A question for all my fellow character builders: I'm working on a RP-centric Snow Elf build where the concept is effectively... well, going against the grain of most every other Snow Elf build. Specifically, in this instance, no frost magic; the idea is that the power is innate, and is channeled through weapons instead of cast as active spells. I'm already looking at using Dukaan for the +25% frost damage, in addition to stalhrim weapons and the Frost Enchanter perk for additional +25% frost damage increases respectively. If I want to maximize the frost damage, however, I'm going to need to dip into Destruction to take both Augmented Frost perks, which means getting Destruction to 60 -- and giving me +125% frost enchantment damage.
The question, though, is this: should I perk Destruction when it's effectively wasting a perk in Novice Destruction, even though it would lead to an additional +50% frost enchantment damage bonus? Or should I just stick with the +75% from Dukaan/Frost Enchanter/stalhrim weapons and call it good, seeing as how my only active spellcasting would be Alteration and Restoration (and there, predominantly Restoration)? The build is looking to be level 65 when completed, which is a fairly lengthy playthrough given all the planned recommended quests and the like, and I was thinking of leveling Destruction anyway to get the most bang out of my buck in regards to enchantment charges.
Second question, unrelated to the above: will there be a forum for work-in-progress builds like we had on Ning?
A question for all my fellow character builders: I'm working on a RP-centric Snow Elf build where the concept is effectively... well, going against the grain of most every other Snow Elf build. Specifically, in this instance, no frost magic; the idea is that the power is innate, and is channeled through weapons instead of cast as active spells. I'm already looking at using Dukaan for the +25% frost damage, in addition to stalhrim weapons and the Frost Enchanter perk for additional +25% frost damage increases respectively. If I want to maximize the frost damage, however, I'm going to need to dip into Destruction to take both Augmented Frost perks, which means getting Destruction to 60 -- and giving me +125% frost enchantment damage.
The question, though, is this: should I perk Destruction when it's effectively wasting a perk in Novice Destruction, even though it would lead to an additional +50% frost enchantment damage bonus? Or should I just stick with the +75% from Dukaan/Frost Enchanter/stalhrim weapons and call it good, seeing as how my only active spellcasting would be Alteration and Restoration (and there, predominantly Restoration)? The build is looking to be level 65 when completed, which is a fairly lengthy playthrough given all the planned recommended quests and the like, and I was thinking of leveling Destruction anyway to get the most bang out of my buck in regards to enchantment charges.
Second question, unrelated to the above: will there be a forum for work-in-progress builds like we had on Ning?