So I've started another playthrough (normal mode), my third. I decided to make a tough guy, since my former characters were all stealthy and suave kinda guys.
Here's the build:

Name: Tank

Attributes:
S. 9(+1)
P. 5
E. 9(+1)
C. 2
I. 5(+1)
A. 5(+1)
L. 5 (+1)

Main skills:
Melee Weapons
Guns
Repair

Traits:
Built to Destroy
Heavy Handed

Perks:
Confirmed Bachelor (Just for the damage, this character isn't gay in the slightest.)
Educated
Bloody Mess
Hand Loader
Toughness x2
Stonewall
Shotgun Surgeon
Super Slam
Adamantium Skeleton
Unstoppable Force
Jury Rigging


Preferred Companion:
Raul, to compensate for Built to Destroy.

Preferred Weapons:
Minigun (Avenger)
Hammer (Oh Baby!)
Shotguns (Riot Shotgun)

Preferred Armor:
As heavy as possible. I-51b Power Armor, most likely.

Gameplay:
So basically all this guy does is crush skulls with hammers or sprays bullets at larger groups with shotguns or miniguns. All the while taking as little damage as possible, with high armor, implants and perks.
I think it's going to be a fun playthrough, because I'm used to playing with high Speech and Lockpick and stuff. Now I'm just gonna blast my way through everything

So tell me what you think and whether or not it could use improvement.

It sounds pretty good... But what are you planning the +1's to be from?? Implants or clothing?

Implants of course. With 9 END you'll be able to get every single implant, but some aren't worth the caps imo.

I actualy find it funner to do a totaly melee unarmed smasher char and then do a dedicated guns fast shot blah blah blah bullet tsunami build as well.

Seems solid enough. My similar character has

S: 7
P: 6
E: 7
C: 5
I: 3 ("Me come to replace you because me smarter than you." :rofl:)
A: 6
L: 6

Traits: Fast Shot, Wild Wasteland

Tags: Guns, Explosives, Survial, Medicine and Repair as minor skills

Perks: Demolition expert (3), Strong Back, Toughness (2), Hit the Deck, Splash Damage, and the rest i forgot. No "orientation" perks though.

Gannon as companion for the Improved healing, and for the benefits of his personal quest.

Current loadout (at level 20): Buster Sword, Assault Carbine, Service Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Dragonskin outfit (mod, about the same as Combat Armor mk. 2).
Final loadout (once i get repair to 50 to keep these guns operable): Buster Sword, LMG, Minigun (or Avenger), Grenade MG (or Mercy), Missile Launcher (or Annabelle) and a PA (have to see which one of them i'll use).

If it's far away, it explodes. If it's close, it gets full of bullet holes. If it's not worth wasting bullets, Gannon kills it before i get the sword ready.
Boomers would be proud :lmao:

My Character will be similar to yours, but will be siding with the Legion and be called, "Jakuop."

S 10
P 5
E 5
C 8
I 1
A 6
L 5

A buff, likable idiot.

This is my melee unarmed char.

THUD

S P E C I A L

9 1 9 2 1 9 9

Traits heavy handed wild wasteland

tagged skills melee unarmed survival
also train lockpick
somewhat train repair

perks

2 hunter
4 lady killer
6 toughness
8 stonewall
10 toughness
12 piercing strike
14 purifier
16
18
20
22 super slam
24 slayer
26 nerves of steel
28
30

So far works wonderfully and is realy fun to play. Its realy fun to hit small things with big things.

My guns char is..

Gunsmith

s p e c i a l
7 5 7 1 5 9 7

traits good natured small frame


tagged skills guns repair survival

also train lockpick


perks

2 rapid reload
4 educated
6 toughness
8 hand loader
10 strong back
12 finesse
14 toughness
16 better crits
18
20
22
24
26
28
30

Been having a wild time with him even went through quarry junction at level 6..

My expllosives character

ThunderBucket
s p e c i a l
9 1 9 1 10 9 1

traits loose cannon wild wasteland

tagged skills explosives science repair
other skills barter survival

Perks

2 heave ho
4 educated
6 demo expert
8 toughness
10 demo expert
12 demo expert
14 strong back
16 toughness
18 hit the deck
20 stone wall
22 pack rat
24 entomologist
26
28
30

So far fairly hard to play but a real riot when it works. Nothing beats the joy of landing a nade in someones noodles as they sit eating... BLAMO!

Having a combination of melee and guns is actually working out quite well.
Different situations call for different tactics, for example in buildings with small corridors etc. melee worksixcellentand out on the wastes you can first take a few shots and wait for them to come in melee range, which is when you blow their heads off.
It's unfortunate, however,that one of the strongest melee perk, Slayer, isn't available since it requires a lot of Unarmed. Then again it's a tank, it's not supposed to be very aguile and quick.