Talk:Explorer

[in fallout 3] This perk is a good top-off for the person who is sick and tired of wandering around to find locations. It should be noted that Rockopolis and the crashed UFO are not revealed by this perk.-accountless avenger


 * Rockopolis and the UFO are not marked on the map so this isn't a surprise, and honestly, how can you get tired of wandering around, I've played the game 8 times and I'm still finding things I've never seen before. SpellChecker 05:28, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've logged 400 hours on this game so far, wandering around and "finding" things is what keeps it fun. lol, I still haven't found Takoma Park.--75.33.69.149 00:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Why won't it let me have this perk? I'm level 20 but I can't choose this perk!!!!!!!!!!
 * You're doing something wrong.--75.33.69.149 00:43, 30 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Maybe you are level 19 then, or you picked something else. SpellChecker 05:28, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I ALMOST chose this, but then I saw I couldn't fast travel. I now use Grim Reaper's Sprint, much more effective.

don't pick this at any cost! grim reaper thingy or puppies! not this!


 * Different people love different things, myself I don't like to wander around for hours looking for something I know is there, but unsure of exactly where it is. I can't even alt-tab to wiki since alt-tabbing out of fallout causes my game to crash lol. so yeah, I would never take this off my list of must have perks to take. 76.198.64.241 21:47, September 8, 2011 (UTC)

The benefit of this perk for me is that if you have to go to a place that you haven't discovered and you have no idea where it is, you won't have to come to the vault. Type the name of the place in the search bar, and you don't have to use the image on the article to locate that place. So I think this perk is really useful if you hate to search for places you have gone before but you don't remember where they are(i.e. going to vault 108 in a new character).Nyoche 18:22, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * This perk is a waste of a perk slot in my opinion. It doesn't do anything other than reveal locations that are common. But there are far more areas that do not show up as well so it is a waste. Also please remember to sign your posts. Thanks!

Bad Perk
This perk is utterly terrible and I hate how it assumes the internet doesn't even exist. You know what I'm talking about. No one can look me straight in the face and tell me they don't ever look something up on wiki from time to time. I mean sure most people play a game first time without researching anything but after a while you want to start mastering the game are there are better ways to spend life than combing a video game over when you can just look it up on wiki.I was looking at the maps on wiki for places I never found before I even realized this was a perk. I think I'll just give this perk to myself in console heh. Bad design philosophy.

Opinions
Whereas I fully understand some do not like this perk, can users please remember that one of the reasons FO3/NV are so wonderful is that they do indeed cater to different play styles. I myself love this perk. I find I hit level 20 very quickly, long long before game end, and that is WITH XP-slowing mods! I happen to enjoy going to places and prefer NOT to look them up on the net or download a completed map to avoid spoiling the experience for me. I also very rarely use vats and don't find other level 20 perks particularly interesting...personally. I also feel that this perk makes logical sense, in that your PC would be hearing about places from others, indeed, actively seeking out such information, in a bar somewhere or a merchant's. Conversely, following magic markers that appear when one is nearing an unexplored and hitherto completely unknown to the player does NOT make as much sense... for me. I am glad this perk is in the game, and hope it continues to be so in future releases.