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Any tips for Demon's Souls? I'm getting it today. Any for Wild ARMS XF would be helpful as well.
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Jun 25, 2010 13:00
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PrinnySquadron posted:Any tips for Demon's Souls? I'm getting it today. Any for Wild ARMS XF would be helpful as well. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3106674 Here's the Demon's Souls thread. It'll have answers to most of your "beginner" questions. It's easy to get frustrated with that game because it's so easy to die, but being killed is really not that big a deal. If you find yourself breaking controllers or TVs, it may not be a game for you.
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Jun 25, 2010 13:32
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Demon's Souls: The easiest starting class is Royal because you get a laser beam to shoot at people and that helps. If you are trying to make a finely tuned pvp build then you already know all of this information and nobody cares what you think so go to gamefaqs and read ewgf's guide or https://demonssouls.wikidot.com and read up on that poo poo there. Get used to dying. Actually, you need to learn to love dying because you should enjoy the game and this is what you are going to be doing for the majority of it. Souls don't matter. When you die and lose your souls, you don't care because you can farm souls at the second part of the Shrine of Storms archstone after beating the first boss there (aka "4-2") much more efficiently than just creeping along making every level take 20x longer and throwing an autistic fit each time you wind up dying anyway. Make sure to pick up the thief's ring (next to Ostrava on the ledge he starts on, just jump down to him) and the cling ring (bottom of the first set of stairs you go down to open the gate so you can bypass the first part of the level next time you die) before you finish the first level. After beating the first boss pick up a heater shield from the blacksmith if you don't have one that blocks 100% of damage (you'll know that because when you block and you still have stamina, if your health goes down you need a new loving shield because that thing is garbage). Next go to the Valley of Defilement. After ascending the ramp and killing two depraved ones, you will go a very short ways and see an item that you can drop down to to pick up on a ledge below you and to the left (I believe there may be some crap that you need to knock out of the way first). This is a mace that will help you kill the skeletons of world 4 (shrine of storms). After grabbing it, jump off to your death because gently caress this level it's hard as balls and annoying to boot and you should probably do it last. Now you need a decent weapon. Go to the Shrine of Storms and learn how to beat those skeletons. Hint: block, and if they telegraph anything get out of their range, swing only after they are stunned after having blocked them successfully. You'll kill five of the rolling assholes and one archer (make sure to pull one at a time if there is a group of two) and come to a doorway (fog the first time you go through). Bear left and you will go over a trap (block!) and see a black skeleton through the door on your left. Definitely a good idea not to get hit by him if at all possible by rolling/running past him when he jumps at you and backstabbing him with your mace (??) to kill him. Or just don't kill him at all because you're really just here for the crescent falchion he is guarding. So with your shiny new shield and your decent weapon (falchion) you have a big leg-up on a game that is going to frustrate you probably either way. But it is also an awesome game, and you are only going to get one first time going through it so don't gently caress it up with walk-throughs and spoilers. As for stats, vitality and endurance are worth investing in (though endurance has a hard cap for gains at 40, and gains for vitality drop off after 40 and are negligible after 50). Faith of 16 and intelligence of 15 (or a silver coronet and 14 or so int) is required for the "second chance" miracle (you come back to life with half health if you didn't die falling off the world). Other stats should be kept at a minimum unless they affect the damage of your weapon. So if you want crushing weapons level strength and vitality about the same, dexterity for sharp weapons, faith for blessed weapons, or magic for moon weapons (also magic affects the damage of spells and faith affects the damage of miracles). Otherwise stats should probably be kept to the bare minimum for using whatever equipment you are using. After you've beaten the game once you'll have the opportunity to New Game+, so at that point you should spoil the hell out of it and do all the things that require careful manipulation of world/character tendency.
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Jun 25, 2010 14:24
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Fray Joker posted:Final Fantasy XIII Don't sell any accessories you get, especially elemental resist rings. Most stuff in this game is not missable but those things can't really be replaced if you sell them and the elemental resist charms. Then you can't get the Treasure Hunter trophy ever and you will be ashamed forever. Your characters have three native roles each. Halfway-ish through the game all the characters will have access to all six roles. Don't bother throwing CP into their non-native roles until you beat the game. Play as offensively as possible, this will net you the highest battle ratings. Some enemies will even rape you on purpose if you sit back with too many Sentinels instead of just beating the poo poo out of them. Make sure you use Libra/Librascope on stuff, it scans enemies for weaknesses and the AI will fight accordingly. It's not always a gamebreaker but finding an elemental or debuff weakness on an enemy can really save time and effort. It's not the best game ever but if you enjoy the battle system you'll probably have quite a bit of fun throughout most of the game. If you find yourself not liking the fights once you get to use 3 characters at a time just stop playing, it won't get much better.
