User blog:Madman97/You know what really grinds my Wabbajacks? Lack of Recognition.

Hello everyone, Madman97 here. I trust a good chunk of you have played Skyrim to death, everyday defeating some great evil that is on the verge of destroying the world and returning home with all of your valuables and such. That is all well and good. But that is not why I am here. I am here because I am one of the many who are a bit uneased about the amount of reward you recieve for saving the world time and time again.

Let's see here. What has the Dragonborn done? Defeated Alduin and saved the World, Defeated Potema and saved the world, recovered the Eye of Magnus and saved the world, tried to kill Braith the child from Whiterun, singlehandedly stopped the civil war...and probably accidently saved the world in the process, defeated Miraak and saved the world, Defeated Harkon and saved the sun (Or at least, that's what I did) and probably the world, saved the world from some other meaniel task, ect. Now, thats all well and good. I like remembering all the good stuff I did for the world, while blatantly ignoring all the bad stuff I did for the achievments, like murder forty thousand people for the dark brotherhood. Another one I don't like to mention is the awkward moment when I was forced by a companions quest to beat my wife in front of my crying adopted children.

Fun Stuff.

But that is not what I am here for. I am here because one does not recieve enough of a reward. Sure, we sometimes murder a few people just because we are bored, but the needs of the many outway the needs of the few. (Don't worry, I reloaded my saves whenever I killed someone, it was usually by accident), and for the majority, we have done good.

I have already listed your achievements, or at least mine, Im not sure where you all stand, and here is the payroll. What do you get for Alduin's death? A Bitc*y Blade chick who tells you to go kill Parthuunax for helping you. How about Potema? A pat on the back. How about the Mage quest? I admit, it was nice having that mages home for yourself, but it was way to dang small! Tried to kill Braith.......oh yeah. How about winning the civil war...Well worship of Talos was restored and Ulfric is still a jerk...So nothing for me. Defeated Miraak. YEah, alright, I admit, you get some cool stuff. But no one besideds maybe Neloth and that Skaal chick even notices, and Neloth is a jerk about it and the skaal chick really gives out no rewards. Defeated Harkon, you get Serana as a follower and a pat on the back.

But bottom lne, yeah you might a new home or a couple hundred gold, but really, no one cares! People are more concerned about having arrows in their knees than they are a dragon eating a world! As a Nord, I am shocked that such carelessness has taken hold of Skyrim, or at least the game develeopers. Remember in Oblivion, where in Bruma, the Nords erected a freaking statue for you?! That is recognition!

I'll be frank. The people of Skyrim should be a little more thankfull for their savior other than just a quick, "I used to be an adventurer like you..." I mean come on! We've been mauled, slashed at, set on fire, frozen, electrocuted, sometimes all at once. And we wander around Skyrim fighting werewolves and bandits every time we walk into a cave, and the Jarl of Whiterun's son still says to you, "Another wanderer, here to lick my fathers boots. Good Job!" Screw you kid, screw you.

Come on fellow Dragonborns. I want Bethesda to know that they need to switch back to Oblivions style of recognition, you know, where we felt we actually accomplished something. You can barely see the change in Skyrim once the Civil war is done or when you defeat Alduin, the Blades just nag you to kill your best dragon friend besides Odahviin. When you beat the Shivering Isles, you become a god for God's sakes! You get your own palace! You can control the weather. I want to see that again. Solstheim and the Forgotten Vale are cool and all, but I want to own my own huge freaking castle. I want to see a huge statue of you in all of your glory standing in the courtard of the Blue Palace or on top of the Throat of the World. I want to at least become Jarl! Or at least see yourself in some books. I would say this was a pretty important event. Someone should at least write it down. I want to see a statue, it could be a small one but still a statue, of me in Solstheim. Granted, they actually are appreciative and you get ice comments from them every time you walk by if you helped them out ad cleared out their mine for them and killed all those ash spawn. Sure, you get the "On occasion" nice comment from one of the guards in the cities, but those don't come fast enough. Instead, they say "Don;t barter with me like one of those dang shopkeepers." What the heck is wrong with shopkeepers man?

Forgive my rants, but Bethesda needs to know this. At least show the gamers that take the time to invest a million hours in your game a little recognition for doing so. Because if they don't give us the recognition we all deserve, who will?