BlueTsunami
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Stealth Sniper, High Intelligence and Agility and higher than normal Perception is my bread and butter build. Though this is in Fallout 1 and 2 where Perception isn't just a throwaway stat.
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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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TheExecutive
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~Kinggi~ said:
I hear ya but I never had to fight with the mechanics. Their "age" didnt bother me. F3 for me was about exploration and survival. I am willing to give up a lot for survival rpg's... a LOT.
BlueTsunami said:
I really hated playing a sniper in both the first games. I'd always find myself in "shoot, back up, shoot, back up" mode when facing multiple things which I found aggravating.
I'm really starting to lean towards going pure explosives so I can afford more skill points in stuff like lockpick and stealth early on.
BlueTsunami
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Wallach said:
I actually maxed out Explosives in my second playthrough of FO3 and that plus the added damage with the explosives expert perk plus Pyromaniac perk (I think it was?) really packed a punch. Especially when used with the Quantum Nuka Cola grenades. I also loved using Bottlecap Mines.
Gamebanshee has a list of the perks and traits http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/100...t-new-vegas-perks-traits-skills-and-more.html
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I hope its easier to make decent face this time around. The Asian selection was horrible.
BlueTsunami said:
I generally took Pyromaniac too, but that was mostly for Flamer/Heavy Incinerator work. Pyro doesn't actually modify any explosive damage. None of the perks actually worked with Nuka Grenades (even the explosive ones) which was pretty shitty, though they did stupid damage anyway. The Bottlecap Mines definitely saw the most work, though I think they should have either been harder to make or less effective; 800 damage at R3 demolitions was crazy when I was hauling around like 50 in my backpack at a time.
WanderingWind
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Jamesfrom818 said:
I just hope the 3rd person view works better so I can actually see all the cool stuff I pick up along the way.
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Snuggler said:
That's what's so great! You could theoretically make a decision in the game, only for the outcome to bite you in the ass hours later.
So what's everybody's first character gonna be!?
Jamesfrom818
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That was in Fallout 3 too. Never picked it though.Llyranor said:
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Llyranor said:
Twas in Fallout 3 too.
Beaten like a dead horse.
Wiggum2007
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This time they should make the Mysterious Stranger a cowboy or something.
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Wiggum2007 said:
Killian Darkwater back from the grave!
Shit. So the local stores near me say they will get it in Monday afternoon, so I could go for that and get it right out of work on Monday.
Or I can go for the $10 credit on Amazon, bundle it with the CE guide, and hopefully they'll both get the release day delivery for $1.
... this decision is only incredibly hard because I am dying to play it now. Damn. :lol
Or I can go for the $10 credit on Amazon, bundle it with the CE guide, and hopefully they'll both get the release day delivery for $1.
... this decision is only incredibly hard because I am dying to play it now. Damn. :lol
Llyranor said:
Hmmm... I'm looking at the Traits, and...
Four Eyes
Prerequisite: A Perception score below 10.
While wearing any type of glasses, you have +1 Perception. Without glasses, you have -1 Perception.
Technically, since you get -1 without glasses, and +1 with glasses, am I correct to assume that if your Perception if 6 for example, it becomes 5 when you pick this trait, and with glasses you actually get +2?
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HBP said:
That's the spirit!
I haven't checked to see if it's in Vegas yet, but remind me NOT to chose the 'Bloody Mess' perk. It was fun for about 5 minutes but after 60 hours I got kinda tired of people asploding into a pile of guttyworks every time I shot them.
I'm gonna focus on Charisma like I always do, love me some dialogue options, but after that I'll probably sink a lot of points into stealth and skills that will go with it. I will be sort of a post-apocalyptic James Bond.
I'm gonna focus on Charisma like I always do, love me some dialogue options, but after that I'll probably sink a lot of points into stealth and skills that will go with it. I will be sort of a post-apocalyptic James Bond.
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Snuggler said:
Fallout and Fallout 2 had different Bloody Mess animations based on which weapons you killed with, which was nice. Hopefully NV has some different ones. It's not a dealbreaker, but I can see where you're coming from.
stupei said:
Two.
I hope Good-Natured makes a return.
disappeared said:So what's everybody's first character gonna be!?
Right now, tentatively I'm going to make a heavy talking character with enough strength and agility to beat people up if need me. I plan on focusing on melee combat to save on ammo, and I probably won't make a particularly intelligent character. Charisma is much more important to me. Will probably consider picking good natured as a trait as well.
I hope the game has many options to use charisma and dialogue to turn people against each other, and I hope there are good options to play as a relatively evil character who is also on the good side of most of the factions and NPCs. That would be what I want to aim for. Also, I hope there are awesome wicked melee weapons.
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kamspy said:
Bread and butter
indigo-cyclops
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I'm going to go with a similar roll as duckroll. Heavy talker melee chargers bur a strong focus in science. I'm going complete asshole my first game. I swear to god there better be some awesome Easter eggs.
Man, I haven't created a Fallout character in such a loooong time. Will have a tough time debating this.
