Boone's alright, Veronica is annoying.

Fly? What? I did?

I don't think I would have interpreted that bit like that either. Kind of funny.


Haven't played DA:2, but I agree that it's nice/important for a game to have varied mix of companion "types." I luv Boone but if they'd all been like him...well, that would have been boring/silly.

I find it interesting how much Boone's voice seems to bother people. I personally find Veronica's voice extremely aggravating - at least her short constant perks & shouts (the long dialogues aren't bad). It's not what she says, it's the tone. Like a screechy, breathy girl-child. high-pitched, squeally voices grate on my nerves and always have. Couldn't say why, just does. It's amazing how much, on a personal level, tone and cadence etc. of a voice can influence us (in different ways). Like music.

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So if you don't like Boone's gravelly, gruff, low voice, well...he could've sounded like this:
http://crimsonkeep.com/downloads/sounds/boone-tohellwith-1TV.mp3 (oh great the forum censor kills the word in my file name, too. Hahah - had to pick another one)

2nd edit: http://crimsonkeep.com/downloads/sounds/boone-bullcoward-1TV.mp3 <--- there's the one I initially posted, changed the file name

I believe that's Jason Marsden's (Boone's VO) voice, from an early test recording or something, before filtering/enhancement. There's a bunch "hidden" in the game's sound files.

Also, imagine if Vulpes had sounded like...Cliff Briscoe!
http://crimsonkeep.com/downloads/sounds/Vulpes-in-Cliffs-Voice-1DVO.mp3 :rofl:

1. He's overpowered. He'll 1-shot kill things before you even SEE them. And with the slow-motion killcam, this is pretty annoying! Plus, a sniper? The guy's a 13-year old Halo fan's dream come true.

Got any hidden House lines? :blush2:

Edit: You're right. That old Boone voice made my butt clench in horror.

Honestly, I love the companions in New Vegas, and the DLC. Each one brings something unique to the table, and I would've loved to take more than one at a time with me. Arcade, Cass, Veronica AND Raul? Yes please!

But... I really, really dislike Boone. On my latest playthrough, I thought I'd give him another chance, but... no. Instead I abandoned him at the top of Black Mountain, and promptly took Raul instead.

I think what it is, it's that he seems to have all the worst traits of so-called "cool" characters. For example!
1. He's overpowered. He'll 1-shot kill things before you even SEE them. And with the slow-motion killcam, this is pretty annoying! Plus, a sniper? The guy's a 13-year old Halo fan's dream come true.
2. He's a dark, tortured soul. The dude is frickin' Lestat. Or, like, Edward Cullen. "Oh noes! Woe is me! I had to kill my own wife instead of rescuing her! Life is hard! LOVE MEEEE!"
3. To top it all off, he's got an awful, stereotypical "badass" voice. All gravelly and harsh. He shoulda been a ghoul with a voice like that. I get it, he's trying to be all tough, but he just comes off as obnoxious.

Frankly, he would've been more interesting if he was a raging Jet-head. Gravelly voice and not sleeping? Yeeeah, you're not THAT traumatised.

Fly? What? I did?

i did like him until i did his quest line and he told me what he did at Bitter Springs i then killed him and choped of his arms, legs and head off and to the is day i kill him on every playthrough i mean really how can you ever justify what he did it makes me laugh that he hate on the legion for taking his wife after what he did.

It was a miscommunication, has his quest explains. He wasn't happy about it, obviously.



What he did was wrong, sure, but not everything is black and white.

Not sure I'd call it wanted.
He expected to die and he accepted that..

yes but he has eye he could see the people for himself he could have not done it there were not making him do it

but they were not in between them and the enemy they WERE the enemy! it not a case of a civilian accidentally being mistaken for enemy its a case of mindless soldiers blindly following order and not think for themselfs

Ok, I'll take your word for it, since you obviously were there and have it all figured out.

well no need to act so rude all im saying is i cant see how you can justify what he did he new fullwell what he was doing

In the military, you are taught to follow orders from your superiors, and kill when ordered to. It is not such an easy thing to do, to choose not to follow your commander's orders. It's not like little league, where you can say "I don't want to play anymore, see ya". And if you make such a decision incorrectly, in the heat of action, you and your buddies can die. And let us not forget that both sixes of Khans are warriors- male and female. Not like you can just assume all of those female and older male Khans heading your way are going to just wave and say "have a nice day". Few things are obviously black and white, when the bullets fly.

for starters the fact that are old and children should be a dead give away second people in the amy make up there own mind there not children thay are responsible for any of there action. if im reading this right (please correct me if im not) your saying that it was ok to murder them because there superiors tell them to if thats true were is boone hating on the legionary's so much there just doing what there superiors are telling them to do.

I'm not saying what he/they did is right, but I am saying that disobeying a commander's direct orders during combat isn't such a light and easy choice as you may think. Soldiers are drilled endlessly to obey orders without putting a lot of moral choices through their mental grinder first. In most situations, if you hesitate, it can cost the lives of your friends. You are taught NOT to hesitate when ordered to attack. and when you are set up and ready for a big fight, and your commander gives that order, and all of your buddies are shooting... also, the Khans had been raiding their camps and their outposts and their patrols mercilessly up until then, so it probably wasn't like they were looking at ANY khans with a whole lot of love and affection and mercy, by then. Boone and his friends were decent people, good soldiers, and yet they fired. Monday-morning quarterbacking is a lot easier than the second or two you have to actually make a decision, when an order is given in combat.

well im done for the night this is going nowhere lets just agree to disagree