Flaws are a crucial mechanic in The Outer Worlds 2. They provide your character buffs and nerfs that can help you during missions with your crew. There are plenty of Flaws to unlock, and knowing each one can help you decide which ones to have. Here’s a guide on everything you need to know about Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2.
What are Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2
Flaws are character boosts that give you a variety of effects that can help you in combat or in the game’s story. Despite the name, Flaws can give you both positive and negative effects. Some Flaws will have great positive effects that outweigh the negatives, while others don’t.
How to Get Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2
Unlocking a Flaw is based on how often you repeat certain actions in the game. For example, if you rush through dialogue all the time in the game, you can receive a flaw. After repeating the action in-game, you’ll receive a prompt telling you that you unlocked a Flaw. It’s up to you whether you accept it or reject it.
All Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2
Flaws aren’t something you can’t instantly fix, but you can speed up the process if you keep repeating a certain action. Here are all the Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2 and how to unlock them.
|
Flaw |
Positive Effect |
Negative Effect |
How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anger Mismanagement |
+25% Power Attack Damage |
+50% Damage Received While Blocking |
Keep doing power attacks. |
|
Bad Knees |
+50% Crouch Speed |
Crouching emits a 10m radius sound that hostiles can hear and investigate |
Keep on crouching for long periods of time. |
|
Consumerism |
-15% Vendor Prices |
-10% Sell Value at Vendors |
Unlocked by having the Premium Edition of the game. |
|
Dangerously Curious |
+100% Experience from Hacking |
+1 Bypass Shunts Required to Hack |
Repeatedly hack terminals. |
|
Dependent |
+25% Damage to enemies recently damaged by a companion. |
-10% Damage |
Travel with Allies as often as possible and let them soak damage for you. |
|
Drug Addiction |
-40% Toxicity received from the Medical Inhaler |
-20% Health restored by the Medical Inhaler |
Repeatedly use the Inhaler. |
|
Easily Distracted |
+1 Skill Points gained per Level |
When leveling, you can only add skill points into your lowest non-zero Skill or any Skill you have no points in already. |
Distribute your skill points widely across different skills. |
|
Easily Startled |
-25% Footsteps Volume & -25% NPC Awareness Detection Rate |
Your Damage Resistance and Evasion are ignored for 8s when caught by an investigating enemy. |
Get spotted by enemies before going into stealth and becoming hidden. |
|
Energy Hog |
+50 Gadget Energy Meter Max |
-25% Energy Recharge Rate |
Repeatedly use Gadgets. |
|
Flawed |
If Flaws are accepted, gain a perk point every 5 levels; this bonus is retroactive. |
Flaws that appear must be accepted. |
Gain at least two flaws. |
|
Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome |
+15% Experience Earned |
Conversation options are now randomly chosen for you if you take too long to decide. |
Rush through NPC interactions by immediately choosing dialogue after engaging in conversation. |
|
Gluttony |
+15% healing from Food and Drink |
-10% Combat Movement Speed |
Eat a lot of food continuously. |
|
Hermit |
+25% chance to double items on Breakdown |
+50% Vendor Prices |
Break down items for raw materials frequently and avoid vendors. |
|
Kleptomania |
+100% Vendor Price for Buying Items |
Occasional automatic stealing may cause instant detection or fights against high-level targets. |
Steal a certain number of items in towns or settlements. |
|
N-Radiated |
Camouflaged: Invisible to enemies and deals bonus damage. Cooldown: 30s. |
Whenever you take damage, there is a 5% chance you become Camouflaged automatically, but take an additional 5% of your max health as N-Ray damage. |
Finish the N-Ray Range. |
|
Overprepared |
+50% Magazine Size |
-40% Damage for 8s after a weapon's magazine hits empty. |
Reload your gun several times despite having ammo in your magazine. |
|
Reckless Leadership |
Whenever a companion does go down, your other companion will get a boost. They are fully healed and immediately fill their companion ability meter. |
You are no longer able to revive your companions in combat. |
Don't revive your downed companions several times. |
|
Sungazer |
Continually heal while outside during the day, up to 50% health. |
Permanent damage to your vision and +100% Ranged Weapon Spread |
Repeatedly stare into the sun during the day. |
|
Technophobia |
+20% Damage to Automechanicals |
+20% Damage Taken From Automechanicals |
Repeatedly fight automechanical enemies. |
|
Teetotaler |
+25% Health restored by the Medical Inhaler |
+25% Toxicity received from the Medical Inhaler |
Gained from avoiding Toxicity buildup by avoiding the use of your Inhaler and staying away from Zyranium gas. |
|
Treacherous |
+50% Enemy Awareness Depletion Rate & +100% Sneak Attack Damage |
-25% Base Health |
Play stealthily and perform sneak attacks throughout your gameplay. |
Best Flaws in The Outer Worlds 2
There are Flaws that are more beneficial than others. Their positive effects can help you in gameplay or decision-making. To help you out, here are all the best Flaws to have in The Outer Worlds 2.
|
Flaw |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome |
Provides a massive and permanent boost to your progression, letting you level up and gain Perks much faster. The negative effect can be easily avoided by simply choosing a dialogue once it pops up. |
|
Overprepared |
Provides a powerful and unconditional buff to all ranged weapons. The negative damage effect is avoidable if you consistently reload before the magazine is empty. |
|
Consumerism |
Provides players with financial gain over the entire game. The 15% discount on purchase is more valuable and impactful than the minor 10% loss on selling. |
|
Anger Mismanagement |
Provides increased damage to any melee-focused build. The negative effect is irrelevant if you are a skilled melee player. Most melee players rely on dodging or Time Dilation and not blocking. |
|
Dependent |
Provides a significant, stackable damage bonus in a common combat scenario. The 25% conditional boost outweighs the -10% damage penalty. |
|
Sungazer |
Offers players constant passive recovery, saving medical consumables and Bits. The penalty for ranged accuracy is avoidable for pure melee or tank characters. |
|
Easily Distracted |
A powerful buff that can help you hit many skill breakpoints throughout the game. It’s best suited to players who intend to pursue a broad, generalist build. |
