Skyrim Too Easy?
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To be honest i find the dragons easier to kill than trolls, giants, overlord draugs (this was a real fun battle...running round in circles after you disarmed me...my magic ain't the greatest...) etc and that's on the medium settings, i thought the dragons were meant to be badass? All it takes is 6-7 shots with my bow to kill them.
I kind of have to agree. While I still think the dragons are quite tough, I fought one recently who was distracted by a mammoth. The mammoth held his own, and it pretty much did most of the work in killing it.devotedsniper said:
Can't wait for the day I get to fight and kill one legitimately...
The answer to this statement is "no." You do not suck.DarkRyter said:
In every table top RPG I've ever played- and Bethesda makes Elder Scrolls games that are like digital table top experiences, if you made a dedicated combatant where you ignored everything else in the world to focus all skills, talents, attributes, etc, you would be a kill machine. I'm willing to bet the OP has invested little to no perks into social talents, alchemy, or magic. He's probably a one man death march with a two handed weapon, and that's how he dominates melee combat. Give him a social quest that's more than "deliver X to Y person" and I'm sure the game will give him something to worry about. It just won't be as immediate a worry as death in the battlefield.
I've died a lot too, but I actually haven't been killed by a dragon yet - the only way I survived the first encounter was running up to the top of the tower and running back down when it targeted me. Actually, every time I've died it's been because of those stupid giants. I quickly learned to sprint my archer ass past those things.Hunter65416 said:
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Yeah, OP is just pouring all his level up points into "Bash Skull In" perks. Sorry, but archery really isn't exactly hard in Skyrim - the dragons are some of the least difficult enemies. They're one of the few that seem to progress level-wise with you (since you're expected to kill one rather early on), so saying that they're difficult because you have to shoot them just proves you're bad at the game mechanics beyond "aim sword and mash button to hack limbs off".Kyle1527 said:
No.
Just no.
I am playing an archer with a back-up sword and light shield for the "Shit's hit the fan fights" and I am loving it. I swear, Oblivion bows were about as good as your fists. Worse, probably.
Skyrim is just right. I can easily kill a few enemys from range, but when they close with me, that's when the challenge hits. I have to fight, unlike Oblivion. Why? Because Oblivion was just swinging a sword non-stop, then hold your block.... wait... wait... then swing again... wait.
Skyrim though, is quick, exciting combat. Yes, they might die in a few blows. So might I. Put it this way. These are some of my amazing moments in Skyrim:
Sneaking up through a group of bandits, wiping them out one by one with my bow. I wasn't seen once. It was amazing to see them fall silently.
First time fighting bandits, one of them had a great sword. I killed him, then looted it. As the other bandit charged me, I stabbed with the sword, he basicily ran onto it, then I kicked him off the sword and ran towards the last bandit. I swung at him, lifting him into the air, and bringing my blade back down, kicking his body off.
Running through the hills, I saw a fight between a dragon and a giant. I fled up a mountain as the dragon chased me. I jumped from rock to rock, loosing arrows at the dragon. I got to the top, where there was a bit of a clearing. I shot arrow after arrow, then he hovered in front of me. I knew he was going to shoot fire at me, so I jumped. I landed on a ledge below as fire engulfed the clearing. I got back up, and shouted at the dragon with fire breath. He landed on the clearing, and with my sword, I executed the dragon. As I stood on the mountain, I stole his soul. All of that was done while the awesome music played. I mean, really.
That is the most epic song. Ever. Of all time.
(Cookies for anyone who gets that)
Oblivion meanwhile:
Um.... I.... erm.... Saw a mudcrab? Nasty creatures.
Just no.
I am playing an archer with a back-up sword and light shield for the "Shit's hit the fan fights" and I am loving it. I swear, Oblivion bows were about as good as your fists. Worse, probably.
Skyrim is just right. I can easily kill a few enemys from range, but when they close with me, that's when the challenge hits. I have to fight, unlike Oblivion. Why? Because Oblivion was just swinging a sword non-stop, then hold your block.... wait... wait... then swing again... wait.
Skyrim though, is quick, exciting combat. Yes, they might die in a few blows. So might I. Put it this way. These are some of my amazing moments in Skyrim:
Sneaking up through a group of bandits, wiping them out one by one with my bow. I wasn't seen once. It was amazing to see them fall silently.
