Archery vs Dragons : V - Skyrim

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:49 am

Of course, from what I've heard of that fight, it does not sound like it captured the epicness Bethesda seems to be going for with Skyrim's dragons...

I'd say that, yes, dragons can be killed with arrows, I'm not sure how effective they'll be against dragons, but I'd imagine they can be killed by any weapon that could kill a normal enemy, if they can be killed with swords and spells, it wouldn't be fair to count archers out. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the most effective way to kill dragons is with shouts, after all, there must be a reason the Dragonborn is the only one the dragons fear, a rare ability which you're character possesses being the greatest threat to them seems like a pretty good reason.

that was what i was thinking. oblivion had the problem of having guards that could easily have gone and closed oblivion gates walking around all over the place doing nothing.......kvatch guards were the only ones that were low level to begin with all the rest of them were significantly higher. if it turns out that i can kill dragons easily at level 5 or 10 and a bunch of guards are just standing around doing nothing and waiting for me to do everything talk about messing up the game world..........im sorry but that is just crappy game design. these are supposed to be super tough enemies if simple bows and arrow or swords or a few damage spells can kill them then why would anyone in skyrim be afraid of them at all.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:25 am

Lots and lots of arrows or, alternatively, the Black Arrow and very good aim.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:05 am

It should not be very effective, unless your going against a little dragon. Even at that though, unless you have a 50mm arrow (how cool would that be? :biggrin: )hurling at the dragon, then no, it should not have a major effect. Unless you use several arrows......

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:49 am

i would say that you should hit a vulnerable spot but it would take like 3 arrows to kill it.or maybe a rare daedric arrow

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:55 am

i would say that you should hit a vulnerable spot but it would take like 3 arrows to hit it to kill it.

A vulnerable spot is a good idea. Maybe a soft/ hollower spot of skin near the heart or something.......?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:42 am

A vulnerable spot is a good idea. Maybe a soft/ hollower spot of skin near the heart or something.......?

yeah like take arrow and lodge it in the hollow spot in there neck(thats where the heart is).

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:50 pm

or take an arrow and shove it in his nose or somthin.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:36 am

or take an arrow and shove it in his nose or somthin.

I would weep with joy if we could do that.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:39 pm

Maybe a lucky shot to the belly right where the heart is could be a one-hit kill. Other than that, it would take many arrows into the underside. Traditionally the top side of a dragon is heavily armoured, ie: need a 50cal armour piercing at least to penetrate. A axe would get through, or a sword between the plates. When I think of a dragon, I think of a very heavily armoured topside with a soft underskin. For the most part it is most likely the same as Skyrim dragons, they require EXTREMELY powerful magic to kill (shouts) but can bell killed by luck or EXTREME skill. And I don't mean skill points.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:19 am

Ha, I don't want this to be a golden gun against a dragon. It should be multiple arrows or multiple melee attacks.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:53 am

or take an arrow and shove it in his nose or somthin.

WHAT?....... that would be hilarious!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:21 am

I'm hoping that it'll only take one arrow, but getting that arrow in the right spot will be like hitting a bullseye at 50 yards.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:02 pm

There are two types of dragons in lore red and black. What make you think these dragons aren't just the black ones. Red dragons are the ones we see in statues and on the emblem. It is also the form Akatosh choose to take. If Alduiin is an alter ego (of sorts) of Akatosh he might come in the form of the black dragons. We have no earthly clue what black dragons looked like, so the dragons we see in the screenshots could be them. Tcaesci ate both just the same.

Even if they are a new breed, there is no lore stating their hides are "tougher than any plate-mail." Arrows of any metal should pierce their hides just the same as any other beast.

Those are two types of Akaviri dragons, which, according to lore, were all killed. There are also dragons from Vvardenfell, and the possibility that these dragons are divine (aedra, daedra). They could even be *gasp* NEW ONES! Like, native to SKYRIM!.

Also, Akatosh takes the form of a golden dragon, and you spelled Alduin wrong.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:54 am

or take an arrow and shove it in his nose or somthin.

if im that close im just going to jump in his mouth and just hold my sword up against the roof of his mouth like in the movie dragon heart. ill make sure to be a vampire before i do that so i will live forever and whenever i get hungry i just svck blood out of his tounge.

dragon dies of old age or gets killed by something else and i win the main quest 1000 years after i started it. nirn is safe again.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:56 am

maybe in an epic archery level just take hundreds and no thousands of arrows to take down a dragon xD