Various Thoughts

This is just done from memory and referencing the last saved game of my first playthrough. As I play through the game for the second time, I plan to do a couple of quests differently to find some other Perks and double-check a few NPC dialog choices.

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Perks
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Combat
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Assault Rifle Marksmanship: AR Recoil Control +1
Requirements: 100 AR Head Shots

Assault Rifle Precision: AR Accuracy +1
Requirements: 50 AR Head Shots

Black Belt: Martial Arts Damage +5
Requirements: Defeat 50 enemies with Martial Arts

Limited Bloodshed: Endurance +10
Requirements: Defeat 50 enemies with Non-Lethal methods

Lurker: -20% Movement Sound
Requirements: Evade or silently Takedown (with Martial Arts) 75 enemies

Merciful: Endurance +25
Requirements: Defeat 250 enemies with Non-Lethal methods

No One Left Behind: Endurance Recharge Rate +20%
Requirements: Rescue Albatross from Brayko’s Mansion

Pistol Mastery: Pistol Damage +1
Requirements: 100 Pistol Critical Hits

Pistol Proficiency: Pistol Accuracy +1
Requirements: 50 Pistol Critical Hits

Professional Courtesy: 10% Discount on Armor purchases in Rome
Requirements: Used Non-Lethal force against the CIA

The Better Part of Valor: Increased Shadow Operative Duration
Requirements: Evade 75 enemies

Tough as Nails: Endurance +5
Requirements: Taken 1000 Damage over the course of your career

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Dialog
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Agent of Change: AP +5
Requirements: Convinced Marburg to abandon Leland during the Endgame

Aggressive: Martial Arts Damage +5
Requirements: Choose the ’Mission’ option at end of first conversation with Westridge

Any Last Words…?: Reduced Weapon Ability Cooldown
Requirements: Kill Nasri

Camaraderie: 5% Discount on all non-Intel purchases
Requirements: Have a favorable Disposition with 10 people

E-Mail Enhancement: AP +2
Requirements: Reply to 10 E-mails

Friends in Low Places: 10% Discount on Armor purchases from Grigori
Requirements: Befriend Grigori

Gentleman: Endurance Recharge Rate +20%
Requirements: Politely turned Madison down

Green: AP +2
Requirements: Choose the Recruit dialog stance 3 times

Hand of Al-Samad: Endurance Recharge Rate +20%
Requirements: Do not kill Shaheed in the Endgame

I Don’t Hit Girls: 5% Discount on transactions with G22
Requirements: Let Sis live

Office Romance: Endurance +5
Requirements: Romance Mina

Professional: Endurance +5
Requirements: Choose the ’Ready’ option at end of first conversation with Westridge

Secret Service: Reduced Hard to Kill and Iron Will Cooldown
Requirements: Prevented Ronald Sung’s assassination

Social Butterfly: 5% Discount on all Intel purchases
Requirements: Have a favorable Disposition with 3 people

Stay of Execution: Favored Weapon Recoil Control +1
Requirements: Let Shaheed live in Saudi Arabia

Stick to Business: 5% Discount on Armor, Armor Mod, and Gadget purchases from Steven Heck
Requirements: Use mostly Professional responses in your first conversation with Heck

Surprise Attack: Favored Weapon Damage +1
Requirements: 150 Surprise Attacks

Testing the Waters: AP +1
Requirements: Used all three dialog stances in the same conversation

Textaholic: XP +250
Requirements: Reply to 5 E-mails

The Big Picture: 5% Discount on all Weapon purchases
Requirements: Let Nasri live

Variable Approach: AP +2
Requirements: Used multiple Dialog Stances in 15 different conversations

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Handler
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By the Book: -5% Cooldown Bonus on all Abilities
Requirements: Westridge as current Handler with Neutral/Liked Disposition

By the Book II: -10% Cooldown Bonus on all Abilities
Requirements: Westridge as current Handler with Trusted Disposition

Constant Encouragement: Endurance +5
Requirements: Mina as current Handler with Neutral/Liked Disposition

Constant Encouragement II: Endurance +15
Requirements: Mina as current Handler with Trusted Disposition

Tech Savvy: Gadget Damage +10%
Requirements: Darcy as current Handler

The Subtle Approach: Enemy Sight Distance -5%
Requirements: Albatross as current Handler

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Miscellaneous
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Always Listening: 5% Discount on all Intel purchases
Requirements: Listened to all of Sung’s speech while fighting Omen Deng

Be Prepared: Increased Ammo Capacity with all Weapons
Requirements: Purchase majority of all available Mission Intel (I bought all but the Maps and Easier Difficulty ones)

Behind the Lies: XP +250
Requirements: Uncover the truth behind the Triad defectors

Betting Man: 5% Discount on all Gadget purchases in Saudi Arabia
Requirements: Completed Darcy’s bonus Orientation task

Birds of a Feather: Reduced Chain Shot and Shadow Operative Cooldown
Requirements: Work with Albatross for the assault on Brayko’s Mansion

Breaking and Entering: XP +100
Requirements: Lockpick 10 Locks

Cage Match: 5% Discount on all Weapon purchases in Saudi Arabia
Requirements: Completed Mina’s bonus Orientation task

Circuit Breaker: XP +100
Requirements: Bypass 20 Electronic Devices

Custodial Work: 5% Discount on all Intel purchases in Saudi Arabia
Requirements: Completed Parker’s bonus Orientation task

Data Theft: XP +100
Requirements: Hack 10 Computers

Experienced: Endurance +5
Requirements: Completed third Mission Location

Intelligence Analyst: AP +1
Requirements: Completed 10 Dossiers

Know Your Enemy: Damage vs. Brayko +5%
Requirements: Complete Brayko’s Dossier

News Conscious: 5% Discount on all Intel purchases in Saudi Arabia
Requirements: Watched all of Shaheed’s News Broadcast

On the Guestlist: 5% Discount on all Intel purchases
Requirements: Identified all guests at Jibril Al-bara’s Mansion

Profiler: AP +1
Requirements: Completed 5 Dossiers

Psychological Warfare: AP +2
Requirements: Completed 15 Dossiers

Seasoned: Endurance +5
Requirements: Completed second Mission Location

The Basics: 5% Discount on all purchases in Saudi Arabia
Requirements: Completed all Orientation courses

Tour of Duty: Endurance +5
Requirements: Completed first Mission Location

World Traveler: Endurance +5
Requirements: Completed fourth Mission Location

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NPCs
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Alan Parker: Likes Professional, Dislikes Casual

Albatross: Likes Professional, Dislikes Aggression/Taunts

Ali Shaheed: Likes Professional

Brayko: Dislikes Joking/Taunts

Championchik: (Never talked to)

Darcy: Likes Professional, Dislikes Aggressive

Grigori: Likes Casual/Joking

Hong Shi: Likes Professional

Jibril Al-Bara: (Never talked to)

Leland: Likes Professional/Realist

Madison: Likes Casual/Reassuring

Marburg: Likes Professional/Straight-forward

Mina: Likes Professional/Casual

Nasri: Likes Professional, Dislikes Joking/Taunts

Omen Deng: (Unsure)

Ronald Sung: (Unsure)

Scarlet: Likes Professional/Compliments, Dislikes Joking

SIE: Likes Aggressive, Dislikes Joking/Charming

Sis: (Unsure)

Steven Heck: Likes Aggression/Professional, Dislikes Casual/Joking

Surkov: Likes Professional, Dislikes Joking

Yancy Westridge: Likes Aggressive/Professional, Dislikes Joking/Casual

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