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Old 06-01-12, 03:13 PM   #1741
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Yeah, the new DLC for this game kind of disappointed me, too. Vampires and Vampire Hunters. Yawn.

Then again, it's pretty clear this expansion isn't really aimed at me anyway, or my playstyle. My hunter Skoda Wind-Travel just pretty much goes out on the tundra and, well, hunts. And she does it without magic or enhancements. Occasionally she will do a side quest if she stumbles upon one. (Not the MQ, though.)

I pretty much just RPG her to death, really.

I guess she can just kill both these vampire guys if they get in her way. I mean, she kills the Thalmor when she meets them. What's one more target, right?
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Old 06-01-12, 03:32 PM   #1742
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Vampires and Vampire Hunters.

Really? Vampires are the single most boring trope in modern fantasy and horror be it literature, television, movies or computer games. The attraction of those poncey goth uber-twats is lost on me.

Doubt I'm going to be buying it unless it's very, very cheap.
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Old 06-01-12, 03:50 PM   #1743
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I am excited about this DLC. Vampirism is grossly underpowered in vanilla Skyrim. I look forward to this being a viable alternative to Lycanthropy.
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Old 06-01-12, 04:26 PM   #1744
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Really? Vampires are the single most boring trope in modern fantasy and horror be it literature, television, movies or computer games.
Yeah and I think that's the root of my current indifference, vampires have kinda been ruined lately because of the Twilight business. I know TES vamps are not the same thing, even so I have zero interest in playing as one and I'm already killing them when I find them now so a whole thing devoted to doing that really doesn't seem like something to get worked up about.

I was really hoping for something that would follow up on the political situation with Skyrim and the Empire and the civil war and what happens with the Thalmor, unless the vampire thing turns out to be something of great import with regard to the fate of Skyrim and Tamriel then, meh.
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Old 06-01-12, 04:34 PM   #1745
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I was really hoping for something that would follow up on the political situation with Skyrim and the Empire and the civil war and what happens with the Thalmor, unless the vampire thing turns out to be something of great import with regard to the fate of Skyrim and Tamriel then, meh.
I also admit that this would have been my first choice for a DLC, although I think that it will make it out there eventually. What I hope for in this case is a true sandbox in the Fallout tradition. That is, the ability to actually join the Thalmor and have this campaign to conclusion. It is one of the finest points of New Vegas, in my opinion. I can join the Legion, work for the bad guys and get the bad guy ending. There is no channeling into the inevitable good guy ending. Great stuff, that.

All that aside, I am still happy with what is being presented in Dawnguard.
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Old 06-01-12, 06:59 PM   #1746
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. The attraction of those poncey goth uber-twats is lost on me.
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I am excited about this DLC. Vampirism is grossly underpowered in vanilla Skyrim. I look forward to this being a viable alternative to Lycanthropy.
And here i've been viewing Skyrim itself as an alternative to the usual vampirism. If im going to play a supernatural critter from horror movies, I'll be a damn werewolf because vampires are way overdone. That and im just a dog lover at heart.
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Old 06-01-12, 07:06 PM   #1747
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And here i've been viewing Skyrim itself as an alternative to the usual vampirism. If im going to play a supernatural critter from horror movies, I'll be a damn werewolf because vampires are way overdone. That and im just a dog lover at heart.
I usually play a stealth-based character, and vampirism is good for that. The problem is that the downsides of vampirism (constant management, weakness in daylight, lack of other useful boosts) make it almost silly to use. I find myself going to the Companions just to get the lycanthropy as a boost (I play on the highest difficulty), even if that would not make sense for my Imperial assasin, my Khajiit thief or my Breton necromancer. An alternative for those characters would be welcome, which this DLC would seem to provide.
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Old 06-03-12, 01:14 PM   #1748
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I wonder if the Dawnguard are related to the Vigilants of Stendarr.
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Old 06-05-12, 06:45 PM   #1749
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3...scrolls/731329
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Old 06-05-12, 10:56 PM   #1750
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That interviewer lost all credibility at the end when he asked Todd if there was going to be werewolves in the game...
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Old 06-06-12, 04:45 AM   #1751
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That interviewer lost all credibility at the end when he asked Todd if there was going to be werewolves in the game...
I found that a bit odd, as if he hasn't played Skyrim before. But Geoff is the face of gametrailers and does all the reviews and previews for the website. I know he mentioned werewolves in the Skyrim previews and I believe he talked about them in the Skyrim review. Maybe he meant to say "Will there be a focus on werewolves too, or new content?" but worded it wrong. Or maybe it was a slip of the brain, he does have a lot on his mind with E3.
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Old 06-06-12, 04:59 AM   #1752
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Sorry for the size.

Everything looks great except for one thing. Can you see that artifacting on the mountain side snow? Does anyone know what causes that? It's distance based, so when I move closer, the glitch moves away. Perhaps a gfx card setting or .ini tweak?

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Old 06-06-12, 05:22 AM   #1753
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Looks almost like a moirée.
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Old 06-06-12, 07:23 AM   #1754
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@Danlisa

In your SkyrimPrefs.ini, try changing these to lines:

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iBlurDeferredShadowMask from 1 to 32
fShadowBiasScale from 0.5000 to 1.5000
Worked for someone who had the same problem.
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Old 06-06-12, 03:06 PM   #1755
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http://www.g4tv.com/videos/58929/the...gameplay-demo/

Todd Howard: The DLC is for everyone who has supported us.

Morgan Webb: So when's this coming to other systems?
Todd Howard: Oh I have no idea.

Thanks Bethesda. I still think Howard is a prat.

Or simply Todd Howard: Thank you for buying our game. Don't have a 360? F YOU!

Dragon Bone weapons will be in.

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