I've done a playthrough for both melee and unarmed. Yes Paralyzing Palm was pretty cheap. But overall, I just didn't find either of those to be all that rewarding. The only melee weapon worth anything was the Shiskebob. And Unarmed worked best with the Power Fist. I just didn't like the lack of options, only a few weapons were worth picking up.

I didn't have any problems playing with energy weapons. And yes, I did find the A3-21. I had a energy skill level of 100, and I used the Gauss rifle for most of that playthrough. Sorry, I did a playthrough with the gatling laser and got it confused with energy weapons. But, that was one of my big guns playthroughs.

Personally, I think the weapon options in Fallout 3 were a bit bland. The add-ons brought most of the weapons I used, aside from Lincoln's Repeater.

For some reason...i dislike any kind of Sniper rifles.

Maybe all those time reading name tags on XBL that reads: 'sniperkilla007', 'sniperboy666' or variation thereof finally takes it tolls on me.

i may be showing my age here,
but in fallout 1 i could finnish the game with a 10 mm pistol,
a sledge (supper-sledge could take down deathclaws)
and a sawed off shotgun, while dressed in leather armour.
all of these i cantstand in fallout3. they all look like toys.
(maybe its just me) or i should limit my self to only them next playthrough?

i love the shishkabob, running down gouls becomes that much more fun..

Anything thats not a rifle or energy weapon. With nice V.A.T.S, pop some jet +nuka-cola quantum+Action Boy, and the low ap cost of energy weapons commando,+sniper+finesse+better criticals.....Oh my my my my my

I never use any of the Big Guns. They weigh too much to carry around, and ammo is scarce. I also very rarely, if ever, use melee weapons to hit people, like leadpipe and that sort of thing.

I don't hate any weapon. But don't particularly care for miniguns. Mostly because of the delay in starting put. You press the trigger and they whirl for a second or two before firing. With a mod like FWE installed, your character can get killed in that time.

No fatboys in the game. The Fat Man was of course named after the "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" nukes from the Manhattan project. I guess a Fatboy would be a combo of the two




Yes, but is that "Fat Men"?

I don't like them much either or the missile launcher. Not good if you're inside or if there are "allies" around.

Name slipped. It happens with old age.

(well, i would not use the gazillions of chinese pistols and .32 pistols out there, better to throw them at enemies, without ammo, may do more damage anyway.)

Not a big fan of energy weapons except the gatling laser. it's most efficient even with a low skill for energy weapons on deathclaws and muties. but overall, energy weapons. sometimes the 10mm pistol and the .32

Gatling Laser is a Big Gun.

I have a massive aversion against Sawed Off Shotgun and Combat Shotgun.

Also, I don't like to use Big Guns in general. They slow me down and they don't go well with my tin can and scorched book obsession. I don't mind using them though, contrary to the shotguns. Shotguns are just yucky.

I cannot stand alien or plasma weaponry.

Yea, I stay away from those weapons as well. I tend to use the weapons that are based on real life. Anything that goes beyond that just bursts the immersion for me. I`ll use an alien\laser weapon only in absolute emergencys like I have no ammo left and\or my normal weapons are busted. Shotguns have always been my weapon of choice.

I also avoid Power Armours just because I don`t see them as very realistic... yea, I know it`s a game set in the future. I just like conventional uinforms and weapons..

I personnally don't hate any weapons. I usually end up with a laser rifle wqith 12 rounds for it (in case of emergencies) until Level 10.

I use the chinese pistol sometimes and I like the .32... I don't use brass knuckles.

I guess I just like evryt weapons

I refuse to use the Vengence Because I spent some time killing of death claws to get it. Also it breaks pretty easy and I have it full condition.

Flat toe corey said basically the same exact thing...

i avoid the silenced 10mm pistol with a vengance, the same with 32. caliberpistols

The .32, Scoped Magnum and Chinese pistols, as others have said. Plus any plasma weapons. I don't use the weapons you have to make, even though I sometimes make them, as by that point I've already settled on how I'm going to equip my character.

Super Sledge-Just don't really like melee weapons period
Minigun-I would use it, but it's not powerful enough
Pulse grenades-Kind've useless to me
Plasma Weapons-For some reason I prefer laser, I dunno why

I never ever ever ever pick up any Chinese Pistol with the intent of using it, always for collection only. (I have a large collection of Chinese artifacts in my Megaton House.) The only time I will ever use the Chinese Pistol is when it's the Zhu Rhong Chinese Pistol, because that makes for some pretty fun times. Enemies exploding into a million flaming chunks is always satisfying, also it reminds me on a Luger as far as looks go, and I can do some pretty lulzy role playing with that in mind.

For all you people out there not using Energy Weapons,

get out.

Laser weapons are perfect for the open wastes and long distances with their, well with their "laser" accuracy! I'de take a laser rifle over an Assault Rifle.

And plasma weapons rip people to shreds. A3-21's rifle is my favorite weapon in the game hands down.

If there's anything I don't use, It would probably be the Fat Man. Even when playing Big Gun characters, its just not practical. Same can be said for low tier small guns.

I pretty much only use small guns but the small guns I won't touch are the BB Gun, .32 Pistol (although I've just got Wild Bills and thats a bit better but by the time I got it still not good enough) and the Chinese Pistol (and the unique version of that is pretty pathetic too).

The Minigun and Pistols... they just seem useless to me *shrug*

Ohh god please don' tell me your one of the "ohhh this weapon is so unrealistic crew":facepalm:

The zhu rong pistol is seriously underrated .And i try to never use Vengence as it deteriorates like Steven hawking's but it's insanely cool and owns.