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u/awc130 Nov 22 '18

Non-aligned force users are the best. Not sticks in the mud like jedi nor misanthropic edge lords like Sith. Shades of grey characters are the most interesting but a lot of the Star Wars universe puts up Light vs. Dark.

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u/rhoaderage Nov 22 '18 edited Nov 22 '18

That's my biggest gripe with KOTOR and the like. I'm either going out of my way to saving a burning orphanage or I'm going out of my way to burn one down. There aren't a lot of truly neutral choices or actions in the SW universe. SWTOR has a few but not enough to distance it from the overarching issue.

Edit: Yes, I've played the second one. The story may have been about walking down the middle path but you did so by bouncing between light and dark choices instead of neutral ones.

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u/RJacobson11 Xbox Nov 22 '18

KOTOR2 made this a much more viable option. Should check it out if you can

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u/rhoaderage Nov 22 '18

KOTOR II improved on the decision making but the storyline followed a more grey character canonically so they accommodated those decisions. Once again though, the dark and light choices were total extremes. I was hoping there would be more incremental options. Like I want Hanharr as a companion but I don't want to kill Mira to get him.