarify, it does not come with the Prima strategy guide, but with a fluff piece written about the world it takes place in. It’d probably be worth your money, if you want to get the guide, to buy the regular edition of the game and use the extra dollars to get the actual strategy guide. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/33 "2006-03-21T04:34:33Z")
Thanks for all the info. I’m drooling all over my keyboard. I did order the Prima Game Guide, which should be a big help too. If I go into the game and I don’t come out in, say, a month…just let me stay there. ; ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/34 "2006-03-21T05:06:52Z")
I’m really hoping to bring Oblivion for PC home tomorrow. I upgraded my PC (GeForce 7800 GT, woohoo!) in preparation. For those of us who can’t wait, GameSpot is running an all-night live play session. It started at 6pm Pacific, and Greg Kasavin is apparently planning to play for 12 hours straight. So, if you want to, you can watch all night, then catch a little nap before heading to your local game store and getting in when they open up. I recommend calling in sick. Gamespot linkage [here.](http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/theelderscrollsivoblivion/news.html?sid=6146174) ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/35 "2006-03-21T05:46:27Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > Just to clarify, it does not come with the Prima strategy guide, but with a fluff piece written about the world it takes place in. It’d probably be worth your money, if you want to get the guide, to buy the regular edition of the game and use the extra dollars to get the actual strategy guide. > > Just a thought. “Fluff” indicates small. From what I’ve heart it is a 110 page story about the history of the world. The thought of that makes me drool. One of my favorite parts of Morrowind was the immersion factor for me. Having the indepth story can only help. ---
**Author:** ![DarkPrince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@DarkPrince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkPrince)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/36 "2006-03-21T10:08:18Z")
You can get the special edition Oblivion on [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) for 55 bucks with no tax or shipping atm… …I could not resist. :o ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/37 "2006-03-21T13:05:43Z")
IGN has a hands-on first impression, too, if you don’t have a Gamespot account. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/38 "2006-03-21T13:09:38Z")
Arrrrggh. Amazon is doing their thing again. I preordered Oblivion months ago, and it has said it would ship on the 20th for the past 2-3 weeks. In fact, it _still_ says “Delivery estimate: March 21st” (I paid for overnight shipping) but it has not actually shipped yet. I hate Amazon for lying to me. I hate living in a town with no game stores. If it hasn’t shipped by the time I leave work tonight, I will stalk the aisles of Target and WalMart after work, but I’m guessing they won’t have it either. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/39 "2006-03-21T14:33:43Z")
Turns out the game requires a video card that my son’s antique, 7-month-old computer doesn’t have. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180/40 "2006-03-21T14:40:18Z")
I’m fairly certain my video card will run the thing. I’m just waiting for Best Buy to open so I can go get my copy. It was pre-ordered for me by my dear fiance. ::wills time to go faster, just for an hour or so:: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180.md?page=3)