Duck and Cover

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.

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.

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 !!

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.

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

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

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?

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.

miniguns+long range= total suckage

turbo plasma rifle=long range= melting corpses

You figure it out.

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.

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.

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

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!

Goddamnit, look now. I wasn't thinking.

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

modding ranger wrote:I wasn't thinking.

Really? Well, that comes as a big surprise.

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

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

I usually use the TPR, just like everyone else.

nothing can beat the vindicator