Post by Cyan_Griffonclaw on May 3, 2017 19:53:44 GMT
Hello fellow survivors! I've been going back and forth with Fallout 4, Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. I love the series, the franchise (going back to Bioware's subsidiary studio, Black Isle) and Bethesda's version of open-world, single-player experience. However, there is nothing more frustrating when you're pulled out of immersion to ask yourself, "What... the... fffffffffffffffff****?"
I started this thread for Fallout fans who happen to like Bioware's games as well. Since a lot of studios use the best elements of other games and incorporate them into their own, I thought I would point out some terrible, horrible, stupid, idiotic, asinine, etc. issues in the Fallout universe that just fail.
Example #1 (Scenario): Settlement defensive posture: This is a post-apocalyptic environment where 9-1-1 doesn't exist so it's absolutely vital that you leave your settlements protected so settlers can get on with their lives. Fallout 4 dictates how it's going to be done: Posted sentries and automated turret defenses.
Example #1 (Immersion Breaker): Sanctuary has a defensive rating of 612. That's beyond necessary by almost 400 points, but I had a lot of junk... Anyway, how do raiders kidnap a sentry (still wearing tier-3 combat clothing, armed with a minigun with 350 rounds of 5mm ammo and a stealthboy) all the while not triggering the four missile turrets and spotlight that are setup by the guard post? There is no backstory on how he got captured in full gear (and left to carry) and the fact that this sentry has four kills using that minigun on a super-mutant patrol.
Example #2 (Scenario): Outpost locations. Fallout 4 pre-selects your locations. You can only settle where there is a workshop.
Example #3 (Immersion Breaker): WTF. Why am I trying to settle into what amounts to be a crater (Coastal Cottage) which is nearby a Deathclaw's favorite hunting spot? Makhra Fishing Plant, a concrete behemoth surrounded by water, already has defensive battlements in place and has pre-built structures like a trailer in place. I don't know how many times I've had to replace turrets, recruit replacement settlers and build up even more defenses (a defensive wall, quite literally) to keep raiders, deathclaws, super-mutants and occasional Synth patrol from completely overrunning the outpost. That's not fun. That's just busywork because you're placed in a losing situation from the start.
So what about you guys?
I started this thread for Fallout fans who happen to like Bioware's games as well. Since a lot of studios use the best elements of other games and incorporate them into their own, I thought I would point out some terrible, horrible, stupid, idiotic, asinine, etc. issues in the Fallout universe that just fail.
Example #1 (Scenario): Settlement defensive posture: This is a post-apocalyptic environment where 9-1-1 doesn't exist so it's absolutely vital that you leave your settlements protected so settlers can get on with their lives. Fallout 4 dictates how it's going to be done: Posted sentries and automated turret defenses.
Example #1 (Immersion Breaker): Sanctuary has a defensive rating of 612. That's beyond necessary by almost 400 points, but I had a lot of junk... Anyway, how do raiders kidnap a sentry (still wearing tier-3 combat clothing, armed with a minigun with 350 rounds of 5mm ammo and a stealthboy) all the while not triggering the four missile turrets and spotlight that are setup by the guard post? There is no backstory on how he got captured in full gear (and left to carry) and the fact that this sentry has four kills using that minigun on a super-mutant patrol.
Example #2 (Scenario): Outpost locations. Fallout 4 pre-selects your locations. You can only settle where there is a workshop.
Example #3 (Immersion Breaker): WTF. Why am I trying to settle into what amounts to be a crater (Coastal Cottage) which is nearby a Deathclaw's favorite hunting spot? Makhra Fishing Plant, a concrete behemoth surrounded by water, already has defensive battlements in place and has pre-built structures like a trailer in place. I don't know how many times I've had to replace turrets, recruit replacement settlers and build up even more defenses (a defensive wall, quite literally) to keep raiders, deathclaws, super-mutants and occasional Synth patrol from completely overrunning the outpost. That's not fun. That's just busywork because you're placed in a losing situation from the start.
So what about you guys?
