Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim - Page 527

On January 21 2012 00:21 REDBLUEGREEN wrote:
So I tried to play it again today, got a patch, and decided to make a sneaky archer hunter like char without armor. Before the patch I never had a single bug but now all melee companions randomly stop fighting and then walk towards me drawing all enemies to me and making the game unplayable as such a character

On January 20 2012 23:07 Aeres wrote:

Uh, of course Clear Skies is useful. I use it all the time in combat, because of its really short cooldown and ability to both stagger enemies in close range and temporarily pacify dragons. It also clears away poisonous gas from certain traps. And, of course, it clears the skies.

It's hardly a useless Shout; in fact, it's one of the Shouts used enough to make it onto my Favorites menu (the others being Throw Voice [This Shout is fuckin' amazing], Whirlwind Sprint, and Elemental Fury).

On January 21 2012 04:07 Bleak wrote:
I am probably doing something wrong. I am playing a level 15 one handed+shield warrior character, and initially I wanted to start on Master difficulty. I managed to deal with it for some time, but then I did this quest for Companions where you team up with the Huntress and then there was a boss fight that I just could not beat. Even before that, just two mobs would zerg and kill me. So I had to reduce the difficulty to adept because honestly, as much as I love difficulty in games, pure damage taken/dealt type of difficulties are just retarded, and I just could not take dying 10 times to a simple two-hander guy.

I'm trying to block as much as I can, try to hit some power bashes and then hit with my melee....but I cannot really grasp how I should do my power attacks. Most of the times they just get out of the way as I hold down the button and my character swings to empty space. On master, the damage I deal just tickles basically anyone. I don't have great equipment yet, just steel armor improved to superior, and the weapon I got from the companion quest. Can someone experienced in playing melee give me some tips on how to play it better so that I can have fun instead of watching my Dragonborn's ass get kicked 24/7?

On January 21 2012 04:24 Demonhunter04 wrote:


You should dodge attacks from two-handed opponents instead of blocking them whenever possible. With power attacks, try to use the sideways ones or the forward charge, because they can't really dodge those, plus when you get the appropriate perk the sideways power attack has a chance to decapitate :D. Once you get the quick reflexes perk under block, bashing can be used to interrupt enemy power attacks very easily. You should probably avoid power bashing since the damage is pretty low and it drains a lot of stamina.

You can also use beast form in that mission even though you were just in it before, so if you want to just wreck them that way, that should work. You do massive damage in beast form and gain an extra 100 health and stamina, but you are unable to use items/spells and all gear is unequipped. Try sprinting power attacks with both mouse buttons - the target goes flying and lies on the ground for several seconds. Also try hitting Z to howl, causing enemies to panic. Make liberal use of regular power attacks in beast form as well; they have a large chance to stun targets.

If you have the critical hit chance perk for swords under one-handed, you can crit in beast form, which is an instant kill - varies from throwing people tremendous distances to biting their heads off. Beast form benefits from one-handed and dual wield perks, as the werewolf claws are considered to be dual wielded one handed weapons. Until a couple of patches ago, beast form also benefited from light armor but now has 0 base armor - this may be a bug though. Light armor can hit the armor cap, so it's a pretty good choice. Beast form has a base duration of 180 seconds, but after each fight if you feed on humanoid corpses, you get 50 hp back and an extra 30 seconds added to the clock. I completed the very quest you're talking about, as well as the quest after, on Master at level 14 with my warrior in beast form. I stopped by at a fort on the way and cleared it out to increase the duration, but I'm not sure if that was even necessary, because it lasted so damn long.

On January 21 2012 04:30 Bleak wrote:


Thanks for the help. I got the sprinting power attack perk, so what I need to do is to hold both mouse buttons? Also, how do I execute the forward power attack? Is it W and Hold Mouse Button 1(Attack) ?

I'll try to do sideway power attacks more. I'll have to learn how to dodge aswell, I guess. Can I just move back, or should I go for the sideways route for that aswell?

Also, for the RP value, I don't wanna go werewolf. I hope there is some way to cure that.

On January 21 2012 03:15 Demonhunter04 wrote:


Well, you could just dismiss your companions and sneak...I have a sneaky archer character too.

On January 20 2012 12:26 RaLakedaimon wrote:
Torenhire those are excellent pics! All of them look great (that snowflake really did kinda fuck that one up as far as a possible background goes. :/ I'm using "scenery south of old Hrothgar" as my background now. I do have one more request though, can you get like a nice stream/daylight/Falkreath pic? Thanks if you can! :D <3

On January 20 2012 14:44 darkrage14 wrote:
What mod(s) are you using to achieve that look?

Also if u have the Clear Skies shout, that gets rid of the bad weather (OMG THAT SHOUT HAS A USE)......or you can use the console but that kills roleplaying.

On January 21 2012 23:42 Cereb wrote:
Are there any Mods out yet with new quests and such? I would love to have more stuff to explore for my 4th character ! ;D

On January 21 2012 23:42 Cereb wrote:
Are there any Mods out yet with new quests and such? I would love to have more stuff to explore for my 4th character ! ;D

On January 20 2012 06:35 HackBenjamin wrote:
I request a Game of Thrones conversion, complete with a North-of-the-Wall zone where you can go to fight free-folk and others :D

Also, capturable towns would be the bees knees.

On January 22 2012 02:00 Aeres wrote:
Updated the OP to something workable, thanks to pachi. It's still sorta a work in progress, so if you think something else should be there, let me know and I'll add it.

On January 22 2012 02:42 PassiveAce wrote:
I sided with the Stormcloaks for the civil war, and I was very sad when i learned I had to fight + Show Spoiler +, is there anyway to side with the stormcloaks and not compromise your relationship with him?

On January 22 2012 04:33 Tleaf wrote:



I hate both sides I wish there was a 3rd option like you make yourself king

On January 22 2012 04:33 Tleaf wrote:



I hate both sides I wish there was a 3rd option like you make yourself king