User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim Titbits/@comment-4588723-20120901162418

True story...alot of these observations made me go back and play FO3 nostalgically for a while - the repair system makes more sense there, like taking down some crappy raider weapons and using it to perfect my SMG. Similarly, I'd like to be able to melt a couple unnecessary helmets down and improve my weapons with the raw materials.

Another thing I miss from the Fallout that you mentioned was influence over followers; about the 14th time Lydia died in a crypt because she jumped in the middle of my duel with a deathlord, I thought "Dammit, why can't I just tell you to flank?" '''It wouldn't be the hardest thing to revive, and I've stopped using companions for this reason. '''