Oblivion too difficult?

hi, i bought oblivion a while ago and have been trying to get into the game, but i just cant.

first i dont know what im supposed to do half of the time im playing it, and the other half i get b**ch slapped by enemies.

im at the beggining in oblivion gateway....corridors and blood feast

when i engage an enemy he always leaves me with less than half the health i had...i play in the standard difficulty...that being medium i think

what should i do please? should i lower the diff? im an dark elf and only have a couple of spells....shield and axe

hi, i bought oblivion a while ago and have been trying to get into the game, but i just cant.

first i dont know what im supposed to do half of the time im playing it, and the other half i get b**ch slapped by enemies.

im at the beggining in oblivion gateway....corridors and blood feast

when i engage an enemy he always leaves me with less than half the health i had...i play in the standard difficulty...that being medium i think

what should i do please? should i lower the diff? im an dark elf and only have a couple of spells....shield and axe

maxis87

hm..its difficult but u didnt lower the difficulty yet? yea just lower it thts wht i did on tht part

I never had to turn down the difficulty in this game. You obviously should have some good restoration spells to get your health back after each fight. As far as really not knowing where to go or what to do is fine... it's an open world and you're free to do as many quests as you want. There is THE main quest though where you take missions mainly from Martin Septim. Buying the illustrated Bradygames or Prima (forget which company made it) strategy guide is WELL worth the money.

Really knowing the games in's and out's are crucial as far as leveling up, and dealing with combat. You may want to get the guide or at least read some of the FAQ's on gamefaqs.com.

I've heard peope cry too easy, but too hard? Heh.

thank u, i thought maybe the diff was made that way to lower it sometimes and leave it standard when u are more hours into the game.

i will try to go on with the standard diff and read a few F.A.Qs, i just hope i can kill this bastards because i get bored from drying so many times!

thanx

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hi, i bought oblivion a while ago and have been trying to get into the game, but i just cant.

first i dont know what im supposed to do half of the time im playing it, and the other half i get b**ch slapped by enemies.

im at the beggining in oblivion gateway....corridors and blood feast

when i engage an enemy he always leaves me with less than half the health i had...i play in the standard difficulty...that being medium i think

what should i do please? should i lower the diff? im an dark elf and only have a couple of spells....shield and axe

pygmahia5

hm..its difficult but u didnt lower the difficulty yet? yea just lower it thts wht i did on tht part

You could turn down the difficulty? :|

I seriously didn't know that...I literally poured 150 hours into this game and never knew you could lower the difficulty...omg...I'm such a dumb***.

You could turn down the difficulty? :|

I seriously didn't know that...I literally poured 150 hours into this game and never knew you could lower the difficulty...omg...I'm such a dumb***.

cheezisgoooood

There's no need to turn it down anyways though, the game is perfectly balanced in terms of difficulty.

I never had to turn down the difficulty in this game. You obviously should have some good restoration spells to get your health back after each fight. As far as really not knowing where to go or what to do is fine... it's an open world and you're free to do as many quests as you want. There is THE main quest though where you take missions mainly from Martin Septim. Buying the illustrated Bradygames or Prima (forget which company made it) strategy guide is WELL worth the money.

Really knowing the games in's and out's are crucial as far as leveling up, and dealing with combat. You may want to get the guide or at least read some of the FAQ's on gamefaqs.com.

jacksheets

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I never had to turn down the difficulty in this game. You obviously should have some good restoration spells to get your health back after each fight. As far as really not knowing where to go or what to do is fine... it's an open world and you're free to do as many quests as you want. There is THE main quest though where you take missions mainly from Martin Septim. Buying the illustrated Bradygames or Prima (forget which company made it) strategy guide is WELL worth the money.

Really knowing the games in's and out's are crucial as far as leveling up, and dealing with combat. You may want to get the guide or at least read some of the FAQ's on gamefaqs.com.

acidic_dude

Yes.

11746 werent you 11745 the one that started anoying people on the fable 2 boards at gamefaqs.icabog

He seems like quite the troll, I wouldn't be shocked.

hi, i bought oblivion a while ago and have been trying to get into the game, but i just cant.

first i dont know what im supposed to do half of the time im playing it, and the other half i get b**ch slapped by enemies.

im at the beggining in oblivion gateway....corridors and blood feast

when i engage an enemy he always leaves me with less than half the health i had...i play in the standard difficulty...that being medium i think

what should i do please? should i lower the diff? im an dark elf and only have a couple of spells....shield and axe

maxis87

If you don't understand the leveling system in Oblivion the game will get really difficult at around level 15 and higher. You will have to kite (attack, run back, attack, and so on) high level creatures - even if you are using melee - in order to survive.

The key to leveling is to get as high attribute bonus as possible when you level up. Getting three 2s is really not good enough. If you get 4s or 5s you'll be more than fine. The bonus you get is decided by how many skill level-ups you've had in an attribute (strength, intelligence, etc) during that level. So if you want a high bonus in strength you need to level your Hand To Hand, Blade, and Blunt skills. How many skill-ups you get determine how big a bonus in that attribute you'll get. It makes no difference if these skills are in your major or minor skill sets, and it doesn't matter which ones of these skills you level. So you could get a +5 bonus just by leveling Blade if you wanted to. Also, if you have had 10 major skill-ups in a level (ie when you can level up by sleeping), skill-ups you get after that doesn't affect that level. They are transferred to the next level, so be sure to level your minor skills first so you know you will get a good bonus. However be warned, skill-ups in minor skills aren't transferred, they are completely wasted.

Here's a list showing how many skill-ups you need for the bonuses.

1. +0
2. +2
3. +2
4. +2
5. +2
6. +3
7. +3
8. +4
9. +4
10. +5

I've heard peope cry too easy, but too hard? Heh.

Slipin

That's what I was thinking. Beating the Arena at level 3 isn't what I consider "too hard".

[QUOTE="Slipin"]

I've heard peope cry too easy, but too hard? Heh.

GodLovesDead

That's what I was thinking. Beating the Arena at level 3 isn't what I consider "too hard".

You should try beating it at level 30 instead. That will be too hard unless you have leveled really good.

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I've heard peope cry too easy, but too hard? Heh.

Naros

That's what I was thinking. Beating the Arena at level 3 isn't what I consider "too hard".

You should try beating it at level 30 instead. That will be too hard unless you have leveled really good.

I'd never do that because all it does is point out how terrible the game's leveling system is. It's a shame they screwed the game up so miserably.

Why you haven't lowered the difficulty yet it beyond me.