Posted October 24, 2014
NoNewTaleToTell: Skyrim. I've put many, many hours into my current character (I'm up to level 27) and am just now getting into my first "major" questline (Dawnguard) with this character. I've also just started fast traveling again, I don't plan on making it a habit but I'm not going to constantly walk back and forth from Riften to the other side of Skyrim back to Riften like a ping pong ball. I'm also thinking of digging into the Creation Kit to see if I can disable wolves/bears/sabre cats as I'm tired of them spawning every fifteen seconds.
A Skyrim... a real timesink. If you want to roleplayit, I think it's okay to to use the in-built quicktravel option (carts). I used the scenic carts mod, where you can (if you wish) can actually experience the voyage (with the option to get off anytime). It also has the feature of having a schedule for the smaller settlments. Most of the time there will be a cart waiting in the morning to take you to the nearest larger settlement. If you need to travel greater distances, you will need to switch carts there. Whiterun is like the central hub.
I used the "cheating" quicktravel only to move stiff between my different homes (it becomes really tedious otherwise, especially with Hearthfire). On the other hand, I'm a professed hiking simulator fan :-)