Skyrim: Disappointed in the Dragons
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I killed one in Winterhold (he died atop the wizard tower which is now the best decoration ever) and then I fast travelled to a grove south of Windhelm. Where I was attacked by another dragon. Fast travelled to somewhere near Falkreath. Dragon.
At first it was cool, then it got pretty regular, now they're just tedious. I ignore them and they seem happy to pick on wolves and mammoths.
Also, one of them didn't even breathe on me, just stared from the wild blue yonder while I shot Ice Spikes at it. I felt pretty bad because all it did was circle me and stare. I think he was the tourist equivalent of dragons, just staring at the so-called dragonborn only to be attacked by the stupid humie.
At first it was cool, then it got pretty regular, now they're just tedious. I ignore them and they seem happy to pick on wolves and mammoths.
Also, one of them didn't even breathe on me, just stared from the wild blue yonder while I shot Ice Spikes at it. I felt pretty bad because all it did was circle me and stare. I think he was the tourist equivalent of dragons, just staring at the so-called dragonborn only to be attacked by the stupid humie.
Imperial Pig I hope you and your Thalmor puppet masters rot [sub][sub][sub]its rp no offense intended[/sub][/sub][/sub]TheSaw said:
OT the only thing I have to complain about dragons is that they obliviously killed all the khajjit hopefully the next games in elsweyr
I was a bit surprised at the amount of dragons I met actually, I though they would be somewhat more rare. A part from the dragons in the main quest (which I have not finished) I've met like six or seven dragons "randomly" since I started playing (which was last friday ofc).
It's fun when they come though. I played a magic focused character so I joined the college in Winterhold and once when I was there the mages suddenly started running around shooting magic at something. Turns out it was a dragon attacking the college but unfortunatly for him, he was no match for the combined powers of the mages there and died pretty quick.
Oh yeah and once I was escorting some guy to place he wanted to go when we were attacked by a dragon. Since the guy was just common villager and not a fighter he could do little to defend himself and thus met a quick and inglorius end. Bummer.
It's fun when they come though. I played a magic focused character so I joined the college in Winterhold and once when I was there the mages suddenly started running around shooting magic at something. Turns out it was a dragon attacking the college but unfortunatly for him, he was no match for the combined powers of the mages there and died pretty quick.
Oh yeah and once I was escorting some guy to place he wanted to go when we were attacked by a dragon. Since the guy was just common villager and not a fighter he could do little to defend himself and thus met a quick and inglorius end. Bummer.
i know it is pretty annoying having to violate its mother just to get its attention but when this dragons looks at you and is all like now you die it fucking sucks. like i was just partying around white run and this dragon is all like ALL YOUR YOUR SOULS ARE BELONG TO US!!. and it just sat there and roasted me with fire breath and it killed me in like 20 seconds but they aren't challenging most of the time which makes me sad
I got revenge on Riverwood once.
Had a massive bounty in Whiterun due to... Problems.
Long story short, i was going to try and use the chest in the room behind the bookcase in the inn to store some crap, when the guards give me the choice of going to prison or fighting them.
While a dragon was landing next to the town behind them.
So i was all like 'you know what? screw you guys. Enjoy the dragon', selected fight and then ran directly at the dragon and hid behind it while the guards fired arrows at me. 1 arrow hit the dragon.
I waited for the dragon to kill about 5 people before i very quickly and easily destroyed it.
Had a massive bounty in Whiterun due to... Problems.
Long story short, i was going to try and use the chest in the room behind the bookcase in the inn to store some crap, when the guards give me the choice of going to prison or fighting them.
While a dragon was landing next to the town behind them.
So i was all like 'you know what? screw you guys. Enjoy the dragon', selected fight and then ran directly at the dragon and hid behind it while the guards fired arrows at me. 1 arrow hit the dragon.
I waited for the dragon to kill about 5 people before i very quickly and easily destroyed it.
A good point Sir (or Madame), but one that only further validates my point.Satsuki666 said:
It's like how you knew the D&D movie was going to be shit the minute it opened with a dragon in a dungeon.
Skyrim's dragons sound less like the terrifying creatures of legend and more like giant lizards you occasionally trip over.
I agree with this. Tell them that their mother was a hamster and their father smelled of elderberries.usmarine4160 said:
Dragons are far too weak, imo, I have more trouble killing high-ranking Daughrs for crying out loud.
If your having so much trouble getting dragons to fight you then go join the Dark Brotherhood. Do enough quests to get shadowmere. Now you've won the game, congratulations 
Seriously i was out and about riding to my next quest objective and i was attacked by two dragons. Is that meant to happen? Anyways i got off my horse and got my bow out and watched as my Shadowmere went right ahead and began to murder them. I took out one dragon and by the time i'd killed him the other was already half health. Shadowmere survives tanking two dragons, huzzah. Not to mention the fact that ever since i got Shadowmere every second town i go to has a dragon (not literally but there have been enough that i have three dragon corpses piled in the same spot in Dawnstar).
