Pete Hines just tweeted NO SHIELDS IN RIGHT HAND. : V - Skyrim

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:11 am

I have no problem with this. I don't think people realize how much time it would take for Beth to animate these things.

Edit: The more I think about this, the more I like it, actually. As a PC gamer, I was afraid that, if I wanted to play a right handed sword-and-shield character, I'd have to attack with the right mouse button and block with the left. Hopefully now that it's only right handed, it'll be opposite hands/mouse buttons, like Oblivion.

Left Hand || Right Hand

I think these are all the possibilities...

Nothing || Shield/Torch

The tweet just confirmed this isn't possible. Left hand only.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:12 am

My boy just got a Wii for his birthday, I finally gave in after all these years, so looks like it's gonna be Skyrim for right handed, Skyward Sword for left. From where I am sat, that looks like the best of both worlds.

Last I heard Nintendo caved and made Link Ambidextrous, to the dismay of lefties, having lost such a prominent (and mayhaps the only) hero who was left handed originally.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:05 am

I don't really care because I'm right handed, but this is still ridiculous, seriously Bethesda? All you needed to do was make a "Equip to left hand" button and "equip to right hand" button.
I simply can't believe how they just leave something as simple as this out.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:23 am

I have no problem with this. I don't think people realize how much time it would take for Beth to animate these things.

The tweet just confirmed this isn't possible. Left hand only.

Just updated.

@Gromm-
I think it's that they would have to make left-handed animations as well.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:53 am

Left Hand || Right Hand

1H Weapon
2H Weapon/Bow
Magic
Shield/Torch
Nothing

I think these are all the possibilities...

Nothing || Nothing
Nothing || 1H Weapon
Nothing || 2H Weapon/Bow (You will use Right handed stance)
Nothing || Magic
1H Weapon || Nothing
1H Weapon || Magic
1H Weapon || 1H Weapon (Dual Wielding Weapons)
Magic || Nothing
Magic || 1H Weapon
Magic || Magic (Dual Wielding Magic)
Magic || Shield/Torch
Shield/Torch || Nothing
Shield/Torch || 1H Weapon
Shield/Torch || Magic

^^ That's wrong. Shields, bows and torches are left-hand only. Everything else can be dual-wielded.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:42 am

It shouldn't be too hard to mod that in, I suppose?

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:03 am

I don't really care because I'm right handed, but this is still ridiculous, seriously Bethesda? All you needed to do was make a "Equip to left hand" button and "equip to right hand" button.
I simply can't believe how they just leave something as simple as this out.

Um... Animations?

And not only your character, a right-handed sword & shield fighter would have to move differently when you attack with your left hand.

And you don't need to play a right handed character just because you are right handed. You may play a left handed female argonian, even you are a right handed male human.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:24 am

It shouldn't be too hard to mod that in, I suppose?

Not everyone plays on the PC. Most people don't, in fact.

"Just mod it in" isn't an excuse for bad game design.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:37 am

^^ That's wrong. Shields, bows and torches are left-hand only. Everything else can be dual-wielded.

All shield/torches shown in that list are in the left hand.

Also, I don't think bows (2H) are left handed. All footage has shown them like other 2H weapons, with a right-handed stance.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:25 am

It shouldn't be too hard to mod that in, I suppose?

Mirror the lefthanded shield animations to the right.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:46 am

Just updated.

@Gromm-
I think it's that they would have to make left-handed animations as well.

Couldn't they just flip the right-handed animations across the X axis?

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:42 pm

Really not that big of a deal to me. I don't see why they couldn't find the time to put something so simple in, but hey all that means is it will be easier and faster for someone to get a mod out.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:27 am

First blocking, now this. Weird design decisions.

This is completely irrelevant in terms of gameplay. People will whine only to whine and no actual reason.

"Just mod it in" isn't an excuse for bad game design.

Barely any fantasy game if any at all allows what you guys are asking for. Especially not past TES games.

Looks like most fantasy games have bad design.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:38 am

Um... Animations?

And not only your character, a right-handed sword & shield fighter would have to move differently when you attack with your left hand.

And you don't need to play a right handed character just because you are right handed. You may play a left handed female argonian, even you are a right handed male human.

You can just mirror animations, easily, also your last point has nothing to do with me or my post at all.

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:22 pm

Really not that big of a deal to me. I don't see why they couldn't find the time to put something so simple in, but hey all that means is it will be easier and faster for someone to get a mod out.

Dang it! I keep forgetting about the console kids. Sorry guys....

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:17 am

Aww, and here I hoped to go shield/shield... :hubbahubba:

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:40 pm

What kind of a discussion is this?
Medieval-Combat has always been right-handed.

Imagine having a Left-handed man in these lines, defence would be impossible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnxlhajOolw&feature=player_detailpage#t=84s

Becouse 90 percent of the world's population is right-handed.
From the 10 percent are 7 percent man that need to adapt to right-handed combat.

L = Left-arm/hand > Defence, Support
Shield, Torch, Bow, 2HandedWeapon, 2deWeapon,

R = Right-arm/hand > Primary Assault
Knife, Sword, Arrow, 2deWeapon

Nothing] [Weapon
Shield] [Weapon
Torch] [Weapon
Weapon] [Weapon

Nothing] [Magic
Shield] [Magic
Torch] [Magic
Magic] [Magic

Bow][Arrow

» Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:38 pm

Torch + Torch for Pete's sake :swear: the best possible combo especially in the spider lairs!

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:37 am

At least this is one of those things that is relatively easy to fix with mods.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:58 am

I can't imagine why we get so few dev posts. The absolute insane eruptions brought on by non-factors that will never be even discussed outside of these forums must make the devs just laugh and think of how much a ces-pool this is.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:01 am

Couldn't they just flip the right-handed animations across the X axis?

For Morrowind-style battle they could. But when you actually use the shield for blocking, both combatants need new animations for each weapon vs. weapon combination.

Axe + Shield vs. Sword + Shield (original)
Shield + Axe vs. Shield + Sword (flipped)
Axe + Shield vs. Shield + Sword (new)
Shield + Axe vs. Sword + Shield (new)

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:52 am

But they had said they had love for the lefties? That it was possible?

They do love lefties. In the skyrim world they are gifted by the Gods with ambidexterity. :celebration:

Righties get no such preferential treatment.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:38 pm

Wow stop crying people really??? These are the little things that essentially wont change the gameplay at ALL. Plus even if you could switch to whatever hands, who is really going to go into battle or a dungeon or sewer with a shield in one hand and a torch in the other? Let's get real guys. you let it get to you. Who cares if you can't put a shield and torch in your right hand??? It's a video game... What's the worst we can say? Sorry to everyone who wanted to put their shield in their left hand I hope it doesn't ruin the game for you....

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:23 am

Wow... so much for giving players a choice. I guess I can never make a left-handed character..

So surprising huh? How dare they remove the most important choice of all in this game! Blah blah blah whaaa whaaa whaaa...moving on

You can make left handed characters, they are just gimped.

Way to go Bethesda.....

How unbelievable right? I mean like wayyyyyy to go Bethesda.

» Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:58 am

Right hand*