Dont get me wrong, I'm not a "no consequences" kinda guy. I dont mind if I take a team of people into a dungeon and some die as a result. But the near relentless vampire attacks in the towns, with the citizens all jumping in with their (often) no armour or anything bigger than a dagger, is both annoying and also nonsensical (they should be running from the master vampires to let the guards deal with it. Joe the baker shouldnt be charging in....).
So whilst I dont object to consequences in my games, I think I draw the line at the population of each town living near the gates, dead from vampire attacks. It breaks the immersion.
Bethesda, please can you action one or more of the following:
1. Reduce frequency/probability of an attack
2. Script it so that only guards and combat focused NPCs get involved
3. Remove attacks within towns