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General / I get slaughtered in combat...
« on: October 04, 2013, 07:19:05 pm »
So I started a new game as a total rookie. Did all the early quests (armoury, shooting gallery, talk to the "mayor" etc.)
Anyway, I spoke to the shady guy in the cafeteria and he asked me to pick up a package for him. Needless to say, the three bandits that attack you in the alley are proving completely impossible to kill for me.
I built my character fairly balanced as far as I can tell, trading some Will, Perception and 1 point of Constitution for increased Strength and Intelligence, also picked up some Dex and Agility too. I figured I would develop my character into a sneaky melee type who could potentially craft some fancy gear too.
Anyway, this encounter gives me absolutely no chance to sneak past the guys, since they auto-spot me and initiate dialogue. Then they shoot me dead in one turn. If I initiate combat I can do about 1/4 of one guy's health bar in damage with my crappy pistol, then I immediately get mown down next turn.
It seems rather unfair to make the first combat encounter I have a fight with multiple guys armed with automatic weapons and a sledgehammer and also invalidate the only stealth advantage my character would otherwise have. I don't mind a game being hard, but it just feels a bit cheap.
I've also tried heading the other way into different tunnels, the end result is some gangster guys attack me and have a lot more firepower than even the "Bandits" in the other place :\
Any tips for actually being able to, y'know, do something early game? I bought nades after reading the boards, but I don't even get the combat turn to use them!
Anyway, I spoke to the shady guy in the cafeteria and he asked me to pick up a package for him. Needless to say, the three bandits that attack you in the alley are proving completely impossible to kill for me.
I built my character fairly balanced as far as I can tell, trading some Will, Perception and 1 point of Constitution for increased Strength and Intelligence, also picked up some Dex and Agility too. I figured I would develop my character into a sneaky melee type who could potentially craft some fancy gear too.
Anyway, this encounter gives me absolutely no chance to sneak past the guys, since they auto-spot me and initiate dialogue. Then they shoot me dead in one turn. If I initiate combat I can do about 1/4 of one guy's health bar in damage with my crappy pistol, then I immediately get mown down next turn.
It seems rather unfair to make the first combat encounter I have a fight with multiple guys armed with automatic weapons and a sledgehammer and also invalidate the only stealth advantage my character would otherwise have. I don't mind a game being hard, but it just feels a bit cheap.
I've also tried heading the other way into different tunnels, the end result is some gangster guys attack me and have a lot more firepower than even the "Bandits" in the other place :\
Any tips for actually being able to, y'know, do something early game? I bought nades after reading the boards, but I don't even get the combat turn to use them!