This has honestly been one of the biggest letdowns for me and my brother. We’ve been playing The Elder Scrolls Online since launch, and we turned our characters into vampires within the first week. We’ve stuck through all the changes over the years, but the current version of vampirism is easily the worst it’s ever been.
Aside from Eviscerate, the skill line just feels bad. It doesn’t feel strong or fun, it feels like you’re handicapping yourself on purpose. Instead of playing as a powerful, bloodthirsty vampire, it feels like you’re taking a nerf just to keep the theme.
Vampirism should feel strong, dangerous, and actually useful. Right now it feels clunky, limited, and not worth using, especially with only two skill bars to work with. There’s no real flow or payoff to it.
I really hope the ZOS team takes another look at vampirism, the same way they’ve clearly put effort into improving werewolves. Vampires should feel just as good to play. Right now, they just don’t.