Forum:Do you waste the Great Khans at Boulder City?

After our Malcom Holmes destiny poll - poor bastard - here's another good one: did you waste the Great Khans in Boulder City?

For those whom not know, if you persue the quest They Went That-A-Way you need to confront the Great Khans in Boulder City and at the same time this will also start the side-quest Boulder City Showdown (you can't avoid it). One of your options in this quest is save the hostages and betray the Great Khans, letting the NCR wipe them out, wich they will do very easily, since the troopers are better equipped. This will result not gainning the Accepted reputation with them, but will result in a juicy and suculent loot of manny 10mm SMG's, a lot of 10mm ammo, various Med-X, Psycho, stims and even one or two Sawed-Off Shotgun. Since you probably are in level 6 or 7 when doing this mission, this loot is simple unmissable.

Since most of the time I'm playing an Unarmed/Explosives build, I waste the fuckers without mercy and make a shitload of caps in the beginning without having to resort in some obscure strategy or deviating the game too much. But when I play a guns courier I choose to use the dialog and reach a diplomatic solution, because the reputation will allow access to the Khans armory very early in the game. For those unaware, the NCR quartermaster in Hoover Dam and the Khans are the best source of ammunition and certain weapons in the game, even surpassing the Gun Runners on it. They and the NCR quartermaster are the only sellers in the game that usually have 400+ rounds of .45-70 Gov't at any time, for example. ;)

And you, what do you do? Brfritos 04:58, March 3, 2011 (UTC)

I sided with the Khans and wiped out the NCR troops, because I thought that way I'll be on good terms with the Khans and Ambassador Crocker would erase my infamy with the NCR anyway. 67.169.175.134 06:41, March 3, 2011 (UTC)

So Far on my main 2 characters Ive given the Khans safe passage. Its usually the first interaction you have with them and theres no need to make things worse or block future interactions. Even if you do fight them later (or not) Kaldhore 10:16, March 3, 2011 (UTC)

I always side with Khans, I am so sad to see that you can't walk around in their Armor ... I just think that they are such badasses ... I'm sad that there are no "real" quest lines from these minor factions ... 1 quest per faction is really ... depressing ... ? I was expecting much more

Nah, I always negotiate their safe passage and gain the accepted status with them. But! - I then follow them back to Red Rock Canyon and, on the way, shoot at the Deathclaws which gets most of them wiped out - LOL. Those that survive further get a sneak crital headshot from Ratslayer and, that way, I end up with all the goodies. I keep the Khan Armour for visiting Vault 3 later as I too like wearing it. (P3dantic) 109.156.203.220 17:22, March 3, 2011 (UTC)