Monster <-> Player Level <->Regions

[grimgagorim]

Hi,

 

(main question down)

i play my char skilled on stealth with bows / 1h weapons at the moment. I´m level 9 and use only stuff i find (didnt had fun and points yet for professions) which is Bow of North (13dmg) , Arrow of north (9dmg) Elf chest armor, Sneeking boats(20% sneaking) and rest some imperial light armor.

 

Wanted to do the Quest from Whiterun where you have to get a family sword back to the one guy near the trea. As it was directly north of Whiterun i went there.

Run directly in front of the camp into a dragon attacking the camp. Could kill him cause he only attacked the camp. Then a Giant appeared (i think he helped also a lot with the dragon). Had to run from him and play "catch-me" around a rock while using the first fire spell until he was dead (10min or so... ).

 

Then i went into the cave. First 2 where easy . Went then down to get the sword. Saw 1 guy standing alon, shot him, double-sneak damage and... barly wounded him.

 

Then 4 of them came after me, well, i was dead in seconds. Tried couple times, no success. Tried as Werwolf, same s***.

Went then to follow the call of the greymane guys in the "temple" . Met a Icetroll? on the way, same again . Could pass him as werwolf running.

 

So, why there are so much stronger enemys close to "noob area" in "noob quests" ? Thought system is the same as in Fallout with enemys depending on region/your level. And.. how shoud i kill them ? xD

 

Some knows other areas where it is better to avoid until you have way better equip?

[Deafhlane]

To be quite honest, I prefer that sort of level system. Which is, one that pre-defines the average level of enemies in a particular area. Although this isn't the dominant method used in Skyrim, it's more common than it was in Oblivion. Best thing you can do is go train your skills elsewhere before coming back, go and find some better weapons or armour or instead try and pick them off one by one (this of course can be difficult if your character isn't stealth based). Try to make effective use of shouts and potions/poisons as well, because they have the ability to turn a fight in your favour.

[Frederov]

Remember the tutorial where you sneak around the bear? Thats what I did with that ice troll - sometimes you can't win every fight.

 

Also,luck can come into it. I was in a bandit lair and Imade a bad save which got me stuck in a tough encounter that I died and reloaded about 20 times till I managed to get the right order of sneak attack, invisibility potion, poisoned bow/sneak attack and summoned critter (meat shield) to take out the last dam bandits ( a boss and a normal anoying helper) - I was playing a stealth thief type.