For those who chose Doug over Carley. Explain why.

Well, it seems we are a small % of people who actually decided to help Doug instead of Carley. I mainly decided not to save her because she seemed to be the only one who knew about Lee being a murderer so I considered her a threat, I know many people decided to save her because she was "hot", but come on guys, she confessed she was in love with doug.

It seems I may have missed a nice character but Doug ended up being a really cool guy.

"Wait. I know you know everything about this flashlight, I mean if you know anything about how it got broken"

I am sure a similar thread has been created before, but come on, what else are we supposed to talk about while we wait? :D
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  • edited January 2013
    I saved Carly because she went against Lilly and saved lee and them. She also had better leadership qualities then Doug and when it comes to a zombie apocalypse being good with a gun beats being good with a remote. But overall they just developed her character much better then Doug and made her more like able.
  • edited January 2013
    I am going to sum up the pros and cons of both.
    Carley
    Pros
    -Girl
    -Has a gun
    -More screentime
    Cons
    -Knows your past (at this point you don't know if you can trust her)
    -Reporter (I hate reporters)
    Doug
    Pros
    -Smart
    -Tech skills
    -Friendly
    Cons
    -Big-boned (read fat)

    I choose Doug mainly because he's not some nosy reporter :D
  • edited January 2013
    Well they both become great assets for the team.

    By the way, how does Carley save you or what does she use in episode 2? I know Doug uses a laser pointer, but what about her?
  • edited January 2013
    Abecedario wrote: »
    Well they both become great assets for the team.

    By the way, how does Carley save you or what does she use in episode 2? I know Doug uses a laser pointer, but what about her?

    Guess what. A gun.
  • edited January 2013
    Carly is smart as well. Just because she didn't know how to fix the radio doesn't make her any less smarter then Doug. So I would put the intelligence part a wash.
  • edited January 2013
    I went for the more defenseless one.
  • edited January 2013
    Abecedario wrote: »
    Well they both become great assets for the team.

    By the way, how does Carley save you or what does she use in episode 2? I know Doug uses a laser pointer, but what about her?

    She shoots and wounds Andy St. John. (it grazes his head)

    In episode 3 when the bandits overrun the Motor Inn, Carley kills two of them immediately after Lilly opens fire with a gun that is dropped by the bandit Lilly kills. Doug does the same, though only kills one bandit. I think they had Carley kill two compared to Doug's one, because she is supposed to be more proficient with firearms. Carley will also help Lee defend the RV against bandits and walkers, while the rest of the group piles in.
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Doug, because it just seemed like the better option. He was in a more tight situation than Carley, Being held at his chest and stomach compared to Carley who only had her leg caught. As well Doug seemed a lot smarter than Carley. I can understand making the mistake of not putting in batteries or putting them in wrong but then "I wouldn't even know what to look for." They're batteries how does one not know what batteries look like. Also I think it would be easier for Doug to learn Carley's skills rather than her learning Doug's.
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Carley because she has a gun.No more reasons.
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Carley because she had a gun and I was hoping that she'd help me save Doug. She's also a female, so she got what Lee wants...

    DAT PUSS
  • edited January 2013
    I liked Doug. He was my pal.

    That's not to say I didn't like Carley but...I couldn't save both and...Well...Fuck.

    Ultimately, it comes down to an exchange we had after the fact.

    Doug: Why did you choose me?

    Lee: I didn't.
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Carley because I'm a feminist.... well, more like sexist ( no offence guys )
    I mean, I find it kinda boring and redundant seeing guys always alive and always holding firearms... which lead me into saving her because it's very rare to see a woman that can handle a gun during a zombie apocalypse. You guys who saved Doug are very ungrateful, she saved your ass twice ( and Clementine if you failed to protect her in the pharmacy ). Another example is on episode 2 ( if you saved her ) when she killed Travis/David to save you ( lol.. Doug just knocked Travis/David in the head ) and when she shot Andy's ear to distract him from killing you. Another one is on episode three which was very useful and made Doug looked like trash, is when she kissed Lee and gave you guys the option to tell the group about your past leading into POSITIVE RESULTS later on. By the way, she killed MORE bandits than Doug could ever will.

