On the Pip-Boy 3000 Mk4's stand, it has the little plate with writing on it. Can anyone make out what it says?

PIP-BOY Model 3000 mk IV

Manufactured by RobCo Industries

for Distribution by Vault-Tec Corp.

NOT FOR CIVILIAN USE

RobCo

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What this basically means is that it's a military issue Pip-Boy.

Thanks man, I've been wondering ever since I saw the E3 video. Thats cool that they would put in that little detail.

That one little detail will have a huge impact on gameplay. All of my research, which now covers hundreds of hours, suggests that Vault 111 was specifically designed and built for non-serving US Marines and Naval officers.

Indeed

Not neccesarily. It may means its for non Vault-tec employee use or it could mean it is for Military use. You do find it afterall attached to the skeletal arm of a Vault Tec employee

Not to mention the fact you can play Video games on it. Seems odd if it was a military thing

And this employee was inside of Vault 111, which is where the Pip-Boy was initially designed to be used. The mk IV edition is clearly built with military spec in mind. Just look at it compared to the old model. I have already pointed out on other threads that the layout and proximity of Sancutary Hills and Vault 111 means that they were both built on the same plot of land for the same purpose, and that everyone we see above the vault was also either a non-serving Marine or Naval officer, which ties in with the vault experiment.

It is actually very common for those serving abroad to have access to games consoles and other forms of entertainment for use during R&R and when not involved in direct conflict. This was seen extensively with those serving in Afghanistan.

Trust me, I know that very well. Kinda obvious when I need to send video games to family membera over seas and growing up on a military base. However, it's not wise to take your xbox on the battlefield. I just think your logic is a bit flawed and taking a lot of assumptions.

Listen I can't say you are wrong. We won't know until the game is release but I honestly can't find the connections you are drawing. That little inscription could mean 100 things for all we know.

There is some merit to what you are saying. Afterall it does come insode a militaryish looking crate but there are some things we have to keep in mind.

-There was no indication that everyone in the vault is military.

-Every vault has some model of a pip boy but outside of vault tec sites finding them for public use is a very rare thing. You don't see it on the brotherhood of steel or the enclave. Which leads me that it's not military but a very specific vault tec item.

-If it was military issue, then why did the male PC not have one to start with?

-If it was to be for the Vault dwellers of 111, then why did he need to pull it off a dead vault tech employee on the surface? Wouldn't the other vault people have it, dead or alive? Or at least wouldn't it be inside the vault?

-If you are implying that this model is for military use, why have video games on it? Are you saying Vault Tec, who killed thousands of people in experiments, actually care if the vault dweller is entertained when all they want is results? Seems very odd that a "MILITARY" version of the the pip boy would have games when the "civilian" ones don't.

-Lets assume that pip boys in general are military in nature. Then why did Vault 101 have it and also pretty much every other vault had it. Most of which are probably civilian vaults. Which again reaffirms my last point. Very odd that the 111 Pipboys would be more recreational when 101 are meant to be efficient.

-We could also consider the fact that vault 111 is one of the newer vaults to be built. Not to far fetch that it would be equiped with newer technology as well. I imagine the employees get their hands on new tech before the vault people do, so maybe that is why ot was there.

There is a lot to understand and for all I know you can be corrected! But there is a lot of assumptions being made.

Edit: double post

1. Vault 111 and Sanctuary Hills are built on exactly the same site. This can be seen by carefully looking at their relative positions as seen in the footage. This means that none of the vault inhabitants were randomly selected, and would suggest that all residents of Sanctuary Hills had recently moved in and were also all vets, the same as our protagonist. If this is not the case, then why were none of them actively serving in the ongoing conflict?

2. I hear what you're saying, but even from the design of the Pip-Boy, it looks like something you could imagine a Marine wearing.

3. Because only a handful of people made it inside, including the PC and his family, and the VT scientist died before he could get into the main vault. Our PC therefore picks it up on his way out from the skeleton of the dead scientist.

4. See number 3.

5. Looking at the games included, whilst they do look to be somewhat entertaining, they would also help to develop useful skills such as faster reaction times, situational awareness, and strategic thinking. They would also provide a means of engaging the subject's focus once the initial phase of the experiment is over. In a post apocalyptic world where so much is gone or has changed, such innocent looking games would be like finding a fully operational wide screen TV in the middle of a desert.

6. I agree that the tech is much newer. On one of my threads I have explained the inclusion of a nautical targeting and navigation system built directly into the Pip-Boy. This would be used to assist in recovering valuable resources from lakes and rivers, as well as the ocean, once phase 2 of the experiment begins. This would also explain why each vault inhabitant would have been in the Navy or the Marines.