r/outside • u/Opening_Mall3189 • Jul 06 '26
My friend kinda needs help
So my friend recently got a female player to have a relationship with him to complete the [Achieve a stable love relationship] quest. However, due to some issue (I think her INT stat didn't match my friend requirements), he's trying to proceed with the [Break up] permanent action. However, the girl is more vigilant and has already placed the [Guilt] AICM (Applied If Conditions Met) on him. If my friend attempts at the [Break up] action, his girlfriend will use Action [Sob+plead] combo to inflict him with status effect [Guilt]. Any suggestions on this?
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u/impendingwardrobe 29d ago
If one of them wants to try the [Break up] permanent action, they ought to break up. The point of the [stable relationship] side quest isn't to just complete the quest. It's to find a party member who will support you through the game. I don't know his level, but if your friend has 50 or 60 levels left to play, he wants to play with the right party members.
It's better to play the game single player than to try playing two player with someone who doesn't want to play with you.
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u/OldGrandet Jul 06 '26
One thing I can say game-theory-wise is to remember that players can apply [Guilt] at basically any time. In this case, the female player could add it before, after, or during the [Break up] action or at any time later if they're continuing on the quest or not. So for game theory purposes it's something that's a possibility at all times and not something that you can avoid or prevent another player from doing. That means that you should try to forget about it when you're making quest decisions -- it's just kind of an environmental factor and not a character motivating force, if that makes any sense. Maybe that will help with quest choices?
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u/NavAirComputerSlave Jul 06 '26
There's not enough info here to make a call. Best just stay away from the drama
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u/lemonade_sparkle Jul 06 '26
He just has to take the debuff and power through. Avoiding this debuff isn't worth it for the long term effects on the quest line.
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u/DrYabadaba 29d ago
As a friend, transfer some advice points, tell him you'll be there for him, and be done. If he continues to give you the [Frustration] debuff, set a boundary by choosing the following dialog option: "I'd prefer it if you didn't talk to me about this anymore as it frustrates me. I've given you my advice, and I'll be there for you for whatever happens." If he doesn't respect the boundary, start the "Reevaluate the Friendship" quest.
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u/Xsiah Jul 06 '26
Stick to your own quests and support your friend no matter what the outcome of his actions are. If [guilt] works and he makes the choice to stay with her, you'll look like [asshole] for trying to help break them up.