First time fighting bandits, one of them had a great sword. I killed him, then looted it. As the other bandit charged me, I stabbed with the sword, he basicily ran onto it, then I kicked him off the sword and ran towards the last bandit. I swung at him, lifting him into the air, and bringing my blade back down, kicking his body off.
Running through the hills, I saw a fight between a dragon and a giant. I fled up a mountain as the dragon chased me. I jumped from rock to rock, loosing arrows at the dragon. I got to the top, where there was a bit of a clearing. I shot arrow after arrow, then he hovered in front of me. I knew he was going to shoot fire at me, so I jumped. I landed on a ledge below as fire engulfed the clearing. I got back up, and shouted at the dragon with fire breath. He landed on the clearing, and with my sword, I executed the dragon. As I stood on the mountain, I stole his soul. All of that was done while the awesome music played. I mean, really.
That is the most epic song. Ever. Of all time.
(Cookies for anyone who gets that)
Oblivion meanwhile:
Um.... I.... erm.... Saw a mudcrab? Nasty creatures.
No im playin as a pure Mage (desturction, Res, and Conjuration bein my main tools) its very difficult atleast untill i get use to the controls. i can take some of monsters and bandits but when you get to the trolls and giants who almost one hit most of summons and immeiatly runs right for me yeah its difficult. the dragons are kinda easy though
I don't know about that. I've found the game to be really freakin' hard most of the time.
My character is about lvl 27, specializing in sneak, bows, one-handed, and destruction. Up until around lvl 15, the bows were really effective for killing things at a distance. Now, however, even with the x3 damage bonus, they barely take a quarter off the health of most bad guys I come across.
The x15 bonus for daggers is nice, but it's so hard to actually sneak up to someone in this game. For some reason, certain enemies have almost telepathic vision, while others are blind as a bat. I've noticed Forsworn, bears, and a few other enemies can detect you right away, the minute you move a muscle.
What's worse, destruction levels up so slowly it's almost useless as a damage-doing specialization. Oblivion had the same freakin' problem.
I've played around 25 hours now, and have only discovered maybe a quarter of the map. Still a long ways to go...
EDIT: Oh yeah, I'm playing on Expert difficulty, which is second hardest. Btw, why did they decide to replace Journeyman with Adept? Seems like a pretty pointless cosmetic change.
My character is about lvl 27, specializing in sneak, bows, one-handed, and destruction. Up until around lvl 15, the bows were really effective for killing things at a distance. Now, however, even with the x3 damage bonus, they barely take a quarter off the health of most bad guys I come across.
The x15 bonus for daggers is nice, but it's so hard to actually sneak up to someone in this game. For some reason, certain enemies have almost telepathic vision, while others are blind as a bat. I've noticed Forsworn, bears, and a few other enemies can detect you right away, the minute you move a muscle.
What's worse, destruction levels up so slowly it's almost useless as a damage-doing specialization. Oblivion had the same freakin' problem.
I've played around 25 hours now, and have only discovered maybe a quarter of the map. Still a long ways to go...
EDIT: Oh yeah, I'm playing on Expert difficulty, which is second hardest. Btw, why did they decide to replace Journeyman with Adept? Seems like a pretty pointless cosmetic change.
I'm playing on adept as a stealthy archer with a bit of illusion magic, and I really can't say it's easy, level 20 and just killed the second story dragon, boy was it hard, the fire breath just rips through my health, and specializing in sneak attacks and enemy manipulation via illusion leaves me rather helpless in a head-on fight like a dragon.
And using rage on an enemy sentry on the walls of a fortress never gets old.
And using rage on an enemy sentry on the walls of a fortress never gets old.
I dunno, I've found the dragons to be fairly easy. What really shits me is that I can cleave my way through a dragon no problem, but I'll get my ass handed to me on a platter by almost any magic-user.Witty Name Here said:
And I guess I hate those finishers because you'll still have a bit of health left that you could have used fighting, but it's all just taken out in a very in-your-face style, that seems to beckon "Well well, looks like you just suck, amiright?"
