So, what everybody playing these days?

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

67. I'm *still* playing New Vegas...

I believe I have clocked over a hundred hours by now. And I'm not done.

I think I've done pretty much everything there is to do in Mojave, except going to Caesar's side of the lake and I have not yet set foot on the Strip. Before hitting the Strip I thought I'd do the DLCs, so I've finished Dead Money and Honest Hearts and just started Old World Blues. I like the premise, but I the enemies are so overpowered that it's getting tedious really quickly.

My character just hit level 50 and is a stealth/sniper build so it's best for me when I remain undetected and I can keep enemies at a distance. But in Old World Blues the enemies seem to have radar, because I am never hidden (and I've got 100 sneak skill), it's always flashing caution. So stealth is out. And the enemies have a ton of hit points, respawn endlessly in the open area, travel in packs and rush me as soon as I fire my first shot, which makes sniping pretty useless. Earlier I needed about seven shots to take out a single Lobotomite, while his buddies and a couple of Nightstalkers were happily ripping me to shreds.

At level 50 I suddenly feel like I'm at level 3 again, where every enemy encounter can kill me. Some people might like that, but they can play on very hard difficulty and hardcore mode. I play on normal, so I'd like my enemies to be manageable; I play the game for the story, not the bodycount. At level 50 I don't even get XP points anymore, so I'd happily avoid fighting. I guess I could have been ok if they hadn't decided to suddenly completely nerf sneaking...