How The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Could Be Better

When you go to the skills menu, it always shows up in the magic area (unless you moved it earlier that game session) even when you are a race that is usually a warrior. It can be annoying having to go to the warrior section. The skill menu should start in the warrior section if you are a Nord, Orc, Redguard, or Imperial.

Grass goes through the livestock water trough next to Hod & Gerdur's house.

Followers (with loot) don't stand close to you at merchants. It's unrealistic, annoying & time consuming.

Delphine & Esbern stopped to look at a dead animal for a long/unrealistic time.

An imperial soldier complained about his armor being heavy, yet he was not wearing Imperial Armor. (the heavy 1)

No orc watches on the Narzulbur wall, except the first time you approach.

No orc watched on the Largashbur wall after I returned. And the gate was open.

Stormcloaks that were about to enter the Korvanjund door, drew their weapons, but sheathed them before entering.

Uthgerd said "Skyrim belongs to the Nords" when fighting non-Nords, despite being married to me, an Orc, who had a house in Skyrim.

Your dog doesn't move quickly out of the way when it’s in a doorway.

When you run out of 1 type of arrow & it auto switches to another, the next arrow you shoot will flop nearby.

Animals witnessing crimes shouldn’t add to the player bounty.

Gort's boat should be able to drop you off near Winterhold. He advertises how it's quicker than walking. Therefore you may want to use the boat to go there.

Brand-Shei advertises “the finest oddities from Morrowind” & “specialty goods from Morrowind”, but it is disappointing to see nothing in his stock that looks unique to Morrowind. It is only stuff you see all over Skyrim. He advertises “rare trinkets” for sale. It is disappointing that there isn't 1 unique piece of jewelry. He advertises “everything on display” for sale, yet it is only wine on display/there is room to display more on his stand. He advertised having exotic ingredients for sale, yet he had no exotic ingredients. He could be made to sell ingredients from Morrowind.

When you are in the Thieves Guild cistern with Karliah, 2 people non-sensically draw their weapons & put them away.

Babette's potion/poison stock was not as good as elsewhere, making her inventory useless. She should've had better stuff as she was a master level alchemy trainer.

The body of a Redoran guard that was killed by a farm near Raven Rock remained there for a while, despite the guard captain knowing about it.

Whiterun

The cost at Honningbrew Meadery is the same as elsewhere & it’s expensive. I went inside to look for a cheaper source of that high/best praised mead, but my time was wasted. It would cost money to transport it elsewhere & guards would be paid to escort shipments of it. You could stock up on it in Whiterun if it cost less. You'd get more out of the Meadery existence.

Sometimes followers enter Belethor's building through the door on the other side when they were behind you when you entered the shop.

The water flow in the city seemed too quick when it moved in the same direction from 2 sides.

Idolaf Battle-Born’s legs go through the front of his skirt when he walks up a bridge & up the steps to Dragonsreach.

When you ask Farengar what he has for sale, he can say “I had you figured for a mage” when you look like a common warrior/aren’t wearing robes.

You have to scroll down to ask Eorlund Gray-Mane what he has for sale. You visit him more for that.

The dialogue option to trade items with Uthgerd should be moved up.

You can be a low enough level to get an iron battleaxe as the badge of office as a Thane. (a hero/noble) That is pathetic. It should’ve been a steel battleaxe, as it isn't much better. The enchantment on the weapon I got was only good for dealing with undead, which would be less useful for a Thane. Fire damage would be better.