In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim what are the various factors affecting movement speed? And to what degree?
Note: Without cheating. And I'm on the Xbox 360, so no hacking.
Various factors I can think of are:
- walking vs running vs sneaking
- weapon or spells: drawn vs holstered
- and type of weapon or spell (specifically two-handed vs single-hand vs dagger vs fists)
- armor: heavy vs light vs none
- also what % of body covered effects this (specifically just what you wear on your feet vs full body)
- direction of travel: forwards vs backwards
I'm also interested in some of the combinations of this, especially:
- walking with weapon or spell drawn vs holstered
- running with weapon or spell drawn vs holstered
When I run, I always put my weapon away because I think I run faster, but it might just be the change in the field of view. I also have the perk where healing restores stamina, so I run, equip healing spell, cast spell, sheath spells and repeat. It's a little tedious to always ready and relax my spells. I'd rather run with the spells equipped and just pull the cast trigger. I'll endure it until I believe it doesn't help. 🙂
Best Answer
Clothing is much faster than any armor. Weapons sheathed makes you run faster, and sneak rolling is actually slower than sprinting in light armor. I'm not sure about heavy armor, but I believe rolling is always the same speed. I believe carry weight has a small effect on move speed, so it might be fastest after selling off... I mean DONATING your Dwemer artifacts to a... ahem... MUSEUM.