Oblivion Paladin Build - Talking Game Balance

I loaded up a character I played a LONG time ago to highlight that you don't need to play in meta ways to be powerful in this game. You have lots of options, and the "damage sponge problem" is extremely exaggerated outside of goblin warlords.

[@andreapareti324]

Oh, and don't worry about not looting while you're filming! I can't speak for everyone, of course, but, as far as I'm concerned, I actually like seeing people loot and don't wanna make you miss out on it (in fact, if anything, I'm a bit triggered by people *not* looting, lol, but I of course understand you can't please everyone)!

[@SpinetinglingToast]

Your channel is one of my new favs. It’s got real old school vibes with the production and game choice I’m so happy I’ve been binging Morrowind enough that I got some good Elder Scrolls content recommended

[@Toner_Cartirdge]

Really love your content, its clear how passionate you are about the game and your videos are so digestable and informative!

[@andreapareti324]

I really like this! Hearing your insight on the game's systems is always really interesting, but this is putting in practice what you preach, essentially, and showing your proof and the context: while you might sound a bit extreme, at times, you're just saying that these kinds of builds are worse, not unplayable compared to a mage, which is, yeah, at this point, something everyone even just dabbling into Oblivion mechanics should now.

[@joshchristian5998]

Love your stuff, always loved Oblivion, glad to find a content creator with interesting content that also loves Oblivion. Comment for the algorithm because you deserve more than seven hundred or so subscribers and 1k viewers.

[@confusedTurtle_]

Haha, when I commented on using a light spell it was because you said you were getting lost in one of the oblivion gates. Enchanting a piece of gear for it entirely I think helps prove your point that even without efficient leveling, you can run some quality of life and still do just fine.

[@theoldknight85]

@@confusedTurtle_ confused turtle you helped a lot, my video looks WAY better. I just get lost because I’m thinking about what I want to say, not what I’m actually doing in the game. Seriously thank you 🙏

[@confusedTurtle_]

@@theoldknight85 Your content's killer already, but I'm glad I could help make it even better! Looking forward to the stealth archer video. Edit: Oh wait it's up already. Nice.

[@claytucker5025]

Yup, this is what a character without being meticulous looks like. Still pretty powerful and completely viable. Keep busting down those misconceptions!

[@darkfireslide]

Even without all the buffs, this kind of gameplay is achievable just by virtue of actually completing Oblivion gates around your level, enchanting your gear, and buying potions to heal and restore stamina when you take damage. Source: how I used to play for like 5 years straight when I was younger without knowing all the business you could get up to with spellcrafting

[@Samuel-op7tn]

Bro where did you come from. Loving your content. Look forward to more!

[@LostIzaa115]

Nice build, what would you do in term of playthrought with this build ? Starting of with which guild quests ? Thieve to get minor and some « smart » leveling at the beginning or ?

[@MannElite]

Honestly sweet character man, and good validation of your playstyle. Just further demonstrates how good of a game this is. There are multiple ways to go about playing and making a viable character that you can have fun with late game. Honestly, most builds are pretty OP in my opinion. The critics are ill founded.

[@gtothee5723]

Does the glitch still work were you spam grab on the sigil stone and you can get 2 when you come back from oblivion? Friends brother taught me that in the 360 days

[@artcrime2999]

long duration (15 seconds or so) on touch low drain hp and fatigue for a character like this to stay topped off. Slap a Turn and Burn undead spell on the list too for the RP

[@goldengoldy0197]

You know, I could excuse people not knowing how big of a deal Fatigue is and what not if you had to look outside the game to know it but the Steam release of the game comes with a digital manual lol. I feel like the difficulty spike in the midgame is very severe but the more I look into Oblivion it does feel like people go in by either power leveling like in Morrowind and not gearing up between levels (and get punished), or treat it as a more simple version of Skyrim (and miss on a lot of RPG systems that make up the game, and get punished), and then feel like something is wrong with the game when their Fur armor archer gets two shotted by Minotaurs. Kinda the problem of being the weird middle child. When Oblivion came out millions of casual players who never played a TES game tried it and held to high acclaim so I must assume it had to do something right. As someone who has efficiently leveled and just played casually I can say the difference is not too substancial. Will-O-Wisps will be your nightmare 100 Endurance or not lol. I dont know if I actually prefer it over Morrowind since I absolutely adore the atmosphere and world of that game still but I can see that a lot of problems would fall under poor balance (like all of TES) rather than the system itself.

[@lonewanderer1328]

Medieval doom slayer

[@CWCvilleCop]

It's funny that you say "You actually don't need high Destruction in Oblivion" bc I don't think I've EVER had high Destruction on an Oblivion character. There are so many useful magic systems in the game, that with decent combat skills, you don't actually need Destruction. Not that it isn't good, but it's a testament to just how flexible magic is in the game, even when just concerning combat. Melee + Illusion = Close combat duelist para Chad/Assassin Bow + Illusion = You'll never see it coming Any combat + Alteration = Super tank and/or Impossible to keep out of places Any combat + Restoration = Can handle literally any situation Any combat + Mysticism = Expert dungeoneer/duelist And Alchemy and Conjuration are obvious