The Chaos system

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

I've been wondering
Is the chaos in the game, simply
tied with a couple of choices
and does not mind me slaughtering half a district?


And please also tell me
Did the first installment also do this?

[Zekiran]

It absolutely "minds you" slaughtering people.

The original Dishonored game's chaos system was very basic. the more people you kill, particularly bystanders and not targets or guards, the higher chaos you would get. In that game, killing people meant more bodies on the ground, more rats to swarm you, and generally everyone was more likely to shoot at you than look the other way if you came near. Having high chaos meant that certain maps would be radically harder to navigate by the end, because of that, and you'd get a very nasty end monologue indicating that you've basically thrown the empire into a dark time.

In this one, you have access to the Heart, to randomly generate "inner secrets" for any given person you aim it at. SOME people have 'good' secrets, some have bad ones. If you choose to kill anyone in D2 that has a 'good' secret, you will increase chaos MORE than if you just choose killing 'bad' ones. But ALL deaths in D2 will increase your chaos and produce a very negative outcome.

If you try to keep the "innocent" deaths to an absolute minimum, and only kill when needed (targets, guards attacking) your chaos will be moderate. If you use the 'non lethal' methods to deal with the main targets, and try not to kill *anyone*, your end results will be much more pleasant - also note that there is one mission with a variety of outcomes completely aside from the overall chaos, that directly affects how the end might play out.

Don't expect to go through any of the Dishonored games with slaughter and get a "nice" ending. Killing innocent people is possible, sometimes even likely. But doing so WILL turn those people against the character in the long run. That's the lesson here.

Also note well that LOW CHAOS and saving most of the targets is the canon story line, from D1 and 2.

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

Meh
I'd love to kill my way through

Well, I hope this one at least
won't ignore my Ghost and Non lethal runs

[Zekiran]

There are fully 6 ways to play D2 - Corvo/Emily, High/Low Chaos, and Powers/No Powers. They're quite fun on all counts, honestly. (actually now that I think on it, a NG+ adds at least another two runs lol)

[Shia Luck]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

There are fully 6 ways to play D2 - Corvo/Emily, High/Low Chaos, and Powers/No Powers. They're quite fun on all counts, honestly. (actually now that I think on it, a NG+ adds at least another two runs lol)

6? Your advice is wonderful Zekiran but your maths needs work *cheeky grin* 2 characters to the power of 3 is 8, arguably 16 with NG+ *grin* . And then you have roleplay options that don't involve game mechanics which I found the best of all, (but then I don't care about ingame acheivements. I'd rather roleplay a believable to me character, but each to their own. Always amazes/amuses me how people expect to get nice endings after murdering lots of people for fun!)

Have fun :)

[Zekiran]

.... Omg you are right. O.o I have been counting the powers/no powers as a separate thing not a modifier to the Corvo/Emily choice O______O


SO MANY WAYS.

there are SO MANY WAYS to play and replay this game lol.

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

And yet, i kinda think stealth is sorta worse than the first one

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

"Roleplay"
Seriously?

[Zekiran]

Actually yes. There are a lot of times when, while listening to Corvo's thoughts or the reactions of people around the action, that it's kinda fun to stick with a specific kind of goal.

Since he's voiced now he does have a personality, and I always find myself grunting in that gorgeous Stephen Russell voice, "i'm too old for this crap" whenever he has to jump onto a roof or down into a ditch.

Never touch the ground if you can avoid it. Only ever throw fish. Little quirky game goals is a form of role playing.

Then there's me, who has her own character (by the name of Morgan Valena, a silversmith marked at a young age and ... well, yeah)...

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

Brothers i can leave if you want

You can discuss your roleplays
and Original characters without me
cutting into the matter

[Zekiran]

If a game isn't inspiring you to think "what would I want to be if not this playable character I've been given" ... that's kinda sad?

[Shia Luck]

Originally posted by P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N:

"Roleplay"
Seriously?

You have never listened to the heart tell you about a NPC and thought "s/he deserves to die/live"? Never decided on a code of rules your character follows and played to that rather than some ingame acheivement?

Originally posted by P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N:

Meh
I'd love to kill my way through

Yes, you have. ^^ That wish of yours is roleplay and yourself fighting to be heard.

Originally posted by P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N:

Meh
I'd love to kill my way through

Well, I hope this one at least
won't ignore my Ghost and Non lethal runs

...and that is you crushing that voice for the sake of some (meaningless imho) ingame acheivement.

To each their own.

Have fun :)

[Tabby3456]

I still have low chaos ending and I only spared jimdosh

[P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N]

Originally posted by Tabbi (Sunquad Quitib):

I still have low chaos ending and I only spared jimdosh

Fun fact, i think the overall chaos may depend on how you do on a particular level
Cause i was a good boy 60% of the game

And suddenly i slaughter half district
and I'M THE BAD GUY now

[Shia Luck]

Originally posted by P_R_A_E_T_O_R_I_A_N:

...
And suddenly i slaughter half district
and I'M THE BAD GUY now

*Laughing* ... obviously, yes. Why are you complaining about it? You only need to murder one person to become a murderer. Not murdering people doesn't cancel it out one for one. Not murdering people is the norm, no?

Have fun :)

[Zekiran]

"Suddenly" ... yeah, no. that's literally how it works, dude.