It was probably because I used the same balanced approach that worked better in Fallout 3... but I did notice after around level 20+ I felt underpowered. If I ever came across a group (4+) of Giant Radscorpions or Deathclaws, it was guaranteed my companions would both be unconscious, and I'd be struggling for my life, literally having to shoot/melee them tens of times before one went down (and in that time I'd probably use 20+ stimpacks lol). I think my mistake was probably not choosing one weapon type and getting it close to max.

Fallout 3 scaled to your level, so it needed a way to make you seem like you're getting more powerful as the game progressed. The level cap ends at 30 in Fallout New Vegas, so giving you a perk every level would be a major overkill.

I think I prefer it this way. It makes me feel like my decisions are more meaningful. Unlike Fallout 3, where no matter what I did I was gonna end up godlike anyway. 
 
I'm only at level 10 right now, so what the hell do I know. I still might become OP after all.

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

Good balance between original Fallout 1-2 and F3, in Fallout3 perks worth felt diminished an unexciting, you just had too many and it was easy to just then start dumping them into stats making a God character.

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

I like it the way it is. 
 
There really aren't that many perks that are worth getting imo. You're already really powerful once you get to double-digit levels.

" The Perks function much like the Feats of Dungeons & Dragons.  Sure, there are classes that allow you to get feats on a regular basis while leveling up, but it's more rewarding to build a character by planning ahead and taking the feats you want for the character you desire to play.  It's not as interesting when you get a new one every level. "

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

We're all discounting that the perks were less useful in Fallout 3.  Oooh, +5 guns and +5 repair each rank for 3 ranks?  Huray.  You also had enough options to select every remotely powerful perk in the game before it was over which blurred all of the character builds together.  With less perks, and each perk being more potent, you have to take a unique character path.  Without having a milliondy perks you probably wont be dumping levels into intense training, and with the increased emphasis on each of the various SPECIAL statistics, it'll force you to role play the character you created instead of just building him into a super hero.  No complaints here.

I have no problem with this. You do get to pick 2 during the first level, though considering all of the initial perks have consequences (except Wild Wasteland), I didn't want to mess with most of those. Still, the level cap is higher in New Vegas, so it's okay by me. I was completely levelled up in Fallout 3 way before I was done with the game, so I'd prefer if that doesn't happen again.

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

Speak for yourself. Trying to "game the game" has never been fun for me.  I don't find any fun in looking over spreadsheets to make sure the game is way to easy for myself.  I don't find it fun to look at walkthroughs and have my entire career as a wasteland wanderer planned out before I even step foot into it.  I don't find it fun to have a checklist of items and companions to go down to eek out an extra three damage or whatever.  I just find it way more fun to explore things myself, both in terms of the game world and the mechanics that govern it.  So what if I miss out on a perk that makes the game 10x easier, or a weapon that can clear out entire rooms in a blink of an eye?  I prefer the satisfaction of knowing that everything I find, every advantage I get in the game, I make for myself.  No builds, no walkthroughs, just my own perspective.  It's a great feeling knowing that every new place I discover might have something really awesome inside.  On the note of D&D, two friends I used to play with powergamed our play sessions into oblivion.  In addition to making the other people fell useless to the party, nobody wants to sit around waiting while you roll your 10 hit dice and spend 5 minutes calculating all the damage you do in a single round.  So unfun. "

" @yinstarrunner said:

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

Speak for yourself. Trying to "game the game" has never been fun for me.  I don't find any fun in looking over spreadsheets to make sure the game is way to easy for myself.  I don't find it fun to look at walkthroughs and have my entire career as a wasteland wanderer planned out before I even step foot into it.  I don't find it fun to have a checklist of items and companions to go down to eek out an extra three damage or whatever.  I just find it way more fun to explore things myself, both in terms of the game world and the mechanics that govern it.  So what if I miss out on a perk that makes the game 10x easier, or a weapon that can clear out entire rooms in a blink of an eye?  I prefer the satisfaction of knowing that everything I find, every advantage I get in the game, I make for myself.  No builds, no walkthroughs, just my own perspective.  It's a great feeling knowing that every new place I discover might have something really awesome inside.  On the note of D&D, two friends I used to play with powergamed our play sessions into oblivion.  In addition to making the other people fell useless to the party, nobody wants to sit around waiting while you roll your 10 hit dice and spend 5 minutes calculating all the damage you do in a single round.  So unfun. "

