Who wants Ben dead in twd Ep 4?

edited September 2012 in The Walking Dead
Who wants Ben
dead in Ep4
, I wanna see what people think should he die for
lying to the group?
Does Kenny find out What
Ben did that got his family killed
, and Kenny wants Ben
dead
?

I wanna see how many people are against Ben for what he has done, and who see's him as a kid just afraid of the bandit's.

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  • edited September 2012
    I'm pretty sure plenty of people will disagree with me, but I for one think it's pretty stupid to want Ben dead because of what he did. He knows he made a mistake and I think the situation won't repeat itself. Bottom line, I don't want Ben dead, would actually think it's pretty nice if he made it through season 1.
  • edited September 2012
    I don't necessarily want him dead, but I certainly don't want him in the party.
  • edited September 2012
    I am against Ben since I would like to kill him for his betrayal of my group and the deaths that resulted of my friends because of Ben being a traitor.

    As far as I can tell, Kenny does not know yet about what Ben did in e3. In e4 he may find out. I truely do not care what happens to Ben or Kenny. They are both dead to me.
  • edited September 2012
    I couldn't care less whether he lives or dies. If Kenny wants to kill Ben when he finds out what happened and I'm given a choice between Kenny and Ben, I got Kennys back all the way.
  • edited September 2012
    I dont want Ben dead by any means. I really hope he stays a while and shows that he has learned a lesson from his mistake.
  • edited September 2012
    Even though I dislike him I dont want him dead yet. This game would be no fun if there was no one I can treat like crap. ;)
    I really do hope they let me be a real asshole to him in episode 4.
    Without Ben all there is left is Kenny and Clementine... I highly doubt any new characters will grow on me so late in this season.

    Personally I also think it was too early to kill off duck as there is hardly any characters i am attached to left.
  • edited September 2012
    Happy 100th post, Mr. Box.
  • edited September 2012
    If they give me the choice to kill him, I´ll do it...
  • edited September 2012
    well i defended him in the interrogation on the side of the road so he dam well better not die without sacrificing his life for me. More questioned by him saying from the top of the train that he would "punch my own ticket" meaning suicide if he gets cornered or attacked by the walkers.
  • edited September 2012
    Yep i want him dead.
  • edited September 2012
    I used to want him dead.

    Then I realized I was just pissed Carley was gone.

    Then I got over it.
  • edited September 2012
    I don't...WANT him dead. But then, I could really care less what happens with him.
  • edited September 2012
    He doesnt have to die but he has to get the hell outta my group
  • edited September 2012
    Awww, he might be useful.

    He can stay and guard the train.

    Of course, I doubt we'll be going back to the train....... sucks to be him.... lol
  • edited September 2012
    I think he should have let everyone know what was going on.. but I understand what he did.. but if he had let everyone know what was up ... it may have gone down differently..
  • edited September 2012
    I HATE Ben but I think I do not want to see him dead.
    But if I had that option a few days ago, he would die ...
  • edited September 2012
    Viser wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure plenty of people will disagree with me, but I for one think it's pretty stupid to want Ben dead because of what he did. He knows he made a mistake and I think the situation won't repeat itself. Bottom line, I don't want Ben dead, would actually think it's pretty nice if he made it through season 1.

    I agree with you.

    I'm one of the few people who blame the bandits. You know, the people who were constantly attacking, who coerced Ben into giving them supplies then decided to outright try and kill us when their ploy eventually failed? Actually I'm quite amazed at how many people wave them off as not really deserving of the blame. At every step they had a choice, at every step they chose to do wrong. Ben doesn't deserve death, the bandits do.

    I tend to think that people just want someone they can blame and kill in a fulfilling scene, and that they don't really care if it's the right person or not. The group has already left the bandits behind and didn't exactly get to tear through their hideout and slaughter them in a fit of awesome like with the St. Johns. But Bens still with the group and that poor boy is so much easier to blame and we still have the chance to enact punishment on that blame, no matter how deserving he really is.

    No doubt though, if Ben dies it won't be fulfilling, much like Larry's death.
  • edited September 2012
    cormoran wrote: »
    I agree with you.

