Basically we have had a less gory Oblivion combat system. Do you think that we should have a gory, bloody and"realistic" combat system?
(When I mean realism I mean getting head shot by an arrow you actually die and the like)

NEVER any mediation in the polls...

Anyway, I would like them to be a BIT more gory and a BIT more realistic (as in weapons and such do a bit more damage, headslashes far stronger than body slashes > leg slashes etc) but not much. That'd eliminate the RPGshness of it.

Overall, yes. I don't think it should be 'one-shot kill' realistic, but more the sort of cinematic realism, where you can still slay a few Uruk-hai Rieklings with three arrows sticking out of your chest. The main thing is that it feels real and visceral as you deliver crushing blows to your opponent. Oblivion was getting kinda close to that, but quite a few weapons were still just going 'swish-swish', especially the daggers.

If you can turn gore off I don't care. If you cant, then most definitely NO. Gore is pretty much near the top of the list (if not at the top) of "things I don't want to have to see."

I really don't think it needs to be much gorier than Oblivion was, so I voted no.

For realistic combat, I voted yes because I think there are some things that could be more realistic. If you have an arrow going through your head, you should probably be dead. (heh that kind of rhymed)

Honestly, I'd like Fallout-style gore. It's fun.

I want to get the feeling I get when reading the novel "Orcs" in a huge fight. Basically bloodly all over after slaying a squad of half a dousin foes, their heads cut of, arms broken, shields broken, swords broken and I myself, am bleeding from by wounds with a crippled arm and torso. Recovery takes some time.

If I hit an enemy's throat with my sword their head should go off! :hubbahubba:

No Fallout blood explosions though. Also, magic should have an effect on enemies. Fire should leave burns and frost should freeze the skin, kinda. That'd be awesome!

I think oblivion's system was pretty good, but I don't think I'd be too upset if they made it a little bit more violent. I'm guessing they want to keep it down a little bit though so that slightly younger audiences get to play it

Dismemberment would be nice.

Ideally, I want to chop off limbs in a geyser of blood and use them as blunt weapons, preferably on their owner. :frog:

I wondered how excessive gore could work in and Elder Scrolls game. Back in Morrowind all we really had were "sprays" of blood lightly show whenever you hit someone; very little blood. But after playing Fallout 3 I think it would really work so long as they didn't give excessive gore from the start. Like maybe save the over-the-top gore for powerful spells and weapons.

I want bloody and epic fights. Not as much gore as Fallout 3 had, but more than Oblivion had.
There could also be a few spells and effects that would really mess up enemies, but these should be very rare. Spells that make people explode etc...

I don't want my limbs to be able to be chopped off.

why!?? that could be fuukking awesome!

First I would like to say that realism in a game is something that extends the lifetime of a game, and if something is too unrealistic I become mad when for example bottles doesn't crash when I hit 'em with my giant blunt weapon!
Here are my suggestions for some ideas that will add some more realism in game:

? Environment benefit/drawback/effects: slower in cold weather/snow, cold breath
? Protagonist voices: You can hear breath when fatigued etc., heavy armor sound (clinching)
? Less life overall because in real life you won’t survive like 50 arrows – then a better evasion system is required: A shield should block arrow and blade dmg, but blunt will destroy your shield.
If two blades for example hits each other they won’t deal any dmg but instead both will be staggered. Also a higher overall dmg for blunt weapons but lower evasion ability (or speed) when using a giant weapon.
? A hardcoe survival mode that requires sleep and food/liquid like in fallout
AND of course my example with the bottles

Not too bloody, I don't mind it I just don't really like gory things..

...but chopping off limbs would be awesome for a killing blow with a blade or axe.

no too much gore. fallout style "dark humor" gore doesn't suit to elder scrolls

I want some gore and a lot of realism, but again not one slash-one kill, but also not 50 slashes - maybe one kill.

Also, I always wanted to see my enemies exploding if I shoot a really strong fire ball at them
Would be epic to throw one at a group of monsters and see them evaporate

Darker, more mature and realistic, yes. Oblivion had this discrepancy between the major events hapening and the colorful happy world that didn't seem to care at all. If it's war, let the heads fly and the blood spill. And please make bodies realistic too. Orcs and argonians can't possibly have identical body to humans ffs!

Aaaghghh, I hate this, RPG means role playing game. Role playing games, are better, the more you feel like you're actually that character. Making stuff immerssive doesn't make it less of an RPG, it makes it MORE of an RPG.

Well, if I'm smacking a wood elf with a hammer on the head, I want some bone crunching sounds. Dismemberment should be available but make it hard to get and with certain weapons. Also, I wish for a throat slicing option for stealth characters.

Oh yes it does! Duuh! ..or it could :biggrin:
Just becuase it wasnt in the other games doesnt mean that it shouldnt be in skyrim. The graphic is much better since then and you never know. Maybe it turns out to be very awesome?

I was reffering to a totally realistic combat system, eg. headshot = 1 hit kill. That'd make it far less skill-based (hence the RPG element) and more hit-them-in-the-head based.