drakeelvin Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Considering only the eight standard companions: If I base my choice purely on time spent with any particular one, ED-E wins, and Veronica is second but only by virtue of the fact she has one of the longest quests since I tend to get her first it is slower going than by the time I get Boone or Arcade. But ED-E is always with me (except temporarily should I decide to save that Bionic Dog who doesn't know how to follow and flags my stuff as stolen). If I based it on personalities I like quite a few of them: Cass and Veronica for their sharp wit, Lilly for being colorful, and even that dog Rex -- he is adorable in his own special way. If I base my choice on endgame assist value (firepower) I'd choose Rex over ED-E for combat strength, and have to take Boone for my human companion. Arcade is a destroyer with a good energy weapon, Cass and Raul likewise have great firepower. And strangely enough, despite what she says, give Veronica a good gun or energy weapon and she can be quite effective with it. But Boone has that spotter perk -- invaluable in a maelstrom of fighting, and he headshots like mad so that its rather funny when you give him a Brush Gun and try to actually kill anything yourself before he kills it. (Poor ED-E, I think he just gets lost in that endgame fight I've never seen a death message box but I've also never seen him follow me through the entire endgame mission, he always seems to vanish into thin air about midway through.) So its a tough call but for the robot ED-E is my choice for longevity and his fantastic sensor perk; and for "overall" human companion its Cass because although she lacks that great spotter perk she has attitude and talks about places all through the wasteland ("Novac is the name of the town, not the lizard," etc.) so I constantly enjoy her company, and in a fight she is a great fighter: with a good rifle she knocks stuff out really fast. Is that my final answer? Yes, ED-E and Cass. p.s. And if we go beyond just companions then it gets hard, but I really like Mr New Vegas, and also Lt. Carrie Boyd for her attititude she is hilarious and gorgeous. I'd probably go with Boyd, but its a tough choice, and there are also so many other close candidates. Edited March 9, 2011 by drakeelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOCKW4VE Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Gotta love the "greeter" in vault 3. F*cing F*ck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordge74 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I really like Cass and others have pointed out what's to like about her. She's always with me in every play through.Veronica I recently discovered after always passing by the trading post and not noticing her before.She has great lines and with a Punchy she can pack quite a punch. Only downside is that she can get in the way or, instead of attacking, stay with me while Cass is blowing enemies up. I like Boone as well but he's a bit overpowered I think. He head shots so fast and often I'm usually just seeing the slow mo running before I figured out where the enemy was.As a character I find him quite interesting considering his back-story. Considering the non companion npc's, not one really sticks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealkillerhurr Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Boone is just a regular badass, but I thought Meyers was one of those characters that panned out perfectly. The first town you come across and all hell is breaking loose. The NCR won't even move into the town even though with the guys they have (without backup) would be more than enough to take those convicts out. So who better to administer swift justice and take badassery to the next level than an ex-con? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KazFoxsen Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Raul! He's funny, has a badass story, a sweet cowboy suit, and screw what the NPCs say, I think he's handsome. :) I wish they'd done more with Jason Bright. He's such a hypnotic weirdo who's even poetic when talking about murderous Nightkin. Plus, he's polite, even if you make fun of his name. There's a lot of good ones already mentioned like Lily, Tabitha, Boone, Fantastic, Cass, Veronica, No-Bark and his pink commie moon. I enjoyed Billy Knight's so-bad-its-good act too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgsterJohn Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Veronica of course. "Everything's coming up Veronica!" lol BTW, it's interesting to note that there is an odd lack of 'babe' followers in both FO3 and FNV. Not sure what's up with that??? No wonder some astute modders created mods in FO3 to enable Bittercup, Lucy West, and Sydney as companions. Also, I tried Cass once, and her dialogue was interesting. She was something of a strange bird. For that matter so was Veronica. I would also note that Cass was the only follower I ever lost playing FNV. In that final confrontation with the Legion boss (can't remember his name), I could not get past him without sacrificing Cass. C'est le guerre. I sort of liked Boone as well, as he was a 'brooder'' like Sir Richard Burton. ;) Edited April 8, 2011 by ProgsterJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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