Are bloodied builds still viable ?

[SydneyAngel]

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[Arcturus]

yes (im a bloodied build and it works fine)

[SydneyAngel]

Originally posted by The Icon:

yes (im a bloodied build and it works fine)

Thanks i been away for so long wasnt sure if they ok to use

[Zylli]

They changed damage bonuses so they are additive instead of multiplicative a couple years ago. For example, 100% base damage + 60% damage from perk cards + 80% from bloodied legendary used to mean ((1 + .6) * (1 + .8)) = 288% damage. The more damage multipliers you had, the more insane your damage could get. Melee users benefited the most since they could use a lot of food buffs. The damage formula now looks like (1 + .6 + .8) = 240% damage.

Bloodied builds are still ahead of full-health builds, but not as much as they used to be. In a typical ranged VATS build, Bloodied will be doing about 18% more damage on crits than a full-health build, given the same target. If you die due to your lower survivability, that damage advantage is quickly lost.

[Miss Fierce]

Yep, bloodied da best!

[Wack-A-Mole MLRS]

Originally posted by Miss Fierce:

Yep, bloodied da best!

I'll remember that the next time I stab a stimpak into your back at the next big event...Responder Mole's Saves Lives

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Absolutely they are still viable. I am bloodied on 4 of 8 characters. Bloodied stealth commando, Bloodied stealth sniper, Bloodied PA heavy gunner and Bloodied melee.

Originally posted by Wack-A-Mole MLRS:

Originally posted by Miss Fierce:

Yep, bloodied da best!

I'll remember that the next time I stab a stimpak into your back at the next big event...Responder Mole's Saves Lives

Only time at events, including the boss events, that I go down is when the server has a hiccup and i die in one go for no reason when i'm not even being attacked. Doesn't happen super often but it does happen occasionally. With the right build you are very tanky in PA and still very strong in regular armour like secret service.

I think lots of players want to play bloodied and be powerful and be one of the cool kids but don't invest in all the damage mitigation and survivability perks, which is why you see so many die at events. Poison and fire are big dangers to playing at low health but we have legendary perks and armour effects to help with that now.

Also with some very simple food buffs and the carnivore mutation I can go from my bloodied 19% hp being 69 hp (nice ) to around 110 hp. That is a huge difference for a bloodied build. I prefer carnivore for the melee damage buffs and since the update carnivore now can use the Backwoodsmen 6 magazine to get more bonuses from food.

[Mooman]

For fast travel? No, not viable at all...

[Miss Fierce]

Originally posted by Wack-A-Mole MLRS:

Originally posted by Miss Fierce:

Yep, bloodied da best!

I'll remember that the next time I stab a stimpak into your back at the next big event...Responder Mole's Saves Lives

I run with Auto Stim and Born survavor, so...
Exception - I nuke myself with grenade. lol
Anyway if you help others is good. I do it myself, I have a tons of stimpacks.