Outer Worlds 2: All Flaws and what they do
By Ryan Woodrow
The Outer Worlds 2 has a lot of systems that constantly check on how you play the game, which is all in service of the unique flaws system. If you do a lot of any particular behavior, the game will pick up on that and offer you a character flaw. These flaws have both a positive and a negative effect, so it’s up to you whether you want to take them, but some can be very beneficial to certain builds.
We’ve put together this full list of all the flaws in The Outer Worlds 2, what they do, and what habits you need to adopt to get them. Of course, a great support system will help you deal with those flaws, so check out our guide on all companions in Outer Worlds 2 for more.
All flaws in The Outer Worlds 2
Here is every flaw we’ve found in the game:
Flaw | Positive Effect | Negative Effect | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
Anger Management | +25% power attack damage | +50% damage recieved while blocking | Use lots of power attacks |
Bad Knees | +50% crouch speed | Crouching emits a 10m radius of sound | Crouch for long periods |
Consumerism | -15% vendor prices | -10% sell prices | Buy the Premium Edition of the game |
Dangerously Curious | +100% hacking experience | +1 Bypass Shunt required for hacking | Hack lots of terminals |
Dependent | +25% damage to enemies damaged by companions | -10% damage | Have you companions take lots of damage |
Drug Addiction | -40% toxicity from Medical Inhaler | -20% health restored from Medical Inhaler | Use the Medical Inhaler lots |
Easily Distracted | +1 Skill Point per level | Can only add skill points to lowest non-zero Skill | Widely distribute Skill Points |
Easily Startled | -25% footstep volume & detection rate | Damage resistance and evasion ignored for 8s when caught | Repeatedly get spotted, then crouch and hide |
Energy Hog | +50 max gadget energy | -25% energy recharge rate | Use your gadgets a lot |
Flawed | Gain a perk point every 5 levels per flaw | You must accept flaws | Accept at least two flaws |
Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome | +15% XP from all sources | Dialogue is randomly chosen | Skip through conversations |
Gluttony | +15% healing from food | -10% combat movement speed | Eat a lot of food |
Hermit | +25% chance to double items on breakdown | +50% vendor prices | Break down a lot of items without going to vendors |
Kleptomania | +100% vendor buying price | Will ocasionally automatically steal nearby objects | Steal a lot of stuff |
N-Radiated | Can camouflage for 30s | When hit, 5% chance to camouflage, but take 5% max HP damage | Complete N-Ray Range mission |
Overprepared | +50% magazine size | -40% damage for 8s if clip empties | Repeatedly reload your gun when clip isn't empty |
Reckless Leadership | When one companion goes down, other is fully healed | You cannot revive your companions in combat | Don't revive your downed companions regularly |
Technophobia | +20% damage to automechanicals | +20% damage from automechanicals | Fight lots of automechanicals |
Teetotaler | +25% health from Medical Inhaler | +25% toxicity from Medical Inhaler | Avoiding max toxicity from Medical Inhaler |
Treacherous | +50% enemey awareness depletion & +100% sneak attack damage | -25% base health | Perform lots of sneak attacks |
Sungazer | Continually heal up to 50% max HP during the day | Permanent eyesight damage, +100% weapon spread | Stare into the sun |
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