Even if the pickaxe did exist in previous Elder Scroll games, there was not a full enchanted effect like there is now. Plus Notched as an adjective does not make as much sense for a pickaxe as it does for an axe, a sword, or just about any other bladed weapon.
Indeed. There were pickaxes in the previous games, but none of them was "notched" -- which is for me also odd as an adjective for a pickaxe, and TBH this is the first time I ever heard of a "notched pickaxe". LOL.
The last "notched" item in the series as far as I can remember is the notched arrow in Daggerfall. Still, I'd like to think of the possibility that it may not be a reference.
But true, Easter egg or not, it is still fun to think of it as a reference to Notch and Minecraft. :biggrin.gif:
This is not Easter Egg from Minecraft, Bethesda won't do this 4 fun.
However some peoples will think it's Easter Egg.
ok, to clarify, that statement you have made is your opinion, its not a fact... just making sure you know this...
and my two cents on the subject now that i have nabbed the notched pickaxe, i must say anyone who has actually found the notched pickaxe in game, that claims its not an easter egg is a silly, silly person(unless of coarse your claim is that its not an easter egg its a pickaxe, that argument i will accept, haha).
this is what i mean by this. the notched pickaxe, in my opinion is not only an easter egg due to its name, but the way in which you find it. seeing as one of the largest draws for minecraft (at least for myself) is the aspect of adventuring, should make you think for a second, what do i have to do to get the notched pickaxe, i have to adventure around. its not something that is just easily gained, and in the middle of one of your normal paths, its on top of the tallest mountain peak in the game (another thing sought out in minecraft, beautiful, high reaching mountains)... with that being said, and the abundant proof that the item did not exist in previous TES games, and the lack of proof that it did, i think this argument is over...
EDIT: tried to dumb down my rudeness, i apologize, hahaha, i can get pretty easily flustered at the internet mentality ...
Wikis are not conclusive, but I do remember having one in daggerfall especially. In Oblivion I believe you got this with enchanting or similar.
While this does seem to be the only one in Skyrim, and it's location makes it possibly a easter egg, or just a special axe(there are special items in the game) and notched just means chipped so it's common to call a pickaxe notched. I wont think it's a reference to MC until Bethesda says it is.
Also MC is still being sued by Bethesda, some peoples responses seem to think that dispute was resolved but it has not been yet.
This is not Easter Egg from Minecraft, Bethesda won't do this 4 fun.
However some peoples will think it's Easter Egg.
They would do this "4 fun", actually. Bethesda love their Easter Eggs. Morrowind had the skeleton of Indiana Jones trapped under a boulder. Morrowind also had several Pokemon references. And the dead remains of Luke Skywalker. And Oblivion had a spoof of "A Shadow over Innsmouth", as well as a Cthulhu Bible.
So with references to Indiana Jones, Pokemon, Star Wars, and H.P Lovecraft, I don't think a Minecraft reference is too far out-there.
Elder Scrolls Wiki DOES NOT say it's in Oblivion. It says it's on top of the Throat of the World (which exists only in Skyrim), and it's in the "Skyrim Easter Eggs" category. Plus 5! Pictures! From the TESCS! That prove! There was no! Notched Pickaxe! Or Notched Anything! In Oblivion!!!
Wikis are not conclusive, but I do remember having one in daggerfall especially. In Oblivion I believe you got this with enchanting or similar.
While this does seem to be the only one in Skyrim, and it's location makes it possibly a easter egg, or just a special axe(there are special items in the game) and notched just means chipped so it's common to call a pickaxe notched. I wont think it's a reference to MC until Bethesda says it is.
Also MC is still being sued by Bethesda, some peoples responses seem to think that dispute was resolved but it has not been yet.
i respect that logic... i will still however have the opinion of it being as easter egg, just not going to go around spouting it as fact as many do, whether their claim is it is or isn't... but i think part of what makes an easter egg an easter egg is that the company dont need to confirm it or not, once again, thats an opinion... hahaha...
