bonesmccoy
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water_wendi said:
If you have a fast character with high sneak and speech, then yes.
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Fallout New Vegas DLC Vol2: Honest Hearts |OT| I am the right hand of the Lord
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If you have a fast character with high sneak and speech, then yes.
Mailman 007
Neo Member
I get the feeling we won't be getting HH today 
Saint10118
Member
Really enjoying the game so far and played for about 6 hours and have only scratched the surface of the storyline (Dead Money took me ~10 hours or so). The scenery is great and I really feel like great care was spent balancing the encounter rate which seems increased compared to the Mojave wasteland but with nice amount of variety (both in enemy type and difficulty). The writing is definitely in top form so far, quite possibly more so than even Dead Money which I was very impressed with.
Also, the stars... so pretty and distracting that I didn't notice a goddam bear about to eat my face off. Not gonna lie - I screamed.
Also, the stars... so pretty and distracting that I didn't notice a goddam bear about to eat my face off. Not gonna lie - I screamed.
Captain Tuttle
Member
The dude they got doing
voice is amazing.
Joshua Graham's
AlimNassor
Banned
Anyone catch that Fallout 2 New Reno shout out from Stella?
Also...
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/80s
They were mentioned. I never expected them to be mentioned in any game ever.
Lots of Van Buren shouts outs too.
Also...
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/80s
They were mentioned. I never expected them to be mentioned in any game ever.
Lots of Van Buren shouts outs too.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Oooh nice.AlimNassor said:
edit: and also great to hear about the possibility of pacifist DLC . i didnt even think about it until just today.
Mailman 007
Neo Member
Didn't work for me :/gifife said:
afternoon delight
Member
That's because it's live on steam just two seconds ago.
Oh no, I've already played through Dead Money with a different character, and I'm roughly at the same skill level as the last time (I play the same damned character every time ;__Lakitu said:
, I'm just wondering if I should play dead money for the loot first. I think I might...water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Its really sounding like my GOTY non-pacifist playthrough is going to need a mod to cut the XP down to 1/5 or something. i hit max level with zero combat xp with no real challenges. The DLC might just be too easy when you are a walking god.
Mods already make that easy, but I like being a walking God. I took a bunch of stealth boys and the YCS gauss rifle (with MC ammo) and basically just murdered about 15 or so deathclaws, Mother and Alpha-male included, in that little cove they have on the other side of the river. I did this even without the need for mods.water_wendi said:
Mailman 007
Neo Member
Woot, finally letting me download
Conflict NZ
Member
Just finished, I have to say its probably the best out of all the Fallout DLC (Fallout 3 DLC included). The atmosphere is amazing and the characters are great. Can't wait for the next DLC, bring on june!
ukresistance
Banned
Lakitu said:
I got it in one of the caves at the sorrows camp. Sorry, I don't remember which one. There were a shitload of beartraps and tripwires if that helps. Facing the computer, it's just behind you next to the survivalist bag.
Same here.Wallach said:I can't play this for a while.
Duckroll... find me a new shotgun.
I now feel like I need to run towards the nearest living thing in my vicinity and kill it with my bare hands.
If you take the whole thing into account, does it seem about as long as Dead Money?
Because that hit the DLC length sweet spot for me.
Stoffinator
Member
Now if Sony would just get the PS Store up so I can get this DLC.
If we're comparing to Fallout 3, it reminds me of Point lookout, the creepiness and overtones definitely.
Enjoyed the entirety of the DLC, i did not like
ending, but i loved
is sweet, but i turned
away from it.
Old world blues is definitely not something i'm looking for, i want Lonesome road!
Also, is there next dlc hints, just like in Dead money and the canyon wreckage?
Enjoyed the entirety of the DLC, i did not like
daniels
Joshuas, revenge
him
Old world blues is definitely not something i'm looking for, i want Lonesome road!
Also, is there next dlc hints, just like in Dead money and the canyon wreckage?
I'm really enjoying it so far. It feels very much like what I expected based on the description, and it's executed really well. A mountain hike vacation away from the Mojave in a really nice unpolluted part of the world. There's good attention to detail in terms of making the entire area feel much more natural, cleaner, and more alive. Doesn't feel like a wasteland at all.
The approach Obsidian has taken with the first two DLCs is really good. There's a solid lead-in from the Mojave into the DLC location, and it genuinely feels like a holiday campaign which is not only distinctly different from the main game, but so far they're also distinctly different from each other. I <3 Obsidian Fallout.
The approach Obsidian has taken with the first two DLCs is really good. There's a solid lead-in from the Mojave into the DLC location, and it genuinely feels like a holiday campaign which is not only distinctly different from the main game, but so far they're also distinctly different from each other. I <3 Obsidian Fallout.
HadesGigas
Member
Haven't officially started yet, the decision on what guns and armor to bring with the 100 weight limit was tough!
I had to keep my Holorifle+ even though the ammo takes up so much space and I'll probably run out and have a hard time finding any more while there...
