You know whats wrong with Skyrim these days? : V

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:04 am

I hate mages.The way they can backpeddle across the landscape at full speed while casting destruction spells and healing themselves.You have to hope they bump into a terrain feature to slow them down enough to hit them..You finally get a chance to swing at them if that happens..and next thing you know they have managed to strafe around and behind you by the time your character has raised their weapon up.

They are such a pain in the butt.Hate em :stare:

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:45 am

Those are the times I'm glad I'm a Block user. I just ambush behind a corner or teleport close to them, bash them, and make some mage chopped.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:42 am

I am shelled in heavy armor and slow as a turtle. Nevertheless, I find enemy
mages rather easy. However, I find them incredibly hard when you encounter them with a full diversive party, like warriors supporting them.

Guess it's a good idea to flee, at least sometimes...

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:38 pm

You have just offended Devani Telvayn, Arch Mage of The College of Winterhold.

Please, expect a delivery of angry atronachs in the next few days.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:21 am

At this point I'm glad when I run into those situations. The other day I got killed multiple times by a Vampire wearing glass armor by the Western Watchtower. It was the first time in a long time that I actually had to think my way through a battle and do things differently.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:22 am

Hate em.it's good that they keep you on your toes,but as a recent example i was fighting a pyromancer and by the time my charatcer raised their sword they had run off to the side 20 feet away and were just jacking me up.They almost force you to take traits up to Block Runner.Stupid magic users..just die beneath my cold steel.If not now you will die upon a reload :biggrin:

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:21 am

Theres somthing wrong with skyrim?

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:36 pm

I'm a mage, so enemy mages don't bother me....sometimes...lesser wards and other wards get annoying very fast. It's swarms of melee enemies who decide my companion is not good enough and I have five guys on me. And I cannot use my shouts because my companion is in the way and I'll kill my companion.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:26 am

"Everyone's obsessed with death!"

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:21 pm

You know whats more annoying than a mage? a group of mages =)

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:11 am

The problem with Skyrim is that everyone is obsessed with death

Every time I walk out of a town or a cave someone is there to kill me. Why can't we pick flowers together and ride dragons for once?

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:37 am

Everyone is obsessed with death

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:28 pm

Sets-Things-On-Fire will set you on fire for this offense!

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:55 pm

I hate mages.The way they can backpeddle across the landscape at full speed while casting destruction spells and healing themselves.You have to hope they bump into a terrain feature to slow them down enough to hit them..You finally get a chance to swing at them if that happens..and next thing you know they have managed to strafe around and behind you by the time your character has raised their weapon up.

Once you aquire the "Become Ethereal" Shout you can gingerly jog up to them and stuff your sword in their face.

Azrael
The Nord with the Sword

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:03 pm

It svcks more when they are ice mages.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:29 pm

It svcks more when they are ice mages.

Quoted for truth. Especially when they ambush you cause you were not really paying attention; just moving from one place to another.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:23 am

Sets-Things-On-Fire will set you on fire for this offense!

Well, his (or hers) name certainly leaves little to imagination :rofl:

Anyway, NPC mages are indeed extremely dangerous. You need to close in fast (sprint or Whirlwind Sprint) prevent them from casting spells (bashing, paralysis poisons/magic/powers, shouts) and beat them down before they can recover. Or use stealth and kill them before they see you. Also resist element and magic gear and potions are helpful.

For my current character the method is: hide, cast fury, watch the fireballs fly, repeat if necessary, finish off who's left, loot the bodies :hehe:

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:35 pm

I am so jealous of mages. Their spells scale. Mine don't :/

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:46 am

Sounds like you're lacking in magic resistance as I never seem to have that problem with mages. Archers on the other hand!

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:33 am

Does no one use shouts? Whirlwind sprint up to them, use the ethereal shout, ice form or the good old FusRoDa to send them on their butt.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:19 am

Mages doesn't really bother me, we are given enough tools to handle them in form of Shouts and terrain. A mage that backpeddle you either have to use whirlwind shout, or do the same yourself so you lure him against you. It wouldn't make sense if a mage stood still and just took the beating you gave him so as it is now it means you have to use some tactic and plan the fight a bit more.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:40 pm

Yeah and that lightning spell's just ridiculous isn't it. One or two shots from a hundred feet away... dead. Can't miss.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:55 am

Whirlwind. Bash. Attack. Repeat. This tactic's won since the 11-11-11... LOL

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:34 am

You can easily outmove them and close the distance. By applying a slow or paralysis poison to your weapon, they can′t run away from you anymore.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:50 pm

Better yet, you can take on the block perk that allows you to block 50% of magic damage, and wear armor that heightens the elemental defense, and viola' Mage soup: Just add war-hammer! :cool:

...And even if they slow you down with frost bolts just sprint and whack away to your heart's content! :biggrin: