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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5733081" data-attributes="member: 8158">I started playing for a few hours. After getting to a whopping level 3 (mostly just pickpocketing and sneaking around the starter town) I'm not sure I get the perk and leveling system.So, if I raise a skill up, does the skill actually improve in any way, or does it just allow me to meet the prereqs for perks that improve the skill? Does a guy with 90 One-Handed Weapon skill attack more effectively than a guy with 20 if neither invested in the appropriate perks? Does 90 Sneak evade detection better than 20 Sneak without perks?Also, I see that the perks can be taken multiple times. For instance, One-Handed has a perk that increases one-handed weapon damage by 20%, and it can apparently be taken five times. Now, do I get a 20% bonus every time I take the perk (ramping all the way up to +100%)), or does the perk not unlock at all until I take all five ranks?Anyway, how is archery working out? I never got anywhere with it in Oblivion because it was so slow that it was only good for a single shot against an unaware target.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 5733081, member: 8158"] I started playing for a few hours. After getting to a whopping level 3 (mostly just pickpocketing and sneaking around the starter town) I'm not sure I get the perk and leveling system. So, if I raise a skill up, does the skill actually improve in any way, or does it just allow me to meet the prereqs for perks that improve the skill? Does a guy with 90 One-Handed Weapon skill attack more effectively than a guy with 20 if neither invested in the appropriate perks? Does 90 Sneak evade detection better than 20 Sneak without perks? Also, I see that the perks can be taken multiple times. For instance, One-Handed has a perk that increases one-handed weapon damage by 20%, and it can apparently be taken five times. Now, do I get a 20% bonus every time I take the perk (ramping all the way up to +100%)), or does the perk not unlock at all until I take all five ranks? Anyway, how is archery working out? I never got anywhere with it in Oblivion because it was so slow that it was only good for a single shot against an unaware target. [/QUOTE]

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