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[theinevitable]

Have we bored everyone else into oblivion yet?

No, nothing is as boring as that damn game.

[pmcd9]

No, nothing is as boring as that damn game.

Or any game, really.  I don't care for video games.  Sorry if I've said that too many times, I don't want to become obnoxious on the point.  PINBALLZ 4 EVAR!!!

Carry on.

[theinevitable]

(in case it wasn't clear, I was talking about the game Oblivion. that game turned into "collect the flowers" for me way too fast.)
 
my friends found a weird pinball bar in Saint Louis and I really want to go soon. classic punk records on (in?) the jukebox, run by two weird middle-aged dudes.

lately I really want to play an RPG. Actually, exactly what I want is to either play Diablo 2 with my college friends who moved away, or play Neverwinter Nights 2. Unfortunately, NWN 2 is unbelievably unstable on the Mac, and since I downloaded it illegally I can't exactly call in and complain.

[smick]

1026 cans for that. I don't care if it makes Ash mad.

Having gathered enough cans, I can return to my torpor until I am again awoken by something like... I don't know... archeologists or, maybe that Brady kid with a conch shell.

[Choop]

two weird middle-aged dudes

careful there killer

[AugustWest]

"collect the flowers"

What does that mean?  Why "collect the flowers"?  Is that a thing?

[Nabubrush]

What does that mean?  Why "collect the flowers"?  Is that a thing?

Oddly enough, it means collect the flowers. There are maybe a hundred ingredients with which you can craft potions, up to four ingredients per. Many of the ingredients are found as plants as you wander the landscape, and after harvesting (and a delay) they will regrow.

[Nabubrush]

I'm kind of surprised a) this isn't in S&L, and b) it's sticky. But I don't know nothing about that stuff.

I started playing FO3 again based on this thread and NV coming out. Still lots of fun. I'm paranoid about my version being glitchy, though. Supposedly it doesn't get bad until the save file is 8mb. Right now it's sitting at 2.6mb or so.

[Nabubrush]

Ash, do I get eleventy-billion cans for my part in this?

[jay-ell]

I'm kind of surprised a) this isn't in S&L, and b) it's sticky. But I don't know nothing about that stuff.

I started playing FO3 again based on this thread and NV coming out. Still lots of fun. I'm paranoid about my version being glitchy, though. Supposedly it doesn't get bad until the save file is 8mb. Right now it's sitting at 2.6mb or so.

Save often, is all I can suggest.

OK, so where are you, story-wise? Level-wise? What perks have you chosen so far?

I play a level 30 stealth/thief character with good karma and high medicine, lockpick, and science. Favorite perks are Grim Reaper's Sprint and Explorer; I wish I hadn't gotten the Mysterious Stranger perk, though, because I have Lawbringer as well and the bastard keeps poaching my kills. (Do I need to translate this into English? I get obsessive about stuff like this and may be over-jargoning.)

Are you aware of the Fallout wiki? It's a good substitute for the dead-tree version of the Prima guide.

[Nabubrush]

Not a huge fan of explorer, because I can find everything in the wiki (as you noted). The first time through, when I was having issues, I'd maxed to 30, and finished all the add-ons, other than Broken Steel (I think). I also finished the main story-line. Reaper is the best, but do you have LeDoux's hockey mask? It's basically unlimited AP, and never breaks. I ended up with that and Chinese Stealth armor, and even Deathclaws trembled hearing my name.

On my restart I'm level six. Three intense trainings, comprehension (must-have), and toughness. I really like sniper. Bloody mess is nice for the damage add-on, but I kind of get tired of all my opponents exploding when I kill them. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to playing through it again. It's been months since I fired it up. I may open up my old guy and look over his skills today.

[Nabubrush]

Also, I am currently screwing around in the Yao Guai tunnels, because it's fun.

[jay-ell]

Reaper is the best, but do you have LeDoux's hockey mask? It's basically unlimited AP, and never breaks. I ended up with that and Chinese Stealth armor, and even Deathclaws trembled hearing my name.

I usually go with the Ranger armor; it's got a reasonable stealth rating and it's easy to repair with merc armor, plus the small guns bonus. My big brother plays a tank-type character and always goes for the power armor at the earliest possible opportunity, but I find it too heavy to carry around all the time and can't stand the speed and stealth debuffs that come along with it.

I have LeDoux' hockey mask, but I don't wear it because I don't like the way it looks. I play a female character, and she wears horn-rimmed glasses and an Enclave Officer's hat. I don't usually have AP regen problems any more (sniper + concentrated fire + Reaper's sprint + high luck = fuck*ng BAD ASS) and usually I can KO several super mutants without taking a single point of damage, provided they don't have an overlord with them. (Those bitches are insane.)

On my restart I'm level six. Three intense trainings, comprehension (must-have), and toughness. I really like sniper. Bloody mess is nice for the damage add-on, but I kind of get tired of all my opponents exploding when I kill them. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to playing through it again. It's been months since I fired it up. I may open up my old guy and look over his skills today.

As I mentioned above, sniper + concentrated fire is awesome, especially if your small guns skill is anywhere near decent (gunslinger perk is nice in this combo too). I never took Bloody Mess, because I don't like searching all over the map for body parts. I hate when two or three people explode on a critical hit and you've got all these mismatched legs and eyeballs lying around and you have to click on them all looking for the one body you haven't looted yet.

I'm still messing with my first play-through because I took my good sweet time doing all the side-quests. I don't think I'll start again -- I like the character I ended up with, and while I'd take different perks if I had to do it over again (I'd ditch Mysterious Stranger and Here and Now for Comprehension and Swift Learner, for starters), I'm pretty happy overall with my character. Besides which, I'm looking forward to starting fresh with New Vegas (I picked up my brother's copy today, it totally sucks that I have to wait another month to play).

I took Nuclear Anomaly when I hit level 30 but I haven't had a chance to see it in action yet. (I rarely take that much damage in a fight.) Have you ever used it?

[littlefallsmets]

I have a better chance of understanding a posting about quantum theory than I do the last post there.

Not that it bothers me or that I am judging, y'all do your thing it seems to make you happy, but... wow. Impenetrable.

[theinevitable]

man, I am just so bad at games like this. Having to keep track of the equipment always completely screws me up. When we were playing through Diablo II my friends would have to walk over to my computer occasionally and just straight-up take the penis away and equip my guy.

even when I was a hardcore NWN nerd and played it every day for probably over a year, other people in the persistent world I played on would be like "dude, you are almost level 20, why are you still getting killed by these low-level enemies..."