His main upside is that his default weapon can be good until late game, so you needn't supply ammo for him. His quest is only triggered after you have pretty much chosen who to side with, his perk is only marginally useful unless you're on hardcoe AND you're having bad surviveability issues (or both), and worst of all, at the end of his quest, he leaves and cannot be recruited back. Overall, he just doesn't bring enough to the table compared to other possible companions.ДЄrcade is rather unimpressive too, on the whole. Boone's AI is broken, he is overly aggressive to the point of ruining your playing style, his obsessive Legion hatred means you can't go to certain places until you ditch him, and while his personal quest is interesting, there isn't much in the way of reward. His perk is somewhat useful for night ops and for hunting ants through the dust screen in the El Dorado dry lake. I think it's a kind of psychological imprinting, since Boone is the first human companion you get, and for a first companion to a low-level, poorly equipped Courier, Boone is the right kind of guy. people tend to fall in love with Boone for some reason. Also, after completing her quest by persuading her to leave the Brotherhood, she can no longer enter the BoS bunker with you, which is somewhat annoying).Д«oone. She will throw them and she will throw them very poorly. Going to try her performance with Tesla-Beaton this time. I generally arm her with either a Plasma Defender, a Q35 or a Laser RCW because they're easily available, but with Brotherhood Power Armor on, Ronnie has the ST to handle any Energy weapon in the game including Gatling Lasers and Plasma Casters. Combat wise, she does great with Pushy, but if you really want her to kick ass, give her a decent Energy weapon. If you don't, then she is nice to have around while scavenging you can save weight by crafting things on the move if you do, then ED-E can do anything Ronnie can do and some things she can't. Her usefulness depends mostly on whether or not you have Lonesome Road. Veronica is mostly worth keeping around for her fun personality, otherwise she is just a walking workbench that likes punching things. Her only downsides are a ridiculously low-level default weapon, the lack of 'surplus' 12 gauge that could be bought for peanuts and her 'love it or hate it' personality. Her Whiskey Rose perk can allow you to stack up a considerable DT bonus, which is very beneficial for Couriers who prefer light armor. Give her a Riot Shotgun with Flechettes or slugs and she is just about the best companion for hunting high DT enemies. People forget that Cass has Shotgun Surgeon, which means that she is at her deadliest when armed with something in 12 gauge. Many people dislike her, and so did I initially, until I realized that I was using her wrong. I suspect that's why the game developers made you go through an army of Supermutants to get to him- he is that valuable.Д¬ass is a close second, IMNSHO.

His personality is fun and roleplaying wise, he will fit any Courier unless you are specifically playing a Ghoul-hater. His maintenance perk is easily the most useful among all companion perks, too. Finish his quest with Old Vaquero, give him a Medicine Stick or a Ranger Sequoia with handloaded ammo, and he is death personified. Of the humanoid companions, Raul is objectively the best. JD FROM HELL Posts: 3473 Joined: Thu 1:54 am Expect to do most of the fighting, but have plenty of support if you treat them right. Raul/ED-E is the combo if you're using the CZ57 Avenger or a Shishkebab or something else extremely hard to repair normally. Veronica's also fun to have around on my less serious playthroughs. On top of that, Veronica is extremely dangerous with Brotherhood T-51b & Pushy, while an upgraded ED-E is the stuff of nightmares.

Veronica allows you to screw around with your Energy ammo while ED-E makes sure you are never surprised. After Lonesome Road, it's still the ideal combination. Before Lonesome Road, this was the ideal combination for Energy Weapons. Veronica/ED-E is a nice combination of massive close-range power with decent ranged power. Both are also decent(ED-E) and excellent(Boone) ranged combatants. Neither jumps in front of your gun, and they both improve your general competency at extreme range. I don't see any point to Rex, Lily, Arcade, or Cass.Д«oone/ED-E is awesome for a long-range NCR/House/Independent supporter. I personally favor Boone/ED-E, Veronica/ED-E or Raul/ED-E.

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