At level one, your best bet is evasion. Give yourself a sneak of around 35-40, stay at a VERY respectable distance, clinging to a steep hill or something, and just slink on by. A Stealth Boy works wonders.
Save the Deathclaw fighting for late, late, late game. A Guns skill of 100, a slasher, a psycho, and a steady, along with an Anti-Materiel Rifle and Incindiary rounds will allow you to assured one-shot headshot regular Deathclaws from Stealth Mode. As for the Deathclaw Alpha and Queen... well... My advice is to be very exploitative about scaffolding and ledges that are out of their reach, and pick them off with "That Gun" shots, outside of VATS. Go for chest shots so you're not missing all day long.
Never, ever, ever engage a deathclaw in close combat, unless you intend to gamble for a Paralyzing Palm strike or repeat Super-slam lockdown. And remember--if they chase you, you can still use the terrain to get away and back to stealth.
Save the Deathclaw fighting for late, late, late game. A Guns skill of 100, a slasher, a psycho, and a steady, along with an Anti-Materiel Rifle and Incindiary rounds will allow you to assured one-shot headshot regular Deathclaws from Stealth Mode. As for the Deathclaw Alpha and Queen... well... My advice is to be very exploitative about scaffolding and ledges that are out of their reach, and pick them off with "That Gun" shots, outside of VATS. Go for chest shots so you're not missing all day long.
Never, ever, ever engage a deathclaw in close combat, unless you intend to gamble for a Paralyzing Palm strike or repeat Super-slam lockdown. And remember--if they chase you, you can still use the terrain to get away and back to stealth.