LS or DS?

[foxdez]

I often find myself playing LS . But recently i went DS male and it was really fun. I still think I like LS more because i like the whole hero motif.

[darknesslord]

I said gray, because lightside is just...too much for nothing. darkside on the other side is just stupide, doing evil things without any reason, good reason to get killed.

[14884_1556103668]

Totally lightside for me I like being the big hero...lol

 

Seriously, I just like playing as LS, as I am not a nasty person by nature...plus I would hate to be cruel to some of the characters :">

 

I will have a go at DS (male) at some point, just to see what its like...after I have another go as a LS female, lol

[Gabrielle]

I'd rather stay grey but playing DS is a good stress releaser when you can be mean, evil to pixel people instead of the real thing.

[Dead]

I always liked played gray and DS the most. LS is too boring for me.

[Akhan225]

I don't know why, but I always end up as a lightside character. I have only once played through a DS male storyline, just to see what the difference was. I play as a consular, and with the KotOR II system of high charisma=less force point cost, I never saw any reason to go DS. A good LS character can dish out as much damage as a DS character, if their stats are right.

Edit: Grey was never appealing either because no attribute bonuses could be received

Edited November 10, 2005 by Akhan225

[Darth Slaughter II]

I almost always go LS . I am just built that way. I hate some of the DS things, and I like Mira better than Hancake. But I have gone DS male before, and got to level 43 via the Korriban tomb hissis thing !

[DarkAngle]

I am always lightside. I like the DS, but I hate Hanhar, though the handmaden looks very hot as DS (w00t) (Very sexy!)

[Wild Storm]

LS. But that doesn't prevent me from playing DS games afterwards. :cool:

[Kor Qel Droma]

I prefer the lightside and usually play it first. But I actually like Hanharr and his Wookie Rage...

[CoM_Solaufein]

I mainly play grey in most of my games. I've played a couple of LS & DS games just to be different.

[Ioini]

I like playing Neurtal the best, just because I can take both sides since either one is fun enough.

 

EDIT: Original Post: I like playing Neurtal the best just because I can kill someone and help someone else.

Edited November 10, 2005 by Ioini

[CoM_Solaufein]

I like playing Neurtal the best just because I can kill someone and help someone else.

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Another benefit is it won't cost you as much to use darkside powers. You have the best of both worlds.

[Ioini]

The only issue I have with Neutral is because there is no prestige class or that many bonuses with the Exile's crystal.

Edited November 10, 2005 by Ioini

[CoM_Solaufein]

To get a prestige class play DS or LS whichever class you want and once you get it go back to gaining or subtracting points so you are back in the neutral area.

[germi91]

None of them. I simply choose what l would do in real life. I do not classify my character as light sided or dark sided, though l have to say he tends to get light sided.

Edited November 10, 2005 by germi91

[Bulgarian Jedi]

I prefer playing Light Side. It is much more challenging than frying all enemies around you with Force Spam(a.k.a. Force Strom). It also gives you a nice fuzzy feeling in your soule whan you do a nice deed. Doing good deeds is also a great stress releaver, in my opinion. And beeing LS does not prevent me from having Force Spam.

 

Last, but not least, your character does not look like a decaying corpse when playing LS. Do a dancer outfit comparison of LS and DS and you will see.

[Vashanti]

The only issue I have with Neutral is because there is no prestige class or that many bonuses with the Exile's crystal.

