When Skyrim first started being shown around, it was said that acrobatics and athletics were two skills that were going to be removed.

Some play speedy characters with bows and what not. It's a lot of fun, especially with stealth characters.

That being said, we know that we're getting perks to make our guys faster, but anyone know how that will work? I've also heard no more backpedaling.

I'm sure perks will balance stealth game play, I'm just curious how. I can imagine how a strength/magic user build will look like, but I'm unsure about a stealth archer/dagger built on speed. I know, it's very specific =)

I'm pretty sure you can backpedal, you just can't do it as quickly as you did in OB.

im glad they slowed down back pedaling, no longer can you kite people around in a circle with a bow.

Turn around and run, don't backpedal. NPCs also still seem unable to jump, so get yourself on ledges and rocks. You'll be fine.

That was so fun to do! It takes a while to get that fast, but it paid off. Some people invest their points into Athletics, just like any other skill. I'm sure there are perks on this, I hope there are several =)

Bows also have some good perks that allow you to kite because they will stun/paralyze opponents.

Also if you're skilled you can do 180 bow attacks.