Has -anyone- come across Vampires that light up in the sun? I've kited several out their dens and I haven't come across anything. I even have a Vampire Companion (alva) and she never feefs, and just walks around like a Boss and laughing at the Sun.

Then why would you want to be a vampire?

Exactly?

It's like they don't even know their own lore.

Too bad you can't become a vampire like the ones in Fright Night. That would be awesome!

To anyone who has been a stage 4 vamp.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1326745-vampire-frost-resistance-or-immunity/

Are vamps stage 4, immune to frost or is that 100% resistance reduced to 85% (the resistance cap). Thanks.

Definitely not immune, just topped out resist. Frost breathing elder dragons were still difficult, they just weren't death wielding portents of my doom like fire breathing dragons lol

I've always hated vampires in TES because they seem backwards... feeding should make you stronger, not weaker.

Vampires may be cool to be, but you can't do anything else except vampire related things, like sneaking around during the night, as your skills advance slower during the day, or you can sneak around and terrorize towns, as people will attack you anyway. They're very restricted, they force you to be evil, stealthy denizens of the night.

I became a vamp and my hood went invisible...which left this odd bald spot on top of my head. So I loaded a previous save and promptly cured myself.

Thought it would be kind of cool in a RP perspective on my current character, but it's not worth losing hair over.

Yeah go TEAM JACOB!

That's not entirely true. I am currently playing a Stage 4 Vamp. I am moving right along with the Thieves Guild quests. It has proven to be very challenging and entertaining as well. You must make use of your Calm spells. If you isolate the person of interest and hit them with Charm or Pacify they will hold dialog with you. When the dialog is over be ready to hall ass. It has sparked some very funny moments.

One was just moments ago. I had to turn in a set of Gauntlets to a Chieftain. I approached the camp and everybody became hostile. I ran a little ways and turned around to see the Chief on my ass. I hit him with a DW Charm spell. He started thanking me for retrieving the Gauntlets. He wanted to talk some more, but his guys were pounding my character while I was in dialog with the Chief. Luckily it wasn't a cut scene and I was able to advance the thank yous.

I am almost tempted to start a new character. Like my current, get Vamped as soon as possible and try to play at stage 4 from the start. I wished I had made better use of the Illusion skills before now. Going through without ever feeding would be interesting. Some cases would definitely call for the AOE Master spells, but they would have to be implemented before you reached level 50.

Actually this sounds like a damn good idea. Your idea's been JACKED! Sorry

With my sneak at 100, and the vampire sneak perk, Nightingale armor, I can sneak in front of someone in broad daylight. Its funny to kill a large group of guards, with them all saying "what happened here?"

The expert spells Pacify, Fury, Rout are AoE as well. Can get those long before 50.

They are only 15 ft. I really don't consider that to be Area of Effect. The Master level spells are 250 ft. Those would be cast in areas like the main halls of the Jarls. Those 15ft spells would have a hard time covering that, without multiple casts. By that time, your first one will be worn off.

The reference to level 50 was not about having access to the spells. If you raise your Illusion skill early enough, you can have the Masters in the mid 20s. I meant that in the late 40s, the Master level spells stop working on key NPCs. (like guards) At higher levels, you can only successfully cast Expert level spells. Even then it takes Duel Casting for them to be effective.

Vampires are boring. It is known.

this. just like lycanthropy, the bonuses soon become pointless because the game is already so damn easy. bethesda really needs to think about what the damn purpose of these things are- to play as something different. to feast on peoples blood, control minds and make thralls, to eat people and howl at the moon. to an extent they do this, but everything but the animations you can already do to great effect without the drawbacks. there needs to be something unique about vampirism and lycanthropy that doesnt become irrelevant once you level high enough.

being a werewolf has something going for it with the "unstoppable monster as long as you keep killing" aspect, but again the game is already so easy you find yourself clearing a dungeon with minutes left and the "unstoppable" part dies down as you level because for whatever insane reason werewolf form scales to a hidden skillset you are never told about.

vampirsm has something similar, if it wasnt completely backwards. feeding makes you weaker but socially acceptable... why is the primary vampiric trait presented as a detriment? most of the game is spent locked in a dungeon, so oddly enough you end up only draining someone's blood when you want to sell them stuff, which just makes me cringe at how nonsensical that sounds. they could easily make the health drain your primary power, maybe give it a blood svcking animation, maybe stunt your regeneration all the time so that feeding is your primary means of healing... something. its supposed to be a different way of playing, not a few novelty abilities coupled with annoying drawbacks.

Yes. So much yes. As always, your words are poetry
Frotality. Everything you said expresses the problems many people have with vampires. If you enjoyed it though OP then I'm glad.