VtM:Bloodlines

Thus spake "The Stare" <wat1 DeleteThis @not.likely.frontiernet.net>, Fri, 19 May 2006
04:05:50 GMT, Anno Domini:

>Any tips from anyone on character development would be appreciated. Too many
>decisions has me frustrated.
>
>I find myself trying to spred my XPs around to try and be good at most
>things but suspect i should be focusing on just a few Feats instead. I'm
>still not out of Santa Monica so may have time to correct my mistakes..
>unless it's important to focus on a few feats right from the start.
>
>What type of character is best to get thru the game with? I suspect i need
>combat feats early and worry about other stuff later or does it work to
>build up an all around character? Some of the boss fights are pretty tough
>even early in the game.
>
>Currently, i chose to play a Gangrel and not to focus on the Protean
>discipline. Planning on getting level 2 Animalism for the Burrowing Beetle
>attack and then build up Fortitude, which i already have 2 points in.

I never found combat to be that important to concentrate on directly, so
long as you have a substitute power/skill group to compensate (e.g.
Malkavian stealth, Tremere blood magic, etc). Not sure about the Gangrel,
but I suggest you max out your main 1 or 2 class skills (protean = shape
shifting?) as a bit of a priority. I concentrated on melee weapons a bit &
blood magic with my Tremere & had no probs. Having said that, I also put a
few points into security & hacking as I hate leaving doors unopened
Just have fun & don't sweat it - there's plenty of points to go around &
you're only early in the game. If something is frustrating you with the
combat, try a different approach or do something else. It really is an easy
game for a fps/rpg hybrid & only with the most esoteric of char builds could
one completely cripple a character really.

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"Nostromo" <nospam DeleteThis @forme.org> wrote in message
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> Thus spake "The Stare" <wat1 DeleteThis @not.likely.frontiernet.net>, Fri, 19 May 2006
> 04:05:50 GMT, Anno Domini:
>
>>Any tips from anyone on character development would be appreciated. Too
>>many
>>decisions has me frustrated.
>>
>>I find myself trying to spred my XPs around to try and be good at most
>>things but suspect i should be focusing on just a few Feats instead. I'm
>>still not out of Santa Monica so may have time to correct my mistakes..
>>unless it's important to focus on a few feats right from the start.
>>
>>What type of character is best to get thru the game with? I suspect i need
>>combat feats early and worry about other stuff later or does it work to
>>build up an all around character? Some of the boss fights are pretty tough
>>even early in the game.
>>
>>Currently, i chose to play a Gangrel and not to focus on the Protean
>>discipline. Planning on getting level 2 Animalism for the Burrowing Beetle
>>attack and then build up Fortitude, which i already have 2 points in.
>
> I never found combat to be that important to concentrate on directly, so
> long as you have a substitute power/skill group to compensate (e.g.
> Malkavian stealth, Tremere blood magic, etc). Not sure about the Gangrel,
> but I suggest you max out your main 1 or 2 class skills (protean = shape
> shifting?) as a bit of a priority. I concentrated on melee weapons a bit &
> blood magic with my Tremere & had no probs. Having said that, I also put a
> few points into security & hacking as I hate leaving doors unopened
> Just have fun & don't sweat it - there's plenty of points to go around &
> you're only early in the game. If something is frustrating you with the
> combat, try a different approach or do something else. It really is an
> easy
> game for a fps/rpg hybrid & only with the most esoteric of char builds
> could
> one completely cripple a character really.

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm curious how one deals with the Tremere blood shield in a masquerade area
after a battle if it wasn't destroyed during the fight. Did that give you
any problems? Or perhaps it does wear off after a while?

Yes, Protean is shape shifting but i'm not planning on developing that
discipline this time thru. I want to get used to the other options for
combat and so am going to focus on Fortitude (increased Soaks).

I made it Downtown and now have a new area to explore
(It seemed like it took forever to find a way out of the warehouse after i
blew it up)
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<mmaker DeleteThis @my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> The Stare wrote:
>> What type of character is best to get thru the game with?
>
> The last 25% of the game is a total hack-fest, so if you don't build up
> combat skills by that point you're screwed. It's another of the 'you
> can build any character you like so long as it's a fighter' RPGs.
>
> Alternatively, just pretend that the last part of the game doesn't
> exist and have fun before that point. Boss fights are retarded anyway,
> and should have been left for dead in the 20th century.

Thanks for the input. I guess i'll find out whether i like that or not when
i get there. At least i figured out to save before entering an unknown area
or opening doors. I've had quite a few final deaths so far and expect alot
more.
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"The Stare" <wat1 RemoveThis @not.likely.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> I'm curious how one deals with the Tremere blood shield in a masquerade
> area after a battle if it wasn't destroyed during the fight. Did that give
> you any problems? Or perhaps it does wear off after a while?


Nevermind... i just discovered the F8 key that turns off active disciplines.
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Thus spake "The Stare" <wat1.DeleteThis@not.likely.frontiernet.net>, Sat, 20 May 2006
22:34:17 GMT, Anno Domini:

>
>"The Stare" <wat1.DeleteThis@not.likely.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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>
>> I'm curious how one deals with the Tremere blood shield in a masquerade
>> area after a battle if it wasn't destroyed during the fight. Did that give
>> you any problems? Or perhaps it does wear off after a while?
>
>
>Nevermind... i just discovered the F8 key that turns off active disciplines.

Self-discovery is a beautiful thing!

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