Can I Beat Fallout 4 Survival Difficulty With Only Heavy Weapons?!

Can I Beat Fallout 4 Survival Difficulty With Only Heavy Weapons?! | Fallout 4 Survival Challenge!

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Hello there you Beautiful people my name is Willow and today we are going to find out if I can beat Fallout 4's Survival Difficulty using only Heavy weapons! It's a fun run so make sure to like and subscribe for more just like it!
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - Gameplay
I forgot to put it on screen so here's my mods
Achievements v1-0-5
Clean Black Pip-Boy main file
Fallout 4 script extender
Full Dialogue Interface
Improved Map with visible roads 2.0
Lowered Weapons 1.1
NAC - Natural and Atmospheric Commonwealth
Roads Redone 2k
See Through Scopes 2.5.3
Survival Mode Console Enabler Public Release
Unoffficial Fallout 4 Patch
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@kanewaddington7985 6 ай бұрын

'I have not met anyone who could out smart bullet'-- TF2 Heavy weapons guy.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

400,000 caps to fire this weapon for 12 seconds!

@kanewaddington7985 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGames Did you realise that in meet the heavy heavy implies he did meet medic yet.

@1simp4RiasGremory 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGamesu shoul do a minigun only run. That one is either very hard or very easy but im not gonna spoil.

@jayewrite1256 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGamesyou do know you can literally run through kelogs memories as the path forward appears as you go

@elijahmontgomery4146 6 ай бұрын

“I have yet to find one who can outsmart bullet” you said it wrong

@the1misscinny 6 ай бұрын

Liberty Prime bobbing in the intro has made my entire life.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

I have been opening the recording of it when I'm sad, cheers me right up.

@angryeliteultragree6329 Ай бұрын

Lol he’s doing the lethal company dance

@garettjohnson6978 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, Willow has done so many challenges that he can’t use VATS for that I almost want to see him do a VATS only run, where, even where he can see the target clearly and get a lerfect shot, he has to use VATS. Also, love the challenges, Willow! I've tried the mele only one, and it is incredibly fun to find new ways to play a game that I largely thought I had done basically everything in! You are truly an inspiration.

@Ancusohm 6 ай бұрын

How about a power armor only run? You have to beeline for a suit as soon as you leave the vault, and you have to wear it constantly (except for repairs and upgrades). You can only do damage using the suit.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

I'll add it to the list!

@arellajardin8188 6 ай бұрын

Ah, the Automatron Tesla build. I'm ho estly curious how that'd do on Survival.

@toakongu1 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGames Power Armor + Pain Train + Unarmed = fun lol. If you can make it to Quincy you've got guaranteed T-51 from a couple Gunners there, plus the Tessa's Fist legendary raider PA right arm which already comes with the Hydraulic Bracers mod. Fun fact though, that Bracers mod is actually meant for the T-60 PA and cannot be reattached to the raider armor. So you could yoink it off the raider PA and slap it on the new T-60 armor the BoS give you after you secure Fort Strong. Hydraulic is either the best or 2nd best PA arm mod. Then you could play through Automatron to get the Tesla PA from Ivey when you track down the last robobrain

@Shotgunky 6 ай бұрын

That's been 90% of my Fallout 4 runs to the point I've memorized where the dozen or so Fusion Cores spawn around the top left portion of the map. You rush Nuclear Physicist for better effiicency and you'll gain more Fusion Cores than you lose even with the Gatling Laser.

@Shotgunky 6 ай бұрын

Oh, also get Scrounger. Because Fusion Cores are classed as an ammo type for the Gatling Laser, it's affected by that perk. They seem to spawn exclusively in military crates in batches of 4, and I've had 12+ spawn when I get real lucky.

@KyubiBlood 6 ай бұрын

Seeing a "Triggerman" run would be mildly interesting. It would, basically, be a no armor run. That said, I think allowing a fitting weapon should be allowed. The legendary Spray and Pray 😊 A high endurance build works best with this and the added endurance from some appropriate threads, you'll have plenty of health.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

a lot of people have recommended this and I think I'll do it at some point.

