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Character Build: The Cabbage Farmer

Tags: #Character Build Shouts  #Character Build Illusionist  #Rank:Legendary  #Hall of Fame Build 
  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    Your point is? I haven't played but maybe 4 of the builds on this site. Hasn't stopped me from liking them. Also someone may very well decide to play this. Not everyone has the same taste as you.

    I haven't read Albino's Quarra yet, but from the sounds of it it's probably pretty damn good. Doesn't mean I'm gonna play it either though. Do you really think that every like on a build is a playthrough? If so you're delusional. For every actual playthrough of a build there's probably 50 likes from people who didn't even try it.

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    So just because you personally don't like a build that makes it bad? As for the 100% shout cooldown I'll agree it's not really necessary, but that doesn't mean it can't be implemented. Just because you don't see the reasoning for not "Shouting everything apart" doesn't mean someone else won't. Most of the builds on this site rely on role playing which by itself doesn't make sense. I'm gonna use steel armor despite Daedric being better just because it fits the character's personality better? How is that logical at all?

  • Member
    December 23, 2013
    Do keep the game challenging? To not make yourself OP? By your logic, everyone would play on novice and use the fortify restoration loop so that they are immortal. And I reckon Ben knows a lot about builds, he's been host and deleted a whole load that weren't up to standards.
  • Member
    December 23, 2013
    Okay, I didn't word that right. A like for me means "this build is good and, if I had the time and nothing else mattered, I'd play it". How many people do you reckon have even considered playing this build?
  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    My take on this:

    Sneak + Illusion is definitely a viable playstyle and even OP on it's own. Add in Destruction and you can finish any quest easily without ever shouting. He also added Alteration for protection and more survivability on higher difficulties and Alchemy for healing. For me this looks an absolutely viable and very powerful character, independent of difficulty settings, I might add.

    100% shout cooldown is unnecessary, as well as the shouts themselves. But if using them, the moves Corral and the Classic can be performed without any gear than enhances shouts. 

    Bottom line:

    This character is certainly viable and can be fun, however 100% shout cooldown takes the fun of it instead of adding to it. Sneak + Illusion is already ridiculously OP and adding shouts there is just unnecessary. I'd remove shouts altogether. What we have here is an overpowered build with unique roleplay based on a joke. I can't see why it should not stay in the group. The naked pictures were not pleasing to the eye, at least for me, but with them removed I'm perfectly fine with it

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    Your logic is completely flawed... Even if Daedric was better than Steel it would make sense to use the one that fits your character the most. By your logic every build would be a Paladin of Molag Bal because it's the optimized setup.

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    This is my point. People play a certain way because it fits the character. Just because you have the ability to shout something apart doesn't mean you have to use it, just like having the ability to wear Daedric and lower the difficulty to novice doesn't mean you have to use it.

    My comment on Daedric armor was used to show that you don't have to use something just because you have access to it and it's more powerful. I wasn't saying that everyone should or does use Daedric I was saying the exact opposite.

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    Probably more than you're giving credit as you seem to think no one would try it. Regardless it doesn't matter if they intended to play it or not. If people want to like it that's their right. Why shouldn't they be able to like it just because you think it's stealing away likes from another build?

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    I agree with everything you've stated here. Thumbs up from me.

  • Member
    December 23, 2013

    Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying there. I still agree with Ben though about the whole build being centered around being as overpowered as possible, with no character depth at all apart from a jokey backstory.