snipeye Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Should I be a vampire/werewolf or stay human? From what I've read, turning into a freak can be kinda troublesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfmv lfc Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 It's your choice but I would say that becoming a vampire can be a complete pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi273 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Werewolf isn't that bad. You can't get well rested bonus but that isn't bad if you never bother sleeping. The best bonus to being a werewolf is that you have disease immunity. I never change into wolf form and you never have to. Vampire did sound like a real pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastNcurious Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 From the short time I played as a werewolf, I did not enjoy it. You have absolutely no armor, only one weapon, no shouts. It's more of a gimmicky-thing, imo, with no real gameplay value. It might also depend on your level. I was a pretty high level (49/50?) when I first became a werewolf and kept getting pwned (I assumed the NPCs leveled up to me). I cured myself as soon as I was able to do so. Never played as a vampire; no desire to become Edward Cullen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychicHorns Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 When i change into a werewolf i can never change back. it seems to be a bug with the latest patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEG23 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Never played as a vampire; no desire to become Edward Cullen. I lost all respect for vampires after Twilight. I went werewolf but have only changed once. It doesn't really change the game much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffyPig Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 You have to become a werewolf to get the Brotherhood achievements. Other than that, it is your choice. However, it is not much of a burden. The good thing is, you never have to turn into a wolf once you have the option to do so. You give up the well rested experience bonus, but gain 100% disease immunity. It is also a convenient way to snag the Master Criminal achievement, assuming you don't want to actually save your game after you go on the crime spree and deal with cleaning up your mess. You can run a lot faster as a wolf and changing in front of people gains you automatic 1000 bounty. So, go wolf form in town, sprint away until you are clear, wait a day, fast travel to the next hold, rinse and repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGoogles Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Being a Werewolf is much better than a Vampire. You have the option to enable/disable Werewolf form whenever you desire, and, you can easily rid of the mutation by placing a Glenmoril Witch Head in the blue soup at the end of the Companion's quest line. It's as easy as that. The bad thing about being a werewolf, though, is that you can't loot people's body's after killing them. You only gain a small amount of health after feeding on someone, too; so it's not very effective for combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Bibles Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 You have to become a werewolf to get the Brotherhood achievements. Should be companion, not brotherhood. As for keeping it, if you are just playing through for fun, keep it. Not having to cure diseases is handy when slogging through dungeons. If you are maximizing stats dump it as the well rested bonus will help more with skill ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybtbm Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 The worst part about being a werewolf is you have to stare at the stupid thing every other loading screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normajean19 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Being a werewolf isn't that bad at all. While it is true that you can't get the well rested bonus, if you activate the Lover's stone skills increase 15% faster all the time anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VyzieTaur Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I played as a vampire through nearly all of Oblivion and loved it. In Skyrim however I have no desire to be either vampire or werewolf and after reading these comments think I'll stay as I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecadentBeaver Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I only used werewolf form to get master criminal. Did attempt clearing a fort with it, but 3 arrows and I was dead. Just steel arrows, and my health was over 400. Its a gimmick that really didn't expand on the game. Much like being a vampire, could of at least had a questline for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlankRedMoonX Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Werewolf could be really fun, you get some bonusses, but its YOUR choice to transform in or not.. After you are a vampire, you have to play with it.. the pain is that you should keep on feeding yourself not to transform into the lvl 4 vampire.. To be honestly.. i played as a vampire and i really liked it when you are in dungeons.. (especially for my stealth playstyle) but at daylight i remembered the pain.. Its up to you.. you can try to play as vampire first... if you dont like it.. do the werewolf quest and you get cured of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Avenged Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I would stay human for the Rested and Well Rested bonus, unless you are under the Lover's Stone (Which I am.), it doesn't stack with the Rested and Well Rested bonus and so losing out on those is no longer a consequence. Becoming a Werewolf therefore has no real negatives and offers a 100% Disease Resistance (Pointless if you're Argonian.) Don't even waste your time with Vampires. They weren't very good in Oblivion and they're worse in Skyrim. Don't forget there's an achievement linked to becoming a Werewolf. (Become a member of the Circle, 10G.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Avenged Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Should be companion, not brotherhood. As for keeping it, if you are just playing through for fun, keep it. Not having to cure diseases is handy when slogging through dungeons. If you are maximizing stats dump it as the well rested bonus will help more with skill ups. Lover's Stone. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickinOnaChain Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I'm staying a werewolf, in case I need it later on. Besides, I haven't had the quest to remove it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDEATHDEALERSxx Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 OK, so I became a Werewolf yesterday, and I cant figure out how to become one again. Sorry for the noob question, but I just cant figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipeye Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 OK, so I became a Werewolf yesterday, and I cant figure out how to become one again. Sorry for the noob question, but I just cant figure it out. Press B and go to magic and its called beast form you gotta equip it and activate it with rb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggidyCrank Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I'm about 60 hours into the game, and I've decided to keep the lycanthropy. Losing the rested bonus isn't much of a big deal, since according to the wiki the rested bonus does not stack with the similar standing stone bonuses. The immunity to disease is very nice. A sprinting werewolf is faster than a sprinting horse, so I typically only shift to use it as a travel form. Another benefit is that any crimes you commit as a werewolf do not add bounty, as nobody knows it's you unless you shift in plain sight. I took advantage of this to kill those two Redguard warriors who refused to leave the entrance to Whiterun after I finished their quest. Once you hit a decent level, the beast form becomes less useful in combat as you won't be getting apparel bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDEATHDEALERSxx Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Press B and go to magic and its called beast form you gotta equip it and activate it with rb thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 man I feel like I am missing so much...what is the rested/well rested bonus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangtasticBite Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 To me the werewolf is the better option. I have a wood elf archer who is a werewolf. I never use the well rested bonus so even without using the beast form the 100% disease resistance is great and there are no other negative effects. I have a vampire mage aswell. This is not as good. Feeding all the time is a pain and the worst part is health/magicka/stamina do not regenerate and are reduced outside during the day. This is obviously a critical flaw for a mage outside without magicka means I use loads of potions. also lack of stamina regeneration means I cant run much. not to meantion the 25-100% weakness to fire which sucks against fire breathing dragons. man I feel like I am missing so much...what is the rested/well rested bonus? When you sleep 8 or more hours you get a well rested bonus. It makes your skills level 15% faster. I always forget to use it, and when I do it runs out after fast traveling somewhere. I think the % goes up if your married and sleep with your husband/wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastNcurious Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 man I feel like I am missing so much...what is the rested/well rested bonus? When you sleep 8 or more hours you get a well rested bonus. It makes your skills level 15% faster. I always forget to use it, and when I do it runs out after fast traveling somewhere. I think the % goes up if your married and sleep with your husband/wife. If you're married, you get Lover's Comfort (that's the one that's 15%; the others are 5% and 10%). Unless you're looking to boost specific skills (e.g., right before you smith or enchant) or need help getting to level 50, I didn't find sleeping bonuses all that helpful so you're not really missing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceskater101 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) thank god I found this thread I was wondering how much this would affect my character but I think I am going to join the companions if being a werewolf isn't even that bad. Edited January 5, 2012 by Iceskater101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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