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Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

That's not my point, though. My point is that I'd rather see a slow progression. Both to make it more realistic, but also to because a slow progression makes special things feel more special. Your first deathclaw should be a special experience - he didn't even seem to notice it. It's his first day out of the vault in an entirely new world and instead of taking baby steps, he's walking around in power armor, shooting mini guns, saving people from raiders, mowing down deathclaws, becoming general and de facto dealer of the first group he runs into, starts to build a city, gets an invitation from the Brotherhood of Steel after having done one mission with one BoS soldier and so on. He found a fcking gun before he even left the vault. Not only is it unrealistic that people would leave guns lying around like that in a world like this, but I don't know, I think even something as simple as finding your first gun could've been made into something special. If you've fought your way through your first two missions with only a bat or a shovel, recovering a pistol from a bad guy you just knocked out is a more than welcome sight.

I completely agree with you. I haven't had a chance to play Fallout 4 yet but I'm a huge fan of the Fallout series. I'm of the same mind, I would much prefer a slow progression rather than an immediate leap to power armour clad madness. I feel that it really adds a sense of realism and immersion if you have to slowly learn about the wasteland, find supplies and weapons. It's really unsatisfying to emerge from the Vault and BAM you immediately have all the most powerful equipment.

I would much rather see a weaker character with only the most basic equipment at the beginning. So you actually have to survive and scavenge to build up your character. On a side-note, I was always interested in the NPCs and the ordinary Wastelanders rather than the "grand folk" with their new-fangled power armour and plasma weapons....*descends into rant*