And I hate that they're called a "Faction" in the game.
I thought the VDB's had heavy weight, the actions of that quest have literally no bearing
on what follows.
Man, this might be the most frustrating part of the game.
When Placide is explaining what their role in Night City is, along with their relationship with the Net, I was ready for them to be a big part of the game. And the game even seems to think so too. They're an absolutely crucial part of what leads into the events of the game. If you choose not to attack them at all throughout their mission, you taunt Placide for not being able to murk you, and he even texts you telling you to watch your back. So, clearly, SOMETHING of some sort was meant to happen at some point, but probably just wasn't finished.
Not to mention that in one of the prologues, Padre mentions that there's serious beef between the Patriots and Valentinos, but it's barely touched on again.
Not to mention that one of the endings sets up some absolutely wild shyt, and then just ends.