User blog comment:Zelron/The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn rumors (Imbedded deep the secrets sleep)/@comment-5012992-20121022195128/@comment-5558140-20121023005705

the lockpicking in oblivion was considerably harder than skyrim. it relied more on reflex time rather than the trial and error method of skyrims lockpicking. that is probably a reason why they left out open lock spells, i myself have never put a single perk point into lockpicking yet i can get a master lock open with maybe 4 or 5 picks after i find the "soft spot". if you werereally so lazy that you didn't want to pick the lock or find a key, get the tower stone power and shut the fuck up.