» Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:43 pm This was attempted to be discussed in another thread but was suggested by the higher up that a new thread should be created.
The classes from previous installments held little weight as to what actually defines a particular character. They are ultimately implemented by the developers as a starting guide for players that don't know what they want or need for a given type of character.
After a player becomes familiar with how the game works and what they like in a particular style, they end up making a custom class, anyway.
The skillsets and play style that defines a given class is a very opined ruleset that differs from player to player. Battlemages are probably the single most versatile and multi descriptive class of the game. Seconded by Spellsword due to the fact that are essentially hybrid characters.
I can't refer to them as "builds", personally, because I feel that Skyrim isn't complex enough to warrant such a title. As long as you have a fully developed primary means of dealing damage and a defensive skill and/or strategy, everything else doesn't really matter. You will be able to survive the gameworld fairly easily.
That last part is referring to combat validity and character survival. One shouldn't confuse the statement " everything else doesn't really matter ". It matters quite a lot when it comes to RPing and doing things that defines your character. I heavily RP all of my characters and every movement and choice they make is based upon their unique personality.
But NOT by some cookie cutter suggestion by the developers or some random blog entry. Make each character as unique as possible and you will grow a tighter bond with them because of that.
