Why is Nute Gunray or many other seperatists considered dark side?

So you want them to be light side heroes? ..
This is just a game not politics

Dark side acts in self-interest.
Light side acts in common good.

Neither is inherently goid or evil, and both have negative extremes. Separatists were manipulated by Palpatine to act to their basest interests of power and greed.

Well they are considered separatists so in a game where everyone has to be dark or light side, I think dark side would be accurate.

The separatists were in collusion with Darth Sidious, and were obviously enemies of the Jedi, our defacto protectors of justice. They tried to kill the Jedi in the very first scene! They were very clearly defined as the bad guys in this universe. Sure, they may have been manipulated into it by Sid, but you can't tell me they didn't suspect something was a little bit shady about this fellowhttp://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/image_c2734cd7.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1560%2C878

"ItsJarJarBinkz;86611" wrote:
I know why they are for game reasons. But if you think about it the CIS was basically the rebels. If you think about it many were manipulated by Palpatine and Dooku. And to most people the jedi and the sith were the same. Heck Nute Gunray was promised peace then Darth Vader killed him.
Also many systems had legitimate reasons not to trust the Republic. Corruption, alien racism etc.

I believe the word you're looking for there is "speciest" lol

"EventineElessedil;841526" wrote:
The separatists were in collusion with Darth Sidious, and were obviously enemies of the Jedi, our defacto protectors of justice. They tried to kill the Jedi in the very first scene! They were very clearly defined as the bad guys in this universe. Sure, they may have been manipulated into it by Sid, but you can't tell me they didn't suspect something was a little bit shady about this fellowhttp://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/image_c2734cd7.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1560%2C878

Most people didn't know the difference between sith and jedi in the galaxy. You can see that on a couple of clone wars episodes.

"ItsJarJarBinkz;841570" wrote:

"EventineElessedil;841526" wrote:
The separatists were in collusion with Darth Sidious, and were obviously enemies of the Jedi, our defacto protectors of justice. They tried to kill the Jedi in the very first scene! They were very clearly defined as the bad guys in this universe. Sure, they may have been manipulated into it by Sid, but you can't tell me they didn't suspect something was a little bit shady about this fellowhttp://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/image_c2734cd7.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1560%2C878

Most people didn't know the difference between sith and jedi in the galaxy. You can see that on a couple of clone wars episodes.

I watched that Clone Wars series. I will agree that some underdeveloped villages on backwater worlds didn't give two clicks about Jedi or Sith, or even Republic or Separatist for that matter. But don't try to suggest that the Trade Federation was ignorant to the Galactic Republic and their ties to the Jedi Council.
I mean, just look at that guy! They had to know Sidious was a schemer. All of his orders were of a highly questionable nature. Definitely not working toward the greater good.
I wouldn't trust this dude eitherhttp://cdn.hark.com/images/000/030/745/30745/original.jpg

Listicle? Check.
"Actually" in the headline? Check.
Needlessly contrarian hot take premise? Check.

Gonna take a pass on that clickbait, no thank you.

Because in the Clone Wars series, the Separatists were considered evil and Republic was considered good. Nobody except Dooku knew the truth of who Palpatine was, so in everybody's eyes he was "good" albeit a deceitful politician.

A similar question would be "why is the empire evil?". Sure tarkin destroyed Alderaan but that was in retaliation to the terrorist Alliance