i couldn't think of a very good title for this post, but it addresses something i see as a slight problem. the melee system, the weapons fit the fallout universe, they have a good array of weapons and all, but i feel like they left out some weapons, or at the very least a few modifications to make some weapons like the lead pipe or police baton more useful.

for instance, a police baton IRL shouldn't kill people i understand that, but it should inflict fatigue damage, or increase the length of the business end as a mod, or have some available mods that a real wastelander might put on one, like wrapping barbed wire around it or for kitchen knives be able to modify them into throwing knives or something..... i know theres probably a million mods that add new, more dangerous mods to weapons but sadly as a console user i cant download them.....

A police batton shouldn't kill people? Have you ever used one?

Edit: I agree with the other stuff you said I think cracking people's face open with a Machete or giant hammer is fun and means I don't have to buy ammo just repair it

no, i haven't used one. i was under the impression that, like most of a standard polices equipment it was meant to wound not kill. i could see how after enough beating it would kill someone, however.

A hit to the back of the head could kill you in one hit they can break bones with a strike there pretty awesome if you hit someone in the face with it there going down it doesn't matter how tough they are

what if your chuck norris in deathclaw form?

Baton would probably break before the deathclaw does haha

although you have to be either the bravest person in the world, or the least sane to attack a deathclaw with a police baton....

Hahahaha I've actually beaten deathclaw's with similar things like knives but my character is always level 10 strength

mine to. i always end up hauling around millions of bottles of scotch.... i tried to kill a deathclaw with a bb gun but i ran out of ammo....

Melee combat makes me very happy in this game. Unarmed even more. I find it hilarious to have these Fiends or Vipers shooting me, only for me to evade them and beat them over their ugly head with a golf club, or even better, knock that head off with a pair of knuckledusters. One of the best things I did in New Vegas so far was send a Bighorner flying off hundreds of yards with one swift punch to the head. Very rewarding.

Hahahaa I've gone into a boxing match with one that's probably the worst weapon I've ever used boxing gloves vs Deathclaw

Str: 10
Lck: 1

Luck is not needed in my opinion

its more fun in fallout 2 when the enemies fly nine hexes away....

luck isnt very useful to me, but i dont lower it past five

Ballistic fist vs Bighorner

Love that

can someone make a mod for the brass knuckles to shoot nyan cat?