Possible Fallout 4 announcement tomorrow

[Battlelyon]

 

[calsnowskier]

While this much customization can be fun, I fear that it may make the game a bit cumbersome.

Paralysis by analysis. Drowning in too much goodness.

 

[PatsFan2003]

The thing is that the customization is only there if you want to take it that far. I'm sure you can go through with the basics and still have a blast. replay value double-plus good

The only debate is whether I wait a week to avoid the Steam lockup for those buying and downloading on the 1st day.

Anyone seen the commercials on tv? B'damm nice.

 

[Battlelyon]

STRENGTH

STRENGTH TRAINING (10 Ranks)
Strength is a measure of your raw physical power. It affects how much you can carry, and the damage of all melee attacks. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

IRON FIST
Rank 1 (STR 1): Channel your chi to unleash devastating fury! Punching attacks now do 20% more damage.
Rank 2: Punching attacks now do 40% more damage and can disarm your opponent.
Rank 3: Punching attacks now do 60% more damage. Unarmed Power Attacks have a chance to cripple one of your opponent’s limbs.
Rank 4: Punching attacks now do 80% more damage. Unarmed Power Attacks have an increased chance to cripple one of your opponent’s limbs.
Rank 5: Punching attacks now do double damage. Criticals in V.A.T.S. will paralyse your opponents.

BIG LEAGUES
Rank 1 (STR 2): Swing for the fences! Do 20% more melee weapon damage.
Rank 2: You now do 40% more melee weapon damage and gain a chance to disarm your opponent.
Rank 3: You now do 60% more melee weapon damage and gain an increased chance to disarm your opponent.
Rank 4: You now do 80% more melee weapon damage and hit all targets in front of you.
Rank 5: You now do double damage with a melee weapon, and gain a chance to cripple your opponent, or grand slam their head clean off!

ARMORER
Rank 1 (STR 3): Protect yourself from the dangers of the Wasteland with access to base level and Rank 1 armor mods.
Rank 2: You gain access to Rank 2 armor mods.
Rank 3: You gain access to Rank 3 armor mods.
Rank 4: You gain access to Rank 4 armor mods.

BLACKSMITH

Rank 1 (STR 4): Fire up the forge and gain access to base level 1 and Rank 1 melee weapon mods.

Rank 2: You gain access to Rank 2 melee weapon mods.

Rank 3: You gain access to Rank 3 melee weapon mods.

HEAVY GUNNER

Rank 1 (STR 5): Thanks to practice and conditioning, heavy guns to 20% more damage.

Rank 2: Heavy guns now do 40% more damage, and have improved hip fire accuracy.

Rank 3: Heavy guns now do 60% more damage. Hip fire accuracy is increased even more.

Rank 4: Heavy guns now do 80% more damage and have a chance to stagger your opponent.

Rank 5: Heavy guns now do double damage.

STRONG BACK

Rank 1 (STR 6): What are you, part pack mule? Gain +25 to carry weight.

Rank 2 (Level 10, STR 6): You now have +50 to carry weight.

Rank 3 (Level 20, STR 6): When overencumbered, you can use Action Points to run.

Rank 4 (Level 30, STR 6): When overencumbered, you can fast travel.

STEADY AIM

Rank 1 (STR 7): Stay on target! Hip-fire accuracy is improved when firing any gun.

Rank 2 (Level 28, STR 7): Hip-fire accuracy is improved even more when firing any gun.

BASHER

Rank 1 (STR 8): Get up close and personal! Gun bashing does 25% more damage.

Rank 2 (Level 5, STR 8): Gun bashing now does 50% more damage and possibly cripples your opponent.

Rank 3 (Level 14, STR 8): Gun bashing now does 75% more damage and has an increased chance to cripple your opponent.

Rank 4 (Level 26, STR 8): Gun bashing does double damage and has an increased chance to cripple your opponent. It may also inflict a Critical Hit.

ROOTED

Rank 1 (STR 9): You’re part tree! While standing still, you gain +25 Damage Resistance and your melee and unarmed attacks deal +25% more damage.

Rank 2 (Level 22, STR 9): While standing still, you now gain +50 Damage Resistance and your melee and unarmed attacks deal +50% more damage.

