Eh, to me the Blades are just uninformed idiots, while the Thalmor are actually dangerous. I could probably put up with Delphine and Esbern following me around all day and complaining in my ear, but the Thalmor actually want to do the world domination thing and I don't really want to see that happen. Especially considering I rarely play as a High Elf.

I am an Argonian

My only regret at only having the PS3 version - my computer isn't capable of running the PC version and I currently can't afford to upgrade/replace it - is that I cannot use the many useful "fix this minor aggravation" type mods, like the one that allows to tell-off the Blades when they ask you to kill Paarthurnax, the ones that make non-guard NPCs and vendors flee rather than try to attack when vampires and dragons attack cities, and so on.

VolburGrohiik

My only regret at only having the PS3 version - my computer isn't capable of running the PC version and I currently can't afford to upgrade/replace it - is that I cannot use the many useful "fix this minor aggravation" type mods, like the one that allows to tell-off the Blades when they ask you to kill Paarthurnax, the ones that make non-guard NPCs and vendors flee rather than try to attack when vampires and dragons attack cities, and so on.

Those are mostly the exact mods I want for mine. 

But, to keep on-topic, as I realize I forgot to answer the opening-post's question...

No, I don't kill Paarthurnax. Should he someday fail in his efforts and again fall into his old ways and again become the evil that he once was, then he will be slain without second thought - but right now, he strives to distance himself from that, and is thus undeserving of such a fate.

VolburGrohiik

But, to keep on-topic, as I realize I forgot to answer the opening-post's question...

No, I don't kill Paarthurnax. Should he someday fail in his efforts and again fall into his old ways and again become the evil that he once was, then he will be slain without second thought - but right now, he strives to distance himself from that, and is thus undeserving of such a fate.

Why I didnt think of such a thing, I'll never know. Until then, I'll ontinue to ask myself "Why?"

I don't recall ever gettting the chance to relay this to the Blades later, but I always wondered what they'd have to say about possibly one of the best quotes in the game:

What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? 

Eh, probably nothing much different than anything else they ever say about Paarthurnax . . .

DovahKiinZaan

Late in the game you get the choice to become a blade and kill paarthurnax or never speak to Delphine again and let him live. What did you do?

I killed him, looked at his body and reloaded a previous save, I then stole the blades armour.

Simple: I let him live

Yes.. I killed him ;c.... I'm a bad nord.

We all feel the pain, zeymah. 

I'm certain our Admin already knows of this!

Would be hard not to, it's one of the most active threads on the site.

Exactly. Plus, I kinda already told him about my situation anyways so I'm sure he understands all of ours.

I really wanted to get the blades mission just so I could check the place out but the moment they asked me to kill Paar, I wanted nothing to do with them. I think I've restarted five times and every time I cannot even conjure the thought of killing the poor old Dragon. Finally got the mod that lets you tell off Del so I can at least  see the blade's place, if nothing else.

But just... Why, Bethesda? Why did you have to make the Blades such... mockeries of what they should actually stand for?

Then again... maybe that's the point. They wanted the players to realize that not everyone sticks to the ways that they take the name of. Like with the Dark Brotherhood. They had the name and the basic actions, but they never followed the tenants, which were the very fabric of the brotherhood. It wasn't until everything burned to the ground that they realized how important those were. You try to twist the foundation of the faction whose name you claim to fit your own idealogies and everything is going to crumble on your head.

Perhaps the same will happen to Del and the Blades. In the next Elder Scrolls, the Blades will be back to ruin and perhaps the descendants will learn from their predecessor's mistakes.

....

Idunno. :I Maybe I'm just overthinking this stuff.

I sure hope so. I wish I was a PC gamer so I could tell them off. I just can't believe I lowered myself to do it. I don't think I can ever forgive myself, no matter now much I try to repent.