Footfall, Incognito or not?

[Zehm]

Just wondering if there are any benefits to hiding you identity on Footfall. I've played through the section twice and as far as I could see, there's not much difference. While Incognito, you still get attacked at the landing bay although the layout of cover is slightly different. And during the funeral, if you are incognito, you don't have the option to take the inheritance for yourself. As far as I can tell, those are the only differences besides a few dialogue lines where you introduce yourself as a representative of the RT instead of as the RT. Did I miss anything?

[Moffin Bovin]

if you go incognito you can pretend to be Fidelio at the funeral and do the mission in a whole different way. IIRC, You end up getting a higher profit factor.

[Ash]

I've tried both approaches and I think that Incognito is better due to Fidelio quest. You'll get more loot, gear, XP and PF if you pretend to be Fidelio. Other than that the difference is in narrative and some of the dialogue lines.

Oh, and you can claim the inheritance for yourself no matter if you're incognito or not. This will give you +1 PF. But if you pretend to be Fidelio, you'll also get +3 PF after the funeral fight (even if you give the inheritance to the Amelia).

[Psychofischi]

Originally posted by Ash:

I've tried both approaches and I think that Incognito is better due to Fidelio quest. You'll get more loot, gear, XP and PF if you pretend to be Fidelio. Other than that the difference is in narrative and some of the dialogue lines.

Oh, and you can claim the inheritance for yourself no matter if you're incognito or not. This will give you +1 PF. But if you pretend to be Fidelio, you'll also get +3 PF after the funeral fight (even if you give the inheritance to the Amelia).

Why would you get more loot, gear and XP?

[Midander]

I prefer Incognito, but either are good :)

[Midander]

Originally posted by Psychofischi:

Originally posted by Ash:

I've tried both approaches and I think that Incognito is better due to Fidelio quest. You'll get more loot, gear, XP and PF if you pretend to be Fidelio. Other than that the difference is in narrative and some of the dialogue lines.

Oh, and you can claim the inheritance for yourself no matter if you're incognito or not. This will give you +1 PF. But if you pretend to be Fidelio, you'll also get +3 PF after the funeral fight (even if you give the inheritance to the Amelia).

Why would you get more loot, gear and XP?

Going incognito and claiming to be Fidelio means the funeral guests tries to kill you in the crematorium, which you escape into the sewers. You can find additional loot there, mostly the brass knuckles which are good for warriors / blade dancers.

[Hidetsugu]

Let me think about the differences from the top of my head...
As an official rogue trader you have better time persuading/coercing here and there and have options to muscle your way around with your status(for example you can force the extermination brigade to start clearing the barricades even before meeting Vladaym, which opens up an extra battle later). Also, you can pressure Vladaym because the ambush at the dock, and he will give you pretty nice gloves.
As an incognito arrival, you can do none of the above, but you can attend the Fidelio quest as an impostor (which might seem meh, but the knuckles you can find are top tier melee accessory).

[Roknar]

as explained above the differences are very minor, but the fidelio quest has moment that you pretty much do not get anywhere else in the game. It's pretty boring when you announce your status.

[goka9696]

I haven't really noticed anything significant, but I think entering it incognito is better from a thematic standpoint. It's just a smarter option. You avoid painting a target on your back, can potentially find out what people think about Von Valancius without them being afraid to speak out (like what can happen if you bring Yrliet to a discussion with the official at Janus. If you bring her alongside you, he's somewhat friendly towards her, but if she's not with you, he's very hostile towards her very existence). Leader of Footfall also praises you if you arrive incognito since it's a smarter move.

[Psychofischi]

Originally posted by Midander:

Originally posted by Psychofischi:

Why would you get more loot, gear and XP?

Going incognito and claiming to be Fidelio means the funeral guests tries to kill you in the crematorium, which you escape into the sewers. You can find additional loot there, mostly the brass knuckles which are good for warriors / blade dancers.

ohhh. ok

might try that. I already did a co-op where we came anounced and just killed them at the end

[Stirk]

The incognito Fidelio quest is fun and interesting, and worth doing even without the extra loot and PF.