Rank 3 (Level 43, STR 9): While standing still, you may automatically disarm enemies that use melee weapons against you.

PAIN TRAIN

Rank 1 (STR 10): Choo choo! All aboard! While wearing Power Armor, sprinting into enemies hurts and staggers them. (Robots and oversized enemies are immune to the stagger.)

Rank 2 (Level 24, STR 10): Sprinting into enemies while wearing Power Armor now causes severe damage and a more powerful stagger. (Robots and oversized enemies are immune to the stagger.)

Rank 3 (Level 50, STR 10): Sprinting into enemies while wearing Power Armor now causes massive damage and knocks them down. Impact landing near enemies inflicts even more damage.


PERCEPTION

PERCEPTION TRAINING (10 Ranks)

Perception is your environmental awareness and “sixth sense,” and affects weapon accuracy in V.A.T.S. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

PICKPOCKET
Rank 1 (PER 1): Your quick hands and sticky fingers make picking pockets 25% easier.
Rank 2: Picking pockets is now 50% easier. You can place a live grenade in a person’s inventory.
Rank 3: Picking pockets is now 75% easier, and you can steal equipped weapons.
Rank 4: Picking pockets is now twice as easy, and you can steal equipped items.

RIFLEMAN
Rank 1 (PER 2): Keep your distance long and your kill-count high. Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 20% more damage.
Rank 2: Attacks with non-automatic rifles now do 40% more damage and ignore 15% of a target’s armor.
Rank 3: Attacks with non-automatic rifles now do 60% more damage and ignore 20% of a target’s armor.
Rank 4: Attacks with non-automatic rifles now do 80% more damage and ignore 25% of a target’s armor. They also have a slight chance of crippling a limb.
Rank 5: Attacks with non-automatic rifles now do double damage and ignore 30% of a target’s armor. They also have a slightly higher chance of crippling a limb.

AWARENESS

(PER 3) To defeat your enemies, know their weaknesses! You can view a target’s specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S.

LOCKSMITH

Rank 1 (PER 4): Your nimble fingers allow you to pick Advanced locks.

Rank 2: You can pick Expert locks.

Rank 3: You can pick Master locks.

Rank 4: Your bobby pins never break during lockpicking.

DEMOLITION EXPERT

Rank 1 (PER 5): The bigger the boom, the better! Your explosives do 25% more damage, and you can craft explosives at any Chemistry Station.

Rank 2: Your explosives now do 50% more damage, and grenades gain a throwing arc.

Rank 3: Your explosives now do 75% more damage and affect a larger area.

Rank 4: Your explosives now do double damage. Mines and grenades shot in V.A.T.S. explode for double damage, too.

NIGHT PERSON

Rank 1 (PER 6): You are a creature of the night! Gain +2 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Rank 2 (Level 25, STR 6): You now have +3 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and night vision when sneaking.

REFRACTOR

Rank 1 (PER 7): You must be part mirror! Instantly gain +10 Energy Resistance.

Rank 2 (Level 11, PER 7): You now have +20 Energy Resistance.

Rank 3 (Level 21, PER 7): You now have +30 Energy Resistance.

Rank 4 (Level 35, PER 7): You now have +40 Energy Resistance.

Rank 5 (Level 47, PER 7): You now have +50 Energy Resistance.

SNIPER

Rank 1 (PER 8): It’s all about focus. You have improved control and can hold your breath longer when aiming with scopes.

Rank 2 (Level 13, PER 8): Non-automatic, scoped rifles have a chance of knocking down your target.

Rank 3 (Level 26, PER 8): Non-automatic, scoped rifles gain +25% accuracy to head shots in V.A.T.S.

PENETRATOR

Rank 1 (PER 9): There’s no place to hide! In V.A.T.S. you can target an enemy’s body parts that are blocked by cover, with a decrease in accuracy.

Rank 2 (Level 28, PER 9): In V.A.T.S. when you target an enemy’s body parts that are blocked by cover, there is no decrease in accuracy.

CONCENTRATED FIRE

Rank 1 (PER 10): Stay focused! In V.A.T.S., every attack on the same body part gains +10% accuracy.

