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• im waiting for it to be ported to the atari lynx : ninjase
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  You can still get achievements on the PC version, and you can actually aim and run full res max settings ... : wendigo
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    aiming in VATS with a controller is just soooo hard :( its completely broken and unusable I'd say unless ... : derelict515
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      hmm i figured it would have been the other way around on console that vats was easy and outside of vats w... : RetroRedEyeJr
      • Either way, a mouse is still ideal for both modes. =) Out of VATS: FPS type controls In VATS: Need t... : DinK
      • I think he's kidding. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Are you serious? I haven't had any problems with it... : boarder2
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        I thought I was laying the sarcasm on pretty thick but apparently not enough. Complaining about not havin... : derelict515
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          i guess i missed the extra long so, but i believed you because of vats on pc can be kind of finicky somet... : RetroRedEyeJr
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            Actually, sometimes targeting the right spot in VATS on 360 is tricky, mostly on not humanoid enemies. I... : ]aratex[
            • yeah pc has the same problem sometimes thats what i thought he was talking about. : RetroRedEyeJr
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          Fallout 3's combat is not turn-based at all. You can go into VATS and queue up some actions, but as so... : pupismyname
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            I use VATS 99% of the time, I queue up a few shots, they die, and I move on. The way Fallout was meant to... : derelict515
            • What do you do when they don't die after VATS finishes running? Do you just stand there until you have en... : pupismyname
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          First of all this, but I really am having problems cycling the body parts and aiming for the head when an... : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • Torso behind the head I mean. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          This is not a turn based game. And on a PC VATS is redundant. : SpaecKow
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            It's not, it saves you a lot of ammo. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              It gets me more crits, that's it, I don't have a problem with ammo. And waiting for the animations to pla... : SpaecKow
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                I'm glad it doesn't because I would have hated it. I wished they'd included a complete turn-based combat ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
                • They wouldn't need to add much, make it so your action points replenish slower if you're walking, or runn... : nem00
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                  Have you tried it on PC? You can really tear the AI apart on PC. : SpaecKow
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                    What I mean by that is without VATS on PC it pretty much is like Deus Ex - you can skill everything, and ... : SpaecKow
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                      Until you try to kill a Deathclaw at level 3 with a 10mm and 25 points in small guns. : daedraug
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                        Well ja, the game doesn't scale everything for you.

                        Nov 07, 2008 2:56am PST
                        Well ja, the game doesn't scale everything for you. : SpaecKow
  • wendigo, might I agree? : CrustaR
  • I haven't used Live in any PC games before this, and I think it's pretty cool. I got a notification of t... : DinK
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    Do the achievements end up in your 360 gamer profile as if you'd played the 360 version or are they separ... : nudel
    • I do this all the time, too. And I'm baffled some people are as far as I am level-wise and main quest-wis... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  If your PC is at all decent, go for it. FWIW I have a 2.5 year old system (A64 X2 4400+, 2GB DDR) with t... : DinK
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    thats basically my system but with a newer video card, and im still torn. I sit in front of a computer AL... : mankeroo
    • That's how I play my PC, from the reclining couch. :) : jasoncrowley
• Mods. : nandu666
• i'm getting it for xbox. it's too much of a hassle to reboot into windows on a macbook. : Mmmmmoo
• PC because I say so : Sailor of Fortune
• definately 360 : klearlyunseen
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  PC. If you can play Oblivion, you can play FO3. Higher resolution. Games for Windows Live Achievement... : Darkfox76
  • ^^^ This. : davantalus
  • ^^^ that : DrZettl
  • ^^ those : aeg1x
  • ^^^ Signed. : jasoncrowley
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    "Mods" are already happening, check out my pipboy http://i36.tinypic.com/2wmqomv.jpg : Mondo
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      Haha...you should rock the Abraham Lincoln hat for full effect. : CapnChaos
      • I was! : Mondo
  • ^^^what they said : sanchez
  • Truf : baronzemo78
  • Do not INF this. : zebosausamite
  • So you're telling me now that I'm 3/4 through the game, I can get achievements? :< You must teach me! : Thisispol
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  I'd go with PC just for the instant loading times : Mondo
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    The 360 load times aren't bad though, are they? My main concern is crashing. From what people have sai... : nudel
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      You have to add an exception for Fallout3.exe in FFDShow if it gives you problems : Mondo
      • If that's the only crash issue then that's easy enough. (Makes me wonder WTF Bethesda haven't released a ... : nudel
    • I remember watching Rigor Morts play through the xfire broadcast and being stunned at how quickly his gam : ieGod
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    It'll be negated when NXE comes out with HDD Install. But PC just looks better. I'm thinking of runnin... : Sailor of Fortune
    • I had that setup going and went back to 19" monitor, just more engrossing for me I guess : Mondo
• If you have a crappy PC, Xbox. I do not regret buying and playing it on the Xbox at all, as it's not a re... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• HAAAAAY GUYZ! http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot0ze1.png : freakord
• Ordered mine tuesday, still fucking waiting. Simplygames.com is SLOW, still in stage 1 of 3....*sigh* : niceguynick
• If my PC could have handled it, it'd be PC for sure. Because my PC sucks, I got it on the 360. : ieGod