World of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 from Hardsuit Labs

[Infinitron]

Reedited with images.

Also hey, the BloodForTrade website has some ARG minigames on it now: https://www.bloodfortrade.com/

By participating in this ARG event you are awarded with 50 blood points to your Bloodlines 2 account. Blood points allow you to unlock a selection of in-game items, redeemable in Bloodlines 2 once launched. If you manage to finish the event you will be rewarded with an additional 200 blood points.

In addition to these in-game awards you will also be able to win physical Bloodlines 2 collectibles. In the spirit of sharing, the more friends you help in this ARG event, the more rewards will be added to the pool.

To participate in the event you will need a Paradox / Bloodlines 2 account.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

By participating in this ARG event you are awarded with 50 blood points to your Bloodlines 2 account. Blood points allow you to unlock a selection of in-game items, redeemable in Bloodlines 2 once launched. If you manage to finish the event you will be rewarded with an additional 200 blood points.

"Blood points?"

"Redeemable items?"

SPIDER SENSE, TINGLING.

 

[Infinitron]

By participating in this ARG event you are awarded with 50 blood points to your Bloodlines 2 account. Blood points allow you to unlock a selection of in-game items, redeemable in Bloodlines 2 once launched. If you manage to finish the event you will be rewarded with an additional 200 blood points.

"Blood points?"

"Redeemable items?"

SPIDER SENSE, TINGLING.

That's been around since the game was announced (actually, even before it was announced I think). You could earn points by finding hidden blood pack icons on the website and stuff like that. So this new ARG is another way to earn those points. It's not microtransactions for cash.

 

[Nano]

As always, p*rates will make these prerelease-exclusive items available to everyone.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

As always, p*rates will make these prerelease-exclusive items available to everyone.

Prerelease exclusivity for game content is retarded anyway.

Spoiler

Still remember you, Logic Artists; making Esteban a kickstarter backer exclusive companion for Expeditions: Conquistador.

 

[Zombra]

All this talk of Blood Points reminds me that the system used to be broken and I was robbed of my rightful BP. Does it work now? Here's the link; help me test it and get me the sweet bonus items I so richly deserve.

 

[Delterius]

I fucking love using elevators in bloodlines and hopefully its gonna be awesome again!

Zombra has never been a child pressing buttons, confirmed

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

It's not microtransactions for cash.

I hope not, I also hope if it eventually does become microtransactions for cash it only affects COSMETICS THAT DON'T MATTER IN GAMEPLAY. That makes it way better when I get fucked in the ass.

 

[Nano]

It's not microtransactions for cash.

I hope not, I also hope if it eventually does become microtransactions for cash it only affects COSMETICS THAT DON'T MATTER IN GAMEPLAY. That makes it way better when I get fucked in the ass.

The desensitization in effect here is fascinating. The gaming community went from mocking the horse armor 13 years ago to thinking "cosmetic MTXs aren't that bad actually".

 

[Lacrymas]

Pretty sure the outrage was because it was like 4 bucks, not because it was cosmetic. It might also be in combination with the mainstream slowly realizing/accepting men/they themselves like playing dress-up too.

 

[Roguey]

Horse armor doubled your horse's health so it wasn't entirely cosmetic either. However, Bethesda charging any amount of money for piecemeal benefits is/was absurd.

 

[Terenty]

This will be shit on par with TOW. Maybe slightly better. Writing's gonna be especially shit boring. Mark my words. I'll copy paste it when it comes out

 

[Delterius]

This will be shit on par with TOW. Maybe slightly better. Writing's gonna be especially shit boring. Mark my words. I'll copy paste it when it comes out

did you just call a game shit on the codex

 

[Terenty]

This will be shit on par with TOW. Maybe slightly better. Writing's gonna be especially shit boring. Mark my words. I'll copy paste it when it comes out

did you just call a game shit on the codex

I predicted shittiness of TOW when ppl were still delusional and believed in it. When i say smth's gonna be shit it means its gonna be shit for real

