Why? Not in terms of role-playing, or immersion, but -- just curious why? It's a little frustrating. Can Stephen, Daniel, or Georg spare a moment sometime to clear up the thought process on this? Is it a lore thing, or a mechanics thing? In terms of Mass Effect, Paragon/light points and Renegade/dark point built in separate directions and didn't cancel each other out. They each had their own rewards, if you accrued enough of either points, and all you needed was enough of those points. This game has gear rewards for alignment, obviously. But if I have enough LP for light item X, and also DP enough for dark item Y, why can't I buy either?