That's more an issue of restricting your own playstyle though. I LOVE stealth characters, but when I made characters that specifically weren't meant to be sneaky, because it didn't fit their background, I just had to remember not to do it. My Son of Talos, he never sneaked, he also never looted the cairns of his fallen kinsmen in the tombs, and lots of other unique things that were specific behaviors for him. I could've sneaked around with him sure, but it wouldn't fit the concept, so I didn't.CaitSeith said:I went Argonian Spellsword in my first time. It was pretty fun to interrupt the dragons' shout with a double-handed lightning bolt. But yeah, I sneaked all the time (to the point it reached the 100 skill points) and shot arrows to unsuspected enemies whenever I had the chance.kris40k said:Personally, I lean towards stealth in most games to start off with. Being sneaky, gaining info, and thinking things out before I take action is the way I operate.
It was pretty much my first time playing a TES game. But for what I understood from the character creation description (and the starting skill points) Argonians tend to be sneaky and treacherous (even though Kaijits are considered the true masters of that art). So I rarely felt out-of-character when doing some sneak archery.Happyninja42 said:That's more an issue of restricting your own playstyle though. I LOVE stealth characters, but when I made characters that specifically weren't meant to be sneaky, because it didn't fit their background, I just had to remember not to do it. My Son of Talos, he never sneaked, he also never looted the cairns of his fallen kinsmen in the tombs, and lots of other unique things that were specific behaviors for him. I could've sneaked around with him sure, but it wouldn't fit the concept, so I didn't.CaitSeith said:I went Argonian Spellsword in my first time. It was pretty fun to interrupt the dragons' shout with a double-handed lightning bolt. But yeah, I sneaked all the time (to the point it reached the 100 skill points) and shot arrows to unsuspected enemies whenever I had the chance.kris40k said:Personally, I lean towards stealth in most games to start off with. Being sneaky, gaining info, and thinking things out before I take action is the way I operate.
Just because Sneak and Archery are there, doesn't mean you have to use them. xD
Happyninja42 said:Nah, nothing boring about it. It can be really fun depending on the game. Some games are built so that you feel like a total badass playing a sword/board. Others, not so much. I personally enjoy all 3 playstyles, but it varies from game to game. Like Dragon Age 2, for all it's story faults, had a fun combat system that I really enjoyed. And it was one of the times in recent history, where I preferred to play a warrior instead of a mage/thief. I think it depends on how much combat momentum you have when you are diving into the thick of it. If you are constantly engaged, with some kind of attack, or defensive maneuver, triggering a reaction attack, etc, it feels really damn fun, and engaging, and leaves me wanting more.Malfrun said:Warrior, sword and board.
I can't get more boring, right?
But, since most games, well I won't say most, but a lot of games, don't balance it well, it tends to feel 1 Notey as a warrior. At least with the thief, I have more agency on how to deal with a problem, if the mechanics are sub par overall.
Almost like they devoted their time and energy to making a good stealth game. xD Of course, doesn't always work well, just look at the Thief reboot. *shudders*Secondhand Revenant said:I'm also partial to a rogue because stealth is fun, but the games that seem to do stealth really well don't seem to be games where fighter and mage are an option.
Well... yeah exactly XDHappyninja42 said:Almost like they devoted their time and energy to making a good stealth game. xD Of course, doesn't always work well, just look at the Thief reboot. *shudders*Secondhand Revenant said:I'm also partial to a rogue because stealth is fun, but the games that seem to do stealth really well don't seem to be games where fighter and mage are an option.