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Pip Boy · 11-06-2010, 12:42 PM

I've made my sniper rifle my all-purpose weapon for killing everthing ever since I got Jury Rigging, and even with maxed condition and guns skill, and using armor piercing rounds, it takes several shots to kill a Gaint Radscorpion. I find I rarely have problems with the smaller ones, I usually just get those with 2-3 shots from my Marskman's Carbine.

Really, if you think Radscorpions are hard, go fight the Legendary Deathclaw. I got a sneak attack critical (Sniper Rifle; AP) on that thing, used the fact that it spotted me to lure it onto a giant pile of every mine and explosive that I owned, used a stealth boy to hide again, got another sneak attack critical in, and still had to devolve to Run and Shoot kiting it around corners to help me avoid the giant claw swipes.

Overcast · 11-06-2010, 02:23 PM

Boone is the guy to have when haphazardly wandering the wasteland, the guy just kills things. I stuck a sniper rifle on him and didn't have to deal with an encounter for quite some time. Nobody can question that bit.

Raul is actually pretty strong, if you hand him the right gear. He has a preference for old school type weapons, so hand him a revolver and the trail carbine and he'll show off some fair skill. I also enjoyed the story of his past, though I agree about the boss thing.

Cass is pretty sqishy, but I was able to get a boost to her health when I took the law abiding route to her quest. And then she became my go-to for close range what with the hunting shotgun and the chainsaw.

Lily is like having another Rex in the party. Her addition to Stealth Boys is cool for when you are really trying to suck all you can out of them, but is nullified since she can't enter stealth properly and thus CONTINUALLY REPEATS the "your companion is letting you know they have entered stealth" comment. Thus, she is low damage and tank.

Veronica and I had a falling out on Black Mountain, when I realized she was squishier than everyone else. Her health never upgrades, and she just kept dying. Over and over and over. And it wasn't that she was dying, it was just I couldn't keep up with healing her. For an unarmed character I couldn't have that. Still love her personality though.

Arcade was my favorite. Combine that cynical attitude, a fairly interesting side quest, a reasonable skill with energy weapons, and the ability to wear power armor and I just had fun with him. He also had the unfair advantage of being queer, which I will admit is just something that always does well with me, see Veronica. He was squishy though, in my case the second squishiest next to Veronica, but it isn't as crippling since he isn't stuck in close range.

greed · 11-06-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Overcast

Boone is the guy to have when haphazardly wandering the wasteland, the guy just kills things. I stuck a sniper rifle on him and didn't have to deal with an encounter for quite some time. Nobody can question that bit.

Raul is actually pretty strong, if you hand him the right gear. He has a preference for old school type weapons, so hand him a revolver and the trail carbine and he'll show off some fair skill. I also enjoyed the story of his past, though I agree about the boss thing.

Cass is pretty sqishy, but I was able to get a boost to her health when I took the law abiding route to her quest. And then she became my go-to for close range what with the hunting shotgun and the chainsaw.

Lily is like having another Rex in the party. Her addition to Stealth Boys is cool for when you are really trying to suck all you can out of them, but is nullified since she can't enter stealth properly and thus CONTINUALLY REPEATS the "your companion is letting you know they have entered stealth" comment. Thus, she is low damage and tank.

Veronica and I had a falling out on Black Mountain, when I realized she was squishier than everyone else. Her health never upgrades, and she just kept dying. Over and over and over. And it wasn't that she was dying, it was just I couldn't keep up with healing her. For an unarmed character I couldn't have that. Still love her personality though.

Arcade was my favorite. Combine that cynical attitude, a fairly interesting side quest, a reasonable skill with energy weapons, and the ability to wear power armor and I just had fun with him. He also had the unfair advantage of being queer, which I will admit is just something that always does well with me, see Veronica. He was squishy though, in my case the second squishiest next to Veronica, but it isn't as crippling since he isn't stuck in close range.

Veronica's bugged, she never moves from level 12 (which makes her super powerful if you get her at like level 3 as she'll murder any of the leveled enemies). On PC with a mod to fix this she actually gets as tough as you'd expect a unarmed specialist to be. It's a pretty obvious bug so the next patch should deal with it for consoles.

But yeah Veronica and Boone are my favourites though the rest are pretty great too, can't complain about the companion selection in this at all.

Love Boone's Nelson comments, or more accurately your reply to them "That's not a problem, that's a solution".

EVILNess · 11-06-2010, 03:44 PM

Also, give Veronica Power Armor since she is like the only companion who can use it.

Marc v4.0 · 11-06-2010, 04:21 PM

When I gave Raul the suit of remnants power armor to carry for me he put it on.

Krylo · 11-06-2010, 05:03 PM

Yeah, Veronica is ridiculously tanky if she levels with you properly.