@fayemarie5056 6 ай бұрын

actually, I'm pretty sure (at least some of the) fedoras triggermen wear work with ballistic weave

@KyubiBlood 6 ай бұрын

@@fayemarie5056 The idea is basically a no armor run. But all the clothing Triggerman wear have charisma, endurance, or luck boosts. It's really his decision but seeing as how he likes to play on survival, I just thought it would be an added challenge.

@fayemarie5056 6 ай бұрын

@@KyubiBlood ohh okay. Makes sense

@LuckyBilly09 2 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGamesyeah only sub machine gun and 10mm pistol with only suits would be amazing

@arellajardin8188 6 ай бұрын

I like the Piper intro. It reminds me that Bethesda added unique animations to some encounters, she's so expressive. Surprised you didnt take Scrounger. 5mm is included in the lvl 1 ammo generation pool. It isnt much, but it can add up over time. Plus, all other ammo is free cwps. Also expected you to use the Cryolator to carry the opening of the game. Upgrading it to crystal shots requires no perks, and 200 rounds is a decent start.

@trumancremers6337 6 ай бұрын

That is the ugliest looking sequence in the game

@toakongu1 6 ай бұрын

Im so glad I realized you can pistol whip Piper into skipping her opening dialogue

@ashleyneku5432 6 ай бұрын

I had to check to be sure, but I'm honestly surprised Crylator is a heavy weapon, I had assumed it was a two handed energy weapon.

@arellajardin8188 6 ай бұрын

@@ashleyneku5432 One of the best. Heavy Gunner + Demo Expert. The only issue is getting more ammo after you use the first 200 shots.

@Negniwret 6 ай бұрын

But he can't get the Cryolator without master lockpicking or glitching it out, can he?

@andrewsonscene 6 ай бұрын

We've got the shotgun run, now the heavy run, I can't wait for the BoS theme run!

@aaronbaber5126 6 ай бұрын

"seeing Liberty Prime win a fight with Earth." -omfg I'm dying

@coleopilka918 6 ай бұрын

Dude I love how a someone with the atom cats can just walk into the brotherhood and become the life giver of liberty prime Bethesda’s games are something else

@amilavxilmen5632 6 ай бұрын

I never really use Heavy weapoms outside The mimigun, Awesome challenge !

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

thanks!

@-Cybercobra- 6 ай бұрын

I'd genuinely love to see a sequel to this challenge where you do the DLCs with those guns you got too late, plus on far harbour there's a unique flamer that's tonnes of fun

@yaboisassythesasquatch6022 6 ай бұрын

When I started watching this vid, I was thinking: "He should really try the manufacturing plants for ammo". Then at the 28:35 mark you do! So many Fallout runs/play-throughs I've seen don't consider using this as an ammo option [especially in Survival mode]

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

It was incredibly underwhelming sadly, sourcing fertilizer was just as of not more expensive than just buying ammo. It's so much work for the same reward. I think it should give twice the amount of ammo it does per material to make it actually worth the hassle

@LoneWolf-kw3ol 4 ай бұрын

@WillowPlaysGames theres also the issue that fertilizer is kinda hard to source in vanilla, as it only comes from Bags of Fertilizer (4 per) or Myrna, who is the only reliable Shipment vendor, and she only sells 25s. I've seen Fertilizer shipments at Carla, Bunker Hill, Goodneighbor and Trudy, but its very inconsistent. myrna is almost guaranteed to have one. I use mods that turn Bag of fertilizer into 25 pounds but give it 16 Fertilizer and allow all general vendors to sell shipments of fertilizer up to 100. Too bad you cant manufacture the late game rare ammo types likes 7 62, 45-70 and .50 which dont spawn at vendors or spawn in small numbers.

@spacehitler4537 Ай бұрын

Brahmin in settlements produce 1 fertilizer per in game day. You can acquire more brahmin through various sources.

