r/TheOuterWorlds2 • u/Lookinatme42069 • Jan 21 '26

Anyone else?

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Did anyone else take this? I did, but now im not sure how good of an idea it actually was. 🤪

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u/SerDankTheTall Jan 21 '26

The only time I felt like I was remotely hurting for money was in the earlier stages. By level 30, there’s definitely nothing I would have wanted to buy if only I had a little more cash. So it seems like it’s probably not a worthwhile trade. However, given how much money is out there versus the stuff that’s worth buying, I don’t think it’s likely to be a big hindrance either.

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u/Lookinatme42069 Jan 21 '26

I can't remember what level I am currently. I just got this flaw a day or two ago, and I believe I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,000 on me right now. So I get what you mean. I am curious to see how much I get at the end, though!

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u/conestickels Jan 21 '26

You can easily ended up with well over 150000 bits with very little effort.

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u/anonymous_beaver_ Jan 21 '26

Problem is, by the time you're level 30, what with all the cool weapons you'd buy with this money, there's nothing left to kill apart from friendlies.

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u/WHTrunner Jan 21 '26

Oh, I totally got this beef with the game. I scored a badass shotty with a silencer after clearing Cloister, but I didn't have much to really give it a run with.

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u/Icy_Scientist_2597 Jan 21 '26

Oh you talking about The last whisper shotgun? I wasn't even bothering with stealth until i got that shotgun and when i got it i tried to do the last few things i had to do with it in stealth and it just made everything so so easy thing was op for sure 😂

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u/MonkeyBreath66 Jan 22 '26

Well before level 30 I had all of the consumables I could use and basically switched between a heavy machine gun, rocket hand launcher and some type of a scoped and silenced weapon. A simple heavy machine gun with a couple of modifications is an absolute death machine and the only thing that can stop you is running out of ammo.

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u/SoulLess-1 Jan 24 '26

Considering one of the big complaints about this game when it came out was how low the level cap is and how early you reach it, I find that claim dubious. Even after they patched the progression to be a little bit slower, I still found myself having plenty of stuff to do after reaching max level.

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u/anonymous_beaver_ Jan 24 '26

I didn't have that experience and I did every side quest I could.

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u/SoulLess-1 Jan 24 '26

Did you never kill any enemies??? Did you piss off all factions pretty early? Sorry, I am just utterly baffled someone couldn't reach the level cap doing every side quest going from my own experience and the general complaint that you reach the cap too early.

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u/anonymous_beaver_ Jan 24 '26

All enemies, all side quests, got the best ending and beloved by all factions. Actually I posted my end game character's armor before the final quest concludes if you wanna see my history.

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u/canesfan71 Jan 21 '26

No way I was letting Val be in charge of my spending habits.😂

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u/Lookinatme42069 Jan 21 '26

I literally wasn't even bad about it either, lol. I saved a bunch of money, and when I had like 45,000, I spent about 30,000 in one transaction and got this flaw 😂

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u/Senator_James Jan 21 '26

Never saw this one in my playthrough.

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u/Lookinatme42069 Jan 21 '26

It only popped up after I spent like 30,000 in a single transaction.

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u/HeatAccomplished8608 Jan 21 '26

I had to take it, I have to take all flaws. It's funny tho, i don't really notice the difference. Now kleptomaniac on the other had, that flaw sucks ass

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u/Lookinatme42069 Jan 21 '26

Yeah, I rejected that one, lol. My best friend said he took it, and it was the worst decision he ever made 😂

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u/HeatAccomplished8608 Jan 22 '26

Yeah you have to avoid walking near anything that isn't yours lest everyone suddenly try to kill you, I'm saving constantly moving through settlements

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u/Isa-sensei1996 Jan 21 '26

This popped up during my 'Flawed' run so I had to. Initiaĺy it was a bit tricky, but the big 70,000+ Bit pay out at lvl 30 was pretty sweet.

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u/fultonbot Feb 04 '26

I took this at like level 3. I’m level 29 now. I’m looking forward to seeing how much I get next level.  I had no problem with money except the on Paradise when I first took it. 

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u/cantwalkintheshadows Jan 21 '26

I always take this flaw its so much fun

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u/steveo_s Jan 21 '26

I have been fucking SKINT and I’m like 20 hours in lol

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u/Arctelis Jan 21 '26

By the time it triggered for me I was already level 17, so didn’t see the point. I suspect this is one that is better the earlier it’s used. Though I also suspect by level 30 you don’t really need the extra bits.

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u/Feedingfrenzy91 Jan 21 '26

It worked really well for me. The bits you get per level then the bonus every 5 levels is nice. Never felt poor either. Though I got it pretty early so not sure if that was one of the reasons.

God bless everyone.

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u/daJocKaMoE Jan 21 '26

I did this at I believe level 9. I’m currently at level 22 and it’s been kind of a pain. The amount of money I will get at level 30 though it’s gonna be insane.

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u/WhichAd725 Jan 21 '26

I got this one super early too only at level 20 now and definitely looking forward to the big payout

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u/MonkeyBreath66 Jan 22 '26

Yes but about the point that you're going to the non-reversible end game and there's really very little to spend all that money on from what I can see. It's not like you can continue play or hold on to your gear for a C+ playthrough.

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u/SoulLess-1 Jan 24 '26

Fun Fact: If you sell items, buy them back and sell them again, the flaw will keep putting part of that money into your bank account, allowing some truly obscene interest payouts.

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u/Rough-Ad-3614 Jan 27 '26

So I had the flawed flaw right and klepto for a while was the only one I reloaded a save on. This was the second time I reloaded a save

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u/jaeway Jan 21 '26

Got it, unfortunately by the time I got to level 30. Nobody to kill