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Re: I'd say that's evil. Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 21/09/2011 06:23:11 PM
I'm talking more about somebody who acts according to their wishes, regardless of good or evil. Kind of like Slytherin house in Harry Potter. They're not cowards but they will generally look after themselves first. So, say for instance, that somebody is about to kill a baby. You could try to safe the baby but the odds are that it will cost you your life. A gaming system will give you evil points for choosing to walk away. So if you act to your own desires, it will led you to be somewhat balanced and you get no benefit for that. There should be abilities for benefit who do both "good" and "evil" deeds. That kind of guy is certainly not boring! Being unpredictable makes for an excellent narrative.

Doing good unless it is more beneficial for you not to is something I would consider evil, and doing anything you want regardless of its morality would likely be considered evil by most people.


Even if what you decided to do was good? Your good act is evil just because you did it for your own purposes?

So if I understand correctly, what you're asking is for different kinds of evil, because games generally focus on the more fantastical 'doing harm for its own sake' evil, and doesn't so much allow the 'evil under the guise of good' or your own 'simply selfish evil'.


Yeah something like this. Most games reward either strict good or strict evil. It's pointless to do both because you won't get any bonuses.
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My companions! Lend me thine vast expertise Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 03:56:19 PM 1029 Views
Hm. It depends on what you mean by "rewarded." beetnemesis - 20/09/2011 04:15:18 PM 738 Views
No, not quite Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 04:29:42 PM 666 Views
I don't think I know anything that matches what you want. Nate - 20/09/2011 04:39:22 PM 637 Views
You are a horrible human being. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 20/09/2011 08:24:05 PM 275 Views
I'm morally grey! Women love me, and men want to be like me. *NM* Nate - 20/09/2011 09:15:31 PM 307 Views
Kel - 28/09/2011 12:58:11 AM 662 Views
I thnk Fallout 3 gave you bonuses for being neutral. MightyYT - 20/09/2011 04:52:11 PM 621 Views
That was the first that came to my mind, too. *NM* ironclad - 21/09/2011 09:46:11 AM 268 Views
P.S. re: "thine" Nate - 20/09/2011 04:57:27 PM 577 Views
Damn, I knew it! Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 05:11:25 PM 639 Views
"Netural" isn't about picking "good and evil" choices. LadyLorraine - 20/09/2011 04:59:42 PM 626 Views
It'd be pretty difficult to specifically reward you for being a 'gray' character. (Two games) Jacob - 20/09/2011 05:02:28 PM 761 Views
Take Knights of the Old Republic, for example Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 05:08:04 PM 685 Views
That's not so much an alignment as just metagaming the system. Fanatic-Templar - 20/09/2011 09:27:49 PM 634 Views
thank you for phrasing that better than me *NM* LadyLorraine - 20/09/2011 11:11:54 PM 278 Views
Maybe I didn't explain right Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 11:19:51 PM 582 Views
I'd say that's evil. Fanatic-Templar - 21/09/2011 03:00:32 AM 747 Views
of course, then you get into question of whether actions like that example are evil LadyLorraine - 21/09/2011 04:03:03 AM 630 Views
Questions of morality are the great fun of philosophy . Fanatic-Templar - 21/09/2011 05:24:50 AM 588 Views
Re: I'd say that's evil. Dark Knight - 21/09/2011 06:23:11 PM 729 Views
Re: I'd say that's evil. Fanatic-Templar - 21/09/2011 10:21:17 PM 741 Views
That's actually a pretty narrow view of Neutral when it comes to Alignment or Morality. Jacob - 21/09/2011 02:19:34 PM 624 Views
I thought I had allowed for what you said. Fanatic-Templar - 21/09/2011 04:33:30 PM 561 Views
It's not a neutral outlook Dark Knight - 21/09/2011 06:27:27 PM 688 Views
See, what you're talking about IS in fact considered EVIL. Jacob - 21/09/2011 08:33:30 PM 620 Views
You might want to try The Witcher series. Zalis - 21/09/2011 05:16:05 AM 605 Views
I just played the first one... LadyLorraine - 21/09/2011 02:14:13 PM 662 Views
Grey decisions are good but... Dark Knight - 21/09/2011 06:19:04 PM 705 Views
they don't reward it because, for the most part, they don't want you taking a middle ground. LadyLorraine - 21/09/2011 07:10:48 PM 585 Views
Well that's just stupid. Tired of picking the 2 sides over and over *NM* Dark Knight - 21/09/2011 08:02:11 PM 311 Views
Neutrality is often boring or selfish. Good stories seldom have truly neutral protagonists. *NM* Zalis - 22/09/2011 06:27:05 PM 293 Views
Are you kidding? Dark Knight - 22/09/2011 06:54:19 PM 657 Views
There's a difference between doing "bad" things for a good purpose, and being neutral. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 22/09/2011 09:12:16 PM 262 Views
That's chaotic good, not neutral. *NM* Ghavrel - 22/09/2011 10:36:28 PM 303 Views
I have an on-topic comment as well as a general rant on game morality systems. Aemon - 21/09/2011 06:43:21 PM 787 Views
if they wanted to make the conversation mechanics more complicated... LadyLorraine - 21/09/2011 07:14:21 PM 703 Views
I don't care if it's complicated so long as it's clear. Aemon - 22/09/2011 08:27:46 PM 591 Views
I agree with this, actually. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 22/09/2011 09:17:23 PM 305 Views
I agree with that, too. *NM* Ghavrel - 22/09/2011 10:38:15 PM 290 Views
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