    P.S You guys hating her because she made a mistake on putting the batteries are very SHALLOW. I mean, everybody makes stupid mistakes sometimes, which I highly doubt that you guys hadn't.
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Doug for a variety of reasons, first one being the radio sequence :p the others being that after Carley saves your life the first time, she puts it in danger every other time.

    She shoots a walker that Lee could've handled and causes more to find you, she thinks about going guns a blaze at the motel which would've certainly got you killed, and later thinks "hmm, I'm going to put my ammo in my purse, and leave my purse out of my reach, that's a great plan!", so I showed her how good of a plan it was and went for the guy who kept a good lookout, had great critical thinking with the televisions, and didn't know my secret :p
  • edited January 2013
    I chose Carley because I'm a feminist.... well, more like sexist

    Aren't those the same thing?
  • edited January 2013
    Ygdrasel wrote: »
    Aren't those the same thing?

    not exactly the same thing because feminist is more about the equality of women to men while sexist is about despising a certain gender.
  • edited January 2013
    not exactly the same thing because feminist is more about the equality of women to men while sexist is about despising a certain gender.

    Yeah...Whatever you say.
  • edited January 2013
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    I chose Doug for a variety of reasons, first one being the radio sequence :p the others being that after Carley saves your life the first time, she puts it in danger every other time.

    She shoots a walker that Lee could've handled and causes more to find you, she thinks about going guns a blaze at the motel which would've certainly got you killed, and later thinks "hmm, I'm going to put my ammo in my purse, and leave my purse out of my reach, that's a great plan!", so I showed her how good of a plan it was and went for the guy who kept a good lookout, had great critical thinking with the televisions, and didn't know my secret :p

    If you were really Lee and I'm Carley, I wouldn't save you and your group in the first place with that attitude.... just sayin' :D
  • edited January 2013
    I saved Carly because she was good with a gun~ it had nothing to do with her being "hot". I could care less about that actually. I was looking from a strictly survival side of things. She had saved Lee or Clem' lives 2 times at that point.
    Besides, I played thru with Doug and he ends up costing me my friendship with Kenny~ so what the hell..
  • edited January 2013
    Ygdrasel wrote: »
    Aren't those the same thing?

    Nah, a sexist is just one step away from racist.

    A feminist, as I understand it, merely works to advance the cause of gender equality.

    Oh, and I let Doug die because his VA annoys me.
  • edited January 2013
    I saved Carley out of gratitude and respect for her selflessness.
    She rushes out of the drugstore's safety to save me, Clem, etc. (complete strangers).
    She stands up to Larry and Lilly who don't want to take in strangers.
    She opposes Larry killing Duck.
    She saved Clem from the bathroom walker.
    She keeps your secret. In a way, this saves your life again because it prevents your past from being used as an excuse to kick you into the streets full of walkers.
    She volunteers to go with me to rescue Glenn.

    Did Carley being a pretty woman had something to do with my choice at a subconscious level? Probably, I don't know. My first instinct was to save whoever saved me. This was the same reason I tried to save Shawn over Duck at Hershel's farm because him giving me a ride saved Clem and my life.

    Like others pointed out, she had a lot more screen time, and all that screen time was mostly about her helping me. It's hard to dismiss that.

