My Fear of Faction Hits

[serjordanmormont]

Hey all,

I've been playing a High Elf Cleric of Tunare for a little while and fumbling my way through the game which is a lot of fun.

Recently as I level up a bit more, I've run into a number of people/groups who have suggested we kill guards for exp. Obviously this is decent exp as enough people have suggested it but to this point but I've so far opted out of because of my fear of faction hits. Part of the reason I went high elf cleric is so I can get around in most of the world without too much trouble on that front but if the exp is that good killing city guards, am I doing myself a disservice by opting out? How much of an issue is faction with most cities later in the game?

Any help is appreciated.

[Sorn]

If you don't want to ruin city faction, don't kill guards. Guards are for lazy people who don't want to get out to the harder places for exp, anyway. Not to mention it's usually a solo activity. Don't let them peer pressure you!

(This advice is moot if the guards in question already hate you as a high elf of Tunare.)

[Tupakk]

Kill all the guards, faction is just a word.

[Samoht]

It should be fine if you're already KoS (like in Paineel, Neriak, Grobb, Oggok). I doubt you'll ever do anything to raise those factions. Once you're level 50, though, you'll no longer need to visit old world cities for the most part because you'll be using FV and Thurg to buy spells and visit trainers. At that point, you should safely be able to kill any city guards without an issue.

[thufir]

I would avoid killing non-evil faction guards for now. It'll be annoying to deal with the appropriate faction hits until you get to a high enough level where you do most of your banking/shopping in places like FV and Thurg (as Samoht mentioned). Right now you're not there, so I'd chill on it. Find a group in a good dungeon, rack up the xp that way.

[serjordanmormont]

Alright yeah so I'm making the right call then. Thanks for the input!

[Expediency]

Trashing faction takes no time and you'll never get it back without a ton of effort. Its just not worth the hassle. You're a cleric so there should be plenty of opportunities for hunting that are probably better exp and dont permanently shut you out of a city. Sure you can "get around that" by banking somewhere else but its one more thing to be concerned about. Kill guards that are already kos to you if you have to kill any.

[iruinedyourday]

OP is the norrathian equivalent of a nerd at a party.. he wants to talk to the hot chicks, but is afraid of the reactions becuse of his social anxiety.

EQ.. its not a game ITS REAL LIFE.