V.A.T.S. : Fallout 3

» Fri May 13, 2011 9:00 am

Hi

Do you use V.A.T.S. a lot?
I don't use it that must, is that a mistake???

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:26 pm

V.A.T.S. comes in handy when I snipe with my Black Hawk.

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:38 pm

Its a nice panic button

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:33 am

It's very important especially with a laggy setup like mine.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:10 am

Not so much, only if I'm in the mood for some slo-mo shots

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:49 pm

Not so much, only if I'm in the mood for some slo-mo shots

Some of those slow-mo montages are awesome. KA-BLAM, ohhhhhh sorry there Raider dude, I have relieved your body of your ugly mohawked head.

...that's not a very ladylike thing to admit, is it?

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:28 am

Some of those slow-mo montages are awesome. KA-BLAM, ohhhhhh sorry there Raider dude, I have relieved your body of your ugly mohawked head.

...that's not a very ladylike thing to admit, is it?

Oh? Why isn't that ladylike? Maybe it depends on the type of lady you have in mind...

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:25 am

It's not really "dainty" or "housewife"y, I suppose.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:40 pm

Depends on the housewife..HAHAHAHAHA. :rofl:

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:30 pm

It's not really "dainty" or "housewife"y, I suppose.

Besides the woman in Arefu(who just happens to be off her rocker anyhow!) I don't think there are any who can be considered dainty or housewifey. :laugh:

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:56 am

Besides the woman in Arefu(who just happens to be off her rocker anyhow!) I don't think there are any who can be considered dainty or housewifey. :laugh:

Ah ha ha ha ha....that, sir, was the right answer. :clap:

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:16 pm

Ah ha ha ha ha....that, sir, was the right answer. :clap:

Thank you. I have been known to have the right answer from time to time.

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:28 am

My character likes to use VATS for relieving NPCs of their weapons. However, she usually manages to score several crits on the enemy NPCs in the process, so as a result, it's not uncommon for her to see a slowmo death scene.

Jenifur Charne

» Fri May 13, 2011 9:31 am

Its a nice panic button

Yeah, I use it when something catches me by surprise.

I don't use VATS much because I mainly use a Gatling Laser, completely useless with VATS.

I also think using the Gatling Laser takes away a bit of the fun of the game. Deathclaw's and Super Mutant Brutes/Overlords are too easy. I think I should put the GL away and use other weapons. Considering this is my first playthough. :l

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:04 am

Yeah, I use it when something catches me by surprise.

I don't use VATS much because I mainly use a Gatling Laser, completely useless with VATS.

I also think using the Gatling Laser takes away a bit of the fun of the game. Deathclaw's and Super Mutant Brutes/Overlords are too easy. I think I should put the GL away and use other weapons. Considering this is my first playthough. :l

Gatling Laser is a nice finishing move kill for Super Mutants, after using a far lighter weapon in VATS to disarm them.
Deathclaws and Giant Radscorpoins, thouugh, I like to give a serve of fresh hot MiniNuke from the Experimental MIRV.

Jenifur Charne

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:45 am

Albino Radscorpions are annoying even with the Gatling Laser. Overlord's are annoying but Tri-Beam Lasers aren't too affective.

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:34 am

I use VATS at about 20 to 30 yards out. Other than that, I free hand it.

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:29 pm

I use and abuse VATS because I play ranged characters (and techie characters, at that). It's just their personality. Sweet, innocent... well, appearances can be deceiving.

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:50 am

Having played FO3 for about 15 hrs now I'm not having much luck with VATS.
I thought It would be good for long range sniping but every time I used it it missed, but doing it myself has been much better, despite the sway
Maybe I missed cos I aimed for the head instread of the body :shrug:

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:13 am

Having played FO3 for about 15 hrs now I'm not having much luck with VATS.
I thought It would be good for long range sniping but every time I used it it missed, but doing it myself has been much better, despite the sway
Maybe I missed cos I aimed for the head instread of the body :shrug:

VATS is fantastic and does make life a lot easier. For close combat just keep an eye on the % number and in most cases it is better to exit VATS and then quickly target it again so the % goes up.
Sniping only gets easier later in the game when you are using the unique rifles and a heap of perks that makes head targeting easier.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:40 am

VATS is fantastic and does make life a lot easier. For close combat just keep an eye on the % number and in most cases it is better to exit VATS and then quickly target it again so the % goes up.
Sniping only gets easier later in the game when you are using the unique rifles and a heap of perks that makes head targeting easier.

What I hate when using VATS is when the enemy is right in my face(a Mirelurk after it "rushes" me) and all of the options read 0%. I have to exit VATS and either back up or change my angle before it reverts to regular numbers. I'm not sure why it does that.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:47 pm

What I hate when using VATS is when the enemy is right in my face(a Mirelurk after it "rushes" me) and all of the options read 0%. I have to exit VATS and either back up or change my angle before it reverts to regular numbers. I'm not sure why it does that.

It's too close The gun is technically through it.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:14 pm

I spam vats if I feel like I'm in an area where I feel like I'm being followed or there are enemies nearby.

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:40 pm

I almost feel dirty using VATS. It's like cheating. Before any of you go saying "but they had it in Fallout 1 and 2" don't. Targeted Shot != VATS.

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:04 pm

I almost feel dirty using VATS. It's like cheating. Before any of you go saying "but they had it in Fallout 1 and 2" don't. Targeted Shot != VATS.

Meh, I definitely don't. It'd be like saying turning the difficulty slider down towards "easier" is cheating