i love the random city encounters : V

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:24 pm

Was walking through Riften at night and got lynched be a vampire master and two thralls. Literally jumped as i simply wasn't expecting it.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:26 am

They integrated these random attacks very well IMHO.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:26 pm

Nice that these things can now happen in cities too.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:33 am

Just save before going into any city cause you might lose a shopkeeper.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:50 am

Just save before going into any city cause you might lose a shopkeeper.

Oh yes.

There have been times where a Vamp has slaughtered most of a city. Usually the city guards will butcher the invaders in short order. But every so often...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:24 pm

Oh yes.

There have been times where a Vamp has slaughtered most of a city. Usually the city guards will butcher the invaders in short order. But every so often...

Morning Uriel.
Found out the hard way to save first.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:31 am

haha Usually do as I've lost a few shopkeepers in the past to dragons

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:35 pm

Morning Uriel.
Found out the hard way to save first.

Morning.

And you and me both... lol

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:44 am

Do these happen even if you do not join the Dawnguard? I dont want the tedium of getting jumped on characters who dont start the story. But I want the DLC.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:26 pm

Do these happen even if you do not join the Dawnguard? I dont want the tedium of getting jumped on characters who dont start the story. But I want the DLC.

I think so but do not know for sure. If you join the vampire side, the dawnguard jump on you and so do the stendarr. If you are on the dawnguard side you have only the vampires to worry about.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:58 am

I just found out that merely installing the DLC triggers them. So I wont be buying the DLC. Too bad.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:24 pm

will these attacks continue after we beat the MQ?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:46 pm

will these attacks continue after we beat the MQ?

Yup.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:41 am

I just found out that merely installing the DLC triggers them. So I wont be buying the DLC. Too bad.

In my opinion, to not buy something like Dawnguard for this one issue is... ignorant.

But to each his own...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:03 pm

In my opinion, to not buy something like Dawnguard for this one issue is... ignorant.

But to each his own...

You do know that some people don't start Skyrim MQ with certain character in order not to have the (already small) towns depopulated by random dragon attacks, right?

How many times on these forums the issue was brought forth asking Bethesda to make npc immortals when fighting other npcs/ creatures? To see the same mistake repeated, even worse, without a way to avoid it is... Unnerving at best.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:07 am

You do know that some people don't start Skyrim MQ with certain character in order not to have the (already small) towns depopulated by random dragon attacks, right?

How many times on these forums the issue was brought forth asking Bethesda to make npc immortals when fighting other npcs/ creatures? To see the same mistake repeated, even worse, without a way to avoid it is... Unnerving at best.

And I saw three times that many threads about people complaining that too many NPC's were listed as "essential" and thus couldn't be killed.

No quest giving NPC is a non-essential, meaning none of those will die in the vampire attacks.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:09 pm

And I saw three times that many threads about people complaining that too many NPC's were listed as "essential" and thus couldn't be killed.

No quest giving NPC is a non-essential, meaning none of those will die in the vampire attacks.

One thing is killing npcs willingly, another one is witnessing merchants and sometimes even targets of smaller quests to die becuase they decided to battle an ancient dragon (and now vampire lord, too) with an iron spoon in their hands.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:49 am

Anyone had a dragon come down while vamps attack a city?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:59 pm

I just found out that merely installing the DLC triggers them. So I wont be buying the DLC. Too bad.

Just buy the bloody game.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:30 pm

After protecting the good people of Riverwood against numerous dragon attacks for a long long time I had managed to save everyone but some guards...this morning Alvor lost his life by attempting to save me from a vampire ambush :blush:

Gave him a proper funeral.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:12 am

One thing is killing npcs willingly, another one is witnessing merchants and sometimes even targets of smaller quests to die becuase they decided to battle an ancient dragon (and now vampire lord, too) with an iron spoon in their hands.

My statement still stands. No quest giver is listed as "non-essential". therefore aside from the random shop owner, you're not really losing anything if the Vampires should happen to kill them. In most cases, someone else steps up and takes over the shop in question, so even that is a moot point.