Myself being an interplay loyalist, would like to add to this debate, honestly i feel that bethesda is going to destroy fallout fundamentals, and make this game for the average gammer, which honestly saddens me because fallout was meant for the more in depth gamer who enjoys complicated scenarios and yes there probably will be a "hard mode" but it wont be the same, the conversion from an rts style format to a fps/3rdperson shooter is going to remove all the fundamentals of fallout, i dont really care that they even kept the AP because its only used for the v.a.t.s. system and from what i've experienced the system is basicly for those people who do not want the full experience, its an overpowered system and ruins the gameplay, its basicly your get out of jail free card, and i honestly hate it, also from what i've expereinced it has some very big graphic and engine flaws, two examples ill share with you, one is a sniper rifle to the head with the v.a.t.s. system should not break off every appendage, and two an smg should not be able to completely shred a person's body without "hours" of constant fire and i have seen the v.a.t.s. system do both of these with single shots

Also i would like to add, dialogue was esential to Fallout gameplay, and from what i've expereinced with both marrowind, and oblivion, the dialogue was, to be blunt, "lacking" Fallout dialogue meant everything in the first 2 it was included in everything you did, from side quests and main quests to gaining money, items, weapons, armor, etc.. but dialogue was so important that it could mean having a friend, buying cheaper equipment, a joke, life, death, a cookie, or getting q job for a couple of caps, and from what i've seen the dialogue in fallout 3 looks...like to be more of the same bethesda genre.

Also i would like to remind the Fallout fans, where did Tactics leave us off with the plot? with the canadian BOS reuniting with the USA BOS, Although im not certain if bethesda plans to have it in another game i dont know, but they are not including this crucial part of the fallout story line. Also i would like to point out, i may be wrong on this as to i havn't played Fallout 2 in a while, but to the best of my knowledge wasn't the enclave destroyed for the better part? Now i understand that this is not on the eastern edge of the US but from what i can recall they were...so im lets say befudled that the enclave is even in fallout 3.

And at last but not least, i would like to give my opinion, that honestly the "Nuke Tosser" or w/e is the equivilant to the BFG 9000, i mean honestly.... a nuke cannon..... will someone remind me if there was ever something so extravegant in any of the fallout games, because im drawing a blank here...