 

[Delterius]

This will be shit on par with TOW. Maybe slightly better. Writing's gonna be especially shit boring. Mark my words. I'll copy paste it when it comes out

did you just call a game shit on the codex

I predicted shittiness of TOW when ppl were still delusional and believed in it. When i say smth's gonna be shit it means its gonna be shit for real

damn you're a true visionary

 

[fantadomat]

You had to be blind to not see that both nu vampire and tow would ended up shit. Tho for BG3 we still can't say it because there is nothing shown about it.

 

[Harthwain]

This will be shit on par with TOW. Maybe slightly better. Writing's gonna be especially shit boring. Mark my words. I'll copy paste it when it comes out

"On par with TOW"? "Maybe slightly better"? Really? I was thinking more around 6-7/10 material, review-wise. Vampire and Bloodline fans will most likely thumb it up anyway, but that won't be a surprise. They don't get too many games to be picky about them. Agreed on the shit part though.

I never saw Bloodlines as something exceptional, but that's probably because I played it very, very long time after it was released on Steam and decided to give it go based on the legend it became. As such there was neither nostalgia nor I had any idea what kind of an impression the game made back when it was released. The end result was that I wasn't too impressed by it. I thought it was an average game if anything and am still surprised it got such a cult following. Maybe it doesn't strike the same chord for me as it does for others. I liked Redemption much more, but that's purely because the voice actors did amazing job at selling the story and developers managed to do a pretty good mix of modern and ancient language to pull you into the Middle Ages era, only to make it clash when they pushed you out into the modern times halfway into the game. But the gameplay as such was very meh. Story was the only reason for me to finish it.

Regardless of my personal opinion on Bloodlines 1, I think them making Bloodlines 2 by trying to ape Bloodlines 1 won't end very well, objectively speaking. So far the gameplay video don't convince me to think otherwise.

You had to be blind to not see that both nu vampire and tow would ended up shit. Tho for BG3 we still can't say it because there is nothing shown about it.

Larian did good job on D:OS series, so I am trusting they know what they're doing. They managed to create good games, mechanically speaking, so at least on that front it should be fine. The story aspect I am less optimistic about. Unless they make some changes in that department I'd recommend praying for a miracle. However, the effects aren't guaranteed.

 

[Nano]

I see you joined a week ago. The Codex is worse for having you here, Harthwain.

 

[Harthwain]

I see you joined a week ago. The Codex is worse for having you here, Harthwain.

 

[fantadomat]

Larian did good job on D:OS series,

Wrong forum mate,try out rpgwatch.

 

[Harthwain]

Larian did good job on D:OS series,

Wrong forum mate,try out rpgwatch.

Am I disrupting your echo chamber? Invading your safe space? Live with it.

 

[Serious_Business]

Larian did good job on D:OS series,

Wrong forum mate,try out rpgwatch.

Am I disrupting your echo chamber? Invading your safe space? Live with it.

I G N O R E

 

[Harthwain]

Larian did good job on D:OS series,

Wrong forum mate,try out rpgwatch.

Am I disrupting your echo chamber? Invading your safe space? Live with it.

I G N O R E

Instruction unclear. Do you want him to ignore me? Me to ignore him? Do you mean you put me on ignore (if so, you seem to have failed)? Is this some sort of a cry for help? Should I care?

 

[fantadomat]

Larian did good job on D:OS series,

Wrong forum mate,try out rpgwatch.

Am I disrupting your echo chamber? Invading your safe space? Live with it.

I G N O R E

Instruction unclear. Do you want him to ignore me? Me to ignore him? Do you mean you put me on ignore (if so, you seem to have failed)? Is this some sort of a cry for help? Should I care?

Only cucks ignore.

 

[Harthwain]

Only cucks ignore.

I have my own criteria for that, but I will admit you're not one of them [cucks].