@confuzzledlee2095 6 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate the Manufacturing Montage

@Stopmotionman-smm 6 ай бұрын

Heavy weapons guy in fallout. Truly a great run

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

thanks!

@xanderbush3469 2 ай бұрын

I would consider the flamer a heavy weapon, it looks very silly not in power armor too, tbh I don't rlly know if the flamer is in the base game as I get it from the forged guys.

@xanderbush3469 2 ай бұрын

I probably should have finished the intro lol

@bandit3019 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@xanderbush3469it is a heavy weapon, it’s just not very efficient. Also forged guys have always been in the game I’m not sure what you mean by base game

@xanderbush3469 Ай бұрын

@@bandit3019 didn't realize that, thought theywere part of creation club lol, and I kinda ditched the flamer for the naplamer

@nerdwarp112 6 ай бұрын

I’m happy you did the Atom Cats quest. They’re probably one of my favorite groups of characters in the game.

@SoldierRat7274 3 ай бұрын

True ❤

@ponyglee 6 ай бұрын

This whole video is a revenge story on Kelly. Some Last of Us 2 levels of narrative quality, truly.

@patrickwells1715 6 ай бұрын

As a massive fan of the doom playlist, I would like to see a BFG only play through while listening to doom music

@Nail-art-2 6 ай бұрын

Cant wait for the Premier looks AMAZING

@360lootgoon3 4 ай бұрын

Minuteman play through using only a laser musket?

@OmniTron1000 23 күн бұрын

I did a run like that once, and got lucky enough to get an instigating laser musket very early on.

@LexusLFA554 6 ай бұрын

Apple Watch from the Checkout Counter is a hilarious statement for the Pipboy.

@jagvadrg.7013 Ай бұрын

The montages with DOOM music really tie this run together, it makes you FEEL the power

@Robopercy 2 ай бұрын

“The junk jet sucks” **Includes montage of 1-2 shots w/ JJ**

@TheLateLordKardok 6 ай бұрын

Commenting for engagement. Considering the fact that you got so many interesting legendary heavy weapons at the end of this video, I would like to see you tackle the DLCs with this character!

@unknowngamer37415 6 ай бұрын

I did a heavy weapons play through ( not obligate just specialised) run and got a two shot harpoon gun. It was fun having infinite ammo but the reloading every shot was awful.

@TheLateLordKardok 6 ай бұрын

@@unknowngamer37415 As much as I want to love the harpoon gun, it's kind of garbage against anything that isn't the size of a truck. I end up using it often regardless, because the fishing thematic of Fah Habah always gets to me.

@unknowngamer37415 6 ай бұрын

@@TheLateLordKardok with The scope it's accuracy isn't bad, but it has a real clipping issue where if you are in front of an object it will hit the object instead of going to your target.

@lordvaust5830 6 ай бұрын

I do love heavy weapons. They were my build for Fallout 4 and yeah, ammo was a problem for awhile. Although it does get better once you grind.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

Ammo became a non issue once I got the gaming laser, it's so amp efficienct

@gilgamecha 6 ай бұрын

7:00 looks like you were standing in the wrong fenced off area. To avoid ghoul death be in the fenced area furthest from the stairs

@AndrewCJWinter 5 ай бұрын

Top tier day, got plenty of Fallout videos dropped for me to enjoy today. Love your work man!

@triliangaming5504 6 ай бұрын

Watching the streams were a lot of fun

@Abbyga1e 6 ай бұрын

I've been getting that unskippable piper glitch for years now 😖 have to listen to her every playthrough.

@mentalshatter 6 ай бұрын

23:13 Blessed Division! Feel ⚛Atom's⚛ holy grace! Montage! Wooo more Montage!! 35:39 *SHREDDER!!!* 45:43 It is ⚛Atom's⚛ will.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

MONTAGE AND SHREDDER + ATOM'S WILL!

@mentalshatter 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGamesoh God just got to the end... the amazing?

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

xD yup, you earned it for fixing the patreon outro by telling me it was broken. dw, It'll only be on this video.

@mentalshatter 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGames Thanks, just didn't expect it.

