Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[O D I N]

I finished the main quest on my mage, and set him aside to play a thief. I'm mostly playing 1h dagger with nothing in the offhand, and switching to Bow at times.
Should I go ahead and carry a shield if I'm doing it this way? Blocking with a dagger isn't all that effective anyways. My sneak levels aren't high enough yet that I can just one-shot everything. And in boss-type fights, I'm taking maybe 10 attempts to come up with a LoS trick to be able to arrow them down super low, and I don't want to have to rely on that style of combat. I almost feel like I'm just hoping to glitch the boss out so I can kill it every time.

I uh... I... Uhm...

Well... It could work. I've just never considered a shield and a dagger.


Blocking with a dagger is probably not a good idea. You're most likely better off with the shield.

 

[Dastrn]

Can you suggest a more standard or effective approach to solve my problem? I don't know much about what everyone else does in this game, since I'm kinda just rolling my own and googling for general tips from time to time.

 

[O D I N]

Can you suggest a more standard or effective approach to solve my problem? I don't know much about what everyone else does in this game, since I'm kinda just rolling my own and googling for general tips from time to time.

I'm not knocking the idea. Hell, you could go shield and magic. The game WOULD let you.

I'm just traditional in my setups; very Dungeons and Dragons I guess. So when I think shield, I think, swords, axes, etc. I've never considered using a dagger.

You COULD go Restoration and use wards instead? It won't raise your block, but it does the same thing.

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Ward

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Block_(Skyrim)

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Spellbreaker

Things to consider. I'd imagine blocking with a dagger probably isn't great until your block is higher.

From what I'm reading, Wards are better at blocking magic, shields for blocking physical, and Spellbreaker for both.

If you're going for a Thief/Assassin character, I'd try to not worry about block. My first guy went sword and shield, and he was kind Thief like. But the difference is I didn't use dagger. :/ So the blocking issue wasn't a concern.

I'm more than happy to try and help though.

 

[Dastrn]

I think what I'll do is go sword and shield when I'm in a melee, and only use the dagger for attacking out of stealth.

I just got my dragon armor set made, so that's pretty epic. I'll make some daedric weapons tonight to carry around as well. My enchanting is almost maxed on this guy now too, so I should be able to put some pretty significant damage down.

 

[SangfroidWarrior]

Does anyone have the full list of what was on the latest update?

 

[O D I N]

http://www.bethblog.com/2012/02/01/1-4-update-now-on-steam/

BAM!

 

[Fragger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOFLqItuW4
BAM!

Srs bsns tho, why arent half of these in Skyrim?

 

[The Real Gamer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOFLqItuW4
BAM!

Srs bsns tho, why arent half of these in Skyrim?

Spears!! Dark Dungeons!! GIANT MUDCRABS!!

Holy **** Bethesda needs to put all of this in the game! Incredible stuff there!

 

[Dastrn]

I just got the Nightengale blade. Holy **** what a good weapon.

 

[SSBMLahti]

So Patch 1.4 supposedly fixed a lot of issues, including a bug that would make initiating the Dampened Spirits quest impossible.

That's funny, because I just tried starting it today and it WILL NOT work! I have tried so many things and the quests still will not activate.

Good **** Bethesda, ****ing idiots.

 

[SangfroidWarrior]

Thanks ODIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOFLqItuW4
BAM!

Srs bsns tho, why arent half of these in Skyrim?

Most of these seem awesome and I'm wondering why they aren't already in skyrim, like being able to ride a dragon.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Most of these seem awesome and I'm wondering why they aren't already in skyrim, like being able to ride a dragon.

They could have added all of it but all it would have done was delayed the release date by a substantial amount of months.

I bet we might see some of these in some Skyrim DLC in the near future.

 

[O D I N]

They could have added all of it but all it would have done was delayed the release date by a substantial amount of months.

I bet we might see some of these in some Skyrim DLC in the near future.

I certainly frakkin' hope so. And console side too. I really want it for PC now, but I'm a poor ***. No way I can afford it right now.

 

[Dastrn]

I'm on the PC version. I installed skyUI mod yesterday and about **** myself over how much better it is than the default UI.

 

[DSTP]

I remove my cap for this gentleman. I hope you all will do the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Adamowicz

For more about him, here is the link to the front page of Skyrim News.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/news/

 

[O D I N]

I remove my cap for this gentleman. I hope you all will do the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Adamowicz

For more about him, here is the link to the front page of Skyrim News.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Adamowicz

You have currently posted the same link twice.

But it was pretty devastating to hear the news.

 

[Deleted member]

A new DLC expansion called Dawnguard has been announced, in case you missed it.

It launches on Xbox 360 this summer, and will be a timed exclusive.

 

[O D I N]

Scumbag Bethesda:

Makes an announcement that they'll have details on new DLC May 1st!

Announcement is for an announcement about details on the DLC at E3!

EDIT:

 

[John2k4]

Skyrim just got added to the Steam Workshop, and is on sale for 40$ for a few days. =)
(33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/?snr=1_614_615_workshopmadness_616_1

 

[Deleted member]

Skyrim has actually been part of the Workshop for a while, but there is some really cool stuff in it.

For example.

I also recommend one of the many Immortal Followers mods.

 

[smashbot226]

Skyrim has actually been part of the Workshop for a while, but there is some really cool stuff in it.

For example.

