So , is it me the only one finding the game unsatisying ?

Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:23 am

hey,
I played skyrim for around 2 hours and I'm already level 5.

I don't understand some things:

1) am I wrong or Stamina is completely useless?

2) am I wrong or what you gotta do is to spam the attack click?

3) Am I wrong or magic characters are not that good?

4) Am I the only one that gets annoyed by the fact that you can spam the potion healing (there is no limit? )

5) Am I wrong or the enemies are all levelled to you ? I didn't find any "problem" except for the overlord draugr for the first quest when you gotta find that gold claw.


So.. what's your advise on mods to fix the flaws I founded ?

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Yung Prince
 
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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:43 am

Easy, use SkyRe. GG (not actually kidding).

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Ricky Meehan
 
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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:15 am

1, No. Even one point of stamina lets you spam power attacks infinitely. It's only use is increasing carry weight.

2. Yes, that is correct. Especially if the enemy is blocking with a shield :rofl:

3. Magic can be powerful, but the casting cost are quite prohibitive.

4. Yes, instantly working potions with unlimited use is a poor mechanic that trivializes any fight.

5. No, all enemies are not necessarily scaled to your level. All dungeon have minimum and maximum level, between which they scale, so there are places where enemies can be weaker or more powerful than you. Those dungeons also have boss enemies that are higher level than the common ones. Also there are certain enemies that do not scale at all, it's possible to find Draugr Death Overlord with an Ebony Weapon at level 1.

As for fixing those issues, SkyRE helps with all of those, including a module to make the dungeon min and max levels more noticeable. But if you don't like overhauls, there are single mods too, such as ACE Combat Skills for 1 and 2 and 4 (i think?), and i prefer Mighty Magicka for expanding magic and making it more efficient.
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Alisia Lisha
 
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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:34 am

Requiem fixes all of that. Read up before you install/play though. I can't recommend it enough.

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Kristina Campbell
 
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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:23 am

...No, this game did leave a lot to be desired.

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Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:52 pm

I don't know how you can possibly make any meaningful observations about the skill and levelling system after spending only 2 hours in the game. Half of your assumptions are wrong or highly subjective: stamina isn't useless (although I admit it's less useful than the other two attributes), mages can be very powerful, not all enemies/locations are strictly scaled (try fighting your way out of a Falmer den with your level 5 character...) and there's a bit more to combat than spamming LMB, although it depends on the build too.

Go to Nexus, install whatever overhaul you like (aforementioned SkyRe and Requiem are both very good), something for better dragons (Deadly Dragons, Dragon Combat Overhaul), and be on your merry way.

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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:47 am

1) am I wrong or Stamina is completely useless?

Completely entirely wrong. It's easily the most useful of the 3. For starters increasing stamina increases your carry weight, but more important in combat having the stamina to rush mages and archers and then having some stamina left over to power attack them, before rushing the next one etc, is very valuable. If you're a warrior. If you're a stealthy archer or mage stamina is not so useful. Useful for a mage only in that you might need it to flee from your superior enemies.

2) am I wrong or what you gotta do is to spam the attack click?
Wrong, although you will get away with doing that early game. Skyrim is less about what you gotta do, and more about what you wanna do.

3) Am I wrong or magic characters are not that good?

Correct. Apparently if you stick with them they get good at higher levels.

4) Am I the only one that gets annoyed by the fact that you can spam the potion healing (there is no limit? )

I'm sure you're not alone there, you could always just not do it though.

5) Am I wrong or the enemies are all levelled to you ? I didn't find any "problem" except for the overlord draugr for the first quest when you gotta find that gold claw.

I think they mostly are, but not all. You won't find problems until around level 8 or 9, and then you'll lose those problems again pretty fast anyway, regain some around level 40, lose them again...

Challenge isn't really the point of this game.

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Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:56 pm

1. Stamina is useless, even for increased carry weight, since there are enchantments and standing stone powers for carry weight. It's a misconception that you have to have stamina to attack, but you only have to have stamina for a power attack, and even then, you don't have to use much. If you use the light armor perks that let you regenerate stamina faster, you can do just fine keeping it at its basic level.

2. If by that you mean use weapons in both hands, then yes. Hit hard and hit fast. Sword-and-shield is useless. If you're blocking with a shield, you're basically letting your opponent do damage to you, when instead, you could be using that time to attack him and probably stagger him with your attack. If you can't take a few hits, then either you need to dodge more and use better tactics, or you shouldn't be up against an opponent that strong.

3. Yeah, it's unrealistic, but your enemies can do it, too. I usually end up collecting them and never using them, except to give to followers and sell. By not using potions, you make yourself fight smarter and also level up your restoration skill. But sometimes potions come in handy for intense or long fights you don't want to repeat.

4. Not all enemies are leveled to you. In places where the early quests are, the enemies will be weaker, but the rest are either set at various levels (some very high) or level up with you to a certain point, I think level 35 but I might be wrong.

For mods, Dragon Combat Overhaul and Ultimate Combat come to mind.

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Post » Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:00 am

Doing a swirly restoration healing hand is at least as unrealistic as pausing to drink potions, at least drinking potions has some semblance of a connection to reality, I have no idea how a swirly restoration hand could possibly do anything.
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Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:07 pm

1) Sprinting, hauling more stuffs, spamming enemies with your shield bash, I would not say it is useless.

2) No, you can also use shield. There are times enemies will make your life really hard if all you do is spam attack key.

3) Magic has its own perk in combat, like playing the melee enemies around and they can never touch you if done correctly. My brother could decimate a whole group of Draugrs just by spamming Ice Storm.

4) Or you can avoid it, I do it more frequently when I'm lower than level 10, but it is not needed after that point.

4) Kinda, the area they reside in scales with your level the first time you enter, but they do have a limit.

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