For me its very simple: If I want to change the outcome then I do - just be honest to yourself that the right result is more important to you than going with the blows. There's no shame in that
...and if you really want to know what happens if you accept the result, then you don't reload and again you are following your heart and doing what you crave
I have no problem at all with save scumming. I don't hold grudges against people who do it. Sometimes I do it as well to test stuff or just to get the result I want myself (though my saves are mostly to prevent bugs or technical issues crashing my game and me lose progress... I don't have that much time to spend on games these days). I have only an issue with people who ask for things that they can do a lot more easier themselves (like mechanics that block save scumming because they lack the self-control to do it themselves). I wouldn't ask for barrelmancy to be removed from the game if me not using it would prevent the AI from being build around using surfaces like crazy..
