if Carley was a nerd and Doug was a crack shot

if Carley was a nerd and Doug was a crack shot and had a gun, would you have saved different people in your first game?


Edit:
i was thinking about a sort of personality swap but more as a background to the reason why they have the skills they have, they would still have the same family and history but have swapped careerer paths

Doug would know your secret he is the reporter and he saves you with his gun, Carley would programme the remote etc.
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  • edited October 2012
    Yeah, of course. I only chose Carley because she had a gun. I'm pretty sure I'd do the same for Doug, too.
  • edited October 2012
    if Carley was a nerd and Doug was a crack shot and had a gun, would you have saved different people in your first game?

    I don't know. That's a good question. I honestly saved Carley b/c I liked her better. It had nothing to do with utility.

    If their personality switched too then maybe.
  • edited October 2012
    Nope. It still would have been Carley. My decision has always been based on the 'women & children first' rule.
  • edited October 2012
    her personality would be the same?, and who would know our secret? Carley or Doug?and who saves us from Zombies?
  • edited October 2012
    I don't really see this question as very valid. Why I saved Carley had little to do with her being a crack shot. The reasons why I attached to Carley was because she was the one who ran out to save my group when we first came to Macon, she saved me from the walker in the bathroom, she established herself as trustworthy early on with Lee's secret, she showed empathy towards Clementine along with the group and she was with me every step of saving Irene even though it was not her choice.

    I think you need to rephrase the question/answers or add a couple other options. The current options are just making an assumption that is counter productive.
  • edited October 2012
    Red Panda wrote: »
    I don't know. That's a good question. I honestly saved Carley b/c I liked her better. It had nothing to do with utility.

    If their personality switched too then maybe.

    i was thinking about a sort of personality swap but more as a background to the reason why they have the skills they have, they would still have the same family and history but have swapped careerer paths
    her personality would be the same?, and who would know our secret? Carley or Doug?

    Doug would know your secret he is the reporter

    @zgamer i have made the question a bit more clear i hope
  • edited October 2012
    zgamer wrote: »
    I don't really see this question as very valid. Why I saved Carley had little to do with her being a crack shot. The reasons why I attached to Carley was because she was the one who ran out to save my group when we first came to Macon, she saved me from the walker in the bathroom, she established herself as trustworthy early on with Lee's secret, she showed empathy towards Clementine along with the group and she was with me every step of saving Irene even though it was not her choice.

    Amen.
    I'd still save Carley. <3
  • edited October 2012
    I voted before I read the first post, if Doug knew my secret I probably would have saved him. Change my no to a yes.
  • edited October 2012
    I loved Carley because of her personality, but IF was Doug who saved me at first, trust me and has her personality, he was my brother and I would save him.
  • edited October 2012
    Honestly, at the time of choosing in Episode 1, I solely picked Carley because she could shoot.

    I wasn't interested in a romance with her or her personality (she actually seemed a bit of a bitch confronting me in the back office) I simply picked her because she'd be more of an asset.

    If it was Doug with the gun, he would definitely have been brought along for the ride instead.
  • edited October 2012
    Yeah, I'd save Doug instead of Carley if he was the crack shot, assuming he becomes the one that saves Lee's group when they first arrive in Macon. Otherwise, it could still depend on how the episode plays out, but if I don't owe either for saving me then I'm picking the better shot.
  • edited October 2012
    tbh, first time I've played (and only time, so far), I didn't realise I couldn't save both. I thought if I was quick enough or something, I could toss Carley her bag, grab Doug, and Carley could help shoot zombies around Doug.

    So now I know I can't, I don't know. After knowing this stuff, I would have likely chosen carley, because she can shoot. (without using reasons further in the game)
  • edited October 2012
    Hard to say, neither quality came to mind when I went to save Doug. I saved Doug because he seemed like a good person while Carley annoyed me every time we talked. If it was a full personality swap, then yes it would be Carley... and incredibally similar to one of the late decisions in Mass Effect 1...
  • edited October 2012
    Nope. Reason I saved Doug is because of his situation at the choice moment. If it was Carley that blocked the 4 walkers from coming inside with her spine and Doug was the one who couldn't get a single zombie off his foot I would have saved Carley.
  • edited October 2012
    Doug would still be screwed.

    That little bit of trust Carley showed Lee in the office went a long way with me.
  • edited October 2012
    No because i save doug beacause bro's before hoe's
  • edited October 2012
    Tomi021 wrote: »
    No because i save doug beacause bro's before hoe's

    OMG i didn't realise "bro's before hoe's" could be used as the opposite to "women and children first" :)
  • edited October 2012
    Hmm... maybe. Thing is though, I tend to get attached more easily to female characters than males. I'm a girl myself, so I guess it's because I can relate to them. :P
  • edited October 2012
    If Carley is still a reporter and all the usual scenes play, except its doug shooting the gun and what not, I would probably still choose Carley for being trustworthy.
  • edited December 2012
    thats a hard one. but id have to go with Carley.
  • edited December 2012
    No. Not gonna lie on my first play I saved her because shes a hot chick. Which person is a reporter, or knows my past has a gun etc. didn't really influence me.
  • edited December 2012
    I would probably save Doug. The reason why I originally saved Carley was because she just seemed like a more important character at the time. Well... actually a dorky, timid, hot chick sounds somewhat appealing. Hm.
  • edited December 2012
    To me, Carley was already kind of "nerdy," but everyone has a different take on what being a nerd is.

