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Silver Style did Soldiers of Anarchy which is one of the finest tactical combat games I ever played. They DO have problems in the story and art department which surely needed to improve for a Fallout 3. For that reason alone I still would prefer FO3 at this place here (no, not the forums ), MCA would take out his magic pen and write the last chapter of the Fallout Bible - Fallout 3...

System An extended version of the good old SPECIAL system would be a lot better than the corset system aka D&D. Combat Everyone will agree that TOEE had great combat, but going for TB combat seems to be wishful thinking nowadays. But maybe, just maybe, you will think about it after the KotOR 2 RT overdose. Scenario Everything but Fantasy. Had enough of it for quite a while. There are so many tales to tell in a Sci-Fi scenario, just think of Gateway, Neuromancer or Asimov's robot stories.

Please, no more Fantasy - I want hardcore scifi. And if you absolutely have to, make it post-apocalyptic

Yes, Thief 3 was a good example for a game finally come true. Then we have Heroes of Might & Magic 5 and Jagged Alliance 3 which are currently in development. Atari said that they would really like to do a Baldur's Gate 3 so I think not all is lost. The biggest obstacle is Herve Caen for now. If it wasn't for him Fallout's future would look much brighter.

Seeing MCA as the lead of a potential FO3 again would be, well, he wrote the Fallout bible so it's like god would return to his creation

This is from Damon Vergilio: "Anything is on the chopping block to save the company. Herve [Herve Caen, Interplay's CEO] said he expects to announce something within the next couple days that will be enough of a boost to bring us back in. When it gets this dire, everything is up for grabs." They are desperate, use their weakness (every dark jedi would do ) and get the Fallout franchise now. You know you want it

February 2005 sounds good. Only 9 months, then they can with something more cool than Kotor 2. An original title, BG3 (from Atari) or FO3 (bought from the then defunct Interplay). There are so many talented people there who will do a GREAT Kotor 2 but I expect way more from them...

First I agree with you on TB. But Carsten had been bashed for saying that TB doesn't sell that well (he didn't say it doesn't sell at all which it does) and that pausing battles is a good compromise. For that people went at him. Do you really, really thought that was a fair discussion on DAC? Maybe you should read the thread regarding the user interface on Silver Style forums which was more civilized. Here Carsten answered stuff like this: "You're right. Even if only some and not all characters show that effect. Our graphicians already know the issue and will solve it."

Please do also read on Silver Styles forums. Carsten is really open to discussions, I found the guys at DaC just bashing on him for some reason I didn't really grasp. Tell them that TB doesn't sell like ice at the beach these days and they go mad.

You are cruel. Look what you did: Now they cry.

Landscapes is something which definitely needed improvements. The locations in KotOR all felt mostly flat, all being on one level. I would wish for more variety, I imagine a narrow trail up a snowy mountain. Or a next to a river, one of your tasks is to figure out how to get down the waterfall. I mean - if you do 3D then use it

Well, on Gamespot (or was it spy?) Feargus already said that he would love to do Fallout 3 but lacks the money for aquiring the license and getting it done on his own. However, IPLY giving it to them to finish it would be the best solution but this probably won't happen.

You can even get SP down with a lot of hard facts. He is the boss enemy of discussions

We were walking through the valley and we are doing it again, just waiting when our time comes. As you said it, there are ALWAYS developers with (insane) visions. That is the good thing: A lot of developers simply ARE hardcore gamers. They might do some games to bring in the money but I think the guys at Obsidian would always prefer a brand-new PCRPG to a FPS. Gives me a little bit of hope.

Sorry, I just had to laugh reading this. Does he pay well?