How do YOU melee? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:32 am

So I've started using more melee in my Legion playthroughs but it feels as if I'm missing something. So my question to you is:

How do you melee? Do you just swing your weapon quickly at the enemy? Do you only use "power attacks"? Do you block often or at all? Do you only use melee in VATS? Do you use VATS at all? What's your weapon of choice?

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:55 am

At close range

Seriously, i close in with standard attacks, and keep doing them if the enemy gets staggered. When the enemy is about to attack i block it and counter with a power attack.

Basically the melee combat i learned in Oblivion.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:55 am

Nothing special. Just Chance's Knife in the back.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:08 am

I don't actually carry any melee... 11.11.11 i'm gonna melee my ass off

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:15 am

When the enemy is about to attack i block it and counter with a power attack.

Interesting. ANything special to countering?

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:45 am

I use power attack most of the time. I rarely blocks, but time my attack as power attack would stop most attack.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:35 am

I use the move you learn from the Khans a lot. Dirt in the eyes then power attack with Knock Knock is very effective. Even on asphalt for some reason....

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:55 am

Interesting. ANything special to countering?

Not really. The enemy just usually recoils back after blocking that gives you a window for a power attack.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:10 am

I do most of my killing while my enemy sleeps. Killed everyone in Camp Golf without waking a single man. A glorious, and... long night.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:31 am

I throw a grenade or two, rush my enemy, enter VATS and bash their brains in.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:40 am

Liberator or Machete Gladius

Tactic? What Tactic? Do you mean ".......slash slash slash slash block POWER ATTACK slash slash slash block block POWER ATTACK......"

And for Unarmed

Love and Hate (I feel weird when I fist fight with only one arm, so most of the time I use these)

LEGION ASSAULT punch punch POWER ATTACK =dead

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:04 am

I dont swing frantically cause they will chop your limbs and damage them so when you go through the animation it usually gets me killed but what i do is i slash em get back to block there counter slash get beack slash get back you might want a companion that is ranged so they whittle down the health so its easier on you if you want a good weapon use chances knife with the grunt and cowboy perks so it will tear em up with like a 75% increase in damage

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:45 am

yeah i just play it like oblivion

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:29 am

Ranged attacks while closing distance or lure them in from cover, I usually rush with a power attack and then "dance" while attacking I don't block I move in and out to doge attack while striking back whenever possible.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:17 am

I go for a standard attack to work out the strenght of my oppent and use power attacks to help me along if their too tough or to get a good crippling hit on them.
My melee weapon of choice is going to be and alway will be Oh Baby! :rock:

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:01 am

I try to get Oh Baby! as soon as possible or a bumper sword, I got the Tribal Pack so I use a broad machete for most of the beginning of my games. If I'm in a really heated battle I just hack and slash, there's no real strategy used...usually my unarmed and melee go hand in hand and when I'm unarmed is where I actually use real moves, like ranger takedown that Legion thing and the Sand thing from the Khans, Victoria's block move still confuses me, but I just got it.... :mohawk:

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:05 am

I use the left mouse button. True story.

» Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:05 pm

Thermic Lance. 'Nuff Said.
I also keep around a chance's knife just because it hardly weighs anything

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:18 am

Machete Gladius and Scripture. I play Eli from book of Eli...therefore I remove limbs and smite hijackers.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:47 am

Tomahawks man. I love those things. :wub: