Plus I doubt your going to get that freebie healing spell like you do in oblivion.

Healing magic in it self will most likely be much better, probably touch healing and self healing in the same spell, and possibly AOE healing for your compatriots.

EDIT- You could but you had to switch to the spell then heal then switch back.

This.

No. So how much do you despise Morrowinds combat system?

THANK YOU.


Yes it does have to do with realism. I can hold my two handed weapon in one hand, while I use the other to heal. That is the way it should stay.

u could but u had to equip it, meanin u had to unequip ur weapon. u can heal mid combat in skyrim but ull hav to put ur 2-handed sword away (unless u use a 1-handed sword and have a healin spell in the other hand).

Well that was wrong in that game then. I don't remember what I used to do to heal maybe use potions. Are you sure about your info?

I wonder if we can also have different weapon/shield/spell combinations configured on hotkeys?

hm... you'd have to give up your ability to block with the two-handed weapon, but it could kinda work. Use your normal attack to use your claymore then press what would be your block button to instead cast a spell. I could see it.
edit- you should lose any advance modes of the spell though, only self healing or a burst of fire.

@ Knight777
Bringing the topic of using the shield and two-handed weapons from you other thread
do you want to be able to use the shield, a two-handed waepon, and heal-magic fluidly, without any downside?

I don't think it's going to be all fire and brimstone as you think it will be.
Like fighting with a two handed weapon? That's fantastic, you can do that. Taking a bit of damage and need to heal up? No worries, just switch out to a shield/healing spell setup and play defensively while you heal up, then switch back to your two hander when you are ready.
The best news: since there aren't any major/minor skills anymore all skill ups you may have earned in doing this count towards you leveling up. It's a system that rewards you based on your playstyle, and makes each form of combat (magic/combat/stealth) a bit more unique.

It adds too the tactics of combat. If you use a two-handed you can't heal, just as you can't block while using a weapon-and-spell setup. It stops people from having a character that can do everything at the same time, and gives magic a place in the game on equal foot as combat/stealth.

Ahhh my firend. I feel sorry for one such as yourself who cannot differentiate fact from fiction, then bases such an offensive dialogue on erroneous assumptions. Undoubtedly like yourself I hang upon every morsel of Skyrim information that is passed our way. I sit for hours reading and posting here and I read multiple online articles to supplement this forum. In the aforementioned post your refer to in your post *cough* slander I was merely making a point, about how ridiculous it would be to make spell casting reliant on what is happening with your hands. The simple reason for this observation is a little reasoning. I'm wondering, did you just get out of bed on the wrong side today, or are your always this abrasive?

This thread was created on purpose to not mix thwo different things. And Yes you should be able to use all three why not seriously? You hold the two handed weapon in one hand and block and/or heal. Why not? Realistically speaking why not? I don't like it when people limit things that you should be able to realistically do.

This. magic in oblivion was a secondary way of attackin/defendin compared to stealth and combat.

^bc of balance. bethesda doesnt want everybody to be OP so easily or atleast have one type of way of fighting being OP.

This. Also OP, stop referring to realism. Casting a healing spell is the opposite of realistic to begin with.

Oh you mean like magic and two-handed swords?

Why not? Because it takes away from gameplay balance.
As mentioned by myself and others, look at it as challenging. using strategy and tactics as the situation changes.
This will also add to you wanting to try out different types of character later on, and see how they would handle a situation differently.

Hey mate, reply to your fellow posters questions rather than handing everyone and anyone the raw end of your slap stick

Realistically, sure.

But I can't really be a bipedal talking lizard who eats dragons for lunch and shoots fire and lightning from his hands, so why are we bringing realism up in the first place? The decisions were made for balance not realism.

Sorry, wasn't trying to be abrasive. What dud you mean when you were talking about the new system being flawed if you have a limb removed?

Just remembered there's probably a healing dragon shout.. which you can use no matter what your using, granted with cool down.

Read through the thread. Majority of people disagree with the OP. He's the one that keeps saying how stupid and unrealistic the new system is. Don't attack me.

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this is tru. thanks for reminding me. if anythin theres the "bullet time" shout that gives u time to change weapon to heal than to change back.

Why can't someone holding a two handed weapon use magic? If you're going to bother to let go of your weapon and raise on hand in the air to help your body regenerate magically...why not just put the sword all the way away on your back and heal?

First off, who's going to be healing in the middle combat? If you're about to die, you should turn around and run in the first place. You run slower with your weapon out, so putting it away and healing while you make a break for it would be the logical choice. If you're just walking around, you don't need your weapon drawn in the first place. If you're in the middle of a duel, blocking may be a better choice than letting the enemy hit you while you heal.

I really don't see a problem with why you can't use magic when you have a two handed weapon.

ok Knight777, will you be on the PC? if so, a mod could be developed to change this for you.