How many do you have? I've only got 43 but I'm saving!

In Fallout 3 I've a thousand of the things. Always needing to be picked up, but never actually having any real value to me..

Presently, I would have to spend some 150k AUR to unlock mine.

Not a chance in hell.

I'm not suggesting you do.

But if my calculator skills are any good you have around 220 of the things. In which case your winning!

'Winning'.

'Winning'.

Fallout 3 is one of my all time fav games.

Shooting railroad spikes with a crafted gun that would decapitate and impale a skull into the wall.

Those adorable collectable bobble heads.

And who could forget the intro song:

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_intro

Masterful.

Funny, I'm running a play through of new Vegas right now.

The only downside to it as a game was that the bobble heads and perks applied static % bonuses to your skills instead of the traditional Fallout Traits and Perks system allowing you to have 100% in everything.

Beyond that the story, setting, dialogue, content, and all the rest was just so vastly different from FO 1 and 2 that I loved it.

I liked being a Solar Powered Junkie hopped up on Psycho and Buff Out who ran around with a Shish-Kebab, Stab-Happy, and or a Laser Rifle....

Side bar.... I went to DC last year and was surprised by how much I already knew of the city just from Fallout.

Side bar.... I went to DC last year and was surprised by how much I already knew of the city just from Fallout.

TAGS?
SPECIAL?
Traits?

S 5
P 6
E 7
C 7
I 8
A 6
L 6

Lock pick, science, sneak

No traits

Planning to use intense training perks till I hit 8 with the endurance + lonesome road end special reward for 9 so I can get every implant.

Boone + ED-E are my companions atm. I'm level 6

S 5
P 6
E 7
C 7
I 8
A 6
L 6

Lock pick, science, sneak

No traits

Planning to use intense training perks till I hit 8 with the endurance + lonesome road end special reward for 9 so I can get every implant.

Boone + ED-E are my companions atm. I'm level 6

Nice build.

I opted for something similar and always Tagged Lockpick, Survival, and Repair.

So that when I rolled Skilled and Good Natured I started with very high non combative skills and was really quickly able to bring up guns and get perks like Hand Loader, Light Touch, etc.

Though I never opted for Power Armour simply because I'm not a huge fan of the T-51b. I did love the Lonesome Road variations of Combat Armour and the Rebreather.

Which is what I wore.

I chose Willow and a Baby Death Claw as my companions those mods were too good to pass up.

I run guns, specifically 'that gun' or lucky and I tend to run around in sheriff's duster, sheriffs hat and sunglasses.

Street justice

I run guns, specifically 'that gun' or lucky and I tend to run around in sheriff's duster, sheriffs hat and sunglasses.

Street justice

God I LOVE New Vegas. Its my all time favorite game. Hands down.

The 12.7mm SMG is a blast to use once you get the silencer. A real hidden gem, because most people write it off because of sleepytyme, but its better than sleepytyme. Made me feel like a mix of a 40k Space Marine a Judge Dredd once I got all the upgrades. I dispenced high caliber wastlenad justice. It usually only took me 10-12 rounds to down a normal deathclaw, and 1 round for any human enemies with light armor. 5 for power armor. The only downside is the rarity of 12.7 ammo, but when each shot does that much damage, its easy to be conservative with even a SMG. Stop at the gun runners regularly, as they sell 250-300 rounds every few days. My favorite weapon, personally. Just fun to use.

The Laser Rifle is just dirty once you get focusing lenses and the beam splitter. Combine that thing with the meltdown perk. I've killed 5 deathlaws with ONE micro fusion cell. It just starts a chain reaction of death. The best part is that MFC is super common, and any energy weapon ammo can be easily converted to it. And you can get one at as low as level 4-5 easily if you want.

The GRA Chainsaw. What a monster. If you ever play a melee character, get this thing ASAP. The best melee weapon in the game. It does rediculous damage, at a continuous rate, and has massive durability. I'd guess that you could get one of these things to last you an entire play through without breaking.

Really though, those are probably the three best weapons in the game, for each of the three most common playstyles.

Yeah but Fallout 3 had a trash cannon.


If Dust514 had a gun that I could shoot lockboxes out of I'd be happy.


Make it the Minmatar AV weapon.

I was never into the super powerful weapons. I figured if the game wasn't damn hard, especially in Hardcore mode with limited Ammo weights, etc I wasn't really playing a Fallout Game.

Best times in Fallout are the pack ratting times.

Me: Damn Cassidy's pack if full and he's carrying the 7.62mm rifle and the Pancor Jackhammer....... not to mention those rockets...... and I have the LSW, survival kit, Super Stimpacks, and the ammo...... but damn do I want that Avenger Minigun......

Don't get me wrong. I don't like it to be super easy either, so I limit myself in other ways.

1.) Hardcore. Always.
2.) Strict carry weight limit. I never let myself carry more than 75. Really makes you consider whether you need a can of porknbeans or a bottle of water more. This limits my ammo count a lot.
3.) Badly optimized character. I always leave strong flaws. Like my last character was super frail and unlucky. Like 2 endurance and luck. I had to make tough choices about my implants in that play through.
4.) Weapon limits. I never use more than 2-3 weapons, and the weapon I use can never wiegh a total of more than 25. My
last play through I only used the 12.7, the Trail Carbine, and a Combat Knife. This prevents me from walking around with a minigun, anti materiel rifle, and 50 mines. I also try tom prevent myself from using more than 1 2 handed weapon, but I'll bent that rule depending in the character. Some people just wouldn't be complete without a rifle and a shotgun...
5.) I always roleplay. If my character wouldn't actually say the right words to make that 45 speech check, I won't do it.
6.) Throw away the damn Vault 13 canteen. Unlimited water and passive healing from day 1? Crutch.
7.) No fast traveling, for the most part. If Im at the crimson caravan, and I just need to ho to the strip, I'll do it. Usually, if I know its going to be an uneventful trip that I've already taken many times, I'll fast travel. But if its to a place I hardly ever go, or takes me through a place I've never been, I'll walk.
8.) Speech OR Barter. Never both. The two most powerful skills in the game. I usually opt for speech.
9.) Stim pack limit. I never carry more than 10. I'll pick up more, but I never leave my hotel room with more than 10.

Shovel > combat knife.