askfor Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Here is how chain of command works in Fallout 4. Some issues here are just ridiculous, the others are annoying. If you join BOS, Paladin Danse is supposed to be your commanding officer, yet he takes orders from you. Sometimeseven responds with "Roger that". At first checkpoint of Danse's trust gaining quest he tells you that his commandingofficer was tough at him just like he is tough on you. I wish there was a dialog response like "You mean, just like I am tough on you ?". That is a minor issue. The other is Preston Garvey, if you join the Minutemen. He is your subordinate yet you have to take orders from him.It has been discussed already, but there is more. If you take him as companion, both of you are issuing commands to each other. Anymilitary in the world would call it a recipe for disaster. Here is the *extremely* annoying part. I could assume that Preston's instructions are more like advisory, providing intel, etc.But, why you have to report back to Preston after completing each Minutemen quest ? As supreme commander you report toyourself only. It often means you have to travel to other end of the map, and listen to Preston's speech, which is rather lengthyone. If you walk away early, the quest would not end, and you will have to initiate dialogue again. You have to listen all of the nonsenseto very end of it. It would have been easier for developers to omit that part, as well. Yet, there it is.... I have never joined Institute, just spied in order to destroy them. I guess that there are more similar issues you have as newly appointed Institute director... Edited January 20, 2019 by askfor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 preston doesnt order you, he asks you to help out. you don't need to do it, which means its not an order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKKmods Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Danse is your mentor, not your boss. Preston is your assistant or facilitator, you know the guy person who answers the phones, looks after your diary takes the meeting minutes and orders lunch. EDIT: replace guy with person for corporate correctness. Edited January 20, 2019 by SKK50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askfor Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) preston doesnt order you, he asks you to help out. you don't need to do it, which means its not an order. Actually, you have to. It starts the quest and you can't refuse it. It is not like you ask: "Preston, do you have something else for me to do ?". It would have been cool if her was such dialog option, instead of adding a quest without question. Why reporting back to him, anyway ? There is a settler who thanks you, gives you caps and that should do it. If you want more, go and ask Preston.If not, that's it. Edited January 20, 2019 by askfor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askfor Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Danse is your mentor, not your boss. Preston is your assistant or facilitator, you know the guy person who answers the phones, looks after your diary takes the meeting minutes and orders lunch. EDIT: replace guy with person for corporate correctness. That is not true. When you ask Danse what is expected from you, he says "You will be serving under my command". When you meet Capt. Kells for the first time he say to danse that "recruit has been placed under your command". I mean, you guys can roleplay all you want, but I am complaining about game facts. Which are inconsistent for no good reason. Preston should have been that guy, but acts as superior. Edited January 20, 2019 by askfor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusTay Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ACTUALLY, if you never report back to Preston, the quest eventually completes anyway. I never bother going back anymore. If you had a friend who asked you for favors every time you hung out with them, after awhile you'd just avoid them. Same thing. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 OP doesn't understand the meaning of the word "order" in a military context. End of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askfor Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 OP doesn't understand the meaning of the word "order" in a military context. End of thread. So, you are giving us an order to stop posting at this thread... However, we are not taking orders from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Again, you seem to have no comprehension of the word "order" and what it means. Friendly advice, a dictionary and a thesaurus can help you. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askfor Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Again, you seem to have no comprehension of the word "order" and what it means. Friendly advice, a dictionary and a thesaurus can help you. Hope this helps. Well, you have not been helpful, that's for sure. You have to do whatever Preston tells you to, and you can't refuse it. And you have to report back afterwards.You can call it whatever you want, if that makes you feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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