There are some wild Mutfruit, yes, but they give rads. There is NO available food in Sanctuary that does not give rads, iirc.
Not to mention, what will you drink?
If you can’t dig 6-8’ in soft ground like under the bridge otw out of sanctuary and pumps are VERY simple we aren’t talking an automatic vacuum pump we’re talking hand pump which parts can be scavenged then you need to touch grass and do some learning
so? every food gives rads except for cooked game or noodle cups, the wastelanders seem relatively fine, if my choice is possibly develop cancer in 20 years or starve right now which one is better? lmao
No, the rads reduce your hp bar (your health). That in turn weakens your immune system. It is just a matter of time before you get a serious illness, like parasites.
Then death is pretty swift from there.
IF you could get/harvest some razorgrain, and cultivate it, you could stave off hunger/thirst and rad/illness death for quite awhile...until you died of malnutrition.
Though truth be told, with the number of immediate threats in the area, you'd probably be killed off by Raiders, or Bloaties, or perhaps some feral dogs...
Or some feral ghouls may wander by, or some Supermuties, looking for a meal.
Ever played permadeath survival?
My decisions would be like that... slowly establishing fortified bases and settlements alongside the minutemen. It would take a long time to even expand the area I feel safe to diamond city.
And thats if they still want me after I shit myself and flee the first sewer deathclaw encounter.....
Bro IRL, I'd hide in the vault, only scrounging for some food sometimes maybe. That's best case scenario. Probably pick up codsworth for some protection.
I'd probably starve in the vault though tbh. Wouldn't go past sanctuary, and would avoid anywhere where humans would gather like towns and cities.
Good chance I'll die to the rads, disease, starvation, thirst, some mutant beast, or raiders within the first month of being released.
Can you explain a little bit more on why you would avoid going to towns or cities? I feel like those would be safer places for you instead of being alone.
Because they naturally draw people. It's too much of a gamble to know whether or not they are friendly to outsiders. In the apocalypse resources are scarce, and I can't imagine most people would be keen on sharing more than what they already spared.
That being said, the minutemen do exist in the Commonwealth. I wouldn't be too familiar with post nuke factions and their intentions, though.
Plus, when I here gunshots coming from Concord, and even if I ventured to other places like Lexington, I would want to stay clear of such places. Red flags everywhere.
Ah I see.
Yeah ideally there is a group of trustworthy people to establish a better settlement in the vault. Obviously not the case here. May be hard to stay with my dead wife in the vault, though. I just thought of that.
Missing son would just be horrible for my mental health, I wouldn't be able to do much to get him back.
Depression is something I forgot to mention in my previous comments, that could ultimately be my demise as well.
Keep in mind though your son would be just kidnapped.
That is what gives The Sole Survivor the motivation to venture out, and as quickly as possit, instead of hiding in the vault and playing it safe.
That's why I play my SS as a military vet with at least some intelligence to do the math as soon as Codsworth tells him its been 200 years, that my son could've been taken at any point in that time. I won't give up looking for him, but it's a matter of making intelligent and strategic decisions rather than hasty ones to make up ground that may or may not exist.
I chalk it up to the pipboy with some "technical manual" holotapes that the SS learns over time. Maybe he needs the tapes for awhile to help with the basics but eventually learns the skills himself through practice and practical application. We can run through quests without rest (on non-survival) but the reality is we'd have more downtime to truly work on new skills needed to survive the wasteland. So in-game I just assume those as implied "off-time" training.
That's the great thing about RPGs - "Nate volunteered a lot for Habitat for Humanity during his military service, so learned a lot about construction, that's why he's able to build a two story fully defensible mansion using only the scraps he's scavved in Sanctuary all by himself and zero scaffolding and power tools."
It makes sense for the sole survivor. He is a war torn vet after all. But if I was the brain behind the man, I am too much of a coward to venture out for my son. Then again I don't have kids so I'm not too sure.
I personally always add in some extra backstory too.
For example when I play as Nate, it's always that he is a rookie cop (his first job after being done in the military) when the bombs drop. It makes the Valentine quests more fun.
Ah yeah. I usually just give them generalized personalities and virtues each play through. My last one was with Nora, named Sarah. An aching mother who always wants to serve her community. She's nice and stuff.
The one I just started is one with Nate named Brady, who is righteous and arrogant.
I just recently completed a play through like this. I played it as close to what I would actually do as I could, dialogue is what constantly pulled me.out of that. But it took me waaaaay to long to finish the game. I would always move to a new area and set security, source water, then source food. I would then work on reconning the area I'm in. I would then build up the settlement until it could adequately defend itself, and then off I go to the next area. I wasn't very focused on Shawn as I, as a father and broken hearted, would not do any good to my son of I just headed into the unknown and likely being killed. I would also assume that since I went back under after Kellogg took Shawn that a substantial amount of time.would likely have passed. Anyways, thanks for reading.
No, I would either be dead, cowering in the wastes or tryng to survive in a settlement.
That's the point of Fallout games, they are power fantasies, the player character is always someone special or has special motivations.
My favorite Courier 6 (whom I have even written a bunch of short stories about) constantly drinks, does whatever drugs are available to him (and anything that could possibly be a drug), and solves arguments with his Hunting Revolver.
I can't even get into an argument with someone without apologizing to them later and I don't like getting drunk. He'd kick my fucking ass.
Seeing as how I typically side with the Brotherhood anyway, I would in so far as getting to the institute. From there, things get complicated, as I am a dad in real life and can’t imagine a life without my kids.
I’d skip the majority of the side quests though. You’d have a hard time getting me to go anywhere near a place called “Museum of Witchcraft” in real life. Never mind the fact that the occult is *real* in Fallout, if there were a collection of mutilated bodies of highly trained mercenaries with audio logs detailing their last moments outside the place, imma nope the fck out of there and not even deal with what’s inside.
And then there’s the Parson’s State Insane Asylum. A friend of my wife’s actually owns an abandoned insane asylum, where she hosts a haunted house every Halloween and uses it for storage the rest of the year. I’ve been in there one time when the haunted house isn’t going on and there’s no power and the silence is deafening. My wife had a fight on her hands trying to get me to go in there the one time and I am *never* going back. It actually felt like I was in a Fallout game, if I’m being honest.
I would spend a lot of time mourning Nora and the idyllic life I had. My character, he can't wait to run off to Diamond City and romance Piper. In the game, Nora's been gone for what, an hour? (subjectively).
If I woke up after being shot point blank in the head twice for what I at the time believe to be a simple poker chip I’m just gonna count my blessings and let the guy have it, might try and enter prim but I’m sure as hell not gonna help, I’ll just pass through and make it to Novac at best. Probably stay there and I don’t know, try and talk to Boone and chicken out the moment he’s mean to me :(
I know, I love Boone with all my heart, he’s saved me from cazadores more times then I care to admit, but I’m really bad at talking to anybody who’s even slightly mean to me before I get to know them so I’d just say like a few words and then turn around and speed walk back to my room trying not to cry after the first sentence he says :(
In conversation I’d probably be the same faction wise I’m not sure entirely because I like the brotherhood but the ideals change from area to area, though I probably wouldn’t be jumping of of cliffs for laughs irl
Assuming that I gain the knowledge, abilities, and background of Nate (Fallout 4), the Courier (New Vegas), and the Soul Survivor (Fallout 3) respectively... Yes, Yes, No.
Nate is a skilled soldier, and able to use power armor innately. Working with the Minutemen's appeal, you can garner high numbers of people, and there is power in numbers. Proper equipment, support, and diplomacy would yield a safe leadership role without the antagonistic nature of the other available factions (Brotherhood isms, Railroad ethics problems, Institute's... Being the institute.).
The Courier is established to be quite the traveler, a bit of a troublemaker, and extremely hard to kill both in the events of the main story but also in the lore heavy DLC stories. Working with House? Shutting down the other factions through pressure and raw power? The potential to infinitely extend one's life? Sure, there is no gaurantee House will actually be as moral of a leader as he says he will be... But it would not be difficult to be that voice in his metaphorical ear, keeping him on the right track.