    If TWD was a puzzle heavy game, then I'd have picked Doug. That bit he did with the remote and the TV store across the street in Macon would have sold me. Since it isn't, I chose Carley and would do it again.

    To be honest, it's almost like TTG wants you to pick Carley. What do you see of Doug's personality before making a choice, except for the brief exchange outside of the drugstore?
  • edited December 2012
    CarScar wrote: »
    I would probably save Doug. The reason why I originally saved Carley was because she just seemed like a more important character at the time. Well... actually a dorky, timid, hot chick sounds somewhat appealing. Hm.

    yeah i realised after i asked the question that carley would have appealed to me more if she was a nerd :)
  • edited December 2012
    You know, I don't think I read your edit in my initial choice, because I was opperating under the assumption that they'd do the same thing in game - but have different base roles. (i.e. Carley the nerd would know you and show you trust, etc)

    But.... if this isn't the case.

    My answer....... stays the same.

    Doug would have earned some trust, but... Nerd Girls are hot. So, I'd have actual hormonal incentive to save Carley. Where Rambo-Reporter Carley got saved because she was good with a gun and showed Lee some trust.
  • edited December 2012
    I would. The reason I chose Carley was you had far more interactions with her during the first episode, enough to see she can handle herself very well in tense situations. She saved your life on more than one occasion in one episode (charging out into the street to rescue Duck and the whole group, and shot the walker you were grappling after saving Clem), and she goes on an entire mission with you to the motel to rescue Glenn.

    Doug... well... he was there and he was alive. That's literally all I knew about him. He did a good job getting those TV's on to distract the walkers so I could get the keys but that is literally all he did in the first episode.

    Besides, in the situation, Carley looked like she was in far more distress than Doug anyway. Carley had a walker grabbing her ankle and more coming through the hole toward her with no way to defend herself. Doug had a walker arm reaching in through some boards to grab his chest, which in reality he could have easily gotten away from. It sucked one of them had to die, but in the situation we were given, I will always save Carley and never will get to experience what Doug has to offer.

    I didn't save Doug because Carley proved she was far more equipped for the apocalypse than he was. If roles had been reversed and I'd gone on a mission with Doug, he'd saved me and he proved he was a capable guy, I'd have saved him instead.
  • edited December 2012
    :mad:
    Honestly, at the time of choosing in Episode 1, I solely picked Carley because she could shoot.

    I wasn't interested in a romance with her or her personality (she actually seemed a bit of a bitch confronting me in the back office) I simply picked her because she'd be more of an asset.

    If it was Doug with the gun, he would definitely have been brought along for the ride instead.

    Carley wasnt a bitch where did u get that?
  • edited December 2012
    Yea I was based the choice on usefulness, so if Doug had been more useful with the gun, it would have been him to come with me. I figured the kid and I would have a better chance of survival with someone who knew how to shoot, as opposed to a person who could reprogram a tv remote. How often would that skill be useful? Not to say the door alarm at the inn wasn't useful...but when walkers have already breached the gates or bandits...then I'd just listen for the screams or gunshots to determine there was trouble. Didn't need a bell to tell me there was a problem.
  • edited December 2012
    No, people would still save Carley, she's still a girl, and a sex object.
  • edited December 2012
    the question could as well be, why did you choose carley, hormones or other reasons

    reasons for saving carley (at this point of time, knowing that one must die, in my personal order):

    -saves you twice
    -i like her because of her character traits (or because i know more about here)
    -good shot (though you can still use her gun if she dies)
    -attractive
    -women need protection

    if you swap personality, skills and plot with doug then all that's left are the last two points. so then i'd save doug. if you only take out the good shot point i would still save carley
  • edited December 2012
    Well, if Doug would be as stupid as Carley and had a gun, that would make him a douchebag. And I can't imagine Carley making those traps. Ever.
  • edited December 2012
    Doug had a more original skill that can't just be 'picked up' in a ZA, so in this case I'd probably choose Carley.
  • edited December 2012
    I saved Carley because she saved me like two times or whatever. Plus she's a woman, so...
  • edited December 2012
    I saved carley cause of the gun...

    Switching personality would mean let a hot girl-nerd die...maybe
  • edited December 2012
    Hoes before bros.
  • edited December 2012
    I'd still pick Carley because she's a girl. A pretty cool one at that.
  • edited December 2012
    I'd prefer it if doug was a crackhead rather than a crack shot
  • edited December 2012
    I think the biggest reason why people chose Carley over Doug is one the gun.
    And two the amount of interaction you have with carley.

    There is the scene in the office where she tells you she knows his secret and that she won't tell any one. The battery scene and the broadcast that follows. Then she comes on the motel mission with you. She also saves your life.

    Doug turned on tvs for me. Then yelled at me to hurry up.
  • edited December 2012
    I'd probably save Doug at first if he had the gun, but after Episode 3, if Carley had still been the one to know about Lee's past, I'd save her in all other replays. Being able to tell people Lee's secret before Lilly does pretty much closes the deal for me. If Doug had the gun AND allowed me to tell my secret, Carley wouldn't stand a chance.
  • edited December 2012
    Most people would still save her because "OMG WOMAN LEE MIGHT BANG!"

    I think, if Doug had just had THE ONE zombie on his ankle he could have stomped on (because Lee does this several times himself) and Carly was being grabbed by several zombies, I'd have gone for her. In the game of course I saved Doug for this reason.
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