In Fallout 3 my favorite characters would use melee or unarmed as their primary weapon and then supplement it with explosives. Some where stealth killers, some charged head on into battle.
New Vegas has seemed to have balanced things much differently and I am now trying to decide on a weapon style. I hear a lot of praise for unarmed and claims that it does the best DPS, but the Vault Wiki still has melee on top with the superheated saturnite fist a runner up when combined with pyromaniac perk.
Make note that I will not be using any guns or energy weapons, but will use explosives (maybe limited to grenades and mines)
Melee has the advantage of having throwing weapons for ranged attacks. I know that unarmed users can learn special moves, but the one I would like to use most, Legion Assault, I believe would be unavailable to me if I am an enemy of the Legion. Is there a way to work for the NCR and still get that special move?
I think this character will be the type that charges head-on into battle instead of sneaking around if that helps peoples decisions at all, and I am taking into account everything added by all DLC's.