Summary
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remasteredhas provided the perfect gateway for new players to enter the world of Cyrodiil. While some veteran players are eagerly awaiting newcomers to stumble acrossthe game’s more annoying quests, others areleaving words of advice for their fellow adventurers.
One of the major difficulties new players have encountered is the Breaking the Siege of Kvatch quest. It’s a quest that becomes notoriously more difficult the higher-level players become, which has led to a series of warnings to newbies not to power level.
Oblivion Remastered Players Need To Stop Power-Leveling
Breaking the Siege of Kvatch is a mission thatplayers have been warned to do early, as the higher your level, the more difficult the enemies you’ll encounter will be. But that’s just a small part of a larger issue, as new players feel the need to increase their skill levels without thinking of the consequences.
A new thread on Reddit, posted by GuacamolEBola, has had players discussing the pros and cons of power-leveling their skills in the game.
GuacamolEBolashared a storyof their friend who was, unsurprisingly, stuck on the Kvatch mission after glitching their way to level 100 in Sneak and Lockpicking. This led to the pair having a debate on the negative impacts of leveling up unnecessary skills, including the difficulty of enemies that spawn around Cyrodiil.
While some players expressed a desire to level their skills at the speed they wanted, Almainyny offered a sensible alternative. “Leveling your skills naturally works just fine, there’s genuinely no need to power level them,” theysaid. " As you play, you’ll get stronger naturally and you won’t have to worry about ancillary skills like Mercantile, Athletics, or Security pushing your level higher than your damage potential."
Leveling your skills naturally works just fine, there’s genuinely no need to power level them.
Others were quick to add that some skills, like Illusion, were worth focusing on, but the rest will come to fruition as you make your way through the game.
Despite warnings, though, some players remained defiant, vowing never to stop power-leveling, with some using in-game lore as a reason not to. “Fighting through oblivion gates at higher levels really makes it feel like hell is breaking loose, and we don’t stand a chance,“said Xlr8_Zc.
It’s an interesting conundrum, but with a game as open as Oblivion, there will never be a right way of doing things, and players should absolutely play in whatever way makes them happy.
