Personally, I'm sort of torn about how I want to play my character. I played a mage in Oblivion, but her magic wasn't good enough and I had to turn her into a battlemage. Both my spells and my blade attacks were pretty weak, and it made the game hard to play. I kind of want to play as a Khajit or Dunmer rogue that buffs himself with spells, but I'm afraid that he'll also be too weak. Does this build idea sound good? Also, what character builds are everyone using/planning on using?

Funny you mention it, I'm either going battlemage ala alteration or conjuration or a dual weapons/ranger type.

Sword and shield with magic as 1/3 of my points, but after watch greg for.....7 hours I think I might try two handed weapons, think I can do it better than he but I'm not as funny or insightful as he is

I shall kill everything and everyone. The weapon doesn't matter, for the result shall be the same: death. I am the Great Leveler and I shall bring everyone back to the dirt.

I was thinking going for an archer/mage. Is that a bad idea?

Magic for summoning things to kill other things, mostly. Probably a sword or axe for backup, though a bow wouldn't hurt.

normally in rpgs i play a DPS rogue but the spells in this does look a hell of a lot better so im thinking of going for a full mage. on top of that to my understanding the status attacks are rather late game so i probably wont be able to do the roge type of build i would want anyway. in the end im buying the strategy guide and probably read it on the bus home so it will be a last minuet decision

I always play Warrior/Barbarian classes in any RPG i play, so when i finally get around to picking this game up i shall continue this trend.

"It's a really great video game about a guy that kills people with a big hammer."

I'm playing the same way I played Oblivion. A badass, stealthy archer who also happens to be a mage.

I'm playing as a wood elf, focusing on the thief skills, and also one handed weapons.

Either a Nord who uses dual axes and strength or a Khajit with sneak/archer skills.

@BabyChooChoo: will you use swords or daggers for melee attacking? Is attack speed the only reason a person would use daggers over other blade weapons?

@MikeHawk said:

@BabyChooChoo: will you use swords or daggers for melee attacking? Is attack speed the only reason a person would use daggers over other blade weapons?

Generally daggers have a higher crit rate or a backstab type ability. I have no clue if this is the case in oblivion though.

@MikeHawk: It depends on the stats mostly. If I find a dagger that stuns, poisons, etc then I'd use that over most swords unless the sword in question also had similar effects. From what I remember though, I generally stuck with swords anyway because I didn't have to get in too close and I could do enough damage in a short amount of time. I'm not too picky over my melee weapons to be honest. In Oblivion, in a room full of enemies, I would one-shot a guy with a bow, summon a monster, and kill off the rest before they even got to me.

@Synaptic said:

@MikeHawk said:

@BabyChooChoo: will you use swords or daggers for melee attacking? Is attack speed the only reason a person would use daggers over other blade weapons?

Generally daggers have a higher crit rate or a backstab type ability. I have no clue if this is the case in oblivion though.

in skyrim there's a perk that boosts dagger attacks fifteen times more powerful if struck while you're sneaking/undetected. also daggers and bows are silent while other weapons are not. if that helps at all

Orc Mage, because.

Same way I've always played.  Fireball, fireball, fireball.

Nord rogue. Specialty in archery, one handed weapons, sneak, alchemy and illusion.

Magic and Dragons!

Prob a rogue. Focus in Archery and daggers. Ill most likely try to see if I can get some decent skill with a sword once shit hits the fan.

sword and shield sneaky type with healing... race is still undecided since the redguard adrenaline rush was nerfed.

@BabyChooChoo: ok, that makes sense.

um, there have never been defined classes in the elder scrolls games.

Dual-wielding destruction user. Then, after I finish the main quest, I will focus on leveling everything. My long-term goal is to become a god.

Going with block, one-handed, restoration, archery, with minors in two-handed hammer, alchemy and smithing. Next roll will be pure mage with help from a build guide hopefully.

Battle mage all the way. I'll focus on magic in the beginning, but try and balance out how I spend my perks.

Whatever murders MF'ing dragons, that's what I'll be.

Warrior. But of course I'll use some magic along the way.

@SpikeSpiegel said:

I was thinking going for an archer/mage. Is that a bad idea?

The game is set with the concept of no path chosen is wrong. I was level 4 and killed two giants with lightning and a bow. The archery has improved.

1 handed, destruction, healing. not decided what to do after :)

@Sayishere said:

1 handed, destruction, healing. not decided what to do after :)

Pretty much this, maybe some conjuration.

After that a Khajit rogue/archer/ranger, then of course a Nord barbarian with a big two hander.

i'm playing as a pure sword and board warrior, nord race. I do use the healing spell sometimes when i run out of potions. Hard time finding better weapons and armor though.

For my first playthrough I'm rolling with a melee focused character who specializes in one handed swords with a little archery when the situation calls for it and restoration magic. I'll probably go full Mage or Archer on my next playthrough.

Right hand sword, left hand destruction spells for me, along with healing when necessary. I can't be bothered with archery.

- Scott