Your personal later-game weapon preferences. [Fallout 1]

Burnov · Post by **Burnov** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:03 pm

Now. I primarily started this thread to ask about a weapon in particular. That being, the RPG.

Is it really worth it? Normally I go with heavy weapons but it's usually a minigun or a flamethrower or occasionally I'll try energy weapons.

I mean the RPG is fairly expensive both the rounds and the launcher. You can't carry a whole -lot- of them and it seems like overkill on all but the toughest enemies.

I've read some fallout faqs here and there, but eh. I'd like to know some opinions of some of the people here on their preference for later game weaponry.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 4:57 pm

Energy weapons, hands down. The minigun is totally ineffective since high enemy DR/DT nullifies the low damage of each individual bullet. Flamers suck since they're very short range. Rocket launchers, of course, are worthless because of expensive ammo and reloading every shot. Nothing tops a turbo plasma rifle in Fallout.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:02 pm

I'm an advocate of letting one's words do the work instead, though if that fails - my character's hands and feet are usually reasonably efficient and adequate for whatever violent task I apply them to.

Either that, or a plasma rifle if I feel like powergaming.

And now, for some completely relevant onomatopoeia :

ZONK, WHAM, BIFF, THWACK !!

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:22 pm

By the end of Fallout, I'm always using a Turbo Plasma Rifle. For me, the Turbo Rifle is the best of both worlds: it's got decent range and it's really powerful.

For my secondary weapon, it's usually a toss between the Super-Sledge and the Laser Minigun. They're mostly reserved for close combat.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:12 pm

TPR pwnz big time, you can't really make a great combat character in Fallout1 unless you use energy weapons.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:45 pm

The minigun kicks ass againstt mutants, being unarmored and all.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:11 am

modding ranger wrote:The minigun kicks ass againstt mutants, being unarmored and all.

Um...Aren't Super Mutant Sergeants armored? And um..Don't miniguns suck donkey cock if you're not in close quarters?

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:28 am

Why, yes, yes they do! Miniguns are just totally ineffective later on. I recently did a big guns guy just for kicks, and I found that it was easier to talk/sneak my way through the cathedral and military base than it was to bash kill destroy everything inside because miniguns are such garbage.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:27 am

miniguns+long range= total suckage

turbo plasma rifle=long range= melting corpses

You figure it out.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:29 pm

modding ranger wrote:miniguns+long range= total suckage

turbo plasma rifle=long range= melting corpses

You figure it out.

You are offically my favourite retard. First you say Whoa bitch, Miniguns are kewl! and a second later you're abandoning them for Turbo Plasma Rifles?

Pick a side and keep it.

Burnov · Post by **Burnov** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:31 pm

I'm not a big fan of the energy weapons so much. I think due in no small part to the fact that I neglect my guy's ability to use them decently through lack of skill point distribution. This would explain the difficulties I've always had later on in Fallout.

I just don't really like the idea of them. Perhaps because they're usually the same in most games.

I'd personally rather have a portable .50 cal machinegun.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:48 pm

Ernesto wrote:You are offically my favourite retard. First you say Whoa bitch, Miniguns are kewl! and a second later you're abandoning them for Turbo Plasma Rifles?

Pick a side and keep it.

I said nothing ofthe overall value of miniguns, I just said that plasma rifles totally kick ass at range, and that is not the case with miniguns.

dummy

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:54 pm

modding ranger wrote:I said nothing of miniguns at long range, I just saqid that plasma rifles totally kick ass at range.

Same idiot wrote:miniguns+long range= total suckage

It BOGGLES the MIND!

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:09 pm

Goddamnit, look now. I wasn't thinking.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:44 pm

Just frigging stop and THINK everytime you post. God, it's SO simple.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:12 am

modding ranger wrote:I wasn't thinking.

Really? Well, that comes as a big surprise.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:15 am

You guys make me jealous with your fancy DAC festooned sigs.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:37 am

TPR usually. Although I really do enjoy the game with a infailable speech skill.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:28 am

I usually use the TPR, just like everyone else.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:06 pm

nothing can beat the vindicator