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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I never had the desire to play that kind of character until recently and my god does Bethesda fail horribly at allowing that kind of character... Even in Skyrim where there's guilds for theft and assassination, I never felt truly evil or bad, just kind of a jerk with the occasional dumb response.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The problem is that people don't treat you differently for being evil. Yeah, you might have hitsquads coming after you, maybe a companion or two won't follow you. But the same happens to good characters. There's absolutely no weight to your actions. You can literally slaughter half the wasteland in broad daylight and people will still talk to you as if you're just a typical person. I always end up having evil karma because I steal everything not nailed down and yet I'm still considered a hero by everybody. It's only gotten worse in games like Fallout 4.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People don't treat you differently for any reason. Oh you're the Dragonborn, leader of three guilds, an obvious vampire, bedecked in legendary artifacts from a half-dozen Daedric lords, and savior of the Nords? I bet you don't spend much time in the Cloud District though.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Random hobo bandit, “Yeah, I can take him on”.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Let's mug 'im!

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