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LuckyHare87 Mar 27, 2015 @ 9:01pm
ED-E or Rex?
Who do you recommend as a secondary companion and why?
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MTV Mar 27, 2015 @ 9:33pm 
If you play on Hardcore. Neither unless you want them to die.

ED-E is better though. You can get upgrades for him in Lonesome Road.
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NickG Mar 27, 2015 @ 10:03pm 
Why not both ?
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psychotron666 Mar 27, 2015 @ 10:28pm 
Neither. Rex runs into groups of deathclaws and gets killed instantly. EDE's super perception annoys the ♥♥♥♥ outta me cus i see a red mark, think it's over the next hill and walk towards it, 3 hills later i still havent reached the guy.

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CRACKHEAD MORRISSEY (Banned) Mar 27, 2015 @ 10:58pm 
ED-E had his own DLC... can't get much better than that.
Then again, Rex was Caesar's personal dog.
Anyways, in terms of recommendation, Rex for melee couriers, ED-E for everything else.
Last edited by CRACKHEAD MORRISSEY; Mar 27, 2015 @ 10:59pm
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hcaste47 Mar 28, 2015 @ 11:09am 
Rex Is funny but is not so resiliant; futhermore, I always have problems controlling him... in hardcore It's nearly impossible keeping him alive.
OTOH ED-E has a great perception, if upgraded can be really resistant *or* melt anyone and has half a DLC on him.
ED-E (Rex only for his personal quest)
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Reel Shrimple Lobster Mar 29, 2015 @ 1:06am 
Take ED-E Rex is a piece of ♥♥♥♥ in quests he straight runs into them and kills them so, and ED-E is not close range so you wont heal him as much as rex.
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talgaby Mar 29, 2015 @ 1:59am 
If you play on non-hardcore or have a companion immortality mods, ED-E can be a good mine sweeper. Even though it floats and has a hitbox like 3 mm wide, somehow it can always wonder right on top of every trap and set them off. (Oh, and make sure to set its follow pattern on longer distance, unless you want this beeping junkheap to blow you up too alongside with itself.)
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Discreet_Pigeon Mar 29, 2015 @ 10:24am 
The only down side of ED-E in hardcore is if he dies and explodes you can not loot the items you told him to hold for you since his whole body will sometimes explode I think.
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Bansheebutt Mar 29, 2015 @ 11:22am 
Well if we're talking entirely Utilitarian...

ED-E. He has a ranged attack, so he automatically has more utility than Rex.

I think you need Lonesome Road for it, but he also has built-in Reloading and Workbench features, so he's extraordinarly useful for an Inventive character.

If you're playing the story the intended way, you can also get him way before you can get Rex.

As a side note, you can also have a lot of fun modding ED-E's battle cries, if you don't like or have grown tired of his already awesome Fanfare. Nexus has a nice movie quotes pack.

Rex on the other hand is just a basic, yet enjoyable, Robot Dog with a gimmicky perk.
Last edited by Bansheebutt; Mar 29, 2015 @ 11:26am
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California DMV Gaming Mar 29, 2015 @ 12:23pm 
Both, download the infinite companions mod.
Last edited by California DMV Gaming; Mar 29, 2015 @ 12:23pm
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Larsen Mar 29, 2015 @ 3:47pm 
Rex runs off like a torpedo and gets himself downed all the time, so I'd pick ED-E for every setup.

Would be nice if Rex could shoot lazers out of his eyes though... That'd be a fun sight.
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psychotron666 Mar 29, 2015 @ 4:03pm 
Originally posted by Larsen:
Rex runs off like a torpedo and gets himself downed all the time, so I'd pick ED-E for every setup.

Would be nice if Rex could shoot lazers out of his eyes though... That'd be a fun sight.

They should at least have let you get an upgrade from the dogs in Old World blues and give the dog that blast thingy, that usually messed my dude up pretty good when i got hit.
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Larsen Mar 29, 2015 @ 4:10pm 
Originally posted by psychotron666:
Originally posted by Larsen:
Rex runs off like a torpedo and gets himself downed all the time, so I'd pick ED-E for every setup.

Would be nice if Rex could shoot lazers out of his eyes though... That'd be a fun sight.

They should at least have let you get an upgrade from the dogs in Old World blues and give the dog that blast thingy, that usually messed my dude up pretty good when i got hit.
Yeah that would be nice, ED-E got upgrades from Lonesome Road so I don't see why they didn't use assets from OWB.
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MTV Mar 29, 2015 @ 4:42pm 
There is a mod that lets you upgrade Rex with the Sonic bark. Only problem is; he doesn't use it like the other cyberdogs. You switch him between melee and his sonic bark attack. He can't alternate between the two in combat.
Last edited by MTV; Mar 29, 2015 @ 4:42pm
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Incunabulum Mar 29, 2015 @ 11:46pm 
Originally posted by Dr. Garen Laulbrei:
Who do you recommend as a secondary companion and why?

ED-E.

Rex has the annoying tendency (because he's melee only) to run right up to the enemy, constantly move to be in your line of fire, and then die.

Either because the enemy shot him (he's *right there* after all) or because he moved to intercept one of your shots.

Or you just got sick of him getting in the way so you shot him deliberately (HC mode).
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