Game News Bethesda opens Fallout 3 forums

[KreideBein]

I is there a reason they do that?

The original reason was that on their old forum software, the server got fucked up if threads went beyond ~200 posts. Despite the problem being alleviated in the update of their forum software, the tradition was maintained.

By the way, are you going to be joining in the fun as well, Fez?

 

[Nottheking]

I believe hooker spanking minigames with the Wiimote have been mentioned.

Yes, I recall noting that post being made, and I was alluding to that. Would certainly break any last notions of Nintendo being a "kiddies company," heh.

Apparently threads have posts limits now too.

Always have, as I recall.

I is there a reason they do that?

As KB mentioned, it's mostly a tradition stemming from what used to be a technically limitation of IPB (phpBB, as I recall, never had such a thing until about 4,000 or so in earlier versions...)

Today, it's also maintained to try to keep some threads from ebing "less intimidating," to help yank some topics back on-subject, and make it a TAD easier on people just noticing that, by re-iterating most of the blah-blah of the previous X threads at the beginning, so you don't have to read through a few thousand posts.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

I believe hooker spanking minigames with the Wiimote have been mentioned.

Yes, I recall noting that post being made, and I was alluding to that. Would certainly break any last notions of Nintendo being a "kiddies company," heh.

You're forgetting the female PC version, where you must vigorously stroke the Wiimote for 'sloppy seconds'.

 

[dagorkan]

Please confirm:

Frank Horrigan = Frankie?
KirthGersen = Excrement?

 

[KreideBein]

Frank Horrigan = Frankie?

I doubt it. Frankie's posts are almost entirely one-liners about how much Bethesda sucks, while FH's posts are fairly good, long, well thought out, and don't focus entirely on denouncing Bethesda.

 

[OccupatedVoid]

Summer is watching you. Be wary.

 

[Ahzaruuk]

Frank Horrigan = Frankie?

I doubt it. Frankie's posts are almost entirely one-liners about how much Bethesda sucks, while FH's posts are fairly good, long, well thought out, and don't focus entirely on denouncing Bethesda.

That and frakie ALWAYS has AT LEAST af few words written IN CAPS.

Thus he sounds like BAD ANGRY!!!!

 

[Nottheking]

You're forgetting the female PC version, where you must vigorously stroke the Wiimote for 'sloppy seconds'.

I can imagine that if the versions of Fallout 3 were like that, it'd sell quite well.

Frank Horrigan = Frankie?

I THOUGHT so at first, but after a while, I'd guess not.

 

[stargelman]

As KB mentioned, it's mostly a tradition stemming from what used to be a technically limitation of IPB (phpBB, as I recall, never had such a thing until about 4,000 or so in earlier versions...)

Look, it's NotTheQueen! Hi!

Nevermind me, just going to pick a nit: the limitation is indeed traditional and no longer has a valid technical background. However it wasn't a limit of IPB but rather one of ubb, the board software used before IPB. Older fans may remember it for its distinct green design.

 

[Nottheking]

Look, it's NotTheQueen! Hi!

Speaking of that...

Nevermind me, just going to pick a nit: the limitation is indeed traditional and no longer has a valid technical background. However it wasn't a limit of IPB but rather one of ubb, the board software used before IPB. Older fans may remember it for its distinct green design.

Ah, yes, I forgot that it was UBB, and now that you mention it, that was what they used; yeah, I had joined around the time they were making the switch. I still use the green theme there to this day, heh; it's what it was when I first went there, and its what I decided to keep.

 

[stargelman]

After reading through that old Fallout 3 thread in CD, I'd be really interested in your opinion on the DaC article, so wander over to that thread here and let us know.

 

[Human Shield]

Absolutely clueless. These people are detached from reality.

which ones

The ones that think stealing clothes out of an NPC's house throwing them in the river, throwing them on the ground and staring at the screen for ten minutes, throwing them back into the house, and then stealing gold coins is the height of RPG design.

 

[filogreek]

There are people on both "sides" of this that are doing their share of trolling. In fact to be honest the Elder Scrolls community is behaving less maturely than I had hoped and the Fallout community is behaving better.

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=681637

Hurhur.

 

[Amasius]

There are people on both "sides" of this that are doing their share of trolling. In fact to be honest the Elder Scrolls community is behaving less maturely than I had hoped and the Fallout community is behaving better.

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=681637

Hurhur.

Obviously a troll.

 

[Nottheking]

KirthGersen = Excrement?

I might take a guess that the one you'd be looking for is actually Expert Excrement Expeditor; they seem more akin to Excrement in posting. But I may be mistaken. :shrug:

 

[almondblight]

To war!

