1st Playthrough What do you Regret doing ?

Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:04 am

I regret blowing up the Brotherhood to progress the main quest :C
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:15 am

On my first playthrough, I sided with the NCR. I had the feeling they were going for a good cause, until I subsequently had to destroy the Brotherhood of Steel and kill Mr. House... Especially the last thing was quite touching, for a videogame that is. In the grand scheme of things, both where necessary for the NCR, but still, I had mixed feelings about doing these things.
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:05 am

First playthrough? That's going back a while but probably selling Arcade into slavery. I would have loved to fight along side Moreno, tooting our gatling lasers, cutting swaths in the NCR ranks, leaving a trail of untold destruction and suffering in our wake...

Then again, I couldn't have saved Caesar (didn't have the medical know how) so I don't think I had much of a choice. Arcade was a good friend, but I was working on the assumption that Lanius would be crowned Caesar... not really what I had in mind for the future of the Legion. My understanding of Lanius at the time wasn't great, in fairness, and what I DID know was largely based on myth. Difficult choice to make for a first run. In retrospect, I personally do not see ANY future in the Legion even with Caesar (the Edwad one) at the helm.

Apart from that (and some minor slip-ups), I think my excitement actually did me a disservice. I just wanted to see everything and so quickly, so didn't really fully appreciate all the game had to offer. My initial perception of the game was a bit jaded, mostly by virtue of the way I approached it. I treated it like a typical Bethesda game and, to me, that's not what New Vegas is about. I still enjoyed it, of course, but you really need to experience all the paths you can take. I wouldn't advise a first-timer to follow the Legion path like I did; there really is a disproportionate amount of quests in favour of the NCR (NV's biggest flaw, IMO) and by siding with the Legion you're really shut out. I guess that comes down to time constraints.... damn pushy publishers!!

Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't understand regrets over eliminating the BoS if you're siding with House. There is simply no way you could reconcile the two. I suppose Veronica is a sweety, though, and my House character never met her, so perhaps you have to see it from that perspective, too :P
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:05 pm

First playthrough? That's going back a while but probably selling Arcade into slavery. I would have loved to fight along side Moreno, tooting our gatling lasers, cutting swaths in the NCR ranks, leaving a trail of untold destruction and suffering in our wake...

Then again, I couldn't have saved Caesar (didn't have the medical know how) so I don't think I had much of a choice. Arcade was a good friend, but I was working on the assumption that Lanius would be crowned Caesar... not really what I had in mind for the future of the Legion. My understanding of Lanius at the time wasn't great, in fairness, and what I DID know was largely based on myth. Difficult choice to make for a first run. In retrospect, I personally do not see ANY future in the Legion even with Caesar (the Edwad one) at the helm.

Apart from that (and some minor slip-ups), I think my excitement actually did me a disservice. I just wanted to see everything and so quickly, so didn't really fully appreciate all the game had to offer. My initial perception of the game was a bit jaded, mostly by virtue of the way I approached it. I treated it like a typical Bethesda game and, to me, that's not what New Vegas is about. I still enjoyed it, of course, but you really need to experience all the paths you can take. I wouldn't advise a first-timer to follow the Legion path like I did; there really is a disproportionate amount of quests in favour of the NCR (NV's biggest flaw, IMO) and by siding with the Legion you're really shut out. I guess that comes down to time constraints.... damn pushy publishers!!

Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't understand regrets over eliminating the BoS if you're siding with House. There is simply no way you could reconcile the two. I suppose Veronica is a sweety, though, and my House character never met her, so perhaps you have to see it from that perspective, too :tongue:

I joined them to learn power armour training and a hope that i wouldnt have to make them go boom :C
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:40 pm

I joined them to learn power armour training and a hope that i wouldnt have to make them go boom :C
There are other avenues for power armour training and unless you were with House, no one forced you to destroy them. If you felt so strongly about the Brotherhood, you could have taken the independent route.

Think of it this way: In eliminating that farcical band of pretenders, you paved the way for a brighter future. I cannot fathom any conceivable situation where House and the BoS could coexist in harmony... and that's because of the BoS modus operandi, not necessarily House's. :)

And if power armour training was your only attatchment in the first place, I don't really get the your sentiment :P
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:07 pm

There are other avenues for power armour training and unless you were with House, no one forced you to destroy them. If you felt so strongly about the Brotherhood, you could have taken the independent route.

Think of it this way: In eliminating that farcical band of pretenders, you paved the way for a brighter future. I cannot fathom any conceivable situation where House and the BoS could coexist in harmony... and that's because of the BoS modus operandi, not necessarily House's. :smile:

And if power armour training was your only attatchment in the first place, I don't really get the your sentiment :tongue:

well who else teaches it .-.
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:21 am

well who else teaches it .-.
Enclave Remnants :) Though completing 'For Auld Lang Syne' is a prerequisite. I don't want to spoil things for you, but you have to obtain a certain amount of 'Like' points with a certain companion, which can be a fairly lengthy process. I'm gathering that this is your first playthrough? Understandabe if you didn't know that, then :P
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:58 pm

Enclave Remnants :smile: Though completing 'For Auld Lang Syne' is a prerequisite. I don't want to spoil things for you, but you have to obtain a certain amount of 'Like' points with a certain companion, which can be a fairly lengthy process. I'm gathering that this is your first playthrough? Understandabe if you didn't know that, then :tongue:

.-. i dont like followers XD never use them picked up Raul by accident left him in the 38
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:41 am

.-. i dont like followers XD never use them picked up Raul by accident left him in the 38
Fair enough, but give them a chance. Kit them out right and complete their associated quests and they can be a real help :) I've read your posts and you seem to be experiencing some difficulty. Perhaps a follower to share the weight would benefit you? They're easy enough to pick up.

Raul's a badass and freakin' hilarious, show some damn respect :P
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Post » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:58 pm

Killing the Kings for the NCR during my 1st playthrough. I felt like I made an actual mistake and made the wrong decision something I never felt in any quest/questline in Skyrim.
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Post » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:33 pm

I regret blowing up the Brotherhood to progress the main quest :C

I don't.

I regret killing Mr. House in my first playthrough.
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