Of Deathclaws & Radscorpions: A Fallout Thread

seems decent -- its like the alaskan simulation one where its very closed in with one path and separate from the rest of the world. coming so soon after point lookout (the best dlc imo) won't help it in comparison.

Yeah, I'm still only just getting started on Broken Steel, they need to slow down.

mothership zeta is the last one, isn't it?

Yeah, I think after this it's Vegas.

WOO VEGAS.

(I still have to catch up on all the DLCs. Can someone give me a quick S/D on them?)

i haven't played any yet either. are they all supposed to be played when you're at level 20? don't feel like paying 4x800 points and then having to go unarmed and unarmored to make it a challenge

DLC tip - if you buy them on the newly released discs instead of as downloads, you can install them to your HD and then never need the disc again. So as a rental, or a quick second hand buy-and-resell, they're a bargain. And if you find a shop which does friendly next day refunds, they're free.

(Was very GRR when I found out about this, having paid full price for them all myself).

broken steel raises the level cap to 30 and extends the main story. if you're gonna get only one i'd get that.

xxp

There's a DLC disc?

Yeah, the OpAnch/Pitt one is out, BS/PL coming soon apparently.

Link to amazon or something? I can't find info about it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallout-Game-Add-Operation-Anchorage/dp/B0022NHM36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1249391959&sr=8-3

Thanks. OT question: There's a scene in Fallout 3 where you enter a Town House in the middle of Downtown DC and there's a robot you can activate who will then read the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains." Any idea if there's a clip online I can use to show in a classroom, or how I could possibly generate such a clip?

Nevermind! I actually found a clip on youtube. Awful quality, but it might do the trick.

is the dlc out for ps3 yet ?

I think it starts coming out in October?

Eurogamer gave Mothership Zeta a pretty thorough spanking today.

yeah i have no interest

its very pretty btw and you get a star trek-esque battle at the end.

I have bought and played through everything except for Mothership Zeta and The Pitt. Which should I go for next?

The Pitt.

haven't played either but i was watching a bro play mothership zeta and it seemed kinda lame.

operation anchorage is yawwwwwwnnnnn so far. thx i already have call of duty 2 guys.

bought the broken steel/point lookout disc tho, so that should be cool

ok finished operation anchorage. that sucked. super short, really easy, nothing engaging AT ALL about it. i guess i have the gauss rifle now so that makes wasting a couple hours worth it?

did you also get the very nice power armor that doesn't degrade?

The chinese stealth armour is also great.

yeah i guess at this point in the game getting more super133tpowar!!1!!11 items just aren't cutting it for me because the game is kind of not that challenging when you are all leveled up even w/o them

yeah, buying an expansion pack for the items is kinda even worse than buying a mount for WoW over EBAY IMHO.

there are hints along the way that made me thing OA would be way more interesting than it was: text saying the simulation is rigged and not realistic, that the general who made it edited everything to make him look good... plus the tapes you find in the simulation are so sappy, i really half expected there to be some kind of narrative switch or meta-mystery thing going on, but no, you kill the chinese general and save the princess. take magic armor.

made me think OA

yeah i kept waiting for the reveal and then nothing.

Well yeah, that's all true. I was only about level 8 in the main game when I played OA, so the change of scenery and the nice loot were both appealing to me. But it's definitely not good enough for me to recommend to anyone else, unless they get it for free using the expansion disc rental thing.

ok point lookout is pretty awesome

just noticed they finally released the ps3 dlc. but now i have xbox i think i'm just going to stump up and buy the game of the year boxset and start again. (perhaps not lose all my lockpicks this time)

I really loved this but I can't see ever playing it again.

I finally sold this back after milking 800 or so of the 1000 achievements and playing 2 expansions. Didn't regret it.

how much did gamestop give you

three magic beans and a copy of NBA 2K4

a hearty handshake

eight minutes of pleasant conversation

i played point lookout as my first expansion pack, about halfway through the game. it was incredibly difficult but really satisfying. problem is, when i came back out i was all souped-up and barely anything i encoutered from then on posed much of a challenge. i've got a good chunk of the game left but i can't face playing it as it's too easy. hoping borderlands will provide a similar but tougher experience. at the moment i'm going through the awesome STALKER games (i'll start a standalone thread about these soon, i'm stunned they don't get any dues on ILG)

please do, i'm not going to play them (only on PC, right?) but i've been mildly obsessed with the tarkovsky movie and roadside picnic this year.

