Which leveling up system do you prefer: Oblivion's or Fallout 3's

Just curious, because they are both very different and I've seen people debate about which one is better. I personally prefer the leveling system in which you must practice your major skills in order to advance. For example, if I were to play as a mage, I would level up by casting spells, and not by fighting dudes with warhammers.    

Fallout 3.  I like getting my experience points by killing fools rather than standing in a corner and jumping up and down.

Major Skills. It really allows me to shape my characte the way I want to... Even though I keep ending up with a spell casting assassin who only uses a bow.

This is actually a tough question, 'cause I liked Oblivion's concept more than it's execution, and Fallout 3's leveling was pretty alright.  Probably Fallout, just because it's a lot easier to be a little more rounded.

Fallout 3.  Oblivion's system was a monotonous trudge, and having to jump around like a moron just so I can level up was both ridiculous and trite.

Fallout 3 definitely had a less frustrating system in my opinion. In real life, I don't need to level up by sleeping.

I hated Oblivion's system since you basically just jumped everywhere to level the agility skill, and magic was really hard to level up. It was terrible. Fallout 3 is much better, although...
 
Monsters that scale to your level is super lame.

" Major Skills. It really allows me to shape my characte the way I want to... Even though I keep ending up with a spell casting assassin who only uses a bow. "

I prefer Oblivion's level up system, but I like the way you level up in Fallout 3 as well.

By "practicing your major skills" you must have meant "tape the left thumbstick up while your character swims into a corner for hours, or, jump everywhere like a retard who thinks he has a scorpion in his boot". I much prefer the fallout 3 method.

Oblivion makes much more sense imo

I like both, but prefer the "learn by doing" system. Oblivion is a bad example; the leveling system was broke. It took so long to level a skill, you needed to exploit the system if you wanted to level up past 20. 

Fallout seems more classic, but Oblivion seems like a better idea. Did any mods ever fix the leveling on Oblivion? 

Oblivions.
 
Even if it had some kinks in it, I still like the concept.

I'd like Oblivion's better, if it was developed in a more efficient way.

Some people mentioned that you "had" to level up by jumping in a corner. I put "had" in quotation marks because jumping or swimming in a corner for hours isn't the way that system is supposed to be used.

Fallout 3 by far.  Oblvion's leveling system was absolute junk.

I liked the idea behind Oblivon's, but I don't think it was done very well. So Fallout.

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Some people mentioned that you "had" to level up by jumping in a corner. I put "had" in quotation marks because jumping or swimming in a corner for hours isn't the way that system is supposed to be used.

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" Fallout 3.  I like getting my experience points by killing fools rather than standing in a corner and jumping up and down. "

" Oblivion's other big mistake is the enemy level scaling, which makes the entire endeavor of leveling up absolutely pointless. "

I feel that I shouldn't vote since I have not played Oblivion, but I love Fallout 3's leveling system.

" I liked Oblivion's concept more than it's execution "

I prefer The Elder Scrolls' experience system, though it wasn't very well executed in Oblivion.

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Some people mentioned that you "had" to level up by jumping in a corner. I put "had" in quotation marks because jumping or swimming in a corner for hours isn't the way that system is supposed to be used.

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definitely oblivion

I voted for fallout 3 as that just seems more logical. Although Oblivion's is more realistic, doesn't necessarily mean more fun.
 
I'm waiting for games to rip off of the Sphere Grid. Where you can level up normally, but once you're done you can go back and basically re-write the grid to have what stats you want. Also the branching paths for different skill sets in that system worked really well.

I liked the concept behind Oblivion's leveling system more but I definitely prefer Fallout 3's in terms of simplicity. As for enemies leveling up to you, this happens in Fallout 3 as well.

" @natetodamax said:

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Some people mentioned that you "had" to level up by jumping in a corner. I put "had" in quotation marks because jumping or swimming in a corner for hours isn't the way that system is supposed to be used.

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The problem is, agility is needed to raise the level, and of course for an rpg game it's about leveling, but practically other than jumping over rocks or crates, there isn't any in-game usage of jumping, or any part in the game where it FORCES you to jump. That's why jumping to raise agility to raise level does not make sense. "

Oblivion for sure.

I have no idea how anyone can like Oblivions honestly. Its so easily exploitable and stupid. Fallout 3 just has a normal leveling system which is the best kind for RPGs. Oblivion is only playable with all the mods out for it in my opinion, since they can change pretty much every dumb thing in the game.

" I prefer The Elder Scrolls' experience system, though it wasn't very well executed in Oblivion. "

Oblivion's was better, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

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" @natetodamax said:

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Some people mentioned that you "had" to level up by jumping in a corner. I put "had" in quotation marks because jumping or swimming in a corner for hours isn't the way that system is supposed to be used.

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The problem is, agility is needed to raise the level, and of course for an rpg game it's about leveling, but practically other than jumping over rocks or crates, there isn't any in-game usage of jumping, or any part in the game where it FORCES you to jump. That's why jumping to raise agility to raise level does not make sense. "

That's what the custom classes were for. My characters never had Agility or any of that as a main skill and I had no problem leveling. "

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" I prefer The Elder Scrolls' experience system, though it wasn't very well executed in Oblivion. "

This. On the other hand, I hate the concepts of scaled enemies, so Fallout get points for its partial scaling system, the lesser of two evils. But then again I also hate level caps with every fiber of my being, so neither system is my ideal. "

I love the customization that TES allows, but Oblivion was executed terribly. Even for Morrowind, I end up just downloading a mod that lets me choose whatever attributes I want at level up.

" Fallout 3.  I like getting my experience points by killing fools rather than standing in a corner and jumping up and down. "

Oblivion.

Oblivion's is much more unique and interesting, but Fallout 3's is much more solid and well rounded. I'll go with Fallout 3 in a pinch.

" Fallout seems more classic, but Oblivion seems like a better idea. Did any mods ever fix the leveling on Oblivion?  "

 Oblivion's other big mistake is the enemy level scaling, which makes the entire endeavor of leveling up absolutely pointless. "

Fallout 3, considering I didn't play Oblivion for 80+ hours.

Oblivion's system was good on paper, but the execution was flawed.