    Personally, I was not impressed with Doug at all. Carley haters like to criticize her for the battery thing while ignoring the good things she did. Seriously, who here hasn't done something that's stupid and minor? They also ignore that Doug doesn't act very smart either. I mean he suggests going outside and taking a look hoping a flimsy store gate will be enough to hold back walkers. The only reason the pack of walkers didn't see you in plain sight was because TTG writers willed it so and made chilling out side the drugstore necessary to forward the story. Logically, it didn't make sense and was a pretty stupid and dangerous move. I also don't recall Doug standing up for the newcomers during Larry's tirade.
  • edited January 2013
    I'm glad we think alike SlyNinja. :p
    double_u wrote: »
    I saved Carley out of gratitude and respect for her selflessness.
    1. She rushes out of the drugstore's safety to save me, Clem, etc. (complete strangers).
    2. She stands up to Larry and Lilly who don't want to take in strangers.
    3. She opposes Larry killing Duck.
    4. She saved Clem from the bathroom walker.
    5. She keeps your secret. In a way, this saves your life again because it prevents your past from being used as an excuse to kick you into the streets full of walkers.
    6. She volunteers to go with me to rescue Glenn.

    Did Carley being a pretty woman had something to do with my choice at a subconscious level? Probably, I don't know. My first instinct was to save whoever saved me. This was the same reason I tried to save Shawn over Duck at Hershel's farm because him giving me a ride saved Clem and my life.

    Like others pointed out, she had a lot more screen time, and all that screen time was mostly about her helping me. It's hard to dismiss that.

    Personally, I was not impressed with Doug at all. Carley haters like to criticize her for the battery thing while ignoring the good things she did. Seriously, who here hasn't done something that's stupid and minor? They also ignore that Doug doesn't act very smart either. I mean he suggests going outside and taking a look hoping a flimsy store gate will be enough to hold back walkers. The only reason the pack of walkers didn't see you in plain sight was because TTG writers willed it so and made chilling out side the drugstore necessary to forward the story. Logically, it didn't make sense and was a pretty stupid and dangerous move. I also don't recall Doug standing up for the newcomers during Larry's tirade.
  • edited January 2013
    I didn't save Doug in my first playthrough (In my second one I did though) but I saved Carley in my 'canon' playthrough because she seemed like a good person from the argument at the start, and she saved Duck outside. Also when Clementine gets attacked the Walker in the toilet in the Drugstore, you fall over and have to get to her in time. My screen was so dark (The Walking Dead is really dark on my TV) that I couldn't see where to click and I ran out of time, and Carley saved her for me. That made me trust her more, also I said I trusted her when she confronted Lee about his past. Also she showed to be more helpful than Doug as she saved more people and went with Lee to save Glenn. Also I saved Carley because it evened out the male to female ratio in the group, and I like diversity in the group.

    Then obviously the whole woman and children first that I mostly tried to keep up (like I helped Duck instead of Shawn, for example). She was also a good shot and seems like the sort of person I would get along with in real life, and I like that she expresses her opinion more unlike Doug. I wanted a romance thing between her and Lee as well, if not, for them to be good friends. Doug was a pretty good character and had some good dialogue in Episode 1 but the Doug or Carley choice was pretty easy to make. Also in my second playthrough I didn't like his role as much and I thought the laser pointer was extremely lame, although I do quite like the alarm system.

    Edit: I kind of found the battery thing endearing in a way, and I like how Lee referred to it at the end of Episode 2. It didn't really seem that significant anyway, just to show that Carley isn't as good as technology as Doug is.
  • edited January 2013
    ZacTB wrote: »
    I kind of found the battery thing endearing in a way, and I like how Lee referred to it at the end of Episode 2. It didn't really seem that significant anyway, just to show that Carley isn't as good as technology as Doug is.

    It gets another callback in Episode 3 if you ask her about the busted flashlight. She suggests the batteries could be in backwards only for Lee to point out it uses only one. To which she blurts out everything should. :p

    That's interesting about her saving Clementine if you don't get up in time. I knew there were a lot of moments where if Lee didn't do anything other characters tend to fill the gap but I didn't know about that one.
  • edited January 2013
    It gets another callback in Episode 3 if you ask her about the busted flashlight. She suggests the batteries could be in backwards only for Lee to point out it uses only one. To which she blurts out everything should. :p

    That's interesting about her saving Clementine if you don't get up in time. I knew there were a lot of moments where if Lee didn't do anything other characters tend to fill the gap but I didn't know about that one.