Rank 2 (Level 26, PER 10): In V.A.T.S., every attack on the same body part gains +15% accuracy.

Rank 3 (Level 50, PER 10): In V.A.T.S., every attack on the same body part gains +20% accuracy and does 20% more damage.

 

[Battlelyon]

ENDURANCE

ENDURANCE TRAINING (10 Ranks)Endurance is a measure of your overall physical fitness. It affects your total Health and the Action Point drain from sprinting. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

TOUGHNESS

Rank 1 (END 1): If nothing else, you can take a beating! Instantly gain +10 Damage Resistance.

Rank 2: You now have +20 Damage Resistance.

Rank 3: You now have +30 Damage Resistance.

Rank 4: You now have +40 Damage Resistance.

Rank 5: You now have +50 Damage Resistance.

LEAD BELLY

Rank 1 (END 2): Your digestive tract has been adjusted to the weirdness of the Wasteland. Take less radiation from eating or drinking.

Rank 2: Take even less radiation from eating or drinking.

Rank 3: You take no radiation from eating or drinking.

LIFE GIVER

Rank 1 (END 3): You embody wellness! Instantly gain +20 maximum Health.

Rank 2: You instantly gain another +20 maximum Health.

Rank 3: You instantly gain another +20 maximum Health, and slowly regenerate lost Health.

CHEM RESISTANT

Rank 1 (END 4): All the rush without the hassle! You’re 50% less likely to get addicted when consuming chems.

Rank 2: You gain complete immunity to chem addiction.

AQUABOY

Rank 1 (END 5): Water is your ally. You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater.

Rank 2: You become totally undetectable while submerged.

RAD RESISTANT

Rank 1 (END 6): Exposure to the Wasteland has made you more resilient, instantly granting +10 Radiation Resistance.

Rank 2 (Level 13, END 6): You now have +20 Radiation Resistance.

Rank 3 (Level 26, END 6): You now have +30 Radiation Resistance.

ADAMANTIUM SKELETON

Rank 1 (END 7): Your skeleton has been infused with indestructible metal, reducing limb damage by 30%.

Rank 2 (Level 13, END 7): Your limb damage is now reduced by 60%.

Rank 3 (Level 26, END 7): Your limb damage is completely eliminated.

CANNIBAL

Rank 1 (END 8): Feast on mortal flesh to heal your wounds! Eating human corpses restores Health.

Rank 2 (Level 19, END 8): Eating Ghoul or Super Mutant corpses restores Health.

Rank 3 (Level 38, END 8): Eating human, Ghoul or Super Mutant corpses now restores a significant amount of Health.

GHOULISH

Rank 1 (END 9): Sure, you’re still human - on the outside! Radiation now regenerates your lost Health.

Rank 2 (Level 24, END 9): Radiation now regenerates even more of your lost health.

Rank 3 (Level 48, END 9): Radiation now regenerates even more of your lost Health, and some Feral Ghouls will randomly become friendly.

SOLAR POWER

Rank 1 (END 10): Catch some rays! Gain +2 to Strength and Endurance between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Rank 2 (Level 27, END 10): Sunlight slowly heals your radiation damage.

Rank 3 (Level 50, END 10): Sunlight regenerates your lost health.


CHARISMA

CHARISMA TRAINING (10 Ranks)Charisma is your ability to charm and convince others. It affects your success to persuade in dialogue and prices when you barter. Now you instantly gain 1 point.

CAP COLLECTOR

Rank 1 (CHA 1): You’ve mastered the art of the deal. Buying and selling prices at vendors are better.

Rank 2: Buying and selling prices at vendors are now much better.

Rank 3: You can now invest a total of 500 caps to raise a store’s buying capacity.

LADY KILLER

Rank 1 (CHA 2): You’re charming... and dangerous. Women suffer +5% damage in combat, and are easier to persuade in dialogue.

Rank 2: Women suffer +10% damage in combat, and are even easier to persuade in dialogue. They are also easier to pacify with the Intimidation perk.

Rank 3: Women suffer +15% damage in combat, and are much easier to persuade in dialogue. They are now even easier to pacify with the Intimidation perk.

