Game Features You Never Use : Fallout: New Vegas

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:58 pm

Never played caravan
Outside of Stimpacks and Rad Away I don't use chems
Barter
Any of the melee skills
Theft or pickpocket
hardcoe mode
Paid somebody to repair something
I'm not even sure I have seen a drop box so never used that

p.s. I also miss the make-shift weapons

» Tue May 10, 2011 4:25 pm

summer, on 01 December 2010 - 12:40 PM, said:
Never repaired a weapon

This is amazing. :blink: I wouldn't have thought it possible, a bit like never using a stimpack.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:47 pm

Neither of my two characters have bought "time" with prosttutes and I hardly spent any time on gambling. I actually forgot that I could gamble for most of the game and simply saw it as a background activity. That and well, I svck at card games. :sadvaultboy:

I do plan on siding with the Legion in my next playthrough, and with **gasp** a female character that I already have a name for. I know I can make this work--role playing wise--and look forward to putting a lot of emphasis on the Survival and Melee/Unarmed skills.

» Wed May 11, 2011 2:50 am

I never used the Mojave Express Boxes
...never freed Raul
...played Roulette
...made ammo
...crafted something
...cooked something
...used explosives
...was in Jacobstown
...took any drugs

» Tue May 10, 2011 2:37 pm

There's a couple vids on YouTube explaining Caravan. It's EASY money, guys.

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler or not, but just to be on the safe side:

Spoiler

Basically, 26. 26 is the magic number. That's what you want each of your stacks to add up to. So your starting hand should consist of nothing but 10s, 9s, and 7s. At the very least, you want three 10s, two 9s, and two 7s. At the beginning of play, before you've laid down your first card, you're allowed to cycle thru your hand and get rid of whatever you don't want. want. (On the PS3, you select the card and hit L1.) Get rid of everything you don't need. What you want is 10s, 9s and 7s. The first card you lay down on each stack should be a 10. When that's done, the computer will lay a second card upon one of its stacks. You want to go after the OTHER stacks. Lay a 9 on one of the two stacks of yours that isn't the one the computer just laid his across from. (I know, this sounds confusing, but once you get it right the first time, it's ridiculously easy after that). The computer will now most likely play another card upon the stack it played on last time. Now what I like to do here is lay a 9 on the other stack of mine that the computer isn't going after. So now you should have two stacks that are 10 9, and one stack that just has a 10. Now, it really doesn't matter what the computer does at this point. Your next move will be to lay a 7 on one of the 10 9 stacks. That makes 26. You're done with that stack now. Computer will make his move. Now, lay a 7 on your other 10 9 stack. Another 26. That usually ends the game right there and you cash in. If not, work on getting your last stack to 26. Just follow this to win thousands and thousands of caps. I've never messed with any of the other cards in the deck. I have no idea what the jacks or kings or queens or jokers do. It's all about 10s, 9s, and 7s.

So yeah, in the beginning, I never played Caravan. Now I do whenever I need caps.

One thing I've never used is campfires. I just never felt the need to make any of those items. On my next playthru, I'm not going to dump any points into survival.

» Tue May 10, 2011 5:52 pm

Neither of my two characters have bought "time" with prosttutes and I hardly spent any time on gambling. I actually forgot that I could gamble for most of the game and simply saw it as a background activity. That and well, I svck at card games. :sadvaultboy:

I do plan on siding with the Legion in my next playthrough, and with **gasp** a female character that I already have a name for. I know I can make this work--role playing wise--and look forward to putting a lot of emphasis on the Survival and Melee/Unarmed skills.

I forgot about the prosttutes. I haven't done that one either. Seems like a waste of caps.

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:38 am

This is amazing. :blink: I wouldn't have thought it possible, a bit like never using a stimpack.

Heh, at level 25 I've only healed 18 total health from stimpaks thanks to that one healing powder I tried. Healed like 400 health from food.

» Tue May 10, 2011 6:40 pm

I'm about 300hrs in I try to do everything and go everywhere .
Never Od from stacking drugs .
Never knew you could use the drop boxes
Never hired a hoker, tried guess they are all off duty
neevr seen a mega death claw I have stawed away till last
never hacked the bot at vicky and vance
never sided with the bald guy in the brotherhood
Never punched a deathclaw
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» Tue May 10, 2011 7:20 pm

Only played Caravan that one game from the guy in Goodsprings. It was utterly confusing, never bothered again.
Spent about 100 caps on the casinos, never bothered again.
No power armor (didn't in FO3, either). It's ugly.
No dropboxes.
Never used a drug aside from Stims, Rad-X, Radaway (same with FO3). Would have said No Alcohol too, but for the Whisky Rose perk (or whatever the "whisky's awesome" perk is

)
Only tried a costume once. Didn't work (tried to go into the NCR prison to hire a sheriff). Never bothered again.
No hardcoe mode. Don't see the need.
Edit: actually, never adjusted the difficulty away from Normal, in NV and FO3.

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:03 am

Never in 3 play throughs, and working on a 4th...

Used Mojave Express Boxes

Seen a Deathclaw (even traveled north to the strip on one play through)

Played Caravan (other then once, and gave up... may look into it though)

Killed Lanius

» Wed May 11, 2011 12:53 am

I really dont see the point to Mojave Express boxes.

» Tue May 10, 2011 4:13 pm

I really dont see the point to Mojave Express boxes.

I found them useful when I took extended trips away from my hotel room in Novac. Even with companions I found myself overburdened and it helped to be able to dump items into the Express box for Novac. It also helped with game immersion which is something that is easily broken with constant fast travel.

