Current Events > How should I be S.P.E.C.I.A.L in New Vegas?

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Going rifle (sniper when I can)
Hardcore mode or whatever it's called

Which Perks?
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Charisma 1
Endurance 8 or 9

guns n snipers u prolly want high luck for crits. plus u can win gambling in casinos.

Perception at 6 so u can get the perk Better Criticals (5 if u get implant).

And the perk jury rigging is a must get
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10 in everything except Charm, which gets 3.
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implants
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Get Boone and ED-E
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New Vegas is an interesting enough game that you can have fun regardless of how you build your character with S.P.E.C.I.A.L. It's not like Fallout 4 where more points just means more access to random percentage buffs
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10 luck, rush to casino, win all caps.

That's the only build for NV
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What's so big about getting money in this game? I never have any issues with money in any game
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I've always to do a low intelligence game just for the dialogue options. The problem is the lack of skills that comes with that.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

What's so big about getting money in this game?

Some of the unique weapons you have to buy, the unique hunting rifle I believe specifically for you would be a good option. Other than that, nothing.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

What's so big about getting money in this game? I never have any issues with money in any game

High luck isn't really needed for making money, you get tons of cash selling loot. Casinos only give you on average 10K or so before kicking you out. Where high luck is useful is how OP criticals are in this game. Plus you need 6 to get the better crits perk.

Your SPECIAL spread would depend on what kind of character you're building. Typically I always have CHR at 1 because it's useless and PER at 5 (increased to 6 with the implant for better criticals perk).

After that you're pretty free to mess around. I usually get at least 6 END, that means you can have every SPECIAL boosting implant (except for the before mentioned useless CHR).
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STR: 7 - a very useful SPECIAL; set any higher than 7 and you negate both the Implant and a perk you receive after completing Old World Blues

PER: 5 - a pretty useless SPECIAL in effect, but necessary for certain vital perks. Boost this up to 6 with an Implant asap so you can get Better Criticals at level 16

END: 7-9 - Certain Implants are vital, but you don't need to get every one. The regen implant is particularly optional, arguably a waste of money.

CHA: 1 - CHA is only needed in short bursts to pass speech checks / get better prices, and since this is the SPECIAL that's most easily boosted by consumables and equipment, the higher you raise your CHA past 2 (base 1 + Implant), the more you negate this.

INT: 4-6 - people will tell you that INT is the most important SPECIAL, but each point of INT only adds 0.5 extra skill points every level. With the level cap increases and extra skill books added by the DLC, INT skill point bonuses are almost negligible. Plus INT is pretty easy to boost with DLC-added items.

AGL: 7-9 - a very good SPECIAL to put points into - extra AP and faster reloads are never not helpful.

LCK: 8-9 - a downright essential SPECIAL if you care about critical hits (which you should) and winning at casinos. Having a LCK of 9-10 means you pretty much have to go out of your way to lose at Blackjack.
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Thanks, everyone
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