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Старый стрелок Sep 10, 2021 @ 12:23pm

Luck: to be or note to be

Does it make sense to pump luck using the 5-5-1 formula, as we did in Morrowind, or to throw it and pump the character through 5-5-5 when starting the game at maximum difficulty and then observing it throughout the game? Is the luck worth it? The game will be played for a warrior with a two-handed hammer.

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Turtleswatter has The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

Sep 10, 2021 @ 5:37pm

Well luck is worked out, in general, by giving you 40% of however many points your luck is above or below 50 and applying that to your skills.

So, for example, if you had a luck level of 60 then luck would increase your skill by 4. But would decrease it if below 50. 50 it will have no affect.

However luck also has an effect on random things, such as how often a repair hammer breaks. I've looked it up on the UESP Wiki for Oblvion but it doesn't give any formula for that except confirm it does make a difference.

Personally, I think the build you're going for is going to be difficult enough and pumping your character through 5-5-5 would be better for you. But that's just my opinion.

Link to the wiki page if you're interested: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Luck

Last edited by Turtleswatter; Sep 10, 2021 @ 5:37pm

Heimdall313 has The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

Sep 10, 2021 @ 5:48pm

Luck is honestly just a perfectionist thing. Early to midgame on a 5/5/1 it is mostly helpful to reduce spell cost while you're maxing Endurance and Speed/Intelligence.

Late game, it's pretty moot especially as your main skills start to cap. 5/5/5 maxes earlier and when you get to the point of only having Luck as a choice to increase at level up, you're going to be sawing through Goblin Warlord like a dull knife through concrete anyway.