finished point lookout (well i didnt do the fetch quest for the moonshine because seriously WHO CARES) and it was def the best of the expansions ive played. re: the difficulty curve - i think the souped up too much too early is the biggest problem with this game, i felt the same way without hitting any expansion packs.

have taken a break from borderlands, so i cant report too fully but one place where it def pales in comparison is the storyline vibe - although it is also decidedly harder (at least from the point where i am) which has been satisfying

started again on 360, after the catastrophic start on ps3 (altho to be fair i did rescue the situation)

and already it feels like a different game having done some things the other way around.

but came here to ask - the expansion disk 2 is installed on the hard drive initially, and then you have to put disk 1 in to play the game. But it's noisy accessing the disk so can i install disk 1 to hard drive as well and play from there? i don't see why not, but thought i'd just check first in case it stuffs up my game.

[14:08] JJ: http://www.gog.com/en/page/xmas09
[14:11] Andrew: cool what of these are good
[14:11] Andrew: fallout is good, right
[14:11] ME: fallout owns
[14:11] ME: my fav game ever imo
[14:11] ME: giants citizen kabuto is p good though it's probably a bit dated now
[14:11] Andrew: well i guess i'll get it then~
[14:12] JJ: giants is p good
[14:12] JJ: dang, should i get fallout tactics
[14:12] ME: ya me too, i never played it
[14:13] JJ: freespace 2 ownes.
[14:13] Andrew: wtf the gender selection tab allows choice of like 15 genders
[14:14] JJ: if you dont got jagged alliance 2 then you shouldnt be allowed to have a pc
[14:14] Andrew: i will pick...gentleman
[14:14] Andrew: what is jagged alliance
[14:14] JJ: basically the only x-com-like game thats as good as x-com
[14:14] Andrew: i hate signing up for shit you have to pick country and the US isn't the first one on the list
[14:14] Andrew: fuckin algeria and ougadougo and shit
[14:15] JJ: ah yes let me just scroll down to uzbekistan...
[14:17] JJ: sanitarium owns as well
[14:17] Andrew: what games here are just like
[14:17] Andrew: killin hella niggas
[14:18] ME: duke nukem 3d
[14:18] Andrew: i'm not tryin to play some fuckin thoughtful immersive bullshit
[14:18] JJ: get duke 3d atomic
[14:18] JJ: i wish they had BLOOD
[14:18] ME: you get to murder children in fallout tho, it owns
[14:19] Andrew: okay so fallout it is
[14:19] ME: lol
[14:19] Andrew: is fallout the game where you have like.. a kickass dog
[14:19] ME: yup
[14:20] JJ: potentially
[14:20] ME: i forgot how you get him, but he's like a recruitable sidekick
[14:20] ME: named Dogmeat
[14:21] Andrew: this game better own
[14:21] Andrew: or else i will be so mad!!!!!!!
[14:22] ME: well
[14:22] ME: i should probably caution you, the gameplay's an acquired taste
[14:22] ME: it's turn-based
[14:22] ME: Duke nukem might be more your speed
[14:22] Andrew: jesus christ man
[14:22] Andrew: you're fucking me in the ass
[14:22] ME: lol what dude
[14:23] JJ: lmao.
[14:23] Andrew: you're FUCKING me in the ASS
[14:23] Andrew: i should have gotten redneck rampage
[14:24] Andrew: Skills are divided into three categories:

* Combat skills: Small Guns, Big Guns, Energy Weapons, Unarmed, Melee Weapons, Throwing.
* Active skills: First Aid, Doctor, Sneak, Lockpick, Steal, Traps, Science, Repair.
* Passive skills: Speech, Barter, Gambling, Outdoorsman.

[14:24] Andrew: wow cool
[14:24] Andrew: Speech
[14:24] ME: lol
[14:24] Andrew: thanks for the reccy on this kickass game bro
[14:24] ME: ahahaha
[14:24] ME: speech owns, you get to talk your way out of all kinds of situations~
[14:24] Andrew: can't wait to fuckin roleplay as a tight orator
[14:25] ME: ahahaha
[14:25] ME: lolin rn
[14:25] Andrew: hey man just playing fallout.. yeah my char wears a toga and extends his right arm

daaaaaamn, it's ridiculous that for like 100 bucks you can get classic entertainment to last until you die

considering "fuckin roleplay as a tight orator" as a screenname

i prefer "my char wears a toga and extends his right arm"

if you dont got jagged alliance 2 then you shouldnt be allowed to have a pc

"i wish they had BLOOD"