What Happens to Camps You Rob? Houses?

[ChrisPharmD]

There are times I want to kill home owners, but I'm afraid to do it because I don't want to leave some random abandoned house in the area.

Like one time, I saw a Border Collie (sp?) and I just wanted to pet it, but when the owner came out, he was hostile and I was thinking, "Dude, I got lost and saw your dog. Chill..."

So, if I kill them, is that camp or house just abandoned?

[GhostyOsty]

After a few days of death, they respawn. Some specific places the NPCs don't respawn if you kill them.

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Neru:

Gang camps, particularly, can respawn them human casualties and items multiple times just like new, no matter how many dynamites & fire bottle you throw at them places - use them to resupply

...or to farm for challenges, for instance:
Like if you needed to do something horrible (or fun) to 5 guys - and there are only 4 in a small gang hideout - do that awful thing to 3 of them, then ride away until the 'red' goes off the map - the camp will have respawned and resupplied with 4 fresh targets. Go back - they'll even welcome you (right before they start shooting) - then suffer your abuse - it's a hoot.

:D

Another home, that is part of a Companion Activity Robbery can be robbed beforehand - then robbed in mission - then robbed again later. That particular home may keep going tho the payout could dwindle down quite a bit.

Then, on the other hand - some people you kill, you could use later - if they weren't dead.

Your actions do have consequences.
You could rob them and not kill them (a bit more skill needed for the extra challenge).
Who does that tho?
(I do - in fact there's a strong chance I don't rob them either - kinda busy making myself rich legally, but that's my game - not yours).