[Taylor Thompson]

I want ask do the developers this read the forums ?
i only ask cos i was on the batman forum with everyone sending ideas
to find out the developers told their staff not read the forums
so do the developers the read this forums or are we wasting are time ?

on a side note will there be competitions on this forum and is there any pre order stuff for fallout new vagas

[Sammygirl]

I believe that the Obsidian Devs do at least peruse the forums, although they only post in the 'Meet the Devs' threads.

With regards to the side note, nothing has been mentioned about a possible competition and on the pre-order stuff that does seem to be the norm these days although as to what form they'll take, that's currently unknown.

[Amy Masters]

some of the bethesda staff will come on and chuck in comments in threads....but they arent making New Vegas....sooo

dunno if the Obsidian comes on...

[Alan Whiston]

I think they do read the forum when they have time. I've seen some of the developers names in the "users that are reading this topic" when I'm in a thread, and sometimes they even post. Joshua Sawyer does that some times. But yeah, mostly they've been active in the "Meet the Devs" threads. I know that some of the stuff in New Vegas they've been inspired by community made content, like weapon attachments. And I wonder if they removed the green sky because of everyone in the community hated it or just because they disliked it themselves/didn't made sense in New Vegas.

[kevin ball]

Yes, the devs do read the forum, there is also a http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1080161-meet-the-devs/ thread - currently at #6 - although it is for general discussion, not for anything related to the new game.

As for your other questions, nothing has been announced.

[Jonathan Egan]

You really aren't "sending any ideas". By the time a forum like this one is up, the game is already scripted, mapped out, meshes/textures are finished, and cosmetics/testing/QA is taking place. Besides, a lot of these "ideas" are "ideas" people get from playing other games (and it's not like the story writers haven't thought about them anyway). If you go through the "ideas" in this forum, most of them are things you see if mindless 1st person shooters.

The one thing that really draws me to Bethesda games, is that they release a well-designed and streamlined construction set that allows the player to modify the game to the player's taste, so any "idea" I may have, I can actually implement in the game myself (console players: I know, I know, and I don't care. Be happy with your "achievements")

[john page]

some of the bethesda staff will come on and chuck in comments in threads....but they arent making New Vegas....sooo

dunno if the Obsidian comes on...

They may not be developing NV but some are producing it.

[Melis Hristina]

I'll bet the developers do read these forums. Then they turn round and thank god half of you lot aint in charge of the game.

[Gavin boyce]

I want ask do the developers this read the forums ?
i only ask cos i was on the batman forum with everyone sending ideas
to find out the developers told their staff not read the forums
so do the developers the read this forums or are we wasting are time ?

on a side note will there be competitions on this forum and is there any pre order stuff for fallout new vagas

Jeez, I hope they don't. We are not good reading.

[Shannon Marie Jones]

@Jimmy_Gee: Made me grin. So true.

[Ross Zombie]

Like has been said, we have seen Devs post in these forums on occasion, and there is the "Meet the Devs" thread, as well. They're probably not here nearly as often as some of us are (since they're, you know, kind of busy making a videogame and all that... ) And I wouldn't be overly surprised if there were some form of guideline dealing with when and how someone on the team posts on here. (Simply because every little thing a Dev ever post is, of course, going to get extra attention, and will be picked over with a fine-toothed comb.)

But also, like SystemShock said - by the time a forum comes up, there's already going to have been a significant amount of pre-production finished - at the very least. And it's also worth noting that I seriously doubt that one thing any game developer is ever going to be lacking in would be groovy ideas to add to a videogame.

Personally, I think there's always a chance that my views might contribute to a certain "gestalt" when the company wants to get an overview of how people feel about particular things; but really, the "point" of these forums is more about a community of fans than a breeding ground for ideas that might actually work their way into the game. We might all think we have some awesome ideas to contribute, but let's not forget these guys do this for a living. I kind of assume that in the unlikely event that any of my suggestions coincidentally get implemented into the game, that there's also a significant possibility that it was something someone over there had already thought of, anyway.

There was an interview a year or so ago with Todd Howard and Emil Pagliarulo where I seem to recall them saying that in a forum it's less about specific features that forumites are interested in, but seeing through all of that to get at the "core" of what they really want.

[Allison C]

well, I hope they read my first post...which was about 2 pages worth of points for general improvements and what I wanted in New Vegas, in the What do you want in New Vegas thread....I assume they would read that thread the most since it is started by the Moderators.

[Hayley Bristow]

well, I hope they read my first post...which was about 2 pages worth of points for general improvements and what I wanted in New Vegas, in the What do you want in New Vegas thread....I assume they would read that thread the most since it is started by the Moderators.

Reading those threads would require tequila, and hazard pay.

[Elizabeth Falvey]

Reading those threads would require tequila, and hazard pay.

lol, they could probably have a good laugh or two going through it

[danni Marchant]

lol, they could probably have a good laugh or two going through it

Maybe they play a drinking game while they do it~
-Every time someone says "It doesn't fit in Fallout" or any equivalent, take a shot.
-When someone mentions the desire to play a Ghoul, take a shot.
-When someone responds to an idea with only the word "No" with no reasoning or debate, take a shot.
-Every time a BOS arguement breaks out, take two shots.

[Tom Flanagan]

Maybe they play a drinking game while they do it~
-Every time someone says "It doesn't fit in Fallout" or any equivalent, take a shot.
-When someone mentions the desire to play a Ghoul, take a shot.
-When someone responds to an idea with only the word "No" with no reasoning or debate, take a shot.
-Every time a BOS arguement breaks out, take two shots.

-Every time someone mentions the Enclave returning, take a shot.
-Whenever someone mentions their desire for cars in the game, take a shot.
-Whenever someone expresses their desire to remove fast travel, take two shots.
-Whenever someone says "they should go bake to the Pip-Boy 2000.", take three shots.

[Setal Vara]

-Every time someone mentions the Enclave returning, take a shot.
-Whenever someone mentions their desire for cars in the game, take a shot.
-Whenever someone expresses their desire to remove fast travel, take two shots.
-Whenever someone says "they should go bake to the Pip-Boy 2000.", take three shots.

-When someone demands that Power Armor be empowered, take a shot.
-When someone makes a demand rather than a suggestion, take a shot.
-For every model of weapon that's made an appearance in a COD game suggested, take a shot.
-For every discussion regarding area 51...Well, there might not be enough tequilla to tackle that one.

[Prisca Lacour]

So, having decided that the devs do read these forums, let's continue on in the Meet the Devs thread as linked earlier. This is just going off topic.