What Major Skills to Avoid?

[SnakesX4]

I'm getting conflicting info online about the remaster.

Some people are saying don't use Acrobatics and Athletics as major skills, other say it doesn't matter now. So what's actually true?

What major skills should be avoided?

[Horse HotDog]

Its an Elder Scrolls game, ♥♥♥♥♥ always easy do what you want it doesnt matter.

[Readynailer]

It does not matter now, but leveling athletics can be a bit annoying if you are specifically leveling it. Acrobatics as well. But there is no more bonuses you need to get as you level up, You get 12 points per level up that you can distribute as you wish.

[Gibbo]

Well generally the skills you use the most. But, and it's a big but, that can suck the fun out of the game and also bear in mind the best spells are only available once you hit a certain level in that body of magic and that will take a lot longer if they're minor skills.

[Insomec]

If you played the original you’re barely moving anywhere without spamming space and jumping everywhere, hence levelling acrobatics all the time!

[frank teh bunny]

depends if you want to control your level ups. Having blade or block, destruction, conjuration etc as minor skills with level you up more slowly now. But security and speechcraft wont give you as much xp, and you will level more slowly/controlled. You can do fine picking what you intend to use a lot though.

[Low Moral Fibre]

It's not the end of the world picking whatever now you can choose whatever attributes you want at level up regardless of what skills you leveled.

I would say if you do all non combat stuff like mercantile, persuasion, alchemy, athletics etc enemies will quickly out level your ability to damage them.

[Noon]

The problem is level scaling, level up too fast and Ogres and Bandits wearing Daedric and Glass armors are going to eat you alive, stay on level 1 and get trash rewards.

There's no way to do classes "right", I usually go major on the most annoying skills to level up like Acrobatics and Athletics fast if I want to 100 every single one of them, and go with the ones I'm planning to use the most if I'm just playing casually.

[SnakesX4]

Originally posted by Noon:

The problem is level scaling, level up too fast and Ogres and Bandits wearing Daedric and Glass armors are going to eat you alive, stay on level 1 and get trash rewards.

There's no way to do classes "right", I usually go major on the most annoying skills to level up like Acrobatics and Athletics fast if I want to 100 every single one of them, and go with the ones I'm planning to use the most if I'm just playing casually.

I'm currently doing a vampire hunter build I was thinking major skills as: Acrobatics, Athletics, Destruction, Blade, Illusion, Mysticism, Sneak.

Sounds like I'd be better off removing Acrobatics and Athletics. What would you swap them out with?

[ThotsBContagious]

Originally posted by SnakesX4:

I'm getting conflicting info online about the remaster.

Some people are saying don't use Acrobatics and Athletics as major skills, other say it doesn't matter now. So what's actually true?

What major skills should be avoided?

Just find out on your own.. its an rpg its meant to be trialed.

[JJ, Professional Fool]

Oblivion is really so open ended no real wrong way to play. If you cap on skills just go to prison for a large amount of time to unlearn masteries and re-grind so you can continue to level way past 30 comfortably. I recommend things you can abuse, Like acrobatics for space bar bashing under a short roof while casting alteration spells on myself as long as I have the mana for it. When im not busy sprinting around as I bump about switching to restoration schools for fatigue recovery. That abuse can get you about 4 levels in 10 minutes if done proper, then you can fiddle with the rest as you see fit.

[Demogorgon is my Pet]

what ever you want? I always ignore all mage skills (not alchemie, this is my money making cow and I love it to break in houses to steal food and made potions XD)

[Mightylink]

Acrobatics and Athletics are very slow to train if you just play "normally" like you would doing quests and only jumping a few times to get over ledges.

But you can cheese it and train Athletics by leaving your game on and running into a corner and you can train Acrobatics very quickly by finding a nice corner to get stuck in and spam the jump button.

[Just Chill]

Originally posted by Horse HotDog:

Its an Elder Scrolls game, ♥♥♥♥♥ always easy do what you want it doesnt matter.

Depends... The original level system in Oblivion required some planning for attribute multipliers of +5.

Here it really is easy and doesn't matter.

[JJ, Professional Fool]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

Originally posted by Horse HotDog:

Its an Elder Scrolls game, ♥♥♥♥♥ always easy do what you want it doesnt matter.

Depends... The original level system in Oblivion required some planning for attribute multipliers of +5.

Here it really is easy and doesn't matter.

Exactly. You had to once care about how you worked major skills, Or you level up with +2 or +3 modifier instead of cap. Luck is forced 4 points now too. Streamlined.

[Trvor]

luck is a playertrap/skill dump, never take athletics or acrobatics as major. don't make custom classes if you've only ever played skyrim. don't collect artifacts until you've reached a level you want to stay at. level 15-20 is a good spot to stay in and you should have an attribute at 100 by this point (almost all builds only need to invest in 1-2 attributes primarily)

and the most veteran tip for any ES game, never leave your alchemy set at home. potions have been and always will be busted