I wasn't trying to be nasty, it's just how I debate when presented with something that I feel is completely made up. You're fluffing the Skyrim combat system to the point of rediculus. I never argued that 2H weapons have longer reaches-- they obviously do-- but you basically said that you can use this reach to "keep the enemy at bay" which we both know is total BS. You can't. They close the gap and attack with a dagger no problem-- yes you can stunlock them with a power attack but reach has NOTHING to do with that.



But you DID insinuate that Skyrim's combat is both deep AND tactical. Read your own posts, they make it look like this is more tactical than a PvP RTS game! I call them "stun locking" because that's what it is. I call an apple an apple. As for exploiting, it's exploiting GAME MECHANICS, not some kind of realistic simulation of actual combat exploits.

We could also consider a mini game of pressing buttons in the proper sequence to dodge the skewering...?

There's a mod out there that's already fixed this. I guess you're SOL if on a console, though.

I've notice people do not like mini games interrupting action sequences IN Rpgs atleast, so I didn't mention that

Come on now. You just don't have enough health/armor. The 2 handed power attack doubles the hit and he just laid a power attack on you. When the hit will for sure kill you you get the finish animation. This works for you too. It's perfectly fair.

Yeah it's unfortunate, if I could afford a better computer I would definitely play on one. The woes of jobless, unmotivated highschool adolescence and its perpetual brokeness.

We could also consider a mini game of pressing buttons in the proper sequence to dodge the skewering...?

High school?! You write way above that level, keep it up.

Back to auto-kill: I don't really see a viable solution other than to define a resource ratio required to execute it... other than removing it from the game altogether.

I could have taken a health poultice in the time it took for that two-handed bandit to wind up his attack, but I guess the game doesn't take that into consideration.

That's actually something that bothers me. Who has time to chug four quarts of health potion in the midst of a battle? I just pretend my armor absorbed the damage regained from health potions. But back on topic, I think everyone agrees that in many contexts, especially when your character is surrounded by enemies, kill animations are too drawn out. They should be adapted to circumstance or removed when you are taking on multiple enemies.

Like the argument you wouldn't continue?

It IS click, click, click. Unless you're sword 'n board or actually use your 2H weapon to block-- it's clickity click click. Magic is click and hold. And please don't go on about how there's this array of complex strategy involved in Skyrim combat. I've tried it all. The ONLY thing I could even remotely call "tactical" is Master difficulty, no follower, sword 'n board, and restoration.

And don't tell me you're dodging power attacks. You're not. Unless you have the block perk to slow time, you're not. You mentioned something before about waiting until your enemy is out of stamina, which is also BS because you can't tell how much stamina they have AND stamina is a broken resource (if I have ONE point of stamina I can perform any stamina-required ability).



I promise you've never used a sneak roll to dodge a strike. You're lying. We're all playing the same game here. You don't "retreat" unless you're doing so to cast a Resto spell. Your enemy moves as fast as you do. Your imagination is quite vivid. Your enemy's pace of combat does not have anything to do with your own.

Edit: "Force the enemy to adapt to your pace of combat"??? Are we playing the same game???

That's actually something that bothers me. Who has time to chug four quarts of health potion in the midst of a battle? I just pretend my armor absorbed the damage regained from health potions. But back on topic, I think everyone agrees that in many contexts, especially when your character is surrounded by enemies, kill animations are too drawn out. They should be adapted to circumstance or removed when you are taking on multiple enemies.

High school?! You write way above that level, keep it up.

No I wouldn't; I would easily dodge such a slow power attack (merely running to the side mind you, seeing as we weren't given dodging mechanics, badly enough). Instead, I'm forced to 3rd person (interrupting my 1st person play) and made to watch as my character stands idly for 3 seconds (which I could have easily used to escape said attack) while his head gets split open. It's idiotic. That power attack is made to connect automatically where I could have dodged it; it removes player control. There really is no justifying it.

Youre just mad cuz you died, call the whaaa police, if the animation would have not happened, you would have died anyhow, that is how it works. He also may have scored a critical, again, meaning you would have been dead regardless.

Unless he did one of the many things mentioned in this thread, like drink a potion, step back or sideways fast enough, block with a shield etc.

In addition to this issue, it seems to me that finishing moves are stronger than a typical power attack. Sometimes they seem to take off ridiculous amounts of health.