So who else here disagreed with Dr. Lesko s little project?

[Michlo]

Yeah you're missing out on a cool perk there. Since he says he's trying to fix things, I let him be.

[pleasenoname]

I listened to Lesko's total unconcern for anyone who died and his admission that he didn't have proper controls placed on his experiment. FEV is an unstable substance and using it on the ants or anything, would always have unknown effects. His work station near the queen has a bunch of human bones around it, so apparently he sees the ants bring in people to eat, but ignores it.

He refuses to have proper controls placed on his experiments. experimenting willy nilly like that is why we have the Killer Bee hybrid that exists in America now. Lesko is responsible criminally for negligent homicide.

There are other scientists who can do the work, without being criminally negligent like him.

I did what he wanted, to get the perk and then I destroyed his next unstable mutagen brew. Then I killed the Queen, him and blew up his robot. I didn't think to have the queen kill him, the irony would have been amusing.

 

On a side note; Oppenheimer was opposed to the development of the Hydrogen bomb, despite having helped develop the atom bomb. He was opposed because he understood how much more powerful it was and how wrong it was to make it.

[7thsealord]

Lesko's goal was a worthwhile one. Then again, one can say this about various appalling acts supposedly done in the name of Science.

 

His idiotic shortcuts - and self-righteousness about the importance of his work over a few lives - marks him in my book as nothing but trouble. Sure, he MIGHT work out "the cure" if given time. However, given his track record, I think it far more likely that his next experiment would give the Wastes a horde of implacably hostile super-giant ants that can teleport - and shoot frickin' lasers from their heads. Assuming he doesn't go totally Dark Side and/or sign up with the Enclave or whoever.

 

Hmmm, now there's a scary thought - Lesko and AntAgonizer working together. Weirder stuff happens out in the Wastes.

 

Anyhow, my procedure has been to park my Companions just outside as I go for the Big Five (700 Nitro Express works fine for this). Go back to Lesko, collect my shot, let him go down there and do the thing with the terminal. Then I go down there with the troops, and wax the Queen. Minigun works well for this part (about 3-4 clips), and so does the 40mm Grenade Launcher - forget VATS, just point downrange and maintain constant fire.

 

(I do confess to wondering what would happen if a mininuke or two was fired into the Queen's chamber. Maybe I'll try this some time - as a scientific investigation. ;))

 

Anyhow, Lesko usually freaks out during this little party and tries to run away - usually through the line of fire.

 

Might try to feel a little bad about Lesko's (probable) death and, more to the point, the Karma loss for same, but not much for reasons already stated. I tend to run especially Good characters (not absolute paragons of virtue, but ...), so this should say something.

Edited December 21, 2010 by 7thsealord

[LaMuerte]

Ok , this thread convinced me to track down Dr Lesko again and terminate him ...