Bloodlines is making me Angry

[Spider]

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I believe that the lower your humanity gets the harder it is to lower it further. So when you're at 3 it'll probably take something truly spectacular to go to 2.

[Gorth]

I found the most difficult build to complete the game with, was an allround Malkavian, not really specialising in any combat discipline... it was so bad I even had to resort to a previous save and take a different "route" through the endgame (to avoid the hardest boss fight in the game IMHO) :">

 

Regarding Gangrels and needing a drink in Santa Monica, you can still squeeze a few drops out of rats, it's only Ventrues who are a bit squeemish when it comes to the menu

 

It's just that Nosferatus get an awful lot of juice out of them.

[Darque]

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I believe that the lower your humanity gets the harder it is to lower it further. So when you're at 3 it'll probably take something truly spectacular to go to 2.

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That's how it is in the PnP game.

[alanschu]

I've never hit below 3 humanity regardless of how I played

[Child of Flame]

I wanted to become completely inhuman too.

 

On the bright side, the dialogue options for a more...animalistic vampire, are a lot of fun.

 

Also, I created a New Gangrel after starting the thread with higher intimidation, and not only managed to get the guy to give me his watch, but also all the money in his wallet beside what he gave me already ($100) and then decided that a mugging wasn't complete if I didn't beat him up too so I took him out to the alley and knocked him out cold. :D

[Diogo Ribeiro]

GameFAQs doesn't allow direct linking. 

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I'm a dumbass.

 

http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/914819.html

 

It's the second FAQ/Walktrough.

[Berserk]

Wait, so sword-weilding Ventrue or Toreador vampires aren't viable builds?

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It sure is, boost your Fortitude with the Ventrue or Celerity with the Toreador and go to town. I made it through the game just fine with my Neo-ish katana wielding Ventrue. I would have gone with the Toreador just because celerity is awesome but the pretty boy look simply isn't for me and all the male Toreador outfits look like **** anyway.

Edited November 30, 2005 by Berserk

[alanschu]

I felt the Ventrue avatar looked the best too!

 

 

It was perfect as he walked past Niles at the end and flipped him the bird when I went my own way

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[Child of Flame]

Man, I am still missing out on some pretty hefty bonuses, but it is more because my character is a total **** than because I needed them this time around.

 

I am in Hollywood and I did the missions for Vivian, apparently Toreadors and Gangrel don't get along so well, and at the end of our business, rather than rewarding me with the autographed poster and the nifty photo I could sell for some major cashola, she told me my reward was that

she was still talking to me despite my best attempts to be an a$$hole.

 

 

I did get some blood on the house from Misti out of the deal, but still. Man. Wasn't even PhD.

Edited November 30, 2005 by Child of Flame

[Child of Flame]

On the other hand, going through the game from this direction rather than my schmoozing with the NPCs or outright liking them, it makes me kind of sad to know that Troika bit it while Bioware survived. Writing in this game is so much better than anything I've encountered in a Bio game.

 

Also, it made me really sad when I killed

Julius

even though I was a total badass about it.

 

And my character is still a total oaf when it comes to picking up the ladeez.

 

Me: "I find the most erotic part of a woman's body is the boobies."

Hollywood Girl: "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH, UUUUUNNNNGGGGGHH. That sound familiar? Didn't think so."

[Lord Tingeling]

I felt the Ventrue avatar looked the best too!

 

 

It was perfect as he walked past Niles at the end and flipped him the bird when I went my own way

.

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Female Toreador get an extremely hot trenchcoat as their final armor model. Combined with a katana it's pwnage.

 

EDIT: My malk got some money from VV's quests. Gee, I missed out on all the emo poetry!

Edited November 30, 2005 by Lord Tingeling

[Gabrielle]

I felt the Ventrue avatar looked the best too!

 

 

It was perfect as he walked past Niles at the end and flipped him the bird when I went my own way

.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Female Toreador get an extremely hot trenchcoat as their final armor model. Combined with a katana it's pwnage.

 

EDIT: My malk got some money from VV's quests. Gee, I missed out on all the emo poetry!

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Someone with good taste. Toreadors rock. They look cool in their leather trenchcoat and weilding the katana.

[Calax]

Child it wasn't the clan that had any affect on your standing. It was your style. I got the poster with my gangrel the first time.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

On the other hand, going through the game from this direction rather than my schmoozing with the NPCs or outright liking them, it makes me kind of sad to know that Troika bit it while Bioware survived.  Writing in this game is so much better than anything I've encountered in a Bio game. 

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They probably would have gotten away with it if Bloodlines was their first game. But it was their third strike of a buggy mess of a game where they tried to shift blame to the publishers.

[Hurlshort]

Malkavians have some seriously dirty outfits. My wife didn't really dig them when I showed her. Still, I think the chaps and the cowboy hat are pretty awesome looking.

[Surreptishus]

The money cheat is teh best..

[Jora]

But it was their third strike of a buggy mess of a game where they tried to shift blame to the publishers.

 

You would be right if you weren't wrong.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

You would be right if you weren't wrong.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

How so ?

 

Arcanum buggy mess of a game - Not our fault blame Sierra

TOEE buggy mess of a game - Not our fault blame Atari

Bloodlines buggy mess of a game - Not out fault blame Activision

[Jora]

Except that they were willing to take the blame for all the problems in those games. They have said that more than once. But if someone asked them why more patches weren't being released, they didn't want to lie and not say it was the publisher's decision.

 

And even if they were unable to make polished products in the time given to them, so were their publishers' QA teams incompetent. Releasing clearly unfinished products isn't a sign of a good publisher either.

[Jora]

By the way, we had the same discussion almost precisely a year ago when Bloodlines was released.

[LoneWolf16]

The money cheat is teh best..

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I've been playing recently, and been using mods...specifically mods that alter clothing.

 

Let's just say that watching the female Malk run is a bit more...interesting now...

Edited November 30, 2005 by LoneWolf16

[Petay]

Care to share to another Female Malk player?

[LoneWolf16]

There ya go.

Raving_Malkavian.zip

[Gabrielle]

You would be right if you weren't wrong.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

How so ?

 

Arcanum buggy mess of a game - Not our fault blame Sierra

TOEE buggy mess of a game - Not our fault blame Atari

Bloodlines buggy mess of a game - Not out fault blame Activision

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'll speak for Arcnum and Bloodlines by saying at least they released patches to fix the problems unlike another company. "

[Slowtrain]

However, SP, it's worth pointing out that both Bloodlines and Arcanum turned out, post patch, to be 2 of the better crpgs ever made. Let's be honest, its now sop to release buggy games. To hang Troika up by their balls for that seems a tad unfair. I was as sad to see Troika drop as I was to see Origin and Microprose go under. The best developers never last.