Gandalf style combat! : V - Skyrim

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:59 pm

*Dragon lands in front of you*
"YOU SHALL FUS RO DAH!"
*Dragon goes flying away in a comical spiral motion*

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:09 am

I don't think these people who are saying it's not in are getting this from an actual source. I'm pretty sure blocking or bashing won't be possible while duel wielding staves but I'm hopeful that it will be possible with a staff and an empty hand or a two handed staff. I don't see why not considering the use of torches. I dont believe there has been any info on the subject

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:39 pm

DARK FIRE WILL NOT AVAIL YOU FLAME OF UNDUIN!

This. But I completely forgot about Staves,I never used them. But maybe they'll be awesome
this time around.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:18 pm

I could have sworn I heard we could bash enemies with a staff. I thought it was similar to the shield bash. I could be completely wrong here though.

Well they did say something along the lines of to bash with whatever your holding press RT+X or whatever, they didn't specify if that included a staff though. I think they did say you couldn't slash ar stab with a staff though

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:45 pm

Hmmm I think that syle combat would work if one staff can do multiple things

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:44 am

YOU SHALL NOT PASS! :tongue:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuxoft/4132815739/lightbox/

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:26 am

Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your STUPIDITY! - best quote ever... but no staff bashing sadly. And ontop of that, Bretons got nerfed.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:52 pm

YOU SHALL NOT PASS! :tongue:

I rap fast like Shadowfax!

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:33 pm

Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your STUPIDITY! - best quote ever... but no staff bashing sadly. And ontop of that, Bretons got nerfed.

Will you please name your source on this?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:31 pm

Will you please name your source on this?

Well, according to the known race bonuses... Altmer still get a boost to magicka, and Bretons not only don't get a boost to magicka, they don't even have dragonskin anymore. I think all they do is absorb lightning.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:58 am

What I'm interested in is where will your staff go when unequiped? Hopefully not on your character's back. I'd enjoy using it as a walking stick.

Well, according to the known race bonuses... Altmer still get a boost to magicka, and Bretons not only don't get a boost to magicka, they don't even have dragonskin anymore. I think all they do is absorb lightning.

Bretons still have Dragon Skin. I remember someone confirming to see it as a racial bonus at PAX or Eurogamer.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:14 am

Well, according to the known race bonuses... Altmer still get a boost to magicka, and Bretons not only don't get a boost to magicka, they don't even have dragonskin anymore. I think all they do is absorb lightning.

I was referring to the lack of staff bashing

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:23 pm

Even if you cannot bash in Skyrim it should be really easy for someone to mod it in. *cough* Hex_Off *cough*. And I have watched all the trailers and read most (If not all) of the interviews about Skyrim and and I heard nothing about staff bashing. I don't know why they would leave it out...seems like a given to include it...

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:02 am

what is the point of using a staff if you cannot hit enemies with it?

All it does is shoot out those light thingys to brighten an area?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:50 am

what is the point of using a staff if you cannot hit enemies with it?

All it does is shoot out those light thingys to brighten an area?

and more...

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:11 pm

Gandalf: "So tell me friend, when did Saruman the wise abandon reason for madness!"

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:49 pm

and more...

If you could channel any magic through the staff instead of your hand that would be cool. But it looks like they are useless otherwise.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:27 am

All things are possible because of the modders. Whatever Beth leaves out modders will fix. Only reason I even play Oblivion.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:48 pm

If you could channel any magic through the staff instead of your hand that would be cool. But it looks like they are useless otherwise.

The use of a staff is to casting high powered magic without skill or mana or even knowing the spell. Quite usefull, especially for warrior type characters who need to use a bit of magic.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:03 am

Wait, so the OP wants to shine bright lights at enemies throughout various points of the series? Because that's practically all Gandalf did, in the movies. He was basically a glorified flashlight.

Curiously, in the only video of a staff I've seen, that's pretty much what it was. A glorified flashlight.

From what I can tell, a staff works more or less like it did in Oblivion, only you can dual wield it. It wasn't really until halfway through the third movie Gandalf started dual wielding though, and the Witch King destroyed his staff 30 minutes later, most of which did not feature Gandalf.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:35 am

Gandalf: "So tell me friend, when did Saruman the wise abandon reason for madness!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaqC5FnvAEc

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:39 am

So, all in all we know nothing because no one has bothered to come up with a reasonable source or any definitive, ground-breaking proof that we cannot bash while holding a staff. GG guys

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:35 pm

So, all in all we know nothing because no one has bothered to come up with a reasonable source or any definitive, ground-breaking proof that we cannot bash while holding a staff. GG guys

Its allready been confirmed, no staff bashing.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:15 am

Its allready been confirmed, no staff bashing.

Wasn't that so Pete and Todd didn't het bashed for leaving out staff melée

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:58 am

Its allready been confirmed, no staff bashing.

WHERE IS YOUR SOURCE BY WHO WHEN WHAT WHERE HOW DID THEY SAY IT I NEED PROOF GODDAMMIT PROOF I DON'T GIVE A [censored] IF YOUR DEAD GRANDMOTHER SAID IT IF IT DIDN'T COME OUT OF PETE HINES'S GAPING ASS THEN IT HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED OR DENIED DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR