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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@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?
Do you have any tips on editing the save game file without screwing anything up?
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.
I on the other hand think it is a good thing that it is tide to gameplay.
That is what makes decision hard, that you actually can screw up something, that you actually have to think about what you are doing.
The curiosity about what impact this or that decision have.
Did that lead to outcomes I did not like? Yes it did, exactly as it should be imho.
That is good Roleplaying for me, not getting what you want all the time, no overdriven hand holding, accepting the consequences and making the best out of it.
@holger1405 I think good roleplay comes from not having a binary "This good" or "This not good" system. Dragon age origins does this effectively. Decisions made within that game are very impactful on the story, without needing to be min-maxed through arbitrary good or bad meter filling. This way you're free to explore decisions without being forced into a certain roleplay character in order to unlock them. This is why I advocate for the use of a save editor to give max paragon +/ renegade points, in order to be able to play a morally grey and more nuanced sheperd, without being locked out of the resolutions I want to take. After all, I know damn well my sheperd would want to save all of his crew but still shove a guy out of a window or blow up some mercs. It doesnt help that sometimes decisions that give paragon really should give renegade and vice versa.
