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Who here is rethinking their Doug/Carley decision?

Zeekay980Zeekay980
edited July 2012 in The Walking Dead
I saved Carley in my main playthrough, but I'm now having second thoughts. In a trailer for the second episode Doug was saved and he had rigged an alarm system for anybody approaching the motel. Now that you have to fight bandits in episode 3, I'm thinking the alarm is better than Carley's gun. After all, no matter how good you are, if someone get's the drop on you, you're screwed.

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  • UnknownFoxUnknownFox
    edited July 2012
    Not rethinking mine one bit, granted I saved Doug because I failed to realize she was out of ammo (I thought she just got caught and refused to shoot)
  • NessaTNessaT
    edited July 2012
    I think Lee and Carly seem to be connected a little more? Carly is very intuitive and she seems to know what Lee is thinking or his fears. Lee is more open towards Carly, and he lets his guard down. I like that part.

    Doug is like an oversized puppy. He does his own stuff and eats a lot when he can. Hahaha... I like me some Carly though - never regreted saving her in the least.
  • greenj2greenj2
    edited July 2012
    On my first playthrough I went through both episodes with Carley. Then my save files got all messed up and I decided to give Doug a try on my replay.

    All in all, I prefer Carley at this stage. They're both friendly, useful characters to have around, I just find my conversations with Carley to be more interesting. She knows about Lee's past, but she also doesn't think he's necessarily a bad guy.

    Plus she seems to have a bit of a subdued anxious/nutty personality, which I can relate to on some level. :D
  • GlockPantsGlockPants
    edited July 2012
    Saving Carley is worth it when you get to the end of Ep. 2 and Lee teases her about the whole battery thing.

    Doug is awkward and provides some comic relief during Ep. 2 and does seem useful with the whole alarm thing.

    I've done playthroughs saving Carley and Doug, and the writers did a good job to balance out their roles so it doesn't seem like saving one is better than the other.
  • StraythStrayth
    edited July 2012
    Carley knows Lee's secret, she's really supportive, and also motivates him into becoming more of a leader, she's a great shooter and doesn't panic easily, that's extremely useful in this world (and she saved your ass).

    She's also a possible romance and their dialogs can be real touching.

    Sorry but Doug is really not offering much compared to Carley, in terms of narrative. As for "strategic" values, as I said, I'm pretty sure a shooter can be just as helpful, the zombies are stupid, and the bandits are actually only having bows and arrows so Carley's gonna shine.
  • Galan_VaurekGalan_Vaurek
    edited July 2012
    Strayth wrote: »
    Carley knows Lee's secret, she's really supportive, and also motivates him into becoming more of a leader, she's a great shooter and doesn't panic easily, that's extremely useful in this world (and she saved your ass).

    She's also a possible romance and their dialogs can be real touching.

    Sorry but Doug is really not offering much compared to Carley, in terms of narrative. As for "strategic" values, as I said, I'm pretty sure a shooter can be just as helpful, the zombies are stupid, and the bandits are actually only having bows and arrows so Carley's gonna shine.


    I'm sure to get flack for this.. but what the hell...

    I know he was married, but it's a shame that there couldn't be a romantic opportunity with Doug... :( :eek: :D
  • gamingafter40gamingafter40
    edited July 2012
    I liked Lee's conversation with Carly on the way to the farm -- it gave us some more information about Lee's past, and suggests that he may be able to deal with it in a constructive way later in the story; with Doug, there was no real discussion of the subject. Carly seems like she has more complexity, so while neither character seems like a bad choice in terms of moving the story along I am finding the Carly scenario more interesting.
  • Lars80Lars80
    edited July 2012
    I dont re-think saving Carley at all.
    Shes a girl im comfortable around, shes a good friend, shes tough and i believe she got my back if necessary.
    Id save her over everyone else except for Clementine.
  • JazzyJazzy
    edited July 2012
    Two playthroughs running, one with each. Carley is cool and has the whole "Knows your past" deal going on, while Doug is like a bromance and smart, like 'em both and wish I could have save them both even if it meant ditching some of the other characters, would've liked to have seen their relationship develop more. :)
  • SisterofshaneSisterofshane
    edited July 2012
    Good Guys TTG - they decided that each would prove to be useful and satisfying to the respective players who chose them.

    I picked Doug, and have no regrets.
  • pdlbeanpdlbean
    edited July 2012
    I have saved them both in different files. I saved Doug in my main game and I'm glad I did. While Carley and Lee might be a little closer than Doug and Lee right now, I really like Doug and I think that even though he doesn't use brute force to combat the zombies, he's intuitive and can help out in a way that other people can't. Plus I think he's damn funny. :P
  • XarneXarne
    edited July 2012
    I got em both saved in different files. I think Doug is going to be better for the team in the long run. Carly is a pretty girl with a gun and she's keeping your secret-sounds like the perfect package. But ammo runs out, guns attract walkers. Doug is brave; a McGuyver type AND he doesnt know who I am. He makes useful stuff out of crap and has no family so Im stuck between the two.
  • SydSyd
    edited July 2012
    I saved Doug, and I'm still happy with that choice.
  • zgamerzgamer
    edited July 2012
    Nope. Saved Carley without a second thought and I have not looked back since.

