LogFAQs > #883062672

I'm not generally a fan of vague / one word dialogue options, but I can appreciate how Obsidian tried to make the dialogue feel snappier and more natural. At certain moments, sitting around too long without replying can make characters interject.

One thing I do really like is the ability to collect intel on characters and organizations for use in conversations. Since this intel can have a large impact (e.g. certain options being closed off if you lack the right intel), different paths in the game do matter, since they lead to different intel (or no intel at all). Although obviously that's not the only difference between paths, so you have to weigh up the intel with other things.

It's not completely arbitrary either (like, "oh, you've got 2 intel points, but you need 3"), but rather the information corresponding to the intel you collect can be viewed and corresponds logically to the conversations it affects.