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Vault 101 (Fallout Thread)
Method of Madness:
I'm not that far in (I started playing late last night and I won't get much chance to play today), but is there ever a reason to take power armor off once you get it?
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 29 Nov 2015, 06:58 ---is there ever a reason to take power armor off once you get it?
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Yes.
(click to show/hide)You'd be surprised at how quickly the power cell runs flat and then all you have is an unmovable bit of heavy metal that you have to abandon in place until such time as you find another power cell.
My advice? Take it to Sanctuary Hills or the Red Rocket garage and hang it up there. It will be safe enough until you've stockpiled spare parts and extra power cells.
Method of Madness:
I guess I'll never know. Either way, I took it off right after I asked.
ChaoSera:
It's not really a spoiler. If you use the power armor 24/7, you'll run out of fusion cores. Most likely in the middle of a firefight with a horde of super mutants.
Neko_Ali:
I've never run out of fusion cores myself. But most of the time I leave the metal suit at home. Only when I know or think I'm going to need the extra protection do I wear it. Early on in the game the cores will be in shorter supply, but later on it's not that big a deal. Using action points for anything does burn them up faster. So if you like to sprint, use VATS or when you get a jet pack you can watch the cores bleed power.
Other reasons not to wear it: you don't get the bonuses from your other armor while you are wearing it. Essentially trading whatever you've tricked your armor out for 11 strength and crazy high defenses. It's not exactly sneaky either. I don't know the penalties, and you CAN sneak in power armor. But you'll probably be noticed from further away. But then again... power armor. Why were you sneaking in the first place? Also, you have to repair the armor, unlike everything else in the game. And it can get chewed up quicker than you think, even if you're not taking damage. Which means you need salvage and a power armor rack to fix it up. Otherwise you could find that extra protection shot off.
For me, the best use is if I know I'm going in a dangerous area, I'll clear out the area near the entrance or some place near by first, so I have a fast travel point. Then I'll go back to my base, grab the armor and fast travel back so I can go all Heavy Metal on the bad guys. It's a bit cheaty, but fast traveling doesn't cost you FC power. Running around from place to place without fast travel does. I'd rather save my operative time for when I'm fighting.
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