Does difficulty affect XP in Skyrim?

So yes, it does matter how it works. Just as you don't see a change in damage output in the weapons or spells screen when you change difficulty, you receive XP by the base damage dealt or received, not the end calculated damage.
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Does difficulty affect leveling up Skyrim?

Increasing the difficulty means that you have to hit each enemy more times, which speeds up skill growth. This is very noticeable when you increase the difficulty as my one-handed increased about 6 levels after 2 dungeons.
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Does lowering the difficulty in Skyrim affect leveling?

A lower difficulty setting will affect the rate at which the player levels up their skills, so it is recommended for novice players to keep the difficulty slider at around 1/3 to the right, to make skills increase easier but also allow them to deal more damage.
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What difficulty is best for leveling in Skyrim?

You don't get an XP bonus on lower difficulty when you do more damage, but you gain less XP above Adept when you are doing less damage. Adept is the difficulty level of choice if you want to grind Destruction with the greatest efficiency.
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Does difficulty increase XP?

No, same XP is earned for player stats achieved in any difficulty.
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Skyrim Legendary Difficulty Breakdown



What are the Skyrim difficulty levels?

There are 6 difficulty settings, accessible from the Journal (Journal > System > Settings > Gameplay): Novice (very easy), Apprentice (easy), Adept (normal), Expert (hard), Master (very hard), and Legendary (pro). Easier settings cause your attacks to be more powerful and enemies' attacks to be less powerful.
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Do you get more XP The higher the difficulty is in generation zero?

The short answer is that changing your difficulty setting doesn't affect your loot from each machine drop. Playing with more players and the difficulty scaling with those players also will not affect each machine's chance of giving you more loot.
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How do I level up fast in Skyrim?

20 Ways To Level Up Fast In Skyrim
  1. 1 Buy Them.
  2. 2 Detect Life. ...
  3. 3 Steal Some More Souls, But Not Really. ...
  4. 4 Steal Some Souls. ...
  5. 5 Diversify Your Skills. ...
  6. 6 Iron Daggers & More Iron Daggers. ...
  7. 7 Pick A Fight With Giants. ...
  8. 8 Use Muffle & Sneak Everywhere. ...
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Is Skyrim easier than Dark Souls?

1 Answer: Skyrim

After all of these factors that we have discussed, it was very close and a really hard decision to make but in the end, it seems that Skyrim just edges out Dark Souls.
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Does Skyrim have level scaling?

Skyrim's level scaling is MUCH less pervasive than Oblivion's - no more bandits in full Daedric Armor. It is still present, though, and in most areas the level (and sometimes types) of enemies present is based on the player's level.
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Does making a skill legendary make it weaker?

Yes, you lose the effects of the perks as well. The point is that if you make a skill legendary, you still have the same amount of perk points as before, but now that the skill is set to 15 again, you can level it up once more and gain more perk points.
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Is Skyrim hard on legendary?

Legendary difficulty IS hard, especially in the beginning. You need to have played the game a couple of times to get an idea for how to play effectively.
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What is the strongest creature in Skyrim?

Skyrim: The 20 Most Powerful Enemies, Ranked
  1. 1 Dragon Priest. There's nothing more terrifying in Skyrim than the wrath of a Dragon Priest.
  2. 2 Karstaag. ...
  3. 3 Miraak. ...
  4. 4 Ebony Warrior. ...
  5. 5 Legendary Dragon. ...
  6. 6 Forgemaster. ...
  7. 7 Nightmaster Vampire. ...
  8. 8 Draugr Death Overlord. ...
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What's the best race to be in Skyrim?

Skyrim: Ranking Every Playable Race From Worst To Best
  • 8 Khajiit.
  • 7 Imperial.
  • 6 Orc.
  • 5 Redguard.
  • 4 Nord.
  • 3 Dark Elf (Dunmer)
  • 2 Breton.
  • 1 High Elf (Altmer)
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Is Skyrim to easy?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is widely regarded as the easiest game in The Elder Scrolls series. At launch, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind didn't have difficulty modes, but the game was played at a difficulty that is harder than Skyrim.
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Is Elden Ring better than Skyrim?

From the verdant greenery of Limgrave to the starry skies of underground Siofra River, Elden Ring's map far trumps Skyrim's. Not only are there more places to explore for some amazing drops, but Elden Ring's map does not leave you wanting with big, empty spaces.
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What is Bethesda's best game?

1 The Elder Scrolls

With hundreds of hours worth of gameplay, unmatchable combat mechanics, fun missions, and complex historical background, it is safe to say that Skyrim is not only the best game of Bethesda, but it is one of the best games of all time.
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Should I play Witcher 3 or Skyrim?

Though similar, Skyrim and The Witcher 3 are very different experiences, and players will feel differently about the games depending on their preferences and playstyles. However, The Witcher 3 has enough superior mechanics that the game is a smoother and more rewarding experience for most players.
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Can you become Jarl in Skyrim?

Vanilla-wise, there is no way to become Jarl of any city (as unfortunate as that is). Show activity on this post. There's no way in vanilla. However, there is a mod to become High King of Skyrim.
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What's the max level in Skyrim?

What's the Max Level in Skyrim? In the most recent editions of Skyrim, there is actually no max level in Skyrim. Thanks to the ability to make your skills Legendary, you can actually have every single perk in the game and still keep leveling up.
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Can you max every perk in Skyrim?

It is not possible to acquire all possible perks by reaching level 100 in every skill, since the number of perks vastly outnumbers the perks earned by leveling to that state (80). There is no soft cap - the 80th perk is just as (relatively) easy to earn as the 1st.
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Is Death Loop easy?

Is there a Deathloop easy mode? No, there is no Deathloop easy mode. There are no difficulty options at all. For those hoping to dive into the gameplay settings and tweak Deathloop's difficulty to easy, there's bad news: it's not possible to make Deathloop easier with a quick mode change.
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What is the point of Generation Zero?

Generation Zero hoped to slow players down by restricting ammo supplies to naturally encourage them place shots with care and sometimes avoid combat, and to provide an abundance of support items – radios and flares which distract the robots – to suggest less direct playstyles.
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What order should I play Skyrim?

I've been digging for a while and based on what I've found on other forums, the best order seems to be as follows:
  1. The Companions, Thieves Guild, Daedric, College of Winterhold - in any order,
  2. the last miscallenous objective in the base game,
  3. Dark Brotherhood.
  4. Main Storyline.
  5. Civil War.
  6. Dawnguard DLC.
  7. Dragonborn DLC.
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