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I played my character essentially the exact same way. And yeah, I wish I'd have had the option to settle down with the Sorrows and Dead Horses. I also had a real "Walter E. Kurtz" thing going on, and it felt awsome.

I think you nailed it when you said that everyone plays the game differently. I've always been one of those people who obsesses over details. I'm a bit of a number-cruncher, and in games where you have to "build" your character, the experience is never organic and natural to me; before I can...

The NCR loves me like there's no tomorrow: I've repaired their food processor; personally penned a contract that ensures a steady supply of fresh red meat for the troops; uncovered a Legion spy (and subsequently defused the bomb he'd planted on the monorail); got HELIOS One up and running, shut...

There are 4 copies of Pugilism Illustrated in New Vegas (5 if you've got Dead Money), and if you've got the Comprehension Perk (most people do), you'll only actually need to raise your Unarmed up to 50ish to qualify for Piercing Strike; that's not much. And, to be fair, skill points really...

I don't mean to jump off topic much, but I thought the new Star Trek film was fantastic. It takes place in an alternate universe, so there's plenty of creative "wiggle room". The existance of time travel and alternate realities is well-established in Star Trek canon, so I can't see any reason...

Whatever your opinion on Fallout 3 is (and around here, it's mostly negative), fans don't get to decide what is and isn't canon; that's unfortunately just not how it works. If it were, then (let's use WoW as an example, because it's popular enough that most gamers will understand the...

Yeah, but I usually pick up Comprehension at level 4. With Mentats or something, you only have to hover just above 50 Lockpicking to access Lucky. I tend to Tag Lockpicking almost every time, personally, because I think it's really useful, so picking it up as soon as I get to Primm is rarely...

I tend to stick to the "default" route, because the sooner you get to Primm, the sooner you can pick up Lucky. It's a fantastic weapon, and it holds me over until I get to Novac and pick up That Gun. But if I wanted to skip all of that content, and come back to it later in the game, I'd...

The Sequoia's massively powerful, I'm really not denying that. I guess my point is that, in many cases, That Gun performs just as well, if not better; against Raiders, Ghouls, Geckos, etc (the stuff you fight 85% of the game), the Sequoia's damage bonus is just over-kill. In my opinion, That...

Honestly, I never bother with the Ranger Sequoia. In my experience, That Gun is the way to go: Compared to That Gun, the Sequoia does more damage per round, but it's AP-cost is higher, it's crit-chance is (much) lower*, its ammo is (much!) rarer, and it's harder to find. The Ranger Sequoia...

Pushy is in the Ruby Hill Mine, up near Jacobstown. You'll find the body of a dead ganger in the Mine; loot it, and you should find Pushy.

For what it's worth, yes: the Alien Blaster always crits (its critical chance is x100). As far as Dead Wind Cavern, and some of the other high-end dungeons around Mojave are concerned, they're honestly do-able with just about any weapon. I've said this before, but Chance's Knife is...

One thing I've learned is to aim for the wings. Even with a fairly low weapon skill, it's usually a 2-shot cripple. If you're using a weapon with a low AP-cost (my recommendation), you can sometimes put a whole swarm on the ground before they can close the gap. They can still crawl at you...

My first time through was a Hardcore Unarmed/Melee build, and I didn't personally find it all that challenging. It was interesting, but I wouldn't do it again. I was expecting it to be really "hardcore", but the only real difference was that Stimpacks heal over time, in my opinion. I tend to...

I've played through Fallout 3 a handful of times. To be honest, I discover new things all the time: quests; people; locations; etc. The DLCs are fairly linear, and don't hold a lot of appeal, (aside from Broken Steel, which is basically just Act II of the core story) in my opinion. But, even...