The Secret of Cabot House * spoilers *

[cheesus christ]

whats he preferd option

setting lorenzo free or killing him

[Xyzzy]

I've done both in different playthru's, I prefer kill lorenzo.
Unusually for Fo4 It's a buggy quest and kill lorenzo seems easy quickest, plus save lorenzo, he tends to ♥♥♥ you on lifetime serum with excuses, like you stored some you broke the rules.

[CaptainSarcastic]

Originally posted by Xyzzy:

I've done both in different playthru's, I prefer kill lorenzo.
Unusually for Fo4 It's a buggy quest and kill lorenzo seems easy quickest, plus save lorenzo, he tends to ♥♥♥ you on lifetime serum with excuses, like you stored some you broke the rules.

I believe the ethnic slur you were looking for in this case was Gyp, not ♥♥♥.

[Xyzzy]

Originally posted by CaptainSarcastic:

Originally posted by Xyzzy:

I've done both in different playthru's, I prefer kill lorenzo.
Unusually for Fo4 It's a buggy quest and kill lorenzo seems easy quickest, plus save lorenzo, he tends to ♥♥♥ you on lifetime serum with excuses, like you stored some you broke the rules.

I believe the ethnic slur you were looking for in this case was Gyp, not ♥♥♥.

If Nick Valentine can say 'on the Fritz' (anti German), I can say Japped, it's cultural of the 50's game setting.
wheras your 'gypped IS a slur on ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[NecroMaster]

It's confusing.
A lot of my companions dislike killing him but they dislike setting him free too.
But they absolutely hate when you help Lorenzo slaughter the family.
Curie turned on me when I chose that option once.

[Killzone]

Its gettin problematic up in here.

[Kameraden]

Practically, leaving Lorenzo alive will benefit you greatly. The Chem he gives you is amazing.

I'd take the Chem any day over the other reward you get. Either way the ending for the Cabot quest is bad. If the quest worked properly you could actually see the Cabot family age and grow old in the game. One in particular still dies regardless, and Jack will hate you for the fact his mother dies.

So either way the entire family is doomed. Either way I feel bad in the end.

But as Jack said "no... I answered my own question, we did the right thing." After you talk to him after Lorenzo is put down.

[Neutralize]

Personally, I free Lorenzo. Mainly because:

1.) Not a fan of the Gamma Guns, even though Lorenzo's is a bit different and better. So I'd rather take the syrum, which can situationally be useful in places like the Glowing Sea, if you don't have the proper protection or don't feel like wearing Power Armor/Hazmat Suit. Still, it has its own drawbacks- like immune system debuff in Survival or that you can't sell it without Lorenzo getting angry about it.

2.) Jack is just...annoying as ♥♥♥♥. He's condescending and demanding and just a tool. He treats Edward like ♥♥♥♥. The rest of his family aren't much better. Emogene is a spoiled, self-centered, conceited child despite being hundreds of years old. The mother is two-faced, as is apparent from the dialogue when Lorenzo shows up, throwing Jack under the bus in an attempt to save her own skin.

They live in their pristine little mansion, hidden from the rest of the world, living off the wealth they've accumulated over several lifetimes, relying on outside help which they very clearly view as just "the help" despite being vital to allow them to live in their luxuries (just look at how detached Jack is at the injury or deaths of his employees), and despite having the secret to an immense power, they horde it only for themselves and give ♥♥♥♥ all about the outside world.

3.) Despite what he says, the fact still remains that Jack and the rest of his family benefitted from caging his father like a rat and using his blood to extend their lives. There's no doubt Lorenzo is a bit...off, tainted in some way by the artifact, but he is also obviously not totally irrational or disconnected from reality, as evidenced with your interactions with him after you free him. He just knows he's powerful, has a Machiavellian sense of morality because he's aware of his power, and he wants revenge, which is kind of hard to fault him for in a sense.

I mean really- if Jack couldn't find a cure after several hundred years, you would think he would have maybe eventually resigned to the reality that he can't cure his dad - but, having the secret of immorality or giving his dad peace from the artifact finally by ending his life? It's clear which choice he made, and it's only until Lorenzo is an irremovable threat that he wants you to pull the switch on his old man. He can't even do it himself. He's a coward ♥♥♥♥♥ and one of my least liked characters in the whole game.

[kaffekoppen]

I simply don't like to leave Lorenzo alive. The serum is indeed pretty damn good, but only getting one at a time from him is terrible. By far the best effect you can get from it is the strength for melee or unarmed. If you don't use that, just use some of the plentiful Radaway and you won't even need the serum at all.

If you could hoard it it would be crazy good for my melee character, but otherwise I don't really want to bother leaving the incredibly annoying Lorenzo alive when I'm swimming in other buffs such as alcohol and chems that already make melee incredibly OP to the point where I'm one-shotting everything on Very Hard.

[Xyzzy]

the serum, there's at least 6 you can grab without killing lorenzo, 4 on a tray, some on a raider.

[kaffekoppen]

Originally posted by Xyzzy:

the serum, there's at least 6 you can grab without killing lorenzo, 4 on a tray, some on a raider.

I know, but he only gives you one at a time. You get a handful even if you kill him.

[Xyzzy]

Originally posted by kaffekoppen:

Originally posted by Xyzzy:

the serum, there's at least 6 you can grab without killing lorenzo, 4 on a tray, some on a raider.

I know, but he only gives you one at a time. You get a handful even if you kill him.

and there lies the rub, if you store any of that handful, you break lorenzo's rules.