Im not going to write a review about how amazing Fallout 3 was, you guys already know that!
Personally i had no problems with the game, until the DLC..
I collected everything, did everything in the entire game, all unique weapons etc (PS3)
100% Trophys, everything..
My save file, this is after ive done everything 100%, including DLC, is 16mb...
Which, for a game, is pretty HUGE!
Now, every time i load that save, it freezes almost instantly, or lags, then freezes, either way, there is no point in loading it up, until you want your PS3 to freeze, but it doesn't bother me, because i achieved EVERYTHING in the game, got everything out of it..
Now, Fallout New Vegas, im doing the same, collecting everything, doing everything (Though obviously not all quests are possible on one save file )
Ive been playing 80 Hours, not bored yet, its just fun wandering around, finding things, still have alot of side quests to do, but im saving them for a rainy day..
My save file is 11mb..
Its getting rather ridiculous now, freezes around 5-7 times in around 4 hour play periods..
My pipboy lags, sometimes..
My game lags, hold down the PS3 button, nothing.. Go to reset PS3, it works..
The freezing doesnt bother me, but it does, because i just cannot be bothered to load the save up, so i play another game, which ill get into..
Im kinda, worried, that if these problems are not fixed soon, my patience will wear thin with this game..
& By the looks of it, the games is done with me collecting things, my save gets over 15mb, most likely will be unplayable..
Which is, well quite frankly [censored] [censored].
They screwed up Fallout 3, though still was an awesome game, they hyped New Vegas up SO much, but it was the let down of 2010..
They didnt fix the bug on Fallout 3, i doubt they will on New Vegas..
Its so full of bugs, it pisses me off, im there shooting some fire ants, WITH A [censored] ROCKET LAUNCHER, POINT BLANK [censored] RANGE, and there just not dying, well there HP bar is empty, but when you go into VATS, its still full, even though i loaded them with 20 rockets..
One minute, roaming the wastes, the next, resetting PS3 due to crash..
SO many bugs..
Why release a game just for the holiday season to earn more profit..
Finish the [censored] game properly, you dont see these problems with PS1/PS2 games, i know there not as technologically advanced compared to PS3 (360 are just.. lol)
But still, its a joke. & Bethesda/Obsidian are loosing ALOT of fans over it..
Its like PES11, (Dont know if your allowed to bring other games into the forum, still)
Everytime i check my scout list, it freezes my PS3, after 7 seasons of ML..
Won't see me playing that game, i loved PES, hated FIFA, but looks like there is only one alternative.
I brought, the game, and collectors guide, the guide is as much fail as the game, its [censored], i know its hard work writing these things, but half the stuff is, well lies, technically, as the things/places/people just are not there..
Dinner Bell At Old Nuclear Test Site ?
Yeah, right.. You get it from a quest, as i figured out myself.
But, after that, i love Fallout, i have them all, but it still is an amazing game, even though there are bugs/glitches that [censored] you around and piss you off.
Rant over..
I actually feel better after that, please dont flame me, as the above is MY personal opinion, which you cannot judge, unless you judge people on a regular basis, in that case, your a waste of a human being! :mellow:
:fallout:

Wow, hitting enter wasn't enough this time, it's still a wall of text.
Anyway, they're working on a patch.
Play 1 to 2 hours then turn off the console for 10 to 20 minutes and then play again.
Delete current auto-save.
Start game, load latest real save-file, remove all other save-files, save new save-file.
Clear out the system cache as well.
And I think installing the game on the hard drive helps as well.

There is a little feature called the search button....

I'm sure that thing will lead you to tons of other topics like this pointless one. :facepalm: :shakehead:

Im on PS3 as stated, you cannot play it unless its installed to HDD..
Why should i have to do all this save data [censored] you speak of!
I just want to play the game.. Problem free, but its too much to ask for
The patch, well, lets just wait and see...
1-2 Hours.. With 10-20 Minute breaks..
I dont even think i play solid 2 hours, well some days i play longer, but still, only reason i thought you should take breaks from gaming is when your eyes hurt (Ive got 20/20 vision)
I didnt know you had to have breaks so the game didnt break itself ? :mellow:

Yeah, well, they (most likely Bethesda Softworks/Zenimax, the publisher, not to be confused with Bethesda Game Studios) decided it was more important to hit their release date than get the bugs fixed before release. Unfortunately this has gotten pretty common in the games industry and most buggy game releases can be attributed to it. They really should have pushed back the release date.

Anyway, this is exactly why I never pre-order games anymore...I usually wait until a few patches have been released, and by then the price has usually dropped as well. I have a weakness for Fallout, though, and I was particularly looking forward to NV, so I caved and pre-ordered. I was lucky and didn't see many major bugs...just small quest scripting issues, but obviously others are having a worse time of it.

The best thing we can do as consumers is 1.) submit our issues to the troubleshooting forums so the devs assigned to bug fixing can get them into their issue tracking software and 2.) don't buy games at release. When the publishers realize that people would rather wait than get a buggy game they'll start to learn. It may take a while, but they listen to their accountants more than their developers and customers combined.

