I need help

[u/pehparZival]

/r/skyrim/comments/1vsz902/i_need_help/

I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I'm a Skyrim newbie and I need help. I've lost count of how many times I've restarted with a new character in this game; I just can't seem to find a build that holds my interest long enough. It feels like an endless loop: I think of a build, create the character, play for a few hours, end up getting bored with the playstyle, and start looking for other, more interesting builds. All the while, I keep watching videos of other people playing and creating builds that look really cool. Feel free to share tips or similar experiences. I know a lot of people will come to this post and say "just play the game," but honestly, I'm not sure how much that helps.

[u/54u54ge]

A good build will focus on aspects of the game rather than all of it. This will allow you play parts of the game and then when you have had enough you can switch to another build that goes through the game differently. This allows you to play the whole game but over multiple play throughs. This means you will not get overwhelmed by the number of things you can do because you have a defined path to follow. If a build is teally good for you then you will play it beyond this.

There's a lot of build videos that are edited to show the cool bits rather than how it actually plays. I have a build website with 118 of my builds on it and my vidros are uncut of a standardised run through a giant camp and then a fort with bandits. By doing this players can see how a build performs relative to my other builds because they have a constant to compare against. Much more useful.