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Sulrn

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Started playing W3 and curious to see at what point the "open world" is dead as has been stated ITT. As far as I can tell it has the same content density as FO4. The only difference being instead of large blocks of empty buildings/hillsides as filler you have hamlets and woods/bogs.

Would like to know more so I can be taking better notes for quality comparison.
 

Zaphid

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Started playing W3 and curious to see at what point the "open world" is dead as has been stated ITT. As far as I can tell it has the same content density as FO4. The only difference being instead of large blocks of empty buildings/hillsides as filler you have hamlets and woods/bogs.

Would like to know more so I can be taking better notes for quality comparison.
There are only so many developer sanctioned ways you can interact with it, but it's certainly more tightly designed. Bethesda's games are designed to withstand an atomic bomb so to speak, W3's world is more along the lines of a D&D campaign, sure you can do anything it feels like, but at some point the DM is going to say "that's stupid" and return you to square one or murder you for your stupidity. It's also a lot prettier.
 

Phazael

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Fast travel in W3 is intentionally a PITA and the combat system is fairly annoying. Really what it has in its favor is better voice acting (predetermined protagonist helps) and more story.
 

Sulrn

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There are only so many developer sanctioned ways you can interact with it, but it's certainly more tightly designed. Bethesda's games are designed to withstand an atomic bomb so to speak, W3's world is more along the lines of a D&D campaign, sure you can do anything it feels like, but at some point the DM is going to say "that's stupid" and return you to square one or murder you for your stupidity. It's also a lot prettier.
I can understand that, but it doesn't address what I was getting at. I'll go thread diving later to find out who said it, but the way I took their comment was that the world was sparsely populated or alive while praising FO4 for doing a passable job. Content Options(which is still questionable with my particular FO4 experience) != Content density.
 

Tuco

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paladin danse spoiler:
Just finished his quest and he's still with me. Where the hell are all the sweet upgraded power armor items I gave him?!
 

Cybsled

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Actual pieces/suit or something else? If you had a custom suit, I know there is a known issue where the companion teleports elsewhere due to a quest and the suit remains where they last left it prior to the teleport. You may want to start there if there is nothing at the actual quest location.
 

Blitz

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Overseer's Guardian is #1 buyable for sure. For commando instead of rifleman, Spray n Pray is ridiculously good too. Can only buy instigating laser and plasma, and not being able to silence them ruins it.
Is Overseer's not automatic? I haven't bought it yet because about mid-way through I looted a Kneecapper Shotgun (I have it at 120 damage now). Shit is ridiculous, shoot at the legs of anything (Deathclaw, Behemoth etc) with two shots and it amputates the leg and it's fucking cake from there.
 

Qhue

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Paladin Danse response
Were they not still on his suit when you take it over? If you haven't already, your promotion includes access to his armor which is in one of the racks on the Prydwen
 

Tuco

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Paladin Danse response
Were they not still on his suit when you take it over? If you haven't already, your promotion includes access to his armor which is in one of the racks on the Prydwen
His new armor is something else and didn't have the helmet I stole from the BoS, his armor on the Prydwen is his stock BoS armor. It's no big deal, just means I need to find some new X01 armor or whatever.
 

Hekotat

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Speaking of Danse, I'm pretty sure he tried to seduce me yesterday. I told his ass to get back to the choppa and then I went and tried bang Piper to prove I wasn't gay.
 

Regime

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Speaking of Danse, I'm pretty sure he tried to seduce me yesterday. I told his ass to get back to the choppa and then I went and tried bang Piper to prove I wasn't gay.
Lol!! Sukik had the same issues but he's ignoring this thread until he beats it.

He's going to beat it real good.
 

Tenks

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I've never ran Piper as a companion because her mannerisms when you first meet her annoy me to hell and I find her face punchable
 

sukik

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Lol!! Sukik had the same issues but he's ignoring this thread until he beats it.

He's going to beat it real good.
The weird thing was that I'd only taken Danse on one mission, then all of a sudden I'm his best friend in the universe.
 

Tenks

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My wife has found out there is a dog companion in this game so when she comes upstairs and I'm playing she demands I port to Sanctuary to "check in" on Dogmeat. She was also upset I sold my characters wedding ring immediately after leaving cryo.