
Where am I going with this? Well, if you notice, you can't find any fusion cores in FO3 nor FO:NV, and the power armor in those games never required a new fusion core to work. FO3 power armor offers no more protection against fall damage than any regular armor, but F04 power armor negates all fall damage to both the user and the armor. Also, FO3 power armor required power armor training to be able to use, while FO4 power armor could be used by just about anyone, even without prior training. Also, it is noticably thinner than FO4 power armor, and comes in the form of a helmet and full body suit unlike FO4 power armor which has interchangeable pieces for each arm, each leg, the torso, and the helmet attached to a frame.

Let me start by saying I know that Fallout 4 retconned power armor, but I think that there was no need for a retcon.įO3 power armor has a fusion core in the back, but it never has to be replaced, whereas FO4 power armor uses up fusion cores and will need to be replaced.