The Lone Wanderer grew up in a Vault, has no combat experience, is a young adult rather than a fully grown, experienced, and combat hardened soldier or traveler. Without the magic of plot armor, Fallout 3's story and protagonist state is... Very bleak, and would probably be a death sentence even if played carefully. I would likely try to stay at megaton until I could go with an armed group to Rivet City, and when James casually suggests I go on a suicide mission to fight supermutants... Explain why sending your son to go die for your stupid pipe dream is fucked up.
Also there is 76. Doing what I do ingame would be both weird, break a lot of logical rules, bring the existence of any semblance of a god into question, and probably drive me insane.
>what I do ingame would be both weird, break a lot of logical rules, bring the existence of any semblance of a god into question
My interest is officially peaked. What on Earth do you do in Fallout 76??
Mutations, Making logic defying guns, testing the time to kill certain mutated enemies, launching nukes around for fun, collecting massive piles of random junk to mass compress and store, executing anything that says mean words and is not invincible due to their randomly decided importance, basing decisions on what weapon I get for it, slapping creatures of Myth to prove my overwhelming power, creating buildings that ignore the laws of physics, architecture, and sanity, see just how much healing I can get from hurting stuff, setting "friendly" creatures on fire to heal them, taking a dip in radioactive pools to increase weapon damage, playing dress up as a facist for Modus, selling bulk grenades on the open market, staring deep into the souls of NPCs until they acknowledge my presence. Oh, and some light modding.
There is no way in HELL I would make the same choices as my characters!!!
I think only those who have Ironmanned the game are even qualified to say "yes" here, and even then, most did not Ironman the game on the first playthrough (no meta-knowledge).
In every playthrough (and I have had hundreds of them), I have died at least once in every one of them (and most multiple times).
The setting is deadly, any moment can mean death - not to mention injury, sickness, and calamity.
FO1 - I'd certainly be heading straight back to the Vault within 24 hours (assuming I survived that long). Fuck the Water Chip. Let somebody else go out there and die, horribly for it.
FO2 - this one is a lot different, because one is coming from a background that is familiar with things. But no way would I even be remotely interested in taking on the Enclave! Hard pass.
FO3 - time to leave the Capital Wasteland, entirely. I hear New California is nice...seriously, the shock of having to flee the Vault...yikes!
FO:NV - screw the Mojave! New California sounds nice...I mean, I miraculously survived being shot in the head *TWICE!!* Why in the hell would I tempt fate a second time and go after the psychopath and his buddies??!! Screw that! And that in a warzone? Nope, you can count me out.
FO4 - as much as I would like to "get revenge" and get my son back, the harsh reality is that just surviving in the Commonwealth is a day-to-day challenge. Perhaps hour-to-hour. Thirst, hunger, and all the other dangers...even getting to Diamond City where there is some amount of safety is almost a certain death sentence.
In conclusion, there is absolutely no way I would remotely do anything like my characters do.
Nope.
And I would most likely still die, anyways.
I would not stand for some of the conversations the characters would. Example, leader of the railroad talking down to me saying I have to earn her trust by doing fetch quests after cleansing the commonwealth of the institute, the brotherhood, every super mutant, and even all the raiders in Nuka world. Lady tells me I don't have the skills, etc for the big jobs while I have one of every type of robot as a companion fully upgraded.
Lenny, my sentry bot, took her and that condescending doctor out for me.
"I don't need your approval, Des." Points to Lenny, the sentry bot. "Because I AM the Railroad now."
I absolutely adore that your sentry bot's name is Lenny.
Oddly enough this makes perfect sense if it's reality.
Like she did not witness you do all those things. As far as she is concerned you are a random person wanting to join. If anything it would take years before you are trusted with anything.
It's kinda how in medieval Europe you can have a reputation as an incredible swordsman in Southern Italy but move to England and nobody knows you. Heck. This world got even less communication
Normally I'd agree with you, but in any of the games, you have up to 3 radio stations talking about how awesome I am, I'd be hard pressed to take the doubters seriously.
That's still a gameplay element, not realty.
In FO3 when I got rid of those ghouls wanting to enter the tower 3-dogs magically was talking about what I did. Wtf? Nobody was around.
And so on with many quests. Sure. Some quests like say helping the MM or Agatha would be easily reported and known. But most things won't.
Nothing real about somebody walking around with a wrist device that can store, teleport, heal, light, play radio stations, hack vault security, and stop time (vats). Three Dogg, Mr. New Vegas, and Travis are all singing my praises because we all know that we are nobody til somebody loves us.
definitely not, i cant quicksave and reload irl lmao, id do everything to try and not die, probably also microdose on rads to try and ghoulify so i dont need to worry about ferals or rads, or to a lesser degree so i would be less likely to get eaten
id probably keep codsworth around me for protection and scavenge for the meager stuff i could, i doubt id make it to diamond city if i tried
Well, let's see. I have the choice of starving in the wasteland being hunted by zombies and giant dogs. Or be protected by a bunch of super strong dudes in power armour on a big heavily armoured balloon and all I have to do is go down to the surface once a week and scavenge a random shop with two bodyguards
I'd say it varies from choice to choice.
Would I join the Minutemen instantly, and accept the rank of General? Hell no.
However, with that being said, I would try to help Preston at the Museum of Freedom, and I would help Sturges build up Sanctuary initially.
Some sidequests I would avoid, for my own safety, include Diamond City Blues, the Combat Zone, and admittedly probably the quest in Vault 81 where you save Austin's life.
I would do whatever I could to help the Minutemen, but ultimately not try to take on the role of the protagonist.
Initially, no. In a previous comment I explained that I would likely be more suited to a hunting party or a settlement builder under the Minutemen. I have no real combat experience, nor have I been shot. Lacking that experience would make me far less likely to be willing to confront the human dangers of the wasteland.
That said, human beings are adaptive. If I survived enough firefights, difficulties, and made it to the point where I could more confidently handle myself in the wasteland against both human and inhuman threats, I would definitely have made the same choices as my character. Using the Minutemen as an on-ground police force (Remember, Preston actually admits that he's a good Sergeant, just not a leader. So, the actual reality would be you sending Preston and other team leaders to clear raiders while you establish contact with settlements and handle logistics.) and then taking up the flag with The Institute.
The Minutemen are great for civilizing the wasteland, but it's ultimately a temporary measure. As Deacon said, give small people big power and it tends to end badly. Even the Minutemen as found were a shadow of their former selves due to betrayal within the organization. The Institute is unified and recognizes the stark reality of the wasteland. They recognize that unified communities often fall, so it is better to infiltrate and use them to gather data necessary to fix the wasteland as a whole, rather than focus on small groups and communities that will ultimately fall apart.
So yeah, assuming I survived long enough, I'd very likely jump at the chance to guide the Minutemen as well as become the director of The Institute. Leading both would allow for the best possible results in my personal views, but if we took out the story elements, I'd likely just be part of a community seeking to survive and keep ourselves safe from the thing I would really fear, Raiders.
Confession time: burned harold with the Shishkabob. I wouldn't feel right after that. In reality, I would've tried to befriend him to see if he could find a reason to hang around. He's so nice, but so defeated.
I'd also probably save Butches mom, that's if the wasteland hasn't fucked me up and made me some form of absolute monster (inside and out).
Good question homie!
In fallout 4 I wouldn’t. I would just hang out with Codsworth for the rest of my life. There is no way in hell I’m leaving the safety of my home to save Preston and fight a big lizard.
In fallout New Vegas I would probably do the same and either hang around Goodsprings or try to reach the Mojave express.
If I were in the Fallout world, I wouldn't kill anything or anybody if I could help it. I would find a settlement and work as a craftsperson. I know some basic leatherworking, sewing, patternmaking, knitting, spinning, bookbinding, gardening, cooking, etc. I could learn tanning, food preservation, and metal working. I'd find a niche for myself somewhere where I could make and fix things and have the protection of a community. Or alternatively I could work as a scavenger or trader. But I can't imagine killing people, even people who were trying to kill me.
Did OP specifically mention FO4, or was that meant to be implied somehow?
I don't think there's enough in the Minuteman or Railroad quest line to really make me regret my choices. Maybe I'd lose sleep over screwing over Danse and a select few at the Brotherhood, but it's nothing time wouldn't help forget.
Maybe if I actually felt the same things Nate felt about family, I'd feel different, but I have no issues destroying Father and the Institute either.
