Revisiting VtM: Bloodlines

[Excidium II]

Meta knowledge is a powerful thing to have indeed.

 

[Average Manatee]

Meta knowledge is a powerful thing to have indeed.

Is it really meta knowledge to think that a flamethrower sounds like a really fucking good idea in a game about vampires?

 

[ZagorTeNej]

I didn't abuse blood salvo as much, in retrospect.

You don't have to use Blood Salvo, you can just activate Blood Shield (which doubles your health IIRC) + Auspex and shoot people or cast Purge (which works on every humanoid enemy, including bosses) and walk around smacking them in the face with a Fire Axe while they're busy coughing blood. Of course if you go all the way with Thaumatorgy you can blow people up with Blood Boil.

I recall only being able to beat tentacle monster with him by exploiting a glitch where her combat AI wouldn't activate.

It was my first character, and trying to experience as much of the game I invested hard in social skills. I probably got the impression of Tremere being weak because of that, armed with meta knowledge my other characters were more optimized.

That could be it but there's also the fact that all of the vampire powers were much less effective (or not at all, many were immune) against bosses in the official version of the game (even with the last 1.2 patch) which hurt Tremere the most probably (blood mages). Unofficial patch changed that (in addition to buffing the Steyr Aug damage) even in it's Basic version, before Wesp even took over years ago IIRC.

 

[Excidium II]

Meta knowledge is a powerful thing to have indeed.

Is it really meta knowledge to think that a flamethrower sounds like a really fucking good idea in a game about vampires?

Kuei Jin are another story. Didn't know anything bout them.

Also it's not that good of an idea when you are a vampire yourself.

 

[Maculo]

Meta knowledge is a powerful thing to have indeed.

Is it really meta knowledge to think that a flamethrower sounds like a really fucking good idea in a game about vampires?

Kuei Jin are another story. Didn't know anything bout them.

Also it's not that good of an idea when you are a vampire yourself.

Moreover, I think the flamethrower only appears in the last act and on one or two vendors at best. I think it is easy to miss.

Edit: Still, with Blood Shield and the fire axe, one was practically a terminator, even without Blood Salvo and Blood Boil.

 

[Average Manatee]

Meta knowledge is a powerful thing to have indeed.

Is it really meta knowledge to think that a flamethrower sounds like a really fucking good idea in a game about vampires?

Kuei Jin are another story. Didn't know anything bout them.

Also it's not that good of an idea when you are a vampire yourself.

I doubt that flamethrowers are somehow less deadly to humans than vampires.

 

[Excidium II]

In any case I would never use a flamethrower as a vampire. You can use things that are just as deadly to everyone else without putting yourself at risk. Unless you know that it doesn't really matter because the game doesn't account for it.

 

[Lhynn]

My ventrue used grenades in PnP. Fun times.

 

[Jaesun]

Damn, Gangrel is satisfying so far, even in the tutorial. I like that raven spell and the feral claws is really satisfying. <3

 

[Lhynn]

Damn, Gangrel is satisfying so far, even in the tutorial. I like that raven spell and the feral claws is really satisfying. <3

Embrace your inner furry.

 

[Multidirectional]

Damn, Gangrel is satisfying so far, even in the tutorial. I like that raven spell and the feral claws is really satisfying. <3

I loved Animalism when I played Gangrel, I'd put it among the most powerful disciplines in game.

 

[Roguey]

Making a good brawler isn't easy though, and Obsidian has no experience in that regard.

Dungeon Siege III (which has better combat than Bloodlines).

 

[Lhynn]

Dungeon Siege III (which has better combat than Bloodlines).

I would vomit all over someones carpet if i saw a vampire game with dungeon siege 3 combat.

 

[Roguey]

I would vomit all over someones carpet if i saw a vampire game with dungeon siege 3 combat.

If they were making a Bloodlines sequel, it would not be like DSIII, but the melee and shooting aspects would feel more competent.

 

[Delterius]

The game's a breeze with Tremere. They have Blood magic

Wesp changed it a bit.

And I don't know about you, but after slapstick Celerity all other characters are weak by comparison.

 

[Jaesun]

Fuck, I forgot. For that sweet SWEET 3XP you have to have a high Persuasion AND Seduction to resolve the Jennette thing.

 

[Delterius]

Fuck, I forgot. For that sweet SWEET 3XP you have to have a high Persuasion AND Seduction to resolve the Jennette thing.

Maybe I can make your life even worse by pointing out that fulfilling the tutorial gives you XP too. Hope you didn't skip that~

 

[Jaesun]

I always do the tutorial, because Jack is awesome <3

 

[Xor]

Fuck, I forgot. For that sweet SWEET 3XP you have to have a high Persuasion AND Seduction to resolve the Jennette thing.

Maybe I can make your life even worse by pointing out that fulfilling the tutorial gives you XP too. Hope you didn't skip that~

I usually skip it and then use the console to get the 2xp or whatever it is and the lockpick.

 

[Delterius]

shamefur dispray

 

[Gay-Lussac]

Damn, Gangrel is satisfying so far, even in the tutorial. I like that raven spell and the feral claws is really satisfying. <3

Gangrel was my first. In the way of special interactions, there's only a little bit of special dialogue with Beckett, but what little there was was really a treat at the time.

When is that Obsidian Vampire game with guest writer Brian Mitsoda coming out?

 

[Excidium II]

with guest writer Brian Mitsoda

Hopefully never.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

Why is that? Wasn't he responsible for much of Bloodlines?

 

[Excidium II]

Mhm.

 

[Xor]

He's married to an SJW, his soul is probably gone at this point.