I've always imagined it as an extremely advanced civilization, because thats they way they talk about it in Fallout 3... and also maybe because I'm from Boston
Hey man Im from Massachusetts to. Of course Boston will live after a nuclear war, and no doubt that the best minds in the world would be in Boston after all Harvard is like the 1# university in the world. You also have M.I.T. Boston your my home.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 14:20 ET
According to Pinkerton, the Commonwealth is a blasted nothing, just like the Capital. The Institute is the only interesting thing. Nitty Tok. 18:36, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
I wouldn't say that. Sure the Capital (Washington, D.C.) was nuked by China but theres plenty of interesting things there to like the Washington Monument, Capitol Building, and other things. I would like to see Fenway Park in a disrepair condition or Old North Church and the Boston Common. It would be awesome if they made a game based in the Commonwealth and I got to see Fenway Park and where 2nd base was is now a crater with an undetonated bomb like Megaton.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 15:01 ET
- From what I can tell, the only hi-tech location in the Commonwealth is the Institute - everything else is a savage wasteland.
Tagaziel (call!) 19:41, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
Hey maybe the Institute is at war with another hi-tech facility. M.I.T. vs. Harvard or something like that.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 15:47 ET
- Why would they be? I mean, honestly. What in the game could possibly suggest that? Nitty Tok. 19:49, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
It doesn't have to be in the game. Its a suggesion. Bethseda is the one who came up with the Commonwealth. They have the right to do what ever they like to it.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 15:56 ET
- What do you mean, "It doesn't have to be in the game."? It's a game! Everything has to be in the game! There is no ARG, and there's probably not going to be anything else out of Penny Arcade. Nitty Tok. 19:59, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
I meant there wasn't anything in FO3 that suggested that there was or was not a war going on up in the Commonwealth.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 16:14 ET
Im coming up with ideas for future games. Who knows maybe Bethseda developers are reading all this. Seeing our ideas. I think they would be more interested in our ideas than our arguing on why would a war be between the Istitute and some other high-tech facility.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 16:35 ET
- I really doubt that the Commonwealth would get a whole game to itself, it's just a Blade Runner reference. Nitty Tok. 20:37, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
Lets just give that decision to the developers. They're making the games not us.- Zachattak471 May 9, 2010 16:46 ET