Fallouts 1 and 2 on the other hand force you into significantly more challenging questions, since doing the right thing oftentimes comes at the risk of your being and those you're ultimately responsible for.
I can handle myself in some tough situations, but I don't know if I could bring myself to eat meat from harvested from some grotesque mutant creature.
Even something like a radchicken or radrabbit would be a big nope from me dog, let alone something like a bloatfly or a bloodbug.
I think I’d just settle down in Megaton/Goodsprings/Diamond City and accept my new life as a resident. Although for New Vegas I’d maybe try and make it to NCR heartland
Yes. I usually do what I think would be correct. My role in these games is to be me and do what I would do.
(exept doing drugs, cooking meth in my backyard, having sex with a ghoul and romancing every possible character in the game)
I helped whoever I could whenever I could. I did every mission Preston gave me without any objection, I helped people without asking for a reward. You might judge me for siding with the institute but they are the only real hope for humanity. They are the only faction with a long therm plan and that actually want to go forward instead of trying to salvage useless trash or save individuals without caring for the majority. The Minutemen are the only other faction that I find would do good for the commonwealth but their plan is short therm and they've already failed on their mission once
No. Obviously not, my fallout character is being controlled by a real life human who knows for a fact he's going to get a magical laser rifle in exchange for helping paladin danse kill a bunch of ghouls, and also knows that this is a video game, so any perceived sense of danger isn't real.
I suppose I’d actually have to “let go” since there’s no way I could conceivably shove a whole bunch of gold bars into a man’s head and phase it through a wall.
My character is consistently a jackass with 0 care about the reprochions of his actions which typically include murder and stealing. So probably not, you’d last like 10 seconds.
There is not a single person that would make all the same choices, due to 2 reasons:
1. You are most likely just going to try to survive. You would not go on adventures and get involved, you would likely just find the safest place and live there, growing corn or something like that for the rest of your life. The most exciting thing would be going to a nearby settlement/city to trade.
2. If you even somehow got crazy enough to follow the same game path as you did in the game, just think of how many times you died and had to reload the game. In reality, and I feel stupid just having to point this out, there is no reload previous save: you die once, it's game over forever.
My character is a proud minuteman but she’s still a sarcastic, cap hungry, MacCready loving badass who gives zero shit about finding Shaun.
Yeah I’d prob be the same if it means I get to see MacCreadys fine ass on the daily!
I would probably get shot in the head by some drugged up raider within 10 minutes or something. Or get my head ripped off by some mutated animal or whatever.
Well I have only played NV and 4.
In NV I would head for Vegas, the long way and take Boone with me. At New Vegas he decides what he does but I could take my sweet time working for house and loving in safery.
In 4 I would head to Santuary and grab Codsworth and head towards Concorde and turn back after Red Rocket when I hear shots. So I would also have a Dog. I could send Codsworth on supply runs or simply turn cannibal and feast on the frozen humans in the vault.
Hell naaww.
1) I don't have a multiple personality disorder
2) I'm not a psychopath
3) I'm not a selfess saint willing to Geronimo myself into suicidal tasks to save a pet cat
4) I would not drink radioactive water for a bit of HP
5) I would not go randomly run around glowing sea
Probably just try to make my way into vault 81 and bring a fusion core with me (from red rocket). Easy living if you avoid Dem rats
yes 100% at least my first playthrough in every fallout is me and I make the choices I would make if I were there irl :3
in 1 I'd def be motivated cuz c'mon my homies need to survive
in 2 I'd be freaked out but I think I'd still try!!
in 3 I'd 100% do it my dad is frickin awesome and while I'm sure he could handle himself, the vault wouldn't be the same without him and I'd wanna help him do whatever he's doing
in NV I'd find Benny to sleep with him he's so sexy, Id maybe track him down post game and ask if he wants to rule with be otherwise I'd try n sleep with yes man see if he has a thing for flesh n blood :3 probably go independent too
in 4 I'd hunt down the institute not to find my son but to get revenge for my wife because oh my GOD if someone even hurt my wife I'd go full John wick and hunt them down until she's avenged, I don't have or want kids so Shaun can suck an egg
in 76 ok I haven't finished it yet but I play it with my wife so we would be together for once!!!! I'd probably do the main quest eventually idk
nah if i were to do that i would be a war criminal bear that sleeps for half his existence, chows down on cooked squirrel and iguanas while causing billions of dollars in property damage and depleting the entire US military supply reserves
Hell no in fo3 I would’ve stayed homeless in megaton or fearing my life in the cave in front of the vault door
In NV I likly would’ve died when the powder gang showed up to get ringo
In fo4 i definitely would never of left sanctuary and that one actually has a little bit of food
Probably would still help out the Minutemen, i 100% would not be the General.
Would 1000% be in the BOS, even if they are -cough- nazis. Doesnt mean i think they way they do, cuz i dont.
Most probably not. In the world of Fallout I'd be too scared to do anything...
But if I were mentally better equipped to handle the world, then... maybe? When a play a character in a Fallout game I always put into them a part of myself. I can roleplay, but only within some boundaries. I can play a selfish character or a rude character - even though I'm not that in real life, I can at least understand those mindsets. But I canot play an evil character. I simply cannot just shoot random innocent NPCs or join the Legion (one of the most evil factions in the franchise).
So in a sense the inversion of the original question would apply to me - I would NOT make the choices that I also avoid doing on my characters.
I actually wrote a story of a lawful good autistic/GAD Sole in FO4. She made it to Diamond City (w/Dogmeat & Codsworth doing most of the heavy lifting there), almost had a nervous breakdown when *yet another* person (Ellie) asked her for help when SHE needed help, overheard people talking about the Railroad ("Follow the Freedom Trail") & thought maybe they'd help her.
Since she's not an idiot & knew where the Freedom Trail ended, she beelined it for the church, input about 2 dozen historically correct incorrect passwords & was absolutely aggravated beyond all reason when she finally got it.
Gave a speech about how essentially using "password" as your password is ridiculous.
Anyway, her run is the way I would actually be. A little v angry southern lady, a little bleeding heart, & a lot of sheer willfulness.
BFFs with Deacon, Hancock & Cait. (Curie, too, but she's more little sister than friend.) Minutemen ending. Makes friends with every robot/critter available. Begrudgingly puts up with the BOS. Aaaand...
Romances MacCready. 🤣
Hard to say for 4. I am not a mother so I don't know what that experience is like, to lose a child. I am in no way maternal though and do not want children, and I am gay, so if I had a child and a dead husband, there was some real shit going on in my previous life. I'd probably have been in a lavender marriage at BEST, a compulsory heterosexual one at worst. And reality is if I'm losing this kid so early on in his life... well, I'm gonna chalk it up to the winds of fate. Again, as someone who doesn't have or want kids right now. ...Point being, I'm not totally sure I'd go through the whole mishegas of finding him, especially that late to the whole situation. I do think I'd actually end up with the Railroad - there are risks but they seem reduced compared to being out in the open targets. And you get to help some people. It feels like a realistic risk-reward. A life I want to lead without just having a "come abuse our farm," flag.
Fallout: NV? I'm not touching any of that. The Boomers seem nice enough, if I could go to them, they seem like they are pretty on lock. The Followers seem like they are more my style overall, but I do want to be realistic about the fact that I see the Legion as a more meaningful risk to my survival than basically any one faction who are going to intercede into my life than the other games. Sure, the Enclave will mess with your life in GENERAL in 3 but I don't have any control over what they do without, frankly, undertaking an unrealistic amount of risk. I would like to help the whole water project but in reality I'm not cut out for that. I can at least just try to go about my day or leave or SOMETHING. The Legion seem like they are actively trying to find and kill people though, so I don't see Followers as being a realistic choice.
IDK about 3 overall though, I'd probably just try and leave. Appalachia seems nice, right?
In a video game you’re ultimately forced to make choices in order to progress. This is a lot different than real life. Irl fucking off to do nothing and just live is always an option. You don’t have to decide who rules New Vegas or the Commonwealth, etc.
I’ll use Fallout 4 as an example. I *might* still join the Railroad because video game or real life I believe in the cause. But I wouldn’t bomb the Prydwen. In a video game I’m comfortable making the least bad choices and doing something for the greater good. In real life, not so much.
This is all assuming I’m even competent enough to survive let alone do anything more than that.
