Oblivion's 3 Most ANNOYING Quests!
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2023
- In today's video, we talk about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's 3 most annoying quests. There are most certainly other quests that can be put on this list, however these were compiled off of community forums and personal experiences. Whether these quests make you go from city to city, asking for help during a certain crisis, or going on the game's longest and most difficult fetch quest, or have you asking for certain permissions from the guild factions, these are sure to leave a bad taste in the Hero of Kvatch's mouth. Beginner players in Cyrodil might enjoy going on these quests, but seasoned players know exactly how bad and irritating these can be and might outright avoid them altogether. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!
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Controversial opinion, but i enjoyed allies for Bruma. I just run through oblivion gates and they have good loot. Daedra stuff usually sells for 75 gold.
I like hearing when people enjoy these quests! I get to learn a little more about their upsides! Never thought about the angle of selling everything! Plus the sigil stones are nice!
Oblivion gates become a lot more tolerable when you have high speed and acrobatics/spells that give you high speed and acrobatics. It almost becomes a challenge to see how fast you can get through each gate.
And if you happen upon a shock ring that resists 100% shock damage, you pretty much take zero damage too.
I agree. I did a playthrough on oblivion where my goal was to close all 91 gates. You learn a lot of tips and tricks, and gain amazing loot and experience when you get to higher levels
True the were good training grounds too
I liked having to get a recommendation from each guild hall to get into the Arcane University. It gave me a real sense of accomplishment when I finally got into the university.
I really enjoyed it too earlier on! It’s definitely a great way to first get immersed into the guild! As my play throughs went on I had less patience for it 😂
Glad you did this one. The gathering the troops for Bruma is a pain and in that one getting the Son of the count safe and sound
Thank you for the support! The Chorrol one was an absolute pain with escorting the son 😂
I actually really enjoy "Seeking Your Roots." I've always been a fan of those "collect-a-thon" style of platformers, and "Seeking Your Roots" is the closest thing the Elder Scrolls games have to that sort of thing.
It helps that, from the start, I was really, _really_ big on not using them in Alchemy, as I realized they didn't respawn when the entire plant disappeared.
I heard a lot of people mention it was a good quest to do over a long period of time, and I can totally see that being the case!
With mod where nirnroot regrows after a while gives you more nirnroots to use or sell.
For the Allies for Bruma quest, there are two gates, from what I can recall, that spawn naturally outside two cities that you can close early. You can close them well before the quest, but the annoying part of it is that they reopen again so you have to do it twice. I don't mind Oblivion Gates since they have amazing loot, but the fact that game doesn't recognize your efforts is annoying. That, and I had no idea for the LONGEST that the quest was optional.
Very true! I think Chorrol might have a gate opened outside of it before hand but I’d have to fact check that!
I really liked closing the oblivion gates, it was one of my favourite things to do. Especially as i would quicksave just before picking up the sigil stone and check my inventory immediately after to see if it was one i wanted - and if it wasn't, quickload and pick it up again until I'd got the one i wanted.
They were always full of good loot and had minimal and easy to kill enemies.
I would also spend ages dragging all of the heavy loot to the top of the towers and pick it up before i took the stone and got teleported out even though i was over encumbered.
Dropping it on the floor when i returned so that i could move and come back and collect it later.
I'd spent quite some time looking for more gates to close until i finally found out that you could only close a maximum of 60 before they were all closed for good. 🤣
The sigil stones are quite useful items so that’s definitely a good reason to like them! I’ve also been hearing the loot is decent too from Oblivion Gates!
@@ABardsBallad the loot (like the enemies and sigil stones) is leveled so the higher the level you are - the better the loot is...
I collected enough top level sigil stones of the feather variety (I think it was + 125 feathers ? - I might be misremembering though) to enchant a full suit of pure madness armour.
It meant that I could carry away every single thing in a dungeon (that could be carried away) in a single visit!
