>>532071487
Kind of, but in the usual retarded Bethesda way. Its mostly just because of random loot spawns. You can go into places that havent been opened since before the war, and find postwar loot inside like Jet.

One the one hand its a oversight by bethesda being their usual retarded selves and not thinking about making a separate loot table for prewar locations.

On the other hand it would be kind of funny because Myron was a complete shithead, and it would be completely in character for him to claim to have invented it, but he only found a prewar recipe and modified it to work for the wasteland.

>>2927934
Deflects shrapnel away from your eyes, and also keeps you from accidentally knicking your fingers while the blade/discs spinning.

I understand the reasons for it, but they just get in the way 90% of the time. It only works well when you are cutting in a certain position facing a certain direction. Even the guards that can swivel a bit to move around still get in the way all the time.

Basically keep the gaurd on if you are new to it. Take the guard off once you know what you are doing. And always wear safety glasses and/or gloves.

A mans gotta eat, Julian.