Werwolf drawbacks? : V - Skyrim

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:06 pm

It sounds pretty cool; so many options for future characters!

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:09 pm

Only drawback I can see is fleas :hubbahubba:

lol, seriously I can't wait to get this game...

Why must my college choose THIS week for exams...

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:56 pm

I asked the first question on gamefaqs. I'll post again tomorrow to see if he got more gametime and try to confirm some stuff

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:35 pm

you cant take anything from the corpses of the people you kill

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:30 pm

you cant take anything from the corpses of the people you kill

You're an idiot, yes you can.

Edit: Im an idiot, i forgot we were talking about "while in werewolf form". /facepalm

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:12 am

Another drawback I can think of is banishment if your identity as a werewolf is revealed, though hopefully it's like the Curse of Hircine mods where it's just fifteen days of banishment or something rather than permanent exile with no possibility of having normal interactions with NPC's again until you get cured, like in Morrowind's Bloodmoon expansion.

you cant take anything from the corpses of the people you kill

^ Also, this is entirely correct. It is not possible to loot corpses in werewolf form.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:23 am

Another drawback I can think of is banishment if your identity as a werewolf is revealed, though hopefully it's like the Curse of Hircine mods where it's just fifteen days of banishment or something rather than permanent exile with no possibility of having normal interactions with NPC's again until you get cured, like in Morrowind's Bloodmoon expansion.

I hope it IS complete social outcastdom, Lycanthropey still doesn't seem to have any drawbacks in skyrim, sure you have to eat peoplet o stay in the form, but other than no well rested status, no harm will ever befall you from the curse. Its not even confirmed if random transformations are in other than the frist time.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:06 pm

you cant take anything from the corpses of the people you kill

1. Kill enemy as wolf
2. Return to human form
3. Loot corpse
4. ???
5. Profit.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:38 pm

You're always in third person?

But seriously; I think the negative's to being a werewolf would be..

Everyone will attack you, or run on sight.
You may be vulnerable to silver weapons.
You cannot use magic(big negative for me).
You cannot wear equipment.
You have no control over your transformation(unless that ring is in the game).
You're officially Hircine's [censored].

Um. I would NEVER- EVER become a werewolf if even 50% of these were true. What a horrible list. Not balanced at all.

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:08 pm

I hope it IS complete social outcastdom, Lycanthropey still doesn't seem to have any drawbacks in skyrim, sure you have to eat peoplet o stay in the form, but other than no well rested status, no harm will ever befall you from the curse. Its not even confirmed if random transformations are in other than the frist time.

I never said it wouldn't be complete social outcastdom, at least during the banishment period. I was just thinking of a complaint people had with werewolves in Bloodmoon where if just one person witnesses your transformation, the entire population of Morrowind instantly knows even if you killed the witness immediately. Truthfully speaking, permanent banishment actually wouldn't be such a big deal in Skyrim due to the popular new witness system they have (which was actually present in the Curse of Hircine mods as well), which marks witnesses that you need to "silence" before they can get any word out. Regardless, Lycanthropy looks pretty awesome from what I've seen, but it would be nice to know if there are forced transformations when the moons are full, and if there are other random forced transformations that may occur such as when the moons are gibbous. I would think at the very least that there would be a forced transformation when the moons are full, though.

Um. I would NEVER- EVER become a werewolf if even 50% of these were true. What a horrible list. Not balanced at all.

What's wrong with the items on this list? It all seems pretty reasonable to me. You don't need equipment or magic as a werewolf, nor do you really need to talk to NPC's as a werewolf. I imagine there are some forced transformations in the game, and weakness to silver weapons would make you think twice before engaging in combat with certain enemies, such as guards for example, assuming they still use silver weapons like they did in Oblivion.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:58 am

So can anyone give a straight confirmation as to whether or not it is locked 3rd person while transformed?

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:18 pm

Yes, it's third person. And we get a werewolf loading screen unlocked after we do the quest in the Companions.

More drawbacks noticed:

Spoiler

But one thing is for certain : Since being affected with lycanthropy, I can swear that my character is taking alot longer to level up. It's usually just 10 skills of any sort that count towards a level up, but now while infected, its taking more than just 10 skill-ups to get 1 level up.

Also, when I wasn't infected, then the skills other than the ones affiliated with the stones of power that you select ( the circle of stones is close to riverwood ) barely move the level slider forward. But they used to move the level slider forward as normal when I wasn't infected.

Seems like it's related to the Well-Rested bonus that beast form dosen't allow you to get when you sleep in a bed. Now that is a MAJOR drawback to being a werewolf IMHO.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:38 pm

why, you need look no further, i can provide all info needed

PM me anything that proves first person, and I will be a happy man.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:14 pm

wear this while playing.... http://www.thelaughingstock.co.uk/acatalog/wolf_Mask_black_hair.jpg ... not quite 1st person, but imho it more than makes up for it in the immersion depo