I saw info on the potential of a SPECIAL dump stat and just had to mention this little winner.
In all 3 FO games from back in the day that I still play regularly I might add, it must be said that in all of my serious, I want to get through and finish character they had only one thing in common. 8 or more agility, seriously, if you didn't have 9 or 10 action points I didn't want to play with you. Did anyone else have this disturbing predictablity?

If the combat is real time, though, Agility might not be as essential as in turn-based. The Vault - Fallout Wiki * Fallout Online * Fallout IRC Channel * Fallout: New Vegas

Maybe Agility will speed up your character? And, yes, I came across that too.

Action Points For The Win.

Luck was also essential. Gotta love that, "You critically hit xxxx in the head for 2 points of damage, smashing his skull like a wet paper bag." xxxx was killed. *The first time I saw a Deathclaw...well, now that's a story for a different day.*