For whatever reason I didn't run into that bug in my play through. Had her going toe to toe with Legate and Caesar and his Praetorian guard with no real issue.

Sithdarth · 11-06-2010, 09:39 PM

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Her addition to Stealth Boys is cool for when you are really trying to suck all you can out of them, but is nullified since she can't enter stealth properly and thus CONTINUALLY REPEATS the "your companion is letting you know they have entered stealth" comment. Thus, she is low damage and tank.

That's why there is a wait command. Really if you're sneaking you shouldn't need a companion anyway because everything should be dead in one hit.

Overcast · 11-06-2010, 09:52 PM

This guy was a capable sneaker, but TERRIBLE at combat. I mean that I never put a single point into any combat skill in the entire game. NOTHING was dead in one hit.

Sithdarth · 11-06-2010, 10:01 PM

Well I can't help you if you are going to play wrong from the very beginning.

Overcast · 11-06-2010, 10:14 PM

How was I playing wrong? It was a whole new feel. You know how it feels like sneaking through the Hoover Dam by the skin of your teeth, barely getting by in the disguises of fallen enemies and cleverly making it to the Lagate and talking him into running away? It feels fucking sweet.

11-06-2010, 02:23 PM	#2
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Boone is the guy to have when haphazardly wandering the wasteland, the guy just kills things. I stuck a sniper rifle on him and didn't have to deal with an encounter for quite some time. Nobody can question that bit. Raul is actually pretty strong, if you hand him the right gear. He has a preference for old school type weapons, so hand him a revolver and the trail carbine and he'll show off some fair skill. I also enjoyed the story of his past, though I agree about the boss thing. Cass is pretty sqishy, but I was able to get a boost to her health when I took the law abiding route to her quest. And then she became my go-to for close range what with the hunting shotgun and the chainsaw. Lily is like having another Rex in the party. Her addition to Stealth Boys is cool for when you are really trying to suck all you can out of them, but is nullified since she can't enter stealth properly and thus CONTINUALLY REPEATS the "your companion is letting you know they have entered stealth" comment. Thus, she is low damage and tank. Veronica and I had a falling out on Black Mountain, when I realized she was squishier than everyone else. Her health never upgrades, and she just kept dying. Over and over and over. And it wasn't that she was dying, it was just I couldn't keep up with healing her. For an unarmed character I couldn't have that. Still love her personality though. Arcade was my favorite. Combine that cynical attitude, a fairly interesting side quest, a reasonable skill with energy weapons, and the ability to wear power armor and I just had fun with him. He also had the unfair advantage of being queer, which I will admit is just something that always does well with me, see Veronica. He was squishy though, in my case the second squishiest next to Veronica, but it isn't as crippling since he isn't stuck in close range. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

11-06-2010, 04:21 PM	#5
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	When I gave Raul the suit of remnants power armor to carry for me he put it on. __________________ Last edited by Marc v4.0; 11-06-2010 at 05:06 PM.

11-06-2010, 05:03 PM	#6
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Yeah, Veronica is ridiculously tanky if she levels with you properly. For whatever reason I didn't run into that bug in my play through. Had her going toe to toe with Legate and Caesar and his Praetorian guard with no real issue. __________________ I am very tired.

11-06-2010, 09:52 PM	#8
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	This guy was a capable sneaker, but TERRIBLE at combat. I mean that I never put a single point into any combat skill in the entire game. NOTHING was dead in one hit. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

11-06-2010, 10:14 PM	#10
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	How was I playing wrong? It was a whole new feel. You know how it feels like sneaking through the Hoover Dam by the skin of your teeth, barely getting by in the disguises of fallen enemies and cleverly making it to the Lagate and talking him into running away? It feels fucking sweet. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

11-06-2010, 12:42 PM	#1
Pip Boy Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: A right and proper Nerd Cave Posts: 2,460	I've made my sniper rifle my all-purpose weapon for killing everthing ever since I got Jury Rigging, and even with maxed condition and guns skill, and using armor piercing rounds, it takes several shots to kill a Gaint Radscorpion. I find I rarely have problems with the smaller ones, I usually just get those with 2-3 shots from my Marskman's Carbine. Really, if you think Radscorpions are hard, go fight the Legendary Deathclaw. I got a sneak attack critical (Sniper Rifle; AP) on that thing, used the fact that it spotted me to lure it onto a giant pile of every mine and explosive that I owned, used a stealth boy to hide again, got another sneak attack critical in, and still had to devolve to Run and Shoot kiting it around corners to help me avoid the giant claw swipes.

11-06-2010, 10:01 PM	#9
Sithdarth Friendly Neighborhood Quantum Hobo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Outside the M-brane look'n in Posts: 5,403	Well I can't help you if you are going to play wrong from the very beginning.