Fun ways to play Skyrim

[Grantorino]

Basically, I need to find a way to make this game fun again. If you have any interesting builds or fun ways to play this game, please share your ideas with me

Thanks.

[Ottomic]

It would be useful if you told us what you've tried so far.

If you like bows or an archer type character, try with Scoped Bows and no reticle, with Climates of Tamriel's darker dungeons if you feel like having some extra challenge.

Of course, Frosfall and RND2 are a must on any playthrough for me.

[Grantorino]

Originally posted by Ottomic:

It would be useful if you told us what you've tried so far.

If you like bows or an archer type character, try with Scoped Bows and no reticle, with Climates of Tamriel's darker dungeons if you feel like having some extra challenge.

Of course, Frosfall and RND2 are a must on any playthrough for me.

These are the builds that I have played

Two handed heavy armor warrior

Sneak archer and mage archer

Light armor shield and sword warrior (I did switch to dual weild sometimes)

Pure mage

[cptsavarus]

Though I do both, I always seem to have the most fun with RP over building. If you're not RP'ing any of your characters, try it. I always have one high-level build on the go but when that becomes boring or starts feeling like a chore, just hop into an RP character for a bit & see the world as someone who isn't you. Trouble with builds is that you always end up playing as an aspect of yourself and that aspect always gets "contaminated" by needing to do things it wouldn't normally do in order to tick boxes & level up. RP doesn't have to suffer that because it's about the characters' story, not the worlds'. Try playing a character who never moves past level 1 for instance. Maybe all he wants to do is walk the woods & hunt deer; or fish & chop wood all day, then spend the evening in the tavern.
Characters you can write a story with are also fun... random in-game events can be used to create justifications for your character to change their philosophy or become interested in something new.
Also, try playing as the opposite sex if you haven't already.
Or you could try walking everywhere & just looking at the scenery. 5 years down the line and Skyrim is still beautiful when you stop to look at it.
Immersion mods can also help no end. Frostfall is a great example, as it forces you to think tactically about things like what the weather is doing, what time of day it is, how to cross that icy river, etc.

[B-2]

Khajiit merchant. You use no weaponry you rely on followers to do te fighting for you. You only can whear civ. clothes. You build your skills in theif skills. Speech, Pick pocket, and Lock picking and Sneak. If that seems a little bit hardcore you could do one handed: dagger.

Town drunk, with a mod like Realistic needs this could work. Your a brawler using fists only. Drink 1 beer ale what ever at least every day if not more. Then see where being drunk and punching peoples faces in takes you.

I can't really think of anymore. I suggest using Live another Life mod if you want to do a play through where your not the Dragon Born. Also theres is nothing you cant do in skyrim.

[Uncle Mikoolo]

Try playing as a sneaky alchemist, where you use pickpocket to plant poison on your enemies to kill them.

[Stormsong]

Speaking to the first responder's idea of RP. Try playing a Vigilant of Stendarr. Using Alternate Start- Live another Life, you can even begin in the Hall of the Vigilants ( don't worry if you have dawnguard, the hall isn't destroyed automatically) in fact, if you fall into the case of the spoiler tag, it might give you even more incentive to..resolve things :P. Anyhow a hunt specifically for Daedra and they're wrongdoings actually leads you to some whacked places. Places I'd not been to before, or since.

[leafbaron]

I would recommend using SkyRe. It basically makes skyrim a brand new experience. Much more classe possibilities, better perk trees for a more balanced game. trees that were not viable before now become viable. Combat is more thrilling. Everything about it is much better. after using SkyRe i will never play without it again. It has made skyrim the game it was always meant to be.

[Savick]

I've been playing as a Collector lately and I really enjoy it. It takes a few mods but it it pretty fun.

First use a mod called The Collector's House. It lets you display all your collected stuff instead of just hiding it away in a chest out of sight.

Then load any treasure mod you like. I use Skyrims Unique Treasures, BadGremlins Great Jar Hunt, Unique Bows and a few others.

Then go treasure hunting. Some of these things are found in caves, out in the open or even inside the homes of NPC's (which requires lockpicking and sneak skills). I have one mod called the Black Sacrement Armor which requires you to dig up the treasure. It's made Skyrim like new again.

[Savick]

Another thing I like to do is role play as an explorer. Go to the very edge of Skyrim (it doesn't really matter where), then work your way around the edge clockwise or counter clockwise. Hit every barrow, cave, town, fort, dragon lair, etc... that you come across. Keep only what you loot/need. Upgrade when you can and as you level. When you get all away around, work your way inward in a spiral. I usually end up in Whiterun which is more or less in the center of Skyrim. This takes a long time because you have to climb every mountain, swim every river and lake and basicly cover every inch of Skyrim.

