The post-apocalyptic Fallout universe expands into Nevada in this new title in the franchise. As a courier once left for dead by a mysterious man in a striped suit, the player must now set out to find their assailant and uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ruler of New Vegas.
Just started my second playthrough for Fallout: New Vegas. Her name is Zelda, she's 90% evil except against animals (gonna grab the Animal Friend perk at level 10), and likes using melee weapons. I'm most likely banking on my companions earning me XP against tougher enemies like Nightkin and Cazadors while she keeps back. Not sure if it'd be better to pair her with other close combat-focused companions like Rex or Veronica...or if ED-E and Boone work better. Suggestions?
Boone, I don't know whether the recent patch changed his prowess, but can be very effective at range as your wail on your opponents. You probably know. Cass has a shotgun, but maybe you should go for any party member you might have missed on your first playthrough, like Raul, who I believe uses a pistol and can fix things. Not sure about Arcade or the Nightkin NPC, who does have an assault carbine.
My Guns-based characters sometimes didn't even have the time to shoot before Boone had killed everything in site. He's fucking amazing. His Spotter perk is not the most useful for a melee character, but it's still one of the best of all the companions. ED-E should be your mechanical companion. You want long-distance backup and his Enhanced Sensors perk makes you less dependant on Perception (unless you want any specific perk that depends on it).
Boone will take almost all the kills if you wanna get the melee xp. Try Veronica, and EDE. And go find Pushy as soon as possible for unarmed destruction.
That's a lot of Boone love! The problem is, with the evil run, I'm planning to side with Caesar's Legion. At what point will Boone cry tears and abandon me? Or can I just tell him to wait when I go murdering NCR like woah?
" That's a lot of Boone love! The problem is, with the evil run, I'm planning to side with Caesar's Legion. At what point will Boone cry tears and abandon me? Or can I just tell him to wait when I go murdering NCR like woah? "
Are you playing on PC? If so, you can disable his faction check with a mod or through the console, though it can be seen as cheating (also, using the console disables Achievements, AFAIK). I finished a melee/unarmed playthrough with an "evil" character on Hardcore some days ago and, to be honest, I didn't have much trouble getting the 10.000 damage Achievements. I got them naturally through the course of the game, I didn't need to grind or anything. Still, stealth crits are awesome :P If you are worried about these Achievements and don't want your companion stealing too many kills, go with Veronica or Lily. You can even go solo or just with ED-E in Normal. If you don't mind about the Cheevos, get Cass. She's not Boone, but she's much better as a character than him to have around, if you ask me.
@Pabba: I'll be honest, other than possibly the Super Mutant I ran into who I am going to help against Nightkin soon, I haven't even come across any companions from what I've seen.
Boone is insane, but I role with cassie. She could be good, shes a good medium range companion, she has a shotgun so she can soften an enemy before you get close enough to beat them with your melee weapon.
Most would say Boone, yes it's easy to get swayed by his cool beret and shades combo but I stole his beret and now he looks like an idiot ! So I sent him on his way.
I would say Veronica personally, she is very powerful and you can give her Power Armour to boot. A lot will depend on the difficulty, Hardcore means most are not helpful as you will have to constantly babysit them against powerful enemies like the Legion making it not worthwhile.
Boone will leave you / wont join you if your NCR reputation is low or your legion reputation high. Same with Arcade I think. I've only played with Boone and Veronica so far, but the Nightkin one seems pretty cool.
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