Maxed Enchanting + Black smithing makes imbalanced weapons /

Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:52 am

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As you can see by the pictures when combining maxed enchanting + blacksmithing you can make what is almost hacked items, with my axe i can just 2 shot dragons with power attacks or one shot them with a berzerking power attack on master difficulty. Before i had these items i was playing on Adept difficulty it wasn't to hard but it wasn't a complete pushover, now on master difficulty it's just auto win aganist everything and it's made the game no fun to play.

In closing if you want the game to remain fun don't make the best armor / weapon you can in the game because it will make the game no fun since it's horribly, horribly imbalanced.
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Jesus Lopez
 
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:40 am

Complaining that the best items in the game are overpowered is pretty silly. You've gone out of your way to create the problem you're complaining about.
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Chloe :)
 
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:27 am

I can 3 shot dragons with a dual wield power attack using just 2 non-improved, non-enchanted Steel War Axes.

I don't think anything else being more powerful really matters.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:03 am

you can add alchemy to improve a bit youre gear tbh its a bit meh atm
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Brian LeHury
 
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:52 pm

Are you playing on master difficulty?
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Damian Parsons
 
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:57 pm

Are you playing on master difficulty?


Yes, master difficulty, everything is 1 - 3 shot kills.
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Sarah Knight
 
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:06 am

it's a perenial problem with these games. Logic says they should get harder to compensate for you gaining experience but in reallity most games are never harder then they are on day one
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:59 pm

you can add alchemy to improve a bit youre gear tbh its a bit meh atm


Unless you can get better enchanting potions than +25% to enchanting for 60 secs (i havn't seen any in 60 hours play) this gear is the best gear that can be ever crafted in game. + 50% smithing potion while upgrading armor and weapons and 112% increase to smithing from gear as well.
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Chloe Yarnall
 
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:43 am

Im suprised you didnt max your resistances :)
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Lory Da Costa
 
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:52 am

it's a perenial problem with these games. Logic says they should get harder to compensate for you gaining experience but in reallity most games are never harder then they are on day one

Why would that be logical? Why would I constantly want to be running up hill in a game? When you level up and get better weapons/skills the game world should feel easier to traverse, while still being dangerous in some areas. I agree enchanting can be OP, but like someone else stated, you really gotta go outa your way to level and use it effectively and won't have it until quite a ways into your playthrough.
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:43 pm

In Morrowind, if you wanted to, you could become a god. I missed that in Oblivion. You know what? I'm glad that, if you work at it enough, you can create preposterously, insanely powerful things that make you a destroyer of worlds.

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's what I wanted.
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:51 pm

I was thinking about doing the enchanting rout, but now I will avoid it and stick to smithing. I just don't like games being too easy, this is what made me stop playing Oblivion. I somehow stumbled upon the fact that I can avoid leveling by not sleeping while still allowing all my skills to increase. I wanted a little upper hand, but didn't know when to stop. End result, everything was too easy.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:37 am

In a proper RPG, new characters should be squishy and die often. Old characters should be in one of the following:
1. Poorly leveled - easily killed. Advanced players will enjoy the constant challenge, new players will ragequit.
2. Naturally leveled - able to easily kill most enemies, but still challenged by high end enemies and bosses.
3. Power leveled - A walking god, capable of rampant destruction when messing around or total annihilation when actually trying.
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:43 pm

I don't see how this is a problem... If you have earned those skills it is not more than right to be awesome...
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Nicola
 
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:05 pm

Maxed Enchanting + Black smithing makes imbalanced weapons / armor.


Correction, people who LACK ANY RESTRAINT AND WILLPOWER make imbalanced weapons and armor. Stupid people do so only then to complain about it.
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Eric Hayes
 
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:40 pm

If u don't like it then why use enchanting at all? I don't plan to use it and I rarely did in any TES game, I just feel its much better if I simply use blacksmithing and for mages they are powerfull enough already without anything.

So my question to you OP is if you want a bit of a bigger challenge why use enchantments anyway?
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:45 am

If u don't like it then why use enchanting at all?


Not saying that the OP is like this, but....

There are a class of gamers out there who feel that doing anything but the absolute best / most powerful / most efficient thing, is playing "wrong". And when a game isn't balanced to give that playstyle enough challenge, they say that they shouldn't have to "gimp themselves" or "self nerf" in order for the game to work right. And that the game shouldn't have allowed them to become so powerful.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:28 am

In Morrowind, if you wanted to, you could become a god. I missed that in Oblivion. You know what? I'm glad that, if you work at it enough, you can create preposterously, insanely powerful things that make you a destroyer of worlds.

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's what I wanted.



If you efficiently level your character in Oblivion it becomes super easy
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:27 am

I can 3 shot dragons with a dual wield power attack using just 2 non-improved, non-enchanted Steel War Axes.

I don't think anything else being more powerful really matters.


You can one shoot dragons and anything else with one power attack dual wielding two steal-maces (not-enchanted not-improved) on the hiqhest difficulty,
100 sneak ( 1 starting perk only + maxing perks on left side and only getting the x3 for bow and x6 for one-handed) + 100% alchemy ( getting everything below the double-use perk with that perk ) + 50% one-handed ( going right into the dual wield + upgrading the 1 perk as I level )

Thats 8 perks for stealth + 9 alchemy + 7 one-handed = 24 perk so lvl 25 your goodlike and thats easily done just sneaking around and training alchemy (alchemy trainer) every new lvl.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:51 am

Perhaps you can try mixing up some different enchantments rather than just having Fortify Two-Handed. I am playing a very similar character (Smithing and Encahnt maxed, Warrior with Two-Handed and Heavy Armor as focuses), and believe when I say it is more enjoyable to have a more balanced set of enchantments than going all out on damage. It is not fun if the enemy cannot even hit you, let alone make a challenge.

But I do see where you are coming from. It is hard to not to get OP'd in a ES game, but it happens. I suggest starting a new character if you are getting bored, OP. I heard mages are not too overpowered, so maybe that may be more your thing.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:33 am

In Morrowind, if you wanted to, you could become a god. I missed that in Oblivion. You know what? I'm glad that, if you work at it enough, you can create preposterously, insanely powerful things that make you a destroyer of worlds.

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's what I wanted.


Try enchanting all of your armor in Obliv with Chameleon. You'll hit 100% eventually.

It completely broke the game.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:29 am

Try enchanting all of your armor in Obliv with Chameleon. You'll hit 100% eventually.

It completely broke the game.


got to ask where do you get the dmg enchant from for the 2 handers i am doing enchanting not going op with it but a nice enchant havnt found it yet.
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:01 pm

got to ask where do you get the dmg enchant from for the 2 handers i am doing enchanting not going op with it but a nice enchant havnt found it yet.


Stores and dungeons may have them at times. It is random.
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Post » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:12 am

Stores and dungeons may have them at times. It is random.


Thanks :)
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Valerie Marie
 
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Post » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:22 pm

On the upshot, if you are happy to only enchant to within reason then you can turn low-end gear into something worth using, and run around in gear that looks cool (I personally can't say I'm a fan of the end game armours)
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