I think people should just accept this has nothing to do with notched as notched such and such is common in a lot of games, hell just type *notched* into google and you get about 4 or 5 games with *notched* items without needing to scroll down at all. I don't even get why this thread has gone on so long when its so obvious this has nothing to do with mojang trying to copyright the word scrolls to be a ****.
With the log that they don't need to confirm it you could say anybody with a name thats similar to a name of somebody in another film/tv program / book / person who exist is a easter egg thus everything in the entire game is a easter egg and as such nothing is
I think people should just accept this has nothing to do with notched as notched such and such is common in a lot of games, hell just type *notched* into google and you get about 4 or 5 games with *notched* items without needing to scroll down at all. I don't even get why this thread has gone on so long when its so obvious this has nothing to do with mojang trying to copyright the word scrolls to be a ****.
With the log that they don't need to confirm it you could say anybody with a name thats similar to a name of somebody in another film/tv program / book / person who exist is a easter egg thus everything in the entire game is a easter egg and as such nothing is
where the hell did you misinterpret this thread talking about an easter egg, to being some kind of evil plot like this, other than the 50+ comments of random internet people claiming it so...
i dont even know why i bother any more, seriously... and this isn't aimed at you, just the official minecraft forums mentality as a whole, the majority way of thinking isn't logical, and that drives me crazy...
Elder Scrolls Wiki DOES NOT say it's in Oblivion. It says it's on top of the Throat of the World (which exists only in Skyrim), and it's in the "Skyrim Easter Eggs" category. Plus 5! Pictures! From the TESCS! That prove! There was no! Notched Pickaxe! Or Notched Anything! In Oblivion!!!
The Elder Scrolls Wiki used to claim it was in Oblivion and Morrowind. I personally took the liberty of removing that bit, because, as I said before, it's in neither, as confirmed by both UESP (which is FAR more reliable about info than the Elder Scrolls Wiki) and a search of Construction Set files.
Um, yes they were in Oblivion and Daggerfall as well.
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Wikis are not conclusive, but I do remember having one in daggerfall especially. In Oblivion I believe you got this with enchanting or similar.
Daggerfall had notched ARROWS. Not pickaxes.
In regards to the oblivion bit, That's idiotic logic. The games let you rename whatever you're enchanting, so OF COURSE you can get it via enchanting. But it doesn't count as proof that it was in Oblivion, any more than naming your fire-enchanted longsword "Lightsaber" is proof that George Lucas should sue Bethesda.
They would do this "4 fun", actually. Bethesda love their Easter Eggs. Morrowind had the skeleton of Indiana Jones trapped under a boulder. Morrowind also had several Pokemon references. And the dead remains of Luke Skywalker. And Oblivion had a spoof of "A Shadow over Innsmouth", as well as a Cthulhu Bible.
So with references to Indiana Jones, Pokemon, Star Wars, and H.P Lovecraft, I don't think a Minecraft reference is too far out-there.
Thank you, dear brother, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Perhaps not to far out there but saying *notched pickaxe* is a easter egg because its called *notched* is when notched is in lots and lots of games, notched items is a staple of many games
That makes a lot of sense, but it's the specific nature of the item that makes it come off as an Easter Egg.
First, it's the only one of its kind: why would a generic non-important item (it's used in zero quests and has zero impact on any event in the game) get such a distinction? Secondly, it's hidden in a hugely out-of-the-way location; again, why bother if it's not anything special? Third, the enchantment on it (makes you better at mining and crafting items) makes it stand out.
Oh, and before anyone mentions the lawsuit, I would like to remind everyone that while Bethseda's legal department may be after Notch's head, several members of the Dev Team are fans of Minecraft (as stated by Todd Howard; remember the E3 interview with Notch and Todd?). It's really not that out there to assume they just might throw in an Easter Egg for the fun of it.
Indeed. There were pickaxes in the previous games, but none of them was "notched" -- which is for me also odd as an adjective for a pickaxe, and TBH this is the first time I ever heard of a "notched pickaxe". LOL.
The last "notched" item in the series as far as I can remember is the notched arrow in Daggerfall. Still, I'd like to think of the possibility that it may not be a reference.
