I prefer a stealthy assassin but I also like Combat type guys and I think magic is cool but i don't have the patience to level it or to stand back and wiggle my fingers mumbiling mumbo jumbo.



From a request on page 3 I added more options for you the combat skill that you use most should be the one before the other. Say I love combat and magic but magic more "Magic Combat" Would be what I picked. I prefer stealth almost 100% So i just picked stealth

Running away very, very fast - that's my favourite style.

I always love to make my characters wear heavy armor and use big weapons, but no matter what I play, I always sneak up on enemies.

I should clarify that after I sneak up on them and hopefully get that critical blow, I will proceed with combat.

Magic, because it is (well, until Oblivion) the most diverse set of actions in the game. There are so many combinations that form from your own ideas, rather than pre-made combos. They're all player generated. For example, one could do the classic spell absorption + summon ancestral ghost in order to regenerate vast amounts of mana. Another fun one is Mark on-target and a Recall spell in order to blink around.

Then, of course, there are simply the awesome spells of might that one can create. My brother had one, "Army of the Dead", which summoned a ghost, a skeleton, one of every atronach, a dremora, a daedroth, etc. Pretty much one of everything. He had to make sure to look at the ground when he used it because it sometimes locked up the game (we played on the Xbox). It was a very powerful spell.

Then there was effects that weren't supposed to happen, but were awesome regardless, such as the "infinite summon" glitch were you did soultrap for 1 second on target, and summon whatever on target. Cast at your feet, this would create a summon that lasted forever (until it died). You could create armies with this effect, which was really fun as well.

Hopefully some of our (mainly Rhekarid's ) ideas end up in TES V. I really really want magic to be as dynamic and awesome as the magic in pen and paper role playing games.

The element of Suprise. :ninja: I do it all the time.

A like them all, but more often then not I am a Combat user.

I know. I just can't be seen by my enemy before I get that first hit, or else I will turn to dust.

I like 'em all. Really depends on how I feel. If hunting where to be implemented correctly, I would constantly be a combat/stealth type. Hunting has some of the best potential in TES, I would love to see it. I think combat/stealth mixes would be amazing for it. Not nessessarily easier, but that's not the point now, is it?

Also it helps to inform you whether you are seen or not. I sometimes find mindself in a seemingly deserted area only to have a Clanfear or wolf jump me from behind, or some random creature from Half way across the map notice me. Also it helps to pick off larger groups of enemies by shooting one with an arrow to lead them away from their buddies.

Depends on my character and what mood I'm in.

combat with a bit of magic(mostly restoration)

Stealth in Oblivion, combat in Morrowind. Morrowind's stealth system was badly done.

Depends on the character I'm playing. I like them all, really, though it's true I don't play pure stealt as often as pure-magic or pure-combat.

Stealth. To be more precise, an assassin (marksman) with a touch of magic.
Hunting down a powerful monster or character is always the funniest for me in RPGs. The thrill of the hunt, or something like that.

I prefer stealth myself. If I can get away with wearing no armour, I will. If I can resolve things diplomatically, I will.

I generally prefer to avoid a fight, but if I do get in a fight, I want it to be over fast, and I try to avoid getting hit entirely.

Sometimes I'll use Illusion magic to supplement my stealth, but generally my characters end up being a Stealth/Combat mix with more focus on the Stealth.

Combat. Honorable combat, mind you. No low blows, cheap shots, or anything. Just plain old claymore-yo-punk-face DOWN.

Though, things change a lot, especially with me. I can never make up my mind. Sometimes I like spears instead of claymores, perhaps two shortswords, no, a shield and a shortsword. How about heavy armor? Nah, Mithril. Hmm, leather sounds nice. Nope, no armor, just a robe. Let's go with Mithril but certain areas plated.

Almost never can I make up my mind indefinitely. One minute Argonians rock. No, Imperials are a bit better. Are you kidding me?! It's Nords, fools of the past! No... it's Imperials, I'm sure... No, no, no, you've got it all wrong, it's the Argonians.

EDIT: Actually now I'm kind of liking stealth... I shouldn't've voted :cryvaultboy:

EDIT 2: Wait... but magic's cool too! :ahhh:

My characters usually end up becoming a mix of combat and stealth with a tiny bit of healing magic thrown in. I usually attempt to take out my enemies from stealth but if that fails i kite them and fill them with arrows...which usually takes a long time. My characters end up wearing squishy light armor so they cant take many hits on hard difficulty.

EDIT i also try and use ALOT of poisons to try and slow down the enemies and do damage over time.

The point of TES character generation process is to allow ourselves to create a type of character we want. The poll is kinda pointless, since many things will depend on the character type we want to role-play in a given game.

I love to mix combat with magic, although I can imagine that both stealth-magic mix and combat-stealth mix can be fun, too. Moreover, various magic schools and weapon types give you another degree of customisation. You can create a stealthy archer who will support him- or herself with Alteration and Illusion magic. You can create a thief who will use spells instead of shortswords as his/her main "weapon" of choice. You can create a mage who will protect him- or herself with heavy armour. As long as the game is balanced properly, all kind of combination are fun.

the wise man will always be a stealthy archer.

SMASH! KILL! REND! DESTROY!

Stealth, especially when you get your sneak and alchemy high and you can get like x10 crits and have awesome poison on your arrows. I also find that it requires the most tactics (or at least in Oblivion)

Combat, always

I made this pole just to see how people fight and what style they prefer and if its a mix that is cool too they don't have to vote. I would like to see people talk about their chars. And vote on whichever they use most. This poll was made just too see what people pefer and to b able to talk freindly like about combat.

I voted magic because I don't have a single character who doesn't use it!

Most of the time my characters are jacks of all trades. For instance;
Open the fight with a sneak attack, Then cast some spells to fortify myself or weaken my opponent. Then start stabbing. :ph34r:

I really love that TES allows me to play like that. And with enough perseverance I can become master of all. :batman:

Magic is the hardest to master I think it takes forever to lvl.

Morrowind... Maybe, if you aint resting/using potions, but in Oblivion, it's simple. Just spam some spells. Open 1pt on touch costs hardly anything, and will make your alteration soar, for example. Destruction is all that took some time to level in Oblivion. Magicka regenerates, and it only takes an hour to restore, if you can't be bothered to wait.

And both Morrownd and Oblivion are easy, though perhaps time consuming, with sign of the Atronaut and Summon Ghost spells.