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[akiratheoni]

... because we don't have a thread on Skyrim yet.

Try not to spoil a lot of things yet, I'm still only a couple hours into the game. Like 3 or 4. Still wandering around and getting a feel for the game. It's a lot of fun, I like the sense of exploration and the fact that it really does feel like a whole new world. The combat seems a bit... dated though. Hopefully it will get better later in the game.

Couple questions (this is my first real TES game, I played Morrowind but did nothing but cheat and kill people):
I was wandering around and a bandit toll guard stopped me and told me to pay the fine. I just killed the toll guard. Are there any long-term consequences of this? Obviously killing the guards in the cities is bad, but this was in the middle of no where and I think that guard was the only person around.

Also, other than finding random caverns with bandits or bears in them, where can I train to level up my combat skills?

[Mezulu]

Killing people doesn't really have any consequences at all if there's no one else around. If there are a couple of other people around, you can kill them too and there will be no repercussions because there will be no witnesses. Also, if you Sneak-kill, you can kill people even in the middle of the city and not get in trouble, so long as you aren't seen in Sneak mode.

As far as training combat skills, there really is no better way than just raiding caves, dungeons, and camps. If you are around level 10-20, you can go try and take on a Giant. He'll still one-shot you if he hits you, but if you run up, take a few swings, and run away, or use magic, you'll be able to take him down and will almost certainly level up in the process. Just be warned though, Giants come 2 per camp, and always have 1 - 2 Mammoths with them.

[akiratheoni]

Oh god, I already had a bad experience with giants haha. Killed me in a couple hits

Still only like level 5. Gotta find more caves to level up then

[akiratheoni]

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Another question, do enemies scale in difficulty as I go through the game? I find that I'm killing like bandits and stuff kinda easily. Still only like 6-7 hours into the game though (level 8 now).

[Mezulu]

I've heard that the enemies scale with your level, but in my experience this isn't true. If that were the case, the giants I'm fighting now at level 70 would be damn near impossible to kill. I'm taking them out in a few hits though.

[akiratheoni]

My guess is that the enemies probably scale with your level then max out at a certain point, then. How many hours do you have on the game?

[Mezulu]

I've got around 120 hours so far

[Red Phazon]

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