LONE WANDERER

Rank 1 (CHA 3): Who needs friends, anyway? When adventuring without a companion, you take 15% less damage and carry weight increases by 50.

Rank 2: When adventuring without a companion, you take 20% less damage and increases carry weight by 100.

Rank 3: When adventuring without a companion, you do 25% more damage.

ATTACK DOG

Rank 1 (CHA 4): Your faithful canine companion can hold an enemy, giving you a greater chance to hit them in V.A.T.S.

Rank 2: When your dog holds an enemy, there’s a chance he’ll cripple the limb he’s biting.

Rank 3: When your dog holds an enemy, there’s a chance he’ll cause them to bleed.

ANIMAL FRIEND

Rank 1 (CHA 5): Commune with beasts! With your gun, aim at any animal below your level and gain a chance to pacify it.

Rank 2: When you successfully pacify an animal, you can incite it to attack.

Rank 3: When you successfully pacify an animal, you can give it specific commands.

LOCAL LEADER

Rank 1 (CHR 6): As the ruler everyone turns to, you are able to establish supply lines between your workshop settlements.

Rank 2 (Level 16, CHR 6): You can build stores and workstations at workshop settlements.

PARTY BOY

Rank 1 (CHR 7): Nobody has a good time like you! There’s no chance you’ll get addicted to alcohol.

Rank 2 (Level 15, CHR 7): The effects of alcohol are doubled.

Rank 3 (Level 37, CHR 7): Your Luck is increased by 3 while you’re under the influence of alcohol.

INSPIRATIONAL

Rank 1 (CHR 8): Because you lead by example, your companion does more damage in combat, and cannot hurt you.

Rank 2 (Level 19, CHR 8): Your companion resists more damage in combat, and can’t be harmed by your attacks.

Rank 3 (Level 43, CHR 8): Your companion can carry more items.

WASTELAND WHISPERER

Rank 1 (CHR 9): Master the post-apocalypse! With your gun, aim at any Wasteland creature below your level and gain a chance to pacify it.

Rank 2 (Level 21, CHR 9): When you successfully pacify a Wasteland creature, you can incite it to attack.

Rank 3 (Level 49, CHR 9): When you successfully pacify a Wasteland creature, you can give it specific commands.

INTIMIDATION

Rank 1 (CHR 10): Time to show everyone who’s boss! With your gun, aim at any human opponent below your level and gain a chance to pacify them.

Rank 2 (Level 23, CHR 10): When you successfully pacify someone, you can incite them to attack.

Rank 3 (Level 50, CHR 10): When you successfully pacify someone, you can give them

 

[Battlelyon]

INTELLIGENCE

INTELLIGENCE TRAINING (10 Ranks)

Intelligence is a measure of your overall mental acuity, and affects the number of Experience Points earned. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

V.A.N.S.

(INT 1) Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S.

MEDIC

Rank 1 (INT 2): Is there a doctor in the house? Stimpaks restore 40% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 40% of radiation.

Rank 2: Stimpaks now restore 60% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 60% of radiation.

Rank 3: Stimpaks restore 80% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 80% of radiation.

Rank 4: Stimpaks and RadAway restore all lost health and radiation, and work much more quickly.

GUN NUT

Rank 1 (INT 3): Shoot first, kill first, with access to base level and Rank 1 gun mods.

Rank 2: You gain access to Rank 2 gun mods.

Rank 3: You gain access to Rank 3 gun mods.

Rank 4: You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods.

HACKER

Rank 1 (INT 4): Knowledge of cutting-edge computer encryption allows you to hack Advanced terminals.

Rank 2: You can hack Expert terminals.

Rank 3: You can hack Master terminals.

Rank 4: When hacking, you never get locked out of a terminal when things go wrong.

SCRAPPER

Rank 1 (INT 5): Waste not, want not! You can salvage uncommon components like screws, aluminium, and copper when scrapping weapons and armor.

Rank 2: You can salvage more components like circuitry, nuclear material, and fiberoptics when scrapping weapons and armor. Items with favorited components are highlighted.

SCIENCE!

Rank 1 (INT 6): Take full advantage of advanced technology with access to base level and Rank 1 high-tech mods.

