User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/Skyrim alignment charts-verdict?/@comment-4975504-20120801124732/@comment-166.82.245.89-20120805202029

I know that lore wise Elves aren't as prolific breeders as humans and that they mature very slowly in comparison. But last I heard the Dominion has the Khajiit on their side, which when I read Mixed Unit Tactics, sounds pretty scary.

And I strongly agree that most of the Dominion's tactics revolve around shock and ambush and other than that after that they aren't nearly as powerful as people make them out to be. However, that doesn't mean that shock and ambush isn't lethal if used right, the "Great" War is an example of this where they managed to move from Anvil all the way to the Imperial City, sure, the Legion was nowhere near its best, but I dare say it shows the Dominion knows when to bide its time, which I think is another dangerous attribute they have, their ability to manipulate things behind the scenes. And lastly while they are at a severe disadvantage without the element of surprise, they aren't defensless and are still quite dangerous, isn't one of the things you should never do is underestimate your opponent? Come to think of it, the randomly uttered combat quote from Oblivion "You Elves are all the same, all flash and no fury!" Describes the Dominion perfectly. Another thing to least consider is t he Dominion has at least roughly 3 countries worth of resources and man(elf/cat?) power at its disposal and if you have to give any credit to the Dominion for anything, it's that their intelligence. i.e. they'll know how to use those resources effectively.

Anyway the only thing I wanted to say is my biggest annoyance when people use the Hammerfell example, they talk as though they did it without breaking a sweat, when in fact it cost them dearly, and required a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to accomplish the feat and are still recovering from it.