[Vault 81 Vendor] Supposed 10% Discount After Quest

[Wolf]

The Fallout 4 wikia page states that Alexis, the vendor at Vault 81, will offer a 10% discount after saving Austin in the quest "Hole in the Wall". The initial price for Overseer's Guardian is 3400 for me. After retrieving a 3 Junkytown Vendor magazines, the barter bobblehead, and giving the cure to Austin, the price is at 3297 for the weapon.

I don't know what percent discount the three Junkytown Vendor magazines and barter bobblehead combined yields (bobblehead alone is 5%), but a 10% discount from the quest alone sinks the price down to 3040, yet it is 3297 bottle caps currenly.

Anyone know if the 10% discount statement on the wikia page is false or is there another reason?

[litbolt]

Depends on your Charisma. The wikia also has an excellent page explaining the barter mechanics, even including the friend discount for Alexis.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Charisma#Fallout_4

[Nish-Ki]

You could try the grape or orange mentats, one of those gives 10% price drop and Charisma boost. You won't have to worry about those prices after a point either. So I wouldn't worry about saving 200 caps. Setup your settlement's economy, earn caps just by letting them be. (2-3 stores in each settlement, stop by every couple days for caps in storage)

[Hobo Misanthropus]

It's way funnier just to sell the cure.

[Bored Peon]

Here is how this goes.....

I laugh and say welcome to the real word because you jsut figured out the wiki page is full of brahminshit and has no fact checking.

Then this happens....

Along come either a dumbass fanboy or someone that just refuses to believe the wiki is wrong. They of course demand some sort of proof the wiki is wrong.

Then you provide proof the wiki is full of crap on some info....

Those who previously believed the wiki was infallible now insist on you wasting your time to go correct the wrong information on the wiki.

Then since I do not own the wiki website...

I point out I am not the person sitting back collecting money for running the website. So why in the ♥♥♥♥ would I want to work for free correcting their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass info because they let anyone edit info?

Since anyone can edit the info....

Correcting the info onyl to have dumbass come alogn a few days or months later to change your info because they think they know better takes you back to the begining.

So in the end just pay your damn caps and stfu and avoid the whole pile of brahminshit.

[DouglasGrave]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Here is how this goes.....

I laugh and say welcome to the real word because you jsut figured out the wiki page is full of brahminshit and has no fact checking.

Then this happens....

Along come either a dumbass fanboy or someone that just refuses to believe the wiki is wrong. They of course demand some sort of proof the wiki is wrong.

Then you provide proof the wiki is full of crap on some info....

Those who previously believed the wiki was infallible now insist on you wasting your time to go correct the wrong information on the wiki.

A lot of the information on it is very good, despite there being the occasional error. The more common and readily checked stuff is more reliable, as is the case with any information source. The nice thing about being a wiki is that it stores its history of edits, allowing it to be easily reverted, or allowing anyone to review the earlier alterations.

I'll note that it's somewhat hypocritical to treat the statement of one random person as "proof" as if it were absolute truth, while a document that's available at a known location and is readily subject to examination is what you consider to be less reliable. It's not infallible, but it's better than most random accounts you might read.

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

I point out I am not the person sitting back collecting money for running the website. So why in the ♥♥♥♥ would I want to work for free correcting their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass info because they let anyone edit info?

Because it's an information resource you might use, and having it be good makes the sort of questions being asked here easier to address. You spent time and effort on this reply, and it only "helps" one person, instead of getting a better return for your time and effort.

Since it benefits you to be part of a gaming community supplied with better information, why should you care if someone else makes some arbitrary amount of revenue off supporting the information source? You've got the benefit of dealing with less ignorance.

[Bored Peon]

Told you this would happen....

Originally posted by DouglasGrave:

I'll note that it's somewhat hypocritical to treat the statement of one random person as "proof" as if it were absolute truth, while a document that's available at a known location and is readily subject to examination is what you consider to be less reliable. It's not infallible, but it's better than most random accounts you might read.

See what he fails to comprehend that he just made my point. That info posted on the wiki is from ONE person. There is nobody else to fact check it first. It takes someone else to come along and edit instead. Which is still "one random person" as he put it. Then there is nothing to prevent someone else coming along and changing that info because they think it is right.

Wiki is great for looking up locations, id codes, etc and crap you need a quick response. If you want any real accurate in depth info on game mechanics that is what these forums are for.

Originally posted by DouglasGrave:

You've got the benefit of dealing with less ignorance.

Wanan bet? You must be new to the internet or something. Ever see what happens when you tell someone they are wrong? Which we will see real quick from you.....

As I said before just pay the extra caps and stfu!

[DouglasGrave]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

See what he fails to comprehend that he just made my point. That info posted on the wiki is from ONE person. There is nobody else to fact check it first. It takes someone else to come along and edit instead. Which is still "one random person" as he put it. Then there is nothing to prevent someone else coming along and changing that info because they think it is right.

Everyone who looks at it has the opportunity to fact-check it, and it's rare for any wiki page to having editing performed by only one person, as a look at the page's own history shows. Even when the information is changed, that history of content remains, and can be recovered, allowing those who do edit to more readily maintain the information found to be correct (and the more people involved, the more likely they are to establish a stable consensus, as with any other information source).

You've paid attention to the basic ability to change, but not to the stabilizing effect of that information being examined and edited by a procession of people, all contributing to its overall accuracy.

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Wiki is great for looking up locations, id codes, etc and crap you need a quick response. If you want any real accurate in depth info on game mechanics that is what these forums are for.

Those would be just as subject to inaccuracy if it were as subject to persistent flaws as you suggest.

The strength of the forum versus the wiki is not simple accuracy, but supporting explanations and help relevant to the particular context of an individual with a problem.

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Originally posted by DouglasGrave:

You've got the benefit of dealing with less ignorance.

Wanan bet? You must be new to the internet or something. Ever see what happens when you tell someone they are wrong?

If the wiki is a common information source informing many people, the general level of information is improved by helping to keep it accurate. Your argument here amounts to "But there are still ignorant people!". Yes, but fewer of them, and it's easier to correct them when you've got a nice, stable information source to provide.

You're showing an attitude difficulty here because you think of it as telling someone that they're wrong, instead of helping them to find the answer that is right. Focus on the latter, rather than the former, and you'll reduce those difficulties (not eliminate them entirely, but usefully decrease their incidence).

[Vardis]

Maybe you're already getting the 10% discount? I'm not sure why, but in one my saves, I'm getting an extra 10% purchase discount from every vendor. I messed around with the console trying to figure where it came from, and it persisted even after I removed all my perks.