Rank 2 (Level 17, INT 6): You gain access to Rank 2 high-tech mods.

Rank 3 (Level 28, INT 6): You gain access to Rank 3 high-tech mods.

Rank 4 (Level 41, INT 6): You gain access to Rank 4 high-tech mods.

CHEMIST

Rank 1 (INT 7): Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out.

Rank 2 (Level 16, INT 7): Any chems you take now last twice as long.

Rank 3 (Level 32, INT 5): Any chems you take now last an additional 150% longer.

Rank 4 (Level 45, INT 5): Any chems you take now last an additional 200% longer.

ROBOTICS EXPERT

Rank 1 (INT 8): Machines will always save humans, if you have anything to say about it. Hack a robot, and gain a chance to power it on or off, or initiate a self-destruct.

Rank 2 (Level 19, INT 8): When you successfully hack a robot, you can incite it to attack.

Rank 3 (Level 44, INT 8): When you successfully hack a robot, you can give it specific commands.

NUCLEAR PHYSICIST

Rank 1 (INT 9): You’ve learned to split the atom... and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer.

Rank 2 (Level 14, INT 9): Radiation weapons now do double damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 50% longer.

Rank 3 (Level 26, INT 9): Fusion Cores can be ejected from Power Armor like devastating grenades and Fusion Cores last twice as long.

NERD RAGE

Rank 1 (INT 10): Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage Resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts.

Rank 2 (Level 31, INT 10): You now gain 30 more Damage Resistance and do 30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect.

Rank 3 (Level 50, INT 10): You now gain 40 more Damage Resistance and do 40% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.


AGILITY

AGILITY TRAINING (10 Ranks)

Agility is a measure of your overall finesse and reflexes. It affects the number of action points in V.A.T.S. and your ability to sneak. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

GUNSLINGER

Rank 1 (AGI 1): Channel the spirit of the Old West! Non-automatic pistols do 20% more damage.

Rank 2: Non-automatic pistols now do 40% more damage and have increased range.

Rank 3: Non-automatic pistols now to 60% more damage and range is increased even further.

Rank 4: Non-automatic pistols now do 80% more damage and some(?) attacks can disarm opponents.

Rank 5: Non-automatic pistols now do double damage. Their attacks have a much better chance to disarm opponents, and may even cripple a limb.

COMMANDO

Rank 1 (AGI 2): Rigorous combat training means automatic weapons do 20% more damage.

Rank 2: Your automatic weapons now do 40% more damage, with improved hip fire accuracy.

Rank 3: Your automatic weapons now do 60% more damage. Hip fire accuracy is improved even more.

Rank 4: Your automatic weapons now do 80% more damage and gain a chance to stagger opponents.

Rank 5: Your automatic weapons now do double damage and have a greater chance to stagger opponents.

SNEAK

Rank 1 (AGI 3): Become whisper, become shadow. You are 20% harder to detect while sneaking.

Rank 2: You are now 30% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger floor-based traps.

Rank 3: You are now 40% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger enemy mines.

Rank 4: You are now 50% harder to detect while sneaking, and running no longer adversely affects stealth.

Rank 5: Engaging stealth causes distant enemies to lose you.

MISTER SANDMAN

Rank 1 (AGI 4): As an agent of death itself, you can instantly kill a sleeping person. Your silenced weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage.

Rank 2: Your silenced weapons do an additional 30% sneak attack damage.

Rank 3: Your silenced weapons now do 50% more sneak attack damage.

ACTION BOY

Rank 1 (AGI 5): There’s no time to waste! Your Action Points regenerate 25% faster.

Rank 2: Your Action Points regenerate 50% faster.

MOVING TARGET

Rank 1 (AGI 6): They can’t hurt what they can’t hit! Get +25 Damage Resistance and +25 Energy Resistance when you’re sprinting.

Rank 2 (Level 24, AGI 6): You now get +50 Damage Resistance and +50 Energy Resistance when you’re sprinting.

Rank 3 (Level 44, AGI 6): Sprinting costs 50% fewer Action Points.

NINJA

Rank 1 (AGI 7): Trained as a shadow warrior, your ranged sneak attacks do 2.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 4x normal damage.

