I understand totally where Gabe is coming from here – if you *do* try to rush it, and are just trying to “get through” it might get really irritating.

But I’m not playing it like that. I’m playing it while actively thinking and acting how I would figure Altair *would* act. Which means I *am* rescuing the citizens and I *am* picking all the pockets and I *am* doing all the informant and investigation work (I mean, seriously: I’m supposed to be “the best”, and doing all the due diligence would be part of that).

The citizen dialog gets repetitive quick, but you don’t have to listen to it. I normally beat up the thugs, say hi, and then run like fuck because usually the coppers are coming. I don’t stick around for the afterparty.