Why I complete Old World Blues before Dead Money

Merry Christmas, here's a little nugget of wisdom so you don't have to take a perk to fast travel while over encumbered or do the walk of shame to Novac.

[Jules-lol]

Also do Lonesome Road before Dead Money. Get the hand of Rawr, keep it (don't craft the gauntlet yet) when you go into DM it won't be removed because it's a quest item. Then find a workbench and craft it. Now you got a fine ass endgame unarmed weapon that shreds ghost people like cheese. You need 75 repair btw

[swagcat]

"Dead Money is about letting go"

"Yeah letting go of poverty watch this shit"

[jadedteevee]

Aside from perk benefits, I always play OWB before Dead Money because IMO, it makes more sense in a narrative context. It sort of turns all the lore concerning Father Elijah in Big MT into a kind of foreshadowing, and makes me more anticipated to finally meet him in the Sierra Madre.

[vtrus]

The additional perks and implants you can get from the big empty also help, notably the implant that removes radiation from water and gives food better healing

[MitridatedCarbon]

It gets interesting from a story point of view to play the DLC in reverse cause it makes Elijah seems like the hidden big bad guy and Ulysses a secondary character existing only to foreshadow "future" dlcs.

[dr.virus]

I always do OWB first for the perks you get: increased STR, immunity to poison, head & torso can no longer be crippled & tons of XP, not to mention you corner the Mentats market.

[zequadragaming]

Of course, who wouldn't love a super secret research complex as a hidden lair to store all the goodies ....
I mean, the Lucky 38 is nice and all, but I'd rather have people not know where i live, than living in a fancy giant-ass roulette that screams "loot here, " even if i had an army of terminator TV's with lasers and rockets defending it.

As for doc Mitchell's house, he's a pretty nice man for letting me drop off some of the garbage i collect there for later use/transfer, especially after what he already did for me, but the place lacks in utility compared to what the Sink can offer.

[towel_boye]

I'm surprised just how many people don't know that the BoS bunker is designed to be used as a player home after dead money. All of the containers (including the headless corpse) can be used for safe storage.

there is also a dropbox that will spawn 100 sierra madre chips every few days for the rest of the game, and you can use the vending machine that is conveniently also located in the bunker to get free stuff with them.

[Warlady]

If I ever need a damn good dose of sheer panic, I will play DM again and try this.

[ZeroTheHunter]

My first time was OWB, lonesome road, honest hearts and dead money at last. In my last play i finally did it in order. And i got to say that old world blues is still my favorite DLC, it is just a giant exploring site, everyway you look at is interesting, full with lore from the base game, current dlc and FUTURE dlc. It has it all and even if the narrative is more engaging in dead money, it is more fun to play than any other dlc, yes i even mean "nuking nukes in town"

[mikeshepard]

It's a little tedious, however instead of walking a while with all gold bars to the nearest settlement, teleport all the weight you can carry in gold and rinse and repeat

[thehousealwayswinslol]

This is hands down the best video i've seen all year

[nicholasthompson]

This blew my mind. I've played through Fallout New Vegas and the dlc's countless times, but I never thought about doing this.

[castleaether]

I just left the gold bars in Father Elijah's old room (The first room you arrive in after leaving the Sierra Madre). Since dropped items never disappear I go back and get them when I need them.

[matheusmelisguerrapeixe]

As an old Brazilian meme says, this miserable is a genius

[jeffc]

I always play dead money dead last, no matter when I play it. It's instinctual.

[Alejandro-frjc]

Christine’s sniper is why I always finish OWBs first

[HiddenMis]

These are my favorite types of YouTube videos

[supergamergrill]

Another big reason for me is because of all the add one Old world blues gives like a permanent strength boost is handy and durability

[BenHyle]

I just do them first because Dead Money is a chore and Old World Blues is fun.