Makta raises a valid point about the lackluster world design in New Vegas.
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Echo Bay could had been a nice refugee/trading town to the East, Baker could had been a NCR town to the South, Jean a more criminal town outside of Goodsprings. Jacobstown needed to have more of an impact, maybe recruit Marcus to fight with the NCR or something. Willow Springs could had been a Legion R&R civvie town. Etc, etc.
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