Quote Originally Posted by Sir Moody View Post
not entirely true my lvl 20 chatracter uses unarmed (deathclaw gauntlets) and I can usually 2 shot a death claw and with 100 sneak and silent running i can quite litterally get to melee range with most things

late game melee takes off again (mostly thanks too paralazing palm) but up until then your going to want a shotgun and a hunting rifle as backup as mid game is dominated by the small arms
And plenty of grenades. I'm now playing an Unarmed build, and I cant stress enough how useful grenades are in comparison to a ranged build.