    Oh yeah I forgot about the flashlight thing with Carley, I never speak to characters, apart from Clementine, about the chalk or flashlight anymore in other playthroughs. I like how Telltale add things like that in.

    And when I did it I thought I was screwed as the screen went red but then you hear a gunshot and it cuts to Carley shooting the walker like she does to get it off Lee if you manage to get to Clementine. I quite liked it that way, except at the top of the screen it said "Clementine will remember you didn't save her", made me feel pretty bad lol.
  • edited January 2013
    SlyNinja wrote: »
    I saved Carley out of gratitude and respect for her selflessness.
    She rushes out of the drugstore's safety to save me, Clem, etc. (complete strangers).
    She stands up to Larry and Lilly who don't want to take in strangers.
    She opposes Larry killing Duck.
    She saved Clem from the bathroom walker.
    She keeps your secret. In a way, this saves your life again because it prevents your past from being used as an excuse to kick you into the streets full of walkers.
    She volunteers to go with me to rescue Glenn.

    Did Carley being a pretty woman had something to do with my choice at a subconscious level? Probably, I don't know. My first instinct was to save whoever saved me. This was the same reason I tried to save Shawn over Duck at Hershel's farm because him giving me a ride saved Clem and my life.

    Like others pointed out, she had a lot more screen time, and all that screen time was mostly about her helping me. It's hard to dismiss that.

    Personally, I was not impressed with Doug at all. Carley haters like to criticize her for the battery thing while ignoring the good things she did. Seriously, who here hasn't done something that's stupid and minor? They also ignore that Doug doesn't act very smart either. I mean he suggests going outside and taking a look hoping a flimsy store gate will be enough to hold back walkers. The only reason the pack of walkers didn't see you in plain sight was because TTG writers willed it so and made chilling out side the drugstore necessary to forward the story. Logically, it didn't make sense and was a pretty stupid and dangerous move. I also don't recall Doug standing up for the newcomers during Larry's tirade.

    Pretty much my response as well. (and Zac's response too is pretty much my response as well) Her personality was really good. You could trust her. + She saves you and takes risks when helping others. What else is that she's concerned about you and isn't afraid to stand up for those who are being attacked. I picked her on my first and second save files. In real life, i would be glad to have a friend like that.

    I find Doug alright, he seems useful as well but his tech skills isn't that useful in a world w/o power anymore. He's also smart like carley.
  • edited January 2013
    I just finished playing episode 1. 76% of all players chose Carley.
  • edited January 2013
    Abecedario wrote: »
    I know many people decided to save her because she was "hot", but come on guys, she confessed she was in love with doug.

    It seems I may have missed a nice character but Doug ended up being a really cool guy.

    "Wait. I know you know everything about this flashlight, I mean if you know anything about how it got broken"

    I am sure a similar thread has been created before, but come on, what else are we supposed to talk about while we wait? :D

    Carley never said she was "in love" with Doug, she said she likes him and I think it's mainly because he saved her life.

    Im also sure that majority chose to save her(including me) because she has a gun, not because she's hot. She also saved Lee in the pharmacy.

    Yeah, Doug is a really cool guy and it would've been nice to save both of them, but Carley is a good shot and knows how to properly use a gun.
  • edited January 2013
    I'm sure majority chose cus she has a gun, but looks definitely played a role here. If Doug was a girl then i'd expect some percentage to change. Also the saving part played a role here. Returning the favor. She's also a good shot with good personality.

    I agree with Anna san anyway. Carley WAS in love with Lee. Even though she didn't say, I'm sure she felt connected with him which is why she kissed him during their conversation. What else is they got each other's backs. No question they did like/love each other.

