User talk:BrandonFox

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Oh, I'm sorry. I can't come to the phone right now. I'm afraid that in my weakened condition, I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself to further school absences. You can reach me instead by leaving a message on my Talk-Page. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your concern for my well-being. Have a nice day! Brandon Fox (talk) 11:53, February 1, 2014 (UTC)

Legion

They are my preferred playthrough in all honesty, with House firmly behind them. Most people look at the slavery aspect of the Legion and write them off as irredeemably 'bad' or 'evil', which makes it impossible for them to realize the countless 'good' aspects of the Legion. For example, they have made far more progress than the NCR already despite only existing a mere fraction of the time they have.

All of the bandits and Raiders in Legion territory are dead or run off, all trade in Legion territory is safe as houses and fair so long as you don't try to sell them chems or alcohol. So do I think they are trying to do the right thing? Without a doubt. The world was built on the backs of slaves, so it is only natural that it be rebuilt that old familiar way.

Admittedly though, my own reasons for helping Kaesar and his Legion is a bit more selfish in design. With the revelation about the fate of Navarro, I decided I've had just about enough of NCR, and now I want to see them suffer in every imaginable way. My character is a Secret Service agent of the Enclave, so he infiltrates the Legion to use them as tools for vengeance against NCR. RETRIBUTION!! :P

That's just my personal two bottle caps on the matter though. 00:18, February 6, 2014 (UTC)

Communism

Ahahahaha, I love it! 15:11, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

How are caption images selected

Well you see, there's this monkey, and a really large dartboard, and a lazy susan.... Agent c (talk) 20:55, February 12, 2014 (UTC)

Enclave VP re-vote

Me and Eden have agreed that there needs to be a re-vote since the VP that was voted in seems to be inactive all the time and I think why he was voted in was that he was a NCR supporter and people wanted to "troll" us. I Know that everyone has the freedom to become a candidate I think we should have some kind of "rules" to who can be in the vote. Just talk to Eden for details and all that hopefully we can get a good VP ^Spocklan116 02:19, February 13, 2014 (UTC)

First and only

Happy birthday to Fox
He lives in The Box
He looks like a mutie
And he smells like a ghoul's socks.

Unfortunately there's no page for ghoul socks so that will suffice.
Happy birthday amigo. 05:39, February 17, 2014 (UTC)

The wiki is cruel. The wiki is wicked. It's I alone whom you can trust in this whole wiki. I am your only friend. 10:42, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

Philly :(

Hey man... it snowed way too goddamn much, and I just couldn't make it. I don't know if you were able to make it with the blizzard and shit, but if you were, I'm really sorry about missing that, but we'll have to see about meeting up some other time. ^{"Semper Invictus"} 04:04, February 22, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey Fox, thanks for the promiscuous Pyramid Head. I'm sure it'll be handy to have around ;) Writing the polls was fun, but I enjoyed seeing people's answers more then anything else. You're welcome and thanks for the opportunity. --MountHail (talk) 22:37, February 26, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Thursday(I) - Week 20

You have been given a Vault 11 Propaganda Poster. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. I Hate Nate and Kate, might be hard to choose... Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 21:17, March 7, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Saturday - Week 20

You have been given a Desperado Cowboy Hat. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. For the next time you walk into the sunset. Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 21:35, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Helena Prize

No problem, glad to see you like it. By the way, I know you don't hate me... mild dislike? Maybe... :P --MountHail (talk) 21:46, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

Add-ons

Yeah, I would have liked to play some of the add-ons, but the thing is, I don't have a hard drive for my Xbox. I use memory sticks. And I don't have access to the internet with my Xbox, either. And I'd have a hell of a time explaining to dad why I need a 25 dollar hard drive for a 10 dollar game. Besides, playing the add-ons would require patches, and those introduced some things into the game that I'd rather do without, like 75 cap stimpaks and some added bugs to companions. I think I can do better off without add-ons, even if I do miss out on the content. Leea (talk) 18:10, March 12, 2014 (UTC)

Dude, where did you get this info that my game was always crashing? 'Cause I have to tell you: it isn't. I have hardly any problems with freezing. Actually, I have less freezing bugs with New Vegas than I did with Fallout 3. There are some bugs that exist, just that they are mildly annoying, like enemy HP not displaying properly in V.A.T.S. sometimes, or mild clipping bugs, or an odd bug with my arms flipping up over my head (though everything still works fine) when using one-handed and two-handed Guns and Energy Weapons in first-person. And there's no way of "just buying an Ethernet cord, they're cheap," because I have dial-up internet. Ain't gonna work. =P Leea (talk) 11:30, March 13, 2014 (UTC)

