Off topic: How are games failing you?

[Akela]

Originally Posted by JimMorrison

I had to abandon my game of Oblivion. After painstakingly pushing my Sneak(Stealth?)/Herbalism/Alchemy all to level 10, while my combat skills were all much lower, I suddenly found that I couldn't kill anything, at least not without guzzling nearly irreplaceable potions.

Yeah, a lot of people run into that. Here's how to avoid it if you want to try again: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Leveling