    I know everyone says how Doug is useful technically and such, but I feel Carley as a whole feels more developed and compelling as a character than Doug regardless. She seems to have more of the qualities that work well with Lee (intuition, quick to react, level headed when needed) and she seems to have some kind of chemistry with Lee that seems productive (whether romantic or not). I think she is more of the "quick on her feet" people needed to survive.
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited July 2012
    I have had no second thought of saving Doug. I'm happy that I saved Carley because she knows who you are, and that she trusted you from the beginning.
  • trd84trd84
    edited July 2012
    Zeekay980 wrote: »
    I saved Carley in my main playthrough, but I'm now having second thoughts. In a trailer for the second episode Doug was saved and he had rigged an alarm system for anybody approaching the motel. Now that you have to fight bandits in episode 3, I'm thinking the alarm is better than Carley's gun. After all, no matter how good you are, if someone get's the drop on you, you're screwed.

    How will that bell system work if a horde of zombies hear the bells go off in the motor inn?
  • AwesokeAwesoke
    edited July 2012
    trd84 wrote: »
    How will that bell system work if a horde of zombies hear the bells go off in the motor inn?

    The system was loud enough to warn the group but not loud enough to attract a herd.
  • WowMuttWowMutt
    edited July 2012
    UnknownFox wrote: »
    Not rethinking mine one bit, granted I saved Doug because I failed to realize she was out of ammo (I thought she just got caught and refused to shoot)

    I saved Doug for similar reasons.. In my origional playthrough..
    I intended to save Carley but didnt realize I had to click her purse, I was mousing over her but got no option, so I saved Doug.

    But I've only been satisfied with that. Doug is resourceful, he's memorized All the codes of a universal remote, while Carley couldnt figure out batteries.
    Sure she can shoot, but Doug devised the alarm system and was bright enough to use the laser pointer.

    In my second playthrough, I saved Carley more for just using different options than the first.

    I even chose to save Doug on my 3rd save where all my responces are silence.
  • WowMuttWowMutt
    edited July 2012
    Awesoke wrote: »
    The system was loud enough to warn the group but not loud enough to attract a herd.

    Exactly.. the bell's were not as loud as the ceramic from a sparky thing breaking the truck window, or rolling a car down the ramp pinning a walker to a wall.
  • SisterofshaneSisterofshane
    edited July 2012
    WowMutt wrote: »
    Exactly.. the bell's were not as loud as the ceramic from a sparky thing breaking the truck window, or rolling a car down the ramp pinning a walker to a wall.

    And frankly, it's not as loud as Carly's gun, which we know for certain attracts walkers.

    From what we have seen in episode two, the Walkers are NOT our only threat. Especially now that we know there is a big group of bandits out there, pretty close to where we are.

    I would rather have the early alarm system than Carly's "Just happened to be looking and saw two guys coming down the road" system.
  • fd1972ukfd1972uk
    edited July 2012
    I chose Doug from my main game, I did kinda regret it after it, but then I've now thought about it and kinda found so far it's maybe been the better choice.

    My initial reaction was to save Doug because Carley had the gun and I thought she would be in a better position to survive, however didn't turn out that way.

    I started debating my choice, but then thought to myself, she was thick as ****, the radio debacles were bad enough and she rounded it off brilliantly with her purse full of bullets.

    So in the end, I'm happy with my choice and so far Doug looks like he has a lot of qualities (I've only just came to teh bit of escaping the locked room after the meal).

    I will go again with Carley though, but want to play through once with all my initial choices.

    In terms of where Doug rates, he's behind Clem and Duck, possibly Lily and nip and tuck with Kenny (although he's starting to get a bit on the wain with me personally with his recent actions).


    FD
  • MarzAttakzMarzAttakz
    edited July 2012
    Ok so this may seem like a typical male response but since we're talking a full-blown Zombie Apocalypse so I chose Carly for three very simple reasons...

    1) SHE GOT GUN - Enough said...
    2) BREEDING - How else we gonna repopulate planet E?
    3) CLEM - She could do with a mommy figure...
  • MercMerc
    edited July 2012
    Doug is a tier 3 survivor for me. I'm so glad I saved him over Carly

    1= Clem
    2= Kenny
    3= Doug
    4= Everyone else but Lilly
    5= Unspoiled Food Rations
    6= Spoiled Food Rations
    7= Lint
    8= Lilly
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