How long does it take to really complete Skyrim?

[Lampros]

I messed up the first few playthroughs due to bugs or gameplay mistakes (and I didn't want to console cheat); so I re-started several times, and I am about 100 hours into my first sustained game. Yet, I feel I am not even halfway through the game, as I am a "completionist" of sorts - in addition to a "power gamer" of sorts. So I am wondering: How long will this game take if you try to do most of the available quests and explore everywhere that is needed to be explored? The game is absolutely masssive - far more massive than even advertised perhaps (which perhaps makes many of the game's glaring deficiencies forgivable, given that resources are always limited).

[ringtau]

Never, especially if you have restarteritous. The game truly ends when it no longer holds interest for you.

On my original version of the game, I had over 2,000 hours. This version, I had not checked yet. I have never finished the main, main quest or any of the 'evil' quests or the companions or the mages college. I have finished the dlc main quests(well, almost finished Dawnguard). Though never in the same runs. Around level 30 to 40 I just need a change, new mods, new race, whatever.

This is kinda my holodeck and stress relief all rolled into one.

[cfs111]

2400+ hours and counting, I'll let ya know when I'm done. :-)

[Roscaria]

Depends on your definition of complete. If you just mean the achievements probably 5 mins if you cheat. If you mean find every locations, well you can use a cheat for that as well. If you mean before you are totally satisfied and do not plan to ever return to Skyrim again, that is also very subjective, so there is no real answer.

Mod authors keep the game alive so until TESVI appears users will still be roleplaying different charcters and alternate starts and not claiming to have completed Skyrim.

Edit:Sticky keyboard space button needs cleaning<sigh>

[Bomb Bloke]

Messaggio originale di Roscaria:

Mod authors keep the game alive so until TESVI appears users will still be roleplaying different charcters and alternate starts and not claiming to have completed Skyrim.

People are still playing Morrowind/Oblivion. Many won't touch a new title until the final patch has been released, the unofficial patches have received a decent level of polish, and all the DLC can be purchased together with the game in a single bundle deal.

[Lampros]

Messaggio originale di cfs111:

2400+ hours and counting, I'll let ya know when I'm done. :-)

Yes, but is that all in 1 playthrough?

[raubrey]

Just play the game, already. :) It doesn't matter if you complete quests in one or ten playthroughs. When it stops being fun, then you'll know it's time to mod or take a break. Get every drip of enjoyment out of the vanilla game that you can, so that you don't spend half the time (learning how to fix) modding (issues.)

[cfs111]

Messaggio originale di Lampros:

Messaggio originale di cfs111:

2400+ hours and counting, I'll let ya know when I'm done. :-)

Yes, but is that all in 1 playthrough?

Noooo, Probobly 400+ on the character I had the longest. I get sidetracked easily.

[Lampros]

Messaggio originale di cfs111:

Messaggio originale di Lampros:

Yes, but is that all in 1 playthrough?

Noooo, Probobly 400+ on the character I had the longest. I get sidetracked easily.

That's what I was asking: 1 playthrough, as I am still on my first basically :)

[Zένø™ 👌]

Around 200-300 hours to complete all quests with a lot of fast traveling

[MyProfile]

Steam says I have played over 846 hours.
I've never even started the Civil War.
I doubt I'll ever finish it.

Look! A butterfly!

[Rocket]

Messaggio originale di Lampros:

Messaggio originale di Doc. Luvnak:

I managed to do it in less than 100 hours. The trick was to play a head on warrior and to dismiss all loot except for boss treasures. Fast-travel to where you can, only walk to where you have to.

Wow, that's hard to believe? Did you complete most of the quests and explore most areas though?

Messaggio originale di Hawkstein:

I'm about 200 hours and only passed through Whiterun, Falkreath and now I'm at Markarth.

Forsworn they be like...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=496039872

That sounds closer to my speed. I suspect I will take 300-plus hours to complete the whole thing, DLC included.

yah. may not have done EVERYTHING but was pretty damn close. mainquest. sidequests. dlcs. Not looking in dem chests is a massive timesaver

[Rocket]

let's say it takes 10 seconds to go through ♥♥♥♥ in a chest and sort it out the maths tell ya ye're wasting... 10 x ~10000(number of chests I reckon one must go through in 100 hours of gameplay). which is 100000 seconds or 27 hours. Add to that all the other lootin and you may have wasted 35 hours on opening useless containers to get a few coins.

[DaveDunno]

Storage Simulator 2011 shall live a long time.

[Brandybuck]

Estimating how many characters I've played, and how many hours I have in the game (reported hours are not accurate since I often play offline), my average playthrough runs 200-300 hours. Characters are between levels 50 to 75 when I'm finished. I consider them "complete" games in that I've done the main quest to completion, most faction quests to completion, and scads of side quests. I've never done all possible content on one character, as that would be boring. Soon enough you're invincible in this game, and grinding down that last bandit camp is just plain boring by then. But I'm fairly sure I can get 80% of available content out of two playthroughs..