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The Elder Scrolls Online: Vamp Bite Bugged? (Fix)

Short answer

Something about the Dark Brotherhood introduction quest messes it up, try abandoning that quest.

Why it happens

The ability to bite other players can become glitched following game updates. Additionally, active quests, particularly the introduction quest for the Dark Brotherhood, can interfere with the biting mechanic and prevent the prompt from appearing.

How to fix it

  1. Abandon the Dark Brotherhood introduction quest if you currently have it active, as this quest is known to disrupt the vampire bite interaction.
  2. Travel to a different shrine location. If the interaction fails at one specific ritual site, move to a completely different zone's shrine and try performing the bite again.

If it still doesn't work

  • Double-check that the recipient player has not already received a bite from another vampire or a werewolf.
  • Submit a support ticket to customer service if none of the troubleshooting steps resolve the issue.

What players reported

Idk if it's just me or what but when I try to bite another player waiting to be changed I can't get the prompt to pop up. It worked just fine last week and every time before that when the timer wasn't up but now nothing. The player even said they weren't bit by a vamp or werewolf yet so I can't figure out why it's not letting me.

Zergae, original post

What players suggest

Something about the Dark Brotherhood introduction quest messes it up, try abandoning that quest.

CaptainButterham

Something about the Dark Brotherhood introduction quest messes it up, try abandoning that quest.

CaptainButterham

Hi, I had this problem some months back when trying to bite another player. For us it worked by changing the location. I tried to bite in Reaper's March but I didn't work, the command didn't appear for me. So we went to Bangkorai and everything worked normal. If you don't find a solution, than you should send a ticket to the costumer support as it could be a bug.

Lady_Galadhiel

The bites get glitched after patches sometimes. It was just fixed a couple of months ago, Before that one, could bite endlessly as cool down glitched. It does not affect every vampire tho. Changing shrines is a great idea , Misaki !!!!!

Rachel WangChung

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: mods, quest

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