March 2, 2015 10:34 AM EST
Ok, I am going to go insane here and give an in depth review on my views for Lycanthropy and Vampire Lord.
Werewolf: Pure brute force melee and the ability to feed while fighting. Have the ability to break the feeding cycle and jump back into the fight. A special ring they have increases their damage by double and an Orc will increase that even further for sixty seconds with Berserk Rage.With all allocated perks and things I have listed: 240*2= 480! Ragdoll included.
Werewolf Downside: Form must be Maintained instead of switched on and off. Also... You can only have this much power in Werewolf Form! No sneaking for even more damage with unarmed. And also, with the ring that is used for werewolf, you will take more damage once berserk rage ends... That's a "BOO!" in my books...
Vampire Lord: Necromage affects their ring, giving 22.5 extra damage instead of 20. Berserk Rage as an Orc Necro-vampire combined with (24+25)*2.5= 122.5= 122 Damage per swipe of a claw for 90 seconds. Quick Reflexes will help make this last seemingly longer since it kind of acts like a Slow Time shout and will last longer. Mist Form allows us to vanish and heal while in the night or even the day if you can bypass the health and stamina regen issue. In Human form, you gain this extra 22.5 damage in Human Form, allowing your human form fists to be boosted. These can be boosted in further by an Orc's Berserk Rage, 25*2.5= 62.5. This and a Sneak attack will double the damage further. Night-cloak and Poison talons will aid Vampirism further. Amulet of Bats turns bats into a Shield-charge based move.
Vampire Lord Downside: Daytime weakness. So an attribute reduction and zero regen during the day. A bit of bad self-promotion here, but my glitch for "Alternative Vampirism" allows me to keep this problem to a minimal (Stage one) and a bit of Fortify Restoration+Lady Stone (I believe gives 25% Health and Stamina Regen) can easily bypass this even further. Feeding with the Ring of Namira will Boost Regen Further.
MY conclusion.
Werewolves with all their fortifications may be fast, brutal and outright crazy powerful, but they have one disadvantage. They will take more damage with the Ring of Bloodlust once Berserk Rage ends.Though it's power attacks are brutal, they do have chances of missing and failing.
Vamirpirism has it's daylight weakness, but one can ultimately bypass those with ease and Necromage aids everything, including the resistances and damage boost of Berserk Rage and the damage boost from it's Ring of the Beast.
I give it ultimately to Vampirism for a few reasons:
1) Necromage will enhance the duration of Mist Form and Supernatural Reflexes, giving Vampirism a much needed edge in Melee Combat.
2)The Shield charge-based "Bats" move will instantly bash a Werewolf down and can be used twice before cooldown, allowing one to constantly assault the Werewolf until it dies.
3) Night Cloak will provide extra damage against a Werewolf every second as well, making any health regen a Werewolf is allowed almost useless.
4) MY final reason is that, if one exits Vampire Lord form and one uses Slow Time when boosted with Necromage and Stability, Shadow Warrior will last more than 5 seconds and allow you to perform a sneak attack when combined with the Ring of the Beast, Necromage and Berserk Rage, ultimately avoiding a Werewolf Deathblow and giving it a death-strike of your own. Maybe give the Werewolf a German Suplex XD (WWE Reference intended.)
