Why can't Ryder be actually mean?
Okay, I was really glad when they said they'll get rid of the paragon-renegade system. It was too extreme, paragon easily got too high-and-mighty, and renegade sometimes turned into genocidal maniac....
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That would require a better writing, I think, follow up conversations. There's a slot there to be used, actually. Although you can flirt with some characters, other characters that usually bicker or are harsh with you could also trigger an anti-flirting/snapping/retorting remark then. It wouldn't change the real result of your conversation, but only make it so you don't feel like accepting every hormonal tantrum crossing your path, even make that NPC less inclined to bash/talk to you.
Yeah it would be nice to * slap a few politicians on the nexus once in a while