@NineNoRouge 6 ай бұрын

I know some of the heavy weapons aren't all that great but I love some of them, like the gattling laser.

@IronForce05 6 ай бұрын

Great video willow! Glad i got to catch some of your streams before the video came out.

@gilgamecha 5 ай бұрын

One of your best vids Willow. This was so much fun to watch.

@panilsson8427 4 ай бұрын

Applewatch- HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

@WillowPlaysGames 4 ай бұрын

Lol

@Shotgun_man12 2 ай бұрын

Good sir the way you enter the glowing sea on the hardest difficulty makes me jealous when I’m doing my play through on the normal difficulty. I had the fight three deathclaws around 20 stupid rad scorpions. All while I was in T60 power armor and I was still getting to beat the crap up. The only reason why I didn’t die is because I was using companion and I was calling in vertebirds

@WillowPlaysGames 2 ай бұрын

Honestly, it's easier the more times you do it. All the enemies in the glowing sea spawn vaguely in the same spots so you can just memorize it and walk through easily every time.

@TexasGamer_05 23 күн бұрын

40:12 LOVE THE REFERENCE😂

@CheeseConsumer 6 ай бұрын

That goodneighbor-hostile glitch happened to me too, i just went and did other quests for a few in game days and when i came back it was fine.

@stephenhill5986 6 ай бұрын

Yay, new Willow video! Also, there's a fat man at the robots disposal grounds right next to Sactuary that also drops with a mini nuke. Literally just walk up and grab it

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

yay! new comment

@stephenhill5986 6 ай бұрын

@WillowPlaysGames that's amazing. Keep up the good work. Also, I think it'd interesting if you tried to beat fallout 4 (maybe not survival) with a rolling pin or walking cane (whichever is worse)

@Evil_Goblin7477 2 ай бұрын

Liberty Prime dancin' 😂

@danieljestice4500 6 ай бұрын

Liberty Prime doing the Lethal Company dance

@oscaleusacid9427 6 ай бұрын

Harpoon gun is honestly a lot of fun and a good weapon as for ammo, there is plenty with the beginning town shop. Love the TF2 references, have you thought about a gimmick challenge where you have 1 campanion with a minigun (the inf ammo mod if its too difficult) while you wield the sryinge gun or something just tf2 related?

@corbinwarner2919 6 ай бұрын

Been waiting for the next video 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Anonymous-nl1lt 6 ай бұрын

Been watching your kids for a bit and I just subscribed! Keep up the awesome content

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

thanks for the sub, and that's so kind of you! child care is so expensive. :P

@pmate22 Ай бұрын

Just imagine You are one of the raiders protecting Corvega, then a random guy you've never seen shows up in a T-45 painted with flames wielding a combination of pipes and metal, who sends some pre-war money through your head and body with the speed of sound 😂

@alexithymia6288 2 ай бұрын

Right at the end "my legendary luck continues to be trash." Me: farming a save to roll a two shot sniper rifle for the past 2 hours with no luck so far

@olivermustonen-pr6cr 6 ай бұрын

Love the manufacturing montage :)

@Dante19641994 6 ай бұрын

I wasn't expecting that suburban - cradles at the end but I loved hearing it again.

@dr.bright3081 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah that ammo manufacturing montage goes hard af boooiiii

@clarencevale5660 5 ай бұрын

my day is good lmao been subbed for a while

@rrohring1970 6 ай бұрын

Good job. Just subscribed and liked. Gonna start watching more. Have you ever done a no death run on survival? Freaking hard as heck and takes forever. But it’s fun. Keep up the good work.

@svartrbrisingr6141 6 ай бұрын

Ive never had the piper skip to work. Even with 1 strength she always stays aggroed.

@axltheriolu8791 5 ай бұрын

One idea I had was a styth or institute run where you can only use gear institute scientists and synths run around with. Kellogg wouldn't count due to him being more of a merc as well as prevent the game becoming a 44 revolver playthrough

@denizkaancengiz3971 6 ай бұрын

Always fun to watch willow❤

@lucasramey6427 6 ай бұрын

Fun fact if you drop a ranged weapon in front of an enemy it'll spawn in ammo for the gun to use this is most commonly seen with the minigun because it is a common spawn in super mutant groups who once you kill the one with the minigun another mutant will grab it and start using it spawning a couple hundred rounds of 5mm

@AustinFox-gc9ns 2 ай бұрын

I know he is not mitten squad but he does remind me of him keep it up bro loving these vids

@Lastmeerkat 6 ай бұрын

Always a good time when a new vid pops up!

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

hope you enjoy! :D

@Yoyo1029x 2 ай бұрын

16:44 a good man once told me when he came across this place his adhd got the better of him and witnessed the same beauty of power armor drag race and beat the game while using the cats signature painting on his armor

@GSE52 2 ай бұрын

Fast and Furious Power Armor! I'd watch that!

@Not_Zippo Ай бұрын

I love how jolly willow is! ❤

@TheDevonshireMint 3 ай бұрын

Liberty prime having a lil bob is making me far to happy. Hes just a innocemt lil nuclear boi.

@user-xb2jl4ss1v Ай бұрын

The reason you can pick “the body’s not even cold” dialogue option is because after you convince Maxon to let Danse live he says to Danse “from this point on, you are dead” so they’re just playing along

@PatPatPatPatrick 6 ай бұрын

I had a nice day and also liked the run ;) Damn Piper

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

glad you had a nice day and lol

@derpthederpness2525 5 ай бұрын

I've had that glitch with the junkjet before, and it happens with the Tesla rifle too when i use a charge barrel... i usually just do a gun bash to fix it, i never knew VATS could fix it lol

@Superjd4 2 ай бұрын

Dancing at the beginning is the best reason the watch the video

@CH-ml4rz 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoy these

@joseybryant7577 6 ай бұрын

I actually like that dialog with Piper. It shows off some animations that you never really see again from her

@schhvvhashimi 6 ай бұрын

This vidéo is going to be good one i feel it like all the other ones

@kiracaroso 6 ай бұрын

Love the TF2 Heavy references.

@unknowngamer37415 6 ай бұрын

I kind of want to see a run where you have to kill every legendary you see and then use that weapon/armor. I think cycling through explosive shotgun and ghoul slaying gamma guns would be really interesting.

@sethmc469 6 ай бұрын

I’d really love to see you explore more options within a run, especially since you’re not doing deathless

@Gabronthe 5 ай бұрын

I would love to see this modded with a lot of harder stuff but also the really good heavy weapon mods

@Papa_Scorch7 2 ай бұрын

Nice supreme commander reference bro

@vengi1485 3 ай бұрын

6:49 reminds me of Bilbo in the fellowship of the ring saying “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”

@michaelwhalen9084 6 ай бұрын

tried to skip past the piper part and realized it was over a full minute 😭😭

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

It's a lot of dialogue!

@CatNap-ッ 2 ай бұрын

BRO MADE APPLE REALY DIRTY!

@waxman-gt5jp 2 ай бұрын

This is my favorite video!!!

@kenreid7102 2 ай бұрын

thanks guides are good

@c3po330 6 ай бұрын

Bro your outro song is to good its been stuck in my head for days😭

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

cradles by sub urban

@zyanidwarfare5634 Ай бұрын

I’ve learned that the junk jet is more reliable when you give it smaller ammo, the shape seems to effect it cuz the hit boxes and such… I just scrap everything and use raw steel as ammo and mugs and cutlery

@jonathanclarkson7379 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorite builds is a Power Armor build. Max strength. Unarmed/fall/pain train damage only. Would love to see you try that.

