Once I heard there were Dragons in Skyrim I couldnt help but imagine how epic it would be for a dragon to breath fire at you only to have you put up your shield in the nick of time. From behind your shield you can see the fire curving off of your shield and shooting by you. In the gameplay trailer they managed to not show the shield actually blocking the fire but I hope its something like I described there. How do you think the whole blocking of fire dynamic should work?

Perhaps if you hold up your shield against destructive magic it will reduce damge by 25% - 50% and prevent burning damage? Or perhaps there could be perks attatched to the block skill (assuming it's still in of course) that allow you to block against destruction magic.
Just throwing some ideas out there.

Dunno, but there was a screenshot of it in the Game Informer. Looked cool (but remember it was from a 3rd person perspective).

I think it's quite suspect that they skipped that part in the trailer.

Interesting observation. Haven't thought about it that way.

sounds cool if the fire would actually curve around the shield

The fire melted the ice/snow around his feet. So, who knows? :shrug:

Didnt they confirm that you wouldn't be able to just hold your shield up for a long period of time by holding down the button? Like we did in oblivion

They skipped that part as well, which is quite suspect.

Come to think of it, we didn't see the guy's junk. I bet he doesn't have any. Quite suspect if you ask me.

Would be a great addition, but I don't think it'll be added.

Although in saying that, it'd be quite odd for them to not add a defence mechanism against dragons for fighters. Shield would be the most logical choice... Unless it's a wooden shield :/

It's just suspect that they skipped the fire effects when Dovahkiin shielded himself from the fire and the fire melting the snow.

The shield could be enchanted with constant effect fire shield.

Metal shield+Dragon's fire= Either melted, molten metal or a shield permanently grafted to your arm, or both
Leather shield+Dragon's fire= Flaming piece of animal hide now attached to your arm

Dovahkiin's first step towards becoming a cyborg

And this bothers me, because... do you'know who else always held their shields up for long periods of time in combat?
Historically, everyone who ever bolted a chunk of metal or wood to their arm. The entire point of a shield is to put a massive, shock-absorbing wall between you and your opponent, and to let them wear themselves out trying to get past it. The kind of blocking it seems we'll be stuck trying to do in Skyrim has no basis in historical combat (Seen as a waste of time compared to parrying in a manner that will also harm your opponent, or holding a massive chunk of metal or wood to your arm to negate a large number of available attack angles).



Lolwut? Dragon fire may be able to set the ground on fire, but as long as you have at least 1 HP, you emit a personal field that greatly boosts the integrity of your weapons, armor, cells, pack, skin, muscle, bone, internal organs, etc to a point of indestructibility.