When are you willing to let a character you like die?

[StaceyPowers]

I was heartbroken to lose a beloved team mate in a game yesterday, but when I read what I’d have had to do to keep him alive, I wouldn’t have changed it—the consequences for the game world would have been too heavy.

How far will you go to save a character? What consequence is too much?

[m76]

I'd do anything to save a beloved character as long as it does not involve the deaths of hapless innocents.

But games rarely give you this choice. The only case I can think of is in Splinter Cell Double Agent, where saving a character is only possible by letting a terrorist attack go through unimpeded.

[The Blackangel]

The only game I play where this could even be a possibility is RDR2, and the character deaths are non-optional. They're part of the storyline, and you have no option on whether they live or die.

[killamch89]

I'm not sure - I normally just let the character die just to see what'll be the after effects of such a decision. It's not like I don't care about them but my curiosity tends to get the best of me.

[Heatman]

The importance of the character's death is what determines whether I'm going to allow his death or save him regardless. If the death is of greater good, then it's a worthy cause.