So has anybody tried being a WereWolf yet?

Yes...It's ok you aren't that much more powerful and you are pretty much defenseless but it is useful because you can't get any diseases!

I got to the part where you become one but then I actually loaded a previous save, as it just didn't feel right for my character.

Yeah, it's pretty cool. I'm only level 11 so it's really good for a low level guy. I don't know how I'll feel about it once I get some really good loot though.

You can roar and get people to stop attacking and flee in fear. It turns mobs into a joke as you pick them off.

Also your power attack has super strength and it will send people flying a pretty long ways. Then you just slash until they're dead. It's actually pretty broken.

You have to feed on people to get your health back, but that's the only way you can heal. Also I think you sprint faster as a wolf than you do riding a horse.

I'm pretty sure I'll keep it, 100% resist disease is worth it, and that wolf mode I'm sure will continue to be pretty good in a pinch. It's better than the Bloodmoon werewolves in Morrowind.

Is it every night you turn in to one?

Yes i am a werewolf.. though i havent used it at all except for in the related quests

Its alright.
If you can murder some npc's you can stay alive, but versus any strong enemy the lack of healing will get you killed.

@Hizang said:

Is it every night you turn in to one?

No it's a power, like a racial power. Once a day you can turn into the Beast for 180 seconds. Any person you feed on fills your bloodlust and you add 30 seconds to the timer.

It's worth contracting for the disease resistance. I never really bother transforming though.

I never transformed after the first few "OH MAN BEING A WEREWOLF IS FUCKING AWESOME" times. Now I wish I could get rid of it because it doesn't feel right.

@Hizang said:

Is it every night you turn in to one?

No, you can turn into one once a day.

I like it. Great for killing stuff that is too strong for my character.

I like it! I use it more as a way of getting placers faster, because you can run really really fast.

I have it, It's mostly useful for disease resistance and a few raised stats. I think its fun to be in beast form sometimes, mostly to wrestle bears and shit "I actually took on a dragon!" BEAST MODE ENGAGE!

Being a werewolf is extremely overpowered when fighting against humans/elfs/etc. Your special ability makes everyone flee in terror, no matter how strong they are, and this makes it easy to pick them off one at a time. Your strong attack also sends people flying so you can beat them up while they are on the floor. I was wandering randomly as a werewolf and encountered some redoubt, and murdered everyone in it.

Granted, fighting a dragon as a werewolf may not be a good idea, but mobs of npc's become a piece of cake.

@NoobSauceG7 said:

Yes...It's ok you aren't that much more powerful and you are pretty much defenseless but it is useful because you can't get any diseases!

It's really strong earlier in the game and since you can eat people, and only people it seems, it's not very effective against monsters. The fear is incredibly powerful

It's not very good in combat. I'll explain. It doesn't last a long time, so you usually want to use it when you feel that you need it. However, the start up time on transforming is really long and will usually get you killed. Also, you can't use it around people or they'll attack you. If you can turn at the right time, though, you can knock enemies down with a single swing. Still, not entirely useful.

I find it actually pretty good in combat, I tend to one or two shot most of the enemies in beast form. The transformation is long though so you have to use it before the encounter starts. If you get sick of it their is a way to cure it later in the companions quest line.

its great you get unlimited fear which basically means everyone except the strongest of foes will pee their pants and run away from you in fear, really handy when clearly 5 or 6 enemies at once without taking damage.

@Death_Unicorn said:

Granted, fighting a dragon as a werewolf may not be a good idea, but mobs of npc's become a piece of cake.

I would like to object to this statement. I have personally undertaken the endeavor to slay a dragon with my bare claws. It was absurdly successful, once it landed. If you can outlast it's breath of choice and wait for it to land, then you're fine. That said, I was level 31 at that point, and had completed the main quest line. That may have had something to do with it.

@JonSmith:More reason to be a werewolf!

It's time to try this out for myself! Do you know if there's a cool execution for killing a dragon as a werewolf?

I want to, but it just doesn't fit with the character I'm playing. I will most definitely become one on my second play through.

it's pretty useless.

I did, but i decided to get cured because  
@TatsurouXIII said:

it's pretty useless.

@Death_Unicorn:

I did not see one, but another dragon hasn't dared cross me while I was in werewolf form. So I only have the one to go by. But it's Skyrim/Bethesda. So there's really no telling.

Wolfing out has helped with every dungeon, dragon and giant. Destroy a group of people with a companion and backtrack for their weapons when it's all clear. I consider it pretty helpful and it doesn't affect the story overall.

It was cool but not being able to cancel it kinda killed it for me so when given the chance I dropped the ability.

@TheDudeOfGaming said:

I did, but i decided to get cured because
@TatsurouXIII said:

it's pretty useless.

Hopefully we'll see some sort of a balance in a patch, if not, mods.

Do you know if being a vampire is just as useless? Can you even become one?

@TheDudeOfGaming said:

I did, but i decided to get cured because
@TatsurouXIII said:

it's pretty useless.

Hopefully we'll see some sort of a balance in a patch, if not, mods.

Do you know if being a vampire is just as useless? Can you even become one?

When I first turned into one I killed a Whiterun guard, and his body won't disappear so it's kind of annoying.  I had to drag him behind a house because it was weird seeing it in the courtyard being ignored by everyone.

@TheDudeOfGaming said:

@TatsurouXIII said:

@TheDudeOfGaming said:

I did, but i decided to get cured because
@TatsurouXIII said:

it's pretty useless.

Hopefully we'll see some sort of a balance in a patch, if not, mods.

Do you know if being a vampire is just as useless? Can you even become one?

You can and It's a LOT more useful, but of course being out in the sunlight is the drawback. Still, if you wanna go vampire or werewolf, I'd go with the vampire. I wonder if you can be both? Anyway, here is some more detailed info.

if you get it from the person mentioned in that wiki than no, you can't be both.

@Hizang: Its really cool, I was having trouble fighting a frost giant died and then turned into a werewolf and FUCKED that dude up.

I'm curious, and PM me if you feel it requires spoilers - I've become a werewolf. If I finish the questline that led to me becoming a werewolf, such that the faction that is secretly werewolves no longer has quests for me, is there any drawback to being cured? Will I still be able to bring the hot werewolf chick around as a follower/get hitched?

@emergency said:

I got to the part where you become one but then I actually loaded a previous save, as it just didn't feel right for my character.

Yeah I honestly didnt want this, kind sucks that its forced on you to continue with the quest lines :(. Unless I missed something.

@ICryCauseImEmo said:

@emergency said:

I got to the part where you become one but then I actually loaded a previous save, as it just didn't feel right for my character.

Yeah I honestly didnt want this, kind sucks that its forced on you to continue with the quest lines :(. Unless I missed something.

Yeah, I felt the same way. It was worth taking it for the story though. Now that I've finished the questline, I think I'm going to get it cured.

let's be honest. the pro outweight the con, by a lot. even if you dont like transforming its better then being a vampire. also will help out if the room your going into is too strong. (also on a test save i went back to riverwood and killed nearly everyone in the town as one. the fear thing they can do to people is amazing i entered the inn in riverwood upon using that move everyone backed into the same corner. needless to saythey died quickly)

It was worth it for the quest imo, and the only negative effect is never getting the rested or well rested buff. I never really slept to often, usually just because I didn't like wandering around at night, and not 100% sure what rested gave you.

Got it for story reasons in a certain quest, turned once, went on the celebratory mission and turned to try and kill the boss, ended up getting killed by him everytime so killed him as a human, haven't turned again since.