Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I tend to skip the power armour and go straight to the mecha porn
I think shippy has that ma... oh hold on.
Fallout 4
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I think shippy has that ma... oh hold on.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
I think shippy has that ma... oh hold on.
Yeah what the fuck is on shippys Av (Like I can talk...)
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
special new years avatars after the advent calendar ones.
Whagwan
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Nah, there is no level-scaling in fallout, enemies get harder the further right and down you go on the map though...
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I upgraded my shotgun to 178 damage so went for a hunting trip in the glowing sea. Nice little haul of Deathclaw and Radscorpian meat and of course some XP. Found an Alpha Deathclaw and a Legendary Radscorpian fighting so I chucked a grenade at them and they ganged up on me. 
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Also I bloody hate terminals.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
You may be right, I switched to Hard half way through. Tomorrow I get to play again for the 1st time in weeks.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
I upgraded my shotgun to 178 damage so went for a hunting trip in the glowing sea. Nice little haul of Deathclaw and Radscorpian meat and of course some XP. Found an Alpha Deathclaw and a Legendary Radscorpian fighting so I chucked a grenade at them and they ganged up on me.
Always wait till one is dead, and then fire a rocket.
Nick Valetine was my favourite companion because he can hack nearly any terminal.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
They start showing up in harder gear regardless of where you are. Places I went early on that had regular old raiders now have raiders in power armour with fatmans (fatmen?). And just about as far north as you can get I had a raider like that (at one of the settlements... something Outpost...).
Dangerous enemies (deathclaws, radscorpions, mirelurks, etc) become more frequent and variant the farther south you go, but certainly regular old raiders are often tougher now I'm late 30s in the same places as I first met them at 10.
Dangerous enemies (deathclaws, radscorpions, mirelurks, etc) become more frequent and variant the farther south you go, but certainly regular old raiders are often tougher now I'm late 30s in the same places as I first met them at 10.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
You get more XP from killing them both. Plus my shotgun does more damage then a middle.
I've not had any real challenges for ages now it's why I went a walkabout in the glowing sea. I've not got that much better I think, it's just my weapons are better and I can stand more blows. Seems a bit odd.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I've always been of the opinion (at least in open world RPGs) that as I gain xp I should get better at it and harder to kill. Oblivion had the worst level-scaling of any game I've ever played - meet a mudcrab at lvl 30 and it's a bigger challenge to your lvl 30 character than if you met the same lvl 5 mudcrab with your lvl 5 character - no, at lvl 30 I should be able to finally take a stroll along the shore without fear of mudcrabs.
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
True. I don't want to be killed by super hard bloat flies and I found the game punishing to start.
But maybe Deathclaws should hunt in groups. Or at least not dance around in front of me whilst I remove most of their health.
Or by the time a raider has power armour he should be able to shoot a little straighter.
I'm still enjoying it, but as I wander around there is no threat left. No reason it be stealthy. In fact I'm hoping for more enemies to get the XP and ammo from killing them.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Not saying what you should do, but after a couple of weeks I am not sure I would remember what I was doing. I do have a couple of saves backed up in a separate folder that are at key points in the game, but I probably wouldn't remember what I was doing in those either.
I would have typed this response faster except a great big cat plonked himself on the keyboard halfway through and messed up the entire post so I had to start again. A great big pink (well, lilac) cat, so I had to sing a bit of the Pink Panther song to him after I had removed him from the keyboard and hauled him onto my lap.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
Not saying what you should do, but after a couple of weeks I am not sure I would remember what I was doing. I do have a couple of saves backed up in a separate folder that are at key points in the game, but I probably wouldn't remember what I was doing in those either.
I would have typed this response faster except a great big cat plonked himself on the keyboard halfway through and messed up the entire post so I had to start again. A great big pink (well, lilac) cat, so I had to sing a bit of the Pink Panther song to him after I had removed him from the keyboard and hauled him onto my lap.
