Decoding Sophie’s Call: Your Waiting Game in Dying Light 2

The short answer is, you’ll generally need to wait around 10-20 minutes in Dying Light 2 to receive Sophie’s call. After she stops you from fighting, the objective “Wait for Sophie’s Call” is triggered. The wait time is consistent across playthroughs, although sometimes factors like game glitches or other side activities can affect it slightly. The moment she calls, she instructs you to meet her at the Bazaar, marking the next step in the questline.

Navigating the Sophie and Aitor Choice

Understanding the Consequences of Your Choice

Dying Light 2 throws you into a complex web of decisions, and early on, the choice between siding with Sophie or Aitor can seem critical. While both options ultimately lead to the same broader narrative conclusion, they offer different perspectives and immediate outcomes.

Choosing Sophie: Opting to help Sophie aligns you with the Survivors at the Bazaar. Accepting her offer triggers a quest to reclaim the Water Tower from Jack and Joe. This decision will shape your interactions in the Old Villedor region and set you on a path involving the Revolution Main Story Mission.

Choosing Aitor: If you select “Try me!” when talking to Sophie, she dismisses you, freeing you to contact Aitor. Siding with him will lead you down a path more associated with the Peacekeepers.

Why Your Choice Matters (and Doesn’t)

The beauty (or frustration) of Dying Light 2 lies in its illusion of choice. While siding with Sophie or Aitor impacts the immediate quests and dialogue, the core narrative remains largely unchanged. Think of it as choosing different flavors of the same ice cream – enjoyable in their own right, but ultimately still ice cream.

This means you can safely follow your gut feeling or role-playing instincts when making this decision. Do you align more with the Survivors’ ideals of community and rooftop exploration, or the Peacekeepers’ focus on order and direct combat? Your preference should guide your choice. Both characters and factions are designed to be appealing in their own ways, offering a balanced dilemma for players.

Faction Allegiance: Peacekeepers vs. Survivors

The Rooftop Runners: Choosing the Survivors

The Survivors are your go-to if you prefer a more agile, less confrontational gameplay style. Their enhancements often revolve around traversal, making navigating the city’s rooftops easier and faster. They value freedom and community, emphasizing cooperation over brute force.

The Ground Pounders: Choosing the Peacekeepers

The Peacekeepers prioritize order and security, often at the expense of individual freedom. Their upgrades tend to focus on combat and defense, providing tools for crowd control and direct engagement with enemies. Siding with the Peacekeepers means you’re more likely to clear the streets, albeit with a heavier hand.

Finding the Right Fit

Ultimately, there is no “best” faction in Dying Light 2. The choice depends entirely on your playstyle and moral compass. Do you value freedom of movement and community support, or strict law and order?

Is There a Right or Wrong Choice in Dying Light 2?

Dying Light 2 masterfully avoids a clear-cut good vs. evil dynamic, except perhaps in the case of the Renegades, who are pretty universally bad. Each faction has its own motivations and flaws, forcing you to consider the consequences of your actions from multiple perspectives. Siding with one faction doesn’t necessarily make the other “wrong”.

It’s more about understanding the implications of your choices and deciding which vision for Villedor aligns best with your own values. This moral ambiguity is what makes the game’s narrative so compelling.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What happens if I say “Try me!” to Sophie? If you say “Try me!” to Sophie, she will dismiss you, and you will then be free to contact Aitor. This effectively puts you on a path more aligned with the Peacekeepers early in the game.

2. Should I help Sophie or go to Aitor in Dying Light 2? Siding with Sophie or Aitor are both viable paths early in the game. Neither choice drastically alters the main story, so it’s safe to choose based on your preferred playstyle or allegiance to the Survivors or Peacekeepers.

3. Should you side with Peacekeepers or Survivors? Choose Survivors if you favor rooftop exploration and prefer avoiding direct combat. Pick Peacekeepers if you prefer a more direct, combat-focused approach and want to clear the streets of enemies.

4. Can you be evil in Dying Light 2? While there’s no clear “evil” route, some choices have morally questionable consequences. The Renegades are the closest to an evil faction.

5. Who is the best to side with in Dying Light 2? The best faction depends on your play style. The Peacekeepers offer combat-oriented upgrades like traps and weapons, while the Survivors focus on traversal enhancements.

6. Who killed Lucas in DL2? Hakon killed Lucas on Waltz’s orders. This revelation is a pivotal plot point.

7. What is the secret best ending in Dying Light 2? A highly favored ending involves sparing Hakon, giving the VNC Tower to Frank, and saving Mia. Allowing Lawan to sacrifice herself is necessary to save the city.

8. Can you save Birdie in Dying Light 2? Sadly, no. Birdie will die from his injuries, even after you give him your radio.

9. What happens if you side with Sophie? Siding with Sophie aligns you with the Survivors at the Bazaar. She will give you the quest to take back the Water Tower from Jack and Joe.

10. Should you hand Damien over to Carl? Cooperate with Damien and help him find his brother to see the whole questline through and keep him alive. Turning him in to Carl results in Damien’s death.

11. Do you have to play Sophie 1 before 2? No, knowledge of a previous “Sophie 1” is not required to understand the story in Dying Light 2. There are no prior Sophie games related to Dying Light.

12. Who should I give the Water Tower to? Giving the Water Tower to the Survivors officially aligns you with them in Old Villedor, triggering the Revolution Main Story Mission.

13. Can you romance in Dying Light 2? There is no formal romance system in Dying Light 2. However, choices you make can impact your relationships with certain characters like Lawan.

14. Do you get cured in Dying Light 2? There is no cure for the infection in Dying Light 2, but it is treatable with UV light and inhibitors.

15. Does saving Aitor matter in Dying Light 2? Yes, saving Aitor yields the best rewards and can influence which faction you side with. Your decision here may not necessarily affect the final outcome of the game, but it can actually determine which side characters eventually live or die.

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