How do you play Fallout New Vegas? What's your style? Who do you save, who do you kill? Who do you like, not like, hate?

I have played it twice and am on the third playthrough.

I try and keep all factions and groups alive worth saving.
I like them all apart from the vile Caesars Legion. I loathe, despise and hate CL. I make a point of killing every single CL I see.

I always tell the Great Khans to find their own glory. It ends well for them when they do that.
I like the NCR whoever I work with.
I try and get high NCR approval. Because I like them and because it is a good idea for when you have to save the president and get into the mainframe to get power from hoover dam.

I like the independant way best. Who would'nt want a army of Mark II Securitrons and control of the Mojave Wasteland?

I try and get my approval to the highest I can with all factions. But not to the point I will do things I don't want to.
I won't slander a good mans name for the Followers Of The Apocolypse to hide what they did (The White Wash). Not to mention the disruption it causes the sharecroppers. You don't mess around with things that big.

I always send the power to everyone in Helios One. It is the best way. I am very tempted to send it to ACHIMEDESII though. I will this time or another playthrough, maybe. I see no point in sending it to Westside and Freeside or any of the others.


I tried to get all the companion quests so far but only got Rex and ED-Es done. Some of the companion quests are wayyyyy too well hidden!
Trying to get Boones and Veronicas done. I like Boone and want him to get the reward for it. Veronica, looks like it's a bit stupid, but I will still do it.
Arcade Gannon, I honestly don't have the patience for it. And no way am I doing some of the things he wants to get his approval. But I will try.
I want to do Lilys but it's really hard to trigger! That is just stupidly hard! It's not even a side quest!
Rose Of Sharon Cassidy. I don't like her and I see no reason to trash the Crimson Caravan and the Van Graffs for her. But I am curious what happens. I led her to Jean Baptiste to kill the last two playthroughs. It did'nt bother me.
Raul, I don't like him much. And I don't think he likes my characters. He likes the males more. Not particulary motivated to do his quest, since he does'nt actually like me, but I am curious and he should get a better ending than the none quest one gives him.
My favourite companions are Boone, ED-E, Lily, Rex. I like Veronica and Arcade Gannon. I don't like Rose Of Sharon Cassidy and Raul.

I always become a Brotherhood Of Steel Paladin. BoS are awesome.
Not found the Enclave Remnants yet because I have not done Arcades quest yet.

Factions and groups.

I like
NCR
Independance
Mr House
Brotherhood Of Steel
Great Khans
The Chairmen
White Glove Society
The Boomers.
Followers Of The Apocolypse. Very good but some dubious tactics.
Gun Runners. Not actualy evil despite the name implying they are. I respect them.

Neutrel
The Omertas. A evil group but fair enough. Once Cachino is in charge, much better. No reason to destroy them.
Crimson Caravan
Powder Gangers

Hate
Caesars Legion


I have done the Independant ending and NCR, for the trophies and because I wanted to. Independance is best.
Now siding with Mr House for teh trophies and because I want to.
Will do the horrible CL trophies as fast as possible from a point then play properly siding with someone I want to or as independant from the same point.
I will NEVER side with CL.

I try and do every quest I can.
I always hunt down the CL scum stinking up The Strip, be it Alero or Lupes Inculte, who I suspect it will be because he was not in Nipton this time. The Dapper Gambler Suit and Hat are wayyy too good for that scumbag.
Gotta love the Strip. You can kill certain npcs and they don't bother, lol.

My characters are usually good but mercenery. They don't care who they work for, so long as they get paid and it is'nt CL.
In fights I charge in and massacre every enemy, not into being extra careful or stealthy or hiding behind a rock all the time.
I fight all enemies I can, I only use stealth if I have to.
I try and solve some things by speech checks. I am always polite to everyone, apart from CL.
I kill all enemies who cross me or are CL.
I always kill Benny in The Tops Casino. No way I am going to talk to that b**tard. And sleeping wiht the freaking dirty punk? That is just SICK! And deeply illogical. Anything other than killing him the moment you find the scumbag is illogical.

So how to you play? How do you conquer the Mojave Wasteland? Write your past conquests and plans for conquest here.

You like the White Gloves? You know they were cannibals and still have such members in their group right?

Usually though I am like you and side with the NCR. My Legion character just doesn't have any quests to do so I just go around murdering everyone with him, it's fun but not as fun or realistic as the NCR approach.

I always go with traditional guns except the Legion character as he uses unarmed and melee. Not a fan of Energy Weapons.

As for Benny, yeah you have to waste him right away. I've tried several other ways of dealing with him and he always tries to double cross you. I never tried to befriend him or anything although I have seen the videos on youtube for that. I have no clue why some people would do that when the guy shoots you in your head....

