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[Yeahman_82]

Hi. I recently finished my first playthrough of the mass effect series (I know, I am late). I really loved it and I am now planning to start my second playthrough. The first time I played as male Shepard who was mostly Renegade but did quite a few major Paragon decisions (for example he saved the Rachni queen, destroyed the Collector base and cured the Genophage). I loved the renegade approach of being a badass Dirty Harry type but I just couldn't cope with Genocide or some of the more racist renegade options available (as this conflicts to much with my own beliefs). In my second playthrough I had planned to not just change class (from Infiltrator to Adept) but also to be much more of a Paragon to get some story/dialogue variation. I had also planned to play as Femshep. Now that I read on forums though I have come to understand that Jennifer Hale is at her best when playing Renegade (and I have seen some amazing videos on Youtube!). So now I just can't decide what to do, so I'm asking you guys to help me. 

 

In short; should I play my new playthrough as Paragon (with a few renegade interrupts) femshep to get the most variation from my first playthrough or should I play as Renegade femshep to get the best dialogue and VA from Jennifer Hale? Or should I maybe play a full Renegade (is it even fun?)?

[Excella Gionne]

Paragade or Renegon. It doesn't matter. Either one will prioritize the other alignment more while mixing in the opposite alignment. True Paragon or True Renegade are the ways to achieve true ignorance. If there is no balance, your Shepard is going to feel too static. True Paragon often leads to being too nice, and True Renegade often leads to being a major ***. Sadly, in ME2, you needed to make a commitment to one of them. Mixing it around too much leads to insufficient Paragon or Renegade points to fill in their bars completely. 

 

I'm afraid FemShep isn't as popular with True Renegade in ME3 as she was in ME2. True Renegade for FemShep in ME2 = Constant PMSing FemShep. What game are you planning to start from? If you want to start from ME2, then go in as a paragon FemShep since you've already experienced more of the Renegade options from your MaleShep playthrough. 

[fraggle]

I agree with Excella Gionne.

 

Maybe it helps fleshing out a little background story for your Shep? I used to do more Paragon-y stuff mixed with a bit of Renegade for my first two MSheps, but currently I play a Femshep who was anti-alien (or rather, alien-suspicious ) in ME1 because she was from Mindoir, and she got the ruthless background. So I played her as Renegade a lot of times when dealing with aliens and also the Council because they're stupid anyway On missions she shows her ruthlessness to get what she wants (picked Renegade there a lot of times), and she used to be all Paragon-y with the Alliance.

My bar in ME3 is currently around 50/50 and it is very enjoyable to mix it up a bit imo.

Just try it out a little, maybe you won't even like Renegade-Femshep, who knows

[Yeahman_82]

Thank you for your answers! My plan is to start from the beginning with ME1 so that I can build the character from the start. In my first playthrough my MaleShep was a military veteran (Earthborn / Sole survivor) that had seen a lot of fighting and death and that couldn't stand nonsense or people that stood in the way of the fulfillment of the mission and wasn’t afraid to make sacrifices. He disliked authorities (Council, Cerberus) but he was generally nice to people he trusted (basically the crew + Anderson) and was pro alien cooperation. You could say that he was a Renegon where I role-played basically how I would respond in the similar situation (if I had more guts). My initial plan for the second playthrough was to play Paragade in the same way, meaning that I would have a more “Paragon-y” general approach but still be effective and take no bullshit.

 

 

Sounds like I should go for Paragade, though I am afraid I will miss out on the great voice acting of renegade femshep. I really loved some of the Renegade dialouge options and from what I can see on youtube these are even better with femshep. 

[aoibhealfae]

In ME1 and ME2, sometimes I like neutral Shepard more than either morality.

 

Not all Renegade lines was better than Paragon though. Sometimes, I don't like certain Renegade dialogues... like the ones in ME2 where Shepard is being too agreeable with Cerberus and in LotSB where Shepard taunt Vasir saying the Asari are only good at being a stripper. Usually I play depending on the situations or which sounds better. The way I play it, Shepard is less one-dimensional to me. In my current playthroughs, sometimes I ignore the interrupts just to listen to new dialogues.

[themikefest]

There are many ways you can play the game.  What you do in one playthrough, you can do something completed different in another playthrough.

Here is a playthrough you can look at. Not sure if it would be something you would want to do.  I found that a paragon can do more damage than a renegade depending at what choices the player makes

 

Whatever you decide, post your playthrough here. There are a lot of folks that still play the games that post their playthroughs there. 

 

Here's a thread of what people have discovered in the 3 games. WARNING. MAJOR SPOILERS. 

[cap and gown]

I have never noticed that Hale does better with renegade than with paragon. I find her performance to be solid all around.

 

It is entirely possible to go with a 50/50 alignment in ME2 and still pass the all important loyalty disputes. Passing the Jack/Miranda dispute with a renegade choice is fairly easy, as is passing the Tali/Legion dispute with a paragon choice. The key is to import the maximum of 190 renegade points and 190 paragon points from ME1. To do this there a are couple of exploits you can take advantage of. First, there is the Pyjack exploit on Eletania. When you go looking for the data module stolen by a monkey, make sure you do not kill any monkeys until you get the data module. Once you have the data module, save your game, reload that save, and activate the monkey as many times as you like until you have bumped up your paragon score to a full paragon bar. The other exploit involves talking to Lorik Quin on Noveria. You can intimidate/charm him an infinite number of times, gaining 25 renegade/paragon points each time you do so. You need 5 charm/intimidate points to do this.

[Statichands]

I've seen some people on here saying they like femshep as a renegade character. I've never done a renegade play through and I never will just because Shepard becomes an ass hole for no reason. Even Handsome Jack from Borderlands had a bit of sense in him when he dominated Pandora. Have you tried playing as a soldier? 

[NeroonWilliams]

My favorite option is to come up with a more or less detailed backstory and STICK TO IT.  Then as you play, think about WHY your Shepard is responding the way that they are.  From time to time you will be surprised at the choices that are made when playing as someone else.