In KOTOR 2, most of the minigames are optional.
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You can choose weither to go and hide on Dxun when you go to Onderon, or get more XP and kill the ships. I personally don't have a problem with the minigames because i am at least on a 2:1 kills:deaths ratio in CS:S

I fail to see why people here have such a problem with FPS games, like why som many of you disdain shooters and have to act like you're too good for them. They're alot of fun. TRY ONE