(April 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: There are some things about the game where the battle leading up to the reward is way more complicated than the reward deserves. Two spring to mind immediately, although the dragon shouts are a good example:
The stones of Barenziah
Crimson nirnroot in Blackreach.
Fuck both of those quests.
Stones of Barenziah: Yeah that one is pretty ridiculous. I completed it once, and have no intention of ever doing it again. Considering you can't get the fucking stones out of your inventory without finishing it, I'm never picking another one of the goddamn things up again.
Crimson Nirnroot: I didn't find this one to be that time consuming, I picked up all 30 while exploring Blackreach (which I was going to do anyways). The reward is pretty underwhelming, especially if you're not an alchemist.
At least it's not as bad as the Oblivion nirnroot-related quests. You have to find 100 of the damn plants spread over a much larger area to finish that questline, and the rewards are terrible. Murdering Sinderion is so much more satisfying. Unfortunately, that option does not exist in Skyrim as the fucker is already dead.
