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The video discusses the importance of selecting backgrounds and traits in the game Starfield, emphasizing how they provide starting skills, character backstory, and influence gameplay. Specific backgrounds like "File Not Found," Bounty Hunter, Cyber Runner, Industrialist, and Diplomat are recommended for various playstyles. Traits like Alien DNA, extrovert/introvert, hero worship, kids stuff, and Taskmaster offer additional advantages and role-playing opportunities. Hiring crew members, utilizing persuasion to lower costs, and understanding traits like Terra Firma, Faction Allegiance, Religion, and Dream Home are also highlighted. The empath trait introduces chaos in interactions with companions. The advice is to embrace empath for a more chaotic playstyle. Overall, the video emphasizes the strategic importance of backgrounds and traits in shaping the player's experience in Starfield.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of picking a background and traits in Starfield, emphasizing that it is a crucial decision. Backgrounds provide a head start in a specific build direction by offering three starting skills and a bit of character backstory. The starting skills from backgrounds can influence dialogue options and offer benefits in gameplay. The speaker recommends certain backgrounds like “File Not Found” for a well-rounded option with skills boosting HP, weapon damage, and piloting. They also mention specific backgrounds like Bounty Hunter for space-related activities, Cyber Runner for stealth gameplay, and Industrialist or Diplomat for dialogue and persuasion. Specializing in certain weapon types is also discussed, such as choosing Soldier for ballistic weapons or Ronin for dueling. Ultimately, the background chosen serves as a head start into the game.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses specific Direction traits as optional choices for the character, with the ability to pick up to three traits to add extra flavor and influence dialogue. The speaker highlights traits like Alien DNA for extra HP and O2, extrovert/introvert for companion preferences, hero worship for a free crew member with entertaining dialogue, kids stuff for unique items and interactions with parents, and Taskmaster for ship repairs, especially useful for those spending a lot of time in space or with a Bounty Hunter background. These traits provide various advantages and role-playing opportunities for players in the game.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the benefits of hiring crew members and utilizing the “persuade” option to lower costs. Crew members specializing in ship parts can automatically repair them, providing value. Terra Firma trait offers extra HP and O2 on planets but less in space. Faction Allegiance traits like Freestar Collective settler, neon Street rat, or United Colonies native have minimal drawbacks. Religion traits like raised enlightened and raised Universal provide access to special chests but not significant rewards. Dream home trait with 125k credits debt is advised against due to potential issues with Galactic Bank. It’s suggested to avoid this trait unless for role-playing purposes.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the benefits and limitations of the empath trait in a game context. They explain that empath can lead to random effects based on interactions with companions, where positive actions give buffs and negative actions give negative effects. The speaker notes that empath introduces an element of fun chaos into the gameplay. The overall advice is not to worry too much about empath unless looking for a more chaotic playstyle. This segment concludes by summarizing the key points about backgrounds and traits, encouraging viewers to share their choices in the comments section.