hardcoe Lovers : Fallout: New Vegas

» Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:14 am

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for hardcoe mode.

It is sad that it has to be called hardcoe, but I guess that is in itself a critique of our lazy society. We want our games to practically win themselves.

Of point, anyway.
I for one am all in favor of toughening up the games these days... not simply by having impenetrable AI, but by implementing real world stress and constraints like hydration and weight.

Bravo on you Obsidian!

I have to say this is a very welcome addition as well... Obsidian actually gave us uses for the HUGE mass of food and drink items in the game that were completely useless in FO3.

For a game I'm pissed with over the release bugs I have to say I certainly love an RPG where food and drink management is required, not to mention all the other realistic type stuff hardcoe offers.

» Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:17 pm

hardcoe is pretty awesome. I tagged Survival over Repair and may come to regret it. The crafting is nice, but it doesn't seem as though it is the experience I was looking for, not to mention you can't build your own Campfire. Mostly the created items, so far, aren't really worth much in trade, and don't seem to really provide an edge over food you find laying around. Oh well, I can always just raise Repair and ignore Survival later on if I need to, and this puts me ahead in survival points anyway, which is nice because most of the survival related perks come sooner than later and require 45 in survival at most.

» Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:39 pm

I broke my leg an now i have to limp to the nearest doctor

which i am LOVING!

» Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:30 am

Playing on hardcoe / hard setting...

hardcoe is only nice for 2 reasons.

1) Stimpacks heal slowly... instant heal stimpacks in Fallout 3 was absurdly abusive and made the game a joke.

2) Somewhat more immersive since you need to manage hunger / thirst.

However, for the most part, hardcoe just means you'll have less inventory space (ammo weight) and be making more frequent trips to town to unload crap.... hardcoe doesn't really make the game any more difficult (other than having to plan how to use stimpacks).. it just makes it more... tedious.

That said, I won't be playing anything but hardcoe mode... feels a touch more... realistic.. I guess.

Oh great another person who will say the game isnt hard enough lol.