9. Fallout: New Vegas The Courier Mildly Annoying A Faction Will Result In Hit-Squads
Fallout: New Vegas was lauded for implementing a system whereby you know where you stood with the various clans operating in the Mojave, upgrading the simple karma incarnation from the previous instalment. You could tell if the Followers treated you as a friend, and what side you were on in the NCR-Caesars Legion ding-dong. However, there was absolutely no subtlety to the system, meaning people were more than happy to mow you down if you were in the shunned category. Now, Ive been shunned before, but that tends to just involve people not speaking to you for a while because youve done something wrong. Thats cool, I can get that. However, in post-apocalyptic Nevada, shunned and heavily armed attack squads seem to go hand in hand. Im serious if youre treated with something below indifference, Caesars Legion will send well-armed hit squads after you. While later on in the game you can probably swat them like annoying flies with your laser weaponry, this can even happen right at the start when youre armed with nothing but a pool queue, a broken pistol and a winning smile. Its frankly insane, although it does make clear why Caesar is so feared. Of course, this does happen in a society where a faction will hunt you with bullet-soaked fury for stealing a tin of beans inside their settlement, so swings and roundabouts really.