Reason why is because honest hearts is meant for the lowest level and has the weakest link to the overall story of the dlc (while dead money links directly to old world blues which links directly to lonesome road).
Honest hearts, dead money, old world blues and lonesome road. Why is Honest Hearts the lowest DLC in Fallout New Vegas? All DLCs have many items that you must collect and stats you need for dialogues. With DLC, the best is the Gehenna (with the Pyromaniac Perk). The DPS is not as high as Chance's Knife, but the DAM is higher. You can find a few Legion guys that have one at Cottonwood Cove. You can technically play them in any order because the story opens up as you play them in the order they are released. The best non-DLC melee weapon is the Machete Gladius.
Can you play Fallout New Vegas in any order? Here’s the order of story importance, since the dlc’s are all connected: 1: Honest Hearts. You can play the dlc’s whenever, even at the beginning but it’s best to do so when you choose a faction. When to play the DLC for Fallout New Vegas?