davofwater Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Due to the what we know about both styles of gameplay, I'm curious on what people are going to use. Due to the new shield bashing mechanics, the sword and board combo has a lot more potential than it did in Oblivion,whereas swinging a giant claymore seems the same. Decapitations have been confirmed with both 1H & 2H. I myself am stumped on what to choose, so hopefully you guys' reasoning will help me make a decision. Thanks!You have to go with the "sword and board". For one, the shield bash is going to be awesome, and also it just adds another item to look for and upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davofwater Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I always used 2 hander in both morrowind and oblivion but after looking at the perk tree for shield. I'm thinking shield and axe, The shield perks seems so beneficial this time around.Yeah, I'm thinking the same. I just love the axes over the swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochen Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I'll be using a sword and shield its the logical reason to use if it was real life, and same goes for the game, added protecting and i love how they've made it more appealing by adding disarms and bashes to opponents. That being said, i will be using Sword-board most of the time, mixing it with some dual wielding, and my trusty bow for hunting and taking enemies silently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawad Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I'm going Beserker/barbarian for my first character, no (little) magic and a huge big 2hander - ideally an axe/halberd. Having played Dark Souls I have grown tired of shields ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilllamas Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I'm hoping that when swinging some huge 2 handed sword/ axe, it's going to send the opponent reeling, even if they have a shield, in real life, those things are huge! and heavy! And obviously do MASSIVE damage, but perhaps take longer to swing... but decapitating children and wood elves with my huge sword of death, sounds like allot of fun (after landing on a dragon, with a mod, and child killing WILL be a mod, and I WILL download it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamil Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I'm hoping that when swinging some huge 2 handed sword/ axe, it's going to send the opponent reeling, even if they have a shield, in real life, those things are huge! and heavy! And obviously do MASSIVE damage, but perhaps take longer to swing... but decapitating children and wood elves with my huge sword of death, sounds like allot of fun (after landing on a dragon, with a mod, and child killing WILL be a mod, and I WILL download it). You sound like a real winner. Two handed weapons were not typically large or heavy. You need to stop watching anime. Anything over 8 lbs was impractical. 3-4 lbs was typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghogiel Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I expect the 2 handed perks like barbarian and then on top of that a particular weapon proficiency, will be really dangerous to get hit with. Once focused on it should be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderiii Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Multiple characters will solve the dilemma quite nicely. :) For me at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisban0 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 @fisban0: Thanks for the info. Dunno how I missed that in the info thread. I wonder if I'll be alone in wanting to dual wield torches all the time. :PNp :thumbsup: Dual wielding torches might be intresting lol. I wonder if they do fire damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormguy85 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I'm hoping that when swinging some huge 2 handed sword/ axe, it's going to send the opponent reeling, even if they have a shield, in real life, those things are huge! and heavy! And obviously do MASSIVE damage, but perhaps take longer to swing... but decapitating children and wood elves with my huge sword of death, sounds like allot of fun (after landing on a dragon, with a mod, and child killing WILL be a mod, and I WILL download it). You sound like a real winner. Two handed weapons were not typically large or heavy. You need to stop watching anime. Anything over 8 lbs was impractical. 3-4 lbs was typical.You are aware that a Claymore weighs ~6lb. 2-handed Hammers and Maces could be upwards of 12lb. etc... Many cultures used relatively heavy weapons for various reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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