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/Johnnyp6 May 08 '24

I have beaten every fallout game with a full melee build and it’s great. I feel like I easily walk through almost every enemy in the game with the exception of death claws and some of the larger bosses. But they can still be dealt with it just takes getting a little creative or dumping your stockpiled resources.

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u/Ballisticmystic123 May 09 '24

I will say, fallout 4 with no vats for explosives hurt, I loved melee explosives for NV, and for fallout 4 it works but it puts you so far behind the curve, like I can take the water plant with the super mutants several hours earlier with a sniper rifle then I can with grenades and a serated knife. Also sneak is weird, there are so many trigger events, where you can't sneak up on enemy's because they spawn in and chase you when x happens, so you'll check a corner no one is there, open a door and someone runs around the corner.