On the plus side, when you turn into a werewolf you are literally a killing machine. (You sound like one, too, as the effects are spectacular with a good sound card.) We took a level 24 assassin into the expansion, and while in wolf form it was night and day as to the difference in overall strength between the normal character and the character while transformed. The only weapons you have are your claws, but those are more than enough to rip most enemies asunder. That's not to say that you're invincible in wolf form, as a mob of guards can certainly kill you if you're not careful. But while transformed you have many new powers. You're faster in wolf form; you can nearly jump over treetops; it's simply a very different way in which to play the game.