do you use vats?

[choko]

why would you use vats? i actually want to use the guns i have. not just watch them being used from a third person perspective . thats like taking half the game out of the game . unless you cant aim of course .

[Edgemoor]

Yes I use it because of the higher tier perks later on in game. But it's also useful for smaller bugs that get right up close and are a pain to target otherwise. Later on those crits are nice on your average bullet sponge :-)

[Park_Ranger]

Not very often.

[CLL]

For marking enemies, because I play on Survival

[Serpoman]

Only when necessary! I like to knife fight alot and sometimes close to death I will use it or if I get surprised by a tough enemy!

[DouglasGrave]

I use VATS by preference, since I have relevant perks and it can allow shots that are otherwise impossible (like using critical hits and the Penetrator perk to headshot someone through a wall). I often use manual aiming to save action points for my followup when making an initial shot (not that it's generall necessary), or when doing something like blasting a pack of ghouls with an explosive weapon, where I'm not trying to target individuals. My kneecapper automatic pipe rifle is used almost exclusive with manual fire because it's easier to spray bullets that way.

Originally posted by korayreyiz:

i actually want to use the guns i have. not just watch them being used from a third person perspective . thats like taking half the game out of the game . unless you cant aim of course .

If you're never using VATS, you're still avoiding part of the game (they didn't include all those VATS game mechanics for nothing).

As for aiming, I can aim decently, but I still can't as reliably shoot half a dozen charging ghouls manually as I can with VATS, or make sure I don't accidentally hit a suicider super mutant in his left arm as he runs to and fro around obstacles on his approach (and I don't like missing out on getting that mini nuke).

[JH]

I use " V.A.F.S." by Ashnal, a reasonably balanced and perk integrated bullet time alternative.

It provides a sort of balletic slow-mo instead of choppy cinematics with awkward shot queuing.

[FlashXAron ☕ (Alex)]

No because I didn't have a single trait which improves VATS :-)
and with VATS the game would be TOO LONG , there are too many fights ...
in action mode I finish a fight in some seconds, but in VATS I would need minutes ...
and I play only in first person view !

[Chris]

No, not at all.

[MonkeyspankO]

VATS is definately part of the Fallout experience, but I think its a little more necessary on console. The aiming mechanics on FO4 are very good, more or less, so you need vats less especially at the begining. Later in the game, you can have a very OP vats setup, but again its not really necessary unless you want to role play that feature, since your normal aiming will be even more accurate.
IMO I would only use it for convenience in close range, especially melee or if an enemy got the drop on you and is closing fast. Vats is pretty useless for ranged encounters, which is where you could ads them much more efficiently. Dropping a bunch of close enemies at once, a la grim reaper sprint, is pretty cool though

[Subtle]

I play a sneak sniper fast melee build. I use it, as it allows me to get the ninja bonus on muliiple melee targets using blitz. Paticularly useful for one hitting a large group of ghouls.

[Chottomatekudasai]

with all the perks, the VATS become one of the most powerful weapon in the game. even if you use a meelee weapon. With VATS, you can teleport near an enemy and killing him with a meelee attack. I think is one of the most spectacular and hilarious thing in the game

[omegazeda]

It's there so i use it, everything to gain advantage over the enemies.

[SirthOsiris]

Oh, I replaced VATS with VAFS like JH, a mod that gives free Jet for AP, and allows crits outside of it. I can't stand VATS now. I hate the long animations they have to play. Just shoot it already. I do use it to spot targets, though.

Then I ran into a raider in power armor and said 'screw it, aim for the fusion core.' It didn't work.

[Andromalius]

VATS is supposed to be your character's actual skill with his or her weapons. It's also very powerful with certain perks. I've tried a mostly VATS playthrough and it's become very fun.

[acbob]

Never have in any fallout game.