So my download has been going agonizingly slow for whatever reason, but it's finally almost there...

I started a fresh character to cap his level at 30 (and to fix all the mistakes I made on my old character - monorail blowing up etc) but due to a huge few weeks at work I've only been as far as Nipton.

Is OWB action packed? Like will I regret going in? Seems like a fun DLC that is nothing like Dead Money from what I've read. I found Honest Hearts very easy at low levels for example.

Edit: I know the main thing says level 15 but I'm thinking that may be generous.

don't know about you, but my lvl 40 character is having a hard time on very hard, I never died so much since I play this dlc and I really need to manage my ammo & health.

The DLC suggests that you have to be a minimum of level 15, So I suggest you level up to that and kick some roboscorpion ass

Damn

Oh well I guess I'll just run to the Northern Passage and knock out Honest Hearts, at least I'll get quick levels and decent gear to go in with.

Agreed. I was at level 15 when I went in. I brought a butt load of weapons (3 rifles, 1 SMG,, 2 shotguns and 3 energy weapons) and a huge amount of ammo along with about 70 stimpacks plus a boatload of food. I struggled to get through it. Run out of of a couple types of ammo, ran low low on others, along with running out of food and stimpacks constantly. I was grateful for every vending machine, every fridge, and every first aid kit I could find. By the end my combat armor Mk2 was destroyed along with the helmet, Christine's stealth suit was destroyed, and the stealth suit Mk2 was nearly destroyed. And other yeah I died a lot of times, sometimes in the same spot as before. When it was over I was forced to head back to the wasteland as I had no stimpacks, food, or proper armor. IMO hardest DLC to date.

heh. I'm running into enemies that only get mad when sneak-attacked with the weapons like the AMR, Brush Gun and GCSR.....On normal difficulty setting.

if you take the right weapons, it could be done at lvl 1

I went in with only a light in shining darkness, bounty hunter duster, 1st recon hat 110 stim packs 10 doctors bags and 960 rounds of .45 SWC and the paladin toaster unique power fist ( though 1 emp weapon was enough). this was at lvl 31 and yeah i have 17 stims and 290 .45swc rounds left. paladin toaster was terrible. but i must say it was bloody nice to not run around 1 shotting mobs with a .45 and to actually use al those stims

edit: i did however find out why i went though so many stims. it due to onne the replacment organs. health food is dramatically increased, but health from stims isnt very effective.

I went in light big mistake I've got no decent weapons that the sink sells ammo for armors shot found a recon suit and took jury rigging to try and cobble something together and I ran out of healing items about an hour in without that perk where you get blood sausage or red paste I'd be screwed, I've bumped down to normal because anything more and I don't think I'd make it with my current gear. I cannot believe how much trouble I'm having HH and DM were a cake walk compared to this and I did those on very hard, I keep getting mobed my 4 lobotomies and 3 or 4 of the harness guys that or multiple night stalkers which are deadly when they get close. Maybe if you go in loaded on very easy you might be okay but I don't see low level runs of OWB going to well for the most part it is by far the hardest time I've had with the game and I've been doing very hard since release.

Made a new character specifically for this and did it at level 2 and up. (Still working on the DLC, honestly)

hard?...hmmm....for me dead money was way harder, maybe it is harder then honest heart, you have few bosses out there which are not easy at all and those robo-scorpions are real pain in the ass, so...yes you could call it hard...

The power armor eating nightstalkers will probably destroy you many times. Everything else is high hp, or high dt, or both. The fake ass nightstalkers are the only things that have killed me so far.

They are not like the nightstalkers from the main game.

ii think the reason why its hard is because we all though there would be a weight limit or that the gear we get in their would be enought (like the other DLC we have had). I believe if you went in at very low levels it would be a challenge but not that bad because the mobs wouldnt be that bad...well except for maybe the cazadors and the night stalkers. the big porblem is see really is that K9000 and FIDO are underpowered at a helevel when you can use them and youwouldnt be able to use them effectively at a low level or you would be extremely gimped at low level in other skills.

Nah, i'm pretty sure you'll have to be about lvl 15, my level 40 charwas pretty damn owned on very hard

Someone (like me when I have time) might want to check the GECK and see if the OWB enemies arn't pulling the lame-assed cheating the "FO3: Point Lookout" tribals/swamp-folk did. What I'm talking about is enemies dealing a flat amount (yet highly abnormal) of HP damage regardless of weapon (or even bare fists) used or how sky high your DR/DT is.

Seeing as Dead Money was recommended for players (30+, I believe?) and people played in walkthroughs with level 8 characters, it probably won't be too much of a hassle.

Level 40 gun guy and I have died more times than any other DLC (hardcoe). Died once in HH, maybe 10 times in DM, and I have been down at least 10 times and I'm only two hours in. This, IMO, is at lease a level 15 package - although there are unique individuals with superior talents that can walk through at level 1 without a doubt. The thing to keep in mind is there are no 1v1 battles. It's always you against 3 to 5 others (lob, nights, suits, etc).

Um, so what are the 'right' weapons then? Or have you not actually played it and are just trying to be a wise-[censored]?

I went in at level 20. Brought a Plasma Defender, a Grenade Rifle, and an Assault Carbine. I have Guns 90, Explosives 60, En.W 50.

That little pulse weapon they give you in the beginning? Not helping against the scorpions.

I am getting my [lots of censored] kicked all over the [lots of censored] place.

It was pretty difficult for my level 30 character on normal, but I didn't have any decent armor with me so that could be why.

It's very difficult for me and I went in at level 2 :disguise: on normal. However, it is not completely undoable this way. So to answer your question, you will likely have a hard time but you won't be completely screwed.

You get variable XP for the missions in it so you would get like 100 exp while I get 1000, try and get to level 30+ so you can get alot of exp

Depends on how closely the enemies are leveled to you or not.. I made it through dead money with a level one character and it was no more difficult than going through with a level 30 character.

Yes and no.

Dead Money is "one wrong step and you blow up" hard.
Honest Hearts is "isn't this a nice da-MUTHA [censored] BEAR GNAWING ON YOUR FACE, KILL IT! KILL IT QUICK!!!"
Old World Blues is "we're gonna slowly chip away at your health in large groups at -just- the right speed so that you underestimate us."

Also, bosses be boss.

Just make sure you have alot of stimpaks I have went through all 50+ of mine and I'm still only of few hours in.

I'm playing it on very hardcoe and it's quite challenging at times, there's a lot of enemies and they seem to have a big aggro range. You start fighting one group and two others show up before you finish them off. Not to mention stuff like nightstalkers with 500+ HP.