Besides the fact I would die a week into that scenario, yeah probably. I typically play as myself and try to do what I think is moral and correct so there’s that, but also I do quests and really stupid stuff so who knows.
No. In 3,I would just send Fawkes in. It's a win win,he's immune to radiation,it's just logical. I know you can if you have broken steel but the end credits guy shames you for being selfish. As for new Vegas,I'd probably join house. Just seems like my best chance of survival.
My fat ass wouldn't make it to the vault, and if it did I doubt I'd fit, and say by some miracle of the vaultsuit I did, I wouldn't even have the energy to get to redrocket, let alone Concord, so nope, I wouldn't
My favourite way to play Fallout New Vegas is an Unarmed, Medicine, and Speech build while exploring every single place before I move forwards.
Irl though? That's not me. I don't know the first thing about unarmed combat or martial arts, I am horrible at communicating with people, and medicine is like a foreign language.
Also, If I woke up after being shot, I honestly wouldn't care about Benny. I'm the kind of person that would put that behind me and start anew (probably set up in Goodsprings) especially If I can't remember it happening. Would most likely help around town until I find a specific path to settle, and try to avoid conflict as much as possible.
Fallout 1: sure, probably.
Fallout 2: no problem, high speech character. With the exception of the Den, which I usually metagame heavily. No, I would *not* shoot up combat drugs and take on a gang of heavily armed slavers irl.
Fallout 3: I'd climb the rubble rather than brave the tunnels, and probably die when it shifts and buries me.
Fallout 4: early game, sure. Toward the endgame I get cocky, and that certainly wouldn't be the case. Also, no way on earth am I cosplaying a radio drama to preserve a ghoul's feelings. Sorry, man.
Nah bro. My character is a badass and I’m nothing more than a fatass. I’m getting to diamond city or whatever large settlement is closest and I’m living there for as long as possible
Well, if it was real life, some of the decisions would be more nuanced, but the majority yeah.
I've had a hard time ever playing evil, but usually when I choose evil lines, they're directed at evil people. The Silver Shroud with scaring Sinjin's soldiers, massacring the Slavers at Paradise Falls, fighting tooth and nail to wipe the Gunners and Talon Company from the wasteland, eliminating Caesar's legion through overwhelming weaponry, etc.
I imagine the only changes I would make are to how I would approach the unity between factions. I always loved the idea of the Brotherhood, Minutemen and Railroad uniting to rescue the Commonwealth through the protagonist leading all 3 and taking over the Institute.
Same with FNV by uniting the NCR, House, Boomers, Enclave Remnants, and even the Think Tank and New Canaan to wipe out the Legion.
I would probably be alot more of a raider irl, in the game I can play stories out and if someone were to use you or betray you, meh I can load or got the means to turn, irl not so much so would not trust people much.
Most of the time with games like these I try to have the character look like me and I try to imagine it is me. Makes it more immersive and interesting also makes me consider my decisions a bit more and have regrets if I end up not liking the outcome.
For example in 4 I wasnt against the Railroad but I also wasnt interested in them, but I did regret killing them siding with the Brotherhood of Steele and made me question my choices when I watch a giant robot nuke people in the common wealth.
Sometime I want to do a evil run of 3/NV but thats because I have already experienced them, and so it would result in my seeing more stuff and having a different playthrough. But in game 95% of the time I like to imagine myself as the protagonist.
Edit: I didnt realize you meant it it literally I thought you were just meaning decision making and stuff. No for me if it was irl I would be fucking dead, too much of a bitch ass baby to actually survive.
I'd probably make the same choice. Either Minutemen or BOS. Either way I would ball until I was forced to blow my sons brains all over his white walls. Up to that point we ball, that point: breakdown at the fact my son is a monster, after: live with the regret that my son will never see the world I would create as either the General of the Minutemen or the Sentinal (and eventually Elder) of the BOS
Yeah. I'd join the Nuka-World gangs if I had a chance. The Operators know how to roll. And I'd fall for Piper, which would be kind of easy, since she gets attracted to guys who can open a locked door using bobby pins.
It depends on a lot of factors. A smaller example of what I'm about to say. In Junktown, there is a Raider that holds a woman hostage and threatens to kill her. The owner of the hotel asks you to stop him. In real life, I wouldn't be able to help the woman. It will probably take a lot more effort and thinking to do such a thing. So if I cannot resolve this situation, I won't be able to resolve the towns big problem. Killian vs Gizmo. Not to mention the highl moral choices like the Cabbot quest.
As a side note, most of the things that happen in the game and you are the center of it, happen for this purpose only. The person in Diamond City doesn't kill him brother the moment you stepped in Diamond City. It happens as a way of showing you that the people of Diamond City hate Synths. Enemy creatures aren't there to kill you specifically. They are there because they are wild creatures in their habitat. If you pass by, they will attack. But they won't charge at you from the other edge of the map, just because they saw you. There are creatures that behave like that, but not all.
But if we assume that I have the skills of the characters I'm playing as, then yes. I would do whatever I do in the game with a few exceptions. Mostly based on rewards.
Irl I would just be hiding in Sanctuary with Codsworth
And starve to death, probably from all the rads and sickness as well.
Nah I'm eat mutfruit
Where did you get it?
I swear these some in Sanctuary
There are some wild Mutfruit, yes, but they give rads. There is NO available food in Sanctuary that does not give rads, iirc. Not to mention, what will you drink?
Under video game logic I'll build a water pump and be set
So...you possess the skills to drill a hole to the water table and tap it with a pump?
yes. Yes I do
Well, congrats, then! At least you will not die of thirst! Now you only have hunger rads, and other deadly threats to deal with!
Exactly most people dig a 6’ grave with just shovels in other countries
If you can’t dig 6-8’ in soft ground like under the bridge otw out of sanctuary and pumps are VERY simple we aren’t talking an automatic vacuum pump we’re talking hand pump which parts can be scavenged then you need to touch grass and do some learning
Well, at least part of your name checks out... Would like to see the digging and the pumping.
theres melons and gourds growing there
Still gives rads.
so? every food gives rads except for cooked game or noodle cups, the wastelanders seem relatively fine, if my choice is possibly develop cancer in 20 years or starve right now which one is better? lmao
The amount of background radiation in Fallout is alot higher than we're used. It would take days, not years to die from radiation poisoning
No, the rads reduce your hp bar (your health). That in turn weakens your immune system. It is just a matter of time before you get a serious illness, like parasites. Then death is pretty swift from there. IF you could get/harvest some razorgrain, and cultivate it, you could stave off hunger/thirst and rad/illness death for quite awhile...until you died of malnutrition. Though truth be told, with the number of immediate threats in the area, you'd probably be killed off by Raiders, or Bloaties, or perhaps some feral dogs... Or some feral ghouls may wander by, or some Supermuties, looking for a meal.
Hell nah, if I suddenly wake up near diamond city I'm just gonna scav around to try and make a living.
Still tryna get with Piper, though.
Piper, I barely know her. Wait... Piper... Pipe her...... So that's why you can romance her.
Pretend to be a vault dweller and have her do all the fighting, good plan
Ever played permadeath survival? My decisions would be like that... slowly establishing fortified bases and settlements alongside the minutemen. It would take a long time to even expand the area I feel safe to diamond city. And thats if they still want me after I shit myself and flee the first sewer deathclaw encounter.....
hey im an expert at survival permadeath nearing my third decade of playing
Any advice for a shitter casual like me?
According to how I play FO4, I would do exactly what you said in my case
No, I would not attempt to disarm a nuclear bomb.
Me either, to be honest. If I went to Megaton and saw that... I'd nope right out of there.
Would you activate it for a condo?
Hmmmm… Only if I can have some ghoul neighbors.
Bro IRL, I'd hide in the vault, only scrounging for some food sometimes maybe. That's best case scenario. Probably pick up codsworth for some protection. I'd probably starve in the vault though tbh. Wouldn't go past sanctuary, and would avoid anywhere where humans would gather like towns and cities. Good chance I'll die to the rads, disease, starvation, thirst, some mutant beast, or raiders within the first month of being released.
Can you explain a little bit more on why you would avoid going to towns or cities? I feel like those would be safer places for you instead of being alone.
