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I think you were referred to as "stranger" in roughly 20 conversations there. Don't think I ever managed to stumble into Northside in my playthroughs
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I've been through Northside a million times and I never remember any of the quests because there's just nothing that makes them stand out. Kick out some guys here? Sure! Kick out some other guys over there? Sure! Save my daughter? Sure! Meh.
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Aug 15, 2018 04:24
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The big problem with all those suburbs around New Vegas is that unless you literally ignore all the content you can on the roundabout way up there, or get there by running screaming and crying past the quarry while getting chased by Deathclaws immediately after leaving Goodsprings, all their challenges and rewards are just... completely forgettable in quality. Like, fifty caps? That might have been relevant as a quest reward or amount of money in the opening five minutes of the game. Past that it's like the most minor of pocket change. So there's no reason to bother with them from a reward standpoint, and aside from those few unique animations, there's nothing compelling about them from a storytelling/presentation standpoint either.
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Aug 15, 2018 11:12
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The idea seems to be having a lot of routes to get into the Strip (getting the favor of the Kings, fixing the monorail, etc). But in reality there's no particular reason you aren't going to be able to easily pass the credit check and waltz in the door once you get to the Securitrons.
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Aug 15, 2018 17:41
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It doesn't help that the North Vegas area is just completely barren of real landmarks entirely. Westside has a half-dozen quests sending you into it. North Vegas is entirely self-contained and the only notable thing even nearby is the House building which is gonna be pointless on most playthroughs. Unless you're really fond of .44 there's just nothing to do up there.
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Aug 15, 2018 17:57
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PurpleXVI posted:The big problem with all those suburbs around New Vegas is that unless you literally ignore all the content you can on the roundabout way up there, or get there by running screaming and crying past the quarry while getting chased by Deathclaws immediately after leaving Goodsprings, all their challenges and rewards are just... completely forgettable in quality. It definitely stands out as an area that should've been introduced waaay earlier. It's like coming across Klamath in FO2 after you're done with NCR.
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Aug 15, 2018 19:14
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PurpleXVI posted:The big problem with all those suburbs around New Vegas is that unless you literally ignore all the content you can on the roundabout way up there, or get there by running screaming and crying past the quarry while getting chased by Deathclaws immediately after leaving Goodsprings, all their challenges and rewards are just... completely forgettable in quality. that could have been intentional, maybe? These are the slums of the city, and maybe the intention is that these people can't afford more rewards. It still sucks from a gameplay perspective though.
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Be Sure To Drink Your Sunset Sarsaparilla! Chapter 50: Sun Vulture and the Festering Frustration 
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Aug 19, 2018 15:25
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Poor Cass. At least she's getting some laughs out of the journey, but her and her family have had a rough time of it over time. At least she's less likely to die from random crits than her father was, or an especially unlucky burst shot... or being shot in the back by idiot allies.
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Aug 19, 2018 16:05
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I like to give one of those badges to all my companions. My deputies! 
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Aug 19, 2018 16:09
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I...I never finished that quest line. Wow...
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Aug 19, 2018 21:35
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EDIT: Never mind, wrong character..
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Aug 19, 2018 21:57
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Chronische posted:Poor Cass. At least she's getting some laughs out of the journey, but her and her family have had a rough time of it over time. At least she's less likely to die from random crits than her father was, or an especially unlucky burst shot... or being shot in the back by idiot allies. If John didn't want to get burst-ed, maybe he shouldn't have gone down the stairs into the tanker's hold, and stood between
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Aug 19, 2018 22:17
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The star cap ending is just so beautiful.
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Aug 20, 2018 04:11
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Here Lies Sun Vulture's Hopes and Dreams.
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Aug 20, 2018 04:20
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Playing through this quest line is a great way to induct people into nihilism.
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Aug 21, 2018 09:29
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Or dredge up embarrassing childhood memories of hitching one's wagon to the wrong (glowing blue) star.
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Who likes competitive sabotage!? Chapter 51: Sun Vulture and the Caravan Catfight  Edit: V How did I forget that? Thanks, fixed! ApeHawk fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Apr 10, 2019 |
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Aug 23, 2018 03:35
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Just as a heads up, it's piques rather than peaks.
