Well, I am currently in the mood for an evil path, but I still won't play the Urge, because I am not interested in the murderous impulses that get harder to resist. Now, if there where *other* dark impulses offered, I may be curious, but a pull towards a insane murderer is not something I care for. But, options are always great, so everyone who is interested should enjoy it.
That's an awful take. That's not how it is at all...you don't really lose control...sometimes the immediate consequences can be hard to judge like fantasizing about something could lead to it happening, etc. But you always know when you are choosing a Dark Urge interaction...the game doesn't take any meaningful choice out of your hands. The Dark Urge only provides more options for the evil paths, never less.
Literally the Dark Urge just gives more options for evil paths, makes them more fun, and provides some very powerful rewards you couldn't get otherwise.
I really need to find out where I heard the thing about having to make saving throws to resist.
Anyways, for me it basically boils down to the Dark Urge being "murder-themed". Killing people, getting empowered through murder, that kind of stuff.
Sure, it may give an evil playthrough more meat, but the central theme does not appeal to me.
When I play an evil character, they usually see death as a last resort or a necessity, never as a goal or as fun. A random idea that pops in my head would be an smuggler who desires wealth and living comfortable. They may abduct people he fancies, but death has no benefit for his goals.
Even my necromantic characters are more characters that want to end mortality and turn everyone undead than people who actually want to end an existence.
Does this make more sense? It is the theme that I do not care for, it isn't that I find the character limited or somehow weak. It is similar to me not playing certain origins, because their characters theme does not appeal to me. Even if I find them as characters interesting. If I would be playing the game in multiplayer, I would be interesting if the Dark Urge would be a PC, but I can not see myself actively playing them.
