Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Jonesy]

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Anybody using destruction/conjuration magic together? How is it working out?

That's what I'm doing on my 2nd play through but am still pretty low level (12 i think). I generally use summon atronoch then two handed fire attacks and occasionally healing or the oak flesh spells if it's a big battle. I gotta say it's been way harder so far than my 2H Nord was. I had a hard time getting through a cave with only some of those spitting bug things to contend with the other day and a Bear surprised me and kicked my *** pretty quickly.

[mrclutch]

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Just picked up Elder Scrolls and an over-sized pee bucket to go with it.

Can't believe I was putting this off because I've been playing alot of NCAA 12. Won't make that mistake again. Only took me a few minutes with the game to figure out what a mistake that was.

[Knight165]

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I was but after I thought about parting ways with her I decided to keep her along and just lost her fighting the

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dragon priest Volsun (that ice he throws is LETHAL!!!)

Here was my strategy against him...

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Yes....What I did was summon a flame atronarch to babysit her.....also the other NPC was with me.....and I hid behind the posts popping out and hitting him with flame spells. If he went for Lydia......I just kept blasting him until he turned back to me and then I did the hide/pop out routine.
Got some really nice goodies from him!

M.K.
Knight165

[DakkoN]

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What I'd like to do is use conjuration to summon atronachs etc to help me while using destruction magic to help out. Just now sure how this will turn out later in the game, I would hate to waste my time.

Dual Dremora Lords can duo the game themselves.. They are wrecking balls. Destruction on top of it just speeds up the process. Fun but gets a little boring watching them do all the work..

[LionsFanNJ]

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Hmm. I feel i'm underpowered at level 11 with my sneaky archer type. I don't think i was training my sneak and archery enough. Sneak attacks are good but when it gets to the "bosses" of the levels and random animals out in the wild i get crushed when they see me.

Thinking of levelling destruction magic for those situations. So my main focus would be Archery, sneak, Destruction and maybe Illusion for misdirect.


I guess i'm just annoyed that i die a little to much, hell i die in Skyrim more than i EVER died in Dark Souls.....somethings not right here.

[LambertandHam]

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Waiting on 1.3 to hit the 360 so I can go back and finish some misc quests. Really want to

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work on getting the Thieves Guild up and running at full strength again

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Other than that I'm waiting for the huge list of quest and bug fixes sometime next year to start a new character. If I didn't have as many friends as I do on the 360, I probably would of just picked it up for the PC.

[TeddyKGB]

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Hmm. I feel i'm underpowered at level 11 with my sneaky archer type. I don't think i was training my sneak and archery enough. Sneak attacks are good but when it gets to the "bosses" of the levels and random animals out in the wild i get crushed when they see me.

My highest levelled character is a sneaky archer type and there is definitely a challenge in close encounters with enemies you can't one-shot. And I haven't really trained one-handed, two-handed, or magic at all. I'm pretty much all bows, all the time - even in close quarters.

What I have been doing versus boss-types is this: If I can get at least one sneak-attack in and take out a chunk of their bar (usually possible), it's a good start. Oh, and if possible, apply some poison to that first arrow. The trick is really making that first shot count. Then, if I've got time, I like to apply paralysis to my second arrow or to my axe if the enemy is already on top of me. In some cases, if the area is large enough, sprinting away and shooting is a good strategy - especially against slower types like trolls. Another strategy is using the environment to your advantage. If the room is small, try to find a rock or a ledge or something to climb on top of and cheese your foe to death.

[Mabster]

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I'd like to hear what, if any, racial taunts everybody else gets from bandits.

As a Khajiit I get to hear things like, "You'll make a fine rug, cat" and "You remind me of my brother's cat. Killed it too."

[oneamongthefence]

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Well, I give up. 100+ hours into the game just to walk through a door, have the game freeze, and get a corrupted file. I have a feeling I'll be angry over this for a while before I play it again.

[Armor and Sword]

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Well, I give up. 100+ hours into the game just to walk through a door, have the game freeze, and get a corrupted file. I have a feeling I'll be angry over this for a while before I play it again.

Sorry to hear this.

I am getting random freezes as well walking in or out of doors. I have now counted 7 since the patch. I am 80 hours in.

Annoying. But I do multiple saves. That is a key with this game anyway.

I am sure the 1.3 patch will solve this freezing issue. This game is too good to put down.

[JBH3]

Well, I give up. 100+ hours into the game just to walk through a door, have the game freeze, and get a corrupted file. I have a feeling I'll be angry over this for a while before I play it again.

Why would you have only one save with that much time invested in the game? Isn't there an auto-save you can load and start from?

[Candyman5]

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Well, I give up. 100+ hours into the game just to walk through a door, have the game freeze, and get a corrupted file. I have a feeling I'll be angry over this for a while before I play it again.

Why would you not have more than one save?

[trobinson97]

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Well, I give up. 100+ hours into the game just to walk through a door, have the game freeze, and get a corrupted file. I have a feeling I'll be angry over this for a while before I play it again.

Wait, you only had one save? No autosaves or anything? Why?

[fishepa]

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That's what I'm doing on my 2nd play through but am still pretty low level (12 i think). I generally use summon atronoch then two handed fire attacks and occasionally healing or the oak flesh spells if it's a big battle. I gotta say it's been way harder so far than my 2H Nord was. I had a hard time getting through a cave with only some of those spitting bug things to contend with the other day and a Bear surprised me and kicked my *** pretty quickly.

Yeah, it seems to be that way for me as well. I'm only level 7 right now, but I can see it being an issue down the road.

[WildFan22]

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I ran into a strange glitch. My face disappeared and it looks like I'm the hollowman.

It happens when you wear these two items together:

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Wearing the Arch mages robes and the Morokei mask together will make your head disappear.