Definitely going for Speech. Survival sounds pretty appealing for hardcore, but not sure if I want to tag it. Sneaking would also be useful, but unsure (+/- Lockpick, but that's a second investment). I might want to pick either guns, explosives or melee (investing in Str will benefit my carry weight as well). Medicine will be useful too, especially re: crippled limbs in Hardcore, and just using stims/rads in general. Science? Definitely appealing too.
Aww geez, did I name all the skills? I guess I left out energy weaps, barter and unarmed. Those I think I can do without. Repair sounds like it'd be really useful, but I think I'll opt out of it. Will rather be scavenging a lot.
Not sure on my traits. Wild Wasteland would be interesting, but not necessarily for a first playthrough. Maybe Good-Natured; but though the benefits are nice, I don't want to make a good-natured character Maybe Four Eyes. Kamikaze? Loose Cannon? Depends on which I skills I opt for, I guess. Small frame only if I decide to invest in Medicine.
Ultimately, depending on how good (or ungood) the combat system is, I might just opt for a stealth character and try to avoid/escape as many combat situations as possible (or through diplomacy or assassination). Hmmmm.
I love RPG character creation.
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And darn it, it sounds like such an awful perk, but I want to be a cannibal.
Definitely going for Speech. Survival sounds pretty appealing for hardcore, but not sure if I want to tag it. Sneaking would also be useful, but unsure (+/- Lockpick, but that's a second investment). I might want to pick either guns, explosives or melee (investing in Str will benefit my carry weight as well). Medicine will be useful too, especially re: crippled limbs in Hardcore, and just using stims/rads in general. Science? Definitely appealing too.
Aww geez, did I name all the skills? I guess I left out energy weaps, barter and unarmed. Those I think I can do without. Repair sounds like it'd be really useful, but I think I'll opt out of it. Will rather be scavenging a lot.
Not sure on my traits. Wild Wasteland would be interesting, but not necessarily for a first playthrough. Maybe Good-Natured; but though the benefits are nice, I don't want to make a good-natured character
Maybe Four Eyes. Kamikaze? Loose Cannon? Depends on which I skills I opt for, I guess. Small frame only if I decide to invest in Medicine.Ultimately, depending on how good (or ungood) the combat system is, I might just opt for a stealth character and try to avoid/escape as many combat situations as possible (or through diplomacy or assassination). Hmmmm.
I love RPG character creation.
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And darn it, it sounds like such an awful perk, but I want to be a cannibal.
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HBP said:
They said they have improved the 3rd person. That and gun play were things they really wanted to work on for NV.
WanderingWind
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So, the shittiness of Arcania is fueling a lot of desire for this game, apparently. I just went over to the JoWood board, and everybody is PISSED. There are more than a few posters calling for Fallout: New Vegas to save the RPG scene.
I hope the game is up to the challenge. :lol
I hope the game is up to the challenge. :lol
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Gravijah said:
Wild Wasteland is a trait which only appears in Fallout: New Vegas and adds various 'wacky' content, as well as modifies existing content and special encounters.
In an interview with Chris Avellone, he notes that the Wild Wasteland trait may add more references to older content in Fallout and Fallout 2, in regards to special encounters. Players without Wild Wasteland will find less silly analogues in places where Wild Wasteland modifies things. According to JE Sawyer the trait was added as a compromise because different members of the team often suggested 'wacky' content that others thought would be out of place.
"Wild Wasteland unleashes the most bizarre and silly elements of post-apocalyptic America. Not for the faint of heart or the serious of temperament."
In an interview with Chris Avellone, he notes that the Wild Wasteland trait may add more references to older content in Fallout and Fallout 2, in regards to special encounters. Players without Wild Wasteland will find less silly analogues in places where Wild Wasteland modifies things. According to JE Sawyer the trait was added as a compromise because different members of the team often suggested 'wacky' content that others thought would be out of place.
"Wild Wasteland unleashes the most bizarre and silly elements of post-apocalyptic America. Not for the faint of heart or the serious of temperament."
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duckroll said:
I tried Cannibal on my most recent (evil) F3 playthrough. It's kind of disturbing, what with the chewing/crunching noises. :lol
Gravijah said:
We discussed this earlier on in the thread. It's a trait which will allow certain random encounters to happen - the really off the wall wacky ones similar to what Fallout 2 had. Leaving it off makes the game more... "realistic" to a certain degree. There are unique weapons and stuff which are only available with the trait, and also unique stuff which are only available if you do not have the trait.
Can you eat Ghouls? They look kinda tasty, I bet they taste like jerky.
...but yeah, I'm definitely going with Wild Wasteland. It sounds right up my alley. Same goes for hardcore mode, which sounds like the proper way to play but they were probably scared to make it standard since wimps would whine about it.
...but yeah, I'm definitely going with Wild Wasteland. It sounds right up my alley. Same goes for hardcore mode, which sounds like the proper way to play but they were probably scared to make it standard since wimps would whine about it.
WanderingWind
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duckroll said:
So, in essence, there is zero incentive to not pick this trait, right?
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WanderingWind said:
Pretty much. Although it would be nice to save it for a second playthrough!