Oblivion talk:Block

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Contents 1 Block Spells? 2 Hand-to-hand Blocking 3 Removed Section 4 Governing Attribute 5 Andragil 6 How Much Damage is Blocked? 7 Small tip 8 Block and Light/Heavy Armor 9 Permanant Bound Shield

[edit] Block Spells?

Does block affect spells cast at you? --Rlpowell 19:14, 14 August 2006 (EDT)

No. Only weapon attacks. --TheRealLurlock 00:51, 15 August 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Hand-to-hand Blocking

Does hand-to-hand blocking ever reduce damage? I know the answer is no at the novice level.--Velamar 18:58, 17 August 2006 (EDT)

From reading this article, my impression is that no, hand-to-hand blocking doesn't ever reduce damage. But it does still allow you to make your enemy recoil. --Nephele 19:10, 17 August 2006 (EDT)

It's worth noting that once you're a Journeyman, and your weapon/armor no longer is damaged by blocking, chances are your arms are no longer damaged by blocking either. Assuming that a chunk of the 100% you normally take is to your arms, then that chunk being absent would imply less than 100% being taken. Worth looking into? 32.155.38.124 04:20, 1 November 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Removed Section

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*A good strategy is to go into the imperial city and annoy all the guards and then run away so they have 
to use there bows and there all facing you from the same direction, then let them start shooting arrows and 
block all of them. make sure you have a ton of health potions, but by using this method i went from apprentice 
to expert in like an hour. you level really fast because they hit you with like 3 arrows a second every second, 
if you have enough guards after you.

Because:

• It was in first person and showed a lack of effort in the areas of grammar and capitalisation.
• It didn't really contribute anything (I.e It was in the general vein of 'let something hit you to increase light armor/heavy armor/block/restoration)

If anyone disagrees, speak now or forever hold your peace :) --Justthisguy 17:45, 15 December 2006 (EST)

[edit] Governing Attribute

The Game Manual mistakenly stating that Block is governed by the Agility attribute is a potentially devastating problem for newbies (speaking from experience). It would be much more helpful to announce it on the front page... or at least list it under the 'glitches' and 'first time players' sections, as well. I would edit these sections myself but I'm not yet sure how. --Davconn62 18:06, 14 April 2007

[edit] Andragil

The article states that Andragil is an expert in defense. Isn't she a master? --Mankar Camoran 09:16, 4 September 2007 (EDT)

Yes, but when I added the quest link descriptions I kept looking for variety in phrasing. Feel free to change it. (this is the page you need to edit, BTW) --Rpeh^Talk 10:26, 4 September 2007 (EDT)

In fact, I was about to edit it, but I wasn't sure how. I am still a novice in editing. Thanks for letting me know Rpeh. --Mankar Camoran 12:25, 4 September 2007 (EDT)

[edit] How Much Damage is Blocked?

This has been marked as a question that needs to be answered.This page needs to specify how much damage is blocked under what circumstances. Right now, all I know is: at Master level, 75 percent is blocked; 50 percent of arrow damage is blocked. But what about at other levels? And is there any more that goes into the formula than what level you are? -Kris Rhodes 1/14/08 10:00PST

I'm nowhere near certain, but I think it's simply that your block skill is the percentage of melee damage blocked, and 2/3 of your block skill is the percentage of missile damage that is blocked. --Gaebrial 05:51, 15 January 2008 (EST)

One could in essence use a proportion, for example:

<math>100/75=50/x</math>

Then cross multiply... 100x=75*50 coming out to 100x=3750 which then is x=37.5

Or could they? That would calculate the damage taken at 50 skill, would it not - although as one may clearly point out, 37.5 is 1/2 of 75. -- 65.4.195.80 18:43, 24 January 2008 (EST)

[edit] Small tip

If you are walking towards an archer while holding the block button, you go a little bit faster if you only walk at your fastest, if you run, you actually go a bit slower, but I've only tried this out on the 360, and also it'll probably be quicker to run straight (or all over the place to miss the arrows) than holding block Caboose 15:05, 26 March 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Block and Light/Heavy Armor

If I'm using a Light Armor shield to Block with, will my Light Armor skill go up when I Block? --DerSquirrel 11:59, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

From my experience, any successful block with a shield will only contribute points to Block, irrespective of what Armor class you're wearing (or shield used). You gain experience with Light Armor or Heavy Armor only if you allow the enemy to hit full-force. —Dark Spark 02:56, 4 May 2008 (EDT)

Dark Spark is correct. If you block successfully, your armor skills do not increase. I have verified this in the initial dungeon, but letting the goblins and rats hit me. If I blocked their attacks, only the block skill increased.

However, if you do not block successfully, there is a chance that the enemy's attack will hit your shield area, and the relevant armor skill will increase. I verified this recently with a light armor-wearing character who carried a heavy shield. The heavy armor skill increased slowly over time. I suspect, but haven't verified, that this will happen even if you are using a two-handed weapon or your fists. --Gaebrial 05:26, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Permanant Bound Shield

I'm not really sure where to ask this so I figured I could just ask it here. Is there any way of getting a permanant Bound Shield using the Permanant Bound Items glitch after you get Journeyman in Block? Since the Journeyman perk lets your weapon/shield go unharmed from blocking, I'm not really sure how you're supposed to get it damaged.--Imperial Scum 22:52, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

Yes. You could use a disintegrate armor spell on yourself. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 03:08, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

Ah yes. I guess I could use that to get all the other pieces of armor too. What I've been doing is letting a summon attack me. This will be much easier. Thanks!--18:16, 12 May 2008 (EDT)