Josh Sawyer Q&A Thread

[Sannom]

RPG Codex: Oh, the good old days, when to play the game you were required to chew through a 100 page manual. Ah, such joyful era. How I miss it.

Also RPG Codex: what the fuck, 2 sentences of race description? Are you nuts?

I liked having the basic lore detailed in the manual, that's why I liked to read them (probably part of the reason I loved strategy games so much, reading the lore behind each unit and building was fun). I think they should have done that with PoE, it would have been better than the lore dumps.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Drax]

Now I want a 30-06 hunting rifle and I don't even know what that means.

 

[Prime Junta]

Now I want a 30-06 hunting rifle and I don't even know what that means.

my wife’s cousin shot himself in the knee with one

 

[Quillon]

Now I want a 30-06 hunting rifle and I don't even know what that means.

my wife’s cousin shot himself in the knee with one

Was he an adventurer like me?

 

[Prime Junta]

Now I want a 30-06 hunting rifle and I don't even know what that means.

my wife’s cousin shot himself in the knee with one

Was he an adventurer like me?

No just a very incompetent hunter.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Ouch. That is a big bullet to get hit with at point blank, and knees are pretty painful in general. Can he still walk?

 

[Prime Junta]

Ouch. That is a big bullet to get hit with at point blank, and knees are pretty painful in general. Can he still walk?

Sort of. He almost died though, something got into his bloodstream and caused an embolism. Not gonna win any dance competitions though.

 

[Drax]

Ouch. That is a big bullet to get hit with at point blank, and knees are pretty painful in general. Can he still walk?

Sort of. He almost died though, something got into his bloodstream and caused an embolism. Not gonna win any dance competitions though.

See? Guns may not kill people but they will prevent people from dancing. #bowlingforprimeswifescousin

 

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[LeStryfe79]

I really liked New Vegas, but I'm pretty sure that guy has lost it. He sounds jaded, uninspired, and out of touch. He's also blaming others for his own faults. Kind of sad if you ask me.

 

[Merlkir]

Wat. All those points are quite reasonable.

 

[Fairfax]

Rather ironic, considering he didn't care much about the memory limitations consoles had with FNV.

 

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[Roguey]

Rather ironic, considering he didn't care much about the memory limitations consoles had with FNV.

That's a losing battle for anyone, especially on the PS3.

 

[Grimlorn]

I really liked New Vegas, but I'm pretty sure that guy has lost it. He sounds jaded, uninspired, and out of touch. He's also blaming others for his own faults. Kind of sad if you ask me.

To be honest New Vegas was probably only good because they had all the ideas for Fallout 3 from the Black Isle days and just used them for New Vegas. Would be one of the reasons why it got done as quick as it did.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Rather ironic, considering he didn't care much about the memory limitations consoles had with FNV.

not like it matters
every FO/TES released for console was nothing more than a cash grab from people too dumb to know better to begin with

 

[2house2fly]

To be honest New Vegas was probably only good because they had all the ideas for Fallout 3 from the Black Isle days and just used them for New Vegas. Would be one of the reasons why it got done as quick as it did.

what idea from F3 were "just used" for NV? Caesar's Legion was very different, and I think all Vegas and Hoover Dam had in common was being set at those locations

 

[imweasel]

To be honest New Vegas was probably only good because they had all the ideas for Fallout 3 from the Black Isle days and just used them for New Vegas. Would be one of the reasons why it got done as quick as it did.

I'd also give a lot of credit to John Gonzalez, as he is a good narrative designer and writer. His work on Horizon: Zero Dawn is also pretty good.

History is exactly what you should study if you want to be unemployed after graduation. Sawyer got a lucky break, as lot of these guys end up flipping burgers or returning to school to learn something that is actually useful.

 

[Roguey]

To be honest New Vegas was probably only good because they had all the ideas for Fallout 3 from the Black Isle days and just used them for New Vegas. Would be one of the reasons why it got done as quick as it did.

Josh said that only superficial ideas were used and any amount of time saved was negligible.

 

[LeStryfe79]

Wat. All those points are quite reasonable.

Yeah, you're right. I take it all back.

 

[AwesomeButton]

History is exactly what you should study if you want to be unemployed after graduation. Sawyer got a lucky break, as lot of these guys end up flipping burgers or returning to school to learn something that is actually useful.

As one professor that taught Modern history of South East Europe told me, quoting his own professor from way back, "The History degree grants you nothing besides a wider general knowledge".

I've got a history degree, and I work as a programmer full time, but I'm an exception. The majority of history students who end up working in their field become either schoolteachers, or remain at the university.

 

[zapotec]

Yes if you have an History degree better forget any ideas about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world.

 

[aweigh]

i mean, wtf would one even do with a history degree? you can get one of those goverment clerk jobs that require a bachelor's, (ANY kind), or go and teach history class but besides that what the fuck else?

 

[Quillon]

i mean, wtf would one even do with a history degree? you can get one of those goverment clerk jobs that require a bachelor's, (ANY kind), or go and teach history class but besides that what the fuck else?

Knowing history one would be wise then one could join the mafia and be a wise guy