Forum Overview :: Vampire: The Masquerade:: Bloodlines :: useless stuff

[quote name="FABIO"][quote name="Bill Dungsroman"]So, I just started the game. Advice? Like, shit, start at the beginning with what character class is optimum for the best gaming experience (it doesn't matter if it's hard, RPG's are the only games I don't suck at). I was thinking Toreador or Ventrue because I'M A FAGGOT. Gun skills? Stealth? Black leather and lace? I tried reading the thread on Qt3 but 3/4 of it is just complaining about Activision's slowness to put out a patch :([/quote] Stealth is useless. You can do most "manual" sneaking by just having it at one. If you're going to get into hardcore sneaking than you'll be using Obfusticate (whatever the hell they name the fruity stealth power), or trance(? something like like) to leave enemies stunned. Intimidate is useless. It does basically the same thing as persuade (not useless), except there are a LOT more opportunities to use persuade. Seduction is useless. About all it does is get you free blood by seducing hookers (useless if you're Ventrue, you vomit off them) and club whores. I hear it's a lot more useful as a female character, who can sleep her way past a lot more. Brawl is only useful for grabbing enemeis in combat and sucking their blood. This can be reproduced by sneaking up on enemies or trancing them. Melee is very useful to start, but then guns become awesome around the halfway point. Think Fallout 2, only you have to wait longer for guns to become king. The best weapon by far is the flamethrower, which is god. Only thing limiting it is capped ammo. Just don't save it thinking you'll kick the last few bosses' asses (you'll know when you reach the endgame run), it doesn't really do much to them. It completely slaughters any other bosses though (with like one-third of a clip). Other than the flamethrow I found the most useful gun to be the semi-auto assault shotgun. Everyone is right, it's completely impossible to beat the last boss without guns. The x-ray power (auspex?) is completely useless as you could have probably guessed on your own. Celerity is god, which is odd that the supposedly pussie Toreador get it. That's really all I can remember off the top of my head, other than if you want to sex up Jeanette you need to take her side in everything and immediately give her everything she wants. So much for realism. Also, when you reach the sewers in search the nosferatu, I <b>highly</b> recommend just using no clip to cheat your way past it, otherwise it might sour your opinion of the entire game.[/quote]