I've read that the current way to execute a dragon shout will be to press and hold for the various levels of shout potency... If there's 3 levels, can we have the choice within the game's options to be able to multi-press a button to execute a shout rather than "long-press"? I just feel from a game play stand point that "tap-tap" for level two dragon shout would be easier and potentially faster to execute than a press and hold system in which I have to wait for a meter to fill to get to a level two shout. Just my 2 cents. It's a bit premature of me to make this suggestion without ever seeing or playing the game, but I just wanted to throw the idea out there for consideration.

Community people? What do you think would be easier or more accurate to multi-tap or long-press? If i have to long press I may accidently hold to long or too short....

That defeats the purpose of dragon shouts. They are another form of magic (with their own cooldown timer, instead of using magicka). If they are treated like spells, then there's no reason to use them. See what I mean? Tapping buttons actually doesn't work from a gameplay standpoint for this new combat feature. Shouts are literally our breath, so holding a button for a desired level is the most effective way of using them (and conveying just how different they are from spells).

hmmm. I hadn't considered that perspective before. That's why I like forums. You raise a good point of the shout being like expelling your breath. I admit that pushing a button could be something akin to pushing your breath out like a singer. Additionally, I can respect the concept behind the action (press and hold) conveying something other than typical magic spells. However, on the xbox, the triggers will be representative you your hands and therefore your magic casting. pressing (tapping) a button over pulling a trigger will be different enough for me with respect to having a difference between casting or shouting.

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

I was only suggesting that the option of a tap rather than a long press would be a nice feature based on peoples preference in play styles. For me, I think tapping is more accurate in executing. Again, without ever playing or seeing exactly how this works, it's a bit premature to predict how well this is going to work.

I think the long tap is meant to balance the power issue. It's like asking why we don't see big combos in fighting games that consist of one button tap. They are a bunch of button moves for similar (but maybe not the same) reason.

It's a "charging" type thing.