Starfield: Should You Spare Or Kill Ron Hope [Best Choice]

As players reach the end of the Hammer Fall quest, they will be given the choice to either kill or spare Ron Hope. Since this choice can drastically change the outcome of the quest, one must know of all the Starfield Ron Hope choice options that they can choose, alongside the consequences that may come with each choice.

Who Is Ron Hope?

Before I get into all the choices available to the player, you must also know some backstory so you’ll know which choice fits best with your morals. You find incriminating evidence that Ron Hope is guilty of poisoning Farmer’s Land to make it more mineral-rich than hiring mercenaries to try and force farmers to leave their land.

But arresting him may cause political instability as he is on the Council of Governors and owns the HopeTech Corporation. And Ron Hope already makes it clear that trying to arrest him will result in violence. This makes the choice much more heavy on the conscience of the players. 

Every Choice For Ron Hope In Starfield

The four choices available to the player are:

• Arrest and kill Ron Hope.
• Spare him by accepting his 20,000 credit bribe.
• Use the negotiation skill and increase the bribe to 50,000 credits.
• Spare him for free.

Consequence For Each Choice

Even though Ron Hope claims that killing him will cause instability, even if you kill him, nothing bad happens. One could say that they were just empty threats.

Here is what will happen if players decide to kill Ron Hope:

• Players will have to fight Ron Hope and his security detail.
• After killing Ron Hope, his assistant will claim that HopeTech will most probably endure despite this.
• Players will also get approval from their companions.
• Players can also loot Ron Hope and his security detail for some minor credits and ammo after killing them.

But if players decide to accept the bribe, then basically two things will happen:

• Ron Hope will not face any consequences, and players will get a sizable amount of credits. 
• Players will have to lie to the Marshall by saying that the trail went cold once you go back to the Rock. If you are in need of credits, consider reading the Starfield Money Glitch guide.

And that is basically it. I hope my Ron Hope Choice for Starfield guide helped you out. Aside from this, consider reading the Best There is, Eye of the Storm, No Sudden Moves, and Due In Full quest guides as well.

Or, in case you are interested in knowing what other players chose to do in the Hammer Fall quest, then consider reading this Reddit post, but that is all from me. Do let me know what you think about Starfield in the comment section below.

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