    I'm one of the few people who blame the bandits. You know, the people who were constantly attacking, who coerced Ben into giving them supplies then decided to outright try and kill us when their ploy eventually failed? Actually I'm quite amazed at how many people wave them off as not really deserving of the blame. At every step they had a choice, at every step they chose to do wrong. Ben doesn't deserve death, the bandits do.

    Why dont you blame Ben for being upfront and honest with the group he's now a part of and immediately bringing this to their attention? Most people probably dont blame because they arent the reason the situation built to such a head.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    Why dont you blame Ben for being upfront and honest with the group he's now a part of and immediately bringing this to their attention? Most people probably dont blame because they arent the reason the situation built to such a head.

    He's a scared teenager, I still remember what that's like. He was put in a very awkward position, the lives of one of his friends vs the inconvenience of the people he's with (you know, the people that hacked off his teachers leg then let him bleed to death or shot his friend then let him bleed to death?).

    Why don't you blame the bandits for coercing him into the situation he got into? why don't you blame them for wearing on the group with constant attacks? why don't you blame them for sitting the group on their knees ready for execution?

    For that matter, why don't you blame Lilly for firing the first shot which would have been the actual noise that got the walkers attention?
  • edited September 2012
    I don't want Ben dead per se, I just want him booted out and if that leads him to dying, or if Kenny or someone else kills him then oh well. The ZA just isn't the right atmosphere for tolerating traitors and dead weights regardless of how much of a nice guy they otherwise are, IMO.

    The guy is sure a popular topic on this forum though, I'll give him that.
  • edited September 2012

    The guy is sure a popular topic on this forum though, I'll give him that.

    lol, 1st episode it was Larry; 2nd was Kenny; 3rd is Ben's turn

    Come ep4 Ben will be 'sorely missed' and 'felt like family' while we spew venom on Omid or Christa
  • edited September 2012
    Ben's going to die, so it doesn't matter what people want.

    Ben is no longer a threat because Lee knows what he did, and Ben saw the consequences of his actions. If anything goes wrong in the future, Ben's the first suspect. So, Ben could learn from the experience and keep his nose clean. If he doesn't, he can be abandoned in the future.

    The question is whether Lee will try to help Ben become part of the team (Ben felt more loyalty to schoolmates than to the people keeping him alive) or just let him get weaker from guilt and cowardice. Either way, zombie chow at some point.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    lol, 1st episode it was Larry; 2nd was Kenny; 3rd is Ben's turn

    Come ep4 Ben will be 'sorely missed' and 'felt like family' while we spew venom on Omid or Christa

    So true :D
    I'm crossing my fingers that Chuck isn't the next candidate, I actually like the old guy and hope he'll last.
  • edited September 2012
    I don't want Ben dead. He's just a scared kid who made a stupid call, not telling the group about what had been going on. I can totally understand not going to Lilly about it first, but what about Lee? Or Doug/Carley? He shouldn't have kept it from the group, but he was scared shitless of Lilly. Understandable. I was too at the RV scene. If given the chance to kill him on the train, I probably would have given that when he told us, not only was Carley dead, but Kat commited suicide right in front of Kenny and I forced myself to pull the trigger on his son. Bad time to spill his guts. But, if I ever have to choose between Ben and someone else I'd probably pick them. Especially if it's Kenny or Clem. Ben violated the group's trust, now he has to earn it back.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    lol, 1st episode it was Larry; 2nd was Kenny; 3rd is Ben's turn

    Come ep4 Ben will be 'sorely missed' and 'felt like family' while we spew venom on Omid or Christa
    Heh, as long as Kenny and Chuck pull through next episode, I'll be happy. Especially Chuck, he's my replacement goldfish for Mark.
  • edited September 2012
    I understand with alot of people about that, Ben should have told someone, but I know all of that would have gone back to Lilly one way or another. I really don't blame Ben, because Lilly has a very short fuse, and has a gun. But I have been wondering, what Kenny is going to do or think when he realizes that Lee knows, and the only one that knows. Kinda like Kenny might be pissed at Lee for not telling him whats going on with the group.

