difficulty much higher> : V

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:11 pm

Is it just me or is the difficulty of the enemies much higher than vanilla skyrim? I normally play on master difficulty / no perks. and have little no trouble with enemies.
well I made a new character who i raised to 15 feeling it'd be the idea level and I am getting my butt handed to me, the new enemies seem much much stronger than anything else some 'basic' ones seem to give me as much trouble when I'm fighting a bandit thug or even bandit chief. I've had characters in the upwards of 50's +

on a side note.
I don't think anyone will be disappointed with this DLC

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:14 pm

A lot of people have noticed this. Yes it is harder.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:33 am

For what I've seen people saying, unlike Dawnguard, you should actually wait until you're higher level to start the quest.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:07 am

Yes, it is meant as a supplement done after completing your game.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:34 pm

really? Thank goodness. Game needed a difficulty hike

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:49 pm

yeah, that's a good thing.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:01 pm

kinda like the expansions in the original Morrowind, those were brutal on low lvl characters.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:41 pm

Glad that I'm not the only one that noticed this. I went in at level 13 and have been getting my [censored] kicked. Thinking about going back to the mainland and finishing up the main story, then going back.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:31 pm

Glad that I'm not the only one that noticed this. I went in at level 13 and have been getting my [censored] kicked. Thinking about going back to the mainland and finishing up the main story, then going back.

Hear you there. I was level 24 when I went in, adept, and went down to apprentice. Even with Lydia and atronach's the fights took longer but were more satisfying.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:31 am

I personally like a challenge although this is just my opinion :meh:

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:43 pm

really? Thank goodness. Game needed a difficulty hike

kinda like the expansions in the original Morrowind, those were brutal on low lvl characters.

Agreed.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:31 pm

I have a nord sneaky archer that is level 43 , adept and can one-shot just about anything except dragons. They are 2 shots. My mage, level 24, adept has very little problems in Skyrim, but on the island I had died 4 times in the first dungeon I went into and so I put her on apprentice and she did much better I just love the new challange of the harder enemies.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:51 pm

it is harder imo. There were alot of times my health dipped pretty low, and i was level 56! Also was just over 500 armor rating with the atronach stone svcking up half the spells. The lurkers in particular could be devastating

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:03 pm

Lvl 54 legendary heavy armor, 2 handed Death Knight here...difficulty Master...just found an enemy I couldn't kill no matter what I did, that beast wrecked me in seconds O_o Tried 3 times then I ran for my life...

All in all, difficulty level is higher, have to heal myself a lot more than vanilla...

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:01 pm

I'm cool with this, as long as the rewards like the Black book powers offer a sufficient power bump to largely offset this once all the content has been beaten.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:36 am

it is harder imo. There were alot of times my health dipped pretty low, and i was level 56! Also was just over 500 armor rating with the atronach stone svcking up half the spells. The lurkers in particular could be devastating

I play the game with 0 AR, so I expect to die ALOT.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:13 am

I had to turn the difficulty down. Place is deadly.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:28 pm

I hear you, im level 28 playing on Expert but im getting my ass handed to me. I had to lower it to adept just to get through Miraak's temple. I love how it is harder though as it will remain a challenge for me.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:12 pm

I had to turn the difficulty down. Place is deadly.

Same here. I'm actually glad. Gives some nice challenge.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:05 am

Lurkers are outrageous... I got gang-banged by 4 deathlords and a scourge in Bloodskaal barrow..

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:17 pm

Lurkers are outrageous... I got gang-banged by 4 deathlords and a scourge in Bloodskaal barrow..

Same here, although I didn't die. They did resort to making me summon my dremora lords which I only do rarely.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:10 pm

Im getting my ass-kicked(did I say mine? I ment Kharjo's) By a couple of Bandits...
Did I mention thier archery is OP?

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:47 pm

You really should complete a quest called A night to remember. Sanguine Rose is a really good reward that gives you some much needed back up when you need it.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Sanguine_Rose

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:45 pm

My low level didn't have a problem BUT a lot of leveliing was done on Solstheim itself, all around Raven Rock, before I dared brave the true wilds. Enemies still seem to scale, but are, yes, overall, more difficult, it seems. Not too bad, but they might give someone with 0 skillz a true challenge, even on easy.

» Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:47 am

Difficulty higher?
How so?

Does the AI finally not run straight into your face and begs for a new facelift?