Fallout 76 thoughts
Jun. 11th, 2018 06:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalJust watched Bethesda's E3 presentation for Fallout 76, and I have some thoughts and concerns.
1. It's an MMO, breaking from the pattern of previous Fallout games. Supposedly there'll be plenty of solo content, which I'm interpreting as "I get sniped 30 seconds after leaving the Tutorial Area."
2. There was no mention of micro-transactions. Which means there will be micro-transactions.
3. Looks like you'll also have to defend your base. Which means I'm going to be doing a lot of repairing. A Lot.
4. Even Bethesda is admitting their Fallout games are notoriously buggy. I'm betting the B.E.T.A. will be released on July 4th just for the giggles.
5. Who's bright @#$%ing idea was it to allow players access to NUCLEAR MISSILES in the game? Supposedly finding the launch codes will be an involved group effort, which I'm guessing means it'll be done less than an hour after the game goes live. :(
6. On the plus side, at least Fallout Shelter is now out for the PS4.
Conclusion: Barring Star Wars Battlefront levels of idiocy, I'm probably going to get it. Because it's Fallout.
1. It's an MMO, breaking from the pattern of previous Fallout games. Supposedly there'll be plenty of solo content, which I'm interpreting as "I get sniped 30 seconds after leaving the Tutorial Area."
2. There was no mention of micro-transactions. Which means there will be micro-transactions.
3. Looks like you'll also have to defend your base. Which means I'm going to be doing a lot of repairing. A Lot.
4. Even Bethesda is admitting their Fallout games are notoriously buggy. I'm betting the B.E.T.A. will be released on July 4th just for the giggles.
5. Who's bright @#$%ing idea was it to allow players access to NUCLEAR MISSILES in the game? Supposedly finding the launch codes will be an involved group effort, which I'm guessing means it'll be done less than an hour after the game goes live. :(
6. On the plus side, at least Fallout Shelter is now out for the PS4.
Conclusion: Barring Star Wars Battlefront levels of idiocy, I'm probably going to get it. Because it's Fallout.
