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While creating a character The Outer Worlds 2You need to choose a background. This serves as their backstory and explains what your character did before becoming an Earth Ranger. One of the options is to become an ex-offender.
The story is that you have agreed to cooperate with the Earth Archon to erase your records. Choosing this background will only slightly change your experience, giving you additional dialogue options and additional actions in certain situations. If you want to fully commit to becoming an Ex-Con, you'll need to have the following build:
The best characteristics of ex-offenders
Characteristics suitable for ex-offenders include:
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characteristic |
what it does |
Why it's suitable for ex-offenders |
|---|---|---|
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Agility (positive) |
Sitting Speed +25% Battle sprint speed +25% |
Stealth-based builds are great for cunning ex-convicts, and the Dexterity trait benefits from the improved crouching speed. Plus, they are known to run away from the law, so the extra sprint speed is also a good fit. |
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Resilient (positive) |
When you run out of health for the first time in combat, you gain death prevention for 3 seconds. |
The ex-offender's time in prison should have made him more resilient. |
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Abrasive (negative) |
Your reputation with any faction cannot be better than neutral. |
As an unsavory Ex-Con, you don't get along well with others. That means your reputation shouldn't be too high in any group. |
The best technology for ex-offenders
Because you are an ex-convict, your professional skills are Focus on more insidious and criminal adjacent crimes.It is as follows:
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function |
Why it's suitable for ex-offenders |
|---|---|
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lock picking |
It's probably no surprise that Ex-Con is good at picking locks. And throughout the game, this allows you to open unopenable safes and doors, perfect for ex-convicts. |
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do it secretly |
As mentioned when talking about the Nimble trait, as a cunning Ex-Con you must be adept at stealth. This will help you break into restricted areas throughout the game. |
Along with these specialized things there are: Observation, Speech, Gun, Close Combat It makes sense to put skill points into it.
The best perks for ex-convicts
There are a few other perks that make being an Ex-Con great. The most suitable ones are:
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filter |
what it does |
Why it's suitable for ex-offenders |
|---|---|---|
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assassin |
Killing someone while stealth grants you 100% movement speed for 5 seconds. |
If you're an ex-convict, you'll have to adopt a playstyle where you sneak around and kill people. |
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stalker |
Sneak attack damage is increased by 200% against enemies that scan your body, a distraction device, or something like you. |
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pickpocket |
Grants the ability to pickpocket people. |
As an Ex-Con, it's fitting to have another way to steal things from people. |
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palm greaser |
Bribery costs are reduced by 50%, and sellers end up paying more for stolen goods. |
Bribery and theft are both illegal acts and therefore Ex-Con. |
