Hello dear forum members! I would like to ask you how you compare the "interestingness" of the game as a mage and assassin? The fact that the first have I started to play a assassin, but sometimes it still sometimes gets boring. The problem of time (work, family) and will not allow me to start playing a mage just for the fact that to make sure that the mage is interesting. I would like to hear your opinion =)

Like all (foreigners) say - sorry for my English.

Mage: Left-Click, Right-Click, walk backwards. Rinse and repeat.

Assassin: *Walk very slowly to your enemies.*... *Enemy turns around*... *Run until the eye closes*. Repeat and succesfully stab bandit. *8 other bandits telepathically know one of their friends died and chase after you.*... *Run until the eye closes*. Rine and repeat.

@Dovak : Were you watching me play my mage?

The assassin part didn't really go like that for me, it was more like sneak sneak sneak, STAB DEAD!, Sneak sneak sneak STAB DEAD! Sneak sneak sneak, dragon swoops down on master difficulty i get my salad tossed =/

I find assassins to be more fun (dual wield daggers, not archery), but mages will have an easier time with dragons on master difficulty.

Playing a sneaky conjurer is fun. My major skills are sneak, conjuring and archery. Use smithing to improve your equiptment and for selling the excess. Try to get the perk where you can improve enchanted items. Work on pickpocketing enough to get extra pockets. Collect ingredients as you travel, they are light and its fun to chase butterflies (just don't forget to watch the skies while you are chasing them). Mix and match to make potions and sell what you don't need.

Mage & assain. One does not exclude other. Im playing such combination, mostly mage (destruction), but if must I can be stealthy, sneak, use bow..

Im in dark brotherhood, using light armor.

That assassin part is not even close to true... the mage part is true though...

go with assassin! Mages are broken as of now..

After some great http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1290476-having-trouble-with-sneaky-types/page__p__19456185__fromsearch__1#entry19456185 here on the forums, I created a female orc assassin. I was level 30 within 6 hours of game play and this was on master difficulty. She specialized in sneak, archery, one-handed daggers, enchanting, alchemy (poisons). I am amazed at just how powerful she is.

Assassin has always been my favorite character build, especially when you roleplay them correctly. I enjoy sneaking around an killing my enemies when their friends' backs are turned, even though you can stealth kill right in front of them without them knowing

This.

Never been a mage only type player and right now I am playing a light armor stealth warrior type and I am really enjoying the stealth improvements. Been thinking of playing as an unarmored mage assassin type who uses daggers and bows for stealth and magic for combat.

@Mar'Tok : What about dragon encounters on master difficulty? What's your tactic there? Like i said in my post earlier, assassins = OP - but as soon as a dragon shows up i'm dead =/

Sounds like you are sneaking around in broad daylight in heavy armor

I lol'd

Actually i have both toons , i play one till i get bored then i change to the other

Ya dragons are the hardest part with this character. I have a full set of alchemy crafting gear and high perks in the trade. I only equip it when making potions BTW. I pump up my elemental resistance and combat stats with buffed alchemy. I also have plenty of health pots available. Combine all that with berzerker rage I can "barley" manage them lol. Other than dragons and a couple of mage type bosses, she dominates everything else in the game.

I also tend to range these guys down with archery. The fights last forever but I eventually get them down or run away.

Alchemy is crucial. If you can make a strong damage poison you can drill them with a bow (dont need perks) and try and go to town on them when they land. Dont forget, your resist fire/frost potions are invaluable on these fights as well. Go with alchemy on an assassin!

I play destro/resto/illusion/bow arcane archer kind of build. I bet I could squeeze sneak in there to get mage assasin. You can have best of both worlds