Gaming for January/February

My gaming for the last couple months, during my silence , has been primarily SKYRIM.  I've tried to get away from it but I keep getting drawn back to it.

I finally got one character to 50 on the PC -- something I've done once before on the XBOX version.  This character was a nord, Jorgar Rock-Slide.  He's primarily Two Handed Heavy Armor with Smithing and Enchanting. All of the main skills are at 100, and he's been doing Daedric and Dragon items with double enchantments.  Most of the time he breezes through opposition.  It takes me by surprise when he takes damage.   He's made it through both Dawnguard and Dragonborn DLC and then some.  He's started doing some one handed shield work, but hasn't much perks in that area.  Thankfully a special set of armor with one hand and block perks suffices to fill in for the lack of skill perks.

I still like getting into some pure mages -- My Breton pure mage is the best so far.  He's got enchanting high enough to negate all Destruction school costs, which means he can throw endless fireballs, incinerates, wall spells and more that would fatigue the average wizard in seconds.  He's one of the few mages that hasn't done much with conjuration.    I've another mage - a Dark elf.  He's gone from Mage quests to becoming Stormblade to joining the Theif Guild.   Primarily he's a conjurer.  I've tried to get his destruction up but keep going back to Conjuration.   He's over halfway through the collecting the "unusual gems", and only has one more hold before the guild is back on its feet and he becomes leader.   I need Morthal quests and keep getting an endless supply of Windhelm and Whiterun jobs.    I found some of those so annoying.  I've stollen the same 3 objects 4 or 5 times each.    I even helped out the Battle Born in White run getting his help in the hold, but have to steal from his house before I leave?  Sometimes these quests seem at ODDS with each other.   After getting his favor, stealing from him would seem to be the LAST thing the guild would want to do...

I would still like to try an illusion mage at some time -- but it has never been something I could master so far.

I have put in some pinball time, both on Xbox and iPad.  The new Star Wars pinball is out and it is growing on me.  I hope they do more of these.  Sounds like they got the original voices for the most part, and definitely duplicated most of the sound effects.   Seeing a lightsaber act as a ball ramp is ... bizarre.   Not to mention tie fighters flying over the board.  Sadly I've only scratched the surface.

I tried Champions again briefly.  It still isn't thrilling me.   I like seeing old COH friends there from time to time, DJs from the Cape, but is that enough to keep me there?   Even before City's demise, DCUO and Champions seemed to be pale imitations.   Trying hard to be superheroesque but missing elements.   I wonder if either will be here in a few years....  I probably will try the Marvel game when it comes out -- but it will be an MMO and NOT an MMORPG.  If I'm stuck doing the 673rd variation of their characters, it just won't have the flare for me.   If the gameplay works, and gives me the COH teaming/action vibe I'm missing, I may stick around.