Also, as a weird side effect it boosted my characters jumping ability (but only when his pockets were empty) 😂
The vampirism cure questline is the reason why I carry Potions of Cure Disease
Tell me about it! It’s just too brutal to go through!
Can’t wait to see how Skyblivion improves the Oblivion Gate realms.
Yes! That will be really cool to see how they’ve changed!
You do all that work in Allies for Bruma and end up with what 7 extra guards? Imperial city doesn’t even send any , but somehow Kvatch manages to send one
So I believe 2 of the cities send you 2 guards which still isn’t much 😂 but I suppose it’s something!
Love the content but “the mages guild has an excellent quest line” had me doing a double take 😂
compared to Skyrim it's pretty good, at least, and it has some interesting moments like the comedically heavy ring that was used for murder
@@QuantemDeconstructor essentially anything that resembles something written with a functioning brain would clear Skyrim’s line, and oblivion is barely that as much as I love it. I at least appreciate that there’s some effort involved in getting into the arcane university, but it’s equally able to be cleared with zero magic skill, and even the most creative tasks like the ring in the well fall apart if you turn your brain on slightly (why would the first associate choose to hold onto the ring and drown himself in a well with a ladder before letting it go, climbing out and reporting back to the guild hall for some prep, for example).
Again, I love oblivion, but the mage’s guild is easily the worst written line in the game. worst overall is more subjective, depending on if players prefer the fighters or mage’s guild.
😂😂 I guess maybe saying it had a pretty good quest-line was more controversial than I thought! Thank you for the support! :)
Actually like going to all the mages guilds. You get a view of the whole guild you will later run. The sad part is after becoming Guild Master you can't do anything for the guilds.
I like the set up for Falcar actually being a part of the necromancy cult! It think they nailed that during the recommendations!
Personally I've always played Oblivion, and most other Bethesda games, as a very "Do it on the way" style game. I (or rather my adhd) will pick a quest and if it takes me to Kvatch then I tackle the stuff in and on the way to Kvatch. Granted there are many different playstyles and different outlooks on each quest so I can diffidently see how these could become tedious or annoying (especially the Nirnroot one; scarred me so bad I hoarded them in Skyrim first time I played)
That’s definitely a better approach than I have! 😂 I’m a dead-set on must complete now kind of guy 😂 the Nirnroot quest would definitely be better to complete over a period of time!
@@ABardsBallad regardless of play style I do believe that the nirnroot quest is a bit much unless you're geared towards collectathon style games. I personally would have liked if they had little side quests that allowed you to find a stash with several of them or have them scattered around quest locations, kind of like the stones of barenzhia in Skyrim, so you're substantially more likely to come across them as you play or have a solid idea where to find them.
I don't quite remember but I think Oblivion overhaul mod may have changed the mages part to only need you to do one of these quests. But I might be misremembering too, it's been a while since I played the game myself.
That would be a really nice mod to have! Even an official patch of that would have been great! 😂
@@ABardsBallad Lol, I thought the mod OOO did that. 😄
I really like it, when you need to collect recommendations, it feels much more realistic than the Skyrim take, where a newbie is sent on a big journey at start, this misses so much realism, imho
letting the player run these errands feels that you really earn it to be authorized in the college.
Ok, i have to admit closing every gate near the cities can be a bit tedious, on the other hand you can get a lot of xp for your fresh main character and get a lot of loot, which can be sold to pay trainers, spells and other stuff.
Seeking your roots can be a little annoying since there is no reward except money in vanilla, on the other hand you have to travel across the land either way, what's the point collecting a few ingedients on the way.
I personally prefer these quests over the boring Skyrim radiant quests, since they are endless end senseless.
But as we all know, the earlier Bethesda games were much better than the newer ones, since there are really no radiant quests in this game, even if they are simple, they are much better than the typical Skyrim radiant quest.
