I've run into a bug where I've completed Still In The Dark, and told Paladin Hardin about the Chains that Bind and ALSO finished the ventilation for the elder. Now, both Hardin and the Elder are telling me to come back in a few days. I have logged several hours into the game after this and I am not content with just leaving the Brotherhood alone now. I need their support for New Vegas, and I want the power armor training. If this is a glitch that can be fixed, cool, can somebody help me out. If it cannot be fixed, im chucking this game out of the window and staying away from any Bethesda products in the future. I can't even count the other bugs Im having problems with in the game, but this is the most important one right now.
Don't blame Bethesda; blame Obsidian, they are the butt holes that sold you a broken game because they are the ones to develop it. Although what you want to do is after you complete all the quests the Brotherhood of Steel gives you you want to come back after those several game days (should be about 72 game hours) and if you speak to Elder McNamara you can ask to become a Paladin. He will give you a quest and when you complete the quest you come back for your reward which is a full suit of the crappy T-45d, membership into the BoS, the title of Paladin, and the option to ask for help for the battle at Hoover Dam. If you help Paladin Hardin replace McNamara you forfeit the ability to do these so you can't get BoS assistance to Hoover Dam. It is really lame that they don't make that clear but that's the way it turns out. I'm sorry for your inconvenience because I understand the bullcrap involved with this game's game-breaking glitches/bugs.