Fighting Underwater?! : V

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:56 pm

Does anyone think that underwater gameplay in Skyrim has been completely removed? I remember in Oblivion, where you had quests that took you underwater and you were able to fight underwater too. But they completely removed any element of that in Skyrim. How lame is that? Please bring that back! There are obviously enemies you can fight underwater like this piranha type fish, so why can't I combat them at all? This feels backwards. Please make it so that I can at least fight back and not have to run for my life every time I see one of those fish.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:59 am

Underwater combat is too "spreadsheety".

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:59 pm

Underwater combat is too "spreadsheety".

It's a bit cold there, too.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:58 am

I want to help old men retire and get magic rings though

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:28 pm

My companion insists on swimming around trying to kill fish whenever we're near water. Trouble is, when she's swimming she can't engage in combat. So she just swims around like a mentalist and I have to track back and unload dozens of arrows into the water to try and unlock her.

Not ideal is it...

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:43 am

Yes, this must be fixed.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:47 pm

Swords would be the only sensible thing to be able to swing under water, maybe axes to, but it would have to be a pretty straight swing.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:17 pm

Swords would be the only sensible thing to be able to swing under water, maybe axes to, but it would have to be a pretty straight swing.

Jabs and stabs actually would be the only efficient things really...guess that explains why there are only two water creatures in the entire game...

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:24 am

Besides, enemies seem to breathe underwater forever. If you have a companion just say good bye and move on, because she will stay there underwater forever as well.

In Oblivion just bring a dagger and kill fish and stuff. It should count as a bug (not a "feature") in Skyrim.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:26 pm

There's no longer a reason to. The 2 slaughterfish in the game would rather you get their scales by robbing alchemy shops.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:57 am

Swords would be the only sensible thing to be able to swing under water, maybe axes to, but it would have to be a pretty straight swing.

ever tried swinging your arms under water, let alone holding a sword in one ?

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:05 am

I've never actually tried fighting underwater (or anywhere else for that matter (?))
but I'm pretty sure if you got deep enough into the water you'd have trouble just floating or diving with weapons in your hands

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:28 pm

You can use the destruction spell cloaks to kill Slaughterfish that try to mess with you.

But yeah, despite realism I'd rather like to stab the little bastards.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:09 am

Swords would be the only sensible thing to be able to swing under water, maybe axes to, but it would have to be a pretty straight swing.

Daggers would be the way to go.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:55 am

Because physics wouldn't allow it be be very effective. If you swung a sword underwater, your sword would go practically nowhere slowly, and you would be tossed and turned by the momentum backfiring. Also I don't see Magic working under water, and Arrows would loose momentum extremely fast under water and not be effective what so ever.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:04 am

I've never actually tried fighting underwater (or anywhere else for that matter (?))
but I'm pretty sure if you got deep enough into the water you'd have trouble just floating or diving with weapons in your hands

indeed and with all that armor , even hide or fur armor and what we are carrying how can we actually stay floating

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:45 pm

You can use the destruction spell cloaks to kill Slaughterfish that try to mess with you.

But yeah, despite realism I'd rather like to stab the little bastards.

This. Cloaks work wonders. My new character, a 2-handed tank, doesn't stand a chance though.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:34 am

ever tried swinging your arms under water, let alone holding a sword in one ?

Actually i never even thought about the arms, just the blade. XD good point

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:41 pm

I'm too afraid of the slaughter fish to go in the water much. :shifty:

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:39 pm

I want to be able to electrocute the whole darn lake if feel like it! :flamethrower:

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:51 am

Arrows would loose momentum extremely fast under water and not be effective what so ever.

I'm pretty sure harpoon guns work underwater which are similar to bows, no? At least at short range these should work just fine.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:23 pm

Oh, to be Beowulf, swimming in full chain mail mucking up sharks and the like with my battleaxe on the way to Grendel's lair.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:25 pm

ever tried swinging your arms under water, let alone holding a sword in one ?

You can dive while wearing Daedric Armor. Either the law of Newton does not work for weapons in Skyrim or it's just my character's strong body.

Frederick Barbarossa died because he jumped into a body of water while wearing plate armor, just saying.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:15 pm

I am a certified Scuba Diver and a surfer. Daggers would work just fine. So would...spears! Swords could kind of be used if you stabbed with them but I am just theorizing there off of various instruments I have messed with while underwater. Of course floating in plate armor is kind of ridiculous in of itself.

Bows would be completely ineffective unless at very close range and once a bows string gets wet it is fairly useless anyways. I f we get really technical(which we should not) 75% of the things in the game cannot be done irl lol.

» Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:06 pm

Frederick Barbarossa died because he jumped into a body of water while wearing plate armor, just saying.

Chainmail, so god help you if you're wearing plate.