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While I swear people are lying around asleep and unprotected in Skyrim all over the place, when I deliberately need to go find them as a vampire for the first time, it seems like nobody ever sleeps and/or I keep getting thrown out of houses for trespassing. What are your preferred spots to feed as a vampire in Skyrim?

I just became a vampire in Dawnguard in Skyrim for the first time, and so far, it seems a lot more useful than becoming a werewolf, though there are obvious detractors what with the daylight issue. Did anyone else here choose to become a vampire, and did you ultimately end up liking or disliking it?

@Shagger was mentioning in another thread that he feels that in Dawnguard in Skyrim, the vampires are not justified, but the Vigilants are wrong in their approach, and that there is probably a better option/solution that neither side has considered or accepted. I feel the exact same way about the Forsworn in the Reach, but of course there is no option to find a peaceful solution. Wondering what similar situations in this or other games other folks here wish there was a "third option"/peaceful resolution possible for.

I just started Dawnguard in Skyrim, and I noticed that Lydia didn’t leave when Serana added herself as a follower. Is this something that I can exploit forever to have two human followers?

I have one werewolf character in Skyrim, but I almost never use my “powers,” because it always seems like I just die because I am forced to melee fight and cannot use any potions to heal. Does anyone like the werewolf powers, and if so, what do you recommend for getting better use out of them?

I just started the main quest line in the Dawnguard DLC in Skyrim, and have wound up siding with the vampires simply because I can’t stand Stendarr—but neither side really seems all that appealing or easy to empathize with. For those who have played Dawnguard, which side do you usually prefer, and why?

I don’t think I’ve ever asked before, what MMOs does everyone here play, if any? I used to play MUDs, but I’m not actively playing any MMOs these days.

From what I have heard, most MMOs these days don’t really involve a lot in the way of RP and conversation and relationships. I never have understood the appeal of this, and wondered if anyone could explain to me what one gets out of these games?

I have been curious about this game since reading a bit about it a few months back, and your review is amazing, detailed, and definitely enough to convince me that this needs to be on my to-play list. This post from you absolutely made my week, my month, maybe my year as a member of this community. It is very rare to see this kind of gracious, thoughtful, fair and balanced outlook and interaction from someone in an online forum. You and @The Blackangel are both a big part of what makes this place special.

Quick! A zombie has just entered the room with you that you are in now. How will you kill it or escape?

If you could only have one Skyrim follower for the rest of forever, who would you choose and why?

What do you mean? Gaming isn’t really a positive?

If I were being offered an amount that could not only change my life for the better but other peoples’ (i.e. billions for me to distribute), I would probably feel obligated to accept the offer and give up gaming. But for a smaller amount like a million, it wouldn’t be worth it to me to give up one of the things I enjoy most, especially since I am disabled and competing options are limited (plus, I can’t really imagine giving up BioShock forever).

I only forget I need to piss when I’m working. When I’m gaming, I think I get up every 30 minutes to an hour or so and use the bathroom, grab food or drink, go tell someone excitedly what is happening in the game whether they care or not, or just make sure my back and neck aren’t getting angry from sitting in one position for too long.

In the Dragon Age games, there is some kind of running joke involving cheese—huge cheese wheels in conspicuous locations, weird cheese references (someone saying that a cheese “tastes of despair” or something like that at a party), and at one point, a functional shield which is quite literally a block of cheese. I have no idea what the origin of these cheese jokes is.

I think that you are right about that; trying to make predictions right now is probably a waste of time, and it is best to just save up as much as we can and hope for the best. Good point—I am sure not looking forward to my console taking months to ship to me, but there is a chance we could see huge delays.

I like RPGs for their immersiveness and also how relaxing they can be. Almost everything else I play is one sort of shooter or another.

How does it compare to Dragon Age in terms of the characters and the dialogue writing and acting quality? I feel like those are Dragon Age’s strong suit, but I’ve yet to find another game which can compete in that regard (even Mass Effect, thus far, which is similar, but its characters don’t seem nearly as nuanced to me yet).

Who is Meyna, and why?

What game is The Antagonist from? Lydia’s ranged fighting helps me out quite a bit—and hey, she’s always willing to carry my burdens, so that’s pretty cool =D

I’ve never gotten into board games much, but in a similar way I suppose, I enjoy card and dice games. How does chess improve our relationships with each other?

Oh man, I hate things like that. Worse, I often get stupidly excited when I get a rare weapon like that, and performance anxiety leads me to be more likely to die. Lol, I have been having a similar problem the entire time I have been playing Spec Ops: The Line where I am always blowing myself up with my own grenades.

Good point about checking right away to see if it is a known issue. Alas, I often just end up getting angrier at that point, as the solution usually involves a console command and I’m on a PS3 =D

What a fabulous and thoughtful answer. Now that you mention it, I might take that over the multiverse ability, but it would be a tough call.