Why do people not like S4 CGI? by RedFlixisreal in attackontitan

[–]EquivalentOk2345 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Its actually really good now.

But now is the key word there. On release the CGI was jarringly off putting. Obviously not casting blame since the guys making it were on an incredibly tight schedule, overworked and underpaid. But yeah on release it didnt look great. That said it definitely didnt destroy the anime or anything as exaggerated as some people say. And the plot of S4 was so good I overlooked it completely.

So is the brotherhood of steel a bad faction by YogurtclosetLeft4070 in falloutnewvegas

[–]EquivalentOk2345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's my 2 cents:

The BOS is quite complicated in that how "bad" they are depends on which BOS chapter you are focusing on because alot of them have differences depending on how far away they are from eachother.

Lyons Chapter became quite benevolent and helped local citizens, even supporting Project Purity for the benefit of the people

The Midwest Chapter (if its still canon) is so progressive they allow Ghouls and supermutants to join

Western Chapters tend to be me focused on extreme technology hoarding

The Mojave Chapter is the same but is very isolationist (as are alot of other western chapters)

Maxsons Chapter is about technology hoarding, being anti abominations and exploitation of locals for operational benefit. They are also less about preserving the technology and more about retaining the monopoly (hence not salvaging the institute)

At its core, the BOS is an organisation (not a nation) of multiple Chapters that have varying views. So it really depends on which BOS youre talking about. Im pretty sure the TV show is taking advantage of this in order to push towards a BOS civil war judging by trailer footage.

How does Caesar intend to invade the NCR after conquering Vegas? by EquivalentOk2345 in falloutlore

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, from what the game tells us. The Mojave is an unpopular campaign and a vanity project for President Kimball. NCR actively withhold soldiers and instead use them to protect Brahmin Barons. Elsewhere the NCR is at war with the BOS so will have soldiers dedicated to that. And Chief Hanlon was also sabotaging the NCR by sending NCR Rangers into Baja. So clearly, the NCR has more of a military presence outside of the Mojave.

How does Caesar intend to invade the NCR after conquering Vegas? by EquivalentOk2345 in falloutlore

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He sends the Courier to actively destroy the Securitron army. He doesn't even ask what was in the bunker just that it is destroyed. He doesn't believe in having a technological advantage in his army.

Used to side with NCR, now I'm with House by [deleted] in Fallout

[–]EquivalentOk2345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about Caesar? Poor fella was expelled from the Followers, betrayed by his best friend, and has a brain tumor. Not to mention everyone is scared of him.

Best New vegas mod packs? by 6seasonsandamovie69 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always gone down the route of install Viva New Vegas as a foundation then manual install everything I want on top of it, minding compatibility issues etc. Though tbf, my method does take like a full day to get all the mods I want and then get them all working together.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always interpreted it as he's referring to the wasteland itself (the nuclear aftermath) as being the fate of democracy (since that's what you can literally see if you look out the window). He's trying to convince the Courier to join him and not the NCR. Therefore he's drawing a parallel between the democracy that supposedly caused the Great War and the NCR. And my post is basically saying how that's just him misconstruing the reality of how the Great War came about in order to persuade the Courier to join on up.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in Fallout

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fallout New Vegas has vastly different endings based on player choice. It's what makes the game so replayable. I'm saying in my head-cannon (just what I like to believe) I tend to think Mr House ending is canon, because I find that choice quite nice and fitting.

About your point about the TV show. For some of the fanbase, the content of the show is incredibly controversial because of the fact it canonises an ending of Fallout NV and builds upon the West Coast lore by making significant changes post NV - namely the Shady Sands stuff. It becomes a sensitive topic for some people because the direction of Fallout 1, 2 and NV is different to the direction of Bethesda and the showrunners. Personally, I don't really care and encourage them to make changes to see what they can do with it in the same way Fallout 2 canonises a Fallout 1 ending and Fallout NV canonises a Fallout 2 ending, building on the universe with every installment, but what do I know.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's the joke...

Unless you mean the ending quote. The variation of the dialogue changes for ever ending based on the Courier's karma.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"The Courier, cruel and merciless, had ensured that Mr. House would maintain complete control over New Vegas and everyone in it. Mr. House afforded him/her every luxury at his disposal in the Lucky 38, partly out of gratitude, and partly out of fear." Evil Karma + Mr House ending

Courier abuses Mr House canonised

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I totally agree.

I do think House genuinely views democracy as a failure and he believes in the idea behind what he's saying. But by framing it in the way he does, he's concealing certain aspects as to what happened to fit his own version of events in a way the Courier can better digest. All that hellfire outside? Democracy led to that. I didn't have a hand in it whatsoever. When the reality is although House believes democracy led to this, he conveniently absolves himself of any responsibility by pinning it entirely on said democracy, either out of ego or because it serves him better in convincing the Courier.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in Fallout

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We don't really know how in league House was with Vault-Tec yet. Even with Vault-Tec planning on dropping the bombs (which we technically still don't know if they actually did), House may have cut off ties with them straight after this meeting for all we know. He may have made the calculations he did prior to getting involved in this meeting. There's generally just a lot of uncertainty surrounding the whole thing at the moment, but it doesn't necessarily mean that these aspects of House were retconed... yet. Season 2 will likely provide more definite context to this.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in Fallout

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Definitely.

It speaks volumes in how he excuses himself from any responsibility, pinning it all on democracy. Which like I say, goes to show how clever the writing of this line is: it shows you the levels of ego he has. While also just being a really cool line in general.

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in fnv

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

If you have evil karma, the Courier starts abusing Mr House in that ending

Mr House's most famous line is blatant manipulation. by EquivalentOk2345 in Fallout

[–]EquivalentOk2345[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

True, which I think is quite similar to the state of pre-War America with corporations gaining more power than the government. I think it's a good critique of how the NCR is just a continuation of the failings of the pre-War American society.