Fallout Fallout 4 Thread

[CthuluIsSpy]

Yeah, making the player the head of the institute was a mistake, especially when you've been killing synths all game. It's like one of the higher ups had a "brilliant idea" and bullied his underlings to go ahead with it. Basically amateur work.
What's even worse is that after you become boss literally nothing changes. It's like they didn't learn from Skyrim, where they make the player the Jarl of multiple regions, the archmage of Winterholm and give the player a bunch of other titles, but you're still a gopher doing chores at the end of the day.
Being the Minutemen General has the same problem. If I'm the general, I shouldn't have to trek across the fucking commonwealth to kill some bandits for some minor settlement. I should be ordering Preston to do that, not the other way around.

Now if they had given you proper ending slides like in every other fallout such options would have been fine, but as is it doesn't really work.

 

[Silverfish]

Being the Minutemen General has the same problem. If I'm the general, I shouldn't have to trek across the fucking commonwealth to kill some bandits for some minor settlement. I should be ordering Preston to do that, not the other way around.

The weird thing about being the Minutemen general and having no power over the organization is that the building blocks for a proper leadership mechanic are already in the game. You can assign settlers in your various strongholds to do things like tend crops, scavenge materials or even run shops (which requires a perk, but whatever, it's Bethesda). If you're in a fight near an allied settlement, you can call in help via a flare gun. Not being able to form an actual militia and send them out on Preston's busywork missions seems like a massive oversight.

 

[Yosharian]

Hard disagree. They're at the bottom tier. F4 in particular has abysmal writing overall.

Go play through The Outer Worlds and get back to me.

I have played through TOW. Its writing is better despite being way too silly and ill-conceived. For the most part, at least it's inoffensive, unlike the F4 utter stupidity (I'm not even implying franchize related stuff here). Kinds of shit though, not worth debating tbh.

FO4's writing is just mediocre. TOW's writing is actively insulting; it drains your love for anything videogame related. By the time I finished TOW I wanted to throw myself off a bridge. FO4 just made me go 'well that was a bit shit'.

Also FO4 has Far Harbour which is quite a bit better than the rest of the game, whereas TOW's DLCs are somehow even worse than the main game.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Since I am only playing FFXIV with a friend that leaves me more time to play Fallout 4 again. I'm excited to get another playthrough in. I think i'll make some melee psychopath who makes robot companions that specialize in melee too.

 

[Yosharian]

F4EE 2.0 is going to be dropping quite soon.

Well, a month, maybe. Maybe a bit longer.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Gotta say this melee with robot melee companion has been a blast so far. Tell me about some builds you have enjoyed.

 

[Silverfish]

Tell me about some builds you have enjoyed.

It sounds stupid, but a no perks character is surprisingly fun. You have to adjust tactics for various enemies & situations, rather than just use the same old stuff that's dictated by your damage perks, things you'd normally overlook like doctors or non-weapon vendors are actually useful and settlement building, which normally has no downside, becomes a balancing act of building what you need while trying to minimize xp gain.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Tell me about some builds you have enjoyed.

It sounds stupid, but a no perks character is surprisingly fun. You have to adjust tactics for various enemies & situations, rather than just use the same old stuff that's dictated by your damage perks, things you'd normally overlook like doctors or non-weapon vendors are actually useful and settlement building, which normally has no downside, becomes a balancing act of building what you need while trying to minimize xp gain.

That sounds awesome. I am going to do that on my next playthrough.

 

[Marat]

Hello,

I am only visiting this thread to express my view that Fallout 4 fucking sucks.

Kind regards,

 

[Bigg Boss]

I knew this dude was a Bethfaggot.
Bigg Boss laughed to himself while updating his txt.

 

[Late Bloomer]

The Undertale thread is thataway---------------> https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/an-honest-look-at-undertale.121209/
Or you could always make a Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass thread.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Hard disagree. They're at the bottom tier. F4 in particular has abysmal writing overall.

Go play through The Outer Worlds and get back to me.

I have played through TOW. Its writing is better despite being way too silly and ill-conceived. For the most part, at least it's inoffensive, unlike the F4 utter stupidity (I'm not even implying franchize related stuff here). Kinds of shit though, not worth debating tbh.

am I being trolled?

 

[NecroLord]

Hello,

I am only visiting this thread to express my view that Fallout 4 fucking sucks.

Kind regards,

Chad move
Interplay Fallout is the true Fallout.

 

[racofer]

Hello,

I am only visiting this thread to inform that I have never finished (nor paid for) a single Bethesda game in my life.

Kind regards,

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

you n'wah!

 

[ADL]

FALLOUT 4 IS GOING NEXT-GEN

Prepare for the future: A next-gen update is coming to Fallout 4! Coming in 2023, this free update will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC systems, including performance mode features for high frame rates, quality features for 4K resolution gameplay and even bonus Creation Club content!

I can't wait for Bethesda to break mods again.

 

[Drakortha]

A next gen update that isn't Skyrim? Can pigs also fly?

I thought they buried Fallout 4 with NV.

 

[Late Bloomer]

I thought they buried Fallout 4 with NV

Don't know why you would think that.

Anyhow, here is a fun video to watch.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I thought they buried Fallout 4 with NV

Don't know why you would think that.

Anyhow, here is a fun video to watch.

Blaine congrats on getting married

 

[Blaine]

I don't even like to recall that Fallout 4 exists. Soiling my username by tagging it in this thread with the expectation that I'll consume Bethesda franchise rape material is probably the best way to get on my bad side.

 

[Bigg Boss]

I will never understand Rusty. He plays good games but then he plays bad games. He must be a human bean of some kind I know it.

 

[Yosharian]

There's a button at the top of the page that says 'unwatch', click that and all your problems will be solved

 

[Fedora Master]

I will never understand Rusty. He plays good games

No he doesn't.
Rusty, Jenkem, Fluent are the trifecta of Notaste

 

[ERYFKRAD]

He plays good games but then he plays bad games

Don't we all.

Soiling my username by tagging it in this thread with the expectation that I'll consume Bethesda franchise rape material

Is it ok if we tag you just to get your goat then?

 

[Gargaune]

FALLOUT 4 IS GOING NEXT-GEN

Prepare for the future: A next-gen update is coming to Fallout 4! Coming in 2023, this free update will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC systems, including performance mode features for high frame rates, quality features for 4K resolution gameplay and even bonus Creation Club content!

I can't wait for Bethesda to break mods again.

For fuck's sake, Todd!