jamesp81 wrote...
masseffectexpert94 wrote...
Stukovkh wrote...
I actually just started another playthrough as a renegade shep... I was actually surprised to see the options were more get to the point and or get this sh*t done rather than I'm just an evil ******... Not to mention renegade or not Shepard is always a good public speaker, he makes people follow him through inspiration or intimidation, so irregardless of how he has been, he will find away to find allies in the coming fight.
renegade means bad ass and right to the point not evil
That's what it's supposed to mean. And, most of the time, it does. However, there are some renegade decisions that ARE outright evil. Two I can think of are executing Shiala and executing the Rachni queen. Those sorts of renegade choices break the morality system.
How is executing Shiala and killing the rachni queen "evil"? Shiala was formerly an indoctrinated servant of Saren; just one more asari commando out of the dozens you've already killed up to that point. The only evidence that she's NOT indoctrinated any longer is that
she says she's not. A Renegade Shepard isn't going to chance it out of mercy. He's just going to execute her once he has the information he wants. Granted, I've never done so in any of my playthroughs (even the Renegade one) but I can understand the reasoning for doing so.
As for the rachni queen, her species was the greatest former threat to the galaxy next to the Reapers themselves. They very nearly wiped out all life in the settled galaxy and were only finally stopped by the krogan uplifting. Again, the only assurance Shepard has that the queen wont try to do so again is
her word that she wont. A Renegade Shepard isn't going to risk it. Better to eliminate the threat now while he has the chance.
Neither one of those is being "evil". It's just being pragmatic. And, in the case of the later option, I think actually being far more prudent.
eternalnightmare13 wrote...
masseffectexpert94 wrote...
Stukovkh wrote...
I actually just started another playthrough as a renegade shep... I was actually surprised to see the options were more get to the point and or get this sh*t done rather than I'm just an evil ******... Not to mention renegade or not Shepard is always a good public speaker, he makes people follow him through inspiration or intimidation, so irregardless of how he has been, he will find away to find allies in the coming fight.
renegade means bad ass and right to the point not evil
True, espeically in ME1 the Renegade is more like Dirty Harry from the Clint Eastwood movies. In ME2 this continues, but the only notable exception is the deal with Samara. Allowing Samara to die, and taking a serial rapist/killer on board doesn't fit the idea of the Renegade being 'bad ass and straight to the point'.
I created a thread a while back asking if there was any good reason for choosing Morinth over Samara and it was explained to me that it actually makes sense for a Renegade to side with Morinth because Samara has basically sworn to attack you after the Collector threat is taken care of. She tells you at the conclusion of her recruitment mission that, if you do anything especially dishonest (like executing unarmed civilians, which Renegade Shepard does quite frequently) then her Code will compel her to kill you once her Oath to you is fulfilled. She's also a direct threat to more than half you crew as, between the mercenaries, assassins, mass murderers and members of terrorist organizations, almost everyone aboard the Normandy has crossed her Code at some point. Siding with Morinth is basically taking care of a future threat and replacing it with someone who's only dangerous if Shepard allows himself to "sleep" with her.
I should point out that Samara is no saint herself. She's practically psychopathic with her fervent adherence to her rigid Code. She'll kill someone for no more than what she perceives to be a dishonest act (which could be anything as innocent as stealing a loaf of bread) and has personally threatened to kill police officers for trying to detain her. She even attacked and almost killed Nihilus--a fellow Spectre--while he was on a mission when she witness him kill an unarmed civilian, and who knows how many lives her actions cost by delaying him. She's a constant threat to everyone around her and she doesn't respect any other culture's laws or morals.
I'd say she's as bad as Morinth; except that Morinth didn't
choose to be an Ardat-Yakshi.
Modifié par JKoopman, 17 avril 2011 - 09:00 .