QUOTE(Justinj115 @ Nov 3 2005, 07:34 PM)
it pisses me off, cuz i got really good at my sneak skill. so i could go up and critical strike people, but you can do it with any weapon, so whats the point in having a short blade to be stealthy (even though short blade is coolest, cuz its like a ninja). the short baldes do the least damage compared to the other weapons (besides fist of course). does the game give you any advantages with stealth for using a short blade that i dont know? because i can sneak up on people just as well with a war hammer.
yahhh the short blade's only advantage is that of looks. Undoubtedly fixed in Oblivion, the shortblade skill was pretty useless until you got to the point when you got Keening. But still, when i made an assassin Cheat character named Überhax, i used a silver dagger to assassinate Vivec with one cheated blow! so, no, to answer your question, shortblades are pretty crappy in MW.