» Tue May 10, 2011 9:27 pm

Caravan. The controls are just bewildering for that mini-game on the PC. If I could figure out how to do something with my cards, other than discarding them, I might take the time to learn the rules.

The Mojave Express drop boxes are quite useful if you live in places like Novac, Lucky 38 or Goodsprings. Nice to be able to "Fed-Ex" loot you want to keep rather than traveling all the way back home.

You've gotta use the arrow keys. It's the only place in the game the arrow keys are used.

» Tue May 10, 2011 9:18 pm

There's a couple vids on YouTube explaining Caravan. It's EASY money, guys.

The whole game's easy money- and most of it's a lot less tedious than Caravan.

So yeah, in the beginning, I never played Caravan. Now I do whenever I need caps.

I never need caps...so yeah.

» Tue May 10, 2011 9:31 pm

Like everyone it seems I no interest in..

Caravan

hardcoe mode has no interest for me at all

Never eaten food or drank water

Only "slept" 4 times in over 125hrs of gameplay

Never sided with the Power Gangers or those useless Legion idiots, whom I shoot on sight, just out of principle..

Never used the crafting table

Never played any games on the Strip - slots, roulette..

Didn't know you could use the Mojave Express drop boxes.

hokers are a waste of caps

Never used a melee weapon (yet)

I'm sure there are more but back to the game..

» Tue May 10, 2011 7:30 pm

The whole game's easy money- and most of it's a lot less tedious than Caravan.

I never need caps...so yeah.

True. I was just trying to help out the people who don't understand how to play it at all. Yeah, later in game, caps are easy to come by, especially when you just repair weapons & armor up to 100% and sell them off. I'm just saying that in a pinch, 10 minutes of playing Caravan with Lacey at Mojave Outpost = thousands of caps. PROFIT!

» Tue May 10, 2011 8:57 pm

I actually like not having too many caps. The most I ever had was 20,000 but on average it's 12,00 or so. If I were to play as a high-roller, then my perspective will change.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:17 pm

True. I was just trying to help out the people who don't understand how to play it at all. Yeah, later in game, caps are easy to come by, especially when you just repair weapons & armor up to 100% and sell them off. I'm just saying that in a pinch, 10 minutes of playing Caravan with Lacey at Mojave Outpost = thousands of caps. PROFIT!

Even better when you buy a bunch of stims and purified water from her and then take it all back in Caravan. That's due to the "triple your bet" bug that has yet to be fixed, though.

Also, No-Bark has 800 caps to spare every few days.

Caravan is a great way to augment your income at any stage of the game.

» Tue May 10, 2011 3:33 pm

Now that we've had time with the game, let's hear about the stuff you never do. It can be game features, quests, places... Are they just not interesting to you or do you think they are unnecessary?

Me, I've never played caravan. Just don't care.

I've never used the Mojave Express drop boxes. Never felt a need.

I've never killed Tabitha. She (He? Whatever...) entertains me.

I've never snuck into the gunrunners. I LIKE Gunrunners.

What about you?

I've never played Roulette. And I've never paid someone to repair something. Got the stupid Pimp-Boy 3 Billion and gave it back. It's glitched, so that explains that.

I've played Caravan once, Blackjack once, used the One-Armed-Bandit once and never again. So that would have to be my "I don't care". They could have left all that out of the game and I wouldn't have missed it.

The different currencies? Pointless. Basically I just go to the casinos to trade NCR or Legion money for caps.

But New Vegas has some really useful things in it. Like the drop boxes. I use them quite often. I love making the Weapon Repair Kits because they are so useful. Especially if you have a Sniper Rifle. I love the campfire cooking recipes, I just wish I could do the cooking in my hotel room suite. I think it was a bit short sighted of them not to include cooking in the hotel room because how many people want to carry around the ingredients you would need to cook something at some random fire pit you run across? Not many I think. Would love to see the cooking in hotel room capability added in DLC. A working stove please? (Yes, I know you can get a mod for it on the PC, but I don't play on my PC, so it's moot point).

The White Glove Society? Boring.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:50 am

I played roulette once, but then I discovered it doesn't keep your previous bet like the other 2 games do, and you have to increase your bet manually every time you roll.

I stopped after that.

» Tue May 10, 2011 5:51 pm

-Never play caravan
-never use drop boxes
-never listen to radio
-never use the binoculars I carry with me
-never play roulette
-never used or will use a pool cue as a weapon (I hate finding them on fiends...worthless)
-never use pistols either really.

» Tue May 10, 2011 2:19 pm

I never played Caravan.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:39 pm

Do you mean you've never repaired one yourself, or that you've never had one repaired?

Are you just constantly picking up new weapons or what?

I just pay to have them repaired or grab a new gun.
Oh, and I rarely wear any armor. I don't even wear cloths half the time. :shrug:

» Wed May 11, 2011 2:34 am

I do not understand not gambling in the casinos. The trick is to wait until you get luck to 8 or better. I cleaned out all four Casinos in about 30-45 mins. Its a quick 40k. If you have a lot invested in Barter, it probably is not a big of a deal. I made the mistake of dropping Charisma to 3 to pump my other attributes only to find out that speech and barter are kind of important now. I could not do a lot of quests but my character is a serious badass in every other way.

» Tue May 10, 2011 12:09 pm

Also, No-Bark has 800 caps to spare every few days.

Dammit, and I led him in front of the dinosaur... :sadvaultboy: