» Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:51 am
For enemies that you plan on kiting, dart gun should be the opening shot - it's extremely accurate, so you can often just squeeze off a shot at mid-range.
For combat, I switch to my best VATS weapon (usually a CAR), take my 3-5 shots, then duck behind cover while I reload. Pop out, spray some love downrange, then pop back into cover for another reload. Pop out, use VATS, rinse-repeat.
Sometimes the best tactic at mid-range is to just put lots of shots downrange (or a grenade or two, a missile, or a nuke). Then save VATS for enemies that have gotten too close and need to go down immediately.