Yet people there are still sick, cancer rates are ridiculous, and many people are still suffering. Also the weapons used there were the first of their kind, nuclear weapons since then have been amped up significantly in yield. The originals were designed not to make the area unlivable for years, they were designed to put the area out of action for awhile. Newer warheads are designed to put you out of action for decades and kill everything in more than just the immediate blast radius, and the effects add up. The more of them that hit an area the longer the effects last.

Now in concession, sure more of the Capital should be destroyed by the amount of nuclear weapons that would have been aimed their way (presumably their would have been anti-missile defenses to take out a few), but if the landmarks were glass it could be anywhere in the world let alone the USA. You might aswell be playing in an empty desert... oh wait.

Obsidian do good stories. KOTOR II and New Vegas are narrative experiences that I remember fondly. However, maybe a Beth/Obsidian partnership? Beth is good making a world to play on.

Knives vs. Police baton? Swing speed (actually matters due to the perk Super Slam), Damage, crit rate, crit damage (the last three matter due to heavy handed), VATS special move (some offer special perks, such as a guarenteed knockdown, higher chance to cripple enemy limbs, or more bonus damage than normal), reach, repair difficulties (repair difficulties actually matters since New Vegas doesn't have draugr wiping their asses with gold coins; money is actually finite in New Vegas)
Light vs. Heavy No it doesn't. The armor cap is around....576? After that, you've hit the cap with 80% damage reduction. Both Light armor and heavy armor are MORE than capable of hitting the cap. As for me assuming everyone's taking all the perks, go look at the light armor or heavy armor tree. Both are very linear (and similar in shape) and if you nerf yourself by not taking all the 20% extra protection perks, you can nerf yourself equally with both.
One handed to Two Handed? This wouldn't be so sad if you were right, but you aren't, which is why Skyrim is so pathetic. Go review their perk trees. The ONLY difference? Two-Handed gets a side-swipe AOE, one-handed let's you dual-wield for higher DPS, or use a shield (which only matters if you get shield perks). That's -literally- it. Two entirely different skill trees and the only difference is side-swipe AOE vs. higher DPS. Same goes for Light armor vs. Heavy, which is basically damage reflect vs. faster stamina regen.
The distance? That's your choice. Both characters can attack from afar if you'd like, both can sneak up if they'd like. The difference is purely in your imagination OR you have to go out of your way to purposefully nerf yourself and MAKE this difference matter. Why should you be expected to nerf yourself?

This is not a matter of opinion at all. Fallout 3 's world was supremely gamey. A society that failed to rebuild basically anything in 200 some years, "towns" or settlements consisting of two or three people, towns without any visible means of supplying themselves with food and other supplies, little lamplight's children that apparently pop out of the ground every few years to keep things consistent, etc. This isn't even getting into the poor, or downright stupid motivations of various factions you encounter, an aspect I consider extremely important when presenting a believable, logical world.

That didn't answer any of my questions. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not wastelands today. You need to demonstrate that nuclear fallout would have effects significant enough to prevent any development for 200 years.

Ya have Bethesda make the maps, citys, dungeons, and the backdrop story. Then let obsidian handle the rest.

Get out




No realy- Bethesda can't be bothered to make cities. Look at winterhold. Perhaps sutch or the almost as bad falkreath. As for backdrop story- They continually butcher it for each new game. Not in the clever "challenging what you know" way but the "let's make it 5 year old friendly"

Ya have Bethesda make the maps, citys, dungeons, and the backdrop story. Then let obsidian handle the rest.

Now if Beth and Obsid worked together... example: Beth does world, Obsid handles the major storylines and character development... That'd be amazing. It'll never happen but, hell, I can dream right?

Now if Beth and Obsid worked together... example: Beth does world, Obsid handles the major storylines and character development... That'd be amazing. It'll never happen but, hell, I can dream right?

I'm not going to get immensely involved in this, but no that sounds absolutely terrible. Everyone says Obsidian makes better games, but I do not agree. I hated New Vegas, but totally loved Fallout 3. It seemed in New Vegas, the Story was very confusing at points, most side quests seem meaning-less, and the game kinda just throws everything at you. But besides, only Bethesda is going to make REAL TES games. *Cough* tes online *Cough*

I'm not going to get immensely involved in this, but no that sounds absolutely terrible. Everyone says Obsidian makes better games, but I do not agree. I hated New Vegas, but totally loved Fallout 3. It seemed in New Vegas, the Story was very confusing at points, most side quests seem meaning-less, and the game kinda just throws everything at you. But besides, only Bethesda is going to make REAL TES games. *Cough* tes online *Cough*

If it were made by Obsidian it would be a lot buggier but likely have a much better story.

And uhm, Bethesda isn't making TES online. Zenimax Studios is.