First of all for those that could care less, just move along please don't post your useless comments that add nothing to information or options to this dilemma. Thanks.


Ok i wont do a long post this time, but ever since i saw the first videos of Todd explaining you can put and item or any spell into any hand i was overjoyed i could play like the leftie i always wanted in TES weapon in left, shield in right.

I was the guy who asked Nerdtrek who went to PAX to test for right handed blocking and they said it WAS POSSIBLE.


http://nerdtrek.com/skyrim-answers-bethesda/


Then Pete twittered it was out.


"DCDeacon Pete Hines @outerheaven313 You can put weapons or magic in either hand. You can only equip shields and torches in your left hand. Bows as well."



However, some of the info coming from Pete on his twitter account has been conflicting before but since I've seen on other places online not to be named that i cannot link to it is positively confirmed that



"Shields can only be equipped in your left hand"



OK so we positively know you cannot hold a shield in your right hand.


So PC mods are our only hope now.

What can we do?

If there an easy way to simply mirror the Player Character and flip left and right symmetry?

What sort of programing knowledge would be required for us to fix this?

Please serious and honest response would be greatly appreciated.

This really was the one biggest thing i was looking to in Skyrim and i want to get it in.

This was a really really weird confirmation. Because I'm 90% sure Todd said that you could turtle play, asin just hold two sheilds up with no weapon. So this makes no sense. hmmm, wonder if you can dual weild but only single weild with left hand. I wonder if this means you can't single weild weapons in your left hand.

Is it just me or was this not confirmed, like, a year ago

Left trigger is the block button, right is the attack, that is why you can only equip shields to the left. If you put a sword in your left and nothing in your right, you punch with your right hand and attack with the left, if you put the sword in your right and nothing in your left, then the left trigger blocks. Shield bash is hold the left trigger and tap the right.

The "confused turtle" diagram was a joke made in PC Gamer. You cannot actually do it.

yeah dreaded-bosmer it looks like things were definitely cut since Todd made those statements. Our only hope now is some wizard programmer that can figure out how to get it back in the game.

We knew this a while ago mate. Old I'm afraid

Edit: I think it's because they wanted to give the player the ability to block with just a weapon, but also punch instead if they wanted. So for defence it's shield in left, weapon in right. For offense, it's weapon in left, and punch attack in right

This was expected anyway

Just use Alteration OP.

SaeLow and B1gBadDaddy your mistaken.

Other then Todd saying any item any hand in videos, the only official written confirmation came from Pete's twitter account about a month ago and as I've said Pete has made mistakes before in his posts. Now we have 100% proof that surface yesterday right blocking is out. So this IS new information

Altmer Illusionist and Takolin if you had read the beginning of my post i politely asked you to contribute to the conversation or to simply not comment.
I get this doesn't matter to you please move on and off this thread.

The 'sword in either hand' thing is not there to please lefties, but it has to do with dual wielding things

Pretty sure this was confirmed to not be possible a while ago.

That I do not know, sorry.

Well thats a shame, being left handed for most things this would of been a nice touch. Would of been nice to just assign gear to either left hand or right. That way there isnt just sword and board, single handed, two handed, dual wielded, bow and arrows...it would just be the "hand system" where you just assign a sword, axe, mace, spell, shield to either hand.

probably doesnt sound right.....how I'm thinking it works does abit.

Why would you want to block completely unarmed, though? "Hah, I shall stop this sword swinging my way by blocking its path with my forearm!" At what point does that sound like a wise plan...?

Well if your wearing bracers or gauntlets.

aww cmon.. I'm left-handed and it feels weird to hold a shield in my left hand! I feel a sword is more natural in my left hand..

Using a sword, and shield at the same time is dual wielding.

When you're a monk with very thick skin it would be wise to let a sword bump against your hard hand rather than your soft chest or legs. In fantasy it's a common theme for physical capabilities to be higher than in real life ones.

It has to do with dual wielding weapons, if you want to be exact

Yes, but my point is if we can wield a weapon in either hand. Logic dictates we should be able to use a shield in either had as well. But this is a pointless debate, the game is all but done. The only way we'll be able to use shields in our right hand is via mods.

Problem is when you dual wield weapons you will HAVE to use a weapon in your left hand. Otherwise its not dual wielding weapons. One doesnt hit as hard if youre right handed, though.
If you wear a shield, you wear it on your shield arm. Thats the left arm for 98% of all people. Your strong arm gets the weapon. Again, for 98% of people thats the right arm.

Why do people keep bringing up the majority/minority argument? Its stupid. This game, and many others have added things to appeal to minorities. For example, gay marriage. There is honestly no real reason(that I can see) that they can't do a minor thing like give left handed people the option of wielding a shield with their right hand. Is it really that difficult to program an option to block with your right hand rather than your left?

This is an honest/sincere question, because I have no idea.

So, I can't smile at my opponent and say "I know something you don't know. I am not left handed!" and switch your weapon to your other hand to finish the battle? No big deal really.