But that is Bethesda of today, imho Daggerfall and Morrowind were so much better than their later games, Todd Howard destroyed everything, what made the old games great, in cutting old
and loved mechanisms for boring quests, lazy gameplay and lore faults, always looking for a way to make money with old copy-pasted crap.
Sadly Bethesda is creatively bankrupt and i won't buy more games of them, Oblivion was not their best game but imho much better than the new releases of today.
Agreed, Starfield isn't that great, and a lot should have been done in it.
Daggerfall quests were almost all radiant, you have no idea what you talking about.
@@blacksunserpent Did i say they were not?
@@blacksunserpent Cope comparing a new release to a almost 30 year old game that is still better than starfield. Daggerfall unity with mods makes the game even better Starfield with mods makes the boring game still boring.
Some valid points! I agree that the quests in newer Bethesda games don’t have the same feel to them as the older ones!
it's unbelievable that the wayshrine intro quest for the knights of the nine DLC isn't on this list. With the abundance of wayshrines around the map and only specific ones work and are unmarked aside from a map that gets given to you that is easily missed it is definitely the most annoying quest in the game.
I think that just might make part 2 of the list!
@@ABardsBallad Also I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly but IIRC it's possible to bypass the Aid for Bruma quest if you explore oblivion portals whenever you run into them, you still would have to talk to the counts and countess' but at that point it's just talking to them and they send help. So IIRC that one just depends on the playstyle and how fast you're wanting to push through the story.
Personally I liked the mages guild quests since I tried being a character that’s used heavy armor one handed shield and magic. So when you continue past the recommendations and into the university and return to bruma to find the guild gone. Tbh my first run of that scene was haunting.
I like the other 2 quests a lot. Especially getting into the arcane university. It’s like getting promoted at a job and you finally get to work with that one coworker that you secretly admire because they always look clean and immaculate and put together AND is knowledgeable (Raminus Polus lol)
But the vampire quest hurts my heart bro.
Yes! I as well hated that you had to save every city from oblivion gates.
My very first playthrough i did not know it was optional. So I closed all gates in one sitting.
Left me bitter afterwards. However the rest of the game was fun. The lesson here is that you have to eat your veggies to appreciate dessert.
aid for Burma is why i've never completed the story twice. oblivion gates are bad enough to begin with but having to do 6 was beyond painful. they really should have sprinkled them through out the story missions so instead of 6 in a row we'd clear a city every 3 or 4 quests.
The Oblivion gates are definitely brutal to have to go through 8 back to back times in the main quest!
You can skip aid for Bruma. It’s harder to keep Martin alive but you don’t have to close any other city gates
People give allies for bruma crap but if it wasnt there you know dang well if it wasnt there everyone would be saying it should have been
I think the one I find both annoying and interesting are Garridan’s tears. It’s so hard to freaking find all 5 but I like the lore behind them.
Cure vampirism was hella bugged on 360 and ps3 so most of the time you couldn't ever get cured and so one of my savegames got fucked because I would die going outside
I’ve heard on console that the quest can be really buggy! That was a small reason too I didn’t want to be a vampire in the game!
help for Bruma is annoying but if you do all guildhalls before the main questline (like what I do) then getting the most powerful sigil stones is a nice payoff. also, if you really want to fly through them (not literally, this isn't Morrowind) then cast invisibility. Or, on the tunnel maps just use your best friend tcl and then fly through them (literally).
When I read the videos title, I already knew which quest, are mentioned… 😂😂😂 so I totally agree! 👍
😂😂😂 These definitely have a reputation with the players that’s for sure!
This is an extremely well done video. So glad this was recommended on my TL
Thank you for the support! I really appreciate it!
Controversial opinion: I think Oblivion base game with the exception of the thieves guild, dark brotherhood and a few interesting side quests and daedric quests. really don’t have that great of side quests imo.
Most of them involve you basically fetch questing something, killing something or talking to someone.
Like some had interesting premises but barely of them required to use your skills on interesting and clever ways.
