Recent content by TomJ

My point being that there needs to be more flavor to the world. Whether its raiders ruling an area, a merc company using some small farm settlements as a source of supplies, or the successors to a prewar gang running a protection racket in an bombed out neighborhood. They don't need to be that...

One thing I can say from my own personal experience is that Fallout 3 and Oblivion were far better games than their direct sequels. Fallout 3 and Oblivion took a couple play throughs for me to realize how unsatisfying it was as a game because of how many missed opportunities for story telling...

I personally think Bethesda's "success" comes from the YouTubers they have more or less bought off and get really great PR from whenever they release a game. I'd imagine at least a quarter of their sales come from that alone, probably closer to half. I know I fell victim to that type of BS in...

Bethesda games are a mile wide and an inch deep. Expecting anything approaching depth out of them is asking too much. They can't even make raiders more than drugged out pyros or Chicago mob rip offs. It wouldn't even be hard to have a few groups of non hostile raiders running protection rackets...

What I learned from Fallout 4 is how thin a game can be and not be considered a DLC. On a less sarcastic note, it just taught me that Bethesda always learns the worst lessons from other game studios. Fallout New Vegas was pretty thin on content for my liking, but the game was ok. Bethesda took...

Some of the things I like about Fallout 3 was the world, but I do agree that the game should have been set around the same time as the original Fallout. It makes no sense that The Bombs got brought up at all given that its been 200 years since they actually got dropped. It would have been fairly...

I don't think Romance in RPGs is a bad thing, its just not something that is thought out when it is put into a game. For example, it wouldn't make sense for there to even be an option of Romance until after a companion's quest is completed. As to what will trigger their quest is a different...

I think a seduction perk/skill would be useful if there was more overt espionage in Fallout games. Well more significant than "sneak here and don't get caught". If you had to say infiltrate a faction and had someone you could seduce to get information out of them or kill them in their sleep (if...

Even if you look at New Vegas or 3, what would Romance even add to the game play? Vegas is the land of debauchery, so other than wanting to role play as a Mormon, there wouldn't be a point to having a spouse. And in 3, you basically are supposed to have a thing for Amata if you play as a guy and...

You can take both perks or just pretend you are bi. Its not like until Romance options were introduced that sexuality really mattered that much in Fallout aside from flavor and the occasional funny moment. Also, its not like being bisexual means you're even good at seduction with either sex. I...

Child mortality would likely be fairly high in most of the world, even including the NCR. NCR cities (excluding Vault City) would probably have infant and childhood mortality rates similar to Mexico today, which is ~14 per 1000 birth, the US is ~6 per 1000 for comparison. I'd imagine that since...

One thought I am having on this is whether or not it is possible to have faction reputation factor into skill checks. It makes sense to have a static check if you have the requisite skills, but have someone not trust you if your faction rep is too low. Cause even if I am a medical genius, the...

The problem with the cost of the water and electricity is that its never really explained how the water and power that was coming from Hoover Dam was distributed in the NCR after it was released before the battle other than House getting a cut of it. For all we know, and given how corrupt the...

I would figure a House ending + Kimball dead/impeached + General Oliver getting sacked would likely lead to an economic and social collapse of the NCR and would radically hamper Houses plans. I figure this because the NCR is already facing a water shortage and a food shortage is noted to be on...

Salt is where we get the word "salary" from, supposedly. Since Roman soldier were paid partially in salt since it was such a hot commodity. Salt would still be a hot commodity just like water would be. It does make sense that water merchants across the country would use caps eventually since...