u/leehelck

i finally got the gear together to try a Blood Sacrifice build, and man is it AWESOME! i already had a vampire's/rapid/vats optimized minigun with an accelerated barrel but i was just waiting to get the mods for my BOS Recon set. 3 Overeaters and 2 Regenerating along with the Spiritual Healer and maxed out Endurance makes me a nonstop KILLING MACHINE. i also used Glutton on all 5 pieces to keep my hunger and thirst in check, and oh boy what a difference this build makes. just making this post because i had no idea how effective this build could be, and if you have the resources and the plans you might want to try this out. endless VATS never seemed like it was possible until now.

is it just me or has EVPN been disconnecting a lot lately? it seems like it decides to randomly disconnect on me at the most inopportune times. it's gotten so bad that i've been leaving notepad open so i can quickly copy/paste what i typed so i don't lose it. incredibly frustrating.

i just loaded into a private server and noticed Collision Course was available to do (it's one of my favorite activities) so i immediately fast traveled over to do it and by the time i got to flare launcher it was no longer available! this is some completely fucked up bullshit! i knew ever since they made the change to events that it would be rare, but this is just a kick in the teeth! they need to fix this bullshit pronto, the fucking thing should be available if i spend the caps to go there! how is it that Dropped Connection is available for A FULL FUCKING HOUR (i just did it earlier and i had over 45 minutes left to do it) yet Collision Course will only stay active for less than a minute? absolute dogshit game design. rant over.

as it's double xp weekend i've been leveling my alternate account and have been kicked from teams at least a dozen times a day. do people have something against low level players now? i've been playing this game for years and i've never come across such rampant bias. it used to be back in the day high level players would help out the greenhorns (i've even done it myself) but now it seems an elitist mentality has gripped the community. am i crazy or just unlucky with the servers? what are your thoughts on this surprising development?

we all have daily/weekly mutated public event challenges to do this week and they aren't spawning. i get that i can go into daily ops to kill mutated enemies but the events are impossible to complete. i'm not about to spend real world money on premium rerolls for yet another Bethesda snafu.

EDIT FOR THE DOWNVOTERS AND "REROLL AND MOVE ON" CROWD:

https://x.com/nukaknights/status/2064416515546394994?s=20

https://preview.redd.it/g4vwsbm36d6h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f0e673aece92093246db275efece732a915fbb8

i am vindicated.

i've been playing since midnight and i've been using auto drive to go to locations and events. it's a nice break between races and helps in road discovery. it's also cool you can change the camera mode as well. i built an '05 mx-5 in b 600 class for cruising and it's just so satisfying watching the auto drive eat up the miles.

i was just wondering what everyone thinks is the best pistol in the game, besides the obvious choice of Dom Pedro. let's just pretend DP didn't exist, what would the next best hand cannon be? i'm considering an alternate build just to change things up a bit as i'm starting to get bored with my usual heavy gunner loadout. i can craft nearly every weapon in the game, so that isn't an issue. this alternate build will also come in handy when there are challenges relating to pistols as well. what say you wastelanders? what is your go-to when going for a gunslinger aesthetic?