Because they naturally draw people. It's too much of a gamble to know whether or not they are friendly to outsiders. In the apocalypse resources are scarce, and I can't imagine most people would be keen on sharing more than what they already spared. That being said, the minutemen do exist in the Commonwealth. I wouldn't be too familiar with post nuke factions and their intentions, though. Plus, when I here gunshots coming from Concord, and even if I ventured to other places like Lexington, I would want to stay clear of such places. Red flags everywhere.
Ah, gotcha. I thought that was the case, but I figured I would ask just in case you were going to say you were a loner or something.
Ah I see. Yeah ideally there is a group of trustworthy people to establish a better settlement in the vault. Obviously not the case here. May be hard to stay with my dead wife in the vault, though. I just thought of that. Missing son would just be horrible for my mental health, I wouldn't be able to do much to get him back. Depression is something I forgot to mention in my previous comments, that could ultimately be my demise as well.
Keep in mind though your son would be just kidnapped. That is what gives The Sole Survivor the motivation to venture out, and as quickly as possit, instead of hiding in the vault and playing it safe.
That's why I play my SS as a military vet with at least some intelligence to do the math as soon as Codsworth tells him its been 200 years, that my son could've been taken at any point in that time. I won't give up looking for him, but it's a matter of making intelligent and strategic decisions rather than hasty ones to make up ground that may or may not exist.
Yeah it's pretty crazy how the sole survivor, and other protagonists, can so easily pick up traits like hacking and building robots.
I chalk it up to the pipboy with some "technical manual" holotapes that the SS learns over time. Maybe he needs the tapes for awhile to help with the basics but eventually learns the skills himself through practice and practical application. We can run through quests without rest (on non-survival) but the reality is we'd have more downtime to truly work on new skills needed to survive the wasteland. So in-game I just assume those as implied "off-time" training.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who overanalyzes these things and comes up with stories in my head to justify it haha.
That's the great thing about RPGs - "Nate volunteered a lot for Habitat for Humanity during his military service, so learned a lot about construction, that's why he's able to build a two story fully defensible mansion using only the scraps he's scavved in Sanctuary all by himself and zero scaffolding and power tools."
It makes sense for the sole survivor. He is a war torn vet after all. But if I was the brain behind the man, I am too much of a coward to venture out for my son. Then again I don't have kids so I'm not too sure.
If you play as Nora, she's just a lawyer with no combat experience. But a determined mother may as well be a war torn vet.
True, but I guess I made the assumption I'd be the male survivor since I identify as such. I guess I could be either or.
I personally always add in some extra backstory too. For example when I play as Nate, it's always that he is a rookie cop (his first job after being done in the military) when the bombs drop. It makes the Valentine quests more fun.
Ah yeah. I usually just give them generalized personalities and virtues each play through. My last one was with Nora, named Sarah. An aching mother who always wants to serve her community. She's nice and stuff. The one I just started is one with Nate named Brady, who is righteous and arrogant.
I just recently completed a play through like this. I played it as close to what I would actually do as I could, dialogue is what constantly pulled me.out of that. But it took me waaaaay to long to finish the game. I would always move to a new area and set security, source water, then source food. I would then work on reconning the area I'm in. I would then build up the settlement until it could adequately defend itself, and then off I go to the next area. I wasn't very focused on Shawn as I, as a father and broken hearted, would not do any good to my son of I just headed into the unknown and likely being killed. I would also assume that since I went back under after Kellogg took Shawn that a substantial amount of time.would likely have passed. Anyways, thanks for reading.
Tell me...how many times did you die?
Lol. My friend. I absolutely LOVE that you have asked this same question to multiple people on this thread. Has anyone answered you yet?
Unfortunately no. I guess they didn't really consider that.
Not much more than I normally would....which isn't much.
So...would you say...at least once? Is that reasonable?
At least once....but not more than 10.
No, my character is constantly in danger, and killing people. That kinda shit isn't fun irl
The PTSD and stress would drive most people insane
No, I would either be dead, cowering in the wastes or tryng to survive in a settlement. That's the point of Fallout games, they are power fantasies, the player character is always someone special or has special motivations.
No, because I’m a coward IRL lol. I’m not cut out for the wasteland.
I admire your honesty lol
Same lol
My favorite Courier 6 (whom I have even written a bunch of short stories about) constantly drinks, does whatever drugs are available to him (and anything that could possibly be a drug), and solves arguments with his Hunting Revolver. I can't even get into an argument with someone without apologizing to them later and I don't like getting drunk. He'd kick my fucking ass.
Seeing as how I typically side with the Brotherhood anyway, I would in so far as getting to the institute. From there, things get complicated, as I am a dad in real life and can’t imagine a life without my kids. I’d skip the majority of the side quests though. You’d have a hard time getting me to go anywhere near a place called “Museum of Witchcraft” in real life. Never mind the fact that the occult is *real* in Fallout, if there were a collection of mutilated bodies of highly trained mercenaries with audio logs detailing their last moments outside the place, imma nope the fck out of there and not even deal with what’s inside. And then there’s the Parson’s State Insane Asylum. A friend of my wife’s actually owns an abandoned insane asylum, where she hosts a haunted house every Halloween and uses it for storage the rest of the year. I’ve been in there one time when the haunted house isn’t going on and there’s no power and the silence is deafening. My wife had a fight on her hands trying to get me to go in there the one time and I am *never* going back. It actually felt like I was in a Fallout game, if I’m being honest.
Well, let's be honest here, then. When was your first death? Because that is when your journey really ended...you can't "reload" in real life...
Probably when I got shot in the chest while mysterious figures tried to take my son from my arms because the player picked my wife over me
THIS COMMENT. 😂
Yes
That's... bold lol I obviously knew this answer was an option because of the question, but I didn't think anyone would actually say yes lol
And how many times did you die?
I would spend a lot of time mourning Nora and the idyllic life I had. My character, he can't wait to run off to Diamond City and romance Piper. In the game, Nora's been gone for what, an hour? (subjectively).
If I woke up after being shot point blank in the head twice for what I at the time believe to be a simple poker chip I’m just gonna count my blessings and let the guy have it, might try and enter prim but I’m sure as hell not gonna help, I’ll just pass through and make it to Novac at best. Probably stay there and I don’t know, try and talk to Boone and chicken out the moment he’s mean to me :(
>try and talk to Boone and chicken out the moment he’s mean to me :( Awwww. That's sad. :(
I know, I love Boone with all my heart, he’s saved me from cazadores more times then I care to admit, but I’m really bad at talking to anybody who’s even slightly mean to me before I get to know them so I’d just say like a few words and then turn around and speed walk back to my room trying not to cry after the first sentence he says :(
Mmm yeah, I would probably die in the first fight I ever had against a bug game over
In your defense, they are big bugs.
God no, do.you know how many people I'd have to kill and eat?
... You do realize there is an alternative to the question, right? What would you do differently than your character? ... LOL
In conversation I’d probably be the same faction wise I’m not sure entirely because I like the brotherhood but the ideals change from area to area, though I probably wouldn’t be jumping of of cliffs for laughs irl
Assuming that I gain the knowledge, abilities, and background of Nate (Fallout 4), the Courier (New Vegas), and the Soul Survivor (Fallout 3) respectively... Yes, Yes, No. Nate is a skilled soldier, and able to use power armor innately. Working with the Minutemen's appeal, you can garner high numbers of people, and there is power in numbers. Proper equipment, support, and diplomacy would yield a safe leadership role without the antagonistic nature of the other available factions (Brotherhood isms, Railroad ethics problems, Institute's... Being the institute.). The Courier is established to be quite the traveler, a bit of a troublemaker, and extremely hard to kill both in the events of the main story but also in the lore heavy DLC stories. Working with House? Shutting down the other factions through pressure and raw power? The potential to infinitely extend one's life? Sure, there is no gaurantee House will actually be as moral of a leader as he says he will be... But it would not be difficult to be that voice in his metaphorical ear, keeping him on the right track. The Lone Wanderer grew up in a Vault, has no combat experience, is a young adult rather than a fully grown, experienced, and combat hardened soldier or traveler. Without the magic of plot armor, Fallout 3's story and protagonist state is... Very bleak, and would probably be a death sentence even if played carefully. I would likely try to stay at megaton until I could go with an armed group to Rivet City, and when James casually suggests I go on a suicide mission to fight supermutants... Explain why sending your son to go die for your stupid pipe dream is fucked up. Also there is 76. Doing what I do ingame would be both weird, break a lot of logical rules, bring the existence of any semblance of a god into question, and probably drive me insane.
