i'm nuts

[tyr]

Whats up

I have some free time lately I guess and I'm playing this Fallout New Vegas game. I enjoyed FO3 a lot and this one is way better, I absolutely love it so far. I played FO1 and 2 a REALLY long time ago and didn't play it since, so I don't remember much from those.
I'm currently at about 25 hours on this game and I would say I'm at about ... 40% of the game (I'm doing lots of sidequest all over the map).

You're about to ask : why do I care ?

Well, if it would interest people here, I'm ready to start a new game and record it and post it in youtube (with live commentary). What would be interesting is that I would play it the way YOU want it.
For instance, you tell me through the forum what stats I should max, what weapons should I use (if I should use any weapons at all - a peaceful run has been completed already-), how I should talk to people, etc ... Basically pretty much any big decision in the game, you'll be the ones to make them, and I'll be the one to deal with them, on video.
The game is BIG, and it has A LOT of re-play potential, so even though I'm already quite far into the game, considering i've made certain decisions, the game can be veeeeery different if you make different decisions, and I'm sure you guys will be evil enough to make me make the worst decisions possible.
I would record like ... 1h (or 30 min maybe), or until theres a big event where I need your input, and post it here (through youtube of course), so that you stay up to date and make me make the next bad decisions.

Anyway, this is only a preliminary poll to know if people would be interested in this kind of stuff. And I mean really interested. I don't want to record 80 hours of stuff for only 3 or 4 guys.
Ask if you have any questions or want more details.

[Kuja900]

I have been playing new vegas as well, no spoilers mister. We should make a stephen colbert character imo.

[wolf'j'max]

I would definately follow this since i heard about the game. (just if its on YT as you said.)

[sunshineduck]

only if you do it drank

[Goose]

i would like to see you play on hardcore mode

[tyr]

Originally Posted by Goose

i would like to see you play on hardcore mode

I'm currently playing on hardcore. It's more annoying than anything else, doesn't make the game more difficult, you just need to sometimes spend some time looking for food, never more than a few minutes though, as there's really a lot. The ammo taking space in the inventory is also a bit annoying but that's it, really.

[Goose]

Originally Posted by tyr

I'm currently playing on hardcore. It's more annoying than anything else, doesn't make the game more difficult, you just need to sometimes spend some time looking for food, never more than a few minutes though, as there's really a lot. The ammo taking space in the inventory is also a bit annoying but that's it, really.

hmm ok i would like to see you play using only melee weapons

[tyr]

Originally Posted by Goose

hmm ok i would like to see you play using only melee weapons

Now that's just mean ...

[sunshineduck]

kill the first person you see and wear his hat for the rest of the game

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Commentate drunk and I will <3 you.

[Goose]

also if you could create your character to how you think Kuja looks like in real life, that would be awesome as well.

[tyr]

I think I'll actually do it. I'm enjoying this game way too much to not share it.
So uh
I need some stuff for the character
I suppose I'll do a mix of the various responses. Or take the one I like the most (for the name for instance). We'll see.

To start off, please give me :
Name, Gender, general look

Then, on a more gameplay-wise point of view, I need you to give me the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats I should use for the character.
For those who don't know what it is and what the attributes do :
Strength: Melee Weapons - (Also determines weapon efficiency, inventory carry weight, and melee combat damage).
Perception: Energy Weapons, Lockpick, Explosives - (Also determines compass range).
Endurance: Unarmed, Survival - (Also determines hit points, radiation/poison resistances, and number of implants obtainable).
Charisma: Speech, Barter - (Also determines companion nerve).
Intelligence: Medicine, Science, Repair - (Also determines the number of skill points gained upon leveling up).
Agility: Guns, Sneak - (Also determines movement speed and action point regeneration).
Luck: Luck does not determine any particular skill, but it governs all skills slightly'. Luck also affects critical hit chances, enemy mishaps, and gambling luck.

The default for each stat is 5. You can add 5 points total. You can also remove points somewhere to put them elsewhere. The total points used will be 40. Minimum in each stat cannot be lower than 1, maximum cannot exceed 10.


After that will come the skills. The default is set by the stats. Here's the list :
Barter: Proficiency at trading and haggling. Also used to negotiate better quest rewards.
Energy Weapons: Proficiency at using energy-based weapons.
Explosives: Proficiency at using explosive weaponry, disarming mines, and crafting explosives.
Guns: Proficiency at using weapons that fire standard ammo.
Lockpick: Proficiency at picking locks.
Medicine: Proficiency at using medical tools, drugs, and crafting medical supplies excluding chems.
Melee: Proficiency at using melee weapons.
Repair: Proficiency at repairing items and crafting items and ammo.
Science: Proficiency at hacking terminals, recycling energy ammo at workbenches, crafting chems, and many dialog checks.
Sneak: Proficiency at remaining undetected and stealing.
Speech: Proficiency at persuading others.
Survival: Proficiency at cooking and surviving in the wastes.
Unnarmed: Proficiency at unarmed fighting.

You can chose 3 skills where I'll get +15 at the beginning on top of the default set by the stats.
I REFUSE taking Survival and Unnarmed. Boring and useless stats. The rest is useful.

Then comes the traits (I don't think you pick any perk at level 1).
As I'm getting tired of typing, here's a link to the fallout wiki for the traits :
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_traits

And tell me how I should play it overall. Don't tell me like "use ONLY melee weapons UR DISQUALIFIED IF YOU USE A GUN" because there are always situations where something doesn't work and because guns are fun. Try to give me more like guidelines like "try using mostly melee weapons when possible" and stuff like that. Be creative, it'll be more fun.

I'll start as soon as everyone who said that they're interested tell me what to do, and hopefully more people too.

[shrode]

i would recommend recording it all, but not putting it all up for people to watch. that would be immensly boring, but you should definitely include highlight gameplay in the vid, demonstrating the effects of the decisions made by ur followers

[Clapon]

Alright i have never played a fallout game or any really similar game at that, yet i have always been interested in the title. So i definitely think i will tune in if you take the time to do this. And so i have decided to enter my guide lines.

Name: Mac Houston (feel free to change)
Gender: Male
Look: as close to Ace Ventura http://mysistersjar.files.wordpress....ce-ventura.jpg

S-3
P-5
E-4
C-8
I-6
L-6
A-8
T=40

Barter
Sneak
Speech

Guide line: Be the smooth talking villain. Connive and steal from whoever you can while staying on the down low as much as possible. do the "evil" thing when ever possible if you think you can talk your way out of it later down the road. Try to use melee weapons and small firearms only, if possible.

Again not sure how any of this would work or even i it would be viable but im interested to see

[tyr]

Originally Posted by shrode

i would recommend recording it all, but not putting it all up for people to watch. that would be immensly boring, but you should definitely include highlight gameplay in the vid, demonstrating the effects of the decisions made by ur followers

Hmm.
I disagree, the stuff happening is very diverse so a lot of stuff is happening. The only "boring" stuff that could happen is me walking around. That will happen a lot but it's also interesting because it would be a calm moment and I'll have the time to talk about our options and everything. Really, I don't think that cutting anything is worth it.


Clapon :
Yes, I see the style, and yes, it is possible and I'm pretty sure it's viable.
Will keep it in mind. ^^