@bombedyermom: I'm playing a melee focused character for the first time in an RPG (I finally decided to mix things up after ONLY ever being the stealthy archer/ranged guy) and I'm enjoying it a lot! I'm around level 30 so I've done a good amount of stuff but don't have an hour count. As long as you get the Big Leagues perk and upgrade it as soon as you can, and also find a good weapon, the melee build can be really powerful. I one shot most lesser enemies and can pretty quickly take down bigger ones. However, I've found I've had to rely on drugs and alcohol a lot more, but that only makes it way more fun. Any time a particularly rough fight is coming up, I down some whiskey and inject some buffjet/psychojet and go to fuckin town. From both a roleplaying and gameplay perspective, I love being this character.
Unfortunately, there was one point where I faced a boss that I simply couldn't use melee against without power armor on, so I was slightly screwed. Had to switch to guns that I just wasn't good with and took forever to do any damage. Still, I've taken down deathclaws one-on-one at this relatively low level with just a bat and power armor, so there shouldn't ever be a situation that's totally unwinnable.
TL;DR: Go for it. Hope that helps!
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