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Re: Hey Cable Brothers and the rest of CLARTOPS. by Sapper Gopher 02/11/2005, 11:23pm PST
Bill Dungsroman wrote:

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?



The supposedly effete Toreadeor get Celerity, which at max level gives you bullet time, complete with sonic boomlets rippling through the air. Like the gun skills(ranged), it has to be maxed out for you to appreciate it, though. You'll have plenty of points to max them out before the combat heavy latter half of the game though, where you can just mow down the hordes that are thrown at you in slow motion with automatics and the desert eagle(or "McClucsky" as it called).
Starting out though you'll have the crappy .38, which is no way comparable to what you can dish out with unarmed or melee. But it's ok if you neglect close range crap, because the early part of the game has enough oppurtunities for avoiding combat such that any social or sneaking skills will not go to waste. Speaking of stealth, don't bother getting sneaking higher than 2, which is more than enough to creep around a map, stealth killing every henchmen one by one.
The other two Toreador disciplines aren't worth points either, cause all you need is Celerity. One(presence) stuns hostiles but doesn't seem potent enough, and the other(auspex)just gives you Vampire infared and x-ray vision.
It's also hard to justify putting points into hacking when all the passwords can be found on gamefaqs. Also on gamefaqs: the second general FAQ has good character creation advice.
Another good piece of advice you'll hear more than once: Don't open it.
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Hey Cable Brothers and the rest of CLARTOPS. by Bill Dungsroman 02/11/2005, 9:20pm PST NEW
    Re: Hey Cable Brothers and the rest of CLARTOPS. by William H. Hayt, Jr. 02/11/2005, 9:59pm PST NEW
    Re: Hey Cable Brothers and the rest of CLARTOPS. by Sapper Gopher 02/11/2005, 11:23pm PST NEW
    Re: Hey Cable Brothers and the rest of CLARTOPS. by Quentin Beck 02/12/2005, 5:07am PST NEW
        WARNING WARNING GIANT BATTLE SHIP "BOSS SPOILER" APPROACHES WARNING WARNING by Worm 02/12/2005, 8:07am PST NEW
            doesn't work by FABIO 02/12/2005, 12:26pm PST NEW
                They're supposed to stun him. NT by Creexul :( 02/12/2005, 5:32pm PST NEW
                    well they DONT >_< by FABIO 02/12/2005, 11:46pm PST NEW
            This is why Tremere owns (no spoilers in this post) by extarbags 02/12/2005, 6:56pm PST NEW
                Re: This is why Tremere owns (no spoilers in this post) by FABIO 02/12/2005, 11:47pm PST NEW
                God, I hate this guy. NT by Commander TDARCOS 12/02/2012, 10:32pm PST NEW
                    Dammit, gonna have to write another check to the noposts charity. NT by Mysterio 12/02/2012, 11:47pm PST NEW
    useless stuff by FABIO 02/12/2005, 12:45pm PST NEW
        also by FABIO 02/12/2005, 12:48pm PST NEW
        Re: useless stuff by extarbags 02/12/2005, 7:01pm PST NEW
            more useless stuff! by FABIO 02/12/2005, 11:58pm PST NEW
    Thanks gang ^___^ NT by Bill Dungsroman 02/12/2005, 1:00pm PST NEW
    This was helpful by jeep 02/15/2005, 1:42pm PST NEW
    most useful non-com skills by FABIO 02/15/2005, 8:50pm PST NEW
    actually purchased this on steam recently, it's been on sale often by irony 12/03/2012, 4:45am PST NEW
 
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