Is it normal that i find it hard to hit opponents with firebolt?
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Jan 5, 2013 1:44 pm GMT
unless they keep still?
I always have to rely on flames on the very last seconds because i cast firebolts a few times and miss and the melee guy is closing on me and i need to switch or he chop my head off.
Thats also a problem when fighting dragons as well. Im lvl 6 and using better magics and apocalypse spells.
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Jan 5, 2013 1:51 pm GMT
you need to learn to lead targets instead of casting at them where they are standing that very second i mean...the spells dont home in afterall
Jan 5, 2013 1:51 pm GMT
aim at the floor infront of their feet, that way if you don't hit them, the splash damage will.
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Jan 5, 2013 1:57 pm GMT
Thats also a problem when fighting dragons as well. Im lvl 6 and using better magics and apocalypse spells.
Lvl 6 might be your problem regarding fighting dragons. As #2 said, shoot ahead of where your target is running. If you aim directly at them it'll miss because they will have moved.
Honestly a video of you doing a fight would be best for anyone helping you.
Jan 5, 2013 3:16 pm GMT
Does it seems like they are dodging it like ninjas? Because they are still doing it to me with arrows and I recall them doing with my icy spear magic too.
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Jan 5, 2013 5:37 pm GMT
gamesmasterwanttobe posted...aim at the floor infront of their feet, that way if you don't hit them, the splash damage will.
Fire Bolt has no splash damage.
You're thinking of Fireball.
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Jan 7, 2013 7:22 am GMT
Use lightning magic instead.
Hits immediately.
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Jan 7, 2013 7:54 am GMT
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
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Jan 7, 2013 11:15 am GMT
pyro_bunta posted...Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
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Jan 7, 2013 3:44 pm GMT
Gray_wolf1119 posted...pyro_bunta posted...
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
Realism, and having control of your archery. You have a higher chance to miss, making Archery more skill based. Making them home on enemies is like using a gun in Skyrim.
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...for Tony Redgrave... Jan 7, 2013 5:27 pm GMT
pyro_bunta posted...Gray_wolf1119 posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
Realism, and having control of your archery. You have a higher chance to miss, making Archery more skill based. Making them home on enemies is like using a gun in Skyrim.
they do have a gun mod for skyrim tho lol
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Jan 7, 2013 5:44 pm GMT
tales_of_chaos posted...pyro_bunta posted...
Gray_wolf1119 posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
Realism, and having control of your archery. You have a higher chance to miss, making Archery more skill based. Making them home on enemies is like using a gun in Skyrim.
they do have a gun mod for skyrim tho lol
Which is stupid if you're playing seriously (but fun, for the hell of it).
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pyro_bunta posted...tales_of_chaos posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Gray_wolf1119 posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
Realism, and having control of your archery. You have a higher chance to miss, making Archery more skill based. Making them home on enemies is like using a gun in Skyrim.
they do have a gun mod for skyrim tho lol
Which is stupid if you're playing seriously (but fun, for the hell of it).
i only seen it on youtube for the mod weekly looked like a rehash of borderlands guns
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Jan 7, 2013 6:26 pm GMT
Is it wrong that I'm always aiming at the enemies' crotch or ass?
Jan 7, 2013 8:21 pm GMT
Vydden posted...Is it wrong that I'm always aiming at the enemies' crotch or ass?
Very.
Jan 7, 2013 9:15 pm GMT
pyro_bunta posted...tales_of_chaos posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Gray_wolf1119 posted...
pyro_bunta posted...
Arrows have homing if you release the arrow and the crosshair detects that you're pointing at an enemy (which have large hitboxes). It's kinda unfair and unbalanced. You'll have harder time aiming at heads, and killcams will mostly consist of arrows to the chest.
Why do you need to aim at the head?
Realism, and having control of your archery. You have a higher chance to miss, making Archery more skill based. Making them home on enemies is like using a gun in Skyrim.
they do have a gun mod for skyrim tho lol
Which is stupid if you're playing seriously (but fun, for the hell of it).
It might be possible to use fire salts as gun powder now that I think about it.
Jan 7, 2013 10:03 pm GMT
Before that meme really took off, I always found it more entertaining to aim for the knees when I used arrows.
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Jan 8, 2013 2:57 am GMT
theres an ini setting that you can use to turn off homing. i think it's fmagnestism something in skyrim ini
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Jan 8, 2013 8:11 am GMT
Even if you do that, there will still be some auto-aim.
To completely get rid of it, you need a mod.
Jan 8, 2013 12:14 pm GMT
Tai_Le_Ree posted...
It might be possible to use fire salts as gun powder now that I think about it.
Lore-wise, I think it's more the need. Or lack thereof.
Literally anyone can go to a mage and learn how to cast a spell. The desire isn't always there, but still. Why invent a gun when it would be redundant?
Seriously, lightning bolt > guns. You have effectively infinite ammo (just not all at once) and it travels faster than a bullet. Nords of Skyrim, who have abandoned their once proud use of magic (or as they called it, the Clever Craft or some such) and now fear it with superstitious prejudice, would most likely view guns in the same vein as magic.
Magic has effectively replaced technology in Tamriel.
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