No word yet on if sparkles will be a part of the Skyrim vampires' arsenal, but we'll make sure to tell Tiger Beat as soon as we find out.
No word yet on if sparkles will be a part of the Skyrim vampires' arsenal, but we'll make sure to tell Tiger Beat as soon as we find out.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:33PM IggyFandango said
I don't mind getting pale, having red eyes and becoming more gaunt. But WHY. WHY BETHESDA, DO I HAVE TO BECOME AN OLD MAN TO BE A VAMPIRE?
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 1:42AM Draugdraugr said
@IggyFandango
Vampires vary so much from source to source, they can basically be whatever you want to be, since they are make believe.
I mean, we got the sparkly twighlight vampires, ann rice vampires, anime vampires (ala Blood: The Last Vampire, vampire hunter D style was a bit more of the traditional 'bram stoker' style vampire) 30 days of night, True Blood, the list goes on. While they all share things in common they all have things that set them apart.
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Vampires vary so much from source to source, they can basically be whatever you want to be, since they are make believe.
I mean, we got the sparkly twighlight vampires, ann rice vampires, anime vampires (ala Blood: The Last Vampire, vampire hunter D style was a bit more of the traditional 'bram stoker' style vampire) 30 days of night, True Blood, the list goes on. While they all share things in common they all have things that set them apart.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 3:11AM Mechazawa Prime said
@Draugdraugr
Vampire Hunter D is THE shit for the record. Specifically Bloodlust. That is all.
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Vampire Hunter D is THE shit for the record. Specifically Bloodlust. That is all.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 3:35AM (Unverified) said
@IggyFandango Seems fairly accurate to the Stoker vampire, where the longer Dracula went without feeding the older and paler he looked, though when gaining strength and feeding up on victims he appeared to be much younger and had more of a normal colored face. However, he did keep the iconic hooked nose and mustache.
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Posted: Sep 12th 2011 11:24AM Klearwater Killer said
@IggyFandango
Its Elder Scrolls, Not Twilight®.
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Its Elder Scrolls, Not Twilight®.
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 4:35PM TheDragonBorn said
@IggyFandango
These vampires aren't gay, their legit, like in those old dracula movies.
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These vampires aren't gay, their legit, like in those old dracula movies.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:34PM MW49350 said
Looks pretty cool. Hope there's a cure though- romping around the sunny hillsides of Oblivion was one of my favorite pass times in that game- would hate it if I was condemned to night.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 11:19PM Special Agent Steve said
@MW49350
My only problem with becoming a vampire -fast travel, mainly due to how frequently you had to feed. Hopefully they make becoming a vampire a little more fun and feel less like a chores.
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My only problem with becoming a vampire -fast travel, mainly due to how frequently you had to feed. Hopefully they make becoming a vampire a little more fun and feel less like a chores.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 6:44AM fallouthirteen said
@Special Agent Steve
Maybe vials of blood to go? Have one on you when you fast travel it'll be autoconsumed when needed.
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Maybe vials of blood to go? Have one on you when you fast travel it'll be autoconsumed when needed.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 10:19PM Chareth Cutestory said
@MW49350
This sounds identical to vampirism in Oblivion.
Basically, it runs on a 3 day timer. As long as you feed every 24 hours, you'll look normal, be able to interact with people and will be able to walk in sunlight/fast travel.
If you go a day without feeding, your stats will get a further boost, but you'll start looking pretty monsterly, so a lot of people will shy away from you. Also, the sun will start doing moderate damage to you, making fast travel impossible.
If you get to the third day without eating, you'll get an even greater stat boost, but you'll look like a gangly beast. People will actively fear you and the sun will burn you up very quickly.
It was always worth it, to me, though. Vampirism gives you a pretty awesome spell that grants night vision and detect-life, which come in handy for the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild quests.
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This sounds identical to vampirism in Oblivion.
Basically, it runs on a 3 day timer. As long as you feed every 24 hours, you'll look normal, be able to interact with people and will be able to walk in sunlight/fast travel.
If you go a day without feeding, your stats will get a further boost, but you'll start looking pretty monsterly, so a lot of people will shy away from you. Also, the sun will start doing moderate damage to you, making fast travel impossible.
If you get to the third day without eating, you'll get an even greater stat boost, but you'll look like a gangly beast. People will actively fear you and the sun will burn you up very quickly.
It was always worth it, to me, though. Vampirism gives you a pretty awesome spell that grants night vision and detect-life, which come in handy for the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild quests.
Posted: Sep 13th 2011 8:19AM djnforce9 said
@Chareth Cutestory: That night-eye vampire ability became completely useless once you found a piece of equipment that granted night-vision or detect-life while equipped anyway. In my case, I stumbled across a ring for each.
I honestly hated being a vampire in Oblivion. The stat boosts weren't worth the sun-damage problem as it hindered fast travel during the day and I didn't want to drop what I was doing to find someone to feed on.
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I honestly hated being a vampire in Oblivion. The stat boosts weren't worth the sun-damage problem as it hindered fast travel during the day and I didn't want to drop what I was doing to find someone to feed on.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:35PM Shadowbender said
Team Dovahkiin.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:38PM thedisagree said
Here's hoping for vampire quests and factions!
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:38PM Cafecito said
"These aren't your little sister's vampires" ... that made my day XD
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:39PM Exu said
Vampire? He looks like a cancer victim.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 12:32AM DarkSonata said
@DevilSei MOAR COWBELL!!... oh wait that was fever ..
