I just got news that you can't heal yourself with a spell if you have a two handed weapon out?? Why?

Why can't they just make it like before where you hold your weapon in one hand while you heal yourself with a spell??

This is horrible news if it is true.

I just hope there is a perk that allows me to caste spells even with weapons and shields equiped....so I can Mod it back Oblivion style...and re do it so mages with higher magic than weapons skills get reduced effectiveness with equipped weapons

Because it makes for more combat depth. You want to heal? Switch out the two-hander for a moment and then re-equip it. Think tactically.

bc spells act like weapons now where they have to be equip. its to make mages seem lik actual mages now. u can always pause the game in the inventory menu and pot a couple health potions.... or u could jus avoid gettin hit.

What was wrong with your other thread? There is a new "favorites" menu that is supposed to make swapping through combat styles fast and intuitive. Does that make you feel any better?

while this forces the player to find mid combat reprieve to properly heal, this cuts out long term fighting were you have to break the battle, switch to a healing spell and spam it while still being smacked around.

You know, I just realized this:

If a two handed weapon takes both hands, how will that affect our ability to control that weapon? What I mean is, if both of our hands (which correspond to left/right click/triggers) are holding the same weapon, do we get twice the moves that one handed weapons get? Right trigger might slash and stab, and the left might push, shove, and strike with the blunt end of the weapon. Basically, primary attacks and secondary, more utilitarian attacks.

Unless the left trigger just blocks, but I was under the impression that it took the press of both triggers at once to block, as just pressing the hand holding a shield caused a shield bash. Perhaps it works the same for two handers, as I described.

New favorites menu is supposed to make switching between combat styles fast and intuitive.

I think pulling both triggers does the shield bash. Left trigger blocks, so left trigger should block with a 2 handed weapon too.

if i remember right left trigger jus blocks/bash. pretty much sword and shield will be for more defense with shield givin more protection while 2-handed weapons will be more offense with more damage from the sword but less defense with blockin with sword.

Left trigger blocks. Pulling both triggers does the shield bash.

where did they say both triggers bash? did they change it from how it was in GI mag? in the mag it talked bout how blockin was skill cuase to block u had to time it right by pressing the trigger at the right time, and to bash u had to hold the trigger.

I prefer realistism, and be able to hold the weapon in one hand for a bit while you heal.

So by implication, spell casting requires hands as the ability to spell cast (whether you are an apprentice or a grand master magi) is ultimately dependent upon what is occupying your hands at that time. I wish to pause for a moment and consider the poor sole who through unfortunate circumstances was caught stealing or received a nasty battle wound, both accounts resulting in the lose of a limb or two. Ouch, if this were the case such a person could not cast any spell if they had lost their hands. Yes, I agree with MK-{OmegaX} ,there should be a perk work-around for this spells needing hands business.

I could be wrong, but I thought both triggers bashed. I know pulling both triggers does something. Maybe it was related to magic, where if you have the same spell in both hands pressing both triggers combines them for a more powerful spell. Like the flamethrower.

Not really. Also other thread is about blocking not healing. I really hope the devs change this, it is too much.

I think the change is kind of ridiculous. They should at least make the exception for 2 handed weapons since you can always let go with one hand.

First of all, limbs being removed will not be happening and if it does, you won't live long enough for it to even matter.

Second of all, you joined in December and this is the first you've heard of the new combat system?

Realism and magic don't really have anything to do with one another. Not being able to have your cake and eat it too makes for more character variety. In Oblivion you had no reason not to spam the healing spell you start with. In Skyrim you will have to choose between magic and maximum combat damage instead of settling for easy mode jack of all trades combat.

ah tru. well hopefully at E3 well get an indepth preview of combat that shows how things will work.

If your running around with a big two-handed sword you shouldn't expect to be a master of healing magic. Oblivions magic was boring that's why they changed it to this way. At least it isn't like morrowind were you could only cast spells or have weapons not both at the same time.

Skyrim releases in 7 months. They wouldn't have let Game Informer have a feature on combat in the world exclusive Skyrim reveal if they plan on changing it. Sorry.

Wasn't it like that in Morrowind? You had to ready a spell to use it, which meant putting away your weapon. Except now we gain other advantages like wielding a spell and a sword, or possibly a spell and a shield.

You must really not be a fan of Morriwind if you have a problem with this combat system.

Why cant a person skilled with two handed weapons be good at healing if he studies it? Also I think in Morrowind you could heal yourself while in combat or am I wrong?