Hey

Hey, Nate has mentioned you to me on many occasions too and suggested that we get acquainted but I'm really quite awful with introductions and I never knew quite what to say so although I had been meaning to I never did get around to it. I'll be on and off of here, I've been rather busy with things lately so I haven't really been very sociable, mostly restricting social times to holidays, but I'll try to be more active again when I can. My Skype is the same as my username if you'd like to talk more directly that on the talk pages, I have Nate on there so we could even have a little group chat if you would like. It's really nice to meet you, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you again.

12:00, March 13, 2014 (UTC)

Poll idea

Hey Brandon. I had an idea for the next Polls.

Do you prefer scoped or non-scoped weapons in Fallout 3?

• Scoped
• Non-scoped
• No preference

I had thought about just having it without a certain game parameter, but since New Vegas has scopes (mostly) as a mod, and Fallout 3's scoped weapons were that way by default, I thought I'd make the question more precise. Leea (talk) 22:29, March 20, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Saturday - Week 22

You have been given a Deathclaw gauntlet. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. Okay, they don't show up in New Vegas... So, this one is magical! Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 22:50, March 22, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Thursday(II) - Week 23

You have been given a Fire Axe. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. A prefect weapon for any horror fan... oh and "Heeere's Johnny!" Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 22:01, March 27, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Saturday - Week 23

You have been given a NCR dogtag. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. I just figured they wouldn't need it anymore... Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 23:05, March 29, 2014 (UTC)

It's hanging a little to the left

Hey Foxy Lady.
I've been good thanks. Just been busy as fuck with my music performance course. Have a shit ton of homework due on top of my group's live performance on Friday. Doesn't help that I spend my weekends working and then going to the pub to get drunk. Otherwise life is good down under. You know, boxing kangaroos and throwing boomerangs, et cetera. How's life in the Motherland? 12:36, April 4, 2014 (UTC)

Hey, got another Poll idea for you...

Hey Brandon, I got another Poll idea for you...assuming you don't forget to add it this time. =P

What type of combat armor do you prefer in Fallout 3?

• Standard combat armor
• Rivet City guard combat armor
• Tenpenny Tower security combat armor
• Reilly's Rangers combat armor
• Talon Company combat armor
• Winterized medic combat armor

Leea (talk) 12:02, April 14, 2014 (UTC)

Polls

Hm, I noticed you don't do much polls for Fallout 1/2 etc. Is it because you don't haven't played them yet? Just asking since it would be nice to do them once in a while. Energy X 17:00, April 14, 2014 (UTC)

Oh, you (tube)

Singing, guitar and piano actually. Drop me a line on Skype some time, I'll record myself playing and you can hear for yourself. 14:53, April 17, 2014 (UTC)

If I can find the time I'd love to help out on the Polls some time. Though if you don't hear from me it's just because I'm attempting to juggle university, work and my social life. And Game of Thrones. 08:38, May 4, 2014 (UTC)

Just something I wanted to say

Hey Brandon, I just wanted to say that I didn't fly off the handle and was angry about the zombie Hare Krishna guy, I was trying to be sarcastic and make a joke about it. I'm sorry if it sounded as if I was angry with you. Leea (talk) 17:16, April 17, 2014 (UTC)

That's great. =) And, though I hate to pester, did you see my Poll idea for Fallout 3 combat armor? You better not forget to add it again, mister. =P Leea (talk) 21:27, April 17, 2014 (UTC)

Winner Thursday(I) - Week 27

You have been given Caesar's armor. Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation. He's still alive, I think... this was an extra. Congrats on figuring out one of the locations Helena visited this week. --MountHail (talk) 20:50, April 25, 2014 (UTC)

Poll idea

Hey Brandon, I've got a Poll idea for you:

Do you prefer bladed or blunt Melee Weapons?

• Bladed
• Blunt
• No preference, really...
• Whatever does the most damage

Leea (talk) 11:48, May 8, 2014 (UTC)

Poll Idea

Hello Brandon, I have a two poll ideas.

Do you use the hotkeys?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes
• What are hotkeys?

What is your favourite constructable weapon from Fallout 3?