Rank 2 (Level 16, AGI 7):

Your ranged sneak attacks do 3x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 5x normal damage.

Rank 3 (Level 33, AGI 7):

Your ranged sneak attacks do 3.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 10x normal damage.

QUICK HANDS

Rank 1 (AGI 8): In combat, there’s no time to hesitate. You can reload all guns faster.

Rank 2 (Level 23, AGI 8): Reloading guns costs no Action Points in V.A.T.S.

BLITZ

Rank 1 (AGI 9): Find the gap and make the tackle! V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased significantly.

Rank 2 (Level 29, AGI 9): V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased even more, and the farther the Blitz distance, the greater the damage.

GUN-FU

Rank 1 (AGI 10): You’ve learned to apply ancient martial arts to gunplay! Do 25% more damage to your second V.A.T.S. target and beyond.

Rank 2 (Level 26, AGI 10): In V.A.T.S. you do 50% more damage to your third target and beyond.

Rank 3 (Level 50, AGI 10): In V.A.T.S. you do instantly do a Critical Hit against your fourth target and beyond.

 

[Battlelyon]

LUCK

LUCK TRAINING (10 Ranks)

Luck is a measure of your general good fortune, and affects the recharge rate of Critical Hits. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

FORTUNE FINDER

Rank 1 (LCK 1): You’ve learned to discover the Wasteland’s hidden secrets, and find more bottle caps in containers.

Rank 2: You find even more bottle caps in containers.

Rank 3: You find even more bottle caps in containers.

Rank 4: You find even more bottle caps in containers, and there is a chance of enemies exploding in a shower of caps when you kill them.

SCROUNGER

Rank 1 (LCK 2): You know just how to scavenge to keep the fight going, and find more ammunition in containers.

Rank 2: You find even more ammunition in containers.

Rank 3: You find even more ammunition in containers.

Rank 4: You find even more ammunition in containers.

BLOODY MESS

Rank 1 (LCK 3): +5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs!

Rank 2: You now inflict +10% damage in combat.

Rank 3: You now inflict +15% damage in combat.

Rank 4: When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate.

MYSTERIOUS STRANGER

Rank 1 (LCK 4): Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency...

Rank 2: The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S.

Rank 3: The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. When he kills an opponent, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled.

IDIOT SAVANT

Rank 1 (LCK 5): You’re not stupid! Just... different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance.

Rank 2: You now randomly receive 5x XP from any action. The lower you Intelligence, the greater the chance.

Rank 3: Randomly receiving bonus XP from any action may trigger 3x XP for all kills for a short period of time. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance.

BETTER CRITICALS

Rank 1 (LCK 6): Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more extra damage.

Rank 2 (Level 15, LCK 6): Your criticals now do twice as much extra damage.

Rank 3 (Level 40, LCK 6): Your criticals now do 2.5x as much extra damage.

CRITICAL BANKER

Rank 1 (LCK 7): You’re a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it the most.

Rank 2 (Level 17, LCK 7): You can now save 2 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them most.

Rank 3 (Level 43, LCK 7): You can now save 3 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them most. Banking a Critical Hit has a chance to save an additional Critical.

GRIM REAPER’S SPRINT

Rank 1 (LCK 8): Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points.

Rank 2 (Level 19, LCK 8): Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 25% chance to restore all Action Points.

Rank 3 (Level 46, LCK 8): Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 35% chance to restore all Action Points and refill your Critical meter.

FOUR LEAF CLOVER

Rank 1 (LCK 9): Feeling lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 2 (Level 13, LCK 9): Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an even better chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 3 (Level 32, LCK 9): Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has a very good chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 4 (Level 48, LCK 9): Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an excellent chance of filling your Critical meter.

RICOCHET

Rank 1 (LCK 10): What goes around comes around! An enemy’s ranged attacks will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance.

Rank 2 (Level 29, LCK 10): There’s an increased chance that an enemy’s shot will ricochet back and kill them.

Rank 3 (Level 50, LCK 10): When an enemy’s shot ricochets back and kills them, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled.

 

[Battlelyon]

The important perks to me, when a certain S.P.E.C.I.A.L. number is tied in.

