11-24-2011, 10:59 AM
I have about 80 hours played now, and I must say I love the game, but there are some issues with balance. My playstyle generally has been to decide on a questline, and then doing whatever strikes my fancy on the side after triggering dragons.
My first character, a female Khajiit named Misha, is now level 32. I tried everything, ended up as a stealth character. I did learn a valuable lesson on this character: smithing breaks the game's balance if you powerlevel it by making a pile of leather bracers and iron daggers and then making a full legendary dragonscale set. I heard enchanting has the same effect. Still, it's an enjoyable character, and stealthing around and backstabbing with a dagger is generally fun. I joined the Dark brotherhood and must say I liked the sinister mood around them. I then decided a new approach and new character. I have done the Dark brotherhood questline completely, now working on the thieves guild.
Character 2: Aermat, Aldmer (High Elf) mage. A pure mage. Lots of destruction, along with some summoning. I quickly found the game to become too easy around level 18. the ice spike spell is just darn powerful. Also, Lydia needs to stay out of my line of fire more...
I did part of the mage guild quests with him. It's an interesting, mysterious storyline.
Character 3: Armat, My first character with a some personal rules around it: Smithing only with ore I mine myself (no buying materials), No enchanting, no magic whatsoever. This was the first character with a challenge. I played on Expert. I went with two handed axes and heavy armor. I quickly learned I would need to do a little alchemy to get healing potions, and potions for resistances against some enemies (KROSIIIIIIIS!). It's generally fun to play, although most enemies die very fast to a two handed weapon. Still, enemy mages can really rip me a new one. And since I am not putting perks in archery, it takes me a long time to force a dragon to land. On a more positive note, Lydia doesn't get in the way as much. I did the entire Stormcloaks line with him. Storming forts with a big axe is fun.
My first character, a female Khajiit named Misha, is now level 32. I tried everything, ended up as a stealth character. I did learn a valuable lesson on this character: smithing breaks the game's balance if you powerlevel it by making a pile of leather bracers and iron daggers and then making a full legendary dragonscale set. I heard enchanting has the same effect. Still, it's an enjoyable character, and stealthing around and backstabbing with a dagger is generally fun. I joined the Dark brotherhood and must say I liked the sinister mood around them. I then decided a new approach and new character. I have done the Dark brotherhood questline completely, now working on the thieves guild.
Character 2: Aermat, Aldmer (High Elf) mage. A pure mage. Lots of destruction, along with some summoning. I quickly found the game to become too easy around level 18. the ice spike spell is just darn powerful. Also, Lydia needs to stay out of my line of fire more...
I did part of the mage guild quests with him. It's an interesting, mysterious storyline.Character 3: Armat, My first character with a some personal rules around it: Smithing only with ore I mine myself (no buying materials), No enchanting, no magic whatsoever. This was the first character with a challenge. I played on Expert. I went with two handed axes and heavy armor. I quickly learned I would need to do a little alchemy to get healing potions, and potions for resistances against some enemies (KROSIIIIIIIS!). It's generally fun to play, although most enemies die very fast to a two handed weapon. Still, enemy mages can really rip me a new one. And since I am not putting perks in archery, it takes me a long time to force a dragon to land. On a more positive note, Lydia doesn't get in the way as much. I did the entire Stormcloaks line with him. Storming forts with a big axe is fun.
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When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.