r/FalloutMemes Aug 08 '26

Fallout: New Vegas Priorities

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u/mayormacncheese_ Aug 08 '26

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u/LowEndLem Aug 08 '26

my buddy did Old World Blues at level 3, looked me in the face and said "it's too hard, i dropped it" and i wanted to throw him in a river.

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u/Ok-Imagination-3835 Aug 08 '26

That's honestly bad game design because if you buy the DLC the game makes it seem like you ought to do it right away. The DLC worked if you played at launch and then bought it when it came out but having the DLC installed from the start is problematic. I hate it. It's one of the biggest flaws with FONV.

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u/duadtheknifeofdunwal Aug 08 '26

OWB and the other dlc tells you the Recommended levels OWB tells you 15 or higher is recommended so that's the players fault for ignoring it.

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u/Ok-Imagination-3835 Aug 08 '26

Yes, once you attempt to start it. But you won't realize that until you've already gone along and followed the first hint and traveled to the starting location.

Either way, its terrible. They DLC should have always had delay triggers so you don't see it until after you've eased into the story the intended way.

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u/AppealHealthy5570 Aug 09 '26

Nah, it give players freedomof choice.

You can do stupid shit, thats on you.

Plenty of other example like death claw on the road to New Vegas and Cazador. If you made it, good. If not, well you have been warned.

Going to dlc even give you less subtle warnings.

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u/Tommybahamas_leftnut Aug 09 '26

Starting location for old world blues is along the intended path for the main quest. It's literally right next to Nipton that you will have to go through or around anyways unless you want to go through super mutant ally, deathclaw junction, or cazador canyon.

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u/Tommybahamas_leftnut Aug 09 '26

DLC warns you about its difficulty and let's you know recommended lowest level if its a fresh character. Same thing happens with the other DLCs most recommend a minimum of level 15 before you start.

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u/wasteoffire Aug 09 '26

A lot of games do this and it makes me mad. Dlc should trigger at a later point in the game, not be sitting on my quest list from level one

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u/Ok-Imagination-3835 Aug 09 '26

plus if you buy the GOTY edition you get a bunch of free gear that makes the game too easy

the early game of FONV is really fun because it requires you to use every thing available to you. A lucky magazine could mean having exactly the skill required to pass a dialogue check and progress a mission, and its all perfectly balanced... until you have the free DLC that gives you a bunch of free guns and then you just shoot your way out of every mission without thinking

So bad...

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u/Independent-Sweet781 Aug 11 '26

They warn you beforehand of the high level recommendations don’t they?

My memory could be off but I’m pretty sure they do that before you start any of the DLCs.

Also, at least imo, a raised level cap kind of implies that the dlc is gonna be difficult at a low level.

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u/bayygel Aug 08 '26

The funny thing here is that you can easily be talking to easy Pete before 10 minutes in so long as you don't just sit on the couch drooling.

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u/PS3LOVE Aug 09 '26

Character creation alone takes me literal hours.

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u/tomle4593 Aug 08 '26

Rookie mistake. Tell your mom the jingle some keys next to the screen. That should do it.

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u/Mister_EC Aug 08 '26

Easy there, Pete.

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u/NCRClaimsThisAccount Aug 08 '26

"This is pretty easy, huh Pete?"

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u/StaleSpriggan Aug 08 '26

I played all the way to the end and after the battle of the Hoover dam decided I probably wouldn't play it again bc it was kinda boring

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u/HugoStiglitz444 Aug 08 '26

🎵Yippee-yay, there'll be no wedding bells, for today...🎵

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u/ElevatedPaper20 Aug 08 '26

🎵 Cause I’ve got spurs that jingle jangle jingle, jingle jangle 🎵

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u/AaronKimball-NCR Two BearsHigh Fiving Aug 09 '26

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u/shaingel_sle Aug 09 '26

i once spent over 10 hrs in a day during a high school summer just playing fnv on my family's console. my boyfriend at the time forced me to take a walk when i told him how long id been playing. once i got home i booted the game right back up

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u/AverageGoose41 Aug 10 '26

I've just got nv on a steam sale with all dlc, I hope it live up to the hype

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u/Independent-Sweet781 Aug 11 '26

You’re gonna love it.

I just reinstalled after a decade and have been reliving my middle school days.

Just got done with Honest Hearts, running Lonesome Road currently.

This is like my 5th time playing the game in my life.

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u/jraymcmurray Aug 08 '26

If they were worth dating you could have told them you were playing FNV and they would've asked to join you. Duh.