    Idk, I just wanted to see what other people thought that could happen in episode 4 besides the guy trying to talk to Clem. But it might not be as bad as I thought because we only got 2 episodes left.

    But yeah it looks like we will have problems with the 2 new people also.
  • edited September 2012
    boxman wrote: »
    Even though I dislike him I dont want him dead yet. This game would be no fun if there was no one I can treat like crap. ;)
    I really do hope they let me be a real asshole to him in episode 4.
    Without Ben all there is left is Kenny and Clementine... I highly doubt any new characters will grow on me so late in this season.

    Personally I also think it was too early to kill off duck as there is hardly any characters i am attached to left.

    I agree, I notice that duck is on the main menu screen of episode 3 in the train with his head sticking out of the window. so they must of changed the story line, and also with Ben he's infront of the train, instead it's Chuck now.

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  • edited September 2012
    Flawless02 wrote: »
    But I have been wondering, what Kenny is going to do or think when he realizes that Lee knows, and the only one that knows.

    This right here is the bread and butter of Ep 4 for me. Popcorn moment at it's finest, I'll probably play this a few ways before I decide which decision will be more fitting.
  • edited September 2012
    No one, you will just don't have the guts to do it when the opportunit shows up.
  • edited September 2012
    cormoran wrote: »
    He's a scared teenager, I still remember what that's like. He was put in a very awkward position, the lives of one of his friends vs the inconvenience of the people he's with (you know, the people that hacked off his teachers leg then let him bleed to death or shot his friend then let him bleed to death?).

    Why don't you blame the bandits for coercing him into the situation he got into? why don't you blame them for wearing on the group with constant attacks? why don't you blame them for sitting the group on their knees ready for execution?

    For that matter, why don't you blame Lilly for firing the first shot which would have been the actual noise that got the walkers attention?

    For one simple fact: Each and every thing you mentioned could have been negated with one sentence of ouf Ben's mouth. 1 line would have changed the entire episode. His inaction caused an undeniable chain reaction that starts when he decides to keep his mouth shut. Fear of Lily is not an exscuse when there are 4 other adults you could have relayed the message to.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    For one simple fact: Each and every thing you mentioned could have been negated with one sentence of ouf Ben's mouth. 1 line would have changed the entire episode. His inaction caused an undeniable chain reaction that starts when he decides to keep his mouth shut. Fear of Lily is not an exscuse when there are 4 other adults you could have relayed the message to.

    Another simple fact: Everything could have been negated by the bandits not being complete scumbags attacking a group of survivore and taking advantage of a scared teenager.
  • edited September 2012
    cormoran wrote: »
    Another simple fact: Everything could have been negated by the bandits not being complete scumbags attacking a group of survivore and taking advantage of a scared teenager.

    We as the player barely have control of our own group. Plus, the scenario is in play as we start the episode, I'd rather stay within parameters that are somewhat within our reach. Saying what if we change the backstory; well what if we could have found a cure for the ZA?
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    We as the player barely have control of our own group. Plus, the scenario is in play as we start the episode, I'd rather stay within parameters that are somewhat within our reach. Saying what if we change the backstory; well what if we could have found a cure for the ZA?

    I didn't change any backstory, attacking the group and taking advantage of Ben is exactly what the bandits did.

    You mention things you have control over, things within your reach. This shows me that you don't want justice for those responsible, just revenge on whoever you can get your hands on. Sometimes we can't get justice, in this case the group has left those bandits behind and will likely never see them again. That doesn't mean we should replace bringing justice to those respinsible by getting revenge on someone else they victimized just because it's convenient. In doing that we might aswell be bandits ourselves.

    In the case of being scared of Lilly, I think it was more being scared of the bandits and that the group couldn't protect him. Afterall in one scenario they let his friend get eaten by zombies and hack his teachers leg off then let him bleed out, and in the other scenario they left the teacher behind to get eaten by zombies and outright shot his friend and let him bleed out. Then you've got constant bandit attacks and him getting caught outside by the bandits, alone and unprotected, long enough to have to make a deal with them. All together you could make a case for the group failing him, at the point of being caught by the bandits outside and alone they failed to provide him with the most basic need of all, survival.
  • edited September 2012
    cormoran wrote: »
    Another simple fact: Everything could have been negated by the bandits not being complete scumbags attacking a group of survivore and taking advantage of a scared teenager.


