Poll: ME: Paragon or Renegade?

[Paulie92]

I generally get fed up with whiney idiots in Bioware games ( I had to restart KOTOR before even getting off the first world because Carth annoyed me so much that I had to replay as an evil character.) So I usually go Renegade but with tolerance for my team, party, squad whatever you want to call it. Even in the games where I try to play as a good character there is inevitably one point where I flip out and things get dead.

 

[Wakefield]

Paragade. Sometimes you just gotta get your hands dirty.

 

[Woodsey]

Both!

That's how it turns out anyway, mostly because it is IMPOSSIBLE to ignore that red button that comes up during conversations sometimes - or as I like to call it, the Button of Badassery.

 

[Squidden]

Paragon. I couldn't be an asshole to Thane. I just can't do it!

 

[Wharrgarble]

Paragade for me.

In ME1 I found I was able to have a bit more choice over whether I wanted to be nice to someone or not, even though I usually went for the Paragon choices regardless... In ME2 I felt much more pigeonholed into choosing Paragon since I wanted the best ending.

Nevertheless, I did just finish a full Renegade run and I found it hilarious.

"That may go down in history as the shortest interrogation, ever."

 

[Gitty101]

Main Character - Femshep - RENEGADE. Totally badass and awesome to play as. Humanity needs somebody looking out it!

Other Character - M-Shep - PARAGON. Just because it's nice to be loved ^_^

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

Paragon. I have a bad tick that whenever I do anything bad in a game I feel horrible for it. So it's hard for me to be bad in a moral choice game :/

 

[ShadowsofHope]

FemShep #1 - Renegade Infiltrator. Badass sniper type with a tendancy to screw enemies over without much thought. But when it comes to her crew, she is very protective and considerate.

FemShep #2 - Paragon Soldier. Hardass soldier with a bleeding heart bias if it does not interfere with the missions success. Same mentality as the renegade when it comes the crew.

MaleShep #1 - Pure, unfettered Renegade badass (Mark Meer does the dry, sardonic tone better in my opinion) Vanguard.

 

[Superior Mind]

Paragon. I feel it fits Shep better. I mix it up a bit of course. However I find whenever I go massively Renegade the other characters shoot me down a lot more and I end up looking like an idiot.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Renegon.

Yeah, this pretty much explained everything I said.

 

[Lionsfan1986]

Paragon. I can't do renegade i feel guilty when I do something bad when I played KOTOR to the Dark Side ending I felt bad about what I did.

 

[Atmos Duality]

I enjoyed playing as Captain Bipolar.

 

[Skratt]

Paragon 90%
Renegade 10%

Because sometimes the situation just calls for it.

(And I've only done one play through for each game. My choices are set in stone)

 

[michiehoward]

Paragon, I never have the jam to be bad, this also goes for any game, ie Oblivion, KotR, Fallout, Fable, any morality based game....Though my husband plays through first as good, second bad, then if possible neutral....

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Paragon. Though I will choose the Renegade option when I think its needed. I also do all of the quick time events, regardless what type it is.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I have a full paragon male and a 90% renegade female. She's a badass, but not heartless, she still defended the Quarian accused of stealing on the citadel, hugged Tali during her loyalty mission and saved the Salarian who was shot during Thane's recruitment.

 

[Sargey]

I've mostly played as paragon, even when I said to myself I'd do a renegade save so I could play things a little different.

Sadly that renegade game pretty much turned into a paragon game, so I consider myself as being quite hopeless when it comes to being the "bad guy".

 

[theSovietConnection]

I'd be more inclined to say Chaotic/Neutral Good, as I'd do whatever was best for the galaxy as a whole, whether it was entirely legal or not. Of the two choices Bioware gives us though, I'd say Paragon, because it was really an 85/15 split.

 

[MishiSings]

Both!

That's how it turns out anyway, mostly because it is IMPOSSIBLE to ignore that red button that comes up during conversations sometimes - or as I like to call it, the Button of Badassery.

Big red buttons were designed to be pushed. You can't not push the big red button. If you do, you have more self control than anyone ought to. Besides, there's a huge difference between being a dick to someone on your side, and someone who is clearly about to order the guards to shoot your ass.

And just because you're a paragon doesn't mean you can't be pragmatic.

 

[CrustyOatmeal]

my first playthrough i always play as if i were the main character and i tend to be a paragon but i also think ahead to the coming battle and think about what would help me to that end the most. *SPOILERS* i tend to do things that will make the battle against the reapers a good fight like letting wrex live, letting the rachni live, but also allowing the station at the end of ME2 to survive

i then play with my goodguy (who i make look like a fish) and my badass chick that just shoots first and doesnt ask questions ever