So, /V/, thoughts on Skyrim?

I have always been a fan of Bethesda. Fallout 3 was a great game, but the Elder Scrolls series is what draws me in. There is something awesome about making any kind of character you want, and being thrown into a world to do...well, what you want. Morrowind had a considerably better story than Oblivion did. But, it's age makes it less popular to the general public.
     Sort of like Fallout 3, nobody remembers previous games that were before the 360. Oblivion had better graphics and was very well received. Now, does that make it a better game? Absolutely not. Morrowind had a much better story, as I said, along with a better locale, and more weapons (such as spears). I think they were about equal. but, that's just my opinion.
     Now, here comes Skyrim. Will this be the pinnacle of the Elder Scrolls series, giving us amazing graphics, storyline, and everything else? I think it will. I like everything I've seen about it. However, some people see it very differently. I have some friends on the 360 that think it will be turrable. In fact, my friend Chris saw a thread on here talking about it which convinced another friend of mine that it would be a disappointment. But it seems that everything we liked that they took out, they replace with something else. Birth signs=Guardian Stones, Skills removed=spells/attacks put in another category, spellcrafting taken out=smithing put in. There are more examples, but I won't bore you. I doubt that this will change any minds, but I wanted to say my opinion. It'll ,most likely be attacked or trolled, or at the very least my friends will see it and harass me. But, I'll have Skyrim. :)

Okay /games/ (god it feels weird typing that)

Basically, I have a level 26 spell sword, but it is getting hard to kill things, I find myself casting like 6 or 7 destruction spells that do little damage, and having to beat shit with my mace. Its kind of annoying because I literally have to gay most fights now because I am having trouble. The character is the leader of every major guild and has explored much, but I am considering a new character.

I wanted to make a dark elf, who was sneaky and used dual wielding, archery, and enchanting/smithing.

My question is: Any advice for a sneaky character? How good is dual wielding? Does the TYPEs of weapons dual wielded matter? I know that in real life if people dual wielded it was often a long blade and a short blade to retain balance, but does it matter in skyrim? And what is the best way to deal damage with dual wielding? Should I spam the dual hit power attack, and then just spam my better weapon? Or should I do the "out of stamina" double attack too? Is it worth it to use, say, a dagger + sword or just dual maces since they do the most damage?

Oh, and how do you do the sneak auto kills? I did ONE in my other playthrough, and the rest of the time I just did a power attack from behind.