Very wise. I rushed through my first playthrough so I could get the achievement for beating it on hardcoe. I will not be starting a second until all these problems are fixed, I don't find it worth the risk.
I am just furious. I have the urge to go and buy the game as I know it is going to be fun. But the experience I had from my rental, I know I need to wait until the game is patched a few times and am positive that its not going to freeze my Xbox multiple times in a row. Most likely causing a RROD to appear. I have been scanning these boards for more freezing issues but have not noticed any. Is it only me having these freezes occur during multiple events? Such as; resting, saving, buying from merchants, entering vats, quick travel and pretty much anything else that requires a new screen.
My Xbox was recently refurbished as it is still under warranty and every game I own plays fine off the hard drive and off the disc. Only Fallout New Vegas gives me issues. I know that it is not my Xbox causing these issues. Although some think that the new Xbox is not having as many problems, I do not feel I should have to go out and buy a new Xbox unit to play one game. This is not a plausible fix and the pure mentioning of it infuriates me. Bethesda and Obsidian need to collaborate and get these fixes out promptly, and next time need to be done before shipping.
It drives me insane that these game companies send out games that have major bugs and issues in them. It is poor communication and lazy programming that causes these issues. If they are going to release a game in its Beta phase they should label it as such. The reviews this game received even after the bugs and issues being reported are mind boggling. I do not understand how a game can receive a 9/10 and 8.5/10 when it is not playable by many of the people who own it. This whole mess makes me angry, and a game is supposed to be fun to play.