Best advice i can give for dragon hunting is go and do quests, ignore the dragons. The abilities are shit anyway. I got marked for death and it barely increases my damage, the slowing time ability slows me down to, so whats the point?
Seriously i was out and about riding to my next quest objective and i was attacked by two dragons. Is that meant to happen? Anyways i got off my horse and got my bow out and watched as my Shadowmere went right ahead and began to murder them. I took out one dragon and by the time i'd killed him the other was already half health. Shadowmere survives tanking two dragons, huzzah. Not to mention the fact that ever since i got Shadowmere every second town i go to has a dragon (not literally but there have been enough that i have three dragon corpses piled in the same spot in Dawnstar).
Best advice i can give for dragon hunting is go and do quests, ignore the dragons. The abilities are shit anyway. I got marked for death and it barely increases my damage, the slowing time ability slows me down to, so whats the point?
I enjoy fighting dragons (Usually) but Bethesda really played them up much too much. The dragons really needed to be:
1. Bigger - Not insanely huge or anything, but enough to be able to walk underneath it dodge attacks and cut away at it from below.
2. Rarer - Can't seem to walk down the street without getting attacked by a goddamn dragon.
3. Stronger - Not saying insanely strong or anything, but aside from their ridiculous "You're Past a Certain Percent of HP So I Can One Hit Kill You Attack" they aren't really a huge threat. They at least needed to be more threatening than common wildlife. (Bears, mammoths, giants, etc. are all more threatening than they are)
4. Telegraph Their Attacks - Really, what annoys me most about fighting them, is that their extremely powerful tail and bite attacks aren't telegraphed at all, they can pull them out of nowhere. Sure, that isn't a problem for Heavy Armored characters with a ton of defense, but what about Light Armor? I don't fancy spending a long time slowly whittling down it's health with arrows, that isn't fun. Not to mention it has a "You're Past a Certain Percent of HP So I Can One Hit Kill You" attack, which comes right out of nowhere. It would be different if a faster character could get behind the dragon but...
5. Needs to Turn Slower - The dragons seem to pivot on an axis when they turn for some reason. It's futile to try to run away from their breath attacks, or get behind them to avoid their aforementioned one hit kill attack because they turn faster than you can flank them.
It's really obvious that the game's combat system just isn't very well suited to fighting big enemies, which is a shame.
1. Bigger - Not insanely huge or anything, but enough to be able to walk underneath it dodge attacks and cut away at it from below.
2. Rarer - Can't seem to walk down the street without getting attacked by a goddamn dragon.
3. Stronger - Not saying insanely strong or anything, but aside from their ridiculous "You're Past a Certain Percent of HP So I Can One Hit Kill You Attack" they aren't really a huge threat. They at least needed to be more threatening than common wildlife. (Bears, mammoths, giants, etc. are all more threatening than they are)
4. Telegraph Their Attacks - Really, what annoys me most about fighting them, is that their extremely powerful tail and bite attacks aren't telegraphed at all, they can pull them out of nowhere. Sure, that isn't a problem for Heavy Armored characters with a ton of defense, but what about Light Armor? I don't fancy spending a long time slowly whittling down it's health with arrows, that isn't fun. Not to mention it has a "You're Past a Certain Percent of HP So I Can One Hit Kill You" attack, which comes right out of nowhere. It would be different if a faster character could get behind the dragon but...
5. Needs to Turn Slower - The dragons seem to pivot on an axis when they turn for some reason. It's futile to try to run away from their breath attacks, or get behind them to avoid their aforementioned one hit kill attack because they turn faster than you can flank them.
It's really obvious that the game's combat system just isn't very well suited to fighting big enemies, which is a shame.
at lvl 48 with frost/flame dragon armor and epic equips along with being a healer and all shouts unlocked yet i still "can" get pwned by an "ancient dragon" which i'm sure none of u have met yet especially the one above this comment
they are clearly the strongest creatures within the game, just blame yourselfs for judging too early in the game
TIP: u can stagger dragons with ur shield attack
they are clearly the strongest creatures within the game, just blame yourselfs for judging too early in the game
TIP: u can stagger dragons with ur shield attack
I guess I have myself to blaim for overhyping the Dragons. Next to wolves and skeletons dragons are just about the single most brutal and metal thing in the universe and I expected them to act as such. Oh but to dream.
I also blaim the "inheritance cycle" for making its dragons totally badass and I kind of expected them to be like that in Skyrim. -sigh- I wish they would make a could Eragon game.
I also blaim the "inheritance cycle" for making its dragons totally badass and I kind of expected them to be like that in Skyrim. -sigh- I wish they would make a could Eragon game.