Is Wasteland 2 "better" than Wasteland 3 in any sense of the word?

[Homer Morisson]

I recently finished playing WL3 and was left with a mixed impression... it had still some pretty annoying bugs despite having been out for such a long time, and it was _much_ smaller/shorter/had less content than I would have expected and wanted.

So how about WL2:DC:

1. How's the bug situation, are there still major bugs like in WL3 that can kill side quest progression, or stop script triggers from firing when they should?

2. Content-wise, is WL2:DC "bigger" than WL3, both in terms of size of the map as well as overall story playtime and amount of enjoyable side quests, and hidden/off-the-beaten-path locations to explore?

3. Do you eventually get your own base like in WL3, or will you always just be a gear in the Ranger machine without any control over the base?

Thank you for your input.

[Mobile Suit God Damn]

1. Ive played through it a couple of times and it was about as buggy at launch as W3 was. Once they released the DC version of 2 it was way better performance wise. Never did stumble upon any game breaking bugs in either game tho.

2. It probably takes longer to get through. The are two maps in this one and a couple of the eareas you explore are pretty damn big.

3. Nah, you always stay a grunt that has to follow orders from Vargas and there's no say on how the base develops.

If nothing else I will say that I for the most part prefer the story in 2. It somehow feels more epic.

[Homer Morisson]

Thanks for your insight... not what I was hoping for, but eh... I guess Wasteland and I will never be the best of friends, heh.

[EolSunder]

wasteland 2 (and DC) are about 2x as big as wasteland 3 in my opinion, 2 area maps instead of 1. The main bugs in wasteland 2 are usually in the later game hollywood quests where quests can break due to this and that, but i don't think any of those quests are something that can break the main quest. You'll have tons of exp and items by the time you get there anyway.

You do not get your own base. You are based out of an area but it doesn't evolve or build up or anything as you play/quests. It's just a place you store your stuff/buy/sell and do a few things.

Its better than wasteland 3 except in grapics and menus. They made wasteland 3 a little easier over the board when it comes to weapons, weapon mods and such, takes a little more managing in wasteland 2 when it comes to skills/weapon mods and stuff. I think of wasteland 3 as the arcade version of wasteland 2, less micromanaging, more of the hack and slash type of wasteland compared to the rpg tactical side of wasteland 2.

I think most people like wasteland 2 over 3 its just more fleshed out, feels like 3 was pushed out before they had a chance to add a bunch of things, deadlines came up they threw out what they had.

[Mobile Suit God Damn]

It's probably also worth mentioning that much like Fallout 2 W3 "suffers" from way more monkey cheese than the previous game. Sure W2 had its share of weird silliness but they really turn it up in 3. Personally I enjoy it but I know some people who didn't.