zPhoenix Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I read that it is not a good idea to help out the armless vet in Valentine. But it is very annoying to have him begging every time I go past him. Are there negative consequences to antagonizing him? I am hoping that if I do so it will shut him up for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accuracy_challenges Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I was friendly to him as Arthur and it was okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zPhoenix Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, Accuracy_challenges said: I was friendly to him as Arthur and it was okay My understanding is that he steals from Arthur early one, then does something else that is bad. I don't want to be nice to him.... so it is either ignore him or antagonize him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Actual Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) He's not a vet. He admits everything he says is a lie. He's trash. Do whatever you want. You can gain honor other ways. I have no sympathy for people like him. They wallow in their own self pity and prey on others to aid them. Maybe it's a mental deficiency that keeps them from functioning competently in society. Either way, I don't care. (Insert rage about stolen valor comment here). It takes a special kind of low life to use such tactics, mentally unstable or not. Edited January 19, 2021 by Montana Actual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 6:40 PM, zPhoenix said: My understanding is that he steals from Arthur early one, then does something else that is bad. I don't want to be nice to him.... so it is either ignore him or antagonize him. In 4 play throughs he never stole from Arthur (or John in the 4th play through). He did admit to being a fraud though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zPhoenix Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, StyxTx said: In 4 play throughs he never stole from Arthur (or John in the 4th play through). He did admit to being a fraud though. He steals when he hugs Arthur. There are videos about it. And as is well known, he is a fake vet. Given that there is no advice as to whether it is better to ignore him or antagonize him and what would be the consequences... I will antagonize him, I don't mind getting a little bit of negative rep, it is easy enough to recover from it. Edited January 19, 2021 by zPhoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, zPhoenix said: He steals when he hugs Arthur. There are videos about it. And as is well known, he is a fake vet. Given that there is no advice as to whether it is better to ignore him or antagonize him and what would be the consequences... I will antagonize him, I don't mind getting a little bit of negative rep, it is easy enough to recover from it. I don't know what he stole. I know he hugged Arthur and John in the play throughs but if he stole something it wasn't anything important enough for me to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Hightower Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) I'm nice to him but I don't let him hug me. Later when John meets him, he talks fondly of Arthur and remembers him 7 years later. Edited January 19, 2021 by Buddy Hightower Taterman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1982 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Has it ever actually been proven that he pickpockets you? I know there's a video out there saying he does but I'm somewhat sceptical. For me, his hand goes nowhere near your satchel or pockets in that cut scene where it supposedly happens. StyxTx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, JB1982 said: Has it ever actually been proven that he pickpockets you? I know there's a video out there saying he does but I'm somewhat sceptical. For me, his hand goes nowhere near your satchel or pockets in that cut scene where it supposedly happens. I know whenever NPCs have taken stuff off Arthur a message pops up, like those pickpockets in St. Denis and Van Horn. I never saw one with the vet and, now that you mention it, never saw his hands go anywhere near the pockets or satchel. Edited January 19, 2021 by StyxTx JB1982 and Taterman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1982 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, StyxTx said: I know whenever NPCs have taken stuff off Arthur a message pops up, like those pickpockets in St. Denis and Van Horn. I never saw one with the vet and, now that you mention it, never saw his hands go anywhere near the pockets or satchel. This is another reason I am sceptical about it. No message with Mickey so how do people know they've been pickpocketed exactly? It's not like he confesses to it later (that's a whole other story) or tries it again and you catch him in the act. StyxTx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, JB1982 said: This is another reason I am sceptical about it. No message with Mickey so how do people know they've been pickpocketed exactly? It's not like he confesses to it later (that's a whole other story) or tries it again and you catch him in the act. It doesn't make sense that Mickey would be the only person that could rob Arthur and we're given no option as to how we want to deal with it and not even alerted to the fact that Arthur was robbed. Edited January 19, 2021 by StyxTx JB1982 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinsengElixir Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Can he be killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zPhoenix Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I antagonized him. He has not bothered me again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Hightower Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 12:39 PM, StyxTx said: It doesn't make sense that Mickey would be the only person that could rob Arthur and we're given no option as to how we want to deal with it and not even alerted to the fact that Arthur was robbed. You see the cash go down if you let him hug you, at least that's what it was way back on my first playthrough. Steals like $2 or something petty. No big deal at all. StyxTx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Buddy Hightower said: You see the cash go down if you let him hug you, at least that's what it was way back on my first playthrough. Steals like $2 or something petty. No big deal at all. I'd give it to him if he asked. But like you said, $2 is no biggie. I didn't even notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zPhoenix Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) Interestingly... I found a legless vet at Strawberry, or was it Rhodes? Nicer guy so I gave him money. Edited January 24, 2021 by zPhoenix Montana Actual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1982 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 6 hours ago, zPhoenix said: Interestingly... I found a legless vet at Strawberry, or was it Rhodes? Nicer guy so I gave him money. He's in Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_1983 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I'm friendly to Mickey but don't hug him. He's also annoying too. I prefer the Confederate veteran in Rhodes with the missing leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter De Blanc Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I always point my gun at that guy in Rhodes, then he gets scared drops his crutch and falls over Mickey, I think I tackled and knocked him the f*ck out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Actual Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 The guy in Rhodes is legit and a decent person. The lunatic in Valentine is a phony and I heard from a source that he enjoys being dragged by a rope on horseback for thousands of feet. Source: my horse. Or maybe my horse enjoyed it an lied to me, either way, bonding. RisingCobra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zPhoenix Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, Montana Actual said: The guy in Rhodes is legit and a decent person. The lunatic in Valentine is a phony and I heard from a source that he enjoys being dragged by a rope on horseback for thousands of feet. Source: my horse. Or maybe my horse enjoyed it an lied to me, either way, bonding. Nice idea. I might take the scumbag from valentine to rhode by lasso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyWarVeteran Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 To quote Brad Garrison from Dead Rising: "Well, the best solution would be to shoot the guy" But seriously, AFAIK if you antagonize Mickey he shouldn't bother you anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yesterday I visited Mickey in Valentine. I let him hug me. Before the hug I had $206. After the hug I had $206. Not sure if the pickpocket is random or what but he didn't take anything from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyWarVeteran Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, StyxTx said: Yesterday I visited Mickey in Valentine. I let him hug me. Before the hug I had $206. After the hug I had $206. Not sure if the pickpocket is random or what but he didn't take anything from me. I also been wondering about this, I intentionally let him hug me the second time I was playing the game and nothing was taken from me. StyxTx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxTx Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) I did get a good hostility hit from it. The dude has one arm and in the cut scene the arm is over Arthur's shoulder. Edited February 1, 2021 by StyxTx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1982 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I honestly reckon the whole thing about Mickey being a pickpocket is a myth. Someone said it as a joke and it just took on a life of its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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