Which side to choose as a Malkavian? (spoilers obviously)

[Vepar]

So i'm doing my Malkavian run again, just finished Toreador with firearms and it was fun. Presence is OP lol, and while most people love Celerity i found it useless even on maximum. Why, if i'm fast, do the guns reload at the slow motion speed??? I should reload them just as fast as i run right? Reloading in the middle of celerity just makes it end by the time the gun is reloaded... I mean really... Maybe Celerity is more of a melee skill?

Anyway... I maxed out all the disciplines. Auspex and Presence makes Toreadors unkillable! I never knew VV wrote such cringeworthy poetry if you're nice to her hahahaha, or maybe she writes it only to Toreador characters or maybe i used seduction on her, i can't remember. I did get her autographed photo so that was nice, goes well with her tacky poster Gary gives you. :)

As i Toreador, and a lot of my playthroughs i sided with the Anarchs, idk, i kinda like them. But i'd like a different ending this time. I've seen them all, i'm just wondering what would a Malkavian do? Go solo? Go Anarch? Or stay in the Camarilla under Strauss?

I won't be siding with LaCroix or Ming Xiao cause those get you killed.

Also what do you think is the "best" or "true" ending? The cab driver (or Beckett?) says individualism is the only path worth taking. Is the game hinting that going solo like Beckett is the best way?

[drmonkey72]

What would *insert clan here* do doesn't really have a standard answer for most clans, Malkavians especially given who whole insantity thing.
Reallistically going solo would be an excellent way to end up dead. In terms of life expectancy and potential benefit Strauss and the Camarilla are probably the best bet.

[Touch of Oblivion]

A Malkavian could go any of the ending routes, honestly. They're all insane, so there's no "stereotype" for the behaviour of true madness, just symptoms of the various types of madness. It would also depend on if the Malk in question had any sort of prophetic gift and could actually understand whatever visions or dreams or what not they received.

[Vepar]

Well the player character Malkavian actually does seem to have some idea of what's going on... In the midst of all of that chaos for a brain, there's genuine insight so the Malk could be at least a bit rational and self aware, and aware of what's going on, even though they don't fully grasp it all the time...

But i thought the same thing... Going solo works for Beckett because he's apolitical and a scholar. Also a Gangrel so they're loners by nature. Malkavians on the other hand aren't that great when left to themselves maybe, so yeah, life expectancy isn't promising in that regard, especially given the events that transpire throughout the story.

Maybe Strauss would be a good "safe" pick for a Malkavian. He's proven to be very understanding when you talk to him and reveal his secret with your insight, and he seems to actually understand and value Malk's "gifts". He also "read" LaCroix from the start, but isn't in the position to do anything about it til the very end.

Anarchs, while cool (i like Damsel lol), are always fighting someone. If not Camarilla, then someone else eventually. Not a great way to exist... Even the cab driver agrees with that. He has some dialogue regarding this.

Then again, Isaac seems quite calm and peaceful, but i think that's mainly because he's a Toreador. The rest of the Anarchs are hotheaded.

It'll be a while before i have to choose, but i'll keep my options open. I won't betray Strauss to Isaac this time so i can choose to go to him at the end.

[Hawkeye]

For a Malk the answer is crystal clear:

"YOU DANCING FOOL!!!"

[Vepar]

Originally posted by Hawkeye:

For a Malk the answer is crystal clear:

"YOU DANCING FOOL!!!"

Hahahahha! Well, yeah now that you mention it!
Does that end the game though or is it just like it was before, where you're stuck in the room?

[Wesp5]

Originally posted by Vepar:

Does that end the game though or is it just like it was before, where you're stuck in the room?

I think you are stuck in the room as this is really only an easter egg the UP restored...

[Vepar]

Originally posted by wesp5:

Originally posted by Vepar:

Does that end the game though or is it just like it was before, where you're stuck in the room?

I think you are stuck in the room as this is really only an easter egg the UP restored...

Ah cool, thanks for the warning. :) I'll be sure to save the game before i speak to LaCroix at the end.

[Bumbles_Bounce]

Originally posted by Vepar:

So i'm doing my Malkavian run again, just finished Toreador with firearms and it was fun. Presence is OP lol, and while most people love Celerity i found it useless even on maximum. Why, if i'm fast, do the guns reload at the slow motion speed??? I should reload them just as fast as i run right? Reloading in the middle of celerity just makes it end by the time the gun is reloaded... I mean really... Maybe Celerity is more of a melee skill?

Anyway... I maxed out all the disciplines. Auspex and Presence makes Toreadors unkillable! I never knew VV wrote such cringeworthy poetry if you're nice to her hahahaha, or maybe she writes it only to Toreador characters or maybe i used seduction on her, i can't remember. I did get her autographed photo so that was nice, goes well with her tacky poster Gary gives you. :)

As i Toreador, and a lot of my playthroughs i sided with the Anarchs, idk, i kinda like them. But i'd like a different ending this time. I've seen them all, i'm just wondering what would a Malkavian do? Go solo? Go Anarch? Or stay in the Camarilla under Strauss?

I won't be siding with LaCroix or Ming Xiao cause those get you killed.

Also what do you think is the "best" or "true" ending? The cab driver (or Beckett?) says individualism is the only path worth taking. Is the game hinting that going solo like Beckett is the best way?

In answer to your last question, I quote Beckett, "What I am is Kindred, How others choose to categorize themselves concerns me only where local customs are concerned. Individualism is a path fraught with obstacles, and sometimes angry mobs, but for all it's hardships it's the only one worth taking.

There are three lone-wolfs in the game, one you can trust, two whom you can't. But no one messes with any of them.

There is a very good read on the subject here: (Not just Malkavians but they are discussed) http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/914819-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines/62817512