Flexibility

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

Can Thornton do the splits? This r serious question.

 

After extensive discussion of the logistics of a genocide playthrough, I'm turning over a new leaf. How much do non-combat approaches factor in to each mission? Are they mostly tools to make combat easier? Or will we be able to talk our way through a mission?

 

It'd be great if you could play a pure diplomat or a pure stealth character, but . . . . it seems like a long shot. Even Fallout expects the talker to crack some skulls.

[SirPetrakus]

I'm guessing it comes down to your dialogue options, i.e. to some people you will have to go Jack Bauer in order to earn their respect or to succeed in your objective, some others will require the James Bond approach and others the Jason Bourne perspective. So I think it will basically be up to the player to tell which personality of the 3 will be most appropriate in each conversation rather than sticking with the psycho approach all the way. If that is so, and I hope it is, it will prove an interesting touch, trying to analyze your conversationalist's personality to see which response fits best in order to avoid unnecessary violence and reach your goal.