are melee characters extremely hard only for me?

[justfriesplease]

i don't know it's the third time i try to start with a melee character and it's the third time too in which i have to cancel my game after a few hours,because i think the melee combat system in skyrim is really bad. maybe it's just me,but i feel like i can play only as a mage for now,and this is pretty restricting. suggestions? i don't like to drop the difficulty just because i can't play with melee weapons,that would be stupid and definitely not exciting for the health of the gameplay.

p.s. if you are a skyrim fan maybe you can add me because i'm looking for friends who like this game :) also because i have many questions and i think it's stupid to open new threads all the time for little simple trivial questions. thank you!

[Vrakos Anthrakir]

Originally posted by Fonzies:

thank you for your suggestions,i'm trying. anyway: is it possibile to afford a complete run as a super evil guy? something like you kill everyone you see and things like these. because it would be funny but i don't know if on high levels of the game it could be possibile and worth to perform

it's not worth it and you can end up killing a lot of quest givers that way, but yes it's easy to do at high level, everything is too easy at high level in vanilla skyrim :u

[Shrapnel]

Originally posted by Vrakos Anthrakir:

if it's becoming a problem just get a lot of health potions/food and tank your way through some fights to grind up your skill levels

have you ever played on legendary?

[unboundlopez]

3rd person when using melee weapons, 1st person when using archery & magic. Also I'm a pot head so use them pots for awesome marksman skills and magic resistance.

[PanicButton]

Using one handed + block on expert difficulty on my current playthrough. Fights are a lot harder, but I didn't want another sneaky archer that kills enemies before they can even react.

Have to use block a lot, bash at the right moment to interrupt their attacks, and leave an opening for you to hit them. I dunno how I would survive without a shield though :)

[Reuvin]

I mean, I play Imperial Sword+Shield with heavy armor, with a bit of restoration magic mixed in when things get a bit hot. But I always start the game on master difficulty. I don't see much of an issue. The moment I got a shield I was set. Unless I encounter an enemy a much higher level than me. But I don't see how some people have so much trouble with it. I just breeze through it all with a couple hacks, slashes, and bashes.

[Vrakos Anthrakir]

Originally posted by Shrapnel:

Originally posted by Vrakos Anthrakir:

if it's becoming a problem just get a lot of health potions/food and tank your way through some fights to grind up your skill levels

have you ever played on legendary?

always, but vanilla skyrim balancing is lame

[Yonaga]

Play 2handed weapons. It is a little hard at the beginning but you are getting OP af later.

[Crowkeeper]

Originally posted by Fonzies:

i don't know it's the third time i try to start with a melee character and it's the third time too in which i have to cancel my game after a few hours,because i think the melee combat system in skyrim is really bad. maybe it's just me,but i feel like i can play only as a mage for now,and this is pretty restricting. suggestions? i don't like to drop the difficulty just because i can't play with melee weapons,that would be stupid and definitely not exciting for the health of the gameplay.

p.s. if you are a skyrim fan maybe you can add me because i'm looking for friends who like this game :) also because i have many questions and i think it's stupid to open new threads all the time for little simple trivial questions. thank you!

You must be a casual gamer. I only play melee characters on expert+ difficulty and I have no real problems.

[Chompman]

Originally posted by ⎛⎝Dovahdokein⎠⎞:

Play 2handed weapons. It is a little hard at the beginning but you are getting OP af later.

Duel wielding is where the true damage shows up.

[Thule]

I've been playing since release (started on PS3 and then switched to PC and have been playing ever since) and I've always played a HEavy armor , melee tank and I haven't had any problems , just get your blacksmith level up to 100 (dagger exploit) , put your skill points into health and Stamina and then level your 1- or 2 Handed (depending on what you prefer) and Heavy Armor up as well (If you use 1 handed weapons I suggest using a shield as well) , get a lot of Health potions and tank and slay your way through Tamriel

[Kris Reddish]

If you are a mele build then use shouts. You can use them to cover distance faster, or knock some one down, freeze them or what ever is clever.

[***]

Try installing Vigor and Injury mod, then tell me how you feel now.

C'mon I dare you
and no using mana for healing
write this in console command : player.modav magickarate -3

[DrSuperEvil]

Use paralysis potions to keep tougher foes down.

[Scoob]

My last play through in the original game was "pure mage" so no melee, no bows etc. However, I've also done numerous archer, spell sword, axe & shield and 2 Handed characters. I've gone Spell + Axe in my current game, however the melee aspect of the game does seem somewhat glitchier than I remember.

Examples of this are:

- I've visually dodged a melee hit, yet still take damage as if hit - sometimes from comically far away.
- I've been the subject of an NPC's "finisher" melee move, despite not being close.
- My Heavy Armour skill has barely progressed as I try to dodge, not block, as I always have a spell in my left hand. However, I find that my character often behaves like he's wading through treacle at random moments during combat. I.e. I side-step and attack, but I'm suddenly dead slow (I've not been hit yet) I even checked a few times to make sure I'd not accidentally tapped Caps Lock, but I hadn't. Not encumbered or under any effects either.
- I can sometimes visually hit a target right in front of me, but no hit is registered, it's like the visual range of my axe when swung, doesn't match the collision mesh.
- I also find that even vs. low level foes, only my power attack will hurt them. I.e. I attack a bandit with an initial power attack, taking them down to 1/3rd health with that single hit. My follow-up "normal" strikes are doing a tiny fraction of that damage. I have no perks yet making my Power Attack super damaging vs. my normal attack.

Oh, despite being 60fps locked, I still see lots of physics errors, flying Mammoths, Giants, Wolves etc. are common place

So, yeah, something feels a little off with Melee Combat in SSE vs. normal, not a major problem but I often see the weirdness listed above. Still being a low-level and relatively weak character that I am, really exaggerates things of course. As suddenly taking a hit when actually out of melee range, or getting bogged down moving or having my attacks do less damage than they should can mean death and reload.

Scoob.

[Yonaga]

Still awesome if you use a 2handed sword like Guts.