Fallout 4s leveling system is unlimited which I love. But there seems to be a point around level 80 were you become unstoppable and have discovered all the locations. It’s still fun running around looking for hidden gems and building settlements but you quickly get bored with that. What if they had it set up to were once you reach a certain level you could choose a perk and everything resets.
Not quests mind you, but you go back to level one and all the perks are gone and all the map locations have been erased from your pip boy.
You would have to explore the wasteland and rediscover all these places. You could call the perk Amnesia and once you take it your immediately knocked out and you awake outside Sanctuary Hills Naked and all your stuff gone.

I’m sure there needs to be more detail to it but this could be fun. I don’t know how settlements would be doing this.

At that point, wouldn't it be easier starting a new game? I wouldn't enjoy a level 1 character without quests tbh.

make it a "stupefaction" perk that'll slowly turn you into an idiot non-savant:

at random times, you'll get a random perk or skill ranked down 1 rank / point...

edit:

*B L A M !!!*

"you recently

forgot how to

not trigger

floor mines."

:-))

Would you really delevel to 1 though? Keeping your level at 80+ and removing perks lets you keep SPECIAL boosts and maybe HP because in your state levelling may take quite a while and you'll be pretty perkless for much of it. But you could reach absurd HP levels this way. I see it as akin to the Legendary system in Skyrim.

I have a save right before leaving the vault, how is this idea any different?

Its a neat idea though. Haha head shots that cripple you should make you lose int , or perks permanently