Forum:Paradise Falls

Hey wassup guys, just wanted to know a couple things before I make some important decisions in my game. Okay, in Paradise Falls players are given the Strictly Business quest to enslave Arkansas, Red, Susan Lancaster, and someone else (I forgot). Question is - If I do mezz them can I free them later on after I eventually free all the slaves from Paradise Falls or do these particular NPCs disappear once they have been mezzed?

PLEASE NO SPOILERS!!! I HAD ENOUGH OF THEM ALREADY UNFORTUNATELY...

Thanks.--72.229.186.3 01:07, September 13, 2009 (UTC)


 * How could you forget Flak?! Anyway, yes, you can free them, but Arkansas will go after surviving Slavers, Susan will head back to Tenpenny, even if you ruined it with Phillips, and Red and Flak will no longer sell things to you. Shrapnel will though. Nitty 00:59, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

Okay but I intend to squeeze whatever I can from these NPCs before enslaving and freeing them so the incentives they intially come with during the game won't be needed after I commit to this if that is even possible?... About Arkasas I know that he will be hostile to others so I'll just free him last as before if thats possible?--72.229.186.3 01:07, September 13, 2009 (UTC)


 * Arkansas's only claims to fame are .308 rounds, a Sniper Rifle, and the Key to the City for Minefield. You should just kill him, he might turn on the other slaves. Susan and Flak are the same basic way, but Red has a unique jumpsuit and bandanna, so you might want to grab those. Killing Flak should make an unhappy Shrapnel return to Rivet City. Nitty 01:10, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

Now that you mention Shrapnel I remember Flak from Rivet City, I guess it would be kinda tricky to mezz Flak without any hostility from others in Rivet as the Market area is teeming with people. Damn, is this particular Strictly Business quest important with any lasting effects into the vanilla game or can I just not fully complete it (just mezz Arkansas for access into Paradise Falls because he's hostile in Minefield anyway) and free the children and adults slaves later? Basically what would I miss out on not completeing Strictly Business in contrast to what I would by completing it besides the NPCs later behaviour?--72.229.186.3 01:23, September 13, 2009 (UTC)


 * Use a Stealth Boy, you good Karma junkie. Strictly Business' completion gives you access to an unlimited supply of Mezzer Power Cells (purchased from Grouse), to allow you to assassinate anyone ingame with little reprocussions. Nitty 01:29, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

And if I don't complete it? What effects would that bring? Would I just miss out on the Mezzer Power Cells (can that be attained otherwise)... by the way thanks for helping me out so far.--72.229.186.3 01:42, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

I never completed this quest in any of my playthroughs, even the evil characters I have done. I suppose I am just too lazy to go through the trouble of enslaving those people, and I never really use the Mezzer anyway. Usually I come up to Grouse, initiate the speech series to get the Mezzer, then proceed to annihilate everyone inside Paradise Falls, except of course the slaves. It is a good source of weapons early in the game, or if you are already a high level, it is a nice place to target 6 people at once in VATS. But to answer your main question, no, it does not make any difference to the main game if you choose not to complete this quest. Cheers! 128.158.1.166 13:11, September 15, 2009 (UTC)