Totally agree about the VATS cancellation button. I've suffered the "infinite VATS" glitch where VATS mode doesn't close after your character finishes shooting, and I was stuck in slow motion unable to do anything and got mauled to death by a couple of rats.
And this was while playing a Very Evil character that was supposed to be the Devil herself bound in human form - ass gnawed off by a couple of rats! What kind of glorious death is that?
Also, I hate enemies that spawn when you fast travel. It makes fast traveling to certain areas unfeasible, because you know as soon as you get there you're going to get ambushed by Deathclaws, or Cazadors, and so you have to walk. Enemies shouldn't spawn for the first 30 seconds after you fast travel to a location. At least give you time enough to look around and prepare for what's out there, instead of warping in and getting blindsided by two or three Cazadors that you never saw coming.
Also, Strength requirements for weapons is bullsh!t. Fallout 3 didn't have them. Why should they exist in Fallout New Vegas? Why add something stupid like that to the game, so now my character isn't as efficient with a weapon because they don't have a certain number high enough? That's dumb. I suppose its meant to be more realistic, being that weaker people would have a harder time controlling more powerful weapons, but in the context of a videogame, it feels like a cheap gimmick intended to make the game more challenging when all it really does is make my character less of a badass. Thanks.
Another little thing that annoys me is Veronica's stupid, sack cloth, Legend of Zelda pointy hood. It looks stupid and its annoying. In fact, her whole default outfit is stupid. She looks like a sack of potatoes. That's why I always dress her in Metal Armor with a Boomer cap. Its hard to look like a post-apocalyptic badass when your sidekick looks like they just wandered out of the MorrowWood.
Speaking of annoying things regarding clothing, while I'm on the subject, it also irritates me the way your sidekick always switches to the default clothing, especially when said clothing makes them look retarded. I hate giving Boone the badass Bounty Hunter Duster to wear - and then he puts on the Space Helmet and just looks like a dork. Pisses me off, because I want to carry around the space suit for when we wander into high radiation areas. But I can't because whomever my human follower is will want to walk around with that ridiculous looking fishbowl on their heads and embarrass me with their presence.
Like I'm going to intimidate the Legate and the Legion walking up with someone dressed like a sack of potatoes and another who could shake the dandruff out his hair and make a snowglobe.
What am I supposed to do? Hope they die laughing?
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frizzle_fried
13 years ago
First they need to fix that vats glitch. It's actually worse if your using a weapon that reloads individual rounds like the .357, pump or lever action guns, if you vats right after reloading your character wont even shoot. He'll just stare at the target while it take it's sweet time killing you.
Second I hate the bootlegging place. I ran up on that place and there were no cazadors to be found. I run in for a minute grab some stuff come out and they're everywhere. Not a huge problem for a .50 cal SMG but I would've been super pissed had I not be properly equiped.
I actually like that they brought back the strength requirements for weapons. It makes strength more important and the only thing it modifies is the weapon's spread or ROF for melee, so it's really not a big deal, and if you have a strength of six you can use most anything anyway and there's also the perk. Also gives buffout a purpose, I never used it once in fallout 3.
The companions should be more controllable. In fallout 2 you can choose what they wear, what weapons they used, when to attack, which enemy to attack first (closest/furthest or strongest/weakest) which I loved and what senarios do they fight, run, use stims/chems, etc. Just because a weapon or armor is the best doesn't mean I want them to use it right at this moment. Maybe I want them to conserve ammo or item condition. Or maybe I'm just tired of them stealing my kills.
When I travel with Veronica I always give her the Brotherhood armor since she can actually wear it.
As for the space suit. The helmet doesn't have rad resist and also doesn't weigh anything so either leave the fish bowl at home or just keep it on you since it's a weightless 4DT when ever you need it but then again so is that ranger helmet which looks awesome but it doesn't let you wear glasses.
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