The first wave shall be disruptive, the second to be moles in their communtiy to act increasingly disruptive over time.

I mean, there's no good game for us to play now, we might as well play our malice.

 

[Bradylama]

Anybody know what rag JonahNYC works for? For a journalist, even a gaming journalist, it's pretty sad when he doesn't know what ad hominem means.

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]

Anybody know what rag JonahNYC works for? For a journalist, even a gaming journalist, it's pretty sad when he doesn't know what ad hominem means.

I think he's full of it. For someone covering games for 15 years, he came up with these gems when describing Oblivion:

Even in the straight "kill the Foozle" missions, it's never that simple. You still have to strategize.

Last I saw, the dialogue, the backstory, the content and the level of maturity in Oblivion were top notch.

There are five orcs in the area. Are you telling me there's no strategizing? I assume in all situations, you just wade right in and swing? (laugh) Unless you're cheating and have the difficulty set to easiest...

Still, with the state of today's game media, who knows. I'll take a stab and say Gamepro. They never come across a game they didn't like.

 

[almondblight]

It's gotten s0o bad that satiric alts are no different from regular accounts.

Which is why blood must be spilled everywhere.

To arms!

 

[Jason]

More fun:

Better than Interplay or Obsidian or wherever those asswipes from Troika ended up doing it! It would be half-finished with cut content and tons of quest bugs and lousy performance. At least Bethesda can release a working game!

And from the same person at QT3:

If it's turn-based *only* then I will be pretty disappointed. Combat resolution takes for fucking ever with turn-based play, especially for big fights. Oblivion's combat is fast and furious, and rewards you for pausing out to inventory to use potions, scrolls, other equipment, other spells, etc strategically. I would actually like to see it be more like Mass Effect, though, where you can play it similar to a squad-based tactical shooter like Rainbow Six: Vegas or pause it at any time and issue orders ala Full Spectrum Warrior. Also a switch between three cameras: First Person, Behind the Shoulder-Cam, and Free-floating Isometric Cam, where the last one makes it so you can zoom in or out and adjust the viewing angle a bit too. So, the best of both NWN2, KOTOR2, and Mass Effect, more or less.

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]

Oblivion's combat is fast and furious, and rewards you for pausing out to inventory to use potions, scrolls, other equipment, other spells, etc strategically.

Would these MOTHERFUCKERS stop already with the "tactics" and "strategy" of Oblivion!

 

[Keender_surprise]

No, it's about a dark, hopeless and desolate wasteland.
Not about drugs&whores, but not about that stuff. That's over-analysing.

You must have been playing with your eyes half closed then. What about Aradesh's manner and beliefs, despite all that's happened; the exile of Richard Grey, how he came to be the Master and his reasons for doing what he's doing; Harold, how he survived, what his manner and beliefs are like despite becoming what he has become, and how this contrasts with that of the Master, who was his companion. And what about the Children of the Apocalyse and their beliefs? A bittersweet critique of humanity was one of the central themes of the story, and it was hard to miss it. A Fallout that is simply 'dark, hopeless and desolate' without more completely fails to capture it.

 

[Excrément]

Please confirm:

Frank Horrigan = Frankie?
KirthGersen = Excrement?

who the fuck is Kirthgersen?

 

[Seboss]

Anybody know what rag JonahNYC works for? For a journalist, even a gaming journalist, it's pretty sad when he doesn't know what ad hominem means.

I think he's full of it. For someone covering games for 15 years, he came up with these gems when describing Oblivion:

random moronic quotes

Still, with the state of today's game media, who knows. I'll take a stab and say Gamepro. They never come across a game they didn't like.

I fully agree that the guy is an idiot and probably a liar.
However, many gaming journalists actually do love Oblivion despite they played all the cult RPGs (among them, some I've respected for years).
They just can't discard the game because it breaks some (all) cRPG design canons. It looks good, performs well, provides hundreds of (tedious) gaming content and most importantly, people are just happy with Oblivion because, y'know, "It's not like we have many choices".

 

[Seboss]

More fun:

Better than Interplay or Obsidian or wherever those asswipes from Troika ended up doing it! It would be half-finished with cut content and tons of quest bugs and lousy performance. At least Bethesda can release a working game!

Obviously, they fail to realize that Troika is basically the people behind Fallout. But how could they know? I don't know many mainstream gamers that could name anyone who worked on their favourite game. All they care about is the franchise name and the publisher.
I absolutely love my Toyota you know. Owned it for 2 years now and won't trade it for anything else. But I couldn't care less about who designed it.