Fallout 3

[Furah]

Turn.... baaaaaaaaaaased!

 

 

 

DAMN YOU BETHESDA!

 

 

 

VATS is completely optional, but useful. you really should read up on something before you make a comment about something that is completely different that what you are thinking. there is not one point in the game where you actually have to use VATS

 

 

 

I love VATS, is fun to cripple the legs of fleeing enemies, or their arms when they are hitting you too often :twisted:

[folmer_veeman]

They should really have oiled the aiming system a bit, so it would be more of an FPS for people who'd like to. Currently even shooting first hand deals with hit percentage #-o .

[evil_mumm_ra]

Turn.... baaaaaaaaaaased!

 

 

 

DAMN YOU BETHESDA!

 

 

 

VATS is completely optional, but useful. you really should read up on something before you make a comment about something that is completely different that what you are thinking. there is not one point in the game where you actually have to use VATS

 

 

 

I love VATS, is fun to cripple the legs of fleeing enemies, or their arms when they are hitting you too often :twisted:

 

 

 

i'm not denying that VATS is great, i'm pointing out to dizzle that it's completely optional, because he doesn't seem to realize that.

[sephiroth_king]

They should really have oiled the aiming system a bit, so it would be more of an FPS for people who'd like to. Currently even shooting first hand deals with hit percentage #-o .

 

 

 

Um, yeah, if you think about it it's more realistic to the average FPS--in Fallout 3, your aiming isn't perfect at all, your character's hand moves as if his arm was shaking or maybe was tired, etc...The point being it's more authentic because Bethesda implemented the entire idea of imperfection in aiming. Look at CoD 4; whenever I see that game or any other FPS in play, your character's arms are perfectly still and all you need to do is aim with the cursor and shoot, with the Godly ability to not miss a single shot at all. If they were to implemet that FPS play into Fallout 3, I believe it would be another boring FPS...You wouldn't even need VATS, which is equally awesome, and is completely optional.

[Furah]

They should really have oiled the aiming system a bit, so it would be more of an FPS for people who'd like to. Currently even shooting first hand deals with hit percentage #-o .

 

 

 

Um, yeah, if you think about it it's more realistic to the average FPS--in Fallout 3, your aiming isn't perfect at all, your character's hand moves as if his arm was shaking or maybe was tired, etc...The point being it's more authentic because Bethesda implemented the entire idea of imperfection in aiming. Look at CoD 4; whenever I see that game or any other FPS in play, your character's arms are perfectly still and all you need to do is aim with the cursor and shoot, with the Godly ability to not miss a single shot at all. If they were to implemet that FPS play into Fallout 3, I believe it would be another boring FPS...You wouldn't even need VATS, which is equally awesome, and is completely optional.

 

 

 

In that case use a scoped weapon, you move heaps when using the scope, unlike Halo 3, where your guy stands perfectly still when aiming at 10x, when I use a vid camera at that zoom (optical) it shakes heaps...

[Lenticular_J]

Plus plenty of these guns are decades - or centuries - old.

[anonymous1234]

Plus plenty of these guns are decades - or centuries - old.

 

Yeah. I still don't get how Lincoln's repeater is in perfect condition when you find it when its over 400 years old.

[evil_mumm_ra]

well, while it was in the museum, and the museum was up, it would have been restored, so the damage would have been from the bombs and such, but that is a good point.

[indy500fan]

There are mods to make the game a FPS with no chance to hit involved. There is still weapon spread though, I think.

 

 

 

VATS basically makes the game a cake walk, you only take 10% of the damage that you would get outside of VATS. There are mods to modify that to varying degrees also (25%, 50%, 100% ect...)

[Bloodredsword]

well, while it was in the museum, and the museum was up, it would have been restored, so the damage would have been from the bombs and such, but that is a good point.

 

 

 

Who cares though, that weapon is a beast :P

[Dizzle229]

Turn.... baaaaaaaaaaased!

 

 

 

DAMN YOU BETHESDA!

 

 

 

VATS is completely optional, but useful. you really should read up on something before you make a comment about something that is completely different that what you are thinking. there is not one point in the game where you actually have to use VATS

 

 

 

 

 

Except you DO have to use VATS. I played the game for a week and the regular combat is absolutely crippled besides the melee combat, which actually feels a little better than Oblivion's. VATS could stay in the game, I just wish they didn't make it feel like the game somehow resents you for not using it.

 

 

 

Though I have to say, splitting a ghoul's head in half at long range never gets old \

[ElkNight]

Just got this game. Just started, its ok so far.

[indy500fan]

Turn.... baaaaaaaaaaased!

 

 

 

DAMN YOU BETHESDA!

 

 

 

VATS is completely optional, but useful. you really should read up on something before you make a comment about something that is completely different that what you are thinking. there is not one point in the game where you actually have to use VATS

 

 

 

 

 

Except you DO have to use VATS. I played the game for a week and the regular combat is absolutely crippled besides the melee combat, which actually feels a little better than Oblivion's. VATS could stay in the game, I just wish they didn't make it feel like the game somehow resents you for not using it.

 

 

 

Though I have to say, splitting a ghoul's head in half at long range never gets old \

 

 

 

I played the game without VATS my first run through (vanilla). It felt like cheating it makes the game so easy. I use it on my second run through (with mods) in order to conserve ammo which is extremely scarce.

