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If the enemy is weak then no block doesn't matter. Its probably dead before you take any damage. If the enemy is strong (or you are just weak like early game) then not being able to block will probably get you killed. Dragons would be an obvious threat, and higher tier Draugr or Bandits are other examples. Any enemies that hit hard while having high health will be a problem.
 
had a Troll follow me for ages yesterday - it was great I walked to villages, taverns, bandit camps, he followed and caused absolute mayhem

how quickly do their health regenerate !!
 
RoboSprog said:
Dragons are ridiculously easy, and Giants massively op, saw a Giant 3 hit a dragon earlier, and most of the damage it took was from Lydia's op axe and my op magic.
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Go find an ancient dragon ;) I saw one destroy a giant in a bite and a fire breathe...

Evilsod said:
If the enemy is weak then no block doesn't matter. Its probably dead before you take any damage. If the enemy is strong (or you are just weak like early game) then not being able to block will probably get you killed. Dragons would be an obvious threat, and higher tier Draugr or Bandits are other examples. Any enemies that hit hard while having high health will be a problem.
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Pretty much this.

kd
 
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Been getting these strange beams of light coming off anything I kill lately. Anyone else seen these?
 
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King Damager said:
Ah yeah, Bethesda's tribute to Minecraft :)

kd
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Yep. I'm going around skyrim at the moment searching out some easter eggs :)
There's apparently a tribute to the lady of the lake between whiterun and silent moons camp. A skeleton arm sticking above the water holding a sword.
 
King Damager said:
Go find an ancient dragon ;) I saw one destroy a giant in a bite and a fire breathe...
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Yeah dragons jump in difficulty big time once you get to ancients, giants (and mammoths - who I think hit harder than giants and have more health as well) on the other hand are pretty much fixed difficulty from the outset, so they'll scare the noobies, but in time you'll outstrip them.

Just did a test for giggles. I pretty much know already that if an ancient dragon takes 2 bites out of me when I'm at full health and buffed up, if I don't back off / heal, then my odds of surviving the next bite are about 20% (not good). Reduced to 0% if I take any breath damage (may not even make it to the 3rd bite).

On the other hand I just buffed up and stood next to a giant and let him wail on me, and it took him 8 hits to kill me. Earlier in the game any power-hit from them would guarantee I'll be sent into the clouds.

Sadly, even a horse can put up a good fight against early dragons.. which is like watching a mouse KO a cat. So wrong.
 
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topdog@OC said:
Yeah dragons jump in difficulty big time once you get to ancients, giants (and mammoths - who I think hit harder than giants and have more health as well) on the other hand are pretty much fixed difficulty from the outset, so they'll scare the noobies, but in time you'll outstrip them.

Just did a test for giggles. I pretty much know already that if an ancient dragon takes 2 bites out of me when I'm at full health and buffed up, if I don't back off / heal, then my odds of surviving the next bite are about 20% (not good). Reduced to 0% if I take any breath damage (may not even make it to the 3rd bite).

On the other hand I just buffed up and stood next to a giant and let him wail on me, and it took him 8 hits to kill me. Earlier in the game any power-hit from them would guarantee I'll be sent into the clouds.

Sadly, even a horse can put up a good fight against early dragons.. which is like watching a mouse KO a cat. So wrong.
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Yeah, I finally took on a Giant the other day, and wasn't being sent into the clouds.. you have no idea how disappointed I was xD

Also, as for Horses, my tactic for fighting Ancient Dragons now a days:
Hope to god I'm on Shadowmere
Ancient Dragon comes
Hide behind a rock whilst it breathes at me occasionally dragonrending it
Wait for Shadowmere to come to my rescue
After about 30 seconds, the Ancient Dragon is distracted enough by Shadowmere for me to charge in at full speed and just hack away...
Shadowmere doesn't die and I manage to kill the dragon.

Admittedly it feels like cheating slightly, but that horse literally eats damage, and doesn't pass out :) Very useful.

kd
 
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