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Jun 25, 2010 15:50
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I just got Dirt 2 and I'm crashing everywhere and everything in the first track. Any tips? (I'm playing with a cheap ps2 controller knockoff if it matters). Tips for GRID would also be great.
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Jun 25, 2010 16:10
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Legends of Dragoon It's pretty easy to get under-leveled by accident, since normal fights don't seem to give a lot of experience. Probably the best way to make sure your characters are strong enough is to focus on building up additions. If you've got all your additions maxed out, or all but the one you're currently using, you shouldn't hit any major roadblocks. But, like any RPG, save in multiple slots: there are a few pretty decent brick walls that can pop up, and you don't want to have to completely restart. SpazmasterX posted:Stuff about characters SpazmasterX posted:There's a boss that the game tells you several times not to fight as a Dragoon. DON'T try to be a smartass and transform. You will lose very quickly. There are at least two boss fights like this. You can transform for exactly one round. If you're still a Dragoon after that single attack, you're screwed. (Though, one of those fights responds to Dragoons with an instant death attack. If you're protected against instant death, nothing bad happens.) I'd consider going to gamefaqs and going through the Repeat Items FAQ. Guides aren't in the spirit of this thread, but your inventory is limited, and having something you can use each and every fight makes it easier to bear. You might also want to grab the Stardust list. I guess you could find them all by yourself, if you really want to walk up to absolutely everything, hitting x everywhere. I'd rather play the game, though.
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Jun 25, 2010 17:48
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StoryTime posted:Thanks a lot, this is really helpful.
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Jun 25, 2010 18:04
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indubitably posted:Demon's Souls: Are these rings in the area for the Archstone of the Small King?
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Jun 25, 2010 20:28
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HondaCivet posted:I finally beat FFXIII so I wanted another RPG to slog through . . . I stumbled across Tales of the Abyss at a Gamestop and picked it up since, from what I saw, a lot of fans rate it as one of the best Tales games. I haven't played a Tales game before, is there anything I should know? Is the game worth gritting my teeth through the low-rent graphics and animations (well except for the face animations, those own)? I would recommend using a guide to find out how to get to Nam Cobanda.
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Jun 25, 2010 20:49
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KeroKeroCola posted:Someone mentioned King's Quest earlier, but what about King's Quest VI: Heir Today Gone Tomorrow? The biggest one is make sure you have a save ready before you enter the Labyrinth. The game will allow you to enter without everything you need I believe it was a brick and you'll end up stuck in a room you can't escape. I can't remember anything that you couldn't backtrack to, but with any King's Quest game there's probably multiple gotcha, so save early & save often (in separate files)
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Jun 25, 2010 22:32
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PrinnySquadron posted:Are these rings in the area for the Archstone of the Small King? Yeah, the first area you visit before the other arches unlock.
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Jun 25, 2010 22:55
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Gerblyn posted:Yeah, the first area you visit before the other arches unlock. AH, cheers. How does parrying work? sometimes it works, but more often than not, it doesn't.
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Jun 25, 2010 23:03
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You have to do it right before an attack connects, it's kind of tough to get the timing down. After the parry you can use R1 to do a riposte that does a huge amount of damage and is usually a 1 hit kill. Large shields can't parry.
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Jun 25, 2010 23:26
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About to start Nwn2-Mask of the Betrayer and looking for some tips. I am familiar with BG2 and NWN1, so i have the basics down. I had heard that it was quite similar to Planescape Torment. How close is it really? Do I need to load up every sort of dialog altering skill? Are warlocks a viable class?
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Jun 26, 2010 00:17
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VocalizePlayerDeath posted:About to start Nwn2-Mask of the Betrayer and looking for some tips. There isn't quite the "Play an WIS INT CHA Mage or you miss out on everything" situation that Planescape had, so don't worry too much about that. Walocks are extremely viable, and benefit greatly from the lack of need to rest to re-up spells due to the...special mechanic I won't spoil in case you don't know about it. The Warlock Buddy is your friend, especially is you want to play something like this (You should, it was crazy fun). You don't require all the social skills. Being really good at one or another will get you through fine, depending on where you fall on the Good/Bad scale.
