With the new mechanic of holding two weapons, etc will those of us who would like to only use one single one-handed weapon be viable/not gimped by doing so? I just hope that in terms of weapons/skills, along with weapon enchaments or things that those of us who would lilke to simply use a single one handed sword (no other weapon, shield, etc) wouldn't be self-gimping ourselves by doing so.

I assume there will be a perk to help you out there.

I doubt they'd build the game like that, so I wouldn't worry about it.

The game will probley be balanced enough that this is not an issue

Why would you not want a sheild or spell...if u don't u prob will be gimped, unless u go for stealth, so ul just have to wrk for it if u really want it, can't balance everything but u never know their may be a perk for a buff when u only have 1 tool equipt.

I don't see why you wouldn't at least attach a spell to your other hand. It couldn't hurt.

Well, since this is a single-player game, and your character always turns out to be godly, I don't think it matters much. And I'm sure theres a perk to help you out, as said above.

You were already weaker for it in Oblivion, using no shield, and in Morrowind it was the same too.
I hope they make it realistic at least, so using 2 longswords is less effective than using one.

I wonder if you can hotkey the same weapon for either hand. So when you select left to right handed, the character just quickly moves it to the other hand for a one handed ambidextrous fight.

I would imagine that all of the skills by themselves would all be equally viable to use, and it would just depend on what you like using. Then with all the perks, the skills will all become better defined and all gain many strengths and weaknesses when compared to one another. I'm not too worried at all about dual wielding or any one skill being the best to use over any others.

There will probably be advantages and disadvantages to every hand combination. The classic one handed weapon + shield will probably be the best fallback option.

Huh. For a moment there I thought you were asking about an amputee hero.

That would be awesome, actually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHM8qpVrFo

You will and should be somewhat gimped by this.

Like I said in a previous post that I can't find now, someone who walks on two legs will obviously hold an advantage to someone who hops on one.

Just think of Oblivion's fighting system. If you didn't have a shield equipped when you pressed the shield button you just defended with your sword. It is much weaker but you can still defend with it.

In Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic there was a trait (which is equivalent to a perk) which gave a bonus to a character if they used a single one handed weapon rather than dual wielded or used a two hander. I think there should be something similar in Skyrim so that people who choose to play the game that way are not at a disadvantage. In addition I hope there is a way to parry an incoming attack rather than block it, which would suit more agile characters.

This is a must, each fighting style should have its advantages and disadvantages.

I completely agree... aaah kotor was a great game. ^^ But yea I'm pretty sure they'll have thought of this and added perks that adds bonuses for wielding a single 1hander

Yeah that would be nice n easy enough, if you had high skill, as tapping block just as they strike to deflect n counter.

You will only be gimped if you start to gimp yourself deliberately.

example: If I face off with just one sword against a guy with a sword and shield/spell/offhandweapon; my opponent has the advantage. I might still win, but the odds are in his favor.

You shouldn't be able to cast with both of your hands occupied.

I'd expect perk selection to balance the various choices out -- assuming a character isn't intentionally gimped -- and result in the differences being so small as to be negligible. Eg, wielding a second weapon might only be an advantage if suitable perks are chosen to enhance that style, while single-handers can "spend" those perks on improving their one weapon.

But with 50+ levels, a large number of perks, and Skyrim being a single player open-world game, I doubt balance between different PC builds will be much of a concern for the devs; rather, the ability for less maxed-out characters (for example, an unarmoured warrior with a single hand weapon) to still progress in the game will be a priority.

Exactly. Using a 1 handed weapon with nothing in the off hand is an example of self gimping. I know some people think this looks cool or whatever, but you can't gimp yourself then ask to be ungimped.



You already can't. It's been stated in Game Informer.

But you should also recieve an agility bonus for being having less weight on the end of your arms and so being able to steady yourself easier, making parrying much easier.

I agree, overall it should be a lot harder to fight without a shield, but there should be some perks adding certain dodge moves for some a style