I'm interested in hearing how some of the rest of you use trainers, if at all. I am aware of the trainer/follower exploit but I'm not interested in doing anything like that. I'm more interested in finding out how many of you think it's worth it to spend gold to upgrade a skill. I have been using trainers to upgrade things like one-hand, archery, and block.

I normally only use trainers in the higher levels of certain skills and higher level as a character since its a bit harder to level them up. If you have the gold why not right? It's all a matter of preference.

I notice that the price for training goes up each time you visit a trainer. It makes sense to wait for higher levels when levelling takes longer but are the prices level dependent or is that based only on the number of times you visit a trainer regardless of level?

I believe the price increase is dependant on the skill level they are offering (novice, adept, expert etc). And naturally each level bought will increase (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Yeah and if you're not careful all your gold will be BYE BYE at those higher levels. Depending on how much you keep of course. I like trainers, I normally use them when I come across them but don't go searching for them for the specific purpose of leveling up.

Personally I do all the trainer levelling that I can get away with at the lowest level possible because it costs less $$$.

My justification for doing it that way is because it gets a new character to a high enough level to start getting better magic items real quickly. Once I am above about level 15 I don't utilize trainers for any of my main skill sets.

The other thing I use trainers for is increasing the skill level of stuff that I don't use at all. For instance, I have a thief that uses only light armor so I will buy training in heavy armor to get more leveling perks than ignoring heavy armor completely would generate.

I use trainers all the time because, once you've bought all five houses gold isnt much of an issue anymore, so why not spend it on somthing you need

It's a pity there isn't more special training available such as what Angi provides.

I use it whenever I can afford it, either on my primary skills or some backup one that I might want to use later on down the line or sparingly now.

I use it whenever I find a trainer willing to train me.
Money is hardly an issue in TES games, either.

Typically. I'll train in a skill that I think I've been lacking in if I can find the right trainer.
For example: Say I've been neglecting my One-Handed in favor of Archery. Now I want to start using my blades again, but I'm having a few issues with enemies smacking me around a little too much before I can get in the final blow. What do I do? Train!
It's one of the aspects of TES that I just love. The ability to learn from others to further your own goals and abilities! Yay for Trainers!

I tend to buy training for the some of the skills that i never use in actual gameplay so that they will rise along with the skills I am actively using.