But true, Easter egg or not, it is still fun to think of it as a reference to Notch and Minecraft. :biggrin.gif:
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Curse Premiumok, to clarify, that statement you have made is your opinion, its not a fact... just making sure you know this...
and my two cents on the subject now that i have nabbed the notched pickaxe, i must say anyone who has actually found the notched pickaxe in game, that claims its not an easter egg is a silly, silly person(unless of coarse your claim is that its not an easter egg its a pickaxe, that argument i will accept, haha).
this is what i mean by this. the notched pickaxe, in my opinion is not only an easter egg due to its name, but the way in which you find it. seeing as one of the largest draws for minecraft (at least for myself) is the aspect of adventuring, should make you think for a second, what do i have to do to get the notched pickaxe, i have to adventure around. its not something that is just easily gained, and in the middle of one of your normal paths, its on top of the tallest mountain peak in the game (another thing sought out in minecraft, beautiful, high reaching mountains)... with that being said, and the abundant proof that the item did not exist in previous TES games, and the lack of proof that it did, i think this argument is over...
EDIT: tried to dumb down my rudeness, i apologize, hahaha, i can get pretty easily flustered at the internet mentality ...
Um, yes they were in Oblivion and Daggerfall as well.
Wiki
Wikis are not conclusive, but I do remember having one in daggerfall especially. In Oblivion I believe you got this with enchanting or similar.
While this does seem to be the only one in Skyrim, and it's location makes it possibly a easter egg, or just a special axe(there are special items in the game) and notched just means chipped so it's common to call a pickaxe notched. I wont think it's a reference to MC until Bethesda says it is.
Also MC is still being sued by Bethesda, some peoples responses seem to think that dispute was resolved but it has not been yet.
They would do this "4 fun", actually. Bethesda love their Easter Eggs. Morrowind had the skeleton of Indiana Jones trapped under a boulder. Morrowind also had several Pokemon references. And the dead remains of Luke Skywalker. And Oblivion had a spoof of "A Shadow over Innsmouth", as well as a Cthulhu Bible.
So with references to Indiana Jones, Pokemon, Star Wars, and H.P Lovecraft, I don't think a Minecraft reference is too far out-there.
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Curse Premiumi respect that logic... i will still however have the opinion of it being as easter egg, just not going to go around spouting it as fact as many do, whether their claim is it is or isn't... but i think part of what makes an easter egg an easter egg is that the company dont need to confirm it or not, once again, thats an opinion... hahaha...
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Curse Premiumwhere the hell did you misinterpret this thread talking about an easter egg, to being some kind of evil plot like this, other than the 50+ comments of random internet people claiming it so...
i dont even know why i bother any more, seriously... and this isn't aimed at you, just the official minecraft forums mentality as a whole, the majority way of thinking isn't logical, and that drives me crazy...
The Elder Scrolls Wiki used to claim it was in Oblivion and Morrowind. I personally took the liberty of removing that bit, because, as I said before, it's in neither, as confirmed by both UESP (which is FAR more reliable about info than the Elder Scrolls Wiki) and a search of Construction Set files.
Daggerfall had notched ARROWS. Not pickaxes.
In regards to the oblivion bit, That's idiotic logic. The games let you rename whatever you're enchanting, so OF COURSE you can get it via enchanting. But it doesn't count as proof that it was in Oblivion, any more than naming your fire-enchanted longsword "Lightsaber" is proof that George Lucas should sue Bethesda.
Thank you, dear brother, you took the words right out of my mouth.
That makes a lot of sense, but it's the specific nature of the item that makes it come off as an Easter Egg.
First, it's the only one of its kind: why would a generic non-important item (it's used in zero quests and has zero impact on any event in the game) get such a distinction? Secondly, it's hidden in a hugely out-of-the-way location; again, why bother if it's not anything special? Third, the enchantment on it (makes you better at mining and crafting items) makes it stand out.
Oh, and before anyone mentions the lawsuit, I would like to remind everyone that while Bethseda's legal department may be after Notch's head, several members of the Dev Team are fans of Minecraft (as stated by Todd Howard; remember the E3 interview with Notch and Todd?). It's really not that out there to assume they just might throw in an Easter Egg for the fun of it.
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