Forget about game balance, you won't find it here.
I suggest that everyone play the game to experience the world and the storyline and don't look too close at the combat mechanics or the game balance. Don't bother with technical or crafting, just loot whatever you find. Play the game as V would experience it, don't try to farm for mats or grind XP to get more powerful. In the end it won't matter, there is nothing this game presents to you that will justify focusing on the mechanics of combat.
I spent a lot of time trying to squeeze every last inch of damage into my revolver critical sneak attack headshots and got the number up to 1.95 million. There is no content that takes advantage of such ludicrously conceived damage scaling.
If you stack armor into the 5k+ range and find out that you can absorb endless bullets from enemies, you get reminded of the poor game design when a propane tank explosion one shots you.
Hopefully the modding community will come up with something
I suggest that everyone play the game to experience the world and the storyline and don't look too close at the combat mechanics or the game balance. Don't bother with technical or crafting, just loot whatever you find. Play the game as V would experience it, don't try to farm for mats or grind XP to get more powerful. In the end it won't matter, there is nothing this game presents to you that will justify focusing on the mechanics of combat.
I spent a lot of time trying to squeeze every last inch of damage into my revolver critical sneak attack headshots and got the number up to 1.95 million. There is no content that takes advantage of such ludicrously conceived damage scaling.
If you stack armor into the 5k+ range and find out that you can absorb endless bullets from enemies, you get reminded of the poor game design when a propane tank explosion one shots you.
Hopefully the modding community will come up with something