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Train stations revealed on character creation
Izual:
But they are not hidden. And I'm not mentioning the railway all around the wasteland :P
Lexx:
But they are from gameplay point of view. Else ever hidden location makes no sense. A big gang hideout with lots of stuff and buildings around is hidden somewhere? Doubtful.
Izual:
Something can be hidden even if it is noticeable, for example if it is down a cliff or in the middle of nowhere. I like hidden locations, like Sierra or Toxic Caves. I think more should be, like Mariposa or Vault 13 for example. But it's not the point of this suggestion; hiding train stations serves no purpose. Especially if the only way to see them is to talk to a doctor or something like that.
--- Quote from: Badger on September 07, 2010, 03:39:40 pm ---Players should have to use their initiative, sure, but they shouldn't have to be psychic. Or playing with a wiki printout.
--- End quote ---
That's why I like how Sierra is revealed (talking to someone in a random encounter), and why I dislike the way Train Stations are revealed - and I think they shouldn't be hidden at all.
Badger:
The point is that trains aren't halfway near as popular as they could and should be.
It's too basic a feature to force players to travel to the Boneyard or Vault City. It's not intuitive gameplay. I'd be fine with a quest that originated from the stations themselves, because that would make sense. That way, from the start, players would be aware that trains exist and that there is a way to get them running. You want to get trains, you go to the train station. You do the quest at the train station to get trains.
But having to look at the game's wiki page to discover that the quest, or even trains exist, is poor design. You can't expect players to go talk to every NPC in every town on the off chance they have a quest at this stage in the game, as there's just too few around.
Surf:
I don't have a problem about that. When I do the quest and finally see the stations, I feel like I have achieved something and can finally use these trains. Sorry, but in my opinion they are fine as they are.
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