{"id":1563266,"date":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yHWPpHExUFubgMMEYmRnuD"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","slug":"bloodlines-2s-first-dlc-arrives-next-week-and-itll-let-you-wield-guns-and-melee-weapons-properly-unlike-the-base-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bloodlines-2s-first-dlc-arrives-next-week-and-itll-let-you-wield-guns-and-melee-weapons-properly-unlike-the-base-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodlines 2’s first DLC arrives next week, and it’ll let you wield guns and melee weapons properly, unlike the base game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vampire: The Masquerade\u2014Bloodlines 2<\/a> offered an intriguing story when it finally released last year, but mechanically The Chinese Room’s vampire RPG felt a little anaemic compared to the wild kitchen-sink design of Troika’s original. Its combat, for example, revolved almost entirely around vampire-based fisticuffs, with guns and melee weapons reduced to disposable items wielded through telekinesis. Combined with the flat progression of your vampire powers, it meant fighting felt a little one note.<\/p>\n

It’s an issue The Chinese Room addresses directly in Bloodlines 2’s first DLC. Loose Cannon<\/a> sees you ditch the main game’s protagonist Phyre, instead playing as Benny, a side character from the sequel who is far less fussy about getting hands-on in a fight.<\/p>\n

Benny is Seattle’s vampire sheriff who goes rogue at the outset of Bloodlines 2, abandoning his post on a personal quest that serves as the story’s inciting event. He’s also, from what I recall, a raging arsehole who I disliked intensely, which makes the notion of playing as him a challenging prospect. Loose Cannon details the events that led up to Benny suddenly going AWOL, and explores why an individual with his, uh, volatile personality was made sheriff in the first place.<\/p>\n

Benny is a member of the Brujah clan, the frontline warriors of Vampire: The Masquerade’s world. The Chinese Room has used Benny’s bloodline as an excuse to bring back proper melee and ranged combat. Benny can pick up guns, bladed and blunt weapons just as you could in Troika’s game, while also coming with his own set of combat finishers to boot.<\/p>\n

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