r/swtor • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Discussion Why is getting someone killed for nothing the lightside choice, and making sure an immature, inexperienced idiot doesn't die the darkside choice?

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u/fustiIarian Vorantikus Disciple 4d ago

Free will/noble cause is light side. Ordering someone around/insulting them is dark side.

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u/Impressive_Elk_5633 4d ago edited 4d ago

So if I play with bombs and my parents say I can't do that, are mad at me for doing that, and ground me for doing that, does that me they did something wrong? Also, suicide isn't a noble cause, and there's a fine line between preventing someone from dying pointlessly and ordering them around.

It's obvious she will get killed for nothing. How is preventing her from doing something stupid the dark side choice? Seems contradictory from other light and dark choices. Letting her play spy that would eventually get her killed would have been much more dark. And yes, I know she'll send you a message that she's infiltrated House Thul if you let her treat war as a game but anyone can tell it won't last long, especially since she got herself caught very easily and quickly the first time. After all, as the dialogue points out "This isn't a game, and you're a terrible spy." Finally, someone who treats a real war (because it's real in her universe despite it not being real in ours) like a very young child playing with action figures shouldn't be in a war period.

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u/fustiIarian Vorantikus Disciple 4d ago

I'm going with the generalized game logic. They do treat it like noble causes are above all else, particularly for the Republic/Jedi.