| I have to disagree with you about the SPECIAL system, IMO doing away with it would be like doing away with the abilities and skills from D&D; it's just not the same game without it.
To make yet another comparison between Oblivion and Fallout 3, I like the way that they have the stats running in the background in Oblivion, while still allowing for some "player skill" to be involved. Example: in Oblivion, you have a "Marksman" skill, which determines how effective you are with a bow and arrow, by determining how much damage you cause, how far you can shoot, etc. However, you are still required to aim and shoot, and if you miss... well, you miss.
I see no reason why they can't do something similar with Fallout 3, where the SPECIAL system continues running in the background but the player is allowed to engage in combat or other activities in real-time (or near real-time). But, if they did away with SPECIAL entirely, then the game would be nothing more than a simple FPS, which isn't what people want.
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I think maybe I did get you wrong a little bit on this, because after reading your post again it seems like maybe you and I were on the same page with this, that they should have the stats from the SPECIAL system but also allow some player skill to be involved, such as aiming, dodging, etc. Hope I didn't misread your post too much.
Last edited by Galaga Bee; 03-05-2006 at 11:56 AM.
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