I'm playing skyrim and I need a bit of help

Sort of. Well I've just started playing it hardcore , in the past week , and I'm always low on health and in battles don't last too long. Is it better to make potions for health or buy them ? I have a good amount of coin and a good chunk of incredients. Any help would be great.

It's probably better to make potions, but I find investing in the Alchemy skill is a waste of time. You're better off learning Restoration magic; at least that's what I find more effective.

It's probably better to make potions, but I find investing in the Alchemy skill is a waste of time. You're better off learning Restoration magic; at least that's what I find more effective.

toxic_jackal

Assuming you are pre-1.5 patch, the best thing you can do is increase your Smithing level to 100 so that you can craft better armor and weapons. 400-500 iron daggers will do (this is assuming you don't have the 1.5 patch which fixes this). Stealth is also a good option to severely weaken your enemies. Also, pay close attention to your environment (like oil on the ground that you can set on fire, ballistas etc) that you can use to turn the tides on your opponent. Conjuring Atronachs also is helpful (in addition to the companion you get). fend_oblivion

What are ballistas? Patch 1.5 does away with the smithing trick?

I did my hardcore playthrough (Deadly Dragons, Wars in Skyrim and Master difficulty) with a Restoration/Heavy Armor/Shield&Sword Imperial -- I have max. armor (573 or something like that) with a steel set, roughly 1k with Daedric set. Physical damage is reduced greatly, so the next big issue is magic damage: craft or buy elemental resistance potions -- you won't have an issue dealing with regular mages, only with the occasional harder dragon or high-tier wizard -- use them when needed. If you have enchanting, make 80% (I think 80% is the highest you can get) MR gear.

I did my hardcore playthrough (Deadly Dragons, Wars in Skyrim and Master difficulty) with a Restoration/Heavy Armor/Shield&Sword Imperial -- I have max. armor (573 or something like that) with a steel set, roughly 1k with Daedric set. Physical damage is reduced greatly, so the next big issue is magic damage: craft or buy elemental resistance potions -- you won't have an issue dealing with regular mages, only with the occasional harder dragon or high-tier wizard -- use them when needed. If you have enchanting, make 80% (I think 80% is the highest you can get) MR gear.

iHarlequin

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I did my hardcore playthrough (Deadly Dragons, Wars in Skyrim and Master difficulty) with a Restoration/Heavy Armor/Shield&Sword Imperial -- I have max. armor (573 or something like that) with a steel set, roughly 1k with Daedric set. Physical damage is reduced greatly, so the next big issue is magic damage: craft or buy elemental resistance potions -- you won't have an issue dealing with regular mages, only with the occasional harder dragon or high-tier wizard -- use them when needed. If you have enchanting, make 80% (I think 80% is the highest you can get) MR gear.

silentnightmere

What are ballistas? Patch 1.5 does away with the smithing trick?HipHopBeats

[QUOTE="HipHopBeats"]What are ballistas? Patch 1.5 does away with the smithing trick?fend_oblivion

Nice, I may have to jump back into Skyrim. Any glitches with the new patch?

ya i've never wasted time in alchemy either, best off just getting restoration high and using that. I do keep healing pots though handy in very tight situations, but most of the time u dont need them.

That's dopiest question ever, it's not like it's japanese rpg where making biggest mistake can most possibly handicapped boss fights.

Sky rim has no boundary's or restrictions in fact you could just camp on rock shooting arrows at enemy's all day.

You could rob shop, evoid battle and sleep or warp back to bed and continue battle same for fall out 3.

Assuming you are pre-1.5 patch, the best thing you can do is increase your Smithing level to 100 so that you can craft better armor and weapons. 400-500 iron daggers will do (this is assuming you don't have the 1.5 patch which fixes this). fend_oblivion

Fix it how? In that the trick doesn't work anymore, is less effective, or... what?

[QUOTE="fend_oblivion"]Assuming you are pre-1.5 patch, the best thing you can do is increase your Smithing level to 100 so that you can craft better armor and weapons. 400-500 iron daggers will do (this is assuming you don't have the 1.5 patch which fixes this). c_rake

Fix it how? In that the trick doesn't work anymore, is less effective, or... what?