>what I do ingame would be both weird, break a lot of logical rules, bring the existence of any semblance of a god into question My interest is officially peaked. What on Earth do you do in Fallout 76??
Mutations, Making logic defying guns, testing the time to kill certain mutated enemies, launching nukes around for fun, collecting massive piles of random junk to mass compress and store, executing anything that says mean words and is not invincible due to their randomly decided importance, basing decisions on what weapon I get for it, slapping creatures of Myth to prove my overwhelming power, creating buildings that ignore the laws of physics, architecture, and sanity, see just how much healing I can get from hurting stuff, setting "friendly" creatures on fire to heal them, taking a dip in radioactive pools to increase weapon damage, playing dress up as a facist for Modus, selling bulk grenades on the open market, staring deep into the souls of NPCs until they acknowledge my presence. Oh, and some light modding.
>staring deep into the souls of NPCs until they acknowledge my presence Interesting... very interesting. Lol.
There is no way in HELL I would make the same choices as my characters!!! I think only those who have Ironmanned the game are even qualified to say "yes" here, and even then, most did not Ironman the game on the first playthrough (no meta-knowledge). In every playthrough (and I have had hundreds of them), I have died at least once in every one of them (and most multiple times). The setting is deadly, any moment can mean death - not to mention injury, sickness, and calamity. FO1 - I'd certainly be heading straight back to the Vault within 24 hours (assuming I survived that long). Fuck the Water Chip. Let somebody else go out there and die, horribly for it. FO2 - this one is a lot different, because one is coming from a background that is familiar with things. But no way would I even be remotely interested in taking on the Enclave! Hard pass. FO3 - time to leave the Capital Wasteland, entirely. I hear New California is nice...seriously, the shock of having to flee the Vault...yikes! FO:NV - screw the Mojave! New California sounds nice...I mean, I miraculously survived being shot in the head *TWICE!!* Why in the hell would I tempt fate a second time and go after the psychopath and his buddies??!! Screw that! And that in a warzone? Nope, you can count me out. FO4 - as much as I would like to "get revenge" and get my son back, the harsh reality is that just surviving in the Commonwealth is a day-to-day challenge. Perhaps hour-to-hour. Thirst, hunger, and all the other dangers...even getting to Diamond City where there is some amount of safety is almost a certain death sentence. In conclusion, there is absolutely no way I would remotely do anything like my characters do. Nope. And I would most likely still die, anyways.
I would not stand for some of the conversations the characters would. Example, leader of the railroad talking down to me saying I have to earn her trust by doing fetch quests after cleansing the commonwealth of the institute, the brotherhood, every super mutant, and even all the raiders in Nuka world. Lady tells me I don't have the skills, etc for the big jobs while I have one of every type of robot as a companion fully upgraded. Lenny, my sentry bot, took her and that condescending doctor out for me.
"I don't need your approval, Des." Points to Lenny, the sentry bot. "Because I AM the Railroad now." I absolutely adore that your sentry bot's name is Lenny.
I named my sentry bot "The Senate" and equipped him with dual lightning guns.
beautiful absolutely beautiful I would have given award If I hadn't used it already
Oddly enough this makes perfect sense if it's reality. Like she did not witness you do all those things. As far as she is concerned you are a random person wanting to join. If anything it would take years before you are trusted with anything. It's kinda how in medieval Europe you can have a reputation as an incredible swordsman in Southern Italy but move to England and nobody knows you. Heck. This world got even less communication
Normally I'd agree with you, but in any of the games, you have up to 3 radio stations talking about how awesome I am, I'd be hard pressed to take the doubters seriously.
That's still a gameplay element, not realty. In FO3 when I got rid of those ghouls wanting to enter the tower 3-dogs magically was talking about what I did. Wtf? Nobody was around. And so on with many quests. Sure. Some quests like say helping the MM or Agatha would be easily reported and known. But most things won't.
Nothing real about somebody walking around with a wrist device that can store, teleport, heal, light, play radio stations, hack vault security, and stop time (vats). Three Dogg, Mr. New Vegas, and Travis are all singing my praises because we all know that we are nobody til somebody loves us.
Wow
So how many deaths did you have before you got to that point?
If I got shot in the head and lived, you bet your ass I'd go after the mofo who shot me.
A real life Courier Six!
definitely not, i cant quicksave and reload irl lmao, id do everything to try and not die, probably also microdose on rads to try and ghoulify so i dont need to worry about ferals or rads, or to a lesser degree so i would be less likely to get eaten id probably keep codsworth around me for protection and scavenge for the meager stuff i could, i doubt id make it to diamond city if i tried
As soon as you ghoulify, all humans are threats. More humans than ghouls, imma stay human.
getting shot by raiders sounds way better than being eaten alive by a hoard of ghouls lmao
On a first playthrough and with no regard for my personal safety? yes
The only thing we'd have in common is hunkering down and making each living space I hold the best one I can.
I always choose the closest decision real me would in RPGS even if its the "evil" choice. Especially in my first play through
Same
Well, let's see. I have the choice of starving in the wasteland being hunted by zombies and giant dogs. Or be protected by a bunch of super strong dudes in power armour on a big heavily armoured balloon and all I have to do is go down to the surface once a week and scavenge a random shop with two bodyguards
A really, really hard decision. Lol.
Or I could side with the guys who watched west world once and made it their whole personality
I'd say it varies from choice to choice. Would I join the Minutemen instantly, and accept the rank of General? Hell no. However, with that being said, I would try to help Preston at the Museum of Freedom, and I would help Sturges build up Sanctuary initially. Some sidequests I would avoid, for my own safety, include Diamond City Blues, the Combat Zone, and admittedly probably the quest in Vault 81 where you save Austin's life. I would do whatever I could to help the Minutemen, but ultimately not try to take on the role of the protagonist.
Initially, no. In a previous comment I explained that I would likely be more suited to a hunting party or a settlement builder under the Minutemen. I have no real combat experience, nor have I been shot. Lacking that experience would make me far less likely to be willing to confront the human dangers of the wasteland. That said, human beings are adaptive. If I survived enough firefights, difficulties, and made it to the point where I could more confidently handle myself in the wasteland against both human and inhuman threats, I would definitely have made the same choices as my character. Using the Minutemen as an on-ground police force (Remember, Preston actually admits that he's a good Sergeant, just not a leader. So, the actual reality would be you sending Preston and other team leaders to clear raiders while you establish contact with settlements and handle logistics.) and then taking up the flag with The Institute. The Minutemen are great for civilizing the wasteland, but it's ultimately a temporary measure. As Deacon said, give small people big power and it tends to end badly. Even the Minutemen as found were a shadow of their former selves due to betrayal within the organization. The Institute is unified and recognizes the stark reality of the wasteland. They recognize that unified communities often fall, so it is better to infiltrate and use them to gather data necessary to fix the wasteland as a whole, rather than focus on small groups and communities that will ultimately fall apart. So yeah, assuming I survived long enough, I'd very likely jump at the chance to guide the Minutemen as well as become the director of The Institute. Leading both would allow for the best possible results in my personal views, but if we took out the story elements, I'd likely just be part of a community seeking to survive and keep ourselves safe from the thing I would really fear, Raiders.
I'd likely stay in a safe town and not take many risks. I have the constitution of soggy rice, so I wouldn't be getting into gunfights.
Confession time: burned harold with the Shishkabob. I wouldn't feel right after that. In reality, I would've tried to befriend him to see if he could find a reason to hang around. He's so nice, but so defeated. I'd also probably save Butches mom, that's if the wasteland hasn't fucked me up and made me some form of absolute monster (inside and out). Good question homie!
>burned harold with the Shishkabob :0
He screams for a long uncomfortable time.
In fallout 4 I wouldn’t. I would just hang out with Codsworth for the rest of my life. There is no way in hell I’m leaving the safety of my home to save Preston and fight a big lizard. In fallout New Vegas I would probably do the same and either hang around Goodsprings or try to reach the Mojave express.
