Back to FO3 from NV?

Post » Fri May 13, 2011 6:28 am

I have murdered NV 4 charactors all level 25+ 400 hours plus but i need a break from it until the new DLC starts arriving.

Think its possible to go back and start a new playthrough of FO3?
Have you? Did you miss the new stuff fromn NV? like crafting, weopens, new enemies...
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Jon O
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 8:36 pm

Most definitely. I've been playing NV hardcoe since it came out, yet the alluring siren song of FO3 is drawing me back once again. I don't really miss any of the NV features; workbenches and campfires were overcomplicated systems that I never really used. I do miss the weapons, they gave Energy Weapons and Unarmed characters some really nice toys, but mods like FOOK help fill the gap there.

FO3's setting, more than anything else, is what keeps me from ever really being done with that game. Mods keep it fresh and the setting remains engrossing.
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Stephanie Nieves
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:22 am

Thanks for a quick reply, I think i will crank the gameplay to the hardest level to compensate for the loss of the hardcoe setting.

You are right though FO3 wasteland is superior in every way to the Mojave. Its been 5 months since i touch FO3 im ready to exit the vault again!
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 8:24 pm

If you've got a PC just install FWE there is your harcore mode (a far superior version to boot)

missing Iron sights, just install RH_ironsights

Missing Mod kits, just install Weapon mod kits, it has your basic weapon mods covered (all you really need)


The only thing I was missing from NV was being able to repair weapons to full without my skill at 100.
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Adam Porter
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 5:01 am

I just started Fallout 3 with a new character after NV dropped an anvil on my gaming experience by making my save unplayable due to a big bug...


.. and I noticed that Fallout 3 is far more awesome that I remembered it to be (haven't played it in months!) Complete with FWE, MMM and a bunch of other mods it feels GREAT.
The only thing I absolutely miss from NV is the amount of guns and clothing, but that isn't too dramatic.
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Mandi Norton
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:52 pm

Didn't we have a thread EXACTLY like this?

In any case. A game shouldn't need mods to be good.
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Nana Samboy
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:55 am

I'm on my second or third new character in FO3 since NV was released and the only issue I have is I keep trying to click on campfires to cook. That's not even a problem though since I carry both a portable campfire and two types of portable grill and can set them up anywhere.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 4:29 pm

In any case. A game shouldn't need mods to be good.


Yet both of them do :shrug:

FWE-WMK-MMM-EVE-PB combination provides nearly everything New Vegas has (apart from different ammo types and Damage Treshold). There is a separate mod that adds Damage Treshold system to the game; "Impervious Power Armour" by The Talkie Toaster.

BTW, did a FWE compatible Iron Sights mod happen when i wasn't looking?

Main thing bothers me in Fallout 3 are that some of the new guns added by FWE are quite low quality compared to the vanilla guns, and have non-fitting reload animations. Good thing they have said that won't happen with Project Nevada. Now if there only was something to shoot at... :hehe:

And i kinda miss Big Guns being removed, of course i might as well change the guns to what they are in NV, lower skillpoint gain and pretend Big Guns skill doesn't exist :P
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:14 am

In any case. A game shouldn't need mods to be good.

Fallout 3 isn't bad as Vanilla. Mods just make it better. What's the problem in that? You don't always have to eat your food without spice.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 9:06 pm

Fallout 3 isn't bad as Vanilla. Mods just make it better. What's the problem in that? You don't always have to eat your food without spice.


Using your food anology: biting into Fallout 3 is kind of like biting into a burger that's come of a friend of a friend's grill and it ending up tasting like "Kid's Cuisine" fish sticks. It's unexpected and unwelcome. Ketchup helps, but doesn't fix the overall problem, but if you're not expecting a burger or don't know what a burger is, then it might be great. However when a burger comes off a different grill and it doesn't taste like fish sticks, but not exactly like a burger (but very close). Who's to blame? The maker of the burger who make fish stick tasting burger or the guy who tries to makes an actual burger but falls a little short?
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 8:07 pm

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Fallout 3 is the worst disaster since the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs. Meanwhile, on topic...

Game mechanics -wise Fallout 3 and New Vegas are so close to each other that changing between them is easy. Sure bothe have features that i'd like the other to have, but still it's easy to play and enjoy both of them.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:53 am

I planned on getting some mods added to my FO3 game after my last NV playthrough, but I was too eager and just started a vanila game and I'm luving it, just the look, sound... overall atmosphere generally right from the start of the game.

The only thing I missed oddly enough was not being able to have dogmeat carry items! but I'm sure there's a mod to fix it if I looked :)
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 1:05 pm

After exploring every inch of New Vegas with two playthroughs, I decided to go back to Fallout3, which I had played through twice before but only concentrating on the main quest. I'm thoroughly enjoying finding all these activities and events in the Washington area - it's like I have managed to get a brand new game for free!
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 6:00 am

Didn't we have a thread EXACTLY like this?

