Hokay, so we all know it, there is a pretty bad issue with the hot key system. I have a sword and spell, and i want to switch to an off hand weapon in the midst of combat. Well too bad, it replaces the main hand. There are a lot of these kinds of issues with the hot keys, the biggest one being that you dont really control where your item goes! So I propose this to you Bethesda, weapon sets! It's super easy, and it fixes ALL problems. You have a set with 2 one handers set to 1 and a set with the same main hand and a spell set to 2. Then perhaps, you want to switch your spell to your main hand and bring out a shield? Then bind it to 3. The key bindings should work by binding Both the main hand and the offhand you have to the number rather than 1 item. For shouts and abilities though, there is nothing wrong with the current one.

Also, why does a single 1h not have an inherent 40% speed bonus when wielded alone, when wielding 2 lets you swing one faster? That doesn't make a lot of sense. I understand that you're not exactly swinging both weapons at the same time, so for balances sake it needs to be there, but why not up the damage on dual wield strikes then or something?

Why u no dodge button. QQ

Also, when I have a single 1h out, sprinting looks great in 1st person. When i'm dual wielding, sprinting looks fine in first person. But when i'm wielding a weapon and spell, all of a sudden my characters decides he wants to sprint without lowering his weapon at all. I don't know if this is a glitch or not, but the sprinting animation from just a 1h is amazing, why not apply it to 1h and spell? Please?

I would like to conclude this with the statement that all of these flaws, all of those things that should be in the game but aren't pale in the absolute epicness and fun that characterizes this game. Thanks for your time!

THANK YOU! i posted the same thing yesterday and it really, really blows and killing my fun. Im a spellsword and i like to switch between Shield/Sword to Shield/Spell, etc and this is impossible right now given the current UI and hot key mapping. Im glad other people are taking notice and I really hope this gets fixed asap. If anyone has come across a mod that fixes this issue please post it.