Forum:Mysterious Stranger. Is he worth it in the long run?

I'm beginning to believe that the Mysterious stranger isnt really worth taking. Once your in your 20s, you have probably got your main skills to 100, things like better crits, Sniper, commando and so forth. At lev 20 you gain access to the Grim reapers spirit. Now with lets say the lincolns repeater, sniper, better crits, and the bonuses to AP, you have 4 shots with that in V.A.T.S. 9 out of 10 times that im shooting somthing its dead around shot 3 the most. Now true that doesnt happen with behemoths and the really ugly creatures but has anyone ever actually seen the stranger kill a behemoth? Just looking for opinions. I know its cool as hell when he kills somthing but i think he should remain mysterious and stay out of my shots. The Lone Kobold 20:07, July 1, 2010 (UTC) True that. I'm at the point where he barely shows up anymore. He is a bit useful in PL and MZ, but that is negated a bit due to the fact he can ruin a good Grim Reapers Sprint, uh, run, against mulitiple targets. Big McLargeHuge 20:20, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Well, how can he ruin a Grim Reaper's sprint thing? He only shows up if you didn't kill the target, so you wouldn't have recovered any AP from that guy anyway. And, on Very Hard mode, he is a life saver against Overlords, Behemoths, Albino Radscorpions, and Reavers. So, on lower difficulties on lower levels, sure, he's somewhat useless. But, on higher difficulties on higher levels, he is a very usefull asset.--With care and happiness, Supermutantslayer450' ROAR 20:35, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

I just get mad when the environment gets in the way and he fires all his shots into a wall, or into the water against a mirelurk. Then you get to stand there and let a Hunter claw you to death. Otherwise he always brightens my day right up, seeing him pump extra rounds into the corpse brings back my confidence in harder dungeons. Quakingphear 05:28, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Answer to your question in one word: "Yes" Ferbil 14:51, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Alright, so I was in the Mansion at the start of Point Lookout, and almost finished, up to a bit past when you fall through the floor. He shows up, and kills me. Sicne there are no cutscenes there and the only autosave is when you enter the mansion, I had to do it all again. And he has come awfuly close numerous times to killing me or a follower. Miss these, and he is a must-have perk, I have chosen it every time, as Overlords are right bitches.

Liam Spencer 12:15, July 7, 2010 (UTC)