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Jun 26, 2010 01:42
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Jive One posted:I'm thinking about going through the Quest for Glory games starting with QFG2 since I've played 1 so much already. I'll be starting with the AGD remake of 2 as a wizard and going all the way to the end of 5. It's possible to run Windows ME in Vista using Virtual PC and then run QFG inside that. It's still a bit buggy. You can also check out Sierra's Help Forums for some advice on specific bits. There're quite a few gems hidden in Bobbin Threadbare's QFG LP which spans the whole series. Obviously there are quite a few spoilers in there, but if you pace yourself well you'll see just about everything the series has to offer.
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Jun 26, 2010 03:48
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By the way, thanks everyone who responded to my post, I really appreciate the helpful tips.
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Jun 26, 2010 04:22
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Any advice for Just Cause 2? I am stuck on my Droid and the search hates me.
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Jun 28, 2010 00:03
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Can someone tell me how to play DEFCON and Uplink?
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Jun 28, 2010 04:04
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Anyone have advice on Splinter Cell Conviction? I have never played any of the Splinter Cell games.
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Jun 28, 2010 04:38
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Rirse posted:Can someone tell me how to play DEFCON and Uplink? DEFCON is pretty straightforward, I've found that, against the AI, at least, it's best to hold off launching from your silos until you've intercepted most of the incoming missiles, and then let the nukes fly. If possible, I try to use my bombers to take out other Faction's silos before they can launch nukes, or, failing that, it takes out a missile defense that they could have otherwise used to stop your nukes. Uplink is an entirely different beast and I don't recommend playing it without a guide handy. Don't spoil yourself by using the trick mentioned in a lot of guides steal a ton of money from a bank early on. You'd think it'd make the game easier, but since your progress is tracked by your net worth, it jumps you straight to the the most complicated missions in the game, and it's likely that, like me, you won't have any idea what you're doing at that point.
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Jun 28, 2010 05:17
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HondaCivet posted:Final Fantasy XIII tips Haste is fantastic, use the Auto-Haste item as soon as you can (Speed Sash, I think). Once you get to Chapter 11 your first inclination will be to start the side missions and kill Marks. Do that if you like, but I recommend waiting until later. You can return later and it makes the Marks a lot more fun, in my opinion, when you don't have long fights on the field between every one of them.
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Jun 28, 2010 05:48
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graventy posted:Haste is fantastic, use the Auto-Haste item as soon as you can (Speed Sash, I think). I disagree. I would recommend doing the marks in order, if possible, as soon as possible. I skipped the hunts and I ended up feeling very underpowered.
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Jun 28, 2010 05:56
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You don't need to do the marks for the experience, seriously. I didn't do a single one and I didn't struggle with story bosses. BUT it made my life loving hell when I came back to them later. At least do the waystone ones (in orange on the map). Without those it's a huge loving pain in the rear end to travel.
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Jun 28, 2010 06:08
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Can someone add this (copied from the STALKER thread) to the wiki page for S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl? Patch the game to 1.0005 and install Complete 2009. Complete 2009 is all you need for your first playthrough. It mainly focuses on fixes, minor improvements, and graphical enhancements while keeping the core gameplay the same. It also adds the ability to pay for repairs and find some repair kits you can use, which is big. It's definitely the 1 essential mod for STALKER. It's kind of like the Unofficial Oblivion Patch for ES4:Oblivion
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Jun 28, 2010 06:45
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graventy posted:Haste is fantastic, use the Auto-Haste item as soon as you can (Speed Sash, I think). Haste owns, I never had any items that cast it though. I'd just start off with Hope (or Sazh before Hope had Haste) as Syn at the very beginning of battle. It's the first thing they cast on everyone and takes just a few seconds generally. Then sometimes I'd just leave them there and watch the buffs stack up.  \/\/\/\/  I don't know who drew it which is a shame, just something I stole from the FFXIII thread.
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Jun 28, 2010 06:50
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I love your av HondaCivet
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Jun 28, 2010 06:54
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rivals posted:You don't need to do the marks for the experience, seriously. I didn't do a single one and I didn't struggle with story bosses. BUT it made my life loving hell when I came back to them later. At least do the waystone ones (in orange on the map). Without those it's a huge loving pain in the rear end to travel. Yeah, that's worth addending. Do the marks you come across on the way through Chapter 11, past the big open area. Several of those are teleports, and walking sucks.
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Jun 28, 2010 06:59
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Nevermind; wrong thread
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Jun 28, 2010 12:43
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Can we add to the advice for Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the Life that you should never play it late at night when you have lots of stuff to do the next day because you will never. stop. playing? Holy poo poo is this game amazing. Thanks for all the advice, goons. I'm kind of getting my poo poo wrecked, and my crew is absolutely miserable 90% of the time, but running around in a stolen Spanish War Galleon fighting a war of aggression against the French on behalf of the English is honestly my absolutely most favorite new past-time. Also, sell or sink every Merchantman you capture. CHRIST are they worthless for anything other than ferrying men and cargo.