1. Cause it might work?
2. Not really, it's a buggy game, nothing to do about it. Try to make the best out of it and hope that a patch fixes the problems you have.
3. I don't, the game has this memory leak problem which means loading screens can take really really really long to load, so I just turn off the console for a couple of minutes and then start it up. I don't turn it off because of crashes though.

i too have noticed disinformation, many things in the CE Guide are wrong ( it says repair 50 to fix Rhonda, when it's Science 70 in-game)
other than that it runs well on my PS3

SPOILER TAGS, MAN! You just ruined a surprise for me. <_< I haven't been to Black Mountain yet.

Look, at the end of the day the game shouldn't be like this, i don't pay good money for something that doesn't do what it says on the tin, i shouldn't have to take breaks to stop some [censored] memory leaks or whatever, i shouldn't have to mess around with my save files.
But, because they fail to make games properly it seems as though i have not other option.
Funny thing is, the producer said the team of '300 testers' couldnt have found all these bugs.. Did they even play the [censored] game from start to finish :mellow:
Anyway, yeah, people are coming up with ways to prevent things from going wrong, but if the game was finished properly i wouldn't have to do the things people suggest...
Ah well, all they care about is money, they are happy with supplying there loyal fans with broken products.. :rolleyes:

Well, we don't all have the same problems.
My game runs very smoothly with the occasional bug.
It's sad to hear when someone has these kinds of problems with their game.
But there's nothing to do about it.
The game was pushed too soon out the door.
We and they know that.
The game is buggy.
We and they know that and they are trying to fix it.
We all bought the game.
It's done.
Nothing to do about it.
Can't change the past.
I know you're angry and want to vent your anger, but until a patch is released to fix your crash problems try to play a different game until then.
Two Worlds is coming out soon and Fable III just got released.

I SPRING MY TRAP! The only way you could have known about Rhonda on Black Mountain was to to look up information on it and spoil it for yourself, I simply have cleared the shroud of faulty information from your eyes!

Thank you, yes, you are right, but still <_<
I only have a PS1/2/3.. Brought 3 360's in there time, all 3 got RROD, they tryed to charge me for every single one a repair fee ?
Retards. Ive had my PS3 since 2008, had no problems what so ever :laugh:
But yeah, ive got other games to play, but i like fallout :blush:

the dude whos saying you should not have to take breaks wjile playing the game you are completely wrong.

i dont know what system you use but for consoles you are supposed to take a break every 1-2 hours so you dont overheat the systema dn screw it up and all thgat good jazz. so really ur wrong, you are supposed to take breaks.

also on my ps3 it works great. it crashes every once in a while but so far no broken quests.

O_O
Maybe you're the grim reaper.
Quickly! Is your hand all bone!?

(I also have a hand of death when it comes to stuff, I break things in ways I didn't even think was possible.)
((But surprisingly my last xbox only got 1 RROD. :unsure:))

BUT THESE THINGS SHOULDNT [censored] HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THE PRODUCT WAS MADE PROPERLY :swear:
Exactly, crashes = [censored].
+ Ive had no broken quests... Just the rest.. ^^

Agreed with the guide, I end up checking the wikia because of the guides misinformation - It had me searching Vikki and Vance casino for an hour and half just for a certain unique weapon, when it was actually at Bison Steve's

Weird I never expected to see another one of these threads about bugs. /sarcasm

Oh WOW!

Finally, a rant about bugs! Go figure. I'ts about time someone spoke out.

I’m sure glad half the posts on the forum are about EXACTLY the SAME STUFF, over and OVER AND OVER....

[sarcasm] Thanks! [/sarcasm]

Instead of being sarcastic you could just avoid the thread if it doesn't peak your interest or post something more helpful.

Im on a 360 and i dont run into many crashes at all

I don't even understand why people do that, especially in threads like this. I mean, the game clearly has problems. I don't care what anyone says, NO ONE has played this game from start to finish without experiencing a single bug. Yet we've got some of those people, who are experiencing bugs, trying to silence those of us willing to complain about said bugs. What is there to gain by doing that?

The sheer stupidity of it blows my mind.

@OP. if you were being serious about this thread. why'd you bash the 360? You just turned this thread into another "[censored], epic saga #987,464

As of right now, no one gives a [censored] except you lol. Edit your post and send Dinesy a PM if you've got a problem. If you don't edit, he's going to retort and this entire thread is going down the [censored]ter. It will be locked, and that'll be one less bug report for Bethesda/Obsidian users to see. We can't have that can we?

Maybe that just makes his day. lol, I know for pc users doing a little extra like deleting your autosaves and other info or making mods so the game won't freeze is not such a big deal, but we as gamers shouldn't have to go out of our way to make a game playable at standards. For console users it's not possible to even do so. We should know freezing is not new to the gaming world, but to the point to where it is an 5 hour warning is bad. No matter how it's looked at. The fact that it's not new also means that threads like these shouldn't come up every other day...We are aware dude, and I'm sure they (Zenimax, Bethesda, Obsidian) are too...If only they personally wrote to us and said "We know you're upset and we know they are there. We are attempting to fix these major issues as soon as possible. Please no more threads, e-mails, or thoughts of suicide. We love our fans.....we love you." Not word to word but generally so. Unless they do want us to post as many threads of all of our bug issues than yea....proceed I guess....
One more thing, did you get how to play Caravan??

He makes fun of the 360 when his ps3 cant even play the game. I have the very first version of the 360 (owned since luanch) and the another later version of it (about 1 year old) and i have only had 2-4 crashes give or take 1 lol