
Some people have recently discovered that you can use Hadvar to grind sneak experience, but back in 2016, I took it to the extreme. They stated that having 100 in sneak and one-handed definitely helped, but they still found themselves dying a lot as they tried to adjust, even with the extra health boost from being level 241. Making matters worse, Harlen_Sinclair still only had access to the most basic gear, which left them incredibly vulnerable to attack. RELATED: Bethesda Adds 13 Mods to Skyrim Special Edition for the Halloween SeasonĪccording to Harlen_Sinclair, when they finally exited the tutorial area, they made an unpleasant discovery: the enemies had scaled up to max level, making the rest of Skyrim brutally difficult to navigate. They soon discovered that leveling up early completely destroyed Skyrim's difficulty balance. One Skyrim player took full advantage of an exploit allowing players to use Hadvar to grind sneak experience and made it all the way to level 241 before even leaving Helgen.Īfter reportedly spending a couple of weeks grinding sneak experience by pickpocketing Hadvar, Reddit user Harlen_Sinclair finally emerged from Helgen with over 900 health, 100 sneak, and 100 one-handed, among other skills. The complex world of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim offers many different ways for players to level up, even within the tutorial.
