You can scale the damage of Flame higher than just 8 per second. You can't make them anything more than low level spells, but you can make them more effective.
If you're playing a mage, then you'll want to adjust and start using those higher level spells. If you're playing a spell sword, then you'll probably want to specialize in a type of spell to make it cost effective. Mine is fire. I tend to set a fire rune, then either shoot a fire enchanted arrow at an enemy or hit them with flame, to get them on fire, thus magnifying their fire damage, then getting them to hit the fire rune, then rush in with a fire enchanted war axe. I have to switch tactics with those who have fire immunity, but that is what ICE FORM was made for... and summoning spells.
If you're playing a mage, then you'll want to adjust and start using those higher level spells. If you're playing a spell sword, then you'll probably want to specialize in a type of spell to make it cost effective. Mine is fire. I tend to set a fire rune, then either shoot a fire enchanted arrow at an enemy or hit them with flame, to get them on fire, thus magnifying their fire damage, then getting them to hit the fire rune, then rush in with a fire enchanted war axe. I have to switch tactics with those who have fire immunity, but that is what ICE FORM was made for... and summoning spells.
I'm so sad that spell damage doesn't scale in Skyrim
- 09/12/2011 06:01:16 PM
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Umm...
- 09/12/2011 06:10:54 PM
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On the topic of perks...
- 09/12/2011 06:23:13 PM
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Only possible idea
- 09/12/2011 06:34:39 PM
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This is your answer, as far as I can tell. Dragonbone is on top of the Light Armor branch. *NM*
- 09/12/2011 08:35:33 PM
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True, there are those perks. But they apply to all fire spells, or all dual-cast spells, etc
- 09/12/2011 09:23:10 PM
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Re:
- 09/12/2011 09:47:47 PM
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Can you enchant Light Armor to make it as effective as no-armor mage robes? *NM*
- 09/12/2011 11:58:58 PM
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I can usually get three or four fireballs off
- 10/12/2011 12:37:15 AM
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Fireball splash damage doesn't hurt you. Walk up to a wall and blast it; no damage. 
*NM*
- 10/12/2011 10:33:38 PM
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*NM*
- 10/12/2011 10:33:38 PM
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huh, good point
- 11/12/2011 01:08:43 AM
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True enough. Can't you tell them to hold their ground, though? I've never used one so I dunno. *NM*
- 11/12/2011 04:08:31 AM
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I wish the fireball explosions did knockback, ie sent enemies flying, that would be so much cooler *NM*
- 13/12/2011 06:52:57 AM
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Not really
- 13/12/2011 10:41:45 PM
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yah that's the main reason i have no companion when i run around
- 14/12/2011 12:09:02 AM
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I think companions are a clever ruse by Bethesda
- 14/12/2011 03:17:09 AM
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? You guys are crazy. Just get a companion, and forget about 'em. They catch up.
- 14/12/2011 01:23:29 PM
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Lydia has been parked in my house ever since I got her. I prefer going solo in both NV and Skyrim. *NM*
- 14/12/2011 02:14:17 PM
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Why not just use the console to add carrying capacity to yourself?
- 14/12/2011 02:45:18 PM
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Surprisingly, console commands seem like "cheating" while mods with "features" don't.
- 14/12/2011 03:10:07 PM
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Re: Surprisingly, console commands seem like "cheating" while mods with "features" don't.
- 14/12/2011 03:57:54 PM
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It's compensating for game design that doesn't agree with you. Not cheating, as far as I'm concerned *NM*
- 14/12/2011 10:49:19 PM
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that's how I usually think of it. I never use cheating to OP my characters
- 15/12/2011 01:24:43 AM
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Like Zalis said, console commands feel cheap
- 16/12/2011 02:51:40 AM
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Re: Like Zalis said, console commands feel cheap
- 16/12/2011 03:25:48 PM
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Sure they do, but the point remains.
- 10/12/2011 07:43:57 PM
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Put your perks into enchanting
- 10/12/2011 02:30:31 AM
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Anybody know a retraining pc mod.
- 10/12/2011 02:31:51 AM
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