Paragon VS Renegade VS Neutral
Hi I am still in ME1, 7 hours played, done with "Bring Down the Sky" DLC. I am lvl 10 soldier, and I almost maxed out both my Charm and Intimidate. So far I have been rather neutral (3 block...
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The problem with ME is that it fully incentivises paragon or renegade and not neutral. There are so many times where you need an amount of paragon or renegade points in order to resolve issues. Honestly, if you want to be free of this burden, save edit paragon or renegade to be max before you continue, so you can choose the options you want without being gimped.
- @Nekasus Yes, I'm really considering it, although a part of me is reluctant to doing it. I feel like I am cheating in a way, but I understand the perks of it. And I am more willing to do it, if it means more freedom and enjoyment. Games are supposed to be fun not a burden.
Do you have any tips on editing the save game file without screwing anything up?Actually, if you have spent points into Charm/Intimidate, then it really doesn't matter at all what path you choose. I think you lose out on maybe one renegade or paragon specific mission if you don't get max or close to it, but otherwise, it is all flavor. Now ME2 DOES cause issues when you don't go full in on one or the other, but ME1 is all based off your charm/intimidate points. One bonus you get to going full renegade or paragon is you will earn free charm/intimidate points for reaching certain milestones along with the free point from spectre status being earned, allowing you to max your charm/intimidate for free if you run 3 trips through the game, and thus not having to spend a point on it and instead only spend on skill points.
So if you have high charm/intimidate scores, then play the game how you feel and choose options you like. In ME2 unless you use a save editor, then you need to pick a path and go.....me I use save editor and max both in ME2 so I can play as I want, and not be limited due to game mechanics.
https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/20?tab=files
Use this, only edit the paragon or renegade values to your liking. Sorry I didnt see your response until today.
aleq2000 wrote:
Yes, I'm really considering it, although a part of me is reluctant to doing it. I feel like I am cheating in a way,That is because you in fact are cheating. 😉
Don't get me wrong, it is your game and a single player game as well, so you can do whatever you like.
Imho it is just that inside a Role-playing game decisions should matter. The Morality system is there to make decisions hard, that is the entire idea about it.If you skip this part, you skip a big part of what makes Mass Effect so great.
@holger1405 It is cheating I agree. But the morality system being tied to in game mechanics makes roleplay hard. If the morality system didn't impact mechanics in the way it does, and acted more as an aesthetic meter rather than a gameplay element, then it'd be fine. Naturally it is up to @aleq2000 to decide what to do.
