So I just got Oblivion

[SnowBurst]

dude seriously its a 2005 (i think) game it was revolutionary at its time...

 

[Zykon TheLich_v1legacy]

I found this kinda funny
I was told to NOT use archery because it's worthless, yet it's the only type of combat that is actually taking me somewhere, since my magic runs out quickly and lolmelee

Well, as I was saying, don't pick it as a career skill but use it a lot with sneak. It is useless once they've seen you, but once you get up to 25 on sneak you do the critical damage bonus from a hidden attack, x3 for arrows and x6 for one handed melee weapons. Stick some poison on it too. Once your sneak is high enough (and you are at a distance) they won't even be able to see you after you have shot them, so you can just keep hitting them with poisoned arrows with the critical bonus until they die, usually pretty quickly, without being detected. Once you get really sneaky you can just creep up behind the less attentive enemies and repeatedly hit them in the back without them seeing you.

Magic will run out quick unless you are optimised for it. High intelligence mage type character with the right birthsign/race etc. But you can get more magicka by raising lots of INT based skills in between levels and get it to regenerate quicker by raising willpower based skills. Also potions.

Yeah, pretty much lolmelee. That said, you can win. Try wearing heavy armour, having a decent 1 handed weapon with good reach and a shield. Try backing up against a wall so they can't flank you, it makes it easier to block and then attack at the end of their attack run but yeah, it'll still feel clunky whatever happens. High ST & END and decent blade or blunt, hvy or light armour and block skills help. The trouble with the way oblivion works is that if you level up too fast without raising those skills and stats then the melee focused enemies will outclass you completely.

 

[sunsetspawn]

Mods are for people without any imagination.

By that logic you could say that games are for people with no imagination. Just imagine your big adventure in Cyrodiil all in your head.

That's what I usually do when I am not playing a game. I use my imagination to progress in the storyline of whatever character I'm playing on at the moment.

So get writing. Being an author is a good living.

And seriously, the gameplay in Oblivion was such dogshit that unmodded it was about as exciting as shaving my balls.

 

[Risingblade]

I'd try it mod free first, just in case something goes boom on you

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

disregard this thread, I have been sent now various lists of recommended mods
gonna go download half the damn game now

You mind sending me a few of those recommendations? Been on the look out for some Oblivion mods myself.

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