Is skyrim too easy for anyone?
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I agree. I think the difficulty slider should be changed into a damage multiplier slider, so upwards would multiply all in game damage by 2, 3, 4, 5, or whatever, and the game could keep armor and weapons the same. Goddamnit bethesda, release the creation kit so I can do this stupid thing myself.AlternatePFG said:
It also makes it so a rat can take 20 hits from a sword. I pretty much run at them, and I can one hit the bandits with my dagger before their axes land on my face, then I just walk up, power attack the dragon and it's dead. And then the game crashes and I have to do it again.RT-Medic-with-shotgun said:
Its a Bethesda engine game, yes its friggin easy as hell. Its not a problem, you are supposed to feel like a boss when playing Skyrim. Having said that try going through even on hard the first time through and its still too easy to make any threat feel credible.
So I am trying to play the game through again on hardest as an illusionist/alteration mage and its actually pretty hard though (as in I cant just go anywhere and kill anything effortlessly) so try making an outlandish build on a harder difficulty for a proper challenge. Itll be no Dark Souls but its still a much more harsh test than the puppy pre school simulator that it usually is.
So I am trying to play the game through again on hardest as an illusionist/alteration mage and its actually pretty hard though (as in I cant just go anywhere and kill anything effortlessly) so try making an outlandish build on a harder difficulty for a proper challenge. Itll be no Dark Souls but its still a much more harsh test than the puppy pre school simulator that it usually is.
Yes, the difficulty in Skyrim is uneven - I one shotted a dragon and then got my arse handed to me by a mage with a fire spell. Within basically the same distance from Whiterun. Zuh?
Still, you could look at it this way: it's technically sort of more realistic that there isn't really so much of a 'starting area' where everything is easier. You can step outside of the town and get raped by a troll or a giant, even if it's the first town you come across. Lends a nice 'wilderness' feeling to the...well, the wilderness.
Still, you could look at it this way: it's technically sort of more realistic that there isn't really so much of a 'starting area' where everything is easier. You can step outside of the town and get raped by a troll or a giant, even if it's the first town you come across. Lends a nice 'wilderness' feeling to the...well, the wilderness.
Are you wearing heavy armour? If so, try light. All people I have spoken to use heavy, and find the game much easier than I. It annoys me, because heavy is ALWAYS going to be better. Even if you are a little slower, you don't need to run if you have high enough armour rating to take everything they throw at you.
I can sort of understand where you all are coming from. Skyrim difficulty is, to be honest, all over the place. Killing giants before level 15 is nigh impossible on Adept or higher difficulty, and mammoths I think are even stronger. I am playing on Expert difficulty, and have experienced quite a few deaths throughout. Sometimes, you just get bottlenecked by an enemy you're not quite ready for. That's what happens when a game doesn't level-scale its enemies. Point is, eventually when you gain hard-earned levels and build up your character further, you will come to realize that you are supposed to be a total bad-ass in-universe. Before long, basic enemies like regular Bandits and Draugr will be felled in a single hit, but encounters like dragons and powerful enemies will still maintain a good challenge. I prefer this method over Oblivion's leveled mobs, where eventually even roadside bandits show up in full on glass and daedric armor. With enough levels under your belt you'll still be quite easily top dog, but you just doesn't get the idea that your character's ... well, special anymore. Parading around in full ebony in Skyrim on the other hand is a mark of considerable baddassitude. When I finished smithing my ebony armor, weapon and shield, I went around touring the countryside all dressed up like the Black Knight, boisterously challenging giants and trolls and going all 'It's only a flesh wound!'.
Anyway, back on topic. Honestly, games like Oblivion and Skyrim are as hard as you would make them to be. It is really not a game where it is a sin to turn up or down the difficulty if it is too easy or too hard. Sometimes it may even be necessary to get out of a fight with an unconveniently timed dragon priest alive.
As for me, personally, my first and current character is a Nord melee fighter, with shield and axe. I use no magic; not even restoration, and depend for healing only on the potions I find in the game world. I use neither the offensive or defensive benefits that magic spells can bestow, because Nords take pride in their combat prowess. The only exception is Soul Trap which I use now and then to enchant gear and recharge magical weapons.
Difficulty in Skyrim depends a lot on gear as well. Much more in fact as that it did in Oblivion. Some items are incredibly powerful and influential, especially the unique ones. An example would be Spellbreaker, a unique Dwemer shield granted to you by the Daedra Prince Peryite. When blocking with it, it creates a magical field that 'blocks' a set amount of all magic that comes your way. High-tier fire mages and dragon priests that previously ripped me to pieces with massively powerful spells were suddenly a lot more manageable. Choosing the right skill perks can also cut difficulty in half, especially defensive skills, but these more useful perks are usually further down the tech tree of a particular skill.
That said, I don't remember mudcrabs in Oblivion ever being a challenge past, say, level 3. Now, Mirelurks in Fallout 3 on the other hand...
Anyway, back on topic. Honestly, games like Oblivion and Skyrim are as hard as you would make them to be. It is really not a game where it is a sin to turn up or down the difficulty if it is too easy or too hard. Sometimes it may even be necessary to get out of a fight with an unconveniently timed dragon priest alive.
As for me, personally, my first and current character is a Nord melee fighter, with shield and axe. I use no magic; not even restoration, and depend for healing only on the potions I find in the game world. I use neither the offensive or defensive benefits that magic spells can bestow, because Nords take pride in their combat prowess. The only exception is Soul Trap which I use now and then to enchant gear and recharge magical weapons.
Difficulty in Skyrim depends a lot on gear as well. Much more in fact as that it did in Oblivion. Some items are incredibly powerful and influential, especially the unique ones. An example would be Spellbreaker, a unique Dwemer shield granted to you by the Daedra Prince Peryite. When blocking with it, it creates a magical field that 'blocks' a set amount of all magic that comes your way. High-tier fire mages and dragon priests that previously ripped me to pieces with massively powerful spells were suddenly a lot more manageable. Choosing the right skill perks can also cut difficulty in half, especially defensive skills, but these more useful perks are usually further down the tech tree of a particular skill.
That said, I don't remember mudcrabs in Oblivion ever being a challenge past, say, level 3. Now, Mirelurks in Fallout 3 on the other hand...
^^Well that obviously.neonsword13-ops said:
OP: Yea I've been experiencing relative ease with killing everything in my sights, with the exception of giants and the dwemer ruins. Game is still one of my favorites regardless.
Also getting killed by giants is far more rewarding than actually killing them!
Okay they can confirm it all they want but I'm someone who's fairly new to the TES series (maybe 4 hours in Morrowind and 10 in oblivion) and I'm breezing through Skyrim, Ive yet to see that scaling system. I've never had a enemy I could not kill attack me.Syzygy23 said:
In New Vegas I walked north and was murdered instantly. Ive not seen that yet, but I'm not saying it's a deal breaker, I'm just stating what I would have liked to see.