The Witcher 3 vs Fallout 4 - Gameplaywise

[Alby_da_Wolf]

SvennoJ said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

 

Oh my, so in 1996 Magic Carpet 2 had castles that were able to defend themselves better...

They'll defend themselves just fine. The problem is the enemy cheats. If you only have a few people trying to fend off a bunch of super mutants and have all automatic defenses (logically) pointed outwards... 

It's fun building, yet managing a settlement sucks. You can't see who is assigned to what. Supply lines don't seem to work plus you can't see who is maintaining the supply line. Turrets can get damages or depleted during an attack, have fun finding the ones that need a simple repair. The settlement stats in the pip boy are usually off with old or completely bogus numbers. Plus the micromanagement would be insane if you would go for rebuilding the commonwealth as Sturges suggests. Suplying each settler one by one with armor, gun, ammo and a job.

It's good for scratching that creative itch and to break up the pace a bit.

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Oh, quite nice. Maybe it would go better if Bethesda were more into management and RTS games. One quick workaround against cheating enemies, without breaking the immersion and atmosphere with awkward, lager-like turrets pointing inwards, could be a tall central tower, it could protect the settlement inside while still pointing outwards.