Fallout 76

[mf]

you guys see the noclip doc that came out yesterday?

some TL:DW key points:
-you can play solo, but it is still online
-there will be PvE but no raiders or factions that we are familiar with from other games. AI combat will be against creatures/monsters and a group of ghouls called "the scorched"
-survival components are "lite". no tedious tasks or stat maintenance. no permadeath.
-24-32 players on a server/map
-the nuke thing is used as a way for players to increase the difficulty of an area and it's AI (and boosting pickups and drops). where a nuke is dropped will uniquely affect the creatures and weather systems of that area.
-DLC will be free. microtransactions will be in place (cosmetic only)





I'm feeling really good after watching that. Answered a lot of questions.

[JuanHamm]

-DLC will be free. microtransactions will be in place (cosmetic only)

This is great news. It really feels like the tide is turning against pay to win games.

[Monkey_Driven]

People are going to build some pretty crazy bases/camps.

[Simple Torture]

So are any RMers actually playing this? The reviews have definitely scared me away from paying top-dollar for it, but ut was already reduced to $35 at one retailer for Black Friday. If it got down to $15, I think it looks fun enough for that price.

[Monkey_Driven]

So are any RMers actually playing this? The reviews have definitely scared me away from paying top-dollar for it, but ut was already reduced to $35 at one retailer for Black Friday. If it got down to $15, I think it looks fun enough for that price.

No, and I doubt I ever will unless significant updates happen.

[BurtReynolds]

Maybe this game has bombed hard enough to shock Bethesda into making a real Fallout game again.

[mf]

So are any RMers actually playing this? The reviews have definitely scared me away from paying top-dollar for it, but ut was already reduced to $35 at one retailer for Black Friday. If it got down to $15, I think it looks fun enough for that price.

No, and I doubt I ever will unless significant updates happen.

I might pick it up on the cheap at some point but yeah i'm not really interested in this at the moment. Which is truly sad.

[JuanHamm]

Maybe this game has bombed hard enough to shock Bethesda into making a real Fallout game again.

It's fun going on reddit and seeing all the idiots that pre-ordered the game complaining that it's exactly what Bethesda said it was going to be.

It sounds like it's a good time if you have someone to play with and don't go in expecting a traditional fallout game.

[mf]

This thing seems to be getting eviscerated far worse than I thought. Whole lot of 3/10 and 4/10's out there. Angry Joe savaged it.

I still plan to pick it up on the cheap once it hits the shovelware bin, but i'm sooooo glad i went with RDR2 first.

[bune]

[Simple Torture]

Bethesda gave everyone who purchased this $5 of in-game currency as compensation.

[Monkey_Driven]

How thoughtful.

[BurtReynolds]

This thing seems to be getting eviscerated far worse than I thought. Whole lot of 3/10 and 4/10's out there. Angry Joe savaged it.

I still plan to pick it up on the cheap once it hits the shovelware bin, but i'm sooooo glad i went with RDR2 first.

entertaining.

wow they are charging 18$ to make power armor blue? Gaming is a cesspool.

[mf]

Don't know if anyone has been keeping up with the whole Fo76 trainwreck, but apparently some players are exploiting the in-game economy and duplicating rare or high-level gear and buffs, and selling them on ebay and other sites. So you could be out in the world and find a low level fresh-from-the-vault nobody 1-shotting high level enemies and bosses, and basically ruining the whole experience for everybody else. And now they've found a way into the developer room and are getting unreleased gear from there too.

https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/12/fal ... oper-room/

[Simple Torture]

Is it $3.99 anywhere yet? Because I still kind-of-sort-of want to play it (if it's at that price point).

[mf]

Is it $3.99 anywhere yet? Because I still kind-of-sort-of want to play it (if it's at that price point).

Free-to-play seems like too steep a price in it's current state.

[Monkey_Driven]

Yeah, I'm predicting a "relaunch" of the game later this year making it free to play with some goodies for those who actually bought the game.

[bune]

[Simple Torture]

There was a link on the Reddit PS4 deals sub for this at $14.99 (I think it was used from Gamefly). Still a little high for me, but I was tempted.

[JuanHamm]

I'll play it when it's one of the free PS+ games