Shivering Isles imo had way way more interesting and fun side quests (even Skyrim had some really good side quests)
I always love to hear different opinions about the base games and quests! :) shivering isles was a great time!
It's worth mentioning that it's possible to be unable to do the Bravil recommendation quest until you complete Through a Nightmare, Darkly if you have talked to someone in town about a rumor. Just adds to the annoyance of the recommendations quest.
For me it was that damned pilgrimage at the start of Knights of The Nine. I bought the DLC, and then I've got to run errands before I can unlock it? No map markers for the wayshrines and if you lose fame you have to visit them all over again. Really frustrated me as a kid!
Great video man
Thank you for the support! :)
Closing Oblivion gates is a great way to grind levels and collect some rare ingredients if you’re an alchemist. I quite enjoy them, even if it does get a bit tedious after a while
I'd say the most annoying quests are the master training quests, if you're going for the completion. Some of the requirements just waste your time or make you chase down some random object. Alteration training requires you to be underwater with the trainer for 3 in-game hours, unless you're an argonian, and speechcraft training requires you to speak to every beggar in the game. At least they're mostly not necessary quests, just for completion, but still annoying AF
The most annoying quests to me are actually back to back to back, getting the items to open the portal to Mankar Cameron’s paradise. Having to give up a daedric artifact is annoying, the Sancre Tor quest is annoying, and the Great Welkynd Stone quest (Miscarcand) is annoying. Allies for Bruma is obviously the worst but it’s optional (which makes it worse because it makes zero difference to me if unnamed infinitely respawning NPCs are killed)
I recently completed my first playthrough of the main quest, and while I enjoyed it overall, Allies for Bruma was definitely a low point in my eyes. The first gate I closed was actually the one outside Cheydinhal, which was the only one with an actual side quest attached to it (the one with the son of the count). From then on, I was expecting every gate to have a side quest relevant to the respective town attached, but I soon found out that was not going to be the case. I just happened to start with the odd one out.
As I was mindlessly speedrunning the last couple gates, I kept comparing Allies for Bruma to a certain quest from Fallout New Vegas: No, Not Much. Similar premise with having to go to the different NCR bases to gather troops and support for Bitter Springs, but each base will only send help once you resolved their relevant side quests: Rooting out the spy in McCarran, taking back Nelson for Forlorn Hope, and shaping up the Misfits at Golf (or you could just bypass them all with high NCR reputation, but that's no fun). That's how I would've liked to see Allies for Bruma handled.
Obviously, that would've required having to come up with seven different quests as opposed to just three in New Vegas, and maybe they simply didn't have the time or manpower to do so. It just feels weird that there's this one random side quest attached to the gates opening up. I would've preferred for them to go all the way or not at all.
I totally agree! I think they could’ve done allies for bruma a little differently! Maybe something else instead of all of those oblivion gates! Clearing out some Mythic Dawn stronghold perhaps!
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mages guild is mid at best, the worst guild in Oblivion, half of it is recomendation quests, main villian is not a big deal (but its Mannimarco it should be a big deal), you dont need to cast a single spell in that guild (i cannot comprehand how stupid that is). A;so not very thoughtout guild, if you are a archmage and you take a quest in thieves guild to steal an archmage staff, you will steal it from yourself
Cure vampirism and Knight's dlc shrine walking MUST be in this list, quests le terrible
Thank you for the support! :) I appreciate it!
I hated the Miscarand quest. For me I just really didn’t enjoy Ayleid ruins
That would be a great one to cover for the next set of annoying quests!
I’m going to say cure vampirism and collect nirnroot? Don’t know about the 3rd one 🤔
Cure Vampirism was definitely a good runner up! :)
I don't mind Allies for Bruma. Guaranteed sigil stones, and if you keep the count's son alive, the reward is pretty great
By the way. I love that you don't try to voice act! Other people do and they are horrible and it's really painful.
