Adjusting to a new Build.

Hey guys, personally, I find it very hard to adjust to a new build. I recently started a new Orc 2-Handed warrior character, and I must admit, im going rather slowly compared to my sniper Wood Elf character. Im just too used to sneaking around and silently, but quickly, picking everyone off before they knew I was there.

Im just wondering, how do you guys adjust? And do you have a favourite build, as I do, and find it hard to be something else for a change?

Stealth/bow levels much faster, because of the damage multiplier, which adds experience to 2 skills. (One of the fastest leveling combinations.) For 2 handed, it tends to go even slower for the DPS, which isn't accelerated by perks like Dual Flurry. That usually kicks in right about when 1 handed starts slowing down from the experience dilation. Can't really help you much, other than get Elemental Fury, or a fast swinger like the Longhammer, or Volendrung. Also, pick on the biggest badasses you can handle, Skeevers, Wolves, and Skeletons provide realatively little experience before you have to go look for your next fight.

The other option is quantity, which has a quality all it's own, which usually means Draugr. Join the Companions, if only for Proving Honor, which is fight after fight, and usually gives you a couple levels. You can also dial up the difficulty, if it won't kill you. You have to hit them more, which means more XP per fight. Also more practice for you, to learn the timing, which is critical for 2 hand. Make sure you use the Berserker Rage every day, that's too much XP acelleration to pass up. The final fight in Proving Honor is about a Mad Minute. There's another one when you hit up Olaf One-Eye, and other Boss Fights likeat. Holldir, Warlord Gathrik, Red Eagle (You want his Sword.) the Gauldursons,.. you'll want to do one of these per day

Once you get to Great Critical Charge, you should be able to take on Giants. Learn the timing, and distance, you can srpint in, hit them, and run before they can hit you. Stamina intensive, so a light weapon helps, and you want to only sprint to trigger the Crit. There's lots of giants, and once you do get used to it, leveling is a lot easier. Also good practice for The Cursed Tribe. Unless you have already, avoid working up Heavy Armor, or get the Steed. It slows you down so much, you're pretty much forced to tank. I personally find 2H a lot more effective with good footwork to exploit the reach advantage. Just keep them where you can hit them, but they can't hit you, time the back, and forth straffe dance the NPCs use, and backpedal. Are you using Block?

quote Resilience

If you want quick fights with lots of enemies, do Proving Honor and use a scroll of mayhem. All the enemies are in the range, and they all come out.

All the Silver hand, but wait until Farkas opens the gate, they don't spawn before that. The Draugr are immune. If you've got a reliable source for Scrolls of Mayhem, there's lots of places this works, but they will fight each other, taking a lot of your experience. You also have to beat Farkas to the strike a lot, he will happily run the entire quest while you watch.

quote Kommando

[color=navy]My dual wielding warrior: KOMMANDO SMASH, if that doesn't work use elemental fury and or Rage for faster and stronger smashing.

What is this KOMMANDO SMASH you speak of?

Oh, and all of those are tactics, Strategy is outside the battlefield, while Tactics are what you do in combat to kill them without being killed. Examples: "You go ahead, Lydia, while I hang back, and shoot them," Strategy. Block-Bash-Strike loop=Tactics. In short, commanders use Strategy, warriors use tactics. Another example of strategy would be planning skill advancement, perks, equipment upgrades, and quest order to make a more effective build. A truly strategic player would use Followers, Conjuration, Illusion, and/or Healing to avoid combat altogether. Kinda fun way to play, actually.

quote Kommando

psiberzerker
Technically, it would still be strategy because I'm controlling a guy killin' dudes instead of killin' dudes IRL.

Ah, you mean you the player telling the character to hit something, rather than digitizing yourself, and doing it personally a la Tron? Ok, interpreted that narrowly, I guess it could be technically construed as Strategic as using a remote controlled robot in battle. Clever.

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I take 2 maces and dual power attack everything to death. I'm sure it's faster than waiting for summons and companions to kill everything and it actually works on dragons unlike illusion spells.

Subtle. Never said completely strategic play is better, nor even as good, just an illustration of the difference. As I pointed out before, Illusionists are pretty much helpless against Dragons without at least Conjuration (and probably Become Ethereal.) Of course, this game is set up so that the path of least resistance is to hit it with something heavy 'till it stops twitchin'. I'd suggest Redguard for the KOMMANDO SMASH battle tactic, or your stamina won't last very long.

quote Kommando

psiberzerker 1/4 of my gear on that character is +stamina including Ring of Namira and Rahgot mask. With that, I can pull off 5 sprinting power attacks, and each of those can 1 shot a giant even without rage.

I admit, I exaggerated a little when I said I power attack everything to death, I do tone it down with the power attacks when fighting forsworn and Draugr, due to their numbers.

Awesome. Actually a pretty powerful Strategy (Referring to the build) from the sound of it.