The first time I did this, after three years of playing, I actually came across places and things I had never seen before.

[leafbaron]

Originally posted by Savick:

Another thing I like to do is role play as an explorer. Go to the very edge of Skyrim (it doesn't really matter where), then work your way around the edge clockwise or counter clockwise. Hit every barrow, cave, town, fort, dragon lair, etc... that you come across. Keep only what you loot/need. Upgrade when you can and as you level. When you get all away around, work your way inward in a spiral. I usually end up in Whiterun which is more or less in the center of Skyrim. This takes a long time because you have to climb every mountain, swim every river and lake and basicly cover every inch of Skyrim.

The first time I did this, after three years of playing, I actually came across places and things I had never seen before.

Im gonna have to try this when i get bored of questing!

[DankDansk]

Originally posted by Grantorino:

Basically, I need to find a way to make this game fun again. If you have any interesting builds or fun ways to play this game, please share your ideas with me

Thanks.

Roleplay a character.

Now I'm not talking about a class. I'm talking about an honest to god character. Is your character good or bad? Arbitrary or Just? Honorable and Wise or Clever and Tricky? Then revolve your game around that. Right now I'm playing a Chaotic Good Breton Warlock who serves Molag Bal to dominate and crush his foes and capture their souls. I help those who I see as innocent and crush those who I see as evil under my foot. I view the law and order of Skyrim and the Empire as corrupt, and I will gladly kill thalmor and imperial patrols and prisoner escorts with a flaming passion. I'm a stormcloak because I view the empire as broken, fragmented and weak and the thalmor as foes to break with my Lord's mace. I'm also a normal vampire (soon to become elder vampire)

When you play characters f on a certain worldview, you begin to divert your quests and priorities in game, and you'll really traverse down different paths.

Also, never fast travel. You'll find more loot, gold, skills and fun doing so. Clear out any dungeon you find, and you'll become insanely powerful and have fun while doing it without wasting money on training.

[Falro the Great]

Originally posted by mccartneyconnor280:

Originally posted by Grantorino:

Basically, I need to find a way to make this game fun again. If you have any interesting builds or fun ways to play this game, please share your ideas with me

Thanks.

Roleplay a character.

Now I'm not talking about a class. I'm talking about an honest to god character. Is your character good or bad? Arbitrary or Just? Honorable and Wise or Clever and Tricky? Then revolve your game around that. Right now I'm playing a Chaotic Good Breton Warlock who serves Molag Bal to dominate and crush his foes and capture their souls. I help those who I see as innocent and crush those who I see as evil under my foot. I view the law and order of Skyrim and the Empire as corrupt, and I will gladly kill thalmor and imperial patrols and prisoner escorts with a flaming passion. I'm a stormcloak because I view the empire as broken, fragmented and weak and the thalmor as foes to break with my Lord's mace. I'm also a normal vampire (soon to become elder vampire)

When you play characters f on a certain worldview, you begin to divert your quests and priorities in game, and you'll really traverse down different paths.

Also, never fast travel. You'll find more loot, gold, skills and fun doing so. Clear out any dungeon you find, and you'll become insanely powerful and have fun while doing it without wasting money on training.

I'm not sure OP needs an answer almost exactly five years later.

[DankDansk]

Originally posted by Falro the Great:

Originally posted by mccartneyconnor280:

Roleplay a character.

Now I'm not talking about a class. I'm talking about an honest to god character. Is your character good or bad? Arbitrary or Just? Honorable and Wise or Clever and Tricky? Then revolve your game around that. Right now I'm playing a Chaotic Good Breton Warlock who serves Molag Bal to dominate and crush his foes and capture their souls. I help those who I see as innocent and crush those who I see as evil under my foot. I view the law and order of Skyrim and the Empire as corrupt, and I will gladly kill thalmor and imperial patrols and prisoner escorts with a flaming passion. I'm a stormcloak because I view the empire as broken, fragmented and weak and the thalmor as foes to break with my Lord's mace. I'm also a normal vampire (soon to become elder vampire)

When you play characters f on a certain worldview, you begin to divert your quests and priorities in game, and you'll really traverse down different paths.

Also, never fast travel. You'll find more loot, gold, skills and fun doing so. Clear out any dungeon you find, and you'll become insanely powerful and have fun while doing it without wasting money on training.

I'm not sure OP needs an answer almost exactly five years later.

I'm a necromancer.