Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers)

[quote name="jeep"][quote name="fabio"] Gripe #3: what is this pussy "kind soul" bonus with absolutely no downside for non-lethal takedowns? Show mercy while taking down scumfuck Blackwater baby killers? The game already discourages lethal takedowns by making you hold down the button for a length of time slightly longer than it takes a guard to gib you with a shotgun (meanwhile non-lethal is an instant effect). Frantic spasms and kicking from a sleeper hold results in a silent takedown as opposed to the ear-splitting shriek of a sliced throat. Who knew? Gripe #4: Here I was, playing along with what the game wanted me to do. Putting all my weapon upgrades into the assault rifle because it was the only useful weapon the game gave me constant ammo for. Three damage upgrades, extended clip, reduced reload time, silencer, laser sight. Now the hacker I've been tracking says he needs a weapon to survive an ambush and my prized assault rifle is the only choice to give to him. Fuck! I've played enough RPGs to know that you're well rewarded for this shit, so fine. Here. I'll probably get some huge help in the storyline later on or he'll go on to be a major character.[/quote] the downside for non-lethal takedowns is if you don't hide the unconscious guy carefully when some other guard finds him he wakes him up. dead ones stay dead that hacker guy is a pain, one of the bunks near him has a pistol or something in it, basically drop your good guns on the floor and pick that up before you talk to him[/quote]