re: Fallout 76 thoughts...

Ive got 120+ hours in. I am level 70. I play with my son in law who is level 75.

I am loving the game. Shoot, loot, scrap, over encumbered. Save all this junk and loot only to throw it away or sell it to a robot vendor.

A buddy said it best the other day. It is the dumpster fire I can't stop playing.

Here is my son in law in the best role play outfit I Have seen to date.

Son in law was followin gpeople as Jason making the cheh, cheh, cheh, ha, ha, ha

that surely makes people really uncomfortable. well done

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haven’t done shite for the last 2 days but stalk random solo players as a killer clown. I play creepy arse carnival music and don’t say anything

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That's just hilarious

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Had a dude talking to his buddy stop mid story to sush his friend cuz he heard creepy music. A long pause... then HOLY frick A CLOWN.

So I started chasing after him and proceeded to stab him to death

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Now THAT is hilarious

Me and the son in law.

1: Yes, you can. you don't need PA but it helps.
I don't think you can do end game content without PA but that shouldn't be a concern in the beginning. All the sneak attacks and scopes and damage multipliers are there to make a sneak build world

2: no, you don't. but it is effective and fun. everyone pumps STR for carry weight anyways, so using a melee weapon to save ammo is a nice benefit. I use a sledgehammer and it does so much damage with a charged sneak attack

3. no, base building isn't a must. however having a mobile camp with all your benches and turrets can be an effective tool when exploring a town. a mobile place to unload junk and kite high level things into (turrets) becomes very handy

id suggest just building a 2x2 square room with some crops, water, and a bed. go simple as heck.

4: there is no griefing. everyone is helpful.


I never wear PA, don't like the UI or clunky feel. but you need it to farm Nuke Sites and scorchbeasts(end game content)

combat rifles weight a lot, thus require considerable investment to use them.

that's another reason you see so many melees. people have the STR anyways, might as well utilize the raw stats it provides

there are a bunch of perks related to sneak damage and rifle damage so you can certainly play a high perception / no charisma / silent assassin

if you are looking for a "set up a snipers nest in the hills and unload crit sneak headshots on super mutants until they spot me" experience, this game can certainly provide that. no shortage of towns and environmental challenges to deal with


also your CAMP provides a "Free fast travel" marker, so its always beneficial to have a camp placed somewhere. most fast travel costs caps. the Vault 76 waypoint is free, your camp is free, that's it.

plus you want a place to put your Stash box anyways

Ive got agility pegged. I have a chest piece that makes me harder to detect while sneaking.

Last night I was hiding and a scorched was near by. He didn't detect me until he physically bumped in to me.

I sneak and do head shots with the pipe bolt action pistol. *ammo conservation* and have a shotgun/vats headshots for close range/shite hits the fan.