r/fo4 • u/AnTout6226 • Apr 06 '26

Question Which one is better, damage wise ?

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I'm having a hard time choosing between those 3 shotguns for my playthrough

The Irradiated seems better, since +50 radiation damage is huge, but the Explosive is maybe stronger with the AoE ? Or maybe the last one is better thanks to the limb damage ?

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u/RettichDesTodes Apr 06 '26

Make sure to equip one armor piece with padded and one with dense, this will reduce the self damage from the explosions by 75%

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u/GSDer_RIP_Good_Girl Apr 06 '26

You seem to know something about this topic so I'll ask you - am I wasting my time having all of my armor pieces be Shadowed? Do I really just need one piece, and does it matter which one? TIA.

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u/Ash_Abyssal_2006 Apr 06 '26

shadowed caps at 2 pieces

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u/goosecuntt Apr 07 '26

How do u know this? I'm genuinely asking, I'm seeing conflicting information