Starfield: Should You Kill Marco In On The Run, Or Let Him Go?

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While many quests in present choices, it can sometimes be hard to tell what the consequences of said choices will be, which is the case in deciding Marco Graziani's fate in "." This can be especially true of long-running quest chains, such as faction questlines, where a sequence of quests form a continuous story, and decisions made in earlier quests may come back to affect later ones, in some cases having the potential for interesting and unforeseen consequences. Other aspects of quests, such as the rewards gained from certain decisions, or companion approval/disapproval of certain choices, can also influence which options are best for a given playthrough of the game.

One quest that poses a seemingly difficult choice comes as part of 's Freestar Collective faction questline, which involves investigating the harassment of farmers on Monara Luna by a mercenary group called the First. "" takes place after the preliminary stages of the Freestar Collective questline, and involves tracking down a man known as Marco Graziani after being tipped off to his involvement with the First in a previous quest. Finding him, however, is far from simple, as players will have to first gain the favor of one of his close contacts, and complete a challenging trial known as the Red Mile.

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While Marco's location is unknown at the start of the quest, the Freestar Collective has a solid lead. As such, the first part of "" involves meeting up with Ranger Autumn Macmillan at the Red Mile on the planet of Porrima III in the Porrima system. The Ranger, along with a contact named Jade, explain that Marco's location can only be gained from the owner of Red Mile, Mei Devine — but that doing so will involve