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Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:42PM TraceurRyuk Part III said
I remember being a vampire on Oblivion, I somehow manages to make it to where I could not complete the vampire cure quest. Damage from the sun sucks.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:43PM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said
Why won't you give us werewolf Lycanthropy Besthesda?
We got it in Daggerfall and Morrowind with add on Bloodmoon. I mean we are back dealing with a Nordic storyline with Skyrim.
How I see Dragons + Vampires + Werewolves = Awesome. How can you ever lose with that equation.
We got it in Daggerfall and Morrowind with add on Bloodmoon. I mean we are back dealing with a Nordic storyline with Skyrim.
How I see Dragons + Vampires + Werewolves = Awesome. How can you ever lose with that equation.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 11:00PM Draugdraugr said
@Stevetrop Man of Mystery
Play on PC, then you'll just have to wait for the mod. ;)
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Play on PC, then you'll just have to wait for the mod. ;)
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 12:57AM Ramen of Doom said
@Stevetrop Man of Mystery
While they're at it, bring back the wereboar!
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While they're at it, bring back the wereboar!
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 3:05AM kentuckyfried said
@Stevetrop Man of Mystery
let's not forget faeries and shifters while they're at it too...
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let's not forget faeries and shifters while they're at it too...
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:43PM Red Runner said
So this game will finally allow me to live out my fantasy battle of vampires vs dragons?
If only you could play a werewolf vampire ninja...
If only you could play a werewolf vampire ninja...
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 5:38AM Vageryn said
@Red Runner That would be awesome! Nothing could stand up to a Dragonborn Werewolf Vampire Ninja. It would be the ultimate being.
I'm currently playing Oblivion and I've been a vampire since my third quest. I haven't had any real problems with daylight or fast travel. There is no need to sleep or rest unless you level. So really it's fairly easy to maintain a normal life style if you want. You just have to deal with people asking if you're sick, all the time. 25% equals no damage from sunlight. 50 and higher is where it starts. My character is Vampire Monk. 6x damage+ignore armor+plus vampiric strength=absolute ownage.
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I'm currently playing Oblivion and I've been a vampire since my third quest. I haven't had any real problems with daylight or fast travel. There is no need to sleep or rest unless you level. So really it's fairly easy to maintain a normal life style if you want. You just have to deal with people asking if you're sick, all the time. 25% equals no damage from sunlight. 50 and higher is where it starts. My character is Vampire Monk. 6x damage+ignore armor+plus vampiric strength=absolute ownage.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:48PM Shane86 said
why doesn't his hair go grey too?
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:52PM grendelpoots said
+1 for werewolves.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:53PM Jennacide said
Let's just hope it isn't as complete suck to play as anymore. In Oblivion there was no good reason to take Vampirism, the negatives grossly outweight positives. At least it was mildly passable in Morrowind, and Lycanthropy was goddam great in Bloodmoon.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 10:58AM Funkmaster General said
@Jennacide
I played a vampire in Oblivion and had no problems. I stayed in the first stage of it and was able to walk around in the sun with nobody attacking me. I just fed whenever I happened to be in the imperial city at night and almost never had any problems.
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I played a vampire in Oblivion and had no problems. I stayed in the first stage of it and was able to walk around in the sun with nobody attacking me. I just fed whenever I happened to be in the imperial city at night and almost never had any problems.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 10:25PM Chareth Cutestory said
@Funkmaster General
Same here, though I'd just feed wherever I was.
Sneak class + vampirism = win.
The stat boost is pretty nice, and being able to detect life and see in the dark simultaneously (without having to skill up any magicks) was a total boon in most of my stealthy endeavors.
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Same here, though I'd just feed wherever I was.
Sneak class + vampirism = win.
The stat boost is pretty nice, and being able to detect life and see in the dark simultaneously (without having to skill up any magicks) was a total boon in most of my stealthy endeavors.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:55PM daltonVader91 said
Haha ohh man vampirism screwed me up in Oblivion. I ended up getting caught feeding on Mages Guild members one too many times. I got kicked out and couldn't finish the main quest.
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:56PM Senor Whopper said
but can i sparkle?
Posted: Sep 10th 2011 11:00PM Senor Whopper said
@Senor Whopper reads "No word yet on if sparkles will be a part of the Skyrim vampires' arsenal'.......................shit
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 5:08AM Faceless Troll said
@Senor Whopper Sure. Take a vampire into the sun and he catches fire. Sparkly!
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Posted: Sep 10th 2011 10:58PM Nova17899 said
I got bit by a random vampire in Oblivion within 5 hours of me playing it. I quit playing the game after that, and after discovering the method of curing it. Hopefully this game has some sort of method of preventing people under level 10 to get infected.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 1:14AM swooded said
@Nova17899
You didn't become a vampire right away in Oblivion. You had a few days or so where all you had to do was cast, drink a potion or eat an ingredient for "Cure Disease".
Granted, not knowing that sucked the first time, but I'm guessing it'll be similar in Skyrim. Multiple saves are always a good move too
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You didn't become a vampire right away in Oblivion. You had a few days or so where all you had to do was cast, drink a potion or eat an ingredient for "Cure Disease".
Granted, not knowing that sucked the first time, but I'm guessing it'll be similar in Skyrim. Multiple saves are always a good move too