• Bottlecap Mine
• Dart Gun
• Deathclaw Gauntlet
• Nuka Grenade
• Railway Rifle
• Rock-It Launcher
• Shishkebab

Santa Jaws (talk) 20:28, May 8, 2014 (UTC)

Talking and stuff

Hey, man, if you feel like coming in chat anytime tonight or tomorrow, I'd really appreciate it. ^{"Semper Invictus"} 00:30, May 11, 2014 (UTC)

Games

Thanks for the suggestion. =) About a month ago I got a new F.E.A.R. game: F.E.A.R. 2. I had held out in not getting it, I had the first game, non-cannon expansions, and F.E.A.R. 3, but not the middle game, because I had read about it and knew it was depressing and had a sad ending. Moreover, I knew what would happen to every character in the game, but over time my curiosity was peaked and I bought it last month for five dollars. Cheapest game I ever bought, but not "cheap" in the gameplay or graphics and stuff, though it definitely had one of those characters in it that drives you nuts, and worse, you only meet them in non-interactive cutscenes, so you can't kill them either. Argh! =/

And you better get ready: I've got loads of suggestions for Polls for you! You better post 'em sometime, too! =P Leea (talk) 22:47, May 18, 2014 (UTC)

More Poll Ideas from Santa Jaws

Do you use the force lock option?

• Yes, all the time. I like to take risks.
• Sometimes. When I am feeling lucky.
• No. Thin and crispy, way too risky.

What's your opinion on the appearance of weather (e.g. rain, snow, lightning, thunder etc) in the next Fallout?

• I'm all for it!
• No way, Jose!
• Radioactive Acid Rain only!
• Other (Specify in comments)

Santa Jaws (talk) 18:08, May 19, 2014 (UTC)

Mr. House

He is an interesting one, and I fully admit that I am interpreting him the way I want to - I see him as a proven pre-War visionary that has the resources, intelligence and knowledge needed to bring the world back from the brink of destruction. He is brash, and many times egocentric. But with his willing sacrifice of body, it becomes clear that there can be no material gains for him. It is clear he chose to sacrifice his humanity in an effort to restore humanity as a whole. So he might be an authoritarian, but I know I can always rest assured that the man will remain an unswaying paragon of his beliefs. Personally, if the option were available, I would revert all sentient life back to their primitive states to restore balance across the world. But House is working with what he has to create a functional society, and I have to respect the man for that. ^{Some Assembly Required!} 17:55, May 23, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Fallout Hub ending

I downloaded Fallout FIXT, which includes a few optional mods and all official (plus unofficial) patches to make it more stable and fun to play..., it also includes a few things that were cut because of Interplay's and Black Isle's (now Obsidian Entertainment) deadlines. --Breakin'Benny (talk) 13:28, May 25, 2014 (UTC)

PS: And yes, it includes the option to report Iguana Bob Frazier...in addition to pick if he goes to jail or stays at his Iguana stand with lower prices. --Breakin'Benny (talk) 06:24, May 26, 2014 (UTC)

Not a problem, the only things we can blame is deadlines and the guys going apeshit because of using GURPS in a game where people can be killed. I'll have to add that the FIXT mod doesn't include part of the original Update Mod, which lated became renamed to the "Restoration Project"; we still cannot ask to join the Blades, nor deliver Romero's locket, not even have a proper quest in finding the Children's spy (Heather). Neil is a mandatory to even allow the Followers of the Apocalypse to go as far as Sector 2 on the Fallout world map, but travel way east to Mojave. --Breakin'Benny (talk) 10:54, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

First and last but no middle game!

Yeah. How weird does that sound? Hahaha. But, no, I didn't get it for the longest time because I was scared of it but because I knew it had a very sad ending (I cheated and read everything about it even when I didn't have it yet), and because I like happy endings, I held out for a long time in not getting it. But finally my curiosity was spiked about what the gameplay and new environments would be like and so I got it last month. Do you have any games from the F.E.A.R. series? Unlike Mass Effect, they are story driven and you don't get a choice in anything, but I think that the story more than makes up for it. If you like horror, paranormal stuff, un-ethical mega-corporations, and experiments gone awry in your videogames, you'd love F.E.A.R. games. Leea (talk) 11:49, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Junktown

That entry was an allusion to the fact that originally, in Fallout, the choice to side with Killian or Gizmo was initially in favour of Gizmo's, as Gizmo would lead to a prosperous town with a future, while Killian would actually end up running the town into the ground. However, for some reason or another, Interplay decided to go with the clearly defined good vs. evil route, and stuck with Killian being the good choice for Junktown. It was confirmed in Fallout 2 that Killian was the canon choice, and I do seem to recall that Junktown was mentioned in New Vegas. However, I am also under the impression that neither Killian nor Gizmo were mentioned in New Vegas, making the alleged canon connection a load of BS.

