Fallout New vegas

just got it at a going-outta-biz sale for Blockbuster for $35, looks new. Also picked up Bioshock 2 for $10 and Spinter Cell Double Agent for $10. Liking this so far, playing on hardcore mode. It's challenging but fun. Kinda messed up my character build though - took energy weapons and that isn't paying off so far. Should have taken melee or unarmed instead. Oh well, I'm pretty much just popping heads with the varment rifle or 9mm so far.

Just rerolled and gonna run it on normal first.

Sweet,bout time, hit me up if ya need any tips, get ya a companion asap, just for the storage that they offer, don't waste your time on unarmed, hit up guns, sience, medicine, maylee, sneak first. Save right before you level up. Their is also a blockbuster on 71st and Lewis / riverside gob

Went with
S 5
P 5
E 5
C 5
I 10
A 5
L 5
With guns, repair, and speech. Added 1 agility with intense training and added educated at 4. Should become godly when that pays off - gonna do intesnse traing to get endurace to eight so I can get max implants (just 8, don't need Int since I maxed that at start). Just got ED-E, he's killing most stuff before I can - may need to set the difficulty up a notch. What did yall play it on?

Good job with 8 on INT- that is the #1 thing to do. EDE is really good, and you don't need a really high PER with him either. I just did the default, and when you meet the Deathclaws you will still want to ratchet it down a bit. Not to mention those annoying mutated wasp-things.

~mrmiller

I also just played on default hardness level, but I was like level 15ish before I ever got a compainion, ya might wanna up the hardness level just a bit, but millers right deathclaws, cazors(wasp), nightskins and super mutants would be tuff as hell,

Four eyes made my perception a 6, and I've since done intense training to get my End to 8 and Agility is now 6. Also picked up adamantium skeleton perk, no more blown off limbs by stepping on a mine, yea!

Trying to decide if I want to do the Cowboy perk - I've been using mostly pistols anyway (That Gun). Now I have ED-E and Boone following me around sniping a lot before I can - smashing super mutants, nightkin, and wasps, but those Deathclaws are still too tough - I can kill em solo but packs/herds destroy us.

be sure you get Boone the .50 cal (anti-material rifle). He owns with that thing!

The expansion pack is really good, and you might want to pick it up so that you have access to more perks and more levels to rank up. just don't go to the new area until you are about maxed in rank, as it can be pretty difficult.

~mrmiller

Will do.
I'm just heading north for the first time - level 15 and all my quests were up there so finally had to start heading that way. Getting close to the strip and getting nervous...
Aligned heavily with the NCR and they gave me a two way radio - didn't take the Archemedes II, instead I opted to spread the power and side with the Brotherhood of Appocalypse - not sure what difference the reps will make. Accidentally had to kill a couple folks in Novak so I'm a "smiling troublemaker" there - trying to play through as a good guy but they're making it tough to do.

Can't imagine not having a companion as a pack mule - Those first few levels alone were brutal with all the runs I made to my horde. I still spend way too much time running to my horde and different vendors - buying a lot of ammo right now, haven't tried reloading shells yet - seems confusing.

Ya reload thing is kinda pointless, ya you got a have a pack mule or two , be sure to look for the mail boxes in all of the towns