Though I'm enjoying Fallout 3, these question comes to mind:
[Speach 33.333333333%] Why can my level 4, str 3, endurance 5 charecter bludgeon a super mutant wielding a chaingun to death with a lead pipe?
[Failed] Because Bethseda made combat far less enjoyable? Hey, for 25 XP, wasn't that should be suicidal tactic fun?
[Speech 1%] Why did my int 1 charecter speak fluently and convince several people to back down when by SPECIAL Standards, his comment should have resembled "hehehhe peeepee"?
[Success] Because... hell, I don't know. Because saving and loading speech checks, thus making that skill worthless, is a good design move?
So, it is a good game. It is a fun game! But it is a Fallout game the same as BoS was.
See Ya George.
"He did not die - He passed Away"
At least following a comedians own jokes makes his death easier.