Dawnguard or vampires?

[Count Smashula]

If we can have 300 "storm cloack or empire" discussions, why not about the dawnguard and the vampires? Who do you (Usually) side with, and why?

[Nexim95]

Dawnguard. Sun spells = a happy me. :D

[76561198133591931]

It very much depends on both char type and build of char as to which faction I choose. If sneaky and/or use Illusion or am a mage, then Vampires. If big, beefy warrior type then Dawnguard. I choose depending on the reward types each faction gives me. I get better warrior stuff if I join Dawnguard. I get better Thief/Assassin buffs from being a vampire lord. And they give great mage related rewards.

[Melletch]

Only played that once, started a character for the second time and didn't finish...

The second character was to replay as a Volkihar Vampire Lord...

:D I wanted to play a werewolf and a Vampire Lord in Skyrim. That is why. Felt cool to be in a faction back then, too. Liked what I did to Harkon. Here is a tip, use Dawnbreaker if you have it. I didn't even know I was supposed to use the bow for a while, towards the end.

[dagu807]

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[Melletch]

Originally posted by darkknight4321234:

It very much depends on both char type and build of char as to which faction I choose. If sneaky and/or use Illusion or am a mage, then Vampires. If big, beefy warrior type then Dawnguard. I choose depending on the reward types each faction gives me. I get better warrior stuff if I join Dawnguard. I get better Thief/Assassin buffs from being a vampire lord. And they give great mage related rewards.

Oh no, I make characters for being on a faction. For the Vampires I made a Dunmer Necromancer who eventually became a Vampire and then Vampire Lord, always seeking vengeance just for the first bite which I left uncured and culminated after the first crypt. Was confused when Seranna told me I was not a Vampire, and was only one between recovering her and delivery to Volkihar Castle. Thought a Dunmer made the most sense to be a Necromancer and Vampire Lord. But I used swords and other weapons too, so was more Vampire class than anything else, spellsword at times.

[hitlersfaveSS]

the first time i played i was a vampire, the vampire quest line is more fun and you get to transform into a huge vampire lord.
then i tried the dawnguard and i liked them way better just because of the huge battle with the vampires at castle volkihar.

[Alucard †]

Vampire only benefits "rings of power for Vampire Lord , Vampire/ Vampire lord buffs, Death hounds"
or
Dawnguard only benefits "Sun spells , Crossbows with elemental ammunition , Huskies <3"

i pick depending on playthrough and who i am ingame

[Pandaemonium]

Most play-throughs I have been loyal Dawnguard, but in my last run-through I went for the vampire lord purely because I hadn't ticked off the Steam achievement (only Oblivion Walker to go now). I sort of lost motivation to complete the main questline after getting all the vampire perks though, probably a bit soon after my previous character had done it. The vampire is pretty good fun to play, and gave me a bit of respite from the survival considerations of Frostfall and RND, but for me the Werewolf and Vampire forms go against my tendency to build stealth-based characters, so now I've done it I probably won't bother again.

[Metric Guard]

Vampires suck, both figuratively and literally. The Dongguard Dawnguard has Armored Trolls, an actual heavy armor variant of their regular armor, and are overall good people. The Vampire Lord power you get for joining the vamps is also kinda disappointing to be honest.

Originally posted by dagu807:

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Glad to see a fellow Son of Skyrim wandering the forums! All hail Ulfric Stormcloak, the True High King!