Also brought This Machine, All-American, and Love and Hate if worst comes to worst and I need to go melee (not my character's strong point).
I had to keep my Holorifle+ even though the ammo takes up so much space and I'll probably run out and have a hard time finding any more while there...
Also brought This Machine, All-American, and Love and Hate if worst comes to worst and I need to go melee (not my character's strong point).
HadesGigas
Member
Haha wtf, in this mission about finding the
. I go all the way up, find it, am about to come down, and
.
bighorner calf
fucking Dead Horse hunters start killing all the bighorners, even though I have an optional objective of not killing them, and of course I get the blame for them being dead
Got to download it today after all.
Managed to get to the angel cave before I quit for the night. Looks like a fun journey ahead, surprisingly nice landscape and once again, nice fresh unpolluted water.
I always kind of chuckle at that, we spent hundreds of hours, getting shot at by ultra patriotic jerks in black power armor and almost died canonically trying to get a damn water purifier working in FO3 and a bunch of crazed tribals holed up in a canyon and Vegas have all they could ever need just out in open lakes and rivers.
Managed to get to the angel cave before I quit for the night. Looks like a fun journey ahead, surprisingly nice landscape and once again, nice fresh unpolluted water.
I always kind of chuckle at that, we spent hundreds of hours, getting shot at by ultra patriotic jerks in black power armor and almost died canonically trying to get a damn water purifier working in FO3 and a bunch of crazed tribals holed up in a canyon and Vegas have all they could ever need just out in open lakes and rivers.
I've put about 4-5 hours into the DLC so far, and I'm really liking it. I have not beaten it yet, and I'll probably put in much more time into exploring the region before beating it. For those wondering how this compares to Dead Money, I'll say that in many ways, this DLC is designed as a counterpoint to Dead Money's design style.
Dead Money was an intense and restrictive experienced designed to test the wits and observation skills of the player, and it was designed as an extremely linear and character-centric experience. In that sense, it took most players the same amount of time to complete the DLC, but it also meant that every play through of Dead Money regardless of choices or character style, would result in most players seeing 90% or more of all the content of the DLC.
On the other hand, Honest Hearts is designed as an open ended vacation quest far away from the Mojave. The setting is more laid back and relaxed, the scenery is beautiful, there are random weather effects, no sign of radiation in the environment whatsoever, and huge sprawling vistas which look magnificent in both day and night. The structure of the DLC is also very different. At any given time you have multiple open objectives, sometimes each objective has multiple ways of completing the objectives or alternate/optional objectives. The player is generally free to explore as much or as little of Zion National Park as desired, and there is a substantial amount of completely optional, and even hidden content.
So yeah, it's totally possible to blow through Honest Hearts very quickly, unlike Dead Money, if you want to. Some players/characters might even prefer to do that, just to get access to the .45 Auto ammo and guns, and return to the Mojave to use them. But those who want to take their time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Zion definitely won't find the content lacking either. I wouldn't say this is "smaller" than Dead Money by any means. Just designed differently.
Dead Money was an intense and restrictive experienced designed to test the wits and observation skills of the player, and it was designed as an extremely linear and character-centric experience. In that sense, it took most players the same amount of time to complete the DLC, but it also meant that every play through of Dead Money regardless of choices or character style, would result in most players seeing 90% or more of all the content of the DLC.
On the other hand, Honest Hearts is designed as an open ended vacation quest far away from the Mojave. The setting is more laid back and relaxed, the scenery is beautiful, there are random weather effects, no sign of radiation in the environment whatsoever, and huge sprawling vistas which look magnificent in both day and night. The structure of the DLC is also very different. At any given time you have multiple open objectives, sometimes each objective has multiple ways of completing the objectives or alternate/optional objectives. The player is generally free to explore as much or as little of Zion National Park as desired, and there is a substantial amount of completely optional, and even hidden content.
So yeah, it's totally possible to blow through Honest Hearts very quickly, unlike Dead Money, if you want to. Some players/characters might even prefer to do that, just to get access to the .45 Auto ammo and guns, and return to the Mojave to use them. But those who want to take their time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Zion definitely won't find the content lacking either. I wouldn't say this is "smaller" than Dead Money by any means. Just designed differently.
Suprised at how short this was, went to every location on the map and did all the quests in about 5.5 hours. The ranger armor is cool, its nice to finally have some that is not tied to the NCR. Didn't really care much for the overall story, but joshua was pretty well written and had fantastic voice work. The area was well crafted and was a nice departure from the nuclear holocust.
Overall I'd say I liked it a little less than Dead Money. Point Lookout still remains my favorite DLC though.
Overall I'd say I liked it a little less than Dead Money. Point Lookout still remains my favorite DLC though.
AlimNassor
Banned
I beat it today. Wow that was pretty good. I love all the fallout n2 shout outs, like making pornos in New Reno...oh and lots of Van buren shout outs.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Nice non-spoilery comments, guys.
I bought this last night, but found myself playing M&B:WFS and LA Noire instead.
I bought this last night, but found myself playing M&B:WFS and LA Noire instead.