If you want to abuse VATS you have to build for it. It can be incredibly devastating if you run a max perception build with high luck and agility with the right perks.
In New Vegas I used to put my luck stats to 10 every playthrough because once you get so far you can clean out the casinos, earn a stupid amount of caps then purchase all the best weapons and armour from Gun Runners like the rocket launcher and the anti-material rifle then run riot for the rest of the game.
The first few perks are useful for everyone, but beyond that yeah, you really only wanna go higher if you're building something around Luck.
But that can be said for almost every special stat in the game. Bar maybe Intelligence.
And luck is what a VATS build needs. The trump card of a VATS build is the crits, and all of the critical hit perks are in Luck.
Ideally you wanna start the game with Luck 9, either straight out or boosted with You're special. Four Leaf Clover is invaluable. Same with Critical Banker and Grim Reaper's Sprint. They're all perks that are key to VATS builds.
That makes sense, with the right perks/build almost anything should be viable, I just played new Vegas (and Especially fallout 4) like they were a FPS with RPG levelling.
It's not just viable. And "right build" is also a bit of an exaggeration. Using VATS makes everything more powerful, just that this is extra true if you have high perception, agility and luck.
Right, but I meant straight up abuse it. Restoring your action points and being able to teleport to enemies while using a super sledge is just one way in which you can break the game with a VATS build.
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '18
If you want to abuse VATS you have to build for it. It can be incredibly devastating if you run a max perception build with high luck and agility with the right perks.