Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more
Could Skyrim’s infinite dragon system force new players into battles they’re not ready for? IGN posed the question to the game’s lead designer, Bruce Nesmith.
“We decide when those random events can happen and how,” Nesmith replied.
“All of our ‘random’ systems are actually sophisticated decision systems that use randomness as one part of the process.”
“Random dragon attacks won’t happen right away. When they first start, you will have companions with you or be able to use the environment to your advantage, and the dragon will be one of the weaker ones. As the game progresses, you fight tougher dragons and are on your own more often.”
This means that new players don’t have to worry about being burnt to a cinder mere minutes after booting up the game, with dragons dynamically adapting to the player. Elder Scrolls games have had problems with premature difficulty spikes in the past, but Bethesda is vowing not to make the same mistake with Skyrim.
“Its main goal is to make sure that the player is always finding new challenges that do not devolve into unavoidable failure or trivialize success,” Nesmith explained.
For more on dragon battles, have a gander at my E3 Skyrim preview.
Skyrim is due for release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11.
