stroups;1002967 wrote:I bought the game over the weekend and I think I am a level 9. I am new to this so what are the best caves to loot and any pointers on leveling up fast?

I have done a little bit on the main story line and have also joined the thieves guild trying to get the skeleton key.

McFly1955;1003009 wrote:Not sure about the best caves to loot...just go in them all

Some are just 1-2 rooms and just a few minutes to finish, some are elaborate and may take 30 minutes or more.


You automatically level up by doing the things you want to level up...Use a one handed weapon a lot, you will level up one handed weapons, etc...If you want to level up 1 handed, equip a 1 handed weapon and go clear out some caves, or you can google and find people who can train you in 1 handed by paying them gold....You just find the person and pay them and they will instantly level you up. IF you want to level up alchemy, gather/buy a bunch of ingredients and taste them all, then mix them into potions, etc.

Heretic;1003050 wrote:Yeah. I think the one problem I'm running into with leveling is that I want to have my cake and eat it too when it comes to weapons. So I build one-hand and two-hand evenly, so if I get a good magic weapon, I can immediately use it. Which leads to problems with boss-types in dungeons (and dragons) where I have to use the cheese tactic of sneak + arrows + enemies too stupid to realize someone HAS to be there because arrows don't magically lodge themselves into faces = easier fight. If I focused on one of the other, I'd be a lot more powerful because of high-level perks. Instead, I'm at just below 60 on both.

hoops23;1003476 wrote:I will play this game for about 4 to 5 hours tonight. It's been far too long. I need to become a werewolf by the of my playing time.[/QUOTE

That can be done in 1-2 hours -- just did it a few nights ago.

Commander of Awesome;1003739 wrote:Ha 1~2 hours if I could stay focused. Played a few hours tonight and only did two side quests. Keep getting distracted.

hoops23;1003772 wrote:Bingo. I set myself straight to focus on a single task, then something within the world grabs my attention and I spend hours doing something entirely different.

Heretic;1004228 wrote: Tonight, I do have to focus for a little bit. Got Molag Bal's Mace last night. It has the auto soul trap ability. Which means it's the perfect time to do Azura's Shrine quest, since in the Elder Scrolls games, that leads to getting an infinite-use soul gem. That would come in handy.

Commander of Awesome;1004237 wrote:I got the mace a few days ago, and its quite handy. I've been mixing that up with trying to replenish the Ebony Blade. Ebony blade is tough to do though because you have to kill ppl who trust you with it. So far I think I'm up to 6 of the 10 needed (been going to towns and offing my companions). I've heard that Azura's Shrine is the hardest quest in the game, so let me know how it goes.

Heretic;1005642 wrote: But then I looked at the clock and figured I should have been in bed an hour or two earlier, so that was the end of that.

Heretic;1007156 wrote:Yes. Azura's Star does wind up brutal. I'll have to save the final step for later, like when I'm better at enchanting and can give myself HUGE fire resistance. The final fight is against a boss wizard who summons (or is with) high level Dremoras. Who shoot many fireballs. If I charge the wizard (who backs off quickly to put the Dremoras between you and he), I'm dead by the time I reach him. If I lay back, the Dremoras just casually destroy me with fire.

So, I redeemed a few Windheim quest rewards, did a couple local caves I had open quests on, redeemed a few Riften rewards and now am at some fort to activate Meridia's beacon (a different Daedra quest; her shrine where you get it is north of Solitude).