I mean, Harkon and Serana are over four thousand years old. Why do you think they are both so pitiful in battle?

gameplay mechanics

Perhaps some gameplay limitations.

Possibly due to the fact that some people might consider them to be overpowered if they were tougher. I don't know for sure, but it probably is due to limitation in gameplay (as others have mentioned already).

Thanks.

I expect the explanation is meant to be something along the lines of Harkon is arrogant and underestimates you, yadda yadda.

Just turn the difficulty up to Legendary. Many people express their love for Adept.

I usually play on Expert, which is slightly harder than Adept. But I always turn it up to Legendary for an extra challenge. Next time you fight Harkon I suggest you do the same. It will probably improve your immersion Harry.

Eh... no. Not trying to be dismissive here but Adept evens the game. On Legendary Olava the Feeble could hand you your [censored] on a satin cushion, Hagrid.

Sorry, I misread. No, I like to keep the difficulty the same at all times until a new playthrough, in which I do the same, and so on. Thanks anyway, though.

Because if Vampires fought like some people wanted them to (like me) it'd be waaaaay too interesting for a game lol.

Seriously though, boss characters in Skyrim weren't really that challenging to begin with. The only real way they could be hard for someone is if you fought one of them nvde courier style, or just got unlucky and ran across them at a low level.

Because the Volkihar are superior. Hail Lord Molag Bal.

Lol, well know that I only want the best for you Harry.

'Twas just a suggestion. I like to die a lot when I fight dragons and bosses.

Because Bethesda does not know how to balance. So the MQ Bosses are easy and level-scaled, while the common high-level enemies are over-powered.

In my opinion it's a very good suggestion. I prefer using the difficulty level dynamically.

Although I don't like to die a lot, I really like epic battles against special enemies, and for a battle to be epic it needs some time.

If Harkon was any harder than he currently is, he still would be the worst boss.

This is why I can not play Skyrim without mods.

This. Their mechanics work at the at the first 30 or so levels, but when getting to enemies that should be difficult, they just break down. And they keep thinking that increased enemy HP equals harder battle.


Indeed. I've been using http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40491/? and http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32597/? on this playtrough, and seeing what common Deathlords and Blood Dragons can do now, i fear encountering Al. And Harkon. And Miraak. For the first time ever in over 2000 hours played

It's appreciated. Truly.

I want to play with mods but I am unable to. I'm on the Xbox and cannot afford a shiny, new gaming PC.

The DG vampires are still easy to defeat.

Well Vyrthur's a bit of a toughie! (My favourite boss fight.)