Oh, wow, I never really thought of that. Makes a lotta sense.
In regards to Dust, I love it. I've probably played through NV twenty times, so it just feels so great to have something....new. Alcohol also helps a lot with the weight problems. Currently running around with a brush gun, Bozar, and an ungodly amount of pipe bombs, powder charges, makeshift frags, and toaster mines. 'Bout to head into Zion pretty soon, which is gonna be hell, as you'll know if you've been/watched somebody go there in Dust....