deciding on 4 eyes

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smber2cnma

First time out of the vault
So I'm undecided on whether I want to try 4 eyes on my next play through. I'm only at level 10 so I've not seen any of the late game content.

I'm wondering what are the best glasses/hat combo anyone has found vs. the best helmets?

So far I'm thinking:
generic cowboy hat +1 PER, glasses +1 PER
vs.
Elite Power Armor Helmet +__DT, +__%Rad resist
 
It's actually a pretty easy way to get PE +1 because all you have to do is wear glasses but indeed, it might be tricky when getting headwear that doesn't allow glasses to worn at the same time. So, if you wanna compensate for not wearing
a PA helmet, you would just need to wear a good, open helmet or hat.
 
i played for few hours and still haven't found glasses.
and I'm four eyed. I guessed It's easy way to increase stats but completely forgot about helmets :wall:
 
If you're looking for glasses in the early game:

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There is a pair of reading glasses in the doc's house in Goodsprings that you can pick up without "stealing" or any neg karma. I had these before the tutorial/player setup was over.

I'm pretty sure you can get goggles from some of the guys gaurding the powder gangers advance bases around the prison.
Occasionally you'll see one spawn with a motorcycle helmet too, which is decent head armor for that stage in the game.

Off the top of my head, I think you can find sunglasses on some of the Viper gangers on the road in the Nipton area. I was down in that area and must have found 3 pairs in one encounter.
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One thing you need to watch out for, is that your PER stat is permanently lowered by 1 when picking this trait, and putting on glasses then gives you a +2 Bonus (which results in the net +1 gain).

This is important to realise for the purpose of Perk requirements, because if, for example, you start with PER 6 and take Four Eyes, you cannot pick Better Criticals without an implant or Intensive Training, because your base PER is now 5 instead of the required 6.
 
no it's not. it's supposed to be that way.

@ whirlingdervish - thanks for the tip, but I prefer to find it myself.


edit: i found them, but now I have different issue:

my PE is 7
four eyed should give +1
hat should give +1
and glasses themselves should give +2
and my PE is 9.
maybe with four eyed you can't get other bonuses from glasses?
 
You're basically trading a few points of DT for an extra point or two of PER. I personally like four-eyes, that hat that Boone gives you is better than most helmets I've seen.
 
oh, i thought glasses themselves give PER +2
I guess that PER +2 simply refers to my char's perk. glasses themselves actually don't give bonus.

thanks.
 
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