I also recommend one of the many Immortal Followers mods.

You forgot Moonpath to Elsweyr, Call of Madness, and

Spoiler

Pew

 

[Deleted member]

I haven't actually tried any of the mission mods. I might do so after school gets out.

 

[O D I N]

I wish I had the money to get this on Steam.

Well... I have birthday cash...

Does Steam allow you to use gift credit cards?

 

[GwJ]

I don't see why they wouldn't.

 

[Deleted member]

Also, there's evidence that Valve will start selling Steam vouchers in stores.

 

[John2k4]

I wish I had the money to get this on Steam.

Well... I have birthday cash...

Does Steam allow you to use gift credit cards?

Yes, I just used up an AMEX gift card yesterday. I've noticed that if you just bought/got the card (and it was activated less than 3-4 hours ago), that it might not be accepted at first. Took about 5-ish hours before mine was able to be used.

 

[smashbot226]

Is anyone else getting bored of this game, even with the mods that periodically come out? The only sort of difficulty I can find in this game is if I play full on mage and even then, there's no class restriction or disadvantage on the x2 backstab gloves you get from the Dark Brotherhood.

 

[GwJ]

I got bored of Skyrim after about 25 hours. I started a new Oblivion file last week and I'm at somewhere around 20+ hours so far.

 

[Claire Diviner]

I got bored of Skyrim after about 25 hours. I started a new Oblivion file last week and I'm at somewhere around 20+ hours so far.

I seriously need to work more on Oblivion. I actually have a lot of games I need to play. I would play more Skyrim, but I let my girlfriend borrow it... that is until the Dawnguard DLC is released.

 

[GwJ]

I'm not really even that far in the main quest. The farthest I've gotten was doing the relic hunts for Martin, and my current character is just at the beginning of that. Most of my time is from doing the Thieves Guild questline and various other things. I'm currently doing the Dark Brotherhood questline and I'm loving the items I get as bonuses for my hits.

 

[Claire Diviner]

I haven't even gotten that far into the game. I remember escaping from prison, going into the Imperial City, and increasing my speechcraft. Yeah, I have tons of work to do, especially if I want to do the Shivering Isles DLC.

 

[Lore]

As a Morrowind vet heading into Oblivion, I hated Oblivion with a passion.

Skyrim, though, is pretty great. I recently finished the Dark Brotherhood stuff, and now I'm trying to decide whether to get going on Thieves guild or finish the Companions. I also haven't done much on the main quest.

 

[finalark]

I recently finished the Dark Brotherhood stuff, and now I'm trying to decide whether to get going on Thieves guild or finish the Companions. I also haven't done much on the main quest.

Sounds like Elder Scrolls.

The one thing I liked about Morrowind over Oblivion and Skyrim was how there was no tutorial. You just made your character then you just went. So making new characters is a hell of a lot less tedious.

 

[Claire Diviner]

As a Morrowind vet heading into Oblivion, I hated Oblivion with a passion.

My problem with Oblivion is that I started playing the game way after I've gotten used to Skyrim, so the differences between the two games are as clear as night and day, and I quickly lose interest in Oblivion. Still, I may just push through the game, just so I can get through the story and have a better understanding of the saga. That, and the Shivering Isles DLC is said to be awesome solely because of Sheogorath.

Skyrim, though, is pretty great. I recently finished the Dark Brotherhood stuff, and now I'm trying to decide whether to get going on Thieves guild or finish the Companions. I also haven't done much on the main quest.

I actually did the main quest last. My favorite guild to do story-wise has to be the Dark Brotherhood.

The one thing I liked about Morrowind over Oblivion and Skyrim was how there was no tutorial. You just made your character then you just went. So making new characters is a hell of a lot less tedious.

That is so true. I loved Morrowind. I played that game religiously. One thing I did at one point was create a separate save, and went across the entire land of Vvardenfell and slaughtered every able-bodied NPC. It took a long time, but I eventually killed off all NPCs, with guards being impossible to kill off for good, seeing as they respawn. Ahh, it was magical.

 

[Deleted member]

The one thing I liked about Morrowind over Oblivion and Skyrim was how there was no tutorial. You just made your character then you just went. So making new characters is a hell of a lot less tedious.

If you're playing PC, there are plenty of mods that allow you to skip the tutorial entirely.

 

[finalark]

If you're playing PC, there are plenty of mods that allow you to skip the tutorial entirely.

True, but I shouldn't need a third party to fix a game they didn't make.

IMO saying you can use mods to make a game better is like saying you can glitch NES games to make them not suck.

Still, I do love those mods.

 

[Claire Diviner]

If you're playing PC, there are plenty of mods that allow you to skip the tutorial entirely.

One of the many reason I wish I had a good PC to play Skyrim.

 

[O D I N]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PjBSicSVqI&feature=g-u-u

New Dawnguard trailer.

I also spotted this in the trailer...

SPEARS.

 

[The Real Gamer]

That trailer was pretty hype! Can't wait to dive into the world of Skyrim once again. ^.^

 

[Claire Diviner]

That trailer was pretty hype! Can't wait to dive into the world of Skyrim once again. ^.^

^ This

It's cool enough they're bringing vampires more into the story, but for them to really go in depth with the vampire powers and abilities? Now, I have fallen out of the vampire hype with how cliché and overused it has become, but this DLC has actually sparked my interest in vampires again.