NIGHT PERSON

Rank 1 (PER 6): You are a creature of the night! Gain +2 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Rank 2 (Level 25, STR 6): You now have +3 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and night vision when sneaking.

Makes too much sense, half the time you have at least 4 bonus stats, and 6 at night if you decide to get both perks.

AQUABOY

Rank 1 (END 5): Water is your ally. You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater.

You know there is going to be a lot of water in the game, and I'm sure there will be some good stuff buried in the bottom of the sea.

SOLAR POWER

Rank 1 (END 10): Catch some rays! Gain +2 to Strength and Endurance between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Rank 2 (Level 27, END 10): Sunlight slowly heals your radiation damage.

Rank 3 (Level 50, END 10): Sunlight regenerates your lost health.

Are you willing to go to 10 with your character, or 9 and the Endurance bobblehead? Seems almost worth it.

LONE WANDERER

Rank 1 (CHA 3): Who needs friends, anyway? When adventuring without a companion, you take 15% less damage and carry weight increases by 50.

Rank 2: When adventuring without a companion, you take 20% less damage and increases carry weight by 100.

Rank 3: When adventuring without a companion, you do 25% more damage.

Good incentive to have no companion.

ACTION BOY

Rank 1 (AGI 5): There’s no time to waste! Your Action Points regenerate 25% faster.

Rank 2: Your Action Points regenerate 50% faster.

Seems like a must.

BLOODY MESS

Rank 1 (LCK 3): +5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs!

Rank 2: You now inflict +10% damage in combat.

Rank 3: You now inflict +15% damage in combat.

Rank 4: When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate.

Extra damage, I like.

CRITICAL BANKER

Rank 1 (LCK 7): You’re a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it the most.

Rank 2 (Level 17, LCK 7): You can now save 2 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them most.

Rank 3 (Level 43, LCK 7): You can now save 3 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them most. Banking a Critical Hit has a chance to save an additional Critical.

Seems great to have when fighting a boss type.

 

[Battlelyon]

So 21 points to choose from to start the game to assign to your character

I see my character as

S 2
P 1
E 9
C 2
I 4
A 4
L 6

 

[PatsFan2003]

Ugh. Just looked at my computer and the Fallout specs.

Bouncing along the minimum. In fact the cpu 2.8 quad AMD is below the minimum 3.0.. Memory and graphics card should be ok.

*sigh* I really can't justify a new rig.

I'm going to try it anyway.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

4 days away!

 

[Battlelyon]

Little over a day to go

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Skyrim was my jam and my buddies raved about Fallout 3 so my hopes are pretty high with this one.

 

[calsnowskier]

Skyrim was my jam and my buddies raved about Fallout 3 so my hopes are pretty high with this one.

You havent played either of the FO3s yet?

Pick them up! You can get both GOTY editions for $20 a pop at GameStop.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

You havent played either of the FO3s yet?

Pick them up! You can get both GOTY editions for $20 a pop at GameStop.

I get a downloadable FO3 with the bundle I bought so that's going to happen.

 

[PatsFan2003]

They are great.Tonights the night even I'm going to wait a few days.

From what I read even low end PC's do well so I am hopeful and looking forward to it!

 

[Clayton]

Im not sure I understand Fallout. Its not a twitch game with intense gameplay. Its not a game with a great story. Its not a visually appealing game.

I'm clearly missing something

 

[calsnowskier]

Im not sure I understand Fallout. Its not a twitch game with intense gameplay. Its not a game with a great story. Its not a visually appealing game.

I'm clearly missing something

MASSIVE open world. If you are not a fan of open world, than Bethesda games are not for you.

 

[Clayton]

MASSIVE open world. If you are not a fan of open world, than Bethesda games are not for you.

I generally consider level design to be the most important aspect of most video games

 

[Battlelyon]

Complete freedom is Fallout, kill anyone, go anywhere, craft your own weapons, armor, build your own settlement, there is always something to do. Most open world games have big open lands with a whole lot of noting going on. The perks in the game are the best add ons you will find in a game. There is so much depth to it, I was putting in around 400 hours of play time for each character I started. Most of all it is a blast to play.

I just think it is the best game.