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[h22lude]

I'm still waiting to get it cheap, but are you saying that you start[\i] Fallout 4 with power armor? Seriously?

No you have to find it. If you go to the right spot, you can find it early but you won't have a lot of fusion core to power it

 

[wyowolf]

Only Halo...loved that game...my son does but I don't play anymore.

 

[FatDragon]

No you have to find it. If you go to the right spot, you can find it early but you won't have a lot of fusion core to power it

Gotcha - I've seen a lot of posts here along the lines of "I just started and I've got a question about power armor" so I was wondering. I used Power Armor when I finally got it in the original isometric games because there were very few downsides and by the time you got it you really needed it, but between Fallout 3 and New Vegas I think I wore power armor for about an hour before I got fed up with the slow movement speed (I prefer not to fast travel most of the time) and borderline inability to sneak. Maybe it'll be different in Fallout 4, but I doubt it.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Gotcha - I've seen a lot of posts here along the lines of "I just started and I've got a question about power armor" so I was wondering. I used Power Armor when I finally got it in the original isometric games because there were very few downsides and by the time you got it you really needed it, but between Fallout 3 and New Vegas I think I wore power armor for about an hour before I got fed up with the slow movement speed (I prefer not to fast travel most of the time) and borderline inability to sneak. Maybe it'll be different in Fallout 4, but I doubt it.

It's not. IMO, Power Armor only gives better carry weight and some moderate damage/radiation protection. Not much more.

 

[Jasper18]

I'm very excited for the next Grand theft Auto and Gran Turismo. The latest versions of both games were made for the PS3, and now that PS4 is out We should see some great stuff for these games. Yes I know that GTA was updated for PS4, but it's still the core game for PS3. They just upped the graphics and added some items. But the new games should be spectacular. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

 

[drainbamage]

Gotcha - I've seen a lot of posts here along the lines of "I just started and I've got a question about power armor" so I was wondering. I used Power Armor when I finally got it in the original isometric games because there were very few downsides and by the time you got it you really needed it, but between Fallout 3 and New Vegas I think I wore power armor for about an hour before I got fed up with the slow movement speed (I prefer not to fast travel most of the time) and borderline inability to sneak. Maybe it'll be different in Fallout 4, but I doubt it.

You obtain it early in the game (if you focus on the main storyline), but there are very few times where you actually need to use it. I had a couple sets, but only found a handful of times where it was useful. I prefer to sneak more often than not.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

You obtain it early in the game (if you focus on the main storyline), but there are very few times where you actually need to use it. I had a couple sets, but only found a handful of times where it was useful. I prefer to sneak more often than not.

IIRC, I am at Lvl 25. Have at least 9 sets of PA and 50+ cores.

 

[hezagenius]

IIRC, I am at Lvl 25. Have at least 9 sets of PA and 50+ cores.

Same here. Outside of the quest early in the game where the armor is integral to the quest, I don't wear it at all. There are actually a surprising number of armor sets you find out in the wasteland, even some close to Sanctuary. My focus is finding legendary armor pieces and wearing those instead. Lighter and you get some nice bonuses. I've got a crap ton of power armor and cores in my workbench just sitting there. Once you reach a certain level, you will start encountering legendary enemies and they will drop a legendary item. Sometimes it's lame, but sometimes it's a solid piece of equipment.

On consoles, there is a glitch where you can duplicate items you pick up so if you want to go that route, you can get virtually unlimited cores.....

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I stopped playing for a long time. Too many other things needing my attention, like sleep.

Have yet to play any of the DLC. the Automatron thing looks cool. But just more "stuff" to hoard.

 

[drainbamage]

I stopped playing for a long time. Too many other things needing my attention, like sleep.

Have yet to play any of the DLC. the Automatron thing looks cool. But just more "stuff" to hoard.

I started on it last week. You get a robot companion, which you can customize with different components you find on the bots you kill. I've found a few pieces of new armor, but it doesn't seem like much of an improvement on what I already had.

 

[TrickyDick]

You obtain it early in the game (if you focus on the main storyline), but there are very few times where you actually need to use it. I had a couple sets, but only found a handful of times where it was useful. I prefer to sneak more often than not.

Fine, but starting off, its not like you are going to be leaving the suit behind when you venture off to a new area. You are going to wear it because that is the only way to take it with you as far as I know.

And the "boss" at the end of the first village area you encounter is definitely tough enough to mandate wearing the armor.

TD

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

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If there's an online multiplayer game that needs a reboot, it's Battlefield. I loved the combat, too, but DICE has to improve on graphics and gameplay to get me buy off on a good version for XBOX One.

Take a look at battlefield 1 that is coming out. Some of the trailers I saw for it looked pretty mean

 

[drainbamage]

Fine, but starting off, its not like you are going to be leaving the suit behind when you venture off to a new area. You are going to wear it because that is the only way to take it with you as far as I know.

And the "boss" at the end of the first village area you encounter is definitely tough enough to mandate wearing the armor.

TD

Right, and you're definitely intended to "need" it when you first fight that deathclaw. I just dropped it off back at Sanctuary after that, and grabbed it once in a while when I wanted to goof around or tackle a quest early that I was obviously outclassed on.

The only other time I can think of when you "need" the armor is when you go to the Glowing Sea, and it's possible you could get through that with a radiation suit and a whole lot of RadX/RadAway used wisely.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Right, and you're definitely intended to "need" it when you first fight that deathclaw. I just dropped it off back at Sanctuary after that, and grabbed it once in a while when I wanted to goof around or tackle a quest early that I was obviously outclassed on.

The only other time I can think of when you "need" the armor is when you go to the Glowing Sea, and it's possible you could get through that with a radiation suit and a whole lot of RadX/RadAway used wisely.

