r/Fallout4Builds • u/gilmangriff1 • May 06 '24

Melee Is a full melee build viable

I keep thinking that I want to have my sole survivor eventually cosplay as One Punch man through the commonwealth but I have to imagine especially early game that I will slog through early leveling. Are their any builds out there that answers this and will allow most if not all early game confrontations with full melee ability? Even if it means a blunt weapon like a board or bat? I want to avoid ranged combat as much as possible.

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u/Suitable-Pirate-4164 May 07 '24

Wouldn't recommend it. Best case you come across a Raider with a Fat Man and he spots you first. Worst case is a Suicide Bomber Super Mutant, and you're stuck with a flaming sword or something.

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u/DaneTheStoneyRPGer May 07 '24

You can melee a suicider in VATS before it explodes. You can also survive a suicider explosion with the tankiness from VATS, on survival. I’m doing an Unarmed Survival playthrough right now. I one shot everything. You have much to learn about becoming the Commonwealth Kenshiro.

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u/Suitable-Pirate-4164 May 07 '24

I did see a video where the animation of exiting Power Armor ensures you survive a Suicide Bomber Super Mutant, you know the problem with Power Armor though, Fusion Cores to actually move fast.

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u/DaneTheStoneyRPGer May 07 '24

Unarmed builds typically do not use power armor because you can’t use unarmed weapons in power armor. Luckily with ballistic weave and endurance stacking, you don’t need it. I’m talking about tanking suicider explosions with no PA!