Moral Dilema - "Sacrum Profanum"

[VirusGuilmon]

Hello Chooms,

So you guys probably know the side quest where a metal monk tries to convince you not to kill any of the Maelstrom to get his brother back that has yet to be converted. Well I was doing a pacifist run anyways, so I said why not.

Scenario: Aggro Maelstrom NPC decides to throw a grenade at me, but before I know that the grenade was about to be thrown (not on UI yet), I target the limb that was going to throw the grenade causing the grenade to drop at his feet, causing his death and the only death. I hoped it wouldn't count as a PK as instead a "accidental suicide" but nope, the brother chews me out for "killing so many" as if I murdered all of the Maelstrom.

Do you think the game is right, that it counted as a PK or should it not since the NPC killed himself? I know most of you dont probably care to go this route in this game, but for players like me, this is a nightmare when you are basing your entire run on this.

Thinking of making a small mod where NPC thrown grenades dont count as kills, is why I ask.

[wizardgus]

FWIW, I play that mission early game to get the Fenrir gun. Easiest way I've found to do the mission is stealth non-lethal takedowns. Then after you talk with the brother I go around and pick up all the loot. By then the brother is gone and I go around and kill each of the enemies with a silenced pistol. You get another batch of XP for each of them and the monk has already thanked you for not killing anyone. :)