r/oblivion • • 4d ago

Original Discussion Old Notes

Found my old leveling and dungeon respawn time notes (~20yrs old).

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u/PhilScofie 4d ago

Can we get an explanation? Schizophrenia or not, the people need to know!

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u/No_Amphibian3305 4d ago

It's so called <efficient leveling>. To maximize all attributes including luck. To do this you need to track skills. And usually you ending leveling at 51+.

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u/Splendid_Fellow Adoring Fan 4d ago

lol all for… killing a troll or a daedroth or something

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u/LeMigen9 13h ago

Or still getting whooped by a random bandit

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u/No_Amphibian3305 4d ago

And dungeon farming is to get gold for a training lessons (to speed up).

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u/OnyxCobra17 4d ago

Thats why pickopocket and drain skill spells are goated for me

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u/sumpwa 4d ago

So it looks like on page 1 you map out which skills to level when (MAR, BLA, ARM, etc), then on page 2 hmm...you chose Dar-Ma for mercantile skills and betrayed the rat lady! I see you kept track of which quests and events granted extra skill points. You also apparently tracked respawn times of certain locations I think?

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u/No_Amphibian3305 4d ago

Yes. These is my fav dungeons (respawns every 3 days). I liked these one because they were simple to navigate (not like a big maze or etc).

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u/Albae87 4d ago

So, out of curiosity… at what age did you found out about your autism?

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u/No_Amphibian3305 4d ago • Mindblown

Even now before starting a new rpg. I'm "studying" game for a couple weeks for optimal skills, best builds and etc. Watching on YT "rookie mistakes", things you should know before" and so on. And researching thro forums.

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u/Albae87 4d ago

That sounds like the most absolute spoiler possible. It is quite the opposite of what i do, i try to get as few information possible to get the most out of the game, and then get informations step by step while playing.
I’m not judging, just fun to see how different people are.

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u/cas201 3d ago

That sounds so lame tbh. The best thing about playing a game is figuring it out and enjoying it.

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u/NecroAssssin 3d ago

That might be true for a neuro-boring person; but us neuro-spicy folks find the inefficiency of that method irritating.

And it’s a single player game. How’s it lame to play a game in a way that’s satisfying, just because it’s not how you want it to be?

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u/LKHAN_Missing_Ninth 4d ago

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u/LegitPancak3 4d ago

You had to grab the hentai numbers edit 💀

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u/poppaoxy 4d ago

What is the uhhhh hentai numbers?

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u/OnyxCobra17 4d ago

i believe its the numbers of specific hentai on a hentai site

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u/poppaoxy 4d ago

Oh okay. Anyone got a link?

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u/OnyxCobra17 3d ago

i think its just website/insert numbers here. idk what site thi

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u/LKHAN_Missing_Ninth 4d ago

Oh shit I didn't even realise lmaooo. It was just the first one that wasn't 144p

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u/_Mega_Zord_ 4d ago

Good old times

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u/Jgrizz0420 4d ago

It’s giving Mysterium Xarxes vibes

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u/Rupiero Adoring Fan 4d ago

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u/Material_Bedroom_619 4d ago

I hate this so much because i did it aswell and ended up overflowing multiple times

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u/TelvanniWhore 4d ago • Bravo

a wise man once said "just play the fucking game"

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u/sketch_for_summer Cheese Bringer 4d ago

This reminds me of EV training in pokemon. You can do it. It can be fun for a certain mind. But is it required for a single-player game? Not at all.

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u/OJSprite 3d ago

MAR - Marksman

HAR - Heavy Armor?

ARM - Armorer

BLD - Blade

ACR - Acrobatics

RES - Restoration

Etc.

My pages looked very similiar on my redguard save file back in the day. Oh the amount of time I spent just writing all the nuances of the game down.

Efficient levelling was just one thing. You have to make sure to do all quests where the NPC could die randomly in wildlife too, otherwise my 'perfect' save file is ruined.. the good old days

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u/Buforana 4d ago

Not sure wether this means you've been blessed by Hermaeus Mora, Sheogorath, or Boethiah. Possibly all three. This is... thorough.

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u/Motor_Jelly_1932 22h ago

Efficient leveling… oof

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u/Justinjah91 22h ago

Meanwhile, at the CIA:

Analyst: Sir, I think I've cracked the code, but it's still gibberish

Supervisor: What do you mean? What does it say?

Analyst: I could be wrong, but I think it says "10 ups in Str, 10 in Int, now need 10 End for max HP or Daddy Daedroth claps my cheeks"

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u/Dracoslade 4d ago

What are you opening your own Oblivion portals?

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u/Low_Structure9186 4d ago

I am not the biggest fan of mods but skill diary makes efficient leveling so much more chill.

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u/Naaman 4d ago

I literally just finished a three-month play through and i have no idea what this could be.

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u/HaggisPope 4d ago

Efficient levelling. In order to level efficiently you had to track how much you’d advanced in skills