How far do you have to get into the main quest before dragons start turning up? I want dragons but I don't want to get too far into the main quest til I'm done with everything else.
If you want to block then aye it's either shields or two handed weapons.
Dual wielding is all about being fast and nimble. Wait for them to swing, dodge away, dart back in while they're still in the swing and stab stab stab stab stab and then dart out again before the next swing lands. i.e. be very mobile (so light armour (which finally makes sense as a skill)) and essentially just avoid getting hit and time your attacks and feints and stuff right. I'm
really enjoying fighting with dual daggers.
Magic is
very powerful this time though. I tend to resort to that or archery if I'm up against a caster. Lightning is good because it saps their magicka.
I've not done a successful backstab yet though. Sneaking is a lot harder than in previous games. Hard to get close.
But yeah, the combat is massively improved from Oblivion. Have to use the weapons sensibly for them to be effective. If you try to just bash away like in Oblivion then the person with the biggest weapon (i.e. Manthorp) will win.
In summary, fuck blocking.
EDITED: 12 Nov 2011 03:25 by X3N0PH0N