What's the point in daggers? : V

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:15 pm

Just wandering what th epoint in daggers is, as swords are more powerful, and you can do the throat slit perk with them. They look cool! and i suppose RP is important , but any other info?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:41 am

x15 backstabbing multiplier?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:33 pm

The have the fastest attack speed in the game, and two deadric daggers with the appropriate one-handed perks and elemntal fury can cut down pretty much anything in a few seconds.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:29 am

can you not use swords with that perk?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:11 am

x15 backstabbing multiplier?

x30 with the Shrouded Gloves

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:18 pm

Assassins...

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:13 am

x30 with the Shrouded Gloves

pretty much that I can one shot anything with it

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:09 am

x30 with the Shrouded Gloves

This. One shot sneak attacking a mammoth is a good feeling.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:26 pm

silence factor for sneak/ninja/stealth type peoplez, dmg isnt so low once u have deadric legendary daggers with 1h perks they work just find, x15 dmg with sneaky perks or x30 with gloves

so yah they are sixy stuff

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:32 pm

I have been able to sneak up on one of the giant Dwarven robots and back stab killing them with one strike. Daggers are the bomb when you have them aligned with the proper perks. It is an assassin thing anyway...

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:44 am

x30 with the Shrouded Gloves

and thats not accounting for what dagger your using or what it may be enchanted with or even what poisons your using. so needless to say daggers are deadly stuff when used by a skilled assassin. i still prefer the bow though.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:59 am

I dunno, maybe the point of daggers is STABBING.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:00 pm

This. One shot sneak attacking a mammoth is a good feeling.

While we're on the topic of the 30x multiplier has anyone tried to sneak kill a dragon with it assuming they weren't perched up on a cliff or something? Would it be a 1 hit kill do u think?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:10 am

I didnt realize hte backstab perk only worked with daggers... so thanks guys

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:27 pm

the point is the sharp tapered end of the blade.

other than that, maybe daggers can be used for... the highest damaging single attack in the game next to a bugged frost spell?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:16 am

While we're on the topic of the 30x multiplier has anyone tried to sneak kill a dragon with it assuming they weren't perched up on a cliff or something? Would it be a 1 hit kill do u think?

Not sure if it would be possible to ever get close enough to sneak hit a dragon. The only ones that I have ever seen that aren't flying have been perched on top of word walls and the like.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:09 pm

x15 backstabbing multiplier?

and dual wielding for maximised damage?

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:53 pm

While we're on the topic of the 30x multiplier has anyone tried to sneak kill a dragon with it assuming they weren't perched up on a cliff or something? Would it be a 1 hit kill do u think?

I think they have "true sight" from D&D. Probably you couldn't get close enough.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:08 pm

My Bosmer only uses daggers, and he is badarse.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:22 am

While we're on the topic of the 30x multiplier has anyone tried to sneak kill a dragon with it assuming they weren't perched up on a cliff or something? Would it be a 1 hit kill do u think?

double power attach while sneak = dragon dead :biggrin:

and u Can get close to a dragon to make this happen

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:23 am

can you not use swords with that perk?

assains blade perk only works for daggers (x15 dagger damage).
back stab perk is x6 one handed damage.

also not 100% sure on this but i believe dagger attacks are silent and attacks by swords/maces/axes are not.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:40 pm

This. One shot sneak attacking a dragon is a good feeling.

Fixed.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:31 pm

I didnt realize hte backstab perk only worked with daggers... so thanks guys

There is one for other weapons that raises it to 6x (default 3x) and bows can be increased to 3x (default 2x)

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:19 am

Backstabbing. But they are inferior combat weapons in this game since they don't get any specific weapon class perks, outside of the normal 1h perks that add damage. Sure you can enchant them, but they will never crit, never pierce armour, never bleed etc. So yeah they are somewhat balanced in Skyrim. If you consider oneshotting anything in the game with no decent gear required balanced.

» Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:14 pm

The have the fastest attack speed in the game, and two deadric daggers with the appropriate one-handed perks and elemntal fury can cut down pretty much anything in a few seconds.

They don't feel fast for me. I don't know why.