Forum:Help me be the good guy

Being the "good guy" was really easy in Fallout 3, but I am having a really hard time deciding what to do with this platinum chip. Do I help or hurt House? I am pretty sure that Caesar and his group are the "bad" guys, but am unsure about the local authorities and House and all that stuff. NCR are the "good" guys, right? Assuming they are, how do I keep on their good side, and maximize my gaming experience? I know that half the fun of the game is the grayness and fence walking and such, but I justify playing such a violent game by telling myself (and my wife and kids) that I am always the "good" guy, and I really would like to play it that way if I can. Thank you for the help! Steven66.91.0.233 06:50, December 1, 2010 (UTC)

In Fallout 3 I made 3 characters as I am doing in New Vegas, These 3 are Abel, Jaine and Seth(children of Atom and FEV ;-).. Good, Evil and Neutral respectively. I completed Abel(the good) as Yes Man supporting an independant Vegas, I completed Jaine(the evil) as Caesar supporting imperial occupation and am working on completing Seth(the neutral) as NCR supporting a more democratic albeit forced absolution. I never finished Houses' quest so I ultimately do not know how noble his goals truly are, but in my honest opinion doing things yourself seems to be the least of 4 evils here. I think the intention of the developers here is that good and evil are relative to the individuals' morals. A side note: All three characters tended toward good karma, I actually had to try vigorously to move karma down appropriately. ievolve 01:50 CST Dec 1, 2010

The problem with the whole thing is each one can be considered good and evil in their own ways. True Caesar wants to enslave people and rule like a monarch over the Mojave but he cleaned up Arizona from being a desolate raider-land. NCR might seem good at first but all they really want is power over the Mojave. They could care less if the people are safe. House is only interested in his own agenda and keeping the glory of Vegas alive. So in that right he's selfish but I wouldn't say evil. More neutral ground. An independent wasteland sounds like the good choice but without direction from one faction it's bound to fall apart. As far as I see it, there's no real good faction and the best you can do is pretend that whoever you're working for is the best thing for the Mojave. Thedarkscythe 20:13, December 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * "House is only interested in his own agenda and keeping the glory of Vegas alive."
 * Completely untrue. House's plans are far more ambitious than that. Vegas is instrumental in that it provides a steady and abundant source of income to profit his technological research so he can rebuild civilization. -Schneidend 03:54, December 2, 2010 (UTC)

Ok, let me put it like this then: Who do I need to "help" to remain on good terms with the nice towns I have found and the nice people I have met. Specifically, I am idolized in Novac and well liked in the original town... If I choose wrong will I be attacked in these towns? Steven 66.91.0.233 06:38, December 3, 2010 (UTC)

Goodsprings and Novac are technically independent. Unless your reputation with Novac, for example, is Vilified they shouldn't attack you unless you attack first. Anything you do that affects that town like killing citizens or doing quests for them will affect how they react to you. Doesn't matter if you side with House, NCR, and so on. Thedarkscythe 07:06, December 3, 2010 (UTC)

The "good/evil"-solution doesn't apply in New Vegas, me thinks. No factions are really good or evil, they just have varying ways of achieving their goals. This seems confusing in the beginning, but after a while you realize it's even better. However, what ARE the goals of Mr. House? And Yes Man? Why is the goddamn prozac robot helping the Courier? AngryNorwegianDude (Talk) 07:38, December 3, 2010 (UTC)

House's Goals: To use all the income New vegas takes in to fund his research and development and rebuild civilization, eventually expanding that civilization into space in search of a planet untouched by atomic war (sound familiar to anyone?) Why is Yes Man helping the Courier? He was programmed that way by Benny. He has to help anyone who asks him to do anything. The Captain (radio) 18:20, December 4, 2010 (UTC)