» Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:33 am Spoiler
I recently (and reluctantly) let Boone go back to Novac last night and took Veronica on as a follower. She has quests and special dialogue that I want to unlock, plus I wanted to see what a "big name" actress can do with Fallout dialogue - pretty impressed I must say.
However, in nearing the end of the game and in general taking the NCR-side and BoS-side (you can see where this is going), I hit the point near the end battle in which the Colonel orders me to destroy the BoS and kill everyone inside. This was a horrible moment for me, first time a video game's plot had stumped me to the point of not knowing what I wanted to do about it. I love how complex and rich the faction interactions and quests are in this game, its truely phenominal - and that's what made the next issue so severe for me...
...Veronica helped me wipe out the BoS.
She did so without any dialogue during OR after the event, though before hand she was playfully chatting with BoS in their fort - a bunch of idle animations of mainly pleasant conversation between Veronica and the BoS, which really fell apart as she massacred the very same people a few moments later. And there she was after the fact, gloves dripping in blood, her same old cheery self - ready to talk about Good times and the Good BoS cause...
I had befriended the BoS, got the Elder fired/replaced and was even at the point of joining them when I got the horrible quest form the NCR. So to see what happened I decided to wipe out the BoS, wondering if Veronica would just go back to the 188 and ignore me, attack me or actually help me in the deed. She helped alright, cheering as the blood sprayed from dying BoS as she punched the crap out of them. :thumbsdown:
This is a big hole to me. She should have reacted VERY differently to such an act, the NCR Colonel did not give any good justification for the action other than "worry about BoS starting trouble", and Veronica admits she likes the NCR overall and that the cause is Good. So this breakdown in the faction relations is a sore spot and I hope they fix it up. If the player takes out the BoS, Veronica should really have nothing to do with the player anymore IMHO.
I recently (and reluctantly) let Boone go back to Novac last night and took Veronica on as a follower. She has quests and special dialogue that I want to unlock, plus I wanted to see what a "big name" actress can do with Fallout dialogue - pretty impressed I must say.
However, in nearing the end of the game and in general taking the NCR-side and BoS-side (you can see where this is going), I hit the point near the end battle in which the Colonel orders me to destroy the BoS and kill everyone inside. This was a horrible moment for me, first time a video game's plot had stumped me to the point of not knowing what I wanted to do about it. I love how complex and rich the faction interactions and quests are in this game, its truely phenominal - and that's what made the next issue so severe for me...
...Veronica helped me wipe out the BoS.
She did so without any dialogue during OR after the event, though before hand she was playfully chatting with BoS in their fort - a bunch of idle animations of mainly pleasant conversation between Veronica and the BoS, which really fell apart as she massacred the very same people a few moments later. And there she was after the fact, gloves dripping in blood, her same old cheery self - ready to talk about Good times and the Good BoS cause... I had befriended the BoS, got the Elder fired/replaced and was even at the point of joining them when I got the horrible quest form the NCR. So to see what happened I decided to wipe out the BoS, wondering if Veronica would just go back to the 188 and ignore me, attack me or actually help me in the deed. She helped alright, cheering as the blood sprayed from dying BoS as she punched the crap out of them. :thumbsdown:
This is a big hole to me. She should have reacted VERY differently to such an act, the NCR Colonel did not give any good justification for the action other than "worry about BoS starting trouble", and Veronica admits she likes the NCR overall and that the cause is Good. So this breakdown in the faction relations is a sore spot and I hope they fix it up. If the player takes out the BoS, Veronica should really have nothing to do with the player anymore IMHO.
This break was big enough for me to finishing the main quest, which I wasn't looking forward to anyway. So back into the wasteland I went, to explore and triangle-hunt to try and get that rich wasteland `feeling back. Can't look at Veronica the same way now, I think it's time to send her packing and give Cass a tour.
What a mess!
Miax
