Unarmed Combat from levels 1 to 7

Chuggernaut · June 2015

So I decide the other night that regardless of if the game has an unarmed skill line or not, I wanted to play an unarmed character, so I created an Argonian Heavy Armor Dragon Knight, and its going amazing well so far. My current setup is full level 6 crafted heavy armor with the following skills slotted:

Searing Strike
Stonefist
Dark Talons
Molten Weapons
Spiked Armor

Utlimate: Dragon Leap

My build plan is to have the following:

Searing Strike - Buring Embers
Fiery Breath - Burning Breath
Dark Talons - Burning Talons
Inhale - Deep Breath
Spiked Armor - Hardened Armor

Utlimate: Dragon Leap - Take Flight

The biggest thing I've noticed so far is that without a weapon, I seem to be 100% better at countering and interrupting attacks and I think its because the charge time for unarmed is in line with other weapon skill lines, but seems to break faster when you opt to stop your power attack. No numbers to back this up, just what I've been noticing so far. I'm interested in seeing how I handle 3 at a time, so far its been mostly 1 on 1 or 2 on 1, so I guess I'll find out when I get closer to the end of the 2nd zone.

Lazyness · June 2015

just outta curiosity..

why Molten weapons on your bar when you're not using weapons?

driosketch · June 2015

Lazyness wrote: »

just outta curiosity..

why Molten weapons on your bar when you're not using weapons?

It increases damage since fist appear to do physical damage. It also seems like the heavy attack execute bonus of Molten Armaments also applies.

I also run an unarmed character.

Aett_Thorn · June 2015

I wonder how an unarmed NB would be. I might have to try that later.

UrQuan · June 2015

Should we start calling you Bumnog?

Xael · June 2015

This thread is very misleading. Unarmed combat would be just punching, not using damage abilities from class lines. The bulk of your damage will be your class abilities. At level 7 you can do whatever you want and coast through the content. The pve side of leveling up is ridiculously simple and almost anything seems to work. However in the later levels you will fall extremely short. Even the abilities you have on your bar will likely scale off weapon damage/stam or magicka, depending on the morph you take. At the end of the day you will be deliberately gimping your character and still not be a real brawler or monk or whatever it is you are trying to emulate. You are still a dragon knight using dragon knight skills only nowhere near as effective as other DKs.

It's a shame this game did not include unarmed fighting skills and synergies.

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Chuggernaut · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

Should we start calling you Bumnog?

Different race, but basically lol!

SeptimusDova · June 2015

Do not the Kat folk get a claw buff or something to that line. For attacking sofas, legs and skeevers?

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO · June 2015

ZOS, we NEEEEEEEED a Hand-to-Hand skill line.

Pleeeeeeeease?