[justcallmedaddy]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

[Orpheus]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, nothing more fun than decap'ing people with cups :twss:

[anonymous1234]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, nothing more fun than decap'ing people with cups :twss:

 

I was gonna say that if you sell all the junk you find, it adds up a LOT, but his idea is better. Make sure you fire lots of teddy bears at people.

[Furah]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, nothing more fun than decap'ing people with cups :twss:

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, the only way to get a critical headshot on Super Mutants using a pack of cigarettes :twss:

[anonymous1234]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, nothing more fun than decap'ing people with cups :twss:

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, the only way to get a critical headshot on Super Mutants using a pack of cigarettes :twss:

 

I think there's a valuable lesson to be learned there.

[Kiriyama]

I just rented this game last night. I've been collecting all of the empty cups, glasses, plates. Are those in any way useful?

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, nothing more fun than decap'ing people with cups :twss:

 

 

 

Rock-it launcher, the only way to get a critical headshot on Super Mutants using a pack of cigarettes :twss:

 

I think there's a valuable lesson to be learned there.

 

 

 

What? Smoking kills?

[sephiroth_king]

Meh, the Rock-it launcher is pretty good, I've had it since the beginning, although I rarely use it compared to my Chinese Assault Rifle, Firelance, Eugene Minigun, and lately even my Fat Man.

 

 

 

Speaking of my Firelance...The other day, I was trying extremely hard to get the Firelance, triggering many Random Event Areas to never get one. Then, I decided to look in my inventory to see a bunch of Alien Power cells, which then reminded me that I had never visited the Alien Crash sight. So, I traveled back to the area I found them, which was the Meresti Trainyard, and is apparently the mot common place to get the alien event...I was surprised. I'm level 19 now, and I could've had the Firelance since I was level 7-9, if only I saw the Firelance those couple of weeks ago and actually knew of the event :cry:

 

 

 

Well, I have it now, I suppose thats all that matters.

 

 

 

Anyway, today I signed up for Windows LIVE, I like seeing the rewards come up at the top. It's just a shame that I don't have a headset to communicate with my friends. :P

[evil_mumm_ra]

i don't have a firelance. i have an alien blaster though. i just hate how rare the ammo is. i can't be bothered trigging lots of random events to try and get ammo to fall from the sky. the alien blaster is ridiculously strong though.

[sephiroth_king]

i don't have a firelance. i have an alien blaster though. i just hate how rare the ammo is. i can't be bothered trigging lots of random events to try and get ammo to fall from the sky. the alien blaster is ridiculously strong though.

 

 

 

Actually, you can only trigger the Firelance random event once. You get the 24 Alien Cells (depending where the ship blows up--the ammo commonly lands on rooftops), Firelance, and after that you can't get it again...OR so I've read. The AI have been seen with them though, mostly the Enclave Soldiers apparently. I've never actually seen them with them, though, so I can't say it's true. So basically, both of the things I said could be true/untrue, but just saying what I've read. :P

 

 

 

I like the Firelance because of the ability to always hit a critical (like the alien blaster does) while also having the ability to light things on fire. Thats a plus. But I haven't really been using Firelance lately either though. I guess thats because the Shishkebab has taken its place. That, and Sydney's Ultra SMG...Meh, thats only todays game play though.

 

 

 

I've actually been contemplating using the famous "Raise the level cap" mod, but I've heard of crashes and unusual things happening in game when it is installed. Does anyone have this mod? If so, does it work good?

 

 

 

One last question: Before I used Windows LIVE, Fallout 3 rarely crashed unless I played excessively. Now it crashes...A lot. Anyone know any fixes?

[evil_mumm_ra]

i don't have a firelance. i have an alien blaster though. i just hate how rare the ammo is. i can't be bothered trigging lots of random events to try and get ammo to fall from the sky. the alien blaster is ridiculously strong though.

 

 

 

Actually, you can only trigger the Firelance random event once. You get the 24 Alien Cells (depending where the ship blows up--the ammo commonly lands on rooftops), Firelance, and after that you can't get it again...OR so I've read. The AI have been seen with them though, mostly the Enclave Soldiers apparently. I've never actually seen them with them, though, so I can't say it's true. So basically, both of the things I said could be true/untrue, but just saying what I've read. :P

 

 

 

I like the Firelance because of the ability to always hit a critical (like the alien blaster does) while also having the ability to light things on fire. Thats a plus. But I haven't really been using Firelance lately either though. I guess thats because the Shishkebab has taken its place. That, and Sydney's Ultra SMG...Meh, thats only todays game play though.

 

 

 

I've actually been contemplating using the famous "Raise the level cap" mod, but I've heard of crashes and unusual things happening in game when it is installed. Does anyone have this mod? If so, does it work good?

 

 

 

One last question: Before I used Windows LIVE, Fallout 3 rarely crashed unless I played excessively. Now it crashes...A lot. Anyone know any fixes?

 

 

 

i'm on a 360, so no :P

 

 

 

as for the random event i was talking about, i heard that you could randomly just find the alien ammo laying on the ground as a random event, not much, but you could. i never found a firelance on an enclave guy. i never used melee much either. sydney's ultra smg is good. lots of my final weapon inventory ended up being named weapons, lol.

[Dizzle229]

Mum, you seem to have some experience with this game. Do you think it's worth an extra week's rental to try and get used to VATS?

[Nero]

Mum, you seem to have some experience with this game. Do you think it's worth an extra week's rental to try and get used to VATS?

 

 

 

What's to get used to? :?