Diablerie is a core mechanic!?

[Verenti]

Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Who thought that was a good idea?
Like... I get marketing is a thing but... why call this Bloodlines 2? It clearly has no respect for the game it is named after or the franchise its in. A follow-up to a Troika game deserves better than this blatant "wouldn't it be cool" ism to intellectual integrity.

Pdox clearly has no care for art to produce such crass commericialism.

[Gesuma]

what are you talking about?

[Harukage]

Willingly passing disciplines through a bit of own blood is a form of blood bonds and is a common transacion. It is not diablerie in any way. Learn you math before accusion someone.

[Harris]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-will-let-you-become-a-super-vampire-by-drinking-vamp-blood-taking-their-abilities-and-combining-them-in-hundreds-of-different-ways/

A journalist frivolously named an article in such a way that makes it look like diablerie is a core mechanics, including coining the term "super vampire" - whatever that means.

[Anvos]

To be fair diablerie is kind of involved in the story since the whole Fabien in your head thing. Plus that would be the simplest solution on how Phyre can get their power back by diaberizing the person who took it.

I wouldn't however call it a core mechanic, and I think somebody just misrepresented the line about being able to learn the other clan disciplines/abilities from other NPCs. This however is neither diablerie or something new to a VtM story, since that is one of the things kindred have as a bargaining chip to teach their disciplines to other kindred.

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Now the HSL one DIablerie would have been a core part of the narrative with starting as a thinblood and getting your clan at the end of Act 1 essentially.