    (They should've added a scene though with them saying something like:
    "Carley, I need to tell you something" then Lee says "I love you or something like that, I got your back. Don't forget that) or hold hands for a long time to increase that impact and feeling of some players and I guess it would make their relationship even closer/etc but i'm pretty sure people already know that they are keeping an eye for each other)
  • edited January 2013
    Doug is more unique and we need someone to make defence and alarm systems and pretty much everyone starts to have a gun and use one even Clem

    Doug was funny and he was easier to trust

    Just think about Lilly thought Carley was a traitor whilst Doug was the hero who sacrificed himself to save Ben

    To be fair in the first episode I kept on forgetting who was Lilly and who was Carley they were quite similar
  • edited January 2013
    They aren't similar. Lilly is a crazy girl who got even crazier when her dad died while Carley always keeps her cool unless she is really threatened. Their attitudes are different but they both care for the group. But i wouldn't say that they are similar.

    Doug though is pretty cool. Carley sacrificed herself defending Ben (not shield though, but standing up for people who need help) . (I think)
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  • edited January 2013
    I chose Carley because she knew about Lee's past and she showed that she can be trusted. I did not choose her because she was hot.

    She proved herself useful while Doug didn't - in my opinion.
  • edited January 2013
    They aren't similar. Lilly is a crazy girl who got even crazier when her dad died while Carley always keeps her cool unless she is really threatened. Their attitudes are different but they both care for the group. But i wouldn't say that they are similar.

    Doug though is pretty cool. Carley sacrificed herself defending Ben (not shield though, but standing up for people who need help) . (I think)

    Episode 1 they were quite similar in how they both acted and you didn't talk to them enough to really distinguish
  • edited January 2013
    Hudomonkey wrote: »
    Episode 1 they were quite similar in how they both acted and you didn't talk to them enough to really distinguish

    I think Lilly is a lot different in Episode 1, she changed over time. But I think you talk to Carley enough, and especially with the whole motel thing with Glenn.
  • edited January 2013
    ...'Cause Doug.
  • edited January 2013
    Chose Doug because BROS B4 HOES
  • edited January 2013
    Doug alerted the walkers outside the pharmacy to Lee's presence. They didn't even turn around until Doug yelled "Holy crap!" Bastard tried to assassinate me.
  • edited January 2013
    I let her die.

    My first instinct was to save her, but in the split few seconds I had to think about it - it came down to our last confrontation before the incident.

    She told me about knowing my past - threatened me (by saying if my past became something of a problem to the rest of the group, she wouldn't side with me - and by that logic would likely end with myself dead or Clem and myself being outcast).

    I said I didn't trust her, hoping she'd take the initiative and try to give me a convincing reason to trust her (which she didn't, she just kind of blew it off).

    So, I went with the person who knew less about me - this way if I had a future "enemy" to convince I was okay even though I had a bad past, at least he wasn't a crack shot and had a reason to back me up (he owed me more than I owed him).

    I felt he was the safest bet in the possibility that my past be discovered, was a lesser threat to my life (and therefore Clem's life), and owed me a lot (instead of being for the most part even like with Carley).
  • edited January 2013
    Rock114 wrote: »
    Doug alerted the walkers outside the pharmacy to Lee's presence. They didn't even turn around until Doug yelled "Holy crap!" Bastard tried to assassinate me.

    I think that was more of the developers fault. I think they wanted it to seem that the zombies turned and then he shouted "Oh Crap" But put the scenes in the wrong order. So i don't blame Doug for that.
  • edited January 2013
    This is why I saved Doug. He is calm and thoughtful. That is the type of person you want around in a crisis. He was resourceful and could think on his feet. Carley told you that he was brave, and had rescued her before we met her. So despite having more interaction with Carley, Doug had the qualities that I wanted in a fellow survivor.
    This is why I didn't save Carley. That dumb ass Kenny is around walkers for several days, yet he yells at the first person he sees moving when we stop at the drugstore. Of course it is a walker, and he nearly gets us killed, and Carley comes to the rescue. But not 5 minutes later, she is taking orders from Kenny, and saying "you got it, boss". I thought right then that she was weak. Sure, she could shoot, and saved Lee's butt multiple times. But she seemed to have nothing to offer other than that. She seemed to have no other resources, as evidenced by the way she couldn't fight off one stupid walker on her ankle. As a female I hate weak females. I thought Carley was weak, so I left her.
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