Negotitate with bandits or kill them?

[Question]

This is the fort locke bandit camp...which offers better rewards? The bandit leader has a nice sword, but does the negotiation option give more xp?

[akatosh]

The difference in XP is very small so killing them is probably the best option.

[Epirote]

The power gamer in me says: "Kill them, loot them, move on."
The role player in me says: "Depends on your character. But if you play a character who generally wants to avoid unneeded bloodshed, then negotiating with them is the only way to go."
The way it usually goes for me is: negotiate, if that fails they are dead meat anyway. :D

Generally, negotiating and convincing enemies to leave peacefully gives you slightly less XP in comparison to killing them.

[sirchet]

And they might set up shop elsewhere...so, gotta put the dogs down! heh heh

[Mor Draka]

I find that when negotiating i end up convincing them to join the greycloaks at fortloke for a supstainal xp bonus then just killing them, Xp for conving them to leave + XP of giving commander tann the addtional men to sore up the fort....

[Liso]

I find that when negotiating i end up convincing them to join the greycloaks at fortloke for a supstainal xp bonus then just killing them, Xp for conving them to leave + XP of giving commander tann the addtional men to sore up the fort....

That is nifty. I have done the OC more times than I care to admit. And never learned that. Thanks for the info!!! :)