Do You Roleplay? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:39 am

I've always roleplayed, but thanks to hardcoe it's become a better experience, now my character has to remember to eat, drink and sleep, my current character is a hunter/gatherer specializing in tanned golden gecko hides, he has no interest in politics or taking sides, as far as he is concerned, the city of new vegas is just something he has heard about, the MQ has taken a back seat for the time being.

He has not forgotten he is the courier, but this is a world where survival means becoming something else.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:30 am

What a like is that often I’ll start a character with something in mind, but after getting to know them (such as it were) they, like writing music, a story, or painting a picture, always seem to sort of evolve and create themselves.

I always end up with “someone” a little more complex then I had at first imagined.

After playing NV for a while, I “realized” that the Courier was my first character from FO3. After the events in the capital waist land, he wondered west where his reputation preceded him amongst curtain parties. He was made an honorary member of the NCR Rangers who, because of is still relative anonymity as an outsider, asked him to go undercover to infiltrate the inner workings of the strip. This of course led him to being shot in the face and subsequent amnesia…

…Now, slowly regaining his abilities, he still supports the NCR although, because of his near death experience, his sympathies now lay more closely with the FOA whom he sees as one of the only truly benevolent factions that he’s encountered in the wasteland, and he’s become something of a warrior monk.

I’ll be starting a new one soon, but so far, he hasn’t popped into my head yet. We’ll see.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:41 pm

I have caught myself saying hello to Pete(me, the player)and then think, damn man your such a dork!

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:31 am

I roleplay half-half, I don't go into Depth pre-game, I just roleplay the guy I just made and think of something there, Then try to stick to it..

Like right now i'm playing a Freelancer. (Mad max style

)
But I don't roleplay tooooo seriously.

hardcoe helps alot for roleplaying, I'm glad they added it.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:38 pm

Delete.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:22 am

Does getting dressed up in a suit and hat before going to the strip count as roll playing :celebration:

I'm pretty sure I roll play a little in every video game I play.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:20 pm

Wow.
I'm not sure I would think that anyone who compares CoD to Fallout as anywhere near sane.
I LOVE CoD but it's an action shooter and obviously NOT a RPG.

Fallout 3 and Fallout:NV (sorry gang, but I never played any of the others!) are open ended (sort of! to an extent!) RPG's.
CoD in campaign is a linear game like all the rest. Cool as hell, sure, but still not at all in the same realm as FO:NV.

The PS3 has a game trying to mix FO and CoD ... it's called MAG and while I've never played it, it seems to be going down in flames. I'm sure there are tons of supporters but no strictly FPS game will ever get close to Fallout.
Oh, and by "Fallout" I mean Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. You old schoolers need to get over the fact that these two games are defining the franchise. The older games, awesome as they were, are now what they should be ... history and lore. Fallout 3 put this game in to a new era and FO:NV continues it.

All of this, of course, is just my half-cent.
:tops:

*EDIT*
Sorry for going off topic!

Haha, the thing is man, people have actually made that comparison. One person actually made a review saying that FO:NV fails because the combat controls are not like CoD... :shakehead:

Also, FO1 and FO2 are in my opinion way better than FO3 and FO:NV, in all categories except for graphics.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:52 am

Haha, the thing is man, people have actually made that comparison. One person actually made a review saying that FO:NV fails because the combat controls are not like CoD... :shakehead:

Well what happens if someone plays games that use the exact same controls for years?
They come to think of them as superior.
But to pass it off as "fact" would be wrong.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:36 am

lol i never rp... just seems to nerdy (absolutely no offense intended to anyone who does and i mean that seriously) i just like killin stuff and being beast i guess.

edit: couldnt think of a word to replace nerdy...maybe.. pointless? but its not really pointless in a way. eh whatever

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:32 am

lol i never rp... just seems to nerdy (absolutely no offense intended to anyone who does and i mean that seriously) i just like killin stuff and being beast i guess.

edit: couldnt think of a word to replace nerdy...maybe.. pointless? but its not really pointless in a way. eh whatever

Imaginative. Creative. George Lucas. Any of those words maybe

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:37 pm

role playing for generally is a "find a home, defend it" I would like to get the PC, and the GECK, create my own town, (is it possible to schedule some bandit raids?) and be there, defend it when it needs defending. Basically a "town founder". However its somewhat hard with the 360 version

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:11 am

I take no offense in being called a nerd. I am and im proud of it.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:53 pm

Yes. Oh, yes. I RP. RPGs are what I grew up with. Role-playing was how I passed much time with my friends.

