Debaser wrote:

I agree with extrabags and his horrible use of UBB tags. The clan I beat the game with was Tremere, and the one Thaumaturgy power I never, ever used was Blood Strike. Well, okay, also Blood Salvo. Blood Shield is like Fortitude without having to dedicate an entire discipline to it, Purge is way too useful for a second tier power, and Blood Boil is just a great weapon. Clears crowds, very rarely resisted by non-bosses (unlike Suicide), does good damage against those final bosses who are impossible to beat with melee after you've spent the entire fucking game ignoring your ranged combat skills. Ignore Auspex and Dominate and save the rest of your XP to build skills and Abilities. When fighting human opponents, kill all but one, then level 1 Dominate/feed on him. Blood-stealing powers are a mark's game.