Pain Train?

[Traveler]

So I tried 3* Pain Train with XO-1 power armor.

It's supposed to do a "lot" of damage when you run into enemies. So I tried it against the various robots and it did a little damage if I hit them square on and started from a good distance away. Hardly enough to spend three perk points on.

Any tips for using it effectively?

[Lerch2000]

I stopped trying, the only thing it did a lot of damage to was my own morale.

[Mooman]

It's garbage. Only 'good' because it changes your run animation (just don't look at the pauldrons...).

There were ways to do good damage, at least it looks that way on some videos. I think it's to do with Tesla bracers or rusted knuckles and dot.

In my experience it never worked, things would fall over a few seconds after you've ran past...

[insert food here]

Concur with the others. It is plain bad on every PA i have tried it on. I could never get it to work to a level that i though was worth the perk investment.

[Traveler]

So it just works.

[lordoftheapes79]

Originally posted by Traveler:

So I tried 3* Pain Train with XO-1 power armor.

It's supposed to do a "lot" of damage when you run into enemies. So I tried it against the various robots and it did a little damage if I hit them square on and started from a good distance away. Hardly enough to spend three perk points on.

Any tips for using it effectively?

It's better with Tesla Coils and the science perks now, but it's not going to do much for you most of the time. I only use it when I do Monster Mash, the ghouls just bounce off you.

[Mooman]

Originally posted by Traveler:

So it just works.

It's more of a scaling issue. It does a small fixed amount of damage, 50 I think. As mobs get higher in level that small damage is resisted and hardly any gets through.

[lockwoodx]

I'm starting to notice ricochet is just as crappy. Triggers all the time. Does no damage.

[Traveler]

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

I'm starting to notice ricochet is just as crappy. Triggers all the time. Does no damage.

But it's kind of fun or at least silly. Pain Train just seems a pain.