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[McLovin]

Explosive sniper rifle - teach me

 

[Misanthrope]

Explosive sniper rifle - teach me

It was a drop from a legendary enemy. I've just modded the hell out of it to the point that it's doing 160 damage per shot.

 

[jargan83]

if you doing main quest missions there is a point i where you will certainly notice their presence.....

I figured as such but this bastard in the National Guard place tears me apart before I can get more then a couple of shots off. Still a couple of things I want to try rather than go in guns blazing.

If not I'll go and level up doing some of the main story.

So far I haven't even been to Diamond City. Got out of the vault, check out Concord, kil lthe raiders and save the blokes holed up in the museum, killed the death claw and then went to Sanctuary and I've been doing Minutemen stuff such as clearing off Raiders and the like since. Mind you my total game time so far is probably about 11ish hours.

It's too much fun wandering around exploring the wasteland.

 

[redvscotty]

Yep, I'm yet to go to Diamond City too. I got the quest to go and take the Castle, but not sure I want to just yet. Think I hit level 10 last night.

 

[Misanthrope]

I'm a fair way through the main quest now, I think. Held off until I hit level 40, but feels like the right time now.

 

[McLovin]

Discovered about 95% of the map I recon. Still have the mid western area to cover...My god the south west is barren. If anyone's interested in fighting deathclaws and radscorpions, that's your place.

The repeatable quests are getting to be quite annoying. How many time's is the same merkin going to get kidnapped. I wish I could just cancel them out of my quest list.

 

[McLovin]

I'm a fair way through the main quest now, I think. Held off until I hit level 40, but feels like the right time now.

Did the same. Though I made a save file before making the big decisions re which factions to ally with. Figured instead of replaying the whole game I'd just load that file up and make different choices.

 

[Bazal]

Think I'm about 36 hours in, have done a bit of all three major quest lines so far. Brotherhood are a hell of a lot of fun, having Danse as a companion with his fire-power is quite useful. Minutemen quests are a little repetitive tbh. Currently partway through clearing some settlement near the water. Main quest is probably the most engrossing thus far. I'm up to the mission where you have to kill a Courser. Gonna leave that for a bit, level up, f**k about with some weapons mods etc.

Might pay attention to some settlements too...I've given everyone a bed, food, water, defence and f**k all else.

 

[simmo1]

Bit disappointed that it steers you towards allying with one of the factions. Would have liked a lone wolf option a la New Vegas.

 

[afinalsin666]

Think I'm about 36 hours in, have done a bit of all three major quest lines so far.

Four quest lines. Do the freedom trail.


http://imgur.com/a/6ma57

My sanctuary so far. I f**king love the base building in this, makes being a pack rat enjoyable. Got a run of water purifiers down on the bank, they put 160 purified waters into my workbench every day. That stack of water sells for 2000 caps.

 

[Misanthrope]

Is that what they do? I put one in at the drive-in, but it doesn't seem to do anything.

I've yet to really enjoy base building. There's not enough variety in decorations, and most base locations are too cluttered with immovable stuff to be as sandbox as I'd like.

 

[Eelementary]

How do you guys approach gunfights?

My approach is to crouch, sneak as close as possible without making them suspicious, and then take some shots in VATS - then retreat and hide until it's safe to rinse and repeat lol.

 

[Bazal]

How do you guys approach gunfights?

My approach is to crouch, sneak as close as possible without making them suspicious, and then take some shots in VATS - then retreat and hide until it's safe to rinse and repeat lol.

Depends. Raiders I just walk in and shoot them. Super mutants I tend to try and take out from a distance if possible. Particularly if there's a suicider/butcher or a legendary. The few times I've confused gunners with raiders have been a worry though.

 

[Eelementary]

Depends. Raiders I just walk in and shoot them. Super mutants I tend to try and take out from a distance if possible. Particularly if there's a suicider/butcher or a legendary. The few times I've confused gunners with raiders have been a worry though.

I'm yet to encounter a Suicide Mutant, but I've defeated a few Legendary Brutes. Tough SOB's.

 

[Misanthrope]

Suiciders scared the f**k out of me the first few times we crossed paths. I froze up and just let them run at me.

Now I just VATS the f**k out of their carrying arm and watch them explode.

I've been using artillery grenades to soften up particularly dangerous looking enemies.

 

[Bazal]

I shoot the suicide mutants from a distance where possible. Run like hell when they surprise me, haha. Not the manliest response but they do blow themselves up anyway

 

[Eelementary]

I shoot the suicide mutants from a distance where possible. Run like hell when they surprise me, haha. Not the manliest response but they do blow themselves up anyway

I ran like hell the first time I encountered a Radscorpion.

 

[Bazal]

Radscorpions aren't so bad once you get decent power armour. Even deathclaws, if there's only one I haven't had many issues now that I have the brotherhood suit and some decent heavy weaponry. Of course, when four of the f**kers jumped me in the glowing sea I was still so, so boned.

 

[jargan83]

Was not expecting that at Swan's Pond.

 

[Misanthrope]

Swan's Pond was awesome. Great fight I ruined with a Fat Boy.

Death Claws still frighten me despite my power armour and arsenal.