Well I got my hands on an enchanted Orc dagger and an Elven dagger, so I use them. I didn't bother using daggers until I had them, the steel and iron ones didn't seem to be useful. I don't use them all the time either, only when I'm sneaking around. Most of the time I have a fine Blades sword and healing combo on the go, so daggers aren't a massive focus unless the situation calls for it.Rednog said:
Same here. The first story dragon was very hard, particularly as I decided to charge straight at the beast without support and was promptly barbecued and carved to pieces. Every other dragon though has been strangely easy, causing me to suspect that they aren't scaling correctly to my level. They're still fun to fight though, and can get very tense if they attack a populated area. I have a something of a hero complex in games like this, and I absolutely must save everyone.captaincabbage said:
On the other hand I keep getting my ass handed to my by groups of enemies. One on one, even the toughest, battle-axe wielding bandit will go down without having to dip into healing spells and potions, but give that bandit a buddy and I'm in for a damned tough fight. That goes double for groups of spiders. That troll on the seven thousand steps was an absolute pain as well. Gangs of mages can be a nightmare if I go about it wrong, but because of their abysmal armour they become trivial if I can down one or two before they all open up. Even with a low level, un-perked marksman and sneak skill, a sneak attack arrow can bring one down, making the fight considerably easier.
How did you not know you're playing on Master? You start as "Adept" and you have to manually change it (well, at least on PS3 so I'm assuming here). Did you change it and then forgot that you have done so?Kyle1527 said:
I've level up now a little and the game is fine. It's not too easy nor too difficult. I'm not foolish enough to try playing it on Master though. I favour bows and sneaking, but I'll leave the giants be for now
On Normal, level 17 Orc Beserker, Can beat anything with my 60 damage axe, and 300 armour level. If that fails, I turn into a werewolf, and if that fails I call in a dragon. The game is challenging not hard.
I have recorded all my Skyrim adventures for my let's play, and I will be uploading them to YouTube. I really don't understand why you think I'm a troll...do you think it's not possible to do this stuff - yes Ice Wolves can tear me apart...but only if there's more than one. By the way, I put points into different skill trees such as smithing, destruction, restoration, archery and heavy armour...but the most effective thing I use is Wuuthrad because it does 58 base damage.Mimsofthedawg said:
Also, I heard the game tailors the difficulty depending on how good you are(what Todd Howard said) so I guess because I one shot most enemies, it made the difficulty master.
I'm seventeen hours through and I still have to visit the Greybeards. I'm currently going through Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood and I have finished the College of Winterhold.
My character is a level 15 Dark Elf which specilises in Sneak, Archery, Destruction and Illusion. I've been playing on the second hardest difficulty.
My character is a level 15 Dark Elf which specilises in Sneak, Archery, Destruction and Illusion. I've been playing on the second hardest difficulty.
My difficulty was automatically set on Master. I think that it might check for previous achievements or saves or something. I have full gamerscore in Oblivion and Fallout 3+NV so maybe it checks them or something.Jack Rascal said:How did you not know you're playing on Master? You start as "Adept" and you have to manually change it (well, at least on PS3 so I'm assuming here). Did you change it and then forgot that you have done so?Kyle1527 said:
I've level up now a little and the game is fine. It's not too easy nor too difficult. I'm not foolish enough to try playing it on Master though. I favour bows and sneaking, but I'll leave the giants be for now
I would say it's fairly balanced in difficulty. I originally rolled a wood elf archer build that didn't feel like it was paying off. Most enemies weren't really dying to sneak attacks from range, unless I happen to hit them in the head, and if I ever had two 2-handers on me at once, I was pretty much dead. I felt like the game was harder than it should be, so I rolled an orc fighter.
Everything eased the hell up and I'm breezing through most of the game, as I think I should be- there are difficult parts that make me have to replay over and over, but most of the game should be straightforward. You shouldn't be dying regularly to anything other than bosses/special scripted events. Currently, at level 10, my guy can cleave through most anything with one unblocked power attack or 2-3 regular swings.
Everything eased the hell up and I'm breezing through most of the game, as I think I should be- there are difficult parts that make me have to replay over and over, but most of the game should be straightforward. You shouldn't be dying regularly to anything other than bosses/special scripted events. Currently, at level 10, my guy can cleave through most anything with one unblocked power attack or 2-3 regular swings.
