Was wondering if anyone has noticed the trend I have. Heh...

The higher I make my sneak skill, 80 atm, the more times I seem to get caught pickpocketing. With 35ish sneak I could steal the ammo, caps, casings, etc... off of any poor fella I happen to crouch down behind. Now, with my level 80 sneak, I can't pickpocket nothin....and it's starting to affect my bottom line in cap-flow, heh heh.

Best Regards,
The dude who used to steal a merchant's stuff and sell it back to them

Problem is what you are pickpcketing.
It's alot easier to steal someones Pocket Knife then their Missile launcher.

Slighty off-topic, didn't want to make another thread, but has anyone gotten their Sneak high enough to approach within melee range of an enemy without being found? Seems like I can't even get close without them going into Caution/Detected status. Maybe I was just spoiled-rotten by the Chinese Stealth suit from FO3 lol.

Also, the higher your unarmed, the easier it is to steal. So as you level up, the foes get better at detecting you, if your unarmed remains low, it gets harder and harder. Sneak is only part of it.

Ohhh...Thanks Gunmaster95! Wasn't aware that unarmed aided pickpocketing, heh.. Looks like I know the next stat I'm dumping my leveling points into.

Remember that it takes time to get your skill up that high...meanwhile, everyone else in your world is increasing in relation to you (i.e. they toughen up).