I don't mind Oblivion gates...but doing these six are just a pain 😂
Six is just too much 😂 4 would be my MAX honestly and that’s even pushing it!
A+ content, love your commentary
I never completed the MG questline in Oblivion because those early tasks saps way too much of my energy.
I don’t blame you! The barrier to entry is bigger than all of the other guilds!
Loving the videos! Here before 1k subs:D
Thank you for the support! :)
I found the Xidillian quest from Shivering Isles to be pretty redundant after the first couple of run throughs, not the rest of shivering isles so much, but that one got to me after awhile, and you get dawnfang/duskfang, which is super cool and also pretty good if I'm remembering right, but you don't really get any quest attached to it, which feels like a missed opportunity, given the contents of the orcs journal about the blade. It could even be a nother Sheogorath thing, where he's just screwing with you for shits and giggles. I do agree with these choices, I don't really mind most of the mages guild quests however the one for Chorrol just feels so tedious on repeat playthroughs that it colors the rest of them for me since it's brooding at the back of my mind.
I’ll have to check out that one from shivering isles! I’ve been meaning to go back and play through that DLC!
I personally really like the mages's guild making you do stupid tasks. In contrast to Skyrim where you are basically immediately considered someone of enough skill and importance, despite them not knowing you yet (which is true for all guilds/factions except the thieves guild, but with the worst offender being the companions). The only reason seasoned players want access to the mages guild anyway is to get access to the spell maker and the enchanter. But on the basis of story telling? It is fine, it teaches you about magic schools and their application, which is what an apprentice mage would most likely spend their time doing.
The recomendation quests for me was one of the most exciting quests to do when visiting a new city
Well, them tend to be very annoying in some cases, but c'mom! You are a apprentice, you have to do apprentice stuff
You earned my sub!
Thank you for the support! :)
Love the oblivion content!
Thank you for the support! :)
Honestly it’s 3 fetch quests. Seeking your roots, a Venerable Vintage, The Collector.
Dont know why im asking on this video because its not annoying but actually really fun but have you/will you cover the stolen painting quest? I cant remember what castle its in but i know its in one of the castles in the game.
I have a video about it already!! I believe it’s a little after this one in terms of uploads and timelines! Cheers! :)
@@ABardsBallad sweet! Appreciate it good sir!
Not the nirnroot 😭
😂 Arguably the worst of all 3 on this list!
Wait there's a quest tied to those annoying plants?
Loved the mage guild entrance when I first played threw it I gave up the second time and did something else
😂😂😂 tell me about it! I was actually the opposite where the first time I did it I have up and then decided to bite the bullet and do it the second time!
@@ABardsBallad lmaoo the second time I got to the recommendation quest I went to one hall didn’t wana do that then the next and was like f this im doing the dark brotherhood lol. Also thank you for all the great content I was playing oblivion a little again is one of my fav games but after seeing your videos on the quest in the imperial city with the mace and sword I played threw and was very happy to have such a good start ussaly im just fighting the odds but you got me back into it heavily so Ty
Mage's Guild has a good story? No, it really doesn't.
😂😂😂 I guess it was more of a controversial take than I thought!
sorry but I disagree with the mages guild. magic is overpowered so it's only right that you have to struggle to be admitted. And besides, what's better than killing a few rogue mages?
Your being disingenuous about the nirn root quest. The quest is an optional side quest, it is not meant to be done all at once either, rather as you are exploring the world on other quests you collect the roots as you find them and finally the quest is multi stage and you can turn-it-in in stages gaining different levels of completion as you gain more. Full completion is NOT necessary in ANY way. ALSO you are being disingenuous about allies for Bruma. I have completed the game with or without. It's no big deal either way. First you claim that the Guard replacements are far weaker then the city guards and make it hard to beat the HORDES (Lets be real the battle isn't that big and there are hardly HORDES) of Dedra but then at the end of your statement you say that you do ALL THIS FOR VERY MINIMAL HELP FROM THE GUARDS!!! Which is it. Are the guards SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL??? Or are they just MINIMAL HELP???? Oh and even the Mages Guild quests are not how you make them out to be. They are just a series of small quests in a larger quest LINE. I fail to even see what the gripe is with this one? In the end the only thing you have hit correctly is the fact that MOST people don't like doing a bunch of repetitive Oblivion gates. But as you said they are OPTIONAL and NOT doing them is of little consequence in the battle for Bruma. You should also at least also mention that while completing allies for Bruma you have the opportunity to pick up the secret hidden super op weapons Hatreds Heart and my personal favorite Hatreds Soul and it's matching arrows.
Hey there! I appreciate you taking the time to comment this! So let’s begin with Seeking Your Roots. While not explicitly stated, given the nature of the quests and the context given, it is easy to infer that this quest is meant to be done over a long period. However, imagine doing this quest and spending so much time and effort into it only to receive potions at the end… not a very good reward! I also said multiple times that every quest is optional. For allies for bruma, I stand by what I said, by not getting help, the fight will be hard, by getting help, your still going to have a tough time and will likely kill most of the Daedra. If anything, it will just help you not die when the city guard is there. The wording of Hordes is correct, if you need extra reference look at the google definition. Over and over again I say if it’s your first time you will enjoy these quests if it’s your first time. Most seasoned players don’t like doing these quests and 7 boring recommendations for the mages guild is equally as bad. The one thing I agree with here is I should have mentioned some of the weapons you get, but at the end of the day there are always better weapons from easier quests. I don’t think I have been disingenuous at all. Please rewatch the the video and you’ll see most of your points have been answered already. I always welcome criticism but there isn’t much from this comment
@@ABardsBallad I have over 800 hours in Oblivion so I'm definitely not a new or inexperienced player. Through multiple characters I have never once finished that potions quest. You say "imagine doing this quest and spending so much time and effort into it only to receive potions at the end… not a very good reward!" but since even as a new player you already know what the reward will be for turning in all the root will be why the heck would you ever bother actually completing it? I just didn't consider anyone would be that nuts!?!?! Just as you I stand behind Allies for Bruma not being much more difficult regardless of quest completion. Possibly a skill level or character build difference coloring our differing opinions. Also where are you getting this data about "Most players" not liking these quests? Your own comment section has several people disagreeing with your opinion on some of them. Did you take a poll. Are you quoting some research? Or is this just one of those "everybody knows" type of things that has no provable basis? Now for the weapons. BETTER WEAPONS? These are the most powerful Bow and Powerful Mace IN THE GAME! (With the exception of the mace you can glitch into the game with the DLC uninstall trick but that mace isn't technically in the game and was left in a DEV area.) Are you familiar with them? With the Hatreds Soul and the right build, enchanted gear and use of alchemy you can run around one shot killing a major portion of the enemies even with the infamous difficulty curve at higher levels. Finally HORDES. Really? Any time someone has to resort to text book definitions to make a point they are on the back foot. I may be wrong but I believe that when most people picture Hordes they are picturing something like Helms Deep in the Lord of the Rings. Not that puny battle. That battle has less NPC's then the Civil war in Skyrim and people were so disappointed with that one that several mods were made to add dozens of additional NPC's to actually make it feel like a true battle.
Even the most powerful mace in the game is no good if I don't want a mace, and I prefer something else...
You seem offended by the video.
I too have hundreds of hours logged on ES 4. I don't see what there is to get so animated about.
Take that stress out on some daedra.
@@joetheman74”I have over 800 hours in Oblivion” ☝️🤓
nirnroots. you are correct, it's absolutely pointless even with a major in alchemy. I once went for it in a big way and got to level 3 but it wasn't worth it. Also, I have just discovered online that there is a map with ALL nirnroots on it so if anyone wants to do this then I'd suggest finding it and making a copy.