Poll: Are Skyrim enemies overpowered?

[Ashley Kizer]

ok, so im doing the college of mages quests... simple at first. then 10 creatures that are some sort of sick lovechild of ice wraiths and wisps (but much stronger) attack whiterun. i did have to other mages helping me, but that doesnt account for the EFFING DRAGON that decided to pop up as well. now im stuck in a dungeon between a draugr that can summon a damn Frost atronarch and a super op wraith creature! i am angry.

also, no matter how many dragons i kill, i dont seem to learn new shouts. i kinda just assumed its because i dont know the right shouts yet, but i dont know. and if i DO learn the proper shouts later, do i learn it instantly or do i have to go out and look for more effing dragons?

 

[Psycho78]

Seems like most of the difficulty comes not from any given enemy, but groups of enemies.

Two bears at once kicked my ass, but one at a time was fairly easy.

Last night I came across Mistwatch tower on my way to somewhere else. And of course there were bandits in there. I lowered a bridge and went into one of the towers, at which point I encountered 2 bandits with 2-handed weapons and an archer. They kicked my ass many times. Plain old bandits. I'm wondering if Skyrim does level enemies up with you to some extent.

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

Fucking Ice Spikes. They're fun to use, but when enemies have them they're almost impossible to defeat. Even wards do next to nothing to stop them, and they slow you down so you're vulnerable to the next hit. The Necromage in Azura's quest who throws Ice Spikes and skeletons gave me no end of trouble. Not to mention the old lady necromancer who reanimates two Draugr Deathlords with shouts and magic and throws the Spikes.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

also, no matter how many dragons i kill, i dont seem to learn new shouts. i kinda just assumed its because i dont know the right shouts yet, but i dont know. and if i DO learn the proper shouts later, do i learn it instantly or do i have to go out and look for more effing dragons?

Dragons only give you souls. Souls are like "shout currency", that you use to unlock words. You find words in various places scattered around the world (usually at the very end of Barrow style dungeons, but in other places as well). 1 soul = 1 word, up to three words per shout.

 

[Ashley Kizer]

*derp*i figured it out... i should really learn to read the menu screen properly...

 

[TheGreatAndPowerfulZOG]

Oh man, I was having a hell of a time. I didn't look at the difficulty until about 20 hours in, apparently default is "master". wtf.

 

[godofallu]

You guys have to remember that skyrim is kind of like fallout new vegas. Some areas are high level areas. If you enter them the game doesn't say you shouldn't be here. It just gives you fights you can't win until you realize that you should leave.

 

[Vuljatar]

There are some enemies that are absolute bullshit squared, no question. Namely Master Necromancers.

The fact that they can 3-shot me despite the fact that I've put nearly every levelup into health doesn't bother me that much. The fact that it takes me 30 seconds to kill them with my dual magical swords and level 80 One-Handed Weapons does bother me. A whole fucking lot.

 

[Nikolaz72]

Well I enchanted my gear with -100% Cost of Desctruction spell and master-level bomb their arses with 160 damage per hand. Which is 320. And with my orc racial thats 640. So yea, Even on master I usually threehit most mobs. Mind you this guy gets onehit by arrows from a bandit highwayman. Sooo, glass cannon.

There are some enemies that are absolute bullshit squared, no question. Namely Master Necromancers.

The fact that they can 3-shot me despite the fact that I've put nearly every levelup into health doesn't bother me that much. The fact that it takes me 30 seconds to kill them with my dual magical swords and level 80 One-Handed Weapons does bother me. A whole fucking lot.

Its because of people like me they buffed the Necro and people like him .

Not to talk of the damn werewolf form. Imagine as a Khajiit, you can get damage up to like. 240 a hit *Both claws*, and you will go around with 600 health 200 stamina.

 

[Vuljatar]

Also I could swear that Sneak is broken. When I was at around 70 sneak, I could get the jump on anyone without even trying. Now at 100 I can't get a backstab on a lousy low-ranking mook anymore.

 

[Ickorus]

They're all pretty weak for me, what bugs me is the Draugr deathlords and Scourges having a ton of health, takes me ages just to bring a single one down.

 

[AwesomeDave]

My only complaint is that mages for some reason tear me apart... even when i use potions to resist the element they are using and for magic in general. Plus, they never seem to run out of magic... I shot a mage with 9 arrows, using 1 posion to drop his magicka regen 100% for 27 seconds, then 8 that did 50 dmg to magicka each (again with poisons), and he was still blasting off those ridiculously damaging ice spears

 

[AwesomeDave]

sry, double post.

 

[Muphin_Mann]

Well...as a mage YES. Dragon are not too tough. But in a game where its impossible to raise your health and magic simultaniouly, and spells cost a ton of mana till you get the right perk...well...i get killed a lot. Basicly its like this.

Is enemy more than 4 yards away? Yes. I win.
Is enemy more than 4 yards away? No. I die.

Bears. Sabre cats. Giants. Hagravens. Anything with a 2h weapon will one shot me pretty much.

Then i rolled a warrior. WAAAAAY more balanced. Dragons now more of a challenge and everything else way easier.

 

[godofallu]

No the game is too easy. Even on master the final boss died in like 3 hits.

Plus it seems there is no enemy variation. Druger, Mages, and random fighters is basically 99% of combat.

 

[Humza Ahmad]

Some are hard but, thats only because I'm level 27 so I'm naturally going to be outpowered from time to time.

 

[Chaos Marine]

No, Actually, most are underpowered even at higher difficulties.

Bullshit. I have a max stealthed Khajit assassin with a very good archery skill. Bandit Thugs can take two or three stealth assisted ancient Nord arrows with an Ebony bow where a single arrow from the same bow would send a regular bandit somersaulting like an angry god wanted to see if they could punt them into orbit. If I don't do it this way, I'll be slaughtered in two or three hits.

 

[Muphin_Mann]

No the game is too easy. Even on master the final boss died in like 3 hits.

Plus it seems there is no enemy variation. Druger, Mages, and random fighters is basically 99% of combat.

Weird how some people are saying yes and some no. No agreement.

I got killed about 20 times by some un-named bandit mage. Of note, i killed every bandit their but him in either 1 shout (flame), or two fireballs. I couldnt beat him. Tried runes. Shoutes. Melee. Poison. I figured he had either about an 80% magic resistance, or six times the health of all the others. And he was a lightning user, so he drained my mana if he hit me.

What finally did him in was a double power attack backstab with twin enchanted poisoned daggers followed by a flame shout at point blank range followed by two fists of lightning for several seconds. Toughest enemy in the game. Bandit with lightning in his hand.

 

[MrRetroSpectacles]

I have my strategies for taking on melee enemies, as melee is my primary focus I tend to win fairly easily. I can take on a clan of Forsworn/bandits of low to moderate levels quite easily. The ones that give me problems (leaders with battleaxes mainly) I approach with more caution, a few stealth arrows then retreat, some more, then reveal by evading and dual casting magic. When needed, shield bash and stab, rinse repeat.

However, I do need help for magicka enemies. Several at once and high power mages/spell casters kick my ass. Dragons of all types can if I'm not near thick trees wipe me out quickly. So what do I do to become as resistant to magicka as I am to most melee combat?

 

[Korten12]

Sometimes, some bosses at end of dungeons are soo overpowered it's not even funny.