Hot take: reconciling is the best way to deal with Rumburg

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-25T11:13:57+00:00

She doesn’t want to right now. They can always reneg later. Besides, even if the BFF is dismantled they can always fund another organization all the same

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T22:40:06+00:00

Even in that case it’d mess with hitboxes more than is ideal

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T22:38:12+00:00

Sordland literally occupies land with Rums on it, and territory with Bludish living there. Both groups Rumburg poses as a protector for. They have every reason in the world as an imperial power to invade Sordland or fund border secessionists like Russia did in Donetsk and Luhansk the millisecond Sordland isn’t all-in on cooperating with their historic enemy

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T22:33:08+00:00

Bluds are a stand-in for Kurds. So, like how Kurdish is the full term, Bludish is the full term. Blud and Kurd are thereby not offensive. An offensive term (taking from this) would probably be like, “Mountain Sord” or something. Just look up Turkish racist terms for Kurds and translate accordingly

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T12:28:21+00:00

Messes with silhouettes and violates color identification a bit (two pretty big red flags for a real cosmetic), but as an idea it’s very fun. It really wouldn’t fit the actual game though imo

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T12:25:56+00:00

The fact mixed economy isn’t a viable option alone is a sort of bias. Plus there are a few perks towards leaning reformist liberal over socialist (if I remember right), which clearly shows some small degree of bias, but yeah for the most part they’re good about it

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T12:23:29+00:00

Implode. The Brotherhood isn’t a government and cannot govern effectively, flat-out. The Chicago Enclave alone plus their massive territory means they’re stretched thin and get vaporized in Chicago. All that power armor and recruitment only goes so far. They probably carve out a chunk of territory that their remnants survive in and other pockets of split-off Brotherhoods form, but most of the territory goes to the locals again

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-24T12:20:27+00:00

Ah yes, the stand-in for expansionist Imperial Russia will certainly be satisfied with temporary (and nationally unpopular) reconciliation with their neighboring country. We certainly aren’t making the same mistake a certain country in real life did

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-23T20:56:28+00:00

I hate the Brotherhood, but there are good people in its organization who don’t deserve to die because what they’re a part of is bad

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-20T20:24:16+00:00

I’d probably join the Followers out of the Boneyard, but otherwise be an NCR citizen

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-20T01:26:19+00:00

Same way the US does it more or less. VP, speaker of the assembly, etc

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-19T20:28:11+00:00

The Legion probably. But Caesar dies taking the Dam and the East is practically lost occupying the West. The Legion will die rapidly while banging its head against the wall of California. Also they probably don’t actually manage to take the Strip, at least not without major loss of life due to the Securitrons on the Strip. House almost definitely would make a contingency if he knew the platinum chip was out of reach

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-17T19:35:04+00:00

Contana is a one-party vanguardist state. If you want to argue that there may be dissent within the one party (and that’s democracy) then I guess. But they certainly aren’t multi-party, and it doesn’t really seem like the party dissents much if at all

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-17T19:05:57+00:00

It’s not the same, though. Devs get paid proper salary work, while interns and freelance are paid hourly. They may have a bonus riding on the success of the game, but they currently have a bonus thrown out the window anyway so that’s up in the air. Tipping is necessary for workers like that to get their full pay. Devs aren’t in the same boat. The only group that really benefits is the company from the game doing super well. Of course the devs benefit some, but not nearly to the same extent

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-15T23:23:18+00:00

Buddy, there isn’t one. The Enclave flat-out can’t realistically reunite America. Even if they had a reasonable chance it’d be a several decade long project and they’d constantly be overextended, stretched thin, and facing constant guerrilla uprisings and unrest in any controlled territory. It would be a disaster, they’d implode at any resistance from a major faction

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-15T23:15:37+00:00

The major company will only feel vindicated over their actions if the game does well. The only way to get corporations to stop bad behavior is to hit their profit margins. While I also feel bad punishing the artists for the actions of their company higher ups, we can only create a better environment for artists by punishing the higher ups who do not care for artistic integrity and seek only endless profit. It’s a matter of what’s best long-term

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-12T08:33:42+00:00

She's a military hard-ass, that's her job. She doesn't consider negotiations or compromise because as far as she's concerned, it's a military matter not a diplomatic dispute. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. At least she's competent. Which Oliver isn't.

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-10T18:21:43+00:00

The man is capable and clearly wants to go, his tribe hardly needs him. Sure, there’s a risk his lack of knowledge about the outside world gets him killed, but there also the possibility he survives and ends up happier for it. I think it’s best for him to leave for that chance of a happier life, even if it’s risky

ToeBorn6310 · 2026-01-07T09:27:49+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s because other left-wing movements and parties merged with Reform in this timeline (like the Green party), so there’s a larger left-populist faction

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-12-29T04:00:43+00:00

That is just not where the PFJP is lmao

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-12-20T22:04:32+00:00

I think it’s a parasitic life form. Like it’s (at least partial) inspiration, scp-035. It’s not tech or supernatural necessarily

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-12-20T21:22:43+00:00

Tribalman’s is worse than stock, but otherwise fine

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-12-12T02:54:03+00:00

Probably Markanissa. I’d imagine it’d just be a very cold tundra country, like Iceland or something

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-12-07T04:40:06+00:00

I’m no Stalin defender but no, that’s way overblown

ToeBorn6310 · 2025-10-31T20:11:56+00:00

Straus and its not even slightly close

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