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5/11/2022 10:54:50 PM
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Do you try to save Video Game NPCs?

I do my best to keep them alive

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I help them, but I don't stress about it

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If they live, ok. If they die, ok.

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I couldn't care less if they die

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I kill them myself for fun

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When you are playing a game and you have NPC allies, do you try to keep them alive? I myself have always tried my best to help them/protect them. I've even gone so far as to revert to previous checkpoints to save them. How about you? Discuss.

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  • Can't even kill Patches no matter how badly I want his armor.

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    • If it's Skyrim's Serana, then I guard her with all my life. Anything else is a meh

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      • I play terraria and I [i][b]really[/b][/i] need my NPCs [spoiler]Nurse op[/spoiler]

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      • Always. I even give them the best weapons. Here’s me and my Halo posse on a typical stroll: https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/pvalue2010/video/a1f346a2-bdcb-4903-b3e9-062bab6e67c7/dd0957c4-a13f-4c51-8c32-237daca5b3340

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      • Aside from Captain Keyes, I usually very much want to save NPCs.

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      • Edited by Twin: 5/15/2022 2:29:35 PM
        I killed the father in castle mourne in Elden ring after I delivered his daughter’s letter and returned to find her dead while he was weeping near her corpse… I tried to inspect body but nothing worked and i tbh thought he went nuts and killed her so I ended him. My brother told me the bird goblins killed her and he swore to fight till he died, I just missed the dialogue. I got an Ax and felt awful… I ended up going back to the castle to kill every creature. I also did the same thing with that black knight in Demon souls in the Prison of hope (second checkpoint) I got some sick armor but I felt [b]AWFUL[/b] I think I’m going to hell now…

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      • The fact the Devil ending with Goro was the only hidden path in the game made me anniyed and that was the only time I save scummed to save him.

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      • It depends on the NPC and/or the circumstance.

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      • The invincible NPCs in shooter campaigns I just shoot. But in FromSoft games I keep them alive cause they have some sort of impact on the game in the long run. Actually, no, I plan to kill some on a separate run.

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        • Edited by Archon Of Light-Born: 5/14/2022 6:02:27 AM
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          Destiny&Marathon - old

          Female NPCs definitely Im my hundreds of playthroughs of Mass Effect Kaiden has never made it off Vermire once, even though I think Ashley is a racist with a toxic attitude I will save Garrus, but only so he can look after Tali after I become a Reaper god(not that Tali needs anyone to look after her)

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        • Edited by High Charity: 5/13/2022 4:10:39 AM
          Depends Nazeem usually has an accident within 10 minutes of my arriving to Whiterun

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          • Edited by Tilman G: 5/13/2022 6:29:27 PM
            I try my best, but generally I view a lot of deaths as inevitable. Once in halo 2, Legendary on High charity. A marine somehow survived through three quarters of the level without my assistance. I decided that he gets to survive the rest of the level and started to revert checkpoints, giving him my best weapons, etc.

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          • Depends on the NPC, I may try and save them, or end them on the spot (looking at you Lautrec)

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          • I like to keep character relationships intact. Plus if you kill generally anyone who ain’t an enemy in a Bethesda game, you’ve rendered the story useless…

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          • depends on the npc for example i just slaughtered the son of the count of one of the cities when i was supposed to rescue him from an oblivion gate because he was annoying me

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          • No one has to die. Those poisoned people may not have counted to Dishonoured's no kill run but I see it as they died because of me.

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          • I won’t usually revert an old save, but I’ll generally try my best to keep them alive.

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          • Only if there is a benefit or achievement in doing so.

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          • Depends on what I get out of the deal

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          • No, I let the game decide their fate!

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          • Depends on whether or not I know or like them. If not, meh...If so, I'd go to lengths to save them. I'm that weirdo in Skyrim who's a wanted convict on the run and a vampire but always gives a penny to the old homeless guy every time I'm in Riften.

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          • Edited by One Shot Ted: 5/12/2022 12:38:15 AM
            It depends on if said NPC is an -blam!-hole.

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          • Only in games like Halo, where they seem like they would die if you breathe wrong (or swerve a warthog too hard). Otherwise, they may all burn for all Panzer cares.

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            100% will revert

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          • Depends how useful they are. If I don’t need them or they just get annoying then I will go out of my way to let them die. But if they can tank stuff while I hide and heal myself then I’ll save them as much as possible and kit them out with all the best items if I can.

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          • feel bad if i didnt

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