I play with a sort of merciless judge kinda attitude.
I find the casual parkstroller rather stylish...But when I leave home its Combat armour and helmet Mk.II, Trail Carbine and Oh Baby! but Golden Gloves are making an impression.
I save Caesar, Ave !! I save the lil blonde during the GoodSprings quest "Back In the Saddle"
I always kill Silus, no one disobeys Caesars orders and lives All NCR unless their serving my purpose after that they die.
I like Veronica, Arcade, Vulpes Inculta, Mr.House, Benny, Easy Pete, Sunny Smiles, Mortimer, Boomers, Surprisingly the NCR Veterans, Boxcar, Christine, Dog, Graham, Yao-Gaui.
I hate Kimball, C. Moore, All Omertas, Alice McLafferty, Fiends, Vipers, Jackals, Ranger Jackson, The guy that won the Lottery, Eddie, Cooke, Elijah, God, The whiny one in Zion, The tribals in Zion.

It varied a bit for me but in general:

--anti-Legion, but only because I always have Boone and/or Arcade (unless I'm doing a no-companion run, which is rare). I don't have any big, serious, hatred for the Legion per se, beyond the slavery issue. But Boone/Arcade are my Laurel & Hardy, I can't live without them.
--dislike Lily and after trying her, have ignored her since.
--always listen to Vulpes in Nipton and always sad when I have to blow his head off later, thus depriving the world of his dulcet voice tones.
--tend to be "good" and "helpful", usually trying to create the "good outcome" of all quests, but sometimes go on a random rampage. PMS y'know.
--Fiends are target practice.
--I tend to ignore Powder Gangers all together at this point. I find them boring, even to kill.
--Vipers/Jackals on the other hand, I absolutely love killing them, even more than Fiends, especially with the IWS spawn mod. Zany fun.
--pistols and snipers for me
--Benny is wasted right after some glorious whoo-hoo.
--SNUFFLES!!!!

I don't play very differently from you... well, maybe I'm not so fixed in killing CL

I usually try to find the best solution to everybody and will sometimes sacrifice my best interest in doing so. But I'm kind of mercenary and not just for money and EXP, but also special items (this playthrough I killed Cpl. Sterling for his La Longue Carabine - which turned out not being what I expected). I steal as much as I can, hence I start with bad karma but always end up with Very Good.

I like the NCR, but I have my doubts about them. I guess they represent faithully the ups and downs of government and make me think about it in the real world). I prefer the Followers of the Apocalipse, which I like since I first met them in FO1. I hated the Khans in FO1 and always exterminated them, but in FNV I advise them to seek their own glory (working with the Followers )

I solve the cannibalism problem of the White Glove Society, but I don't like they. They're too snobby. The Chairmen are neutral to me except for Benny (always kill him). The Omertas are thugs and SOBs, but I leave Cachino in charge and forget about them.

The Brotherhood is a faction I like, but have issue with... specially their isolationism, dogmatism and "all nice tech for us and no else" motto... Still, I help them and try to convince them to work with the NCR. I liked FO3 because it showed a different face of the BoS, the one I think they'll have to adopt if they don't want to disappear in the long run. FO Tactics had some interesting ideas, but it's non-canon so it doesn't count.

The Boomers are something like the BoS, but they sound nicer for some reason... I always ask their help so I can see they bombing the Legion in the final battle

Caesar's Legion... I don't like these guys, but I think Caesar has some interesting ideas. Like some NPC said in the game, it would all fall apart after he dies...

Mr. House is someone I admire for sheer brilliance, but his mind is cold... he lacks the human factor I value so much, so I usually take him out of the picture

My playstyle is Guns, but later in the game I pick Energy Weapons because my guns aren't so effective against certain enemies. I use VATS a lot, though the low chance to hit heads is an issue for me - oh how do I miss hitting eyes and groins like in the first games!)

Make a point of killing every CL member you see? Hah looks like Hoover Dam is in trouble..

I use all weapons and all fighitng styles. But I like unarmed and melee best. I keep the good or good unique guns with me whatever my fighting style, unless a companion can use them. 44 magnums are useful as you can shoot well with them even as a unarmed character.
I always carry a incinerator or heaving incinater and the Avenger or a minigun for mass killing enemies that chase you like deathclaws or feral ghouls, whatever my fighitng style.
Clotheswise I wear dirty business suits when in some places. Makes you look smart but scary, lol. Like a assasin, lol. I wear the first recon beret a lot. It is a awesome, indestructable hat. I always take bennys suit because it is very useful. Ugly jacket though. I wear authority shades or sunglasses most of the time. I always carry the space suit and helmet, or/and a radiation suit with me in case of radiation. My females wear prewar srpingwear, prewar parkstroller outfits, prewar bonnets and prewar hats. My males only wear dirty business suits, prewar hats and sometimes prewar springwear. Male prewar outifts are not flattering. Both wear dapper gambler outfits and hats and other outfits.
For fighting I wear combat armour of various types, van graff combat armour or power armour. I never wear metal armour, it is pointless.