Lightly armored bandits die so satisfyingly quickly when caught off guard. If you manage to close in fast enough, you can knock the bow, that would have killed you a split second later, right out of that archer’s hands! (you won’t be able to use it afterward, though, so keep that in mind) Low-quality bows break - when you hit the guy who holds them. Wolves generally hunt in numbers and will try to flank you. Mudcrabs power attack can and does knock you down. Because you run slower with less stamina. You can, for a short while, but they will catch up. It is very hard to outrun guys in light or no armor, especially when you are wearing heavy armor. Never underestimate the benefits of side-step-dodging - 2 handed power attacks leave the opposition vulnerable to a quick slash in the back as they fly past you. And if not blocked, you better not be there when that hammer comes down.
Even when blocked, those power attacks take a big toll. Heavy armor helps, but also makes you slower.Īnything with a shield will very successfully block all your attacks, given the chance.Īnything that requires two hands to wield will kill you. If you stay too still for too long too close, archers will kill you. Try it once, so you can learn from that mistake. Unless you invest in the respective perk (which you usually can’t at low levels, due to skill requirements) arrows do nothing to heavy armor. The most important thing is to know their strengths (so you don’t die) and the second most important thing is knowing their weaknesses (so they die). You need to understand each opponent tactics an behavior in order to use the right tactics against them.
Trading blows is all well and good if your armor is better that theirs but if its the opposite way around - thats quick trip to the morgue (on in a vampire’s case - the buffet table). Charging in Hacking and slashing without proper target planning will generally kill you. For the third and fourth question, I put humanoid NPCs in categories based on what they are wielding, and what armor they are wearing. Luckily for us, almost everything in Skyrim sees it as a necessity to constantly make one noise or another. Use your ears to locate things we cant see. The questions you should ask yourself - What kinds of enemies do I face? Where are they? How will they try to kill me? How can I kill them? The first two of those questions you can usually answer by opening your eyes and liberal use of the instincts skill and identify target abilities.
The main reason for this is: if you don’t, you die. Never underestimate the power of scouting first. In simple terms you need planning & tactics.
Killing stuff isnt as simple as wading in and slapping enemies til they fall over, chugging the occasional health potion when you get a bit low. But at the same time there is less room for mistakes - one wrong move and your staring at your enemies feet. It’s really Fun, with a real sence of achievement when you kill a difficult creature for the first time. It changes the game, it’s deadlier and each strike feels harder than the last. In this world everybody and everything hits harder.
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