Minmaxxing
Minmaxxing
64 comments
-
-
Kinda glosses over how these perks add a couple dozen extra dialogue options, many of which are unique ways to solve a problem.
Honestly my favorite type of rpg "perk", one that gives a slight gameplay boost but also affects the story and/or dialogue in a meaningful way.
Having 25% more "luck" is cool and all, but I'd choose a perk that gave me 5% more luck and more ways to solve problems any day of the week.
It's one of the reasons I loved Prey. It seemed like every perk you got added new ways to get around, dialogue, and/or new combat techniques.
-
Glad I'm not the only one who thought prey was good
-
The lack of praise that game got is practically criminal
-
-
I was so happy when I saw special dialogue options return in Starfield and so disappointed when I realized that they were pretty much pointless
-
-
Hey! Perks that actually (a) trigger when intended, and aren't bugged out (b) do something actually useful - are quite unusual in Fallout; there's plenty of them that are just a trap for the unwary to waste their slots on.
I'd also nominate the 'lady killer / cherchez la femme' perk as being one of those traps; the vast majority of the enemies you have to kill are male, and certainly all the ones who are difficult. It gives a few interesting dialogue options, but there's more effective perk choices.
-
im never gonna not choose wild wasteland
-
Likewise but bloody mess
-
-
The game's not so hard you'd need to sacrifice some interesting dialogue to get a more optimal build unless you really suck.
-
-
i just started a playthrough with both male/female seduction, checks out
-
I haven't played the game but still know what you're referring to because of Hbomberguy's long-ass video essay on it lol
-
All you need to know about New Vegas is that it turns Boys into Men and Men into Women.
-
-
What is this referring to? I've played New Vegas and don't remember anything about bisexuals...
-
(this is an outsider's understanding; I have not played the game myself)
There are two perks you can get in the game: "Lady Killer", which grants a charisma buff (or something like that) when talking to female characters, and also allows you to do +10% damage to female characters. "Black Widow" grants the same charisma (or whatever) when talking to male characters, and the same +10% damage to male characters. It's possible to get both of these perks at the same time.
It is my understanding that the previous game, Fallout 3, prevented anything but heteronormative interactions ie to romance a female NPC the player had to choose a male character, etc. To quote hbomberguy, "It implies that Bethesda doesn't think gay people exist." By contrast, New Vegas allows any character to take either of the above perks, or both at the same time, allowing one to roleplay as a gay or bisexual character to an admittedly tiny degree.
-
-
I especially love the BLATEN RASICM perk being in the same dlc as Joshua Graham.
-
this is also true in real life.
-
It's hard to not play a female in Skyrim, just cuz the Dibela buff you can get very early on.
64 comments
Bethesda also released a game where you get minus to intelligence, willpower and personality for being a black man.
But they were better at stabbing people
That seems a bit of a reach
Reminds me of an old flipnote animation
"I got pokemon black!"
"I got pokemon white!"
"RAAAAAAAACISMM---!"
What game is this? It sounds so messed up.
I don’t know if it’s the same stat buffs/debuffs across all the Elder Scrolls games, but the one OP was likely talking about was the Redguard race in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (stat sheet here). And yes, it was pretty messed up.
lore accurate
/s ←←←
Why are you lying? Bretons, Imperials and High Elves get a plus to magic abilities (Int, Wil), as befitting their lore of magic casters. Nords and Redguards get a plus to fighting abilities, as befitting their warrior origins.
There is more than one Elder Scrolls game... Morrowind has base attributes of 40 with different races having higher and lower values from base. Redguard in Morrowind have lower int and will than average, and compared to women male Redguard also have lower personality but higher strength.