I understand that the monks live peacefully and want no bloodshed and if you kill all Maelstroms your basically no better than them, but i still think that killing them is the best i can do cause it’s not as if they’ll change if i keep them alive
I understand that the monks live peacefully and want no bloodshed and if you kill all Maelstroms your basically no better than them, but i still think that killing them is the best i can do cause it’s not as if they’ll change if i keep them alive
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The most stupid part of the mission is that you need to take care of the goons in the back aswell, like you can litarelly sneak out without an issue but he only will speak to you once you took care of the guys in the back.. Not even sure why the guys in the back are patrolling a closed off space lol
So it annoys you that he has a different philosophy to you? It’s not like any rewards are gatekept behind it. Man has his principles. Practicing then in his current predicament is pointless since such principles do not practically operate in a world that refuses them. Doesn’t make his principles wrong.
The missions before the heist are tutorials disguised. In this one it’s all about stealth and not killing the NPCs.
I love this mission, exactly because i kill every maelstrom and they yet dont thanks me
And i feel that incredible, seeing my point against his point
Cyberpunk genre is all about philosophy, and this mission is a discussion about two types of view
So simply dont do it?
You may run into them later fyi. Not a big deal but the dialogue will be affected.
I just did that one yesterday.
I used quickhacks to neutralize the guard, and then jumped down off a container and I guess one died when I landed on him so I had to reload since I’m trying to be nice this playthrough.
I just kill all of the Maelstrom guys. You don’t get any bonus for completing it the way the monks want you to.
I reloaded over and over on this one until I managed to do non lethal takedowns on the whole gang. I thought it was a pretty good way to figure out stealth mechanics.
You can knock them out easily enough, rescue the monk without killing anyone, then as soon as he leaves finish the Maelstrom ganggoons off.
What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him (or your mission rewards).
You can always come back and kill them later. Maelstrom all deserve to die.
Wait, if you silently take them out without killing them, does he get all pissy missy or he’s chill?
I always take them down and keep them alive and then go back and off them once it’s complete
Cyberpunk players when asked not to be a genocidal, self-righteous cyberpsycho for 0.0001 seconds:
Fun fact about this mission, spoiler ahead…. >!When you complete the mission and the monk survives, he will be meditating on the edge of that pier nearby after the mission… now if you try to drive a car up to him, There’s like an invisible wall that won’t let you… but if you line the car up, go fast and then jump out before the wall, the car will roll through the invisible wall and push the monk off into the water… for whatever reason the monk doesn’t swim and he’ll just die at the bottom of the water there or the impact will kill him…. Now the best part if you go near the body… (if you jump into the water swim down and find the body) the moment you get close enough, you retroactively fail the mission even if you’ve already passed it…. But if you don’t go near it you’ll be fine. ✨Schrödinger’s monk!<
Good times good times.
I did this missions once with hacks only, killed nobody, and he still called it murder. Fuck him, he doesnt recognize living people cause he is dead inside
me too but what ever man, it’s too late. V do the thing that no ordinary people will do which is killing everyone they didn’t like XD.
Said the gun user.
(You can non lethal with guns by aiming for their arms and legs.)
This philosophical thought. Is why I love Cyberpunk.
I actually enjoy the quest and seek this quest, because I enjoy the philosophical theme of “You know what, I respect the religion, Maelstrom did them dirty and they still wanna resolve this peacefully. I respect it.”
Pretty much all forms of religion lead to a person being morally sound and good __if they’re followed right__, and while I (or V by extension) may be fucked up, I always like to show I share that goodwill without conforming to a religion.
If I were ever in a religion, I’d be a Bhuddist because it comes from purity of self and self-reliance, self-control, determination, patience.. despite being tainted, beaten, and mutilated, the monk never seeks violence. What kind of fucked up person would I have to be to not do it that way when I have the ability?
This guy went through torture and possible exile from his people and yet STILL doesn’t seek retribution, “I’m lazy” is not a good enough excuse to not quicksave a few times if I really have to. And if you’re clever, you never have to.