blocking while using 1H and a spell? : V

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:33 am

seeing as you can not block with duel weapons, can you block if you have a 1 handed weapon like a mace and then a spell in the other hand? or do you need either a shield or 2 handed weapon to block?

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:40 am

U can if you have a sword in one hand I believe.

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:34 am

You cant actively block with sword and spell, however you can still use your magic to activate the Ward and Oakskin protection spell lines.

I suspect sword and spell wont be as popular as you'd think. Established mages will prefer two hands of magic or magic and shield, even if the latter seems a bit... counter-intuitive, it may well be a far superior option.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:15 am

I think you can only block with one-handed weapons if your left hand is empty s: not too sure, though.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:08 am

I don't think you can block with both a spell and a sword in each hand , as when you only have a 1h sword equipped you use both hands when you block.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:59 am

damn

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:25 am

I think you can only block with one-handed weapons if your left hand is empty s: not too sure, though.

It is. Blocking can only one with shields, two handed weapons or empty left hand.

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:36 am

Just make sure to hotkey your spell off so you can block. I bet it's not really that hard.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:18 am

So we can block with 2h weapon? Sweet! Perfect for my Nord, Conan like warrior.

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:06 am

Block? Why block? ATTACK!

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:28 am

The reason why you can't block when dual-wielding is because you'll use the left weapon/spell when pushing the left trigger, and the right weapon/spell when pushing the right trigger. You can only block if there's nothing else that is triggered by pressing either attack button (or just the left one, if ambidexterity isn't yet featured in the game).

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:15 am

The reason why you can't block when dual-wielding is because you'll use the left weapon/spell when pushing the left trigger, and the right weapon/spell when pushing the right trigger. You can only block if there's nothing else that is triggered by pressing either attack button (or just the left one, if ambidexterity isn't yet featured in the game).

I dunno about Xbox (BOO! Down with Microsoft!), but PS3 has two triggers for each hand. Observe: http://us.playstation.com/csimg/PS3/kbid_444/ps3_controller_reset.jpg

So is the bottom one for attack and the top one for block, or what?

» Tue May 15, 2012 3:23 am

I dunno about Xbox (BOO! Down with Microsoft!), but PS3 has two triggers for each hand. Observe: http://us.playstation.com/csimg/PS3/kbid_444/ps3_controller_reset.jpg

So is the bottom one for attack and the top one for block, or what?

The left bumper, as it's called, is for sprinting. The right bumper is for shouts.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:27 am

I dunno about Xbox (BOO! Down with Microsoft!), but PS3 has two triggers for each hand. Observe: http://us.playstation.com/csimg/PS3/kbid_444/ps3_controller_reset.jpg

So is the bottom one for attack and the top one for block, or what?

Xbox users have the same thing but the top two are fro sprinting and Dragonshouts.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:56 am

I dunno about Xbox (BOO! Down with Microsoft!), but PS3 has two triggers for each hand. Observe: http://us.playstation.com/csimg/PS3/kbid_444/ps3_controller_reset.jpg

So is the bottom one for attack and the top one for block, or what?

Bro really. An xbox controller has a trigger and a bumper. Trigger = R/L2 Bumper =R/L1. left bumper uses sprint and right bumper shout if i remember correctly

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:54 am

The reason why you can't block when dual-wielding is because you'll use the left weapon/spell when pushing the left trigger, and the right weapon/spell when pushing the right trigger. You can only block if there's nothing else that is triggered by pressing either attack button (or just the left one, if ambidexterity isn't yet featured in the game).

I believe it's been said that right hand free = punch. This needs confirmation though.