Quote Originally Posted by Dalvy View Post
While I personally would have been suspicious the moment we recruited random people off the street, people who say "I could have turned this around!" are forgetting a few things.. The PC is not supposed to be this mega strong Superman. Remember that everything we've done up to this point, was done with a lot of help from npcs or hired mercs (other players). We got outplayed and outclassed by the Syndicate, and had no time to react or counterattack because this scene happened very fast. You would go down very quick if you tried to fight; its a handful of people versus two armies, plus the Immortal Flames being forced to act. More importantly, any aggression would just further prove the case made against you and the scions. We the player know its false, but npcs don't.
I think what people need to remember in all this is all those foresight scenes we saw in the storyline our character didn't. This was a big surprise and we were betrayed by people we thought were ours. A lot of pockets have been lined and a lot of political manipulation went on to give certain people an advantage to get to this position. People can say "Oh i knew he was bad why is my character dumb!" but what we see in scenes is not always the same as what the character sees.