Roleplay is a dying breed it feels. Seems like there's nothing but genius level misanthrope sinpers running around.

I am a sniper (you know, in the game). I am neither a genius nor a misanthrope. I just really, really, really like creeping into an advantageous position unseen and taking down hostiles from a hundred yards out. Being a role-player and being a sniper are not mutually exclusive.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:41 pm

Spoilers ahoy, but its my characters background.

Spoiler

Samuel was an NCR trooper when he got the job to deliver the platinum chip. The goal was to help build the alliance between House and NCR, however Benny Gecko and his Khan thugs messed it up. When Victor dug Sam out of the grave, he decided to start helping the small town of Goodsprings, figuring he had a debt to these people for saving his life. During his time in Goodsprings, he became a local hero, especially after he fought off Joe Cobb and the Powder Gangers.

After he viewed Goodsprings as safe, he headed south for Primm. Along the way, he discovered New California Republic Correctional Facility. The place was over-run with powder gangers so he got a disguise and infiltrated it. After performing a few menial tasks, Eddy told him to discover if NCR was planning for an attack and they were. He betrayed Eddy and aided NCR in the retake of NCRCF, by sniping the guards in the towers and killing Eddy.

Shortly after he found out that some escaped convicts were attacking Primm and holding the innocent deputy hostage. He single-handedly freed the deputy, but after he was freed he didn't want the job of Sheriff of Primm. So the NCR trooper got the aid of Major Knight's forces. Sadly, Beagle was stripped of his title. Sam returned and aided Mojave Outpost against the creatures infesting the road and was given 'lost' supplies, even though he didn't agree with how they were 'lost'.

Ranger Ghost sent him to Nipton where he had his first encounter with the Legion since he had been shot by Benny. The Frumentarii showed him what had happened to the Powder Gangers of Nipton. Being merciful, he put a single bullet in each of the crucified to end their suffering, even if they were crooks. He returned and told of what happened to Kilborn hoping that he would alert Major Knight so they could prepare, he also reported Ranger Ghost.

After that, he travelled to Novac where he met a man named Manny Vargas. Vargas tried to convince Sam to do some work, but the smoothtalker persuaded him otherwise and he alerted him that Benny Gecko and the Khans had traveled to Boulder City. He made it there and discovered that the NCR and Great Khans were at a standoff. He entered hoping to free the captives and found one of the Great Khans who aided Benny. Jessop was convinced to let them go in return for his freedom and gave Sam Benny's lighter. The NCR officer wanted to kill the Great Khans, but Samuel brought up honor and he decided not to.

The NCR Trooper has much more to his story, some has already been written but not told, some has yet to be written...

Edit: I'm using many mods.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:53 am

I'm doing a Don Quixote-like Clint Eastwood cowboy character; I made him gruff, with a strong sense of chivalry and honor. However, he tends to rationalize his evil deeds as being towards the greater good. It's a lot of fun not tolerating any kind of disrespect. With a Hunting Revolver. :gun:

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:50 pm

I currently have 4 serious role-plays. My favorite by far is the alcohol driven, noir private investigator Richard "dike" Mantis. This build is so fun I may have to post it to get your guys opinion on it.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:08 pm

lol i never rp... just seems to nerdy (absolutely no offense intended to anyone who does and i mean that seriously) i just like killin stuff and being beast i guess.

edit: couldnt think of a word to replace nerdy...maybe.. pointless? but its not really pointless in a way. eh whatever

RP is not for everyone, but from the perspective of someone who does rp, I always get the feeling those who don't are missing out on something, maybe it's just me, but even a 3D world would appear 2D unless I roleplayed, I can just never imagine myself thrashing my way from start to finish without some flavor to it.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:28 am

lol i never rp... just seems to nerdy (absolutely no offense intended to anyone who does and i mean that seriously) i just like killin stuff and being beast i guess.

