Which potions don't you use? : V

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:40 pm

Title says it all.

I never use:

Stamina potions

Magic potions

Any increase magic "power" for "X' amount and for "X" amount of time.

Any regen or increase health, stamina or magic potions

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:29 pm

My mage character used a few restore magicka potions, but other than that of all my characters I would say that 95% of all potion use was for healing myself during battle. Other than that a few cure diseases (in case I catch something that affects melee damage in the middle of a dungeon, otherwise I use a shrine.). Since I never min/max meta-game my characters I never touch the ones that increase skills or anything else. I usually carry an invisability potion, but I've never used one.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:18 am

If they don't help me out in battle, or smithing, I don't use them. Also, if I'm playing a one-hander, I don't use anything designed for helping 2-handers, and vice-versa. Leaves me with plenty of stuff to sell.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:36 pm

I only use health potions that I find. I don't pick up/purchase any others.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:44 pm

All of them. I never use potions in Skyrim. If you need to use a potion, you're doing it wrong.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:01 pm

All of them. I never use potions in Skyrim. If you need to use a potion, you're not using Smithing and Enchanting.

Fixed.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:13 pm

I don't use Enchanting either. I did smith my gear to Legendary, but I fail to see how that makes combat much easier. It certainly makes it faster since I don't have to hack at Draugr Deathlords for 20 seconds anymore.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:53 pm

Carry weight potions.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:29 pm

So far, I only use Health potions. Stamina I don't worry about, although I suppose I could hang onto one just incase.

I was selling Magicka potions, but I'm playing my Spellshadow (Mage Assassin), so not for him.

Basically Stamina and Skills Enhancement potions, as every time I've used them, they've not seemed to have done anything.

Regen stoppers and Stamina/Magicka damagers for poisons also go, as they don't seem to do much.

Health Regens and Strength Potions I keep, mainly because I forget to use them, lol.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:54 pm

I only use Cure Disease and Restore Health and Magicka potions. I don't use Stamina or Fortify potions, too much micromanagement.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:51 pm

Admittedly I haven't invested in Alchemy that much with any character yet, but Health buff potions come to mind. They tend to have short duration, and run out at inopportunate moments, which will just make the enemies suddenly get a fatality on you when you thought you had a decent amount of health left, etc. Magicka poison also doesn't seem that effective, since the enemies have large magicka pools, and a single potion of say, 60 magicka damage won't do much of anything.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:35 pm

My sneaky Khajiit thief doesn't use potions, he trades arrows for them so that he can trade them for money at the market.

His exchange rate has been pretty excellent now, averaging about 3 arrows for every potion, though sometimes he lucks into a package deal and gets several potions for one arrow.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:01 am

I never use the potions I make.

Not sure why I am making them in the first place......

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:17 pm

I never use the potions I make.

Not sure why I am making them in the first place......

The pre-existing potions do tend to be vastly better in some areas than the player-made ones. How can your Alchemy-skill compete with Ultimate Healing's instant full health, etc?

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:52 am

I don't use Enchanting either. I did smith my gear to Legendary, but I fail to see how that makes combat much easier. It certainly makes it faster since I don't have to hack at Draugr Deathlords for 20 seconds anymore.

You fail to see how increasing your items base stats to twice their value (or more if you use potions/enchants) makes the game easier? Right.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:13 pm

I have a really bad problem of picking up EVERY potion I see and make them as well..... and never use any of them lol. I am kind of a pack rat. I always figure.....if I ever need it.. I will have it.. but that never winds up happening.

Thank god for player.modav carryweight

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:04 am

An easier question would be which potions do I use? I have about 30 grand worth of potions in a chest at home.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:16 am

Potion of haggling -- my character got rich really fast so there's really no need
Potion of smithing -- I don't see a lot of difference in stronger weapon with this potion..
Potion of enchanting -- same reason as smithing potion

Edit: added reasons

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:33 am

I always figure.....if I ever need it.. I will have it.. but that never winds up happening.

You'll need it right after you drop/sell it. :wink:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:58 pm

The only ones I use are health and cure disease. I keep one of magicka, stamina and lockpicking in my inventory just in case. The rest are vendored. I must say that early on I keep a resist frost or two since my character is melee.

Another exception - I don't carry them in my inventory but I do use fortify smithing and enchanting potions. This is a big change from Oblivion where I hauled all kinds of nifty self made potions and poisons around and used them nearly every fight. Skyrim's alchemy is just weak by comparison.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:59 am

I use Cure Disease, and poisons for my dagger...and that's it.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:15 pm

I only use healing and carry weight potions.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:56 am

I use Restore Health potions mostly so am always chasing down monarch butterflies.
The other handy ones I use are Cure Disease, the ones that increase your encumbrance, Resist Fire and Frost, and sometimes Paralyze and Fortify Barter if I see a really expensive item in a shop I want to buy for less.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:00 am

It would be a really long list so, I'll just tell you want I do use.

Restore Health, Restore Stamina and Strength

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:14 am

Only use health potions. Its the only ones that works for my character as she is