I'm fairly certain after a while I'll work out where I am. But I'm intrigued about starting afresh. I think I'd pretty much skip the minutemen bar the first couple of quests (get sanctuary up and running) Hmmmmm decisions decisions.
PS Great I have the Pink Panther theme running through my head now.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
started New Vegas last night and found six million ways to die. I'll bump this thread in 4 years time when I have reached gaming 2015, only it will be 2019 and you'll all be wearing occulus rifts
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
It's my Jakey's 'theme tune', it runs through my head as often as he runs across my lap - or more likely, stumbles and falls trying to get onto my lap, then loses his balance and abseils down my leg the other side - he wasn't even in the queue when feline grace was being handed out (he's actually very slightly brain damaged due to birth anoxia).
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
The thing is you should follow the path suggested to you (head south then south west) chasing over the guys who shot you, north from Goodsprings is Cazors and Deathclaws who will gut you like a fish if you're not at least lvl 20.
South is still tough. I remember dying alot trying to to clear the Bison in Nipton. When you've only got leather armour and a rifle that can kill mole rats.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
I have a three legged springer who's going blind. A three legged spaniel is not ideal, what they lack in common sense they make up with enthusiasm, and he's had one to many head on collisions, with walls, lamp posts and parked cars so that he's now a little "punch drunk"
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh bless him xxx
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
http://kotaku.com/the-internet-loves-to-make-fun-of-fallout-4s-preston-ga-1751573683
Started over. Fuck Preston.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
So a few hours in.
I'm at level 7, fuck me I forgotten how little health you have at the start, a machine gun turrent is a massive scrap.
I've stuck to two settlements, And have nicely equipped Santuary with a nice set of crops plenty of water and lots of defence. Fuck the minutemen. All my settlers tending crops are wearing fetching dresses its so much easier keeping track of who's been assigned where.
I'm making better use of power armour, I realised how idiotic it was saving up fusion cores in my last play through.
I've sort of stuck with the same character build because I understand h
I'm at level 7, fuck me I forgotten how little health you have at the start, a machine gun turrent is a massive scrap.
I've stuck to two settlements, And have nicely equipped Santuary with a nice set of crops plenty of water and lots of defence. Fuck the minutemen. All my settlers tending crops are wearing fetching dresses its so much easier keeping track of who's been assigned where.
I'm making better use of power armour, I realised how idiotic it was saving up fusion cores in my last play through.
I've sort of stuck with the same character build because I understand h
Put off buying this when it came out with the expense of Christmas and have finally got around to playing it.
Oh my giddy aunt it is a bit good.
Years of PC gaming is still engrained strongly within me and I am all fingers and thumbs with the PS4.
Oh my giddy aunt it is a bit good.
Years of PC gaming is still engrained strongly within me and I am all fingers and thumbs with the PS4.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I was the same, but it's pretty forgiving I think when getting used a controller. Vats is quite handy for this.
It's not second nature yet so my lack of dexterity gets in the way of enjoying the game at its full. So far.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Well had time to pick it up and on the end run. Playing railroad for now, but thought I'd do the Institute mission to piss of the brotherhood as well. Lots of Knights in armour and I had none. Most entertaining for a while. 
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
That was fun. I chose not to use the stealthy option and killed every last person on the Prydwen. Except the squire. It won't let you kill them. Best fight of the game 
Sadly Danse wasn't around to see it
Sadly Danse wasn't around to see it
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
That was fun. I chose not to use the stealthy option and killed every last person on the Prydwen. Except the squire. It won't let you kill them. Best fight of the game
Sadly Danse wasn't around to see it
That sounds like fun
I find the BoS utterly odious tbh, I must do at least 1 playthrough where I side with them just to experience it, but it's going to be difficult.
Odd thing is, some of the US gaming sites I frequent, a lot of people seem to think that the militaristic little shits are the 'good guys'.