In any case. A game shouldn't need mods to be good.

don't you get it, people are getting bored with new vegas...FO3 kept a lot of us playing for years, and only after 3 months new vegas is just not that fun, the capitol wasteland is far better setting than the new vegas desert, the lack of exploration and fun battles and the way enemies spawn in FO3 is pretty fun, also there were lots of places and buildings, tunnels, caves etc in FO3, a lot of us are playing FO3 again and you're in a minority if you think new vegas is superior, the map is so static its not even funny and the story isn't that great, i do like some of the things obsidian did, lots of the quests are good, the factions and reputation system is good, more weapons but the game just doesn't deliver in exploration, fun combat, it just doesn't.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 3:17 pm

don't you get it, people are getting bored with new vegas...FO3 kept a lot of us playing for years, and only after 3 months new vegas is just not that fun, the capitol wasteland is far better setting than the new vegas desert, the lack of exploration and fun battles and the way enemies spawn in FO3 is pretty fun, also there were lots of places and buildings, tunnels, caves etc in FO3, a lot of us are playing FO3 again and you're in a minority if you think new vegas is superior, the map is so static its not even funny and the story isn't that great, i do like some of the things obsidian did, lots of the quests are good, the factions and reputation system is good, more weapons but the game just doesn't deliver in exploration, fun combat, it just doesn't.


I don't think you get it either. We've BEEN bored of Fallout 3.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:16 am

After exploring every inch of New Vegas with two playthroughs, I decided to go back to Fallout3, which I had played through twice before but only concentrating on the main quest. I'm thoroughly enjoying finding all these activities and events in the Washington area - it's like I have managed to get a brand new game for free!

a lot of us feel the same way, i went back to fallout 3 too, the desert setting in new vegas is just not that interesting, for me there just isn't enough to do in new vegas, i like the game, but its lack of exploration and lack of overall fun things to do is its downfall. also the static map.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 5:54 am

I don't think you get it either. We've BEEN bored of Fallout 3.

you're in a minority, everyone is going back to fallout 3 just after 3 months of playing new vegas, tons of people keep making threads and posts about the lack of fun in new vegas after a couple playthroughs.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:32 pm

you're in a minority, everyone is going back to fallout 3 just after 3 months of playing new vegas, tons of people keep making threads and posts about the lack of fun in new vegas after a couple playthroughs.


Most people are Fallout 3 fans, not Fallout fans, big difference, Westy.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:06 pm

Honestly Its Like Over Two Years Later And All I Want Is One More DLC That Goes To The Commonwealth, You Find Your Father Alive, Ghoulified, His Grave Or Otherwise, And Adds Some Kind Of hardcoe Mode.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 9:57 am

Another day, another thread derailed into Fallout 3 vs New Vegas debate :rolleyes:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:03 pm

you're in a minority, everyone is going back to fallout 3 just after 3 months of playing new vegas, tons of people keep making threads and posts about the lack of fun in new vegas after a couple playthroughs.


I call bull. The "ye olde" fans comprise of a VERY large portion of the fanbase. I can bet that a third of the people who bought Fallout 3 came from the original series. Go see NMA.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:42 am

Didn't we have a thread EXACTLY like this?

In any case. A game shouldn't need mods to be good.


You're absolutely right; it's a good thing Fallout 3 is great even without mods. ;)

And shdowhunt, doesn't NMA have a bit of an, ahem, "reputation"? Maybe not the best idea to hold that up as an example of the FO1/2 fans playing Bethesda's games. :P It's also kind of a dead board.

In any case, I don't begrudge you your dislike of FO3 as I feel much the same way about the HoMM series; been a HoMM III crusty old really, really devoted really devoted fan diehard since 2000.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 4:34 pm

If they hate Fallout 3 so badly, why do they waste their time in a FO3 forum? I hated GTA4. Guess what? I have never, ever stepped foot in a GTA4 forum :banghead:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 8:37 pm

Well, you know... http://xkcd.com/386/
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:10 pm

It is possible to go back to F3, even more so if you have a PC and can mod. For me, I play on PS3 so will have to go without. No matter, I have still returned to F3 after a few months of FNV. Not that I don't like FNV, I do. I just miss the Capital Wasteland setting. For me, the Mojave Wasteland lacks a certain appeal, which is why I keep coming back.

To spice things up, I've started playing F3 again in French, so I'm learning a new language while playing my favourite game. :)

But back to the original post - I do miss the new features, weapons, faction etc. But I don't miss the ping-pong courier quests. I just wish that I could merge the two games into one amazing whole.
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