As a roleplayer[and not just video games, I'm talking full blown Pen and Paper dungeons and dragons], I must say that nerdy... is the right word.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:48 am

Yeah. Keeps my characters unique and my playthroughs fresh. The game would get repetitive if I always made in game decisions based on what I'd do. I give my character's their own artificial personality and make game choices based on that.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:47 pm

When yall say Role Play do yall mean LARPing?? Or just consciously giving your current character an deeper background??

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:03 pm

As the topic said, I was curious to see how many people RP actively.

As for me I actively RP as it makes the game much more fun/challenging as well as increasing the replay ability of NV.

Also, feel free to post your RP Characters and builds!

:fallout:

What classifies as role playing? What I do is make a character based around what I would be like (sometimes i might do something else for the hell of it).

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:15 am

I just love how many of you guys characters remember everything when they woke up.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:02 pm

I was the seventh child of the Tanner clan, poor homesteaders from back west. Ma bled to death after she spit me out. When the mid-wife asked Pa what to call me, he just said “Hell,” and walked out.

They found him three days later. He got drunk and passed out in the wastes. Geckos ate his face…

I grew up in the Aradesh Home for Foundlings. It’s a work house for orphans near Shady Sands. They don’t feed ya too much, but they makeup for it by beating you a lot.

When I was 12, I ran away and got a job tending pack Brahman for a caravan company. After a few years I worked my way up to guard—learned to handle an iron pretty well. Had a falling out with the old man who ran the outfit when he caught me packing his daughter instead of the Brahman. Although, to be fair, she was quite a beast in her own right.

Anyways, got a job running mail for an outfit out east. I was almost there on my first run to Vegas when the lights went out. I woke up with some city dude covered in checkerboard waving a gun in my face…

…woke-up again at Doc Mitchell’s with a doosey of a headache. Doc gave me two hunks of lead he dug out of my noggin. I made a couple of .44 wad-cutters out of ‘em, and I aim to give ‘em back to that fancy Dan dressed like a [censored]house sofa first chance I get.

Umm... yeah, a bit.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:03 am

lol i never rp... just seems to nerdy (absolutely no offense intended to anyone who does and i mean that seriously) i just like killin stuff and being beast i guess.

edit: couldnt think of a word to replace nerdy...maybe.. pointless? but its not really pointless in a way. eh whatever

Nerdy? Dude, you're on a ROLE PLAYING GAME forum haha!

Anyhow, rp'ing, like anything else, won’t make ya a nerd unless that’s all you do with your life.

Life's crazy, and if you can find a little time for some escapism (books, movies, music, girls, whatever) now and then, I say go for it.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:36 pm

I'm not roleplaying in New Vegas to the extreme that I typically do, IE I haven't created an in depth backstory for my character like I typically do. But I am roleplaying in the sense that I at least created an archetype and strive to stick to that archetype.

I based my New Vegas character off of my character I played in Star Wars: Galaxies, actually, which is basically a pretty near evil character. Shady character with a shady past gets himself caught up with the wrong people, betrayed, and is now out for vengeance. He's not one to care for the law, so I've been pretty viscous against the NCR types. I'm typically looking for a fight, and will flash my gun before talking things out. He's not against making a good decision, but typically if he does he's gotta get something out of the deal, or he may do a good deed in a very bad way.

But in matters of a personal nature, such as the case of being shot by Benny and left in a ditch, the only option is blood. The Tops casino will never be the same now that Martin LeBeau has gotten his bloody handprints on it. I.E.: not a soul that was in The Tops casino when Martin LeBeau walked in would walk out of the casino...