Summary
Oblivion: Remasteredtook the gaming world by surprise last month when it released suddenly amidst rumors and leaks of its production. Few could have predicted it would release so soon after it was revealed, yet here it is.Oblivion: Remasteredoffers players the chance to explore the lush lands of Cyrodiil and the volcanic depths of Oblivion with massive visual overhauls that breathe life and beauty back into this old game.
Not everything has changed, though. Like its predecessor,Oblivion: Remasteredsports sometruly punishing difficulty settings;with Master difficulty being the hardest of all.Players will need all the tips, tricks, and skills they can find to survive the wildly dangerous adventures this difficulty has to offer.
8Craft And Use Potions
There’s No Such Thing As A Useless Potion
Players on Adept or even Expert difficulty might be able to get away with wasting potions and alchemy ingredients, but the same can’t be said for those on Master difficulty. Here, players are forced to craft a variety of potions to boost their limited health and damage. A single potion can be the difference between life and death.
In a difficulty where at any second an enemy can land a killing blow, potions are also one of the few means by whichplayers can buff themselves and debuff enemiesin total safety. Using scrolls and casting spells consumes precious seconds, but drinking a potion or applying it to a weapon is instantaneous.
7Multiclassing
Maximize Damage, Minimize Danger
Players in Master difficulty should always have a ranged and melee weapon. Multiclassing like this is a fantastic way for players to gain the upper hand in a fight, ensuring they can get in some hits as the enemy approaches them. The player might even get some bonus sneak attack damage if they’re lucky.
Being skilled in different combat forms gives players some much-needed adaptability. Enemies that are dangerous to get up close and personal with can be softened up and even killed from a distance with enough agility and spatial awareness. Ranged attacks also allow players to position themselves on terrain that is difficult or even impossible for enemies to reach, from where they can pick off their foe in relative safety.
6Make Clever Use Of Terrain
Find Safety In Otherwise Deadly Encounters
Whether in the depths of dungeons or on lush hilltops, players must learn how to use the terrain to their advantage. Narrow doorways, awkward boulders, and ledges can all make the difference between life and death, buying players precious seconds to heal themselves and recover their stamina and magicka. Natural obstacles can also help even the odds by splitting enemy groups.
Terrain that requires jumping to reach is particularly advantageous, allowing players to take on opponents much stronger than themselves so long as they have enough ranged attacks. When running fails or players want to take a stand, terrain can be a game-changer.
5Prioritize Endurance
More Health Means More Survivability
Whether players want to tackle Master difficulty as a warrior, mage, or marksman, health is as vital as it is scarce. Potions and magic can help, but they’re costly and in oh-so-limited supply. Long-termsurvivability comes from upgrading the endurance attribute, as it increases the size of the character’s health pool and rate of health regeneration outside combat. The latter is crucial in dungeons where danger can strike again mere moments after combat ends.
Improving their health is vital if a player wants to thrive in Master difficulty. More health means their character can stay in fights longer, defeat stronger foes, and gain even more powerful loot, not to mentionactuallycomplete quests.
4Quicksave Often
Avoid Boredom And Frustration
Few things kill the joy of this challenge quite like dying to a boss only to reload at the beginning of the dungeon. All that time, all that looting, and all those difficult enemies killed for nothing! This is why it’s soimportant to make frequent manual and quicksaveson Master difficulty. Death can strike in an instant, even in the game’s most peaceful moments, potentially destroying one or more hours of hard-fought progress.
In dungeons, players should be quicksaving frequently; the more, the better. Ideally, players should at least save after every fight. Who knows what deadly monster is lurking just around the next corner? Players don’t need to be quite so strict when roaming the wilds, as most enemies can be outrun. Even there, regular saving is still recommended, especially for longer trips.
3Sneak
Know Exactly What Dangers Await
Regardless of their class, sneaking through dungeons is a surefire way for players to stay alive. Among its many benefits, sneaking helps players avoid drawing unwanted attention, allows them to scout out the number and strength of nearby foes, and lets them get a few extra hits on enemies as they draw their weapons. If players are skillful enough, they can even bag themselves some bonus stealth damage.
Players who are more inclined to run from or avoid the harrowing combat of Master difficulty willfind sneaking particularly useful. Not only can it be used to prevent some encounters entirely, but it’s also vital for losing aggro from the more persistent enemies of Cyrodiil.
2Running From Combat
There’s No Shame In Surviving To Live Another Day
In Master difficulty, players will often come across an enemy that is simply too powerful to kill, and for new characters, even rats, mud crabs, and wolves can prove too strong. In other difficulties, a few potions, tactical skirmishing, and patience are enough to overcome a stronger enemy, but that will not cut it here. Running is the only option, and there’s no shame in it.
Fleeing combat does not always need to end in a loss. Tactical, temporary retreats are, in fact, a precious tool in the player’s arsenal that should be used whenever space allows it. Gaining distance from the enemy allows players to regenerate health, stamina, and magicka. In the wilderness, dangerous enemies can also be lured to other hostile creatures to be weakened or killed.
1Companions And Summons
Even The Odds With Friends
Recruiting companions and investing some levels in Conjuration are undoubtedly the best ways to survive in Master difficulty, especially during earlier levels. Companions and summons do wonders to draw the attention of enemies, tanking dozens of hits that would all but instantly kill the player. Their damage isn’t anything to sniff at either.Even weaker summonsand companions deal significantly more damage than low-level players.
Starting with skill points in Conjuration cannot be recommended enough. Doing so willgive players the ability to summona skeleton. It may be the weakest of the summons, but this bony companion is a god compared to the player in the early game.
