11-17-2011, 06:56 PM
The one thing I can say about leveling non-combat skills is that it *shouldn't* make content tougher for you than intended. So far, Skyrim has been a *tough* game but fun and rewarding. Granted, if you shoot your Smithing up to 100 ASAP (Like I did) and gain extra levels because of it - you will find more powerful enemies and not have particular "Combat" perks to handle them as easily.
That being said, putting perks into Smithing lets you craft various weapons that are stronger, as well as taking a Grinstone to the weapons you do have and making them stronger/more level appropriate. Im level 33 at this point, dual wielding Mace of Molag Bar (Spelling?) and Grimsever at close range, using Mehrune's Razor and a Legendary Glass Dagger for Sneak attacking, and a Legendary Glass Bow for Ranged - and things just melt. I even turned the difficulty up from "Adept" (Normal) to see how tough it was - and its made the game more fun in the later levels. Im eyeballing "Master" difficulty if it gets easier than it is currently.
While there may be some tough levels between 10-25 where you seem to hit some enemies or Bandit Lords that cast projectiles that 2-shot you or close the gap and kill you faster than you can heal up - eventually it'll get better with gear/more powerful spells.
-Z
That being said, putting perks into Smithing lets you craft various weapons that are stronger, as well as taking a Grinstone to the weapons you do have and making them stronger/more level appropriate. Im level 33 at this point, dual wielding Mace of Molag Bar (Spelling?) and Grimsever at close range, using Mehrune's Razor and a Legendary Glass Dagger for Sneak attacking, and a Legendary Glass Bow for Ranged - and things just melt. I even turned the difficulty up from "Adept" (Normal) to see how tough it was - and its made the game more fun in the later levels. Im eyeballing "Master" difficulty if it gets easier than it is currently.
While there may be some tough levels between 10-25 where you seem to hit some enemies or Bandit Lords that cast projectiles that 2-shot you or close the gap and kill you faster than you can heal up - eventually it'll get better with gear/more powerful spells.
-Z
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