Lefties left out in the cold... : V - Skyrim

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:08 pm

Curse you lefties and your backwards hands. You shouldn't be allowed to vote.

http://i.imgur.com/weLrF.jpg

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:20 am

It doesn't matter which side your shield arm is. If you get punctured by a sword, you're likely to die, regardless of if your heart got struck or not. Shields are there to protect your entire body, not just one vital organ.
Also, right lung is uncovered on your right side if you use your shield normally.

The disadvantage of having your heart more open is a minor one at best in combat, and the advantages of being a leftie, people not being used to fighting you while you're used to fighting them, outweighs it.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:30 pm

http://i.imgur.com/weLrF.jpg

So Rakshasa, I noticed you have two right hands.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:23 am

Why someone needs to defend right side instead of left?
Right-handed, left-handed, ambidextrous- it doesn't matter, your heart stays at left side so shield should be there

That's not correct. The heart is located in the centre of the thorax behind the sternum. The reason people think it is on the left is the pulse (generally) feels stronger there.

/biology lesson

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:27 am

That's not correct. The heart is located in the centre of the thorax behind the sternum. The reason people think it is on the left is the pulse (generally) feels stronger there.

/biology lesson

My whole life...
was filled with lies :facepalm:

Next you'll say that Santa isn't real too?

Good point.

Also, Link was left-handed. If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for Skyrim!

What/who is "Link"?

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:51 pm

That's not correct. The heart is located in the centre of the thorax behind the sternum. The reason people think it is on the left is the pulse (generally) feels stronger there.

/biology lesson

Good point.

Also, Link was left-handed. If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for Skyrim!

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:55 am

Game Characters don;t have hearts anyways they are figments of the developers imaginations so does it really matter in a game like this especially when magic exists to cure wounds and such?

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:20 am

My whole life...
was filled with lies :facepalm:

Next you'll say that Santa isn't real too?

What/who is "Link"?

Don't worry. He's real. I saw him drunk in Manchester city centre last year.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:52 am

That's not correct. The heart is located in the centre of the thorax behind the sternum. The reason people think it is on the left is the pulse (generally) feels stronger there.

/biology lesson

No the reason people think it lies on the left is because a bit of the heart is pointed towards the left, though there are people with a revered internal anatomy.

[img]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Surface_anatomy_of_the_heart.png[/img]

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:13 am

Being able to fight left-handed is a good option, I guess. I'll use it for a few of my characters, definitely. I'd much rather they'd used the time spent making left-handedness possible to include spears, though!

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:34 am

What/who is "Link"?

hmy: http://images.wikia.com/toc/images/5/54/Link.jpg

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:11 pm

:ohmy: http://images.wikia.com/toc/images/5/54/Link.jpg

Ok. Now I know how he looks like.
Still need more info
What cartoon/game?

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:14 am

Ok. Now I know how he looks like.
Still need more info
What cartoon/game?

Assuming you're not trolling, he's Link from the Legend of Zelda franchise, which is one of the most popular/successful game franchises in videogame history. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as the best videogame ever made (and I never finished it, haha - I watched my brother and best mate finish it about 200 times so never felt the need to play it myself).

EDIT: If you genuinely didn't know that, then I apologise, I don't want to sound condescending.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:54 am

Ok. Now I know how he looks like.
Still need more info
What cartoon/game?

Just curious: in what country do you live?

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:47 am

Assuming you're not trolling, he's Link from the Legend of Zelda franchise, which is one of the most popular/successful game franchises in videogame history. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as the best videogame ever made (and I never finished it, haha - I watched my brother and best mate finish it about 200 times so never felt the need to play it myself).

EDIT: If you genuinely didn't know that, then I apologise, I don't want to sound condescending.

Legend of Zelda- Nintendo console franchise
I once played PS1
Not a big console fan
PC gamer here

Best videogames ever made?
Deus ex and HL

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:35 am

In one of the recent hands-on previews they stated you can't put a shield in your right hand (this may also apply to wielding a single one handed weapon as well, they probably didn't want to make the extra animations is my guess, though I don't why you couldn't just flip the animation). Which means no left handed characters. Being left handed I wanted my own character to be as well in order to change up gameplay a little. Having so many games ingrain me with "right trigger = attacks" and "left = block" I wanted something to help me break that monotany of gaming. Anyone else abit dissapointed in this?

Yeah i thought this was confirmed...

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:29 am

That's not correct. The heart is located in the centre of the thorax behind the sternum. The reason people think it is on the left is the pulse (generally) feels stronger there.

/biology lesson

I was going to say this. I'm pretty sure I learned this early on in science lessons :facepalm:
It's because the arteries pump the blood out to the left, so the sensation is stronger :turned:

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:25 pm

I did a simple search in this forum for "Lefties" and found 29 other topics on this same topic. Yes it has been confirmed. :tes:

P.S. The search engine is a useful tool!

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:00 pm

Wait... does this mean I can be a left-handed archer as I am in real life!? (not that I'm an archer by any means

)
:celebration: .. YEAAAAAAAAAAH

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:58 pm

I'm 80% sure a dev tweeted/posted that you choose which hand to hold the weapon in, and then you can equipe a shield that goes to the free hand by default. It's to make sure no one becomes the confused turtle I believe.

Thats amazing news! :tes:

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:40 pm

Every martial and melee art that targets inner organs don't have defense for lefties, both categories get same training
So no, left-handed takes shield either in left hand or takes 2 weapons

I don't think you could be more wrong if you tried.

I'm left handed, I do martial arts, both Asian unarmed and European longsword, and I ALWAYS fight left handed. If I tried to wield a sword in my right hand I'd die immediately. I also employ a mirrored base stance for karate, which actually works well when sparring cause few people know how to fight a lefty. It gives me an advantage as I'm used to fighting righties.

So, regardless of where your heart sits (which is pretty much center chest), you fight with your dominant hand. And it still makes sense to use a shield. You don't use a shield just to protect your heart, but to protect your entire body.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:29 pm

I'm a lefty, and after seeing them turn our hero Link to an ambidextrous character, I've pretty much lost all hope for left-handed justice. God forbid a right handed player get to see how lefties felt with near 100% of the games out there for a game or 2.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:21 am

New idea for a name, thanx Lefties4Candies XD

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:57 am

Fear not, lefties. Scientists are working on a cure as we speak. Just try to cope in the meantime

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:40 am

I"m amberdextrus (I can use both hands as my main hand) so I"m guessing that if there is only two choices, left or right, then I"ll be out of luck and I"ll have to pick a favorite. ):