Though I agree that giving sligs dialogue may disrupt the general atmosphere, I still think that it makes them more congruous with how sligs are portrayed in cut-scenes. The only reason they weren't more chatty was because of the crippling AI limitations in those days. When MO rolled around, we saw sligs behaving the way Lorne and crew probably wanted them to in the first place. Essentially, the limitations made it better.
They're more effective as no-nonsense kind of security guards, but that's not how they really are. The question then becomes; do we take the opportunity to characterize them more now that we have fewer limitations, or do we keep them as the half-sentient, guns-with-legs that shoot first and ask later? I feel that, in capable hands, it could go either way without detracting from the game itself.
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