maybenexttime wrote:

If it was a well thought mini quest than I wouldn't mind having to "earn" a piece of an equipment. Unfortunately, most people don't do that which is fine as well. Even making a small well thought out quest is a lot of work.

Yes like maybenextime stated. I believe earning the item or equipment is fair considering it is properly balanced and reasonable quest. Many times however individuals make the tasks a "grind" to achieve the item. That is a turn off.

Tots The Hard Way!!

It depends how much you want that certain mod item. In games like Skyrim and Fallout you can just cheat and put it in your inventory if you want too. If I were to choose one I would say no I don't like working for stuff.

Probably easy way just because if I were to review the gun I wouldn't want an extensively long video or a tiresome edited one.

I think it's nice to have both options. I like have an easy way (or just the console ID) so that I can test a weapon to see if I want to use if for my playthrough. However, if I like the weapon I would definitely like it if the weapon was placed in a "dungeon," or had some quest tied to it. It makes it more interesting for me.

Having to find unique armors like on a quest is completely fine. If some equipment on Mitchell's house is left then I usually just ignore it until I get pass mid-level. It would only make the game more easier with powerful guns unless you only have a single high quality pistol.

Makes it worth it in the end if you work for it. Adds value to it and whatnot. Not to mention it lengthens your game hours eh? eh?

299792458 wrote:

I think it's nice to have both options. I like have an easy way (or just the console ID) so that I can test a weapon to see if I want to use if for my playthrough. However, if I like the weapon I would definitely like it if the weapon was placed in a "dungeon," or had some quest tied to it. It makes it more interesting for me.

Overall I think most people would agree that having both options would be the best. If you have both options everyone is satisfied, everybody wins.

Although I like to work for my rewards it would be nice to have both options just in case for troubleshooting and whatnot etc.

I don't mind working for something that is worth my time.  I also will not turn something down that just drops in front of me.  It is a challenge for any modder to decide what the right level of difficulty is to guard something.  I would not want to run into a dozen death claws near megaton at level 2 that are guarding some great weapon or armor. Setting the stage and letting the player decide if the item is worth the risk is as important as the item.  Placing the item in the game in such a way as to force the player into a course of action that will probably get their character killed is not good. The best hard mods that I have seen give the players hints as to what they are going after giving the player choices as to what to do.  Just my opinion!!!  Cheers!!!  V/R MistTiger

I like to work for the item as long as the way you work for it is realistic and/or it feel like it belongs in the game.

i got to say i juste love quest for an item thats matches the item for exemple with the halo armor or mods its would be nice to have a quest like with some real spartans giving you the quest and bla bla bla saying the bunker of the unsc has been invaded by some death claws in the tests chamber and bla bla bla ( good idea for a mods juste saying if anyone had ever the courage of doing it)

I prefer things that are the hard way. Especially with weapons and armor, I just plain old don't like it when there's a chest with all the items from a mod in it, I like it when it's all put into the world, enemies using it, in shops and whatnot. So when I find the gun I really want out in the world, it's all that much more satisfying when I get it, otherwise it feels cheap.

At first i prefer the Easy way for checking the mod and finding if there is any bugs in it and when i'm done checking then i reinstall the mod to go the hard way.

For guns provided it's not overpowered compared to the other weapons I'm kinda in the middle. Mods mods I have activated usually gives the weapons to enemies/shops, so I can either gather up the caps or just kill raiders.

There are some fun mods that have fun and unique quests. However this is a double edged sword, so sometimes they make it nigh impossible to get said item without expending all your resources to achieve said item. Putting a hundred or so deathclaws in an area round the weapon is painful. Designing an elaborate dungeon, or creating obstacles that require clever thinking is the way I like it :3

I normally like to work for my weapons and armor in game it just feels a lot more rewarding to me. I have always been the type that didn't want anything handed to me; I would rather just work for it. The concept of having all these weapons from mods being placed in Doc Mitchell's house kind of irks me sometimes. But seriously I feel so bad for that guy, people always leaving their stuff all over his house haha.

Putting a gun outside (and far away) from Goodsprings is more challenging than giving a gun right you leave the Doc Mitchell's house. I want more, challenging mods like the Project Navada where you weight is decreased. The easiest way is for me, the boring and the nonsense way. 'You cheat the gun' and some time, you got bored and want more mods, more weapons, armor, etc.
However, I like to find/search for a gun. It's my opinion.

In short:
Easiest way, boring and cheating.
Hardest way, more challenging, gives you some fun while searching.

If its a unique weapon definitely I prefer to be reward either placed in a special area or from a quest or a boss of some sort.

If its a standard weapon you typical M16s and whatnot i rather they be in the appropriate level list and vendors.

The hard way you get much more excitement from the rewards

I like when the gun that you downloaded has to be crafted and you have to search for the parts, like the DC-15 mod for New Vegas.