Fallout 4 has 275 separate XP levels, one for each individual perk - pg 35

It has been confirmed that each individual perk in Fallout 4 carries its own XP levels that will tie into your overall XP rank. What does it mean for you? It means that there will likely be tons more potential play time than in Fallout 3 because there will likely be incentives for levelling up certain perks and playing the game multiple times. In total, the game has 275 separate XP levels.

[DarkOcelet]

I really hope the Experience gain on Very Hard is different from Normal/Easy/Hard. That was a mistake in New Vegas that they made it having no difference except in the challenge.

That was a nice touch although going to Level 30 in less than 20 hours made the game boring after maxing everything out.

I will definitely level everything to the max!

[Professor_K]

Another mistake New vegas made was having DeathClaws reward as much exp as a fire gecko. That always made me so mad

but at least i got some death claw eggs for my omelets.

[DarkOcelet]

Exactly, there was no balance in exp between tough monsters and weak ones and i did not like that at all.

[LAWSON72]

It is for balance issues probably, they don't want you spamming one location just to level up. The only enemies that probably grant bonus XP are unique ones. I don't blame them if that is why and I see no reason to change it.

[Professor_K]

Death Claws in the quary dont respawn after you kill them

And you know how much exp i got for killing the Alphas?

75

[NukaCola]

Oh and I hope there is no Hardcore mode mandated to platinum. And no do 10,000 points of something, like New Vegas had

[DarkOcelet]

Yeah, hardcore mode was more like a chore than a challenge.

[Phoenix76]

Can't wait to max out :-D

[Sly-Lupin]

Uh... has anyone ever even bothered to pay attention to levels in a Bethesda game?

[DragonKnight]

Yes. The community always talks about softcap levels, level tiers, etc.. all the time.

The amount of discussion I saw on follower levels for Skyrim was immense.

[roguedragon1]

Stop teasing me with these articles!

[christian hour]

Is this really a surprise? I figured the way levelling was done in ESV:Skyrim would carry over and evolve in to future Bethesda Games.

[SlightlyRetarted]

This leveling system is nothing like Skyrim. Thank god...

[Sniperwithacause]

This is going to be so time consuming. My back catalog has grown so much. Guess it's better to have the games when you want to play them vs. Not having anything to play at all.

[iluvmaPS3]

Guy on twitter said no cap level and you can play after completing the main story

[Heyxyz]

I really hope there is a NG+, so I can get to level 275 (because I doubt I can get there in one playthrough). I also hope there's free roam. The one thing I hated about Fallout 3 and NV was that after you completed the game it was over.

[DarkOcelet]

Pretty sure you can free roam after finishing the Enclave dlc final mission. But that was added later on. Perhaps you didn't play the GOTY edition.

[Heyxyz]

You're right, but I didn't play the GOTY edition. I also rarely buy DLC (not in the budget), so I really hope free roam will be in the base game.

[thelwebb100]

I hope the writing and quests are as varied as Fallout 3 and not in the vain of Skyrim.

[SilverClock]

I keep looking at Fallout 4 news thinking, "aah...well. It won't be out forever anyway." But it comes out this November. So awesome.