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» Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:16 am

It (Wild Wasteland) is just like Bloody Mess in the originals - or so I've undestood it - no "actual" benefits or drawbacks, just a curiosityeffect, and a nice one at that. All the traits with their drawbacks in the originals didn't always suit my character build so I happily picked Bloody Mess, and that's what I'm going to do with Wild Wasteland too. So, in effect, I don't see the problem here. More than making one handicapped, it offers some relief from the burden of choosing the right second trait (if one has any difficulties in picking, that is).

And the way I see it, too much aid in the beginning can be harmful too even with the drawbacks.

wild wasteland drawback is you get bad random event to

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm

wild wasteland drawback is you get bad random event to

In a recent interview Josh said something along the lines that Wild Wasteland doesn't add anything but rather alters existing content. For example there's a place from where, with WW, you'll find a "special handgrenade that is familiar from Fallout 2" (the holy handgrenade, I presume); and without WW you'll find a mininuke. Stuff like that. So, no drawbacks that wouldn't already be there - at least that's how it sounds.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:54 am

In a recent interview Josh said something along the lines that Wild Wasteland doesn't add anything but rather alters existing content. For example there's a place from where, with WW, you'll find a "special handgrenade that is familiar from Fallout 2" (the holy handgrenade, I presume); and without WW you'll find a mininuke. Stuff like that. So, no drawbacks that wouldn't already be there - at least that's how it sounds.

i remeber he said that there is a bad draw back to the wild wastland perk

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:55 am

i remeber he said that there is a bad draw back to the wild wastland perk

I haven't read anything like that. Guess I've missed something.
Well, if there is a "bad drawback" then there has to be benefits to counter it too (and I don't count added ingame jokes and eastereggs as benefits, but only flavor).

We'll see how it goes.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:25 am

I haven't read anything like that. Guess I've missed something.
Well, if there is a "bad drawback" then there has to be benefits to counter it too (and I don't count added ingame jokes and eastereggs as benefits, but only flavor).

We'll see how it goes.

I figure being a "weirdness magnet" means you get potentially "good" and "bad" encounters (since traits are supposed to have positive and negative effects), but they both fall under the same level of "weirdness"... =p

» Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:53 pm

I haven't read anything like that. Guess I've missed something.
Well, if there is a "bad drawback" then there has to be benefits to counter it too (and I don't count added ingame jokes and eastereggs as benefits, but only flavor).

We'll see how it goes.

Well all traits are said to have plus and negative traits. My favorite from the old ones for example (I dont recall the name it's something akin to 'Good Natured' or something similiar, but it boosts your speech and passive skills) is great for talking out things, but you have to really work on your gun skills in the game.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:18 am

Yeah right, she was twirling her hair around her finger when you made that slip up.

This is true. I'm lucky I remembered my own name.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:11 pm

This is true. I'm lucky I remembered my own name.

Yeah it was pretty obvious.

I was going to tweet something but didn't want to offend you.

Still it was a Great interview! (both the content and the setting).

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm

Haha

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:18 pm

Links to the video have been removed following Gstaff's earlier post. You are free to discuss it but under no circumstances are you permitted to link to it or discuss sites that have it posted.

Thanks guys.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:57 pm

This is true. I'm lucky I remembered my own name.

I suspected as much. :disguise:

No one seems to have mentioned this, but it appears we now know who owns the "Virgin Mary" Hi-Power...

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:41 pm

This is true. I'm lucky I remembered my own name.

"I'm Jason Ber......ber......Brandon?"

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:43 am

It looks to me that scoped semi auto that is being used on ghouls looks alot like the Assault Carbine, modded out with a scope, extended mag and something else, if it IS, I am disappointed that EVEN with the extended mag, it only has 24 rounds in it. :shakehead:

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:14 am

No, seriously, Benny is the owner of the "Virgin Mary" gun.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:30 am

No, seriously, Benny is the owner of the "Virgin Mary" gun.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Looks like Benny may get pickpocketed or worse...

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:22 am

Yeah, I noticed that too. Looks like Benny may get pickpocketed or worse...

I think Benny may have an unfortunate accident. :tops:

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:27 pm

Ya'll could just try to ask for the gun nicely... If you're female... With Black Widow or six Appeal...
There's no reason to kill Benny, Jessup and twitchy Mc Twitch shovel carrier!

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:58 am

Ya'll could just try to ask for the gun nicely... If you're female... With Black Widow or six Appeal...
There's no reason to kill Benny, Jessup and twitchy Mc Twitch shovel carrier!

Where's the fun in that? He already attempted to kill us and he has a nice gun to boot.....ya he's dead....

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:28 am

Where's the fun in that? He already attempted to kill us and he has a nice gun to boot.....ya he's dead....

The guy gives off the sense that he dousnt really want to kill you (hell, he could have left you alive on purpose) I would imagine hes a real nice guy once you get past the gun and the two bullet holes in your head...

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:52 am

Ya'll could just try to ask for the gun nicely... If you're female... With Black Widow or six Appeal...
There's no reason to kill Benny, Jessup and twitchy Mc Twitch shovel carrier!

who is to say those goons arn't random thugs he hired to just beet you up? as the into goes one of them demands their payment right before you wake up. so its possible they are just some random thugs he hired to overpower you.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:03 am

who is to say those goons arn't random thugs he hired to just beet you up? as the into goes one of them demands their payment right before you wake up. so its possible they are just some random thugs he hired to overpower you.

Nah Jessup is probably a very important character (He's leader of Great Khans y'know) and I have a feeling that Twitchy Mc Twitch the shovel carrier will be a solid character as well.

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:34 pm

The guy gives off the sense that he dousnt really want to kill you (hell, he could have left you alive on purpose) I would imagine hes a real nice guy once you get past the gun and the two bullet holes in your head...

Noo, Benny is a murderer. Looking back at the opening Jessup said "Can't we just end it already." Benny says "Unlike a Khan I'm not afraid to look I the people I kill." That's some cold-blooded ****. You guys are trying to be to sympathetic towards Benny. He's affably evil. He wants you to think he's some guy that killed you but didn't really mean it..

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:01 am

Noo, Benny is a murderer. Looking back at the opening Jessup said "Can't we just end it already." Benny says "Unlike a Khan I'm not afraid to look I the people I kill." That's some cold-blooded ****. You guys are trying to be to sympathetic towards Benny. He's affably evil. He wants you to think he's some guy that killed you but didn't really mean it..

Actually that is something that can be called honor, if you are going to kill someone you might as well know who you killed and live with the burden of killing that man or woman instead of avoiding it... or he can be a real killer, but the sympathetic approach is more interesting if you ask me =/

» Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:15 pm

Actually that is something that can be called honor, if you are going to kill someone you might as well know who you killed and live with the burden of killing that man or woman instead of avoiding it... or he can be a real killer, but the sympathetic approach is more interesting if you ask me =/

Usually being affable and honorable go hand in hand.