All I'm saying is that it's immature to give a name to people who like to play a game differently than you. "

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @yinstarrunner said:

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

Speak for yourself. Trying to "game the game" has never been fun for me.  I don't find any fun in looking over spreadsheets to make sure the game is way to easy for myself.  I don't find it fun to look at walkthroughs and have my entire career as a wasteland wanderer planned out before I even step foot into it.  I don't find it fun to have a checklist of items and companions to go down to eek out an extra three damage or whatever.  I just find it way more fun to explore things myself, both in terms of the game world and the mechanics that govern it.  So what if I miss out on a perk that makes the game 10x easier, or a weapon that can clear out entire rooms in a blink of an eye?  I prefer the satisfaction of knowing that everything I find, every advantage I get in the game, I make for myself.  No builds, no walkthroughs, just my own perspective.  It's a great feeling knowing that every new place I discover might have something really awesome inside.  On the note of D&D, two friends I used to play with powergamed our play sessions into oblivion.  In addition to making the other people fell useless to the party, nobody wants to sit around waiting while you roll your 10 hit dice and spend 5 minutes calculating all the damage you do in a single round.  So unfun. "

All I'm saying is that it's immature to give a name to people who like to play a game differently than you. "

Errr what is immature about terminology? There is a simple and broad division of most players into munchkins and roleplayers, neither of the terms are degradatory. Are you offended by being called a gamer too? Because that is also a division of people into those that do things in life differently then others. In some circles munchkins are looked down upon in others it's the roleplyers. examples: tabletop D&D and WoW (in general population) "

I think it's more strategic and what you chose to level really has more of an impact on your character I guess you could say.

" @Tennmuerti said:

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @yinstarrunner said:

" @PrivateIronTFU said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Makes getting Bloody Mess more of an issue though, since you get half the perks in a playthrough you'd want to make sure you got the most utilitarian ones.  "

Not really.  It's all about how you want to play.  Sure, you can be the munchkin and try to minmax your way to victory, but you shouldn't have to feel that way. "

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means. What's 'being the munchkin'? "

In role-playing terms, being a munchkin means that you're more concerned with powergaming and being the biggest, toughest, richest badass in all the land at the expense of anything resembling actual role-playing or becoming immersed in the world.  (In the world of pen and paper RPGs, munchkins are generally considered dicks and are not fun to play with due to their single-minded nature.)  In terms of Fallout, perks like Weird Wasteland wouldn't even be considered, as they would focus exclusively on any and every perk that could give them a conceivable, tangible advantage. "

So 'munchkin' means people who actually want to have fun with their games? Doesn't sound so bad to me. "

Speak for yourself. Trying to "game the game" has never been fun for me.  I don't find any fun in looking over spreadsheets to make sure the game is way to easy for myself.  I don't find it fun to look at walkthroughs and have my entire career as a wasteland wanderer planned out before I even step foot into it.  I don't find it fun to have a checklist of items and companions to go down to eek out an extra three damage or whatever.  I just find it way more fun to explore things myself, both in terms of the game world and the mechanics that govern it.  So what if I miss out on a perk that makes the game 10x easier, or a weapon that can clear out entire rooms in a blink of an eye?  I prefer the satisfaction of knowing that everything I find, every advantage I get in the game, I make for myself.  No builds, no walkthroughs, just my own perspective.  It's a great feeling knowing that every new place I discover might have something really awesome inside.  On the note of D&D, two friends I used to play with powergamed our play sessions into oblivion.  In addition to making the other people fell useless to the party, nobody wants to sit around waiting while you roll your 10 hit dice and spend 5 minutes calculating all the damage you do in a single round.  So unfun. "

All I'm saying is that it's immature to give a name to people who like to play a game differently than you. "

Errr what is immature about terminology? There is a simple and broad division of most players into munchkins and roleplayers, neither of the terms are degradatory. Are you offended by being called a gamer too? Because that is also a division of people into those that do things in life differently then others. In some circles munchkins are looked down upon in others it's the roleplyers. examples: tabletop D&D and WoW (in general population) "

Err, maybe in a role-playing game like D&D, where you play with other players, and they could overpower you. But this is Fallout, a single player experience. So I don't know if the term really applies. "

" Turned level 10 recently and so far nothing really interests me. Just been spamming Intensive Training.... "

It didn't feel so bad after the first couple of levels, but I still feel a little cheated.