Killing NPCs won't break The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim quests

XMNR: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was a massive game with lots of quests. However, players would some times run into an instance where actions they took that may seem a bit on the evil side, like killing a certain NPC merchant, would break a quest which left players wondering if they should go back to a previous game save or just move on. Bethesda's Pete Hines explained at Gamescom this past week that that won't happen with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

[Chaostar]

Lol I had to save so many times in Oblivion because I just got the urge to right out murder an NPC.

Er, that kind of came out a touch psychotic, oh well.

[Dramscus]

It would be nice if they would add the ability to hogtie and carry around victims.

It's from a totally different game but my favorite part of red dead redemption was tying people up and dropping them on a hill above a lake so that they would slide in and drown.

/psychotic.

I'm glad this won't break the game, it'll be neat to try and empty out some cities. :) See how many people you have to remove before it actually breaks it ha

[BattleAxe]

Does anyone know where the best place to find Greater Soul Gems is? I've searched the all the Mage Guilds, and I think I've only found 2. I'm a Vampire and I need 5 Greater Sould Gems to get the witch to help me....

[tablav]

A touch off topic, but this is an Oblivion quest that annoyed me for a while.

You actually need 5 empty Grand Soul Gems for Mellisande in the Cure Vamparism quest.

There's 2 in the Chorrol Mages Guild (in the room to the left as you come in). They also stock 1 in the magic shop in the Market area of the Imperial City.

There's also 1 in a case in the Arcane University and 1 in Mellisande's basement.

[BattleAxe]

Thanks, I'll check that out soon :)

[Hozi89]

dude...I just remembered the good old days when I had nothing else on my mind but Oblivion. Now I'm feeling to play it again. Just not sure if my laptop would handle it smoothly.

[rabidpancakeburglar]

Why the hell are we getting news today that we've known for months? There's already been an article today stating that there will be hundreds of hours of gameplay, something we also heard 2 or 3 months ago.

[lMHl]

@rabidpancakeburglar I know its so annoying, someone should break into todd howards house and steal the game so we could get some serious news.

[just_looken]

i agree about getting the game maybe release a demo? something sense we all know how much they don't lie.

[firemassacre]

cant wait for skyyyrim

[SITH]

I have every intent to go on many a NPC murdering spree.

[sovietsoldier]

i always loved to do that too. problem i always found was the game knew you kill someone even inside their house where nobody could see or hear. they need to fix stuff like that maybe add a gta radar style search area.

[TheWolverine]

Skyrim... DO WANT!

[Coach_McGuirk]

I actually enjoyed the fact that you could break quests this way. It provided a feeling that my actions really did have an effect on the outcome of the game. A sense of realism, I guess you could say.