Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I think they have to provide us a blocking action for role play. The OP argument is pancakes for the reason that removing a feature does not stable it. I understand necessitate for a drawback to dual wielding, however strictly prohibiting a player from taking some type of blocking action is silly. A combatant holding two swords is presently as capable of holding them up defensively as somebody with one sword or a shield. There's no physical or physiological cause that blocking are supposed to presently be "deleted." Obviously it requires being less effective than a shield, or still a single weapon block. Possibly it wants to have approximately no effect, I can understand that. However a lack of balance on the part of the developer doesn't mean that the skill should presently go away. Example, Shield block 100% useful, Single Weapon block 50% useful, Double-Weapon block 15% useful.

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12-11-2011
Wyl
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
As per my knowledge, Swordfighters do not utilize the blade on the way to BLOCK (= enemy's weapon is stopped through your weapon, it hits your weapon further or less squarely) as that would sooner or afterward break or at least mar the blade. They make use of the blade to deflect blows / parry, which is dissimilarity. Sorry, as a non-native speaker, it's hard for me to explain. However I agree, we should be capable to parry still at what time dual-wielding.

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12-11-2011
Chakradevroy
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Relinquish a number of possible defense and you get hold of more offense. Approved, in reality, sure you possibly will parry and attack or block an incoming sword strike through your own, however in this game, the logic is as I said on top of. Don't worry though. I'm sure very soon there will be mods to let you block at the same time as dual wielding.

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12-11-2011
Enos
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
You are able to block and parry through a sword, a parry is redirecting your enemy weapon and supposed to take less strength, and however more skill than an actual block, blocking alternatively tends to take more strenght/effort and is a direct opposition of your opponent’s weapon, whereas a parry is circuitous.

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12-11-2011
Badmannah
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
According to me it’s a Skyrim feature, possibly will as well acquire utilize to it. I actually approximating it not at all liked the idea of blocking through a sword at all. You would like to block, utilize a shield and do not dual wield. I not at all ever seen a game that lets you dual wields and you block through it. Usually at what time you dual wield you acquire extra attacks.

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12-11-2011
Shae
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I agree with you I like the thought, however not sure how it would be implemented into the controller scheme (I am on XBOX). Mebbe clicking the right analog stick? There are supposed to be a number of kinds of solution, however I suppose the alternative is to roleplay as a dual-wielding character that relies on top of not being hit as different to refuting the external blows through a number of defensive tool. Develop a higher movement speed on the way to lunge within and out of attack range. Mebbe a perk of some type that would allow you leap backwards.

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12-11-2011
Ashley Parker
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I don’t think so it will be change. From a martial arts point of view, blocking through two one-handed weapons would in reality be additional effective than blocking through one one-handed weapon. Bethesda makes dull decisions within their game design. I guess that will not at all change.

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12-11-2011
Jung
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I'm simply level 8 and tried together dw and 2h through the similar amount of perks invested(I reloaded a save) and it's not still close to the damage I did through a 2h, they were at the similar skill as well. The simply thing that possibly will possibly defend that is if dw doesn’t found to shine in anticipation of you have all the dw perks and a number of actually beafy enchants.

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12-11-2011
LeanneL
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I agree a parry would be nice. In my experience the real problem through trying to make use of two weapons at once is it necessitates lots of concentration. You divide your focus among the two weapons instead of presently one so each is a slight less effective however you have two. kotor did a appealing superior job by making it less accurate. Possibly a penalty to weapon speed within dual exercise would reflect this. More often than not what happens is one weapon is making use of mostly for defense within actual practice however frankly I care additional what happens cinematically. Defenses are supposed to actually be pretty superior logically.

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12-11-2011
WinsomeK
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I presently thought it would be pleasant to be capable to block, I’m not complaining regarding it, just saying that I consider it would be pleasant. The inability to not be capable to do so for the reason that they are additional concerned through the ability to play the game resting on a bloody gamepad, well, that presently makes me sad, however don’t would like to get into the complete consol-ification argument.

#11
15-11-2011
MACALL
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Re: Need blocking action for role play in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I approximating the technique the dual wielding looks, I don't do it for the reason that of the attack bonuses. I approximate the thought of my character holding two small, light weapons. I do it for the reason that the character I'm role playing isn't big sufficient to use a shield, not for the reason that I just would like the skill to block.

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