Question about Natlan Archon Quest

During that part of the AQ, you really just need to go to as many checkpoints as possible to save people (people from Natlan, but also Fatui soldiers, even Saurians).
But don't worry too much about it. There isn't a penalty or anything, if you don't save everybody. I myself found that part very well done, but incredibly stressing. The fact that I was crying my eyes out didn't help too much either. xd I'm sure I could have saved more, but I'll have to live with that now.

It's not something you can really mess up.

It's a bunch of non-important NPCs or some saurians.

No named characters die really. iirc it has no consequences and is more of an illustration of what's going on. I remember a thread where people chose the same options but got different numbers

I don't think you can mess up and have anything change in a manner that is noticeable. Don't sweat about it, it's an act 4 thing iirc

I don't think there is a way to avoid it. The amount itself varies between players but I'm not sure if there are specific ways to affect the count manually.

Part of what makes the war with the abyss in Natlan so real is just that, actual casualties. Just by the presence of that number, you know this is serious and lives are genuinely being lost. Hopefully, you can put a stop to it after centuries of the Natlanese's perseverance and suffering. And remember, those who are lost are never forgotten.

It's more than a year so I forgot some.
It's on 3rd/ 4th act:
•Defeat the enemies AS FAST AS POSSIBLE (bring your best team).
• Talk to every NPC you find and ALWAYS CHOOSE THE MOST POSITIVE OPTION.
• Now there will choices of area where you will assist them;
Pay close attention to a doctor NPC, save them first.
On 2nd wave if I recall, there's a potioneer (?) NPC or sum that has a medical supplies, save them, also when you talk to them choose the option of stoping them of risking to go out.
On last wave, choose the Mother and Daughter to save over the saurian (it lowers the casualty for most who chose it).
Again, THE FASTER you complete tasks the lower the deaths.

Thousands die, no matter what you do. War is hell.

Most of them have nothing to do with the choices you make, but a few do. And no matter what choice you decide to make for those few, you'll save some but others will wind up dead.

For all of the NPCs where your choices matter, they are not NPCs that you knew before the event, and you never meet any of the ones you save after the event. So, it's not as though you're going to accidentally remove a crucial NPC like a tribe chief or something.

Personally, I recommend doing it unspoiled. Make the choices that you think are right, and see what results from them. The emotions hit harder, that way - and this part of the story is all about evoking strong emotions!

It is honestly just a number, like some other people said hundreds or thousands of people are said to die in that conflict, there are NPCs that are missing in the world afterwards, but it's just random people that have maybe one line of dialogue and don't have any other impact.

Certain choices you make will change who lives or dies, I don't remember exactly but I know there is one where there is someone who is supposed to be relaying messages, after you save him, you can tell him to keep going or you can let him rest, if he rests he survives and a group of other people die, but if he keeps going then he dies by other people survive

No matter what you do around 1800 or more will "die".

yeah it happens and i was so upset that i couldn’t save them all.. basically there is a part where a certain fatui appears and you’ll know there will be war.

you can search up on youtube about which decisions to make. but its basically a matter of being fast, where you’ll decide to go and who to save, and remember to save some people like a NPC’s mother, who is a doc

If you're worried, and know what happens, it is based on your in game performance. Bring some characters and a team that you have built really well. You can also utilize the lower world level function to make the enemies easier to beat, so you go through it faster. No matter what you do, there will be nameless npc's that die. But, when it was released, i remember people discussed tips such as this.

Spoiler on the one thing that it affects, but it is a minute detail: >!You don't mess anything up, and the only thing that happens, is that there is a memorial built with the number of npc's that died being listed on the memorial if you interact with it.!< Here is when it happens: >!After the fight with the natlan boss, the memorial is the domain entrance to the boss fight in the overworld.!<

Neither of those things are important, but it's there if you want the information !
So, try not to worry. It is a very serious part of the quest, but nothing you do will mess up the story!

I want to stress that this does not mess up anything. Just do your best and visit as many locations that need help, and you'll be just fine. The overall point from this is to show the consequences of war.

The place where this happens in the quest line is Act 4.

And seriously, this is nothing to be anxious about.

It's a war. War sucks, and casualties are one reason why. The best you'll be able to do is keep them to a minimum; you can't avoid them.

Well it's a full blown abyss incursion, casualties are inevitable.

Nothing changes no matter the outcome. I tried to let as many as possible die out of curiosity and nothing happened lol.