so i tried to take on a npc farmer while on the back of a horse for the 1st time yesterday


i found it very very hard to even get a hit on the iron dagger wielding "foe"

eventually i did win but i was like this took soo long when would this even be useful!

Good for wolves/bears/etc that attack you on horseback. Also, fun to keep making slices on a giant while zooming around him on a horse.

I found it to be difficult as well. Easier to just jump off and kill the foe and then jump back on. I want to try archery from horse back. That may be worth it and more practical.

It's better for hit and run tactics. Just horse sprint by, hit him, run off, turn around, repeat.

It would be way more fun if we could cast spells from horseback.

Yes, it's not a quick bash them in the head and kill 'em kinda thing. I don't think that was the point of it. I don't think the point was even to add a new fighting style to the game, like say Archery. It just makes sense that you should be able to swing a sword from your horse. It adds to the realism of the game. How easy would it be to ride a horse and swing a sword.. or axe? I'm just glad I can do it. It's not easy, timing is very important. But it's not a new fighting style, no.

Yes. I've been looking for a mod that does that but I haven't had any luck yet... :/

Really? It sounds simple, like the kind of thing that gets released hours after horseback riding.

Hopefully they improve horse combat in an expansion or something. I really believe mounted combat has a lot more potential than what it is now and it would be a shame for Bethesda not to build upon it. They could add creatures on mounts, maybe introduce some more mechanics, as well as adding magic to horse combat. It would be cool to see a jousting tournament of some sort and the addition of spears and halberds would be awesome.

YEEESSS! Jousting tourney sounds awesome.