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ApeHawk posted:Who likes competitive sabotage!? Oh hey, it's the DLC with the massively boring and underwhelming Main Quest, and the incredibly compelling Side Quest. Also, please show off the special set-piece at the bottom of the canyon. You know the one. It's the only evidence I have that something was in Fallout 3 before I'm 100% certain it got patched out.
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Aug 23, 2018 05:45
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Oh thank God, for a moment I thought you weren't going to brutally murder the Van Graffs. As much as I like the idea of Rose learning some peace... gently caress the Van Graffs.
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PurpleXVI posted:Oh thank God, for a moment I thought you weren't going to brutally murder the Van Graffs. It's easier to murder the Van Graffs by working security and being bad at it but I guess then you don't get to loot them.
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Aug 23, 2018 08:28
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They always ended up dead anyway in my games because they get set to attack on sight. Eight counts of self-defense with a guass rifle from a block away is totally a legitimate claim, right?
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Zomborgon posted:They always ended up dead anyway in my games because they get set to attack on sight. It's not like they'll be around to argue otherwise, and the NCR will care for all of ten minutes until you hand over another quest for them. I didn't even know sparing them was a valid choice for the quest and not a trap option, because what reason do you have to spare them that compares to a dozen energy weapons relatively early?
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Aug 23, 2018 17:11
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Oh hey, the Worst DLC Of The Game is up next! Get caffeinated because it's a snorefest. Also travel VERY light. VERY VERY light.
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It does feature some decent companions and the baritone voice of Keith Szarabajka, though.
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I dunno what you guys all played, I friggin' loved my time in Zion. Sure was a hell of a lot more fun than trying to do OWB on a character that wasn't at the exact level they meant it for.
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Couldn't play Honest Hearts myself. I have a crippling fear of Wasps and other insects. Mantis' are bad, Radscorps are worse, Cazadors? A Whole DLC full of Cazadors?!
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I like Honest Hearts. Especially how it's not yet another wasteland of some sort.
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I really liked Honest hearts for how pretty it is compared to the rest of the Wasteland. The Mission, Chris Avellone edition I'm lukewarm about but whatever.
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Aug 24, 2018 12:33
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Honest Hearts is awesome. That is all.
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And its the best place for punch wizards like Sun here.
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Aug 24, 2018 16:35
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Honest Hearts I liked fine. It was Old World Blues that grated on me. The Think Tank were funny, but gently caress's sake there were so many DEADLY ROBOSCORPIONS it was obnoxious
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My rating is OWB/Dead Money tied for first, Honest Hearts second, and uh that loving awful last DLC way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way down at 984th place. OWB and Dead Money at least have decent concepts and stuff to do, even if Dead Money suffers a bit from being a tad too short(thus undermining the MASTER-PLANNED HEIST VS SECURITY theme) and the game engine just not really... working for the horror it's trying to inspire. OWB just kind of mobs you with dudes and while it has some funny set pieces and decent writing, doesn't really have any serious direction, it's mostly just a loot haul with some "oh hey, I know that voice"-tidbits. Honest Hearts is just... empty. You've got a canyon, you've got some caves and shacks, there's all of one actual quest that I could even recall(the main one) and that's it. It feels like more of a "sorry for not giving you the location we really sold you on, have this boring area instead.". gently caress Lonesome Road, though. Everything about that sucked crusty, moldy rear end and reeks of Avellone's bloated nutsack being smeared all over it.
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PurpleXVI posted:
1000x yes. Avellone is a great writer but Christ when he's given an inch to be self-indulgent he will take a mile.
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I will have things to say about Avellone's writing style when we get to That DLC. Till then, let's just focus all our positive energy on the journey ahead.
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I don't mind Honest Hearts, though it roughly lands in quality where everyone else seems to have it (for me it's DM->OWB->HH----------------->LR.) I'm a big fan of the DLC's centerpiece character, so that makes it more than bearable. Plus, it's pretty.
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Aug 25, 2018 02:35
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Yeah, that one has the best voice acting in the game and it isn't particularly close
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I like Lonesome Road. 
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