    This is changing the backstory. The bandits are attacking the group, they are going to present Ben with an offer. This is all in place before you even hit play on Ep 3.
    And please dont make assumption on my character based on a set of game parameters.
    The one (not plural) responsible for this entire calamity is Ben. Not the bandits, not the walkers, not Santa Claus or the Chupacabra. Ben. You can whitewash it anyway you like, it doesnt change the facts.
  • edited September 2012
    I dont want Ben dead. He's just a dumb kid who made a bad mistake. Same with Duck. Im amazed at how many people wanted him dead.
  • edited September 2012
    I couldn't care less. He caused the deaths of others because of his cowardice, and didn't trust the group that saved his ass enough to talk to them and work out a plan together. I have no sympathy for him and really couldn't care less, even with his intentions of saving his friend. He's not the only one to blame, but I just really don't personally care for him and wouldn't really mind if he died or got kicked out. I blame both him and the bandits, because you can't ignore one over the other.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    This is changing the backstory. The bandits are attacking the group, they are going to present Ben with an offer. This is all in place before you even hit play on Ep 3.

    No it's not, or were you proposing the story be changed when you said the same thing about Ben? I assumed you were giving reason why he was to blame, that's what I was doing with the bandits.

    I say it wouldn't have happened if they didn't attack the group and corner Ben alone, they did do them though, which is why they're responsible. Ben was just another victim.
  • edited September 2012
    cormoran wrote: »
    I say it wouldn't have happened if they didn't attack the group and corner Ben alone, they did do them though, which is why they're responsible. Ben was just another victim.

    How do you not see this is changing the backstory?
    Forget the if they didnt- they did
    and Ben did not say anything; hence he is to blame.
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    How do you not see this is changing the backstory?
    Forget the if they didnt- they did
    and Ben did not say anything; hence he is to blame.

    *sigh* here's what you wrote:
    For one simple fact: Each and every thing you mentioned could have been negated with one sentence of ouf Ben's mouth.

    Here's my reply:
    Another simple fact: Everything could have been negated by the bandits not being complete scumbags attacking a group of survivore and taking advantage of a scared teenager.

    Neither of us are changing the story, we're giving reason why one or the other is to blame.

    The bandits attacked the group, the bandits caught Ben alone, the bandits coerced him to steal the supplies, the bandits told him to do so alone. He was just another link in the chain of victimization that they began, that's why they're responsible.

    Yes, him deciding not to tell the group probably wasn't smart (I say probably because him telling the group could very well have ended in everyone being outright killed by the bandits, we don't know what would have happened for sure) but it's a decision he had to make because of the bandits actions.

    Now the outcome isn't satisfying, I understand. We didn't really get to take out all the bandits in their base. But think on this, what sort of person kills someone to satisfy their sense of justice simply because it's convenient to do so and inconvenient to go after those truly responsible?
  • edited September 2012
    Xarne wrote: »
    For one simple fact: Each and every thing you mentioned could have been negated with one sentence of ouf Ben's mouth. 1 line would have changed the entire episode. His inaction caused an undeniable chain reaction that starts when he decides to keep his mouth shut. Fear of Lily is not an exscuse when there are 4 other adults you could have relayed the message to.

    Actually, the chain goes back to Kenny. He's the root that destroys the group. He puts his family above everybody else. He kills Larry, he keeps treating Lilly in a very pressing and totally inappropriate way that reduces the groups morale. Lilly's get even more unstable because she does not only have her father to mourn, but she has to deal with the shit Kenny keeps pouring on her. She gets angrier and angrier, Ben becomes afraid of Lilly (he would be even more afraid of Kenny if he knew what happened in the meat locker) decides to go behind their backs and... we know what happens afterwards.

    P.S I don't want Ben dead. I want him and Kenny gone. I don't care what happens to them afterwards.
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