Pyrian on 3/8/2011 at 22:39
Quote Posted by BrokenArts
...Toreador is the easiest one for a first timer.
That was my experience. Celerity and firearms is virtually autowin, even against bosses, and allows you to just run through some of the stupidest parts of the game, while leaving enough points to upgrade social skills high enough to make the game more interesting.
EvaUnit02 on 3/8/2011 at 22:47
Quote Posted by Briareos H
And anyway, what I meant and didn't word well enough for Jason Moyer to understand is that Redemption was there first so "Vampire The Masquerade" is by default the first game. It's like when people say SS and mean Serious Sam, or say MW2 and mean Modern Warfare 2. Ugh!
Except Bloodlines ain't a sequel to Redemption, it's a different game based on the same campaign setting and derived from the same ruleset. It's like arguing that Icewind Dale is really Baldur's Gate 3, because they're both set in Forgotten Realms and use AD&D rules.
mgeorge on 3/8/2011 at 22:53
I went with Nosferatu my first run through simply because I liked the stealth aspect of it, and it does limit your social interactions quite a bit, but was a shitload of fun. It's also a pretty difficult class to play for a first timer as well.
The good part though is that my second run through was a Toreador which is a very different style of playing, and hence what makes this such a great game. Massive replayability. As to Malks though, I wouldn't suggest it for a first time either. I think the story may end up being somewhat confusing to someone who doesn't understand their umm... different outlook on life, or should I say death.
ZylonBane on 4/8/2011 at 02:06
Quote Posted by Pyrian
Celerity and firearms is virtually autowin, even against bosses, and allows you to just run through some of the stupidest parts of the game, while leaving enough points to upgrade social skills high enough to make the game more interesting.
Firearms are a waste no matter which clan you're playing as. They're useful for a couple of boss fights, but other than that melee is the way to go. Scrounging for ammo is not the way of the mighty vampire.
Pyrian on 4/8/2011 at 17:12
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Firearms are a waste no matter which clan you're playing as. They're useful for a couple of boss fights, but other than that melee is the way to go.
I will confess some confusion as to how one even fights some of those bosses without serious firearms. It's certainly unnecessary against puds, but then the puds are rarely notably dangerous, and when they
are dangerous, shooting them from a distance is IMO the way to go.
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Scrounging for ammo is not the way of the mighty vampire.
I don't recall having ammo problems, although I did just run through some of the boring areas, and talked/fed my way through when I could.
Nameless Voice on 4/8/2011 at 17:35
I found firearms to be just as viable as mêlée weapons, at least after a certain point. They're kind of useless early-game though.
Some of the late-game weapons like the flamethrower, the McLusky (Desert Eagle) and the Steyr Aug do insane damage when you have high gun skills, too.
Tomi on 4/8/2011 at 17:47
The firearms are ridiculously overpowered in Bloodlines, especially when you get your hands on the more powerful weapons towards the end of the game. Colt Anaconda and the crossbow were fun to play with, it's just too bad that the last 1/3 of the game turned into a Shoot'Em All kind of action game, where you could just run around with your flamethrowers and machine guns etc and kill everyone. :erg: Or that's how it felt like and how I remember it anyway...
Melee weapons are more fun though and more useful especially in some boss battles.
Quote Posted by mgeorge
I went with Nosferatu my first run through simply because I liked the stealth aspect of it, and it does limit your social interactions quite a bit, but was a shitload of fun.
I too chose Nosferatu on my first play through, thinking that I could play it like Thief... well, the whole stealth thing in Bloodlines doesn't really work in my opinion, so that turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, especially when a lot of people won't even talk to you if you're a Nosferatu. But I would still recommend trying it, just not on your first run through maybe.
june gloom on 4/8/2011 at 19:45
To be fair, nearly every fucking RPG ever turns into an action game at the end.
Pyrian on 4/8/2011 at 19:59
Very often true, but "at the end" is usually the last level, not the last 1/3rd of the game. :p
