Starting even? S.P.E.C.IA.L stats all at 4

[danoskeelo]

Have any of you tried starting with your SPECIAL at even { 4 in all stats }? Being that you can now upgrade a stat every level seems like it could be a nice way to go.

[Phatlardo]

Starting with all 4 is kind of meh really. be creative & do something fun. you can add a point to any SPECIAL skill when you level up anyways.

[Sir Mr. A]

If you're OK at everything you're just as bad at it all too.

Might as well play to your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses.

That's how I see it.

[Damedius]

The thing with leveling stats is that you pass on perks.

I am level 18 and I have only used 1 point to level up a stat. I haven't really picked any offensive perks either. Too busy spending perks on utility skills. (Lock picking, medicine, hacking, local leader, gun nut, science, armorer.)

[kdodds]

Jack of all Trades is viable as long as you understand that, while you won't truly suck at anything, you also won't be great at anything either.

[UnhappyCLOWN]

It just depends on the perks you want to use. I went with a completely different build than I did with past games.

[leadmecca]

It will just take longer to reach perks down the tree. I ran a 2-4-2-4-6-3-7 build and dropped the special book on Int, and the bobbles get them all up 1 and I had access to possibly all the perks I would want up to level 20, with 7-8 perk points free to put into crafting or gun skills or more special points. I have 1-2 pts always on hand in case some situation pops up. Like I had 2 free, I choose gun nut 1 for heavy guns for the settlement early game. I do want to build up str and end but so far no real need. imo though this game would be helped by giving 2 perk points every 3rd level at least. 7-9 pts by level 30 would have been perfect to me and you would have this little carrot on a stick to look forward every 3rd leveling.

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by danoskeelo:

Have any of you tried starting with your SPECIAL at even { 4 in all stats }? Being that you can now upgrade a stat every level seems like it could be a nice way to go.

Hehe, this is actually how I started my character, I figured that way, with them all at 4, I would be able to put the minimal amount of points into a SPECIAL stat to level it to move to the next set of perks

Depending on what type of character you play, it makes quite a lot of handy perks available from the start

You have some important ones available right away at level 1 without having to raise any stats yet, Toughness, Locksmith, Armorer, Hacker, Gun Nut, Action Boy/Girl, Medic, etc

My character (because of the way I play) had Locksmith, Armorer, Hacker, Gun Nut and Sneak available right away, and since I have all all but Action Boy/Girl picked and leveled to where I have to wait until my character is a certain level in order to raise the perk anymore, I can now put 1 into INT to get "Scrapper" because Screws seem to be in short supply, but armor to break down to get screws from isn't.

Essentially, I play a stealthy character who can craft her own stuff, and hack and pick locks, I figured by starting with all stats at 4, I only need to raise

Strength up 2 points to 6 to get Strong Back
Perception up 6 points IF I want concentrated fire, otherwise, I'll leave it at 4 for Locksmith
Endurance up 2, 3, or 5 points depending if you only want Rad Resistant, Adamantium Skeleton, or Ghoulish
Charisma up 2 to get to 6 for Local Leader, If you want to build more settlement stuff.
Intelligence up 1, 2, or 4 to get to 5, 6, or 8 for Scrapper, Science, Robotics Expert (Science need to craft higher level stuff)
Agility up 1, or 3 to get to 5 for Action Boy/Girl, and/or 7 for Ninja
Luck up to 4 to get to 8 for Grim Reaper's Sprint.

Anyway, that's MY plan and why I went all 4s

[danoskeelo]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Originally posted by danoskeelo:

Have any of you tried starting with your SPECIAL at even { 4 in all stats }? Being that you can now upgrade a stat every level seems like it could be a nice way to go.

Hehe, this is actually how I started my character, I figured that way, with them all at 4, I would be able to put the minimal amount of points into a SPECIAL stat to level it to move to the next set of perks

Depending on what type of character you play, it makes quite a lot of handy perks available from the start

You have some important ones available right away at level 1 without having to raise any stats yet, Toughness, Locksmith, Armorer, Hacker, Gun Nut, Action Boy/Girl, Medic, etc

My character (because of the way I play) had Locksmith, Armorer, Hacker, Gun Nut and Sneak available right away, and since I have all all but Action Boy/Girl picked and leveled to where I have to wait until my character is a certain level in order to raise the perk anymore, I can now put 1 into INT to get "Scrapper" because Screws seem to be in short supply, but armor to break down to get screws from isn't.

Essentially, I play a stealthy character who can craft her own stuff, and hack and pick locks, I figured by starting with all stats at 4, I only need to raise

Strength up 2 points to 6 to get Strong Back
Perception up 6 points IF I want concentrated fire, otherwise, I'll leave it at 4 for Locksmith
Endurance up 2, 3, or 5 points depending if you only want Rad Resistant, Adamantium Skeleton, or Ghoulish
Charisma up 2 to get to 6 for Local Leader, If you want to build more settlement stuff.
Intelligence up 1, 2, or 4 to get to 5, 6, or 8 for Scrapper, Science, Robotics Expert (Science need to craft higher level stuff)
Agility up 1, or 3 to get to 5 for Action Boy/Girl, and/or 7 for Ninja
Luck up to 4 to get to 8 for Grim Reaper's Sprint.

Anyway, that's MY plan and why I went all 4s

Sounds solid enough. Since this Fallout has a bit of a twist on leveling/perks , I figured starting balanced and kinda adapting or lvling towards what sounds fun as i go along.
Thanks for the reply! cheers