if Carley was a nerd and Doug was a crack shot
 

if Carley was a nerd and Doug was a crack shot and had a gun, would you have saved different people in your first game?


Edit:
i was thinking about a sort of personality swap but more as a background to the reason why they have the skills they have, they would still have the same family and history but have swapped careerer paths

Doug would know your secret he is the reporter and he saves you with his gun, Carley would programme the remote etc.

Yeah, of course. I only chose Carley because she had a gun. I'm pretty sure I'd do the same for Doug, too.

I don't know. That's a good question. I honestly saved Carley b/c I liked her better. It had nothing to do with utility.

If their personality switched too then maybe.

Nope. It still would have been Carley. My decision has always been based on the 'women & children first' rule.

her personality would be the same?, and who would know our secret? Carley or Doug?and who saves us from Zombies?

I don't really see this question as very valid. Why I saved Carley had little to do with her being a crack shot. The reasons why I attached to Carley was because she was the one who ran out to save my group when we first came to Macon, she saved me from the walker in the bathroom, she established herself as trustworthy early on with Lee's secret, she showed empathy towards Clementine along with the group and she was with me every step of saving Irene even though it was not her choice.

I think you need to rephrase the question/answers or add a couple other options. The current options are just making an assumption that is counter productive.

i was thinking about a sort of personality swap but more as a background to the reason why they have the skills they have, they would still have the same family and history but have swapped careerer paths

Doug would know your secret he is the reporter

@zgamer i have made the question a bit more clear i hope

Amen.
I'd still save Carley. <3

I voted before I read the first post, if Doug knew my secret I probably would have saved him. Change my no to a yes.

I loved Carley because of her personality, but IF was Doug who saved me at first, trust me and has her personality, he was my brother and I would save him.

Honestly, at the time of choosing in Episode 1, I solely picked Carley because she could shoot.

I wasn't interested in a romance with her or her personality (she actually seemed a bit of a bitch confronting me in the back office) I simply picked her because she'd be more of an asset.

If it was Doug with the gun, he would definitely have been brought along for the ride instead.

Yeah, I'd save Doug instead of Carley if he was the crack shot, assuming he becomes the one that saves Lee's group when they first arrive in Macon. Otherwise, it could still depend on how the episode plays out, but if I don't owe either for saving me then I'm picking the better shot.

tbh, first time I've played (and only time, so far), I didn't realise I couldn't save both. I thought if I was quick enough or something, I could toss Carley her bag, grab Doug, and Carley could help shoot zombies around Doug.

So now I know I can't, I don't know. After knowing this stuff, I would have likely chosen carley, because she can shoot. (without using reasons further in the game)

Hard to say, neither quality came to mind when I went to save Doug. I saved Doug because he seemed like a good person while Carley annoyed me every time we talked. If it was a full personality swap, then yes it would be Carley... and incredibally similar to one of the late decisions in Mass Effect 1...

Nope. Reason I saved Doug is because of his situation at the choice moment. If it was Carley that blocked the 4 walkers from coming inside with her spine and Doug was the one who couldn't get a single zombie off his foot I would have saved Carley.

Doug would still be screwed.

That little bit of trust Carley showed Lee in the office went a long way with me.

No because i save doug beacause bro's before hoe's

OMG i didn't realise "bro's before hoe's" could be used as the opposite to "women and children first" :)

Hmm... maybe. Thing is though, I tend to get attached more easily to female characters than males. I'm a girl myself, so I guess it's because I can relate to them. :P

If Carley is still a reporter and all the usual scenes play, except its doug shooting the gun and what not, I would probably still choose Carley for being trustworthy.