I have not memorized every ounce of dialogue, so I am not 100% sure. But my stance is as follows:

• It is canon that Killian was the canon choice for Junktown, and Junktown was eventually made into a NCR state.
• No mention of Gizmo or Killian in Fallout: New Vegas, meaning the canon choice between the two could not have been elaborated upon in that particular game.

Hope that helps. ^{Some Assembly Required!} 16:15, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Can't help but find it funny...

You know, I can't help but find it funny that I'm trying to convince you to buy a F.E.A.R. game and you're trying to convince me to buy a Mass Effect game. =D Also, I've got some Poll ideas for you; you don't have to use them right away, but do please use them sometime in the (near) future.

Have you ever been attracted to a character in the Fallout games?

• Yes
• No
• Uhhh...sorta

What item do you collect in Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas?

• Teddy bears
• Nuka-Cola trucks
• Dino toys/Dinky the Dinosaur souvenirs
• Harmonicas
• Chessboards
• Undersized and Oversized items
• Other (Post in comments)
• Nah...I don't waste my time on that

Do you wish you could enter the casinos on the Strip without having to give up your non-holdout weapons?

• Hell yeah! They're mine and you can't part me from them!
• No! There are guards in the casinos for a reason!
• Uhhh...I don't know

Leea (talk) 18:05, May 29, 2014 (UTC)

Hmmm. Interesting coincidence, although Jack from Bioshock died with former Little Sisters comforting him, not a dog. =P Although I have not played it in a while, I still love Bioshock. While there are space games, horror games, and many other types of games, there aren't many games with an Art Deco city under the ocean, with elemental powers to boot. That always made it pretty damn unique, in my view. How did you like fighting Fontaine? His boss model at the end gave me the creeps, and his melee attacks could easily knock you across the room. I also liked that you could revisit (before the end, of course) most of the levels, just in case you missed something the first time, or just wanted to search every nook and cranny for stuff. If you liked the first game, you should also try its sequel, though I have heard from some people who have played Bioshock 2 that it was a rip-off of the first, though I didn't think so. You get to play as a Big Daddy in the sequel, but as a compromise, the enemies are tougher. There are also more plasmids in Bioshock 2 than there were in Bioshock. Leea (talk) 22:32, May 29, 2014 (UTC)

Poll Idea

Hey yo, had an idea for apoll question. Was thinking of something along the lines of people's most frustrating quest. Wasn't sure if you'd done it before. Few of the big ones that come to mind would be:

-Wasteland Survival Guide (Long, tedious albeit rewarding)

-A Valuable Lesson (Worthless reward besides XP if you don't use energy weapons)

-The Nuka-Cola Challenge (Long, kinda random, reward is subjective in its value)

-Beyond the Beef (Very buggy)

-Anything to do with the Hubologists (Being Hubologists, I don't know, that might just be me)

Submitted for your consideration.

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My Suggestion

Have not made a suggestion since the era of Yessie - so why not?

<poll> Which was the most dark experience seen in Fallout for you?

Reading the history behind Randall Clark

Discovering the purpose of Vault 11 and the fate of its vault dwellers

Traveling to the Mariposa military base, and learning of both the origins of the Brotherhood of Steel, as well as the experiments and slave labor being performed there by the Enclave

Infiltrating the Secret Vault and putting Patty out of her misery

Roaming the halls of Vault 87 and witnessing the gruesome experiments there

Confronting Doc Morbid after discovering that him and his dwarf assistant were chopping up human body-parts for Iguana Bob to sell as food to the people of The Hub

Becoming a victim of Stanislaus Braun and his torture of the Vault 112 survivors

Returning to Necropolis only to find the entire city of L.A. wiped clean of life by the super mutant army

Knowing that no matter what you do in Mojave wasteland, and that no matter what happens at Hoover Dam, the Tunnelers will soon be spreading across the Mojave and killing every form of life they come across

Coming to terms with the fact that allowing Sticky to accompany you inevitably created fantasies of committing genuine homicide against his person </poll>

Just a quick list - there are many more similar concepts that could be added to the list. I always figured, though, that Fallout is generally remembered for its whacky atmosphere, yet is hardly noted for its dark moments even though it is a game over an apocalyptic world. ^{Some Assembly Required!} 04:04, May 30, 2014 (UTC)