I got "lucky" on the deathclaw. It glitched into a rut in an alleyway and couldn't get free. I stood just out of reach and slayed it with the chaingun.

 

[The_Bishop]

Whatever you do, don't leave your power armor sitting around with a fusion core in it, or someone will 'borrow' it on you.

 

[EcuPirate07]

Hell I wore that power suite when ever I could just to wreak ****. I always found enough power cells or bought them cheap enough to where it didn't matter to me. Of course I would leave it places and if some missions were too hard I would go grab it. But I would say 70% of the time I wore it.

 

[Opiate42]

That BF footage looked pretty tight. Might have to snag that when it comes out. I normally lean toward COD but that franchise has kind of lost me the last few years. Ghosts was OK, I never finished Advanced Warfare and I never bought BLOPS3. The near future stuff of Ghosts was OK but all the jetpack jumping stuff was really dumb IMO. The last COD multiplayer I really liked was BLOPS2.

Same, my bro-in-law and I are seriously considering a pre-order. Would be the first in years for me.

I've been avoiding COD like the plague since MW3, which was the last one I ever actually purchased for myself. Since then if I ever touched it it was to play zombies with my nephews.

...give me another decade before you tell me Skyrim and RDR need to be redone.

As an old guy, I played the hell out of Skyrim and bought the DLC packs for it on the XBOX360 the kids had. Great RPG, I loved maxing out the crossbow. That thing was awesome for distance one-shots for stealth.

I've been playing games for years since the Atari 2600 hit the market. I firmly believe the strategy and online competition multiplayer tunes your hand-eye coordination, but too much of it will stress your brain

If there's an online multiplayer game that needs a reboot, it's Battlefield. I loved the combat, too, but DICE has to improve on graphics and gameplay to get me buy off on a good version for XBOX One.

Am eyeball deep in Skyrim right now. I can't escape.

Was bottle-fed Atari growing up in the 80's. Evil Otto still gives me nightmares.

Yah, BF4 was no big deal, never had the fun and mayhem of BF3 even with the "levolution" mechanics in it. And passed on Hardline entirely. BF3 was insane fun even on the 360 with only 32 people going at it. Can't wait to dive into 64 player matches.

Take a look at battlefield 1 that is coming out. Some of the trailers I saw for it looked pretty mean

Gives me the chills just thinking about it. Love the remix of Seven Nation Army. Just hoping that like BF4 I don't have my hopes up too high and it's a blandfest with lots of hype.

BF1 releases when the SO is out of the country travelling, I may have to grab a few growlers from a couple breweries* nearby and take some time off work :rockin:

*no way my homebrew will last out.

 

[Venari]

Them falcon wings in Diablo 3 are taking forever to spawn.


Even harder to get will be 2 conquests (kill all bosses within 20 minutes of the start of the game, level three gems to 65, complete a rift in 2 minutes).

These stash tabs aren't easy to get.

 

[Venari]

Them falcon wings in Diablo 3 are taking forever to spawn.

Just got the wings, and none of my friends were online for me to share them with

Y'all need to play more

 

[FatDragon]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was indeed a very weak entry in the series. Not really worth the time.

On the good side, I put a bit more time into The Long Dark. It's still in alpha so it's all sandbox mode right now, but it's excellent so far. Kind've like Amnesia, the combination of harrowing gameplay (am I going to die in this blizzard before I can find shelter?) and minimal guidance means I can typically only give it an hour or less at a time, but half an hour after I close the game I get the itch to open it back up again and see what new challenges I can survive through.

 

[Rhetorik]

Just got the wings, and none of my friends were online for me to share them with

Y'all need to play more

I just can't get excited about this newest season in D3... I've partially levelled a monk, but overall just can't be bothered. I've been playing WoW and Dark Souls 3 mostly instead, and once I get back from my trip in 2.5 weeks I'll be installing OverWatch and Doom, so there's that also.

I wasn't excited about OW until I tried the Beta. Now I'm hooked. Good game, and since it's only $40 USD on the PC I'm pretty much sold on it.

 

[Lefou]

Take a look at battlefield 1 that is coming out. Some of the trailers I saw for it looked pretty mean

I did.
I was hoping for something in a different era, more modern than WW1.
Looks like I may be stuck going in circles, backshooting the COD kiddies in their fishbowl-sized maps until something more suitable comes along.

 

[Venari]

For those who are unaware: Overwatch is now live.

 

[EcuPirate07]

Doom any good? I cashed in some points with GameStop and have a $25 gift card from them.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Doom any good? I cashed in some points with GameStop and have a $25 gift card from them.

I think it's a true to game modern rendition. But it is very linear so far. I've only played through into the second chapter.

 

[drainbamage]

Doom any good? I cashed in some points with GameStop and have a $25 gift card from them.

I've been enjoying it so far. The campaign feels like a faithful update of the original with tons of secrets and Easter eggs, and some platforming elements thrown in. The maps are mostly linear, but that was always the case.

The map creator feature has some fun public maps available. I haven't tried making any of my own yet.

Not sure about the multilayer yet. Half the time when I get on, the matchmaking seems jacked up and I can't find an open game. When I have been able to play, it seems like pretty standard stuff...XP, level up unlocks, challenges, etc.

 

[oldstyle69]

For those who are unaware: Overwatch is now live.

its fun as hell. you play on PC or Con..

 

[h22lude]

Overwatch is the newest TF2. TF2 was so fun for the longest time but it started to get old. Overwatch picked up where TF2 left off and made it better.

 

[Venari]

My favourite characters thus far are, in no particular order, Mercy, Reinhardt, Pharah and Bastion. Windowmaker is coming close to making that list.

 

[Venari]

Friend of mine subbed to WoW again, and I figured I should get back in, so that when Legion comes out I'll be back in the swing of things.