My Game Design Analysis of Skyrim's Most Popular Build: The Stealth Archer!

[Last Bacon]

This week, I'm taking a look at what makes the Stealth Archer such a popular build. What game mechanics and situational advantages does Skyrim present the player with in the opening minutes? All opinions and feedback are much appreciated! https://youtu.be/DrTC3Wb9dQU

[SomeMMORPGplayer]

i can resume your video in a few short lines
build 0 - 80 - 0
1- sneak archer 5400dmg per arrows with right enchants and perks
2- sneak dagger 900dmg per daggers +50% dmg crit X 15 dagger sneak dmg
3- 2 hand dmg 1300 + 50% crit dmg
4- 1 handed 900 dmg + 50% crit dmg
5- caster dps roughly 400 dmg per second with fire wall , cold wall , shock wall anhd add the double boosted daedric knight summon wich actually smack around 300 dmg per swings
there you go. 11minutes resumed in 60 seconds.

also wich program do you useto make the video?

[Last Bacon]

You did sum the damage part up quite nicely :) I also however mentioned how the game presents this build option as well as how the early encounters are mostly easily countered with a bow. The program I use is CyberLink PowerDirector!

[SomeMMORPGplayer]

Originally posted by The Last Bacon:

You did sum the damage part up quite nicely :) I also however mentioned how the game presents this build option as well as how the early encounters are mostly easily countered with a bow. The program I use is CyberLink PowerDirector!

thats for recording or editing?

its not really "presented" its just obvious.
if you take 3 seconds to read the perk you'll see that sneak has the highest dps output and bows come on top since you can launch 3 arrows at least before a monster comes to melee range.
i didnt add the perks or enchants required to reach that high amount of dmg wich is actually EXTREMELY higher than noted here sicne i dont remember correctly how beteshbug made the dps calculation and also i didnt mention them because i dont want to break anyones bubble

[Last Bacon]

I use it for editing. For recording I use Shadowplay for the game and Audacity for my voice.

That's cool dude. If you didn't like the video it's completely fine as everyone has their own opinion :). Maybe you could consider watching some of my other design vids and maybe you'll find something you'll like!

[SomeMMORPGplayer]

Originally posted by The Last Bacon:

I use it for editing. For recording I use Shadowplay for the game and Audacity for my voice.

That's cool dude. If you didn't like the video it's completely fine as everyone has their own opinion :). Maybe you could consider watching some of my other design vids and maybe you'll find something you'll like!

i never implied that ythe video wasnt good i only pointed what bethesda didnt want people to see. no offence intended trust me. english isnt my main language so it may seem disrespectful

[Last Bacon]

No offense taken :). I fully agree with what you're saying. Also thank you very much for the feedback. For me that's the best way to improve my vids and hopefuly grow the channel.

[SomeMMORPGplayer]

and great vid too :)

[SomeMMORPGplayer]

Originally posted by The Last Bacon:

No offense taken :). I fully agree with what you're saying. Also thank you very much for the feedback. For me that's the best way to improve my vids and hopefuly grow the channel.

i have a little project t push the gameplay and you have more skills than i do with videos. also i sent you a friend request

[stcaFylnO]

Very nice approach.

Fantastic points: Availability, acquisition, narrow focused build, ease of progression, new player friendly, usefulness....

Nice use of summarization, along with combining text and voice for reinforcement. I loved the closing flowchart for distilling Combat, Stealth, Mage factors into a "face-palm" epiphany.

Nice things that could be highlighted, as long as they don't exceed focus or desired run time:
Avoidance of diseases is a bonus, since no enemies should get close for melee.
Longer range than many enemies (breath, shout, spells).
Luring to gain optimal battlefield position and or to create stragglers (touched on briefly).
Contrast ease for new players vs. kiting style, since both are so similar.
Contrast damage of the stealthed attacks vs. non-stealthed (show an experiment).
Usefulness through end game, even if class swapping (touched on briefly, sell it harder?).

[Last Bacon]

Thank you very much the response :)
You are totally right in that there are many points I didn't cover to their full potential. It's all a work in progress. I'm always trying to improve and it's comments like yours that give me the feedback necessary to do so. Thanks again!