etiquette

[Strem]

what is etiquette? which is best?

[DocSeanson]

Pick one you think will fit your character. As you level up you can learn new ones. Elves have the potential to learn the most. My personal favorite to start with is Shadowrunner as it comes in handy when getting bonus credits after a run.

Forgot to mention that Etiguette applies to choices in dialoge that can have different effects and can appear when dealing with someone of that group. One example I can offer is the Gang etiquette can get you in good with a local gang that will either stay out of your way(less hostiles to deal) or assist you by coming to your aid in a street fight or giving up info you might need to complete a quest.

[Jack]

I always go for security and corporate. Helps a lot in runs, gonna try for a third one this time, hopefully the 11 karma that costs doesn't screw me over later. Having 4 or higher charisma also helps in conversations

[MattStriker]

In the first two games Security tended to be amazingly useful for talky-sneaky shadowrunner types since it let you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ your way past guards and figure out tricks to bypass other security measures. "Corporate" is useful for similar reasons...lets you fit in during infiltration jobs.

[Xerkics]

Academic has come up a lot for me so far as well.

[SuperFly]

Every second etiquette level buys you an extra dialogue option when applicable. You choose the type.

[user240485]

Anyone else notice that street is no longer a select-able option? Why remove street? Opening the editor shows that its still a stat that can be manipulated. Maybe for legacy reasons?I just seems to be it can't be selected ingame.

[Jack]

Likely cause street pretty much falls under gang, and its one less etiquette to spread out over the game

[Romalee]

I always though street and gang seemed to cross paths a lot, thematically speaking, so maybe street was removed as a result, with the charisma stat itself picking up any slack. It also means that elf runners can now get all ettiquettes which is nice.

[Terra]

Originally posted by user240485:

Anyone else notice that street is no longer a select-able option? Why remove street? Opening the editor shows that its still a stat that can be manipulated. Maybe for legacy reasons?I just seems to be it can't be selected ingame.

There was really never any distinction between that and gang.

And between the two, "Gang" is a lot easier to understand. What even is "Street"? "I know how to avoid the gangs". Why not just roll it into Gang at that point?

[MattStriker]

Elves. Better than you. Always.

[user240485]

Think i mainly referred to the poor and homeless lifestyle itself. Living and understanding the life of the homeless, are in no way the same as being in a gang. At least that's the way I interpreted it. Maybe it wasn't explained properly.

[KrimsonNekros]

To answer the first part of your question, Etiquettes are an abstraction of your ability to properly talk to people from various parts of society or life. E.G., speaking with a fellow Shadowrunner would have a separate set of rules from dealing a Corporate executive. As a result each Etiquette you unlock, gives you dialogue options with certain people in those areas.

As for your second, there really aren't any best Etiquettes. Some are more frequently useful, others give you better rewards. I haven't gotten very far into the game yet, so I can't say which are the most useful for this run, but I always choose the ones I feel my char would know anyways regardless of what's optimal in terms of the game.

[Terra]

Originally posted by KrimsonNekros:

but I always choose the ones I feel my char would know anyways regardless of what's optimal in terms of the game.

This is generally the best way to do things with your starting 1 (or 2, if you're part of the glorious elven master race).

In this case, with your character having a bit more of a defined background, I would recommend Gang, since you did live on the street before Raymond found you, and perhaps Academic or Corporate, since Raymond seemed to be very strict in his wish for you to stay on the light/right side of the shadows.

[HarryBuddhaPalm]

Originally posted by KrimsonNekros:

As for your second, there really aren't any best Etiquettes. Some are more frequently useful, others give you better rewards. I haven't gotten very far into the game yet, so I can't say which are the most useful for this run, but I always choose the ones I feel my char would know anyways regardless of what's optimal in terms of the game.

Yes, there are 'best' Etiquettes and you just gave the reason why. Some are used far more often than others. That makes them better than ones that are not used very often.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by user240485:

Anyone else notice that street is no longer a select-able option? Why remove street? Opening the editor shows that its still a stat that can be manipulated. Maybe for legacy reasons?I just seems to be it can't be selected ingame.

Because you grew up in the US - US Street (which you might know) is not going to be useful in HK - which would have its own version that your character wouldn't know.