#bos rant

[timeywhimeydaffy]

As someone who started it all ass backwards with Fallout 4 (then a bit of 76 and then NV ❤️)... Waiting for a Fallout 3 remake because That looks like a mess for XBOX/PS lol

Something I read, about the BOS being the logical F4 ending and that the BOS is good sparked the incoming rant:

If THAT is your introduction to the BOS, it doesn't make sense to me personally how you choose them, because there is way too much racism and exploitation there and in my playthroughs it's always the Minutemen who are there for everyone who don't hurt anyone else, who require work to build up a good society and don't just take from settlements like raiders in better armour.

What I've seen of Fallout 3, yeah Lyons was a good egg, but boy howdy the show and Fallout 4 really don't make me wanna support the tech nazis/religious cult.

There are some good people like Haylen or Danse, who are the main reason why the Minutemen always co exist with the Railroad and the BOS. Also the fact Danse stops talking to you if you blow them up (which is bad writing after everything) keeps me from doing that most of the time.

But yeah...as long as it isn't explicitly stated in the show, I hold on to that Fallout 4 ending, because with everyone you meet, how could someone buy into the belief that everyone who isn't human should be killed? How do you go up to farms and just bully them into giving up their food? The BOS is not good, some splinter groups might be decent and I can't say much about the OG group (I guess the Appalacian chapter are the closest and their Paladin is trying to be good, but is a bit nutty and Shin grows on you, but would probably fall in line with Arthur ugh), but if the Fallout 4 BOS is something you admire, other than for the obvious "cool stuff", you're not someone I'd want as a friend. 👋😂

[therealdragonnerdagain]

On my current playthrough as Red Nora, I decided to join all the factions and play them against each other. And now that I've done it, I honestly think the game was meant to be played this way.

It makes the most sense to do it this way, too. You get all benefits and reap all the rewards of each faction, then you screw over the ones you don't like and uplift the ones you love.

BOS quests are actually pretty entertaining. And I love that getting to know all the members means it will be harder later to destroy the Prdywen. I've already decided to persuade Danse to just leave the Commonwealth. I'd rather have him leave than stay and hate me.

It also makes it extra sad when you do those quests to mentor the children. Taking those kids along and listening to them happily spew the ignorance and hatred the BOS has taught them is pretty . . . infuriating. It just makes me hate the BOS more that they're training kids to be Nazis. And those same kids will die once the faction I finally choose orders me to blow them up.

I think so far my favorite BOS side quest is the one with the guy who was feeding the ghouls. I took Hancock and Deacon along for that one, and they loved it when I agreed to keep his secret.

Then I went back to Kells and told him ghouls stole the food. It was hilarious. Then I reloaded and told him I found nothing.

Kells is annoying, so fucking with him is great.

Somehow, I feel like Bethesda went overboard with the number of annoying NPCs this time. About 90% of the NPCs are annoying in Fallout 4. Looking back at Skyrim, I would say only about 30% of them were so annoying that I actually wanted to kill them. Even Braith didn't bother me. But FO4? You can't move two feet without being insulted.

[princessmicrosoft]

why does everyone love the BoS so much

they are such

assholes

literally on the same asshole tier as the enclave