
Let me reiterate: these people don't want to abuse the system. The argument is: I'm following the rules the developers give me, so they'd better have some sort of system of checks and balances in place to make sure that the mechanic works and that I can't abuse it. What happens with grinding skills is that certain types of players assume that, since it's included in the game, it's an accepted form of gameplay. (Okay, so I simplified this a bit, as you do need to acquire resources to create objects, but in general it is much easier to level these skills than non-crafting skills.) To level up a crafting skill (Smithing, Enchantment, and Alchemy) you stand in front of an object and press level up. To level up a combat skill, you have to go out and fight something, and risk getting your butt handed to you on a wooden platter. In other words, they can be leveled up with little or no cost or effort on the part of the player. Is crafting broken in Skyrim? Problem One: The Crafter's DilemmaĬrafting skills permit a play mechanic known as 'grinding'. The second complaint is that certain other skills, or combinations of skills, can be leveled in such a way that they give the mobs an unfair advantage over the player and make the game too hard, thus 'gimping' the player. The culprit here is Smithing, or rather, a combination of Smithing and Enchantment with some Alchemy thrown in. The first is that certain skills, or combinations of skills, can be leveled in such a way that they give the character an unfair advantage over enemies and make the game too easy. Now, from what I can tell surfing the forums an unnatural number of hours, there are two chief complaints against Bethesda's skill progression system as it stands. Enemies don't necessarily gain levels, its just that your character draws enemies from lists that have more powerful enemies in them.) As soon as your character gains a level, all of your enemies gain a level, too.

If you gain enough skill levels, regardless of which skills you gain them in, your character gains a level.


Character Progression in SkyrimĪs it stands, leveling in Skyrim works like this: you use a skill and sooner or later you gain a level in it.
