Ok so with no one knowing what all the skills are and some disliking the attributes lost just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas how this would work.I was reading some where and someone had proposed it could be something like this .Not exactly i added a bit of my own speculation and got rid of a couple things.just trying to figure out how it may work.do you think this could work or may be possible.
Alteration
Conjuration
Destruction
Illusion
Restoration
Sneak
Security
Acrobatics + speed+strength = Athleticism? this could govern hand to hand for bar brawls and such and level up buy boxing so no more needless jumping
Barter + Speech= Social?
Enchanting
Blacksmithing
One handed weapons
Two handed weapons
Heavy Armor
Light Armor
Block
Alchemy
Archery

okay, so we know we have 18 skills, down from Oblivions 21

take out the following

Hand to Hand
Acrobatics
Athletics
Mysticism

Add Enchanting

Change Blade/Blunt to 1handed/2handed

done and done

Remove 4, add 1, change 2

brings it to 18 skills

break barter and speech into serperate skills and get rid of athleticism and thats what i think itll be.

isnt speechcraft gone as well ?and armorer

I thought that this^^ was almost 100% for sure. You can see most/all of these in the demo videos too, which makes it seem likely.

No, we already know that although the "Wheel to friendliness" as i call it, is gone, the skill itself remains.

Or else, As we have no Personality Attribute, how would we coerce people into liking us.

Change marksman to archery. You can see archery in the skill section of the demo.

Only 15 skills are confirmed

Combat:
Archery
One handed
Two handed
Block
Heavy armor
Smithing

Magic:
Alteration
Conjuration
Destruction
Illusion
Restoration
Enchanting

Stealth:
Sneak
Light Armor
Alchemy
Speechcraft is highly suspected because we can make out the "aft" as the last letters of a skill in one of the screens
Security assumed because lock picking is confirmed
????

Going by this list, the ONLY thing not on it is Mercantile, but why this isn't rolled into Speechcraft is beyond me. Then we could have something for our Physical conditioning replacing Acrobatics and Athletics.

Also, how could you say "ASSUMED" for Security, i'd imagine there would be RIOTS at Bethesda HQ if they took this skill out.

Speechcraft I THINK ITS + Mercantile AGAIN NO SURE!!!
Alchemy,
Illusion,
Conjuration,
Destruction,
Restoration,
Alteration,
Enchanting,
Smithing'
Heavy Armor,
Block,
Two Handed,
One Handed,
Archery,
Light Armor,
Sneak'
Security'
Hand To Hand NOT SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I THINK!!!!!!!!

Everyone always forgets poor little MERCANTILE.

Although with this game having an Economy (Apparently, we'll have to wait and see how good it is) This skill might see some interesting uses.

i didnt

:flamethrower:

Very sneaky there Razoz, but how about THIS :flamethrower: H2H

*Hides* :ninja:

i think cuz its almost the same thing you are good at speaking to someone and make him like you so you can do the same and get a better price

Hence my earlier comment in here.

"Going by this list, the ONLY thing not on it is Mercantile, but why this isn't rolled into Speechcraft is beyond me. Then we could have something for our Physical conditioning replacing Acrobatics and Athletics. "

i liked being able to move and jump quickly about the place.

Great list.

I agree that Security will be there due to the lock-picking but will it have branches off it like the others? Same question for Mercantile.