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Jun 28, 2010 14:49
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Largejaroalmonds posted:Anyone have advice on Splinter Cell Conviction? I have never played any of the Splinter Cell games. There may be an alternate route that lets you avoid the enemies. Like a drop down ceiling  Check for jumpable walls and stuff.When dealings with patrols, sometimes while they come into the area, you can sneak off to the side and they'll walk right by, allowing you to continue on ignoring them. The Five-Seven is the best pistol even when considering it's weak power simply because you can mark and execute 4 people. When playing coop and you get to an area with a shitload of enemies around you, if you and your partner each tag four, have one of you guys start the executions and then you join in; he'll kill his four and so will you. You'll still have a mark and execute point to do it over again! Bayonetta posted:Mercedes fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jun 28, 2010 |
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Jun 28, 2010 19:06
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I'm considering buying Dark Void. Anything I should know?
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Jun 28, 2010 19:31
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ArchRanger posted:I'm considering buying Dark Void. Anything I should know? Dont. I'm not even kidding, I'm not being that guy, I'm trying to stop you making a mistake I made. I own it because I figured "Its made by some of the guys who were invovled somehow with Crimson Skies which I liked, and it looks a bit like the rocketeer which was good, so...". Game is terrible, and freezes up my xbox like 50% of the time. I'm totally serious, about one time out of every two I put the disk into the xbox it freezes up, usually on the title menu. If you have to play it, the flying bits play a bit like Crimson Skies retarded cousin, but with half the maneuvers removed. The fastest way to clear enemy fliers (of which I've so far only seen one kind) is to shoot them a bit, then do the lovely quicktime event to hijack them, then shoot the next one a bit, bail out and do the lovely quicktime event. There really isnt terribly much to know about the game to be honest. The on-foot bits are a pretty poor cover shooter, where blind firing and melee attacks will actually get you pretty far. You'll probably have about 5 times as many game crashes as you will deaths in most areas. Oh, and dont try and hit the jetpack in a designated on foot section, you'll be launched into a wall and die.
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Jun 28, 2010 20:01
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ArchRanger posted:I'm considering buying Dark Void. Anything I should know? Buy Dark Void: Zero instead. Even though it's a three level 2D sidescroller it's a better game in every way and I'm not even joking.
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Jun 28, 2010 21:49
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How about Wolfenstein and Anno 1404?
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Jun 29, 2010 18:08
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That Awful Nick posted:Can we add to the advice for Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the Life that you should never play it late at night when you have lots of stuff to do the next day because you will never. stop. playing? If the "sack the city" minigame were a standalone console title, I'd buy it in a heartbeat and never play anything else. More advice: I've taken down many a ship with naught but a war canoe, matey. Best be rememberin' that.
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Jun 29, 2010 18:59
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When I've finished Fear I'm going to give Mass Effect 2 a whirl. I'm not looking forward to the mining mini game, but if there is a cheat (PC version) that auto mines the current planet, or alternatively gives resources, that annoyance would be removed. Some goggling haven't yielded any results, hence it wouldn't surprise me if such a cheat isn't there.
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Jun 29, 2010 20:31
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^^^ If you cannot find anyting else, memory editor (like Artmoney) will help.
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Jun 29, 2010 20:33
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Jarl posted:When I've finished Fear I'm going to give Mass Effect 2 a whirl. I'm not looking forward to the mining mini game, but if there is a cheat (PC version) that auto mines the current planet, or alternatively gives resources, that annoyance would be removed. If you think you'll only play it through once, then really, the mining part isn't that bad. Just mine as and when you need to and don't bother building up much of a surplus. Five minutes here and there will be all you'll need to get through most of the game, or, if you can bear it, a solid hour's mining should set you up for the rest of the game without ever looking at a planet again (almost). It's only really a chore if you plan to play the game a lot, as what little novelty there is certainly wears off after a couple of play-throughs. Sorry if that's not really answering your question, but a lot's been said about how boring the mining is and frankly it's not that bad if you don't obsessively strip mine every rock you see.
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So I'm going to try and do a serious run through of Fallout 3 since I just got the GOTY edition. I know most people recommend putting int to 9, but I'm wondering about everything else? I've seen somewhere else mention about taking str down to 4. Is this wise or would that hinder my carrying ability too much? I know about taking the educated and comprehension perks at 4&5, what's good to take before then? I plan on playing a stealth/lock picking character, so should I take the perk that boosts those or the one to raise a stat?
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