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 1

 

Dexterity: +1

Constitution: +1

Wisdom: +1

Attack: +1

 

Description: This gray crystal is opaque.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 2

 

Strength: +1

Dexterity: +1

Constitution: +1

Wisdom: +1

Charisma: +1

Attack: +1

Force Resist: +10

 

Description: This gray crystal is translucent.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 3

 

Strength: +1

Dexterity: +1

Constitution: +2

Wisdom: +2

Charisma: +1

Attack: +1

Force Resist: +12

 

Description: This gray crystal glows very faintly.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 4

 

Strength: +2

Dexterity: +2

Constitution: +2

Wisdom: +2

Charisma: +1

Attack: +1

Force Resist: +14

 

Description: This gray crystal glows dimly.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 5

 

Strength: +2

Dexterity: +2

Constitution: +3

Wisdom: +2

Charisma: +2

Attack: +1

Force Resist: +16

 

Description: This gray crystal glows moderately.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 6

 

Strength: +2

Dexterity: +3

Constitution: +3

Wisdom: +3

Charisma: +2

Attack: +2

Force Resist: +18

 

Desciption: This gray crystal glows brightly.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 7

 

Strength: +3

Dexterity: +3

Constitution: +3

Wisdom: +3

Charisma: +3

Attack: +2

Force Resist: +20

 

Description: This gray crystal glows brilliantly.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 8

 

Strength: +3

Dexterity: +3

Constitution: +4

Wisdom: +4

Charisma: +3

Attack: +2

Force Resist: +22

 

Description: This gray crystal glows intensely.

 

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Alignment: Neutral

Upgrade level: 9

 

Strength: +4

Dexterity: +4

Constitution: +5

Wisdom: +5

Charisma: +4

Attack: +3

Force Resist: +24

 

Description: This gray crystal radiates an immense ammount of light, almost

blinding anyone who looks at it.

 

Those are the Neutral personal crystal listings on this guide:

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/file/s..._ii_crystal.txt

 

 

 

 

As for me, personally, I enjoy playing LS, as it's more like the movies, where the heroes are the focus.

 

However, it's damn good fun to go DS and Lightning Storm the hell out of a room full of enemies.

 

EDIT: Added spoiler tags, since this was moved out of the Spoilers forum.

Edited November 10, 2005 by Vashanti

[foxdez]

I really thought the poll would be more even but lightside is pretty much dominating . I usually play LS cause the best romance options are usually LS what was your guys major reason of going LS?

[Gabrielle]

Bunch of do-gooders in here.

[vaxen83]

Light Side.

 

Most LS Force powers are defensive so there is no involvement of saves from enemies when activating them.

 

My first PC was an LS Consular.

[Vashanti]

I really thought the poll would be more even but lightside is pretty much dominating . I usually play LS cause the best romance options are usually LS what was your guys major reason of going LS?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

I was lucky enough to be age 5 or 6 or so when the very first "Star Wars" movie came out: Right at the beginning of the mythos; before there were any other movies, books, action figures, pez dispensers, etc. And I was magnificently blown away at the spectacle and sound.

 

From the get-go, it was about good triumphing over evil against all odds. The music really reinforced this ... I was scared by the badguys, and thrilled by the goodguys. I was cheering for them when they marched in for their victory medals. I got dizzy when Vader's fighter spun away, out of control.

 

Later I would discover that it had a Jungian psychological basis, rooted in cross-cultural mythology and archetypes. But, back then, it was as if all the bedtime stories had coalesced into something more amazing than I had imagined, on the big screen.

 

Long story short: I was an impressionable kid, and had no idea that the badguys could be wickedly cool until I was much older.

 

So, when it's a Star Wars game, I usually think "What would Kenobi do?" Rather than "What would Vader do?"

Edited November 11, 2005 by Vashanti

[Dark Moth]

LS. Helping others out and being a nice guy feels good. I also have this guilty conscience with doing DS things even though it's just a game.

 

And DS so far is just too "bully-ish" for my liking. I'd rather be a clever, manipulative, diabolical mastermind than some brutal kitten-drowner.

[Krookie]

Lightside for me. I try to think of KotOR as a movie, and it makes more sense [to me] if the hero is a good guy.

[Vashanti]

And DS so far is just too "bully-ish" for my liking.  I'd rather be a clever, manipulative, diabolical mastermind than some brutal kitten-drowner.

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You can still go DS and not kick puppies. There are lots of spots where manipulation or coercion rather than psychopathic violence net you DS shifts.