Try to get use to block, dodge roll and bash. Most of the normal attacks from mobs deal very little damage, the heavy damage come from special attacks that have like a second to wind up. You can easily notice the animations of the special attacks after a few times. You can bash (hold LM + tap RM) to interrupt them in melee, or use a few skills in range, or block (hold LM + RM) or dodge roll (tap moving buttons).

FrostGolem wrote: »

do i want to do heavy or light attacks

Both probably. Heavy attacks help restore you stamina or magicka.. Depends on what type of weapon you are using.

help that is

Yes, use light attack before every skills. The skill will cancel the light attack animation so you'll land 2 blows the same time. Add a lot to your dps. Heavy attack is very usefull to knock unbalance enemies off. You can also use heavy attack with a skill with induction time, Snipe for example. Press Snipe, then hold RM to charge a heavy attack, right after you see the Snipe animation end and the arrow released, release RM and you'll land both heavy attack and Snipe the same time.