@MaxintoshMinus 3 ай бұрын

Imagine how crazy it must feel to be a raider, armed to the teeth, high out of your mind on combat stims, and the last thing you see is a guy in full power armor carrying a cannon made of garbage, before you get disemboweled by a plastic spoon going Mach fuck

@zerrierslizer1 6 ай бұрын

mans went into the freezer fit and looking like a chad. he then came out of said freezer around 200 years later, not LOOKING like a Snack, but like he ate all the snacks, food and anything edible in the Vault all at once, including the Roaches. man went into the Spirit of Lythero's Android 16 and went *H E A V Y*

@FunnyMan-fs7kd 6 ай бұрын

Finally yes I LOVE this content

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

hope it lives up to the hype!

@FunnyMan-fs7kd 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGamesit did thank you ❤

@Malkontent1003 2 ай бұрын

I was surprised you didn't stop by and get the Cryolator. Sure, it'd be nearly impossible to keep stocked with armor, but having it would have been neat.

@julianm.e.b1905 2 ай бұрын

Nice you said fast and furious as i was watching fast and furious 5 😂

@WillowPlaysGames 2 ай бұрын

Lol

@Borkomora 2 ай бұрын

For runs like this one that aren't too painful, like where you even end up OP at the end, i think it would be really cool if you considered adding "and Far Harbor/Nuka World" to the video! Watching you tear thru the raider gangs with a gatling laser would be so cool. Either way, cheers!

@kristuso 2 ай бұрын

nice video brother

@WillowPlaysGames 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@gabos9680 6 ай бұрын

I love your vids

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

thank you! You're beautiful!

@cjdugan7138 4 ай бұрын

drag racing in power armor. Yeah it could be like that one scene in G.I. Joe rise of cobra

@Moony-zl3mj 3 ай бұрын

Hey mate love the content I got an idea for Fallout 4 what about a no V.A.T or zooming in on your weapons

@loafofmilk972 6 ай бұрын

Depression over: Willow has posted.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

I know this is probably a joke but if you're suffering from depression just know you are valuable and loved. Seek help if you need it, there's nothing weak or wrong about admitting one needs help! you're beautiful and stay safe!

@TheLateLordKardok 6 ай бұрын

@@WillowPlaysGames You seem like such a nice person.

@DOCTORRGLASS 6 ай бұрын

@@TheLateLordKardokhe is why do you think my username has (isnot)

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

you should come to the livestreams where I fight with the chat all the time lol. but jokes aside, thank you, I just do me.

@WillowPlaysGames 6 ай бұрын

better stay that way! you beautiful bastard xD

@Perky_xan_combo 22 күн бұрын

Liberty prime at the back: 🥳

@schhvvhashimi 6 ай бұрын

Here we go

@HowardsCat 6 ай бұрын

It's a bit late now obviously, but you could've bought the legendary flamer Sergeant Ash from Far Harbor. It comes with a chance to cripple the enemies legs. Coupled with the high rate of fire and it's pretty easy to shut down most enemies.

@skipperxiv9401 5 ай бұрын

I had an idea for a run that I'm trying myself (on easy cause I'm a candyass): The soda addict run, wherein you cannot heal from stimpaks, only Nuka-Cola, Vim, and their myriad variants. You must also wipe out the raiders in Nuka-World and explore the various parks before finishing the main story.

@user-bo3ew8iv5e 2 ай бұрын

I heard one can not out smart bullet and I went "Hey TF2" COMPLETELY ignoring the fact you named yourself Misha

@saltaylor3164 6 ай бұрын

I think an energy only weapon run would be dope

@damonwile8045 6 ай бұрын

Theoretically power armor could be considered as a heavy weapon, so the pain train perk could be allowed

@cmciiproduction 5 ай бұрын

I have had to listen to the piper dialog at the gate in all my play throughs because it wouldnt let me skip it

@StevetheWizard2591 6 ай бұрын

Just so you know for future runs, if you do Tradecraft (the quest where you go with Deacon to the underground DIA facility), you can tell the Desdemona about the upcoming Battle of Bunker Hill and skip having to fight anyone in the quest. The Railroad and Brotherhood will both be friendly to you, and Tradecraft is a "Let Mandatory Companion handle the fights" situation like the ArcJet quest, so it's just a matter of whether you're willing to trade the time the quest would take for a completely free Battle of Bunker Hill later.