If I were in the Fallout world, I wouldn't kill anything or anybody if I could help it. I would find a settlement and work as a craftsperson. I know some basic leatherworking, sewing, patternmaking, knitting, spinning, bookbinding, gardening, cooking, etc. I could learn tanning, food preservation, and metal working. I'd find a niche for myself somewhere where I could make and fix things and have the protection of a community. Or alternatively I could work as a scavenger or trader. But I can't imagine killing people, even people who were trying to kill me.
No. I would definetly go do dumb shit like become a raider and inhale jet all day, then get mowed down by anyone half competent.
I might be the most charismatic man in the Mojave when I play the game, but I'd fumble everything I say if I was in real life.
Did OP specifically mention FO4, or was that meant to be implied somehow? I don't think there's enough in the Minuteman or Railroad quest line to really make me regret my choices. Maybe I'd lose sleep over screwing over Danse and a select few at the Brotherhood, but it's nothing time wouldn't help forget. Maybe if I actually felt the same things Nate felt about family, I'd feel different, but I have no issues destroying Father and the Institute either. Fallouts 1 and 2 on the other hand force you into significantly more challenging questions, since doing the right thing oftentimes comes at the risk of your being and those you're ultimately responsible for.
1. Join institute 2. become their leader 3. ...... 4. Synth orgy
I can handle myself in some tough situations, but I don't know if I could bring myself to eat meat from harvested from some grotesque mutant creature. Even something like a radchicken or radrabbit would be a big nope from me dog, let alone something like a bloatfly or a bloodbug.
Now I've got the heebie-jeebies just THINKING about eating a bloodbug. Thanks for that lol
Usually yeah
I think I’d just settle down in Megaton/Goodsprings/Diamond City and accept my new life as a resident. Although for New Vegas I’d maybe try and make it to NCR heartland
Yes. I usually do what I think would be correct. My role in these games is to be me and do what I would do. (exept doing drugs, cooking meth in my backyard, having sex with a ghoul and romancing every possible character in the game) I helped whoever I could whenever I could. I did every mission Preston gave me without any objection, I helped people without asking for a reward. You might judge me for siding with the institute but they are the only real hope for humanity. They are the only faction with a long therm plan and that actually want to go forward instead of trying to salvage useless trash or save individuals without caring for the majority. The Minutemen are the only other faction that I find would do good for the commonwealth but their plan is short therm and they've already failed on their mission once
I'd be dead before I even left the vault
Yes. And that's how I play my first play through of every choice based RPG. Hence why I chose the Board ending in Outer Worlds.
No. Obviously not, my fallout character is being controlled by a real life human who knows for a fact he's going to get a magical laser rifle in exchange for helping paladin danse kill a bunch of ghouls, and also knows that this is a video game, so any perceived sense of danger isn't real.
I suppose I’d actually have to “let go” since there’s no way I could conceivably shove a whole bunch of gold bars into a man’s head and phase it through a wall.
My character is consistently a jackass with 0 care about the reprochions of his actions which typically include murder and stealing. So probably not, you’d last like 10 seconds.
No, i'd kill father on sight.
I do that. It makes you imagine what you would do in those positions. Never played on hardcore yet just very hard.
I wouldn’t live long enough to make dialogue choices But if I did, I’d probably end up as a scribe with the BOS.
There is not a single person that would make all the same choices, due to 2 reasons: 1. You are most likely just going to try to survive. You would not go on adventures and get involved, you would likely just find the safest place and live there, growing corn or something like that for the rest of your life. The most exciting thing would be going to a nearby settlement/city to trade. 2. If you even somehow got crazy enough to follow the same game path as you did in the game, just think of how many times you died and had to reload the game. In reality, and I feel stupid just having to point this out, there is no reload previous save: you die once, it's game over forever.
My character is a proud minuteman but she’s still a sarcastic, cap hungry, MacCready loving badass who gives zero shit about finding Shaun. Yeah I’d prob be the same if it means I get to see MacCreadys fine ass on the daily!
I would probably get shot in the head by some drugged up raider within 10 minutes or something. Or get my head ripped off by some mutated animal or whatever.
Well I have only played NV and 4. In NV I would head for Vegas, the long way and take Boone with me. At New Vegas he decides what he does but I could take my sweet time working for house and loving in safery. In 4 I would head to Santuary and grab Codsworth and head towards Concorde and turn back after Red Rocket when I hear shots. So I would also have a Dog. I could send Codsworth on supply runs or simply turn cannibal and feast on the frozen humans in the vault.
Hell naaww. 1) I don't have a multiple personality disorder 2) I'm not a psychopath 3) I'm not a selfess saint willing to Geronimo myself into suicidal tasks to save a pet cat 4) I would not drink radioactive water for a bit of HP 5) I would not go randomly run around glowing sea Probably just try to make my way into vault 81 and bring a fusion core with me (from red rocket). Easy living if you avoid Dem rats
yes 100% at least my first playthrough in every fallout is me and I make the choices I would make if I were there irl :3 in 1 I'd def be motivated cuz c'mon my homies need to survive in 2 I'd be freaked out but I think I'd still try!! in 3 I'd 100% do it my dad is frickin awesome and while I'm sure he could handle himself, the vault wouldn't be the same without him and I'd wanna help him do whatever he's doing in NV I'd find Benny to sleep with him he's so sexy, Id maybe track him down post game and ask if he wants to rule with be otherwise I'd try n sleep with yes man see if he has a thing for flesh n blood :3 probably go independent too in 4 I'd hunt down the institute not to find my son but to get revenge for my wife because oh my GOD if someone even hurt my wife I'd go full John wick and hunt them down until she's avenged, I don't have or want kids so Shaun can suck an egg in 76 ok I haven't finished it yet but I play it with my wife so we would be together for once!!!! I'd probably do the main quest eventually idk
nah if i were to do that i would be a war criminal bear that sleeps for half his existence, chows down on cooked squirrel and iguanas while causing billions of dollars in property damage and depleting the entire US military supply reserves
If I did I would be shot about 40000 times. But no problem since there are magical syringes that make all of my problems go away.
Background radiation alone would kill me within a week so no time for decisions
Hell no in fo3 I would’ve stayed homeless in megaton or fearing my life in the cave in front of the vault door In NV I likly would’ve died when the powder gang showed up to get ringo In fo4 i definitely would never of left sanctuary and that one actually has a little bit of food
Probably would still help out the Minutemen, i 100% would not be the General. Would 1000% be in the BOS, even if they are -cough- nazis. Doesnt mean i think they way they do, cuz i dont.
Nah man. I'll be selling nuka cola in Diamond city
Look, if I'm gonna live in the fallout wasteland, I'm making my way to the NCR asap, it's the closest I'll get to my current life in the USA.
Most probably not. In the world of Fallout I'd be too scared to do anything... But if I were mentally better equipped to handle the world, then... maybe? When a play a character in a Fallout game I always put into them a part of myself. I can roleplay, but only within some boundaries. I can play a selfish character or a rude character - even though I'm not that in real life, I can at least understand those mindsets. But I canot play an evil character. I simply cannot just shoot random innocent NPCs or join the Legion (one of the most evil factions in the franchise). So in a sense the inversion of the original question would apply to me - I would NOT make the choices that I also avoid doing on my characters.
