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Do you have all DLCs? GRA gives access to many high-quality energy weapons from the start of the game. At level 6 you can get the Vigilant Recycler perk, which will alleviate a lot of ammo issues. Otherwise, the conversion of fission batteries is a great way of getting more ammo. Also the...

Dear readers, Every now and then, roughly once a year, I get an unexplainable urge to play Fallout. Usually this starts and ends with me playing F:NV, however Fallout 3 is always there, begging to be played. Now, Fallout 3 has always had a special place in my heart, since it was the first...

Potatoe - potatoe. Even in Nazi-Germany there were dissidents. Hell, there have been numerous murder plots on Hitler's life precisely because indoctrination couldn't cover everyone. Of course it can be effective, but the complete and utter dedication we see in the Legion cannot be a product of...

There is no room in the Legion for diverging opinions, at least not while Caesar is still alive. It is only when out of Caesar's grasp do we get to hear the full extent of their personal vision of the Legion. So I think its fair to say that a lot of these men have personal vision, however don't...

What chances do we really get to uncover the vision of the Legion's leadership? Very few. The only one we have an in-depth conversation with is Caesar. Though, we can consult other examples that indirectly link to the possible intellectual merit of the Legion's leaders. We meet Ulysses and...

I certainly don't think they're outright evil. They did some experiments on people, but what pre-war government didn't? And a case could be made for the conditions of the Wasteland being more pressing, justifying their methods. Their priorities seem off, though. If they want to become the...

The question that pops up in my mind is, are genetic mutants really the biggest threat to the Wasteland? Maybe I am biased, because in F:NV the Super Mutants are little more than a side note and some are even shown as being mentally healthy. In F:3 they are more menacing, especially due to...

Excuse me, but where did I mention a logical fallacy? I pointed out that the analogy you made worked in Lanius's favor rather than against him.

I find your addition of "camaraderie" to the commissar's job description questionable at best. "Commissars are invariably stern and uncompromising individuals, able to keep even the most anarchic regiments in line through fear, strength and power." - https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Commissar...

This line of thought has already been refuted twice in this same thread. In summary, if repression was all that kept the legionaries bound to the Legion, there'd be a lot more desertion, resentment and rebellious tendencies in the Legion. We see none. If you're going to argue the sentiments...

This is besides the point and a different discussion altogether. I was exposing a double standard in NMLevesque's arguments. Regardless, important aspects of a commissar are the ability to lead by example and inspire the troops, through both fear and courage. Lanius does these things and does...

You're speaking in hyperbole. Commissars lead by example, and summary executions are a last resort. Your analogy undermines your argument.

Common sense about how armies work. If you're going to make the (foolish) point that successful guerilla warfare is easy, make it. Don't beat around the bush with nonsense like this. A fair question, but it doesn't detract from the point I was making. The fact that Lanius recognizes that a...

I know too little of the NCR as a whole, but in the Mojave their days are numbered. Morale is low, corruption is rife, they are undermanned, under-supplied and under-gunned. All over the Mojave we see the NCR losing control and crumbling, materially as well as psychologically. What is more...

Perhaps it is propaganda, or perhaps it is by simple virtue of the Mojave being primarily populated by the Legion's enemies. Somewhat understandably, the dominant perspective in the Mojave is anti-Legion and we're never really shown the other side of the aureus.

Veers, What indicator, other than his reputation as a brute, is there that suggests Lanius's poor strategic skill? One of the few meaningful interactions the player can have with Lanius shows that he possibly has greater strategic insight than Caesar. I am referring to the Barter/Speech...

NMLevesque, Lanius holds the rank of Legate and therefore commands the cohort. Contrary to the picture you sketch, a man in charge of several hundred men, divided into units, does not sit around twiddling his thumbs and smoking cigars all day. He is in command of the overall movement...

I agree that Vulpes Inculta is a great, perhaps even the best, replacement for Caesar. More so because the subtle and indirect approaches of infiltration, psychological warfare and guerilla warfare seem to strike at the NCR's Achilles' heel. Though, I wanted to specifically invalidate the...

Hey everyone, Legate Lanius gets a bad reputation in Fallout New Vegas, often being depicted as a leader who would destroy the Legion should he be left in charge. In this thread I will argue that this reputation is, at least in part, unjustified. Firstly, before meeting Lanius in person, a...

I fully agree. That's been one of my major gripes with Fallout so far.