The problem is they BARELY actually let you do self-interested evil. It's all just pointless cruelty, often with nothing but downsides. Doing bad shit should push you towards doing more bad shit because people stop trusting you
Yeah I noticed the path of least resistance option was to be heroic and good for the best rewards and friends. The actual min-maxed optimum route for XP and items is full clear mass slaughter of all that exists. There’s not an easy self-interested lawful evil route