>>314847
I've been a loot goblin my entire life, however as I grew older and time for video games grew tighter, I started optimizing my builds and sessions with only as much as I needed. This led me to realize how much loot I could get away with skimping on and only focusing on what I liked/wanted to use, more importantly I started playing around with less used or liked equipment or builds simply to test them out. Since you mentioned Fallout, I agree with what this anon said
>>314851
There is only a handful of items you need in any given playthru, and going for other weapons or armor is a waste of time unless you plan on giving them to your companions. Good example of the current run I am doing(which is documented in the "what are you playing" and Friday Night threads) has me focusing on using light armor, unarmed(bare fists or knuckles, no power fists), one handed blunt and throwing weapons like spears or grenades, absolutely no guns aside from utility items like Dart Gun or Compliance Regulator which have a defensive use to them and aren't really good in a normal firefight. I found that I absolutely didn't need to do vast majority of quests or even visit some locations and instead just needed to prioritize a few locations or quests to get the items I needed. Everything else was just gravy and I could choose to ignore it or collect and sell it later, more importantly every game I played with this build could be completed without firing a single firearm, something most people wouldn't even think of doing aside from a challenge run. This unconventional build led me to playing the games in a way I would never do otherwise and had me evaluating usefulness of items that many normally ignore. I've been doing this for a long time, both with Fallout and other games, best thing to do is plan out what gear and playstyle/build you want to make and then laser focus on it. You would be surprised just how flexible some games are, and most games are simply not worth wasting time on minmaxing every piece of gear or selling every bit of trash for money you won't need anyways. Games like this really have to work overtime to make me care and feel like they deserve to have me play like this again.