Decline Fallout 2 is a theme park

[Clockwork Knight]

I could never find enough fuel for the flamer. Maybe there's a shop that restocks it but fuck going back to a specific store every few battles. Never tried using rocket launchers for the same reason, by the time I have a respectable stock of missiles I am already using all the other ammo as currency. I ignored heavy weapons in general because the only thing I could find enough ammo for is the regular minigun, which eats ammo like crazy so eh.

Also I never liked Fast Shot because aiming at specific body parts is both fun & efficient. It would be probably pretty strong with the Speed-loader magnum (1AP to reload), though.

 

[Broseph]

I've never used "aim for the eyes" in Fallout 1 or 2 since I've always taken the perk that disables that.

 

[RK47]

Fast shot is mostly used for Full Burst builds anyway.
Magnum speed loader is just the early game option.
Once you get Bonus Rate of Fire for additional -1 AP the whole think turns into a mindless 'Burst at will'

 

[T. Reich]

<...> vindicator is a pipe dream since you'll never have enough ammo for it <...>

I've never had ammo problems with it - between rapidly-restocking traders in SF and tons of SF guards with appropriate ammo to pickpocket I've never experienced shortage of it. Usually I let Marcus use the shit out of Vindicator, to great effect.

 

[Cadmus]

Guys uh it seems to me you really talk about F2 from the perspective of a person with tons of metaknowledge. I got no fucking idea what guns I'll be able to find for what skills, where they are and when I can get to them. So while you are weighting the balance of skills here I'm just glad to get it the fuck over with and gonna replay it some day while browsing some goddamn wiki.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Guys uh it seems to me you really talk about F2 from the perspective of a person with tons of metaknowledge. I got no fucking idea what guns I'll be able to find for what skills, where they are and when I can get to them. So while you are weighting the balance of skills here I'm just glad to get it the fuck over with and gonna replay it some day while browsing some goddamn wiki.

True men kill armies bare-handed.

 

[Pope Amole II]

True men kill armies bare-handed.

And that's why men are completely inferior when compared to womyn - true womyn kill armies with flares.

 

[ZagorTeNej]

True men kill armies bare-handed.

Yeah, they punch enemies until their spine is clearly visible from the front.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Guys uh it seems to me you really talk about F2 from the perspective of a person with tons of metaknowledge. I got no fucking idea what guns I'll be able to find for what skills, where they are and when I can get to them. So while you are weighting the balance of skills here I'm just glad to get it the fuck over with and gonna replay it some day while browsing some goddamn wiki.

You are at the enclave base, wielding a super sledge and have access to advanced power armor. Even if you don't remember your current objective, you already have plenty of metaknowledge on the game yourself. Don't really see why you'd need to read a wiki in the future since you were able to play the game with a mediocre character, either.

 

[Decado]

Fast shot is mostly used for Full Burst builds anyway.
Magnum speed loader is just the early game option.
Once you get Bonus Rate of Fire for additional -1 AP the whole think turns into a mindless 'Burst at will'

Fast Shot is the best. Being able to fire the 44 magnum 3 (and then eventually 4!) times in a row is fucking boss. It makes the lack of aiming a complete non issue. And then the gauss rifle/pistol just makes the whole thing silly easy.

Goddamn now I gotta play FO2 again.

 

[Grim Monk]

True men kill armies bare-handed.

ATATATATATATA!

 

[Fowyr]

I could never find enough fuel for the flamer.

And I always have it more than enough.
Encounters around New Reno
Some in the New Reno
Sierra Army Base (not sure)
Mariposa (a lot of it)
San Fran

 

[Shadenuat]

The problem is MK2 fuel, it's a bitch to convert manually and you need like, multiple companions to carry enough.

But it is glorious. Inspired by PopeAmole's run I ejoyed fast shot run with Flambo & Bozar. But I really wish you could, like, strap propane tanks to Marcus's back and run tubes to your gun and run around together with 1000 fuel.

 

[Lemming42]

I always used Fast Shot in both Fallout 1 and 2. I think it's actually harder to play without it than with it - yeah, shooting people in the eyes and groin is a win-ticket, but only if it actually hits (and even then you need a critical for enemies with higher health). Two shots per turn > one aimed shot. Especially when you get the plasma rifle and can fuck everything in one shot anyway.

 

[DalekFlay]

Pretty sure I've always been a speedy pistol sharpshooter in Fallout and Fallout 2 and never had a problem slaughtering everything in the endgame. 3 shots per round with the best pistols is pretty devastating.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Fuck you all, hitting raiders on the groin is s vital part of the fallout experience.

The problem is MK2 fuel, it's a bitch to convert manually and you need like, multiple companions to carry enough.

But it is glorious. Inspired by PopeAmole's run I ejoyed fast shot run with Flambo & Bozar. But I really wish you could, like, strap propane tanks to Marcus's back and run tubes to your gun and run around together with 1000 fuel.

Isn't the mk2 fuel bugged and basically the same as regular fuel? The regular AP ammo was also bugged as shit.

 

[Shadenuat]

Modders fixed that.

 

[Lemming42]

Fuck you all, hitting raiders on the groin is s vital part of the fallout experience.

Well, Unarmed is affected by Fast Shot so you still get to win the San Fransisco martial arts gauntlet by just kicking everyone in the dick with extreme force, which was always the best part of the groin attacks.