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[Zangi]

Did you know... there is a cannibal quest line...

Also, I feel real damn weak...  well, there is the fact that I havn't upgraded my +damage perks...  That the reason? 
I also still get 2-3 shotted... which is not good.  Forces me to rely more heavily on repeat sneak attacks and other fun stuff.

[Crustypeanut]

Did you know... there is a cannibal quest line...

Also, I feel real damn weak...  well, there is the fact that I havn't upgraded my +damage perks...  That the reason? 
I also still get 2-3 shotted... which is not good.  Forces me to rely more heavily on repeat sneak attacks and other fun stuff.

If you're getting 2-3 shotted, its either 1: Your armor rating is low, or 2: Your magic resistance is low, or 3: Both.  On my Master Difficulty Orc Warrior (seen in the video I posted earlier), he can withstand physical attacks like a beast, but magic attacks kick his ass.  You'll notice ice shards being thrown at him on some occasions, and those things, if they hit him, would take him down a notch in HP.  This game requires you to invest heavily in armor and/or resistances if you want to stay competitive, especially on harder difficulties. 

The same goes for your offense.  If you haven't invested enough in weapon skills, offensive spell skills, or are not at least using some bad ass weaponry, you're not going to deal enough damage.  Again, in my video, my one-handed weapon skill is rather high, and he deals a lot of damage with it.  But his marskman skill is poor, and he does little damage with his bow, on the rare occasions when he needs to use it.

There are ways to offset both problems if you don't want to / can't level up the skills needed.  For armor, just do your best not to get hit - kite, dodge, stay stealthy, or use followers/summons to soak up damage instead.  For magic, look into getting potions of magic/fire/frost/shock resist, or armor with the resistances.  Or for some cases, you can even attempt to burn the magikca from your enemies.  As for increasing damage.. poisons are one of your best friends, unless its against undead or something immune/resistant to poisons.  Sneak attacks too, are useful, or both in combination.  You also have followers.. although I believe theres a glitch where they don't level up with you, and thus get weaker and weaker as time goes on. 

[Neonivek]

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B-but... But... That's no fun! I broke in, crept through the place stealing anything shiny and knifed the one person who spotted me, then stabbed the hell out of the only other person, who I found having a snooze, just to make sure. I'm kinda surprised neither of them were protected NPCs.

Does everyone in a city telepathically know when you commit a crime?

You kidding? Some of the characters telepathically know what skills you have.

Which gets especially grating if your a good character and you havn't "knowingly" stollen anything (there are some items in the game you can "steal" but the game won't tell you that you are stealing...)

[Crustypeanut]

Its not as bad as Oblivion.  If you kill all the witnesses, no one would be any wiser.  On the other hand, tame chickens count as witnesses and can report you. 

Damn chickens.. first, they're in Minecraft, cahootin' with the Creepers.  Now, they're in Skyrim, cahootin' with the law..

[Neonivek]

Its not as bad as Oblivion.  If you kill all the witnesses, no one would be any wiser.  On the other hand, tame chickens count as witnesses and can report you. 

Damn chickens.. first, they're in Minecraft, cahootin' with the Creepers.  Now, they're in Skyrim, cahootin' with the law..

You kidding? your own minions can report you... and even arrest you.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Yes, your minions are people rather than mindless zombies, I see no problem with this.

[Neonivek]

Yes, your minions are people rather than mindless zombies, I see no problem with this.

You just gave away the problem.

[Crustypeanut]

Never had that happen to me.  My Orc Follower is a happy camper, and I've stolen so much around him.  Hell, I even assaulted someone, and he helped butcher the guy, no questions asked.

Its the damn Chickens.. they're following you and your minions, trying to get you to think its your minion.  Also, what kind of follower do you have that would arrest you? o.O

Now, do you mean minions as mindless zombies, that you raised from the dead? THEN I'd understand..

[Jopax]

Frakking Skyirim making me stay up 'till late as i hunt down dogpeople around the mountains (really need that damn horse) X(

[Neonivek]

Yes my mindless zombie minion in Oblivion who couldn't speak... managed to arrest me and put me in jail... (I believe he would also attack me)

[Necro910]

Yes, your minions are people rather than mindless zombies, I see no problem with this.

You just gave away the problem.

MURDER THEM AS WELL!

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Sorry, closest one I could find.

[Biag]

Lydia's never reported me on the rare occasions I've stolen things. She is sworn to carry my burdens, after all.

Also, I'm having the same problem as Zangi- I'm mostly capable of dealing with whatever happens to cross my path, but every now and then I'll end up in an especially difficult encounter that I just can't win. I had to savescum at the Potema quest because not only does the final room contain a tough boss monster, it's also home to a veritable horde of harder-than-average draugr and some painful ambient lighting. Deathlords, cool, they're some of the most fun fights I've had in the game. Deathlords with minions, awesome, let's mix it up. Deathlords with minions and a constant unblockable healthsuck? What?

It seems like my problem is definitely low magic resistance, so I pose a question to Bay12 powergamers: what's the quickest and easiest way to up my MR and get back to having fun?

[Neonivek]

simple

Carry an extra set of armor (Amulets with resistances for example... some boots also have insane resistance)

As well save the potions of resistance.

Once you resist 50% of a magic attack its damage drops drastically.

[Sensei]

1. Get weapons with chance to paralyze for 1 second
2. As soon as you see a powerful enemy, FUS RO DAH!
3. Hit him before he can get up. There is a very good chance you will paralyze him as you can hit him multiple times during this interval.
4. If you paralyze him, he will fall down.
5. If enemy!=dead GOTO 3
6. Else loot enemy

[Sordid]

Also, I'm having the same problem as Zangi- I'm mostly capable of dealing with whatever happens to cross my path, but every now and then I'll end up in an especially difficult encounter that I just can't win. I had to savescum at the Potema quest because not only does the final room contain a tough boss monster, it's also home to a veritable horde of harder-than-average draugr and some painful ambient lighting. Deathlords, cool, they're some of the most fun fights I've had in the game. Deathlords with minions, awesome, let's mix it up. Deathlords with minions and a constant unblockable healthsuck? What?

You can lure the draugr out of the room, where the healthsuck can't reach.

What's the quickest and easiest way to up my MR and get back to having fun?

Use console commands to change your race to breton?
Failing that, make a beeline for the atronach stone.