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pjedilord

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:25am

Fallout 4 Why Common Wealth?

Why is the city called Common Wealth in Fallout 4? Not called so in the US?
Commonwealth exists in are life has 2.4 billion people.
So the company liked and was inspired to use in Fallout 4?
I wonder what will inspire the company for names in Starfield being in space.
Will they refer Skyrim or Fallout games for the fans?

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DouglasGrave has Fallout 4

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:28am

In real life, the state in which the game takes place is known as the "Commonwealth of Massachusetts", with Boston being its capital.

Last edited by DouglasGrave; Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:29am

steventirey has Fallout 4

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:34am

The city isn't called the Commonwealth. The stare of Massachusetts is. Officially in the real world, the states actual name is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It has nothing to do with the Commonwealth of Nations, which I assume you are meaning because of the population number you give.

In the Fallout setting, the United States becomes organized into 13 commonwealths in 1969.

pjedilord

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:45am

Never heard so,not in films, so is the city setting like how is in life? Or diffent?

kdodds

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:51am

All you need to know:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/whats-the-difference-between-a-commonwealth-and-a-state#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20Kentucky%2C%20Massachusetts,a%20nonvoting%20representative%20in%20Congress.

They're just labels, really.

hawkeye

Oct 5, 2021 @ 11:48am

Running out of ideas? We discussed this in depth a few weeks ago.

If you want to turn this forum into a silly Starfield forum with "if my uncle was a woman would he be my aunty" questions then there are plenty of better places to do it. Rather than bugger up this forum.

Last edited by hawkeye; Oct 5, 2021 @ 11:51am

kdodds

Oct 5, 2021 @ 12:41pm

Originally posted by hawkeye:
Running out of ideas? We discussed this in depth a few weeks ago.

If you want to turn this forum into a silly Starfield forum with "if my uncle was a woman would he be my aunty" questions then there are plenty of better places to do it. Rather than bugger up this forum.

Concur and about to block OP.

SievertChaser has Fallout 4

Oct 5, 2021 @ 1:51pm

Originally posted by kdodds:
Originally posted by hawkeye:
Running out of ideas? We discussed this in depth a few weeks ago.

If you want to turn this forum into a silly Starfield forum with "if my uncle was a woman would he be my aunty" questions then there are plenty of better places to do it. Rather than bugger up this forum.
Concur and about to block OP.

Only now?

fluxtorrent has Fallout 4

Oct 5, 2021 @ 9:42pm

the US doesnt even have 2 billion people NOW

steventirey has Fallout 4

Oct 5, 2021 @ 10:55pm

Originally posted by fluxtorrent:
the US doesnt even have 2 billion people NOW

No, but the commonwealth he is likely talking about existing is the Commonwealth of Nations, made up mostly of former British colonies. That does have an estimated population of 2.4 billion. I believe he thinks that the developers took the name Commonwealth from that.

steventirey has Fallout 4

Oct 6, 2021 @ 2:24am

Originally posted by fluxtorrent:
I think you might be creditting him with thinking, there is a error there somewhere :P

Well, to be fair if you just do a search for the word commonwealth it is literally the first thing that pops up. Not a whole lot of thinking required for that.

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