New Dawnguard information-Secrets of the Vampire. : V - Skyrim

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:42 am

I have a question if you join the vampires, will you still be able to have crossbows?

I am sure you can. You will be fighting NPC's who use crossbows, so they will work as any other lootable weapon.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:23 am

I am so excited! and so happy!

but i am not sure i want to read everything!

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:28 am

darn, knew I should have saved some perk points. Hope there is the ability to re-spec in the future.

Use the Oghma Infinium glitch for a VERY fast level up.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:05 pm

Great new additions. I'm curious as to if the Werewolf and Vampire tree perks are already chosen just by being one or whether both require leveling up.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:44 pm

I am sure you can. You will be fighting NPC's who use crossbows, so they will work as any other lootable weapon.

Good. Crossbow-wielding Vampire Lord here I come.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:05 pm

Good. Crossbow-wielding Vampire Lord here I come.

I don't think you can use them in the vampire-lord form.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:11 am

Spoiler

-They are the Volkihar. His castle is named Castle Volkihar, which also can serve as a home for the player. As well as Castle Dawnguard.

Spoiler

Hope this doesn't turn out to be the case. The Volkihar are supposed to be living under the ice, not partying it up in castles. I want the Volkihar to be included, but not if they're totally unlike anything we've been told thus far.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:35 am

Darn it! D:< Whatever, Crossbow-wielding vampire here I come.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:58 pm

Spoiler

Hope this doesn't turn out to be the case. The Volkihar are supposed to be living under the ice, not partying it up in castles. I want the Volkihar to be included, but not if they're totally unlike anything we've been told thus far.

It is true.

"Siding with the vampires opens up Castle Volkihar, an appropiatly gloomy and intimidating island stronghold."-Gameinformer.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:27 pm

Use the Oghma Infinium glitch for a VERY fast level up.

I got to level 81 but used up all the perk points as I didn't know there would be a new tree. Hopefully there is a way to get back some perk points.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:19 am

I got to level 81 but used up all the perk points as I didn't know there would be a new tree. Hopefully there is a way to get back some perk points.

I guess those vampire and werewolf perk tree makes you level up so you get perk points ^^

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:08 am

The more I learn about it, the more I feel I really want to buy this DLC when it comes out.
Better go get some microsoft points..

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:55 pm

For the vampire lord, it would appear you won't need to use perk points. You earn the perks for biting or draining life force, or at least that is how it is suggested to work.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:57 pm

Spoiler

Hope this doesn't turn out to be the case. The Volkihar are supposed to be living under the ice, not partying it up in castles. I want the Volkihar to be included, but not if they're totally unlike anything we've been told thus far.

Well...

Spoiler

The Volkihar could have changed a lot since the Third Era (When that book was probably written)

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:03 am

WE don't know what daedric plane we shall visit...(later)...we will visit Mehrunes plane. Really?!

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:49 am

Use the Oghma Infinium glitch for a VERY fast level up.

That is what I did. I have a save with 41 perk tokens saved up for this dlc.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:05 pm

The notion that we visit Dagon's plane (The Deadlands) Casts some doubt on this Info. I hope maybe this is just an example of cross-referenced information getting muddied by people who don't know the lore.

Essentially, Soul Cairn is a plain of Oblivion that belongs to no Daedric Prince. So I could see someone believing it's Dagon's Realm, Molag Bal's Realm, etc.

Everything else I hope is true, especially the new Enemies and the fact that Dawnguard is designed to eat up low-level players.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:03 am

I have been around the web, searching, prowling. I came across secrets of the Dawnguard DLC. Secretive secrets that few eyes have beheld. I will release some of these concealed information by using spoiler tags.

Biggest spoiler:

Spoiler

Gotcha!

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-There will be new dragons to fight that will be tougher for the player.

-There will be a Lycanthropy tree with new powers, including the "Totem of the Moon" which shall allow werewolves to summon up other fellow werewolves. There is one called "Savage feeding" and "Animal vigor".

-The vampire Lord is named Harkon.

-They are the Volkihar. His castle is named Castle Volkihar, which also can serve as a home for the player. As well as Castle Dawnguard.

-Harkon attempts to put an end to the sun using the ancient Elder Scrolls.

-We shall make a return to the "Soul Cairn", a realm of the dead seen in Battlespire. We shall also visit a Realm of Oblivion(unknown).

-There will be a new vampiric power where you suspend a foe in the air and drain them(seen in the trailer).

-The Vampire Lord transformation is gained by completing quests, as the companions.

-There will be a new facial transformation feature to modify your face. Race change is not in the game, but players shall now be able to change their appearance.

-Dawnguard is NOT meant for low-level players.

-We shall revisit Mehrune's plane.

-New enemies such as Armored trolls, death hounds and legendary dragons.

Meh most of this I kind of figured would be in the game. Its been speculated amongst us for a good while now. However, the legendary dragons I'm guessing can dive into the lakes now.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:41 am

WE don't know what daedric plane we shall visit...(later)...we will visit Mehrunes plane. Really?!

Yeah. Its funny because the light from the camera was shining on the words, but it said we will return to a plane of Oblivion we constantly visited in Elder Scrolls: IV. It can only be Mehrune's plane.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:08 am

I'm more interested in Soul Cairn and the Ideal masters. Did the gameinformer mention them?

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:23 pm

It is true.

"Siding with the vampires opens up Castle Volkihar, an appropiatly gloomy and intimidating island stronghold."-Gameinformer.

Until I can see complete confirmation and whatnot, I'm going to lie to myself and say that the castle is named after the original Volkihar, but inhabited by a different strain of vampires after the Volikihar decided that living in castles wasn't really their thing anymore/they were run out of town.

I know the odds of this being the case are slim to none, but I really hope this is the case.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:51 am

So what, if there are new dragons does that mean you have to start the main quest to do the DLC? :\

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:43 am

The notion that we visit Dagon's plane (The Deadlands) Casts some doubt on this Info. I hope maybe this is just an example of cross-referenced information getting muddied by people who don't know the lore.

Essentially, Soul Cairn is a plain of Oblivion that belongs to no Daedric Prince. So I could see someone believing it's Dagon's Realm, Molag Bal's Realm, etc.

Everything else I hope is true, especially the new Enemies and the fact that Dawnguard is designed to eat up low-level players.

Let me quote it:

"Your quests for Dawnguard and the vampires will take you to several locations, and one of them is(light shines on the word, making it obscured), the plane player visited multiple times in Elder Scrolls IV. Unlike the fiery fields(light again obscured the information from the scan).

We are returning to Mehrune's Realm. Fact.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:23 pm

So what, if there are new dragons does that mean you have to start the main quest to do the DLC? :\

apparently yes

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:32 pm

So what, if there are new dragons does that mean you have to start the main quest to do the DLC? :\

No one can run from their destiny forever. Sooner or later you're going to have to accept what you really are.