In WOD though, Ventrue and Toreador were pretty much treated the same (upper class), while Brujah and Gangrel suffered a similar fate (rabble). Tremere, Nos and Malk have a lot character in and of themselves.
Thus in Vampire Requiem, they decided to keep 5 bloodlines (the rest is killed in Gehenna), and spice them up with 5 cults within the bloodlins, offering even more intrigue etc. I hope the MMORP that CCC games (creators of EVE Online) and White Wolf are creating (in Iceland) will rock the world, and be at least as beatiful as VtM:Bloodlines.
Sabbat was always for the more advanced players, far more difficult to play than Camarilla. I played a prince of persia type Assamite 1 time, man was he difficult to portray correctly (LARP).
I have 2 more clans to go after my Nossie and Tremere, I'll probably choose Ventrue for the feeding challenge and Dominate dialogue options (i don't use Plus but Basic). I don't think i'm missing much not playing Brujah. Gangrel has the war form and agg claws which is nice, Animalism too but less subtle without obfuscate, and basically a melee class like Brujah and Toreador. Melee is too easy in this game, in downtown you walk around level 5 already... damn books. Think i will go Plus in my next playthrough
Note that Ventrue can use there full powers in the middle of the street and not get a Masquerade violation. Sure, a police hunt and some humanity loss, but a couple of sewers and dancings later
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