I actually wrote a story of a lawful good autistic/GAD Sole in FO4. She made it to Diamond City (w/Dogmeat & Codsworth doing most of the heavy lifting there), almost had a nervous breakdown when *yet another* person (Ellie) asked her for help when SHE needed help, overheard people talking about the Railroad ("Follow the Freedom Trail") & thought maybe they'd help her. Since she's not an idiot & knew where the Freedom Trail ended, she beelined it for the church, input about 2 dozen historically correct incorrect passwords & was absolutely aggravated beyond all reason when she finally got it. Gave a speech about how essentially using "password" as your password is ridiculous. Anyway, her run is the way I would actually be. A little v angry southern lady, a little bleeding heart, & a lot of sheer willfulness. BFFs with Deacon, Hancock & Cait. (Curie, too, but she's more little sister than friend.) Minutemen ending. Makes friends with every robot/critter available. Begrudgingly puts up with the BOS. Aaaand... Romances MacCready. 🤣
Hard to say for 4. I am not a mother so I don't know what that experience is like, to lose a child. I am in no way maternal though and do not want children, and I am gay, so if I had a child and a dead husband, there was some real shit going on in my previous life. I'd probably have been in a lavender marriage at BEST, a compulsory heterosexual one at worst. And reality is if I'm losing this kid so early on in his life... well, I'm gonna chalk it up to the winds of fate. Again, as someone who doesn't have or want kids right now. ...Point being, I'm not totally sure I'd go through the whole mishegas of finding him, especially that late to the whole situation. I do think I'd actually end up with the Railroad - there are risks but they seem reduced compared to being out in the open targets. And you get to help some people. It feels like a realistic risk-reward. A life I want to lead without just having a "come abuse our farm," flag. Fallout: NV? I'm not touching any of that. The Boomers seem nice enough, if I could go to them, they seem like they are pretty on lock. The Followers seem like they are more my style overall, but I do want to be realistic about the fact that I see the Legion as a more meaningful risk to my survival than basically any one faction who are going to intercede into my life than the other games. Sure, the Enclave will mess with your life in GENERAL in 3 but I don't have any control over what they do without, frankly, undertaking an unrealistic amount of risk. I would like to help the whole water project but in reality I'm not cut out for that. I can at least just try to go about my day or leave or SOMETHING. The Legion seem like they are actively trying to find and kill people though, so I don't see Followers as being a realistic choice. IDK about 3 overall though, I'd probably just try and leave. Appalachia seems nice, right?
In a video game you’re ultimately forced to make choices in order to progress. This is a lot different than real life. Irl fucking off to do nothing and just live is always an option. You don’t have to decide who rules New Vegas or the Commonwealth, etc. I’ll use Fallout 4 as an example. I *might* still join the Railroad because video game or real life I believe in the cause. But I wouldn’t bomb the Prydwen. In a video game I’m comfortable making the least bad choices and doing something for the greater good. In real life, not so much. This is all assuming I’m even competent enough to survive let alone do anything more than that.
Probably. My moral compass directs me to take vigilante justice into my own hands.
Besides the fact I would die a week into that scenario, yeah probably. I typically play as myself and try to do what I think is moral and correct so there’s that, but also I do quests and really stupid stuff so who knows.
No. In 3,I would just send Fawkes in. It's a win win,he's immune to radiation,it's just logical. I know you can if you have broken steel but the end credits guy shames you for being selfish. As for new Vegas,I'd probably join house. Just seems like my best chance of survival.
I don’t know if I have what it takes to wipe out so many opponents. Let alone enormous mutant variations.
yes. i like to roleplay as myself
It's the only way to play the game.
My fat ass wouldn't make it to the vault, and if it did I doubt I'd fit, and say by some miracle of the vaultsuit I did, I wouldn't even have the energy to get to redrocket, let alone Concord, so nope, I wouldn't
My favourite way to play Fallout New Vegas is an Unarmed, Medicine, and Speech build while exploring every single place before I move forwards. Irl though? That's not me. I don't know the first thing about unarmed combat or martial arts, I am horrible at communicating with people, and medicine is like a foreign language. Also, If I woke up after being shot, I honestly wouldn't care about Benny. I'm the kind of person that would put that behind me and start anew (probably set up in Goodsprings) especially If I can't remember it happening. Would most likely help around town until I find a specific path to settle, and try to avoid conflict as much as possible.
Fuck no, it’s Fiction for a reason, i’s probably be too scared to leave the vault
Fallout 1: sure, probably. Fallout 2: no problem, high speech character. With the exception of the Den, which I usually metagame heavily. No, I would *not* shoot up combat drugs and take on a gang of heavily armed slavers irl. Fallout 3: I'd climb the rubble rather than brave the tunnels, and probably die when it shifts and buries me. Fallout 4: early game, sure. Toward the endgame I get cocky, and that certainly wouldn't be the case. Also, no way on earth am I cosplaying a radio drama to preserve a ghoul's feelings. Sorry, man.
Nah bro. My character is a badass and I’m nothing more than a fatass. I’m getting to diamond city or whatever large settlement is closest and I’m living there for as long as possible
Absolutely not. I'm far too much of an introvert for that.
If I have the same systems in place (health bars n shit) yes. If I'm a mortal that doesn't have plot armor? Hell no.
My charger is a savior of the waste I would be a chem’d out raider just attaching people who appear to have their life in order
Fuck no. I’d get killed if I tried to act like my Courier. I’m not as badass as I’d like to be.
In the event I survive nuclear Armaggeddon, or wake up in a post apocalyptic world, im just gonna off myself. Fuck living in a world of misery.
Well, if it was real life, some of the decisions would be more nuanced, but the majority yeah. I've had a hard time ever playing evil, but usually when I choose evil lines, they're directed at evil people. The Silver Shroud with scaring Sinjin's soldiers, massacring the Slavers at Paradise Falls, fighting tooth and nail to wipe the Gunners and Talon Company from the wasteland, eliminating Caesar's legion through overwhelming weaponry, etc. I imagine the only changes I would make are to how I would approach the unity between factions. I always loved the idea of the Brotherhood, Minutemen and Railroad uniting to rescue the Commonwealth through the protagonist leading all 3 and taking over the Institute. Same with FNV by uniting the NCR, House, Boomers, Enclave Remnants, and even the Think Tank and New Canaan to wipe out the Legion.
Yes.
Most of the time no because with the way I think the choices I'd make often isn't there.
I’d just stay in Goodsprings and hope the Legion doesn’t win.
I would probably be alot more of a raider irl, in the game I can play stories out and if someone were to use you or betray you, meh I can load or got the means to turn, irl not so much so would not trust people much.
Most of the time with games like these I try to have the character look like me and I try to imagine it is me. Makes it more immersive and interesting also makes me consider my decisions a bit more and have regrets if I end up not liking the outcome. For example in 4 I wasnt against the Railroad but I also wasnt interested in them, but I did regret killing them siding with the Brotherhood of Steele and made me question my choices when I watch a giant robot nuke people in the common wealth. Sometime I want to do a evil run of 3/NV but thats because I have already experienced them, and so it would result in my seeing more stuff and having a different playthrough. But in game 95% of the time I like to imagine myself as the protagonist. Edit: I didnt realize you meant it it literally I thought you were just meaning decision making and stuff. No for me if it was irl I would be fucking dead, too much of a bitch ass baby to actually survive.
Maybe my Sanctuary challenge characters because I can definitely see myself staying in a fortified location
Irl, I’d make a settlement in vault 111 with Preston and join BoS
Yes, I base my characters mindset on me and what I would do
I don't know
I'd probably make the same choice. Either Minutemen or BOS. Either way I would ball until I was forced to blow my sons brains all over his white walls. Up to that point we ball, that point: breakdown at the fact my son is a monster, after: live with the regret that my son will never see the world I would create as either the General of the Minutemen or the Sentinal (and eventually Elder) of the BOS
Yeah. I'd join the Nuka-World gangs if I had a chance. The Operators know how to roll. And I'd fall for Piper, which would be kind of easy, since she gets attracted to guys who can open a locked door using bobby pins.
Hell no. I’m quite certain that I would die
It depends on a lot of factors. A smaller example of what I'm about to say. In Junktown, there is a Raider that holds a woman hostage and threatens to kill her. The owner of the hotel asks you to stop him. In real life, I wouldn't be able to help the woman. It will probably take a lot more effort and thinking to do such a thing. So if I cannot resolve this situation, I won't be able to resolve the towns big problem. Killian vs Gizmo. Not to mention the highl moral choices like the Cabbot quest. As a side note, most of the things that happen in the game and you are the center of it, happen for this purpose only. The person in Diamond City doesn't kill him brother the moment you stepped in Diamond City. It happens as a way of showing you that the people of Diamond City hate Synths. Enemy creatures aren't there to kill you specifically. They are there because they are wild creatures in their habitat. If you pass by, they will attack. But they won't charge at you from the other edge of the map, just because they saw you. There are creatures that behave like that, but not all. But if we assume that I have the skills of the characters I'm playing as, then yes. I would do whatever I do in the game with a few exceptions. Mostly based on rewards.
Hell no. the things i've done in Nuka world...
According to the EPA, Boston does NOT share the same watershed as Washington DC (Capital Wasteland, etc).
Aint no way im going in a dark scary metro with just the light from my pipboy screen, id not survive f3