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Fallout 76

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    #242
    Notorious
    Registered Users Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭Notorious


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Any thoughts on the beta?

    I saw a few posts on reddit slating low frame rates and an empty open world.


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    #243
    Littlefinger
    Registered Users Posts: 777 ✭✭✭Littlefinger


    I played the beta on PC last night and absolutely loved it. It was so atmospheric . I quite enjoyed the fact that there were no npcs there. Picking up holotapes and notes gave me a real sense of the destruction. Would definately recommend the game .


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    #244
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Apparently the pc version is an absolute cluster****. Looks terrible and runs like ****.



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    #245
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Littlefinger wrote: »
    I played the beta on PC last night and absolutely loved it. It was so atmospheric . I quite enjoyed the fact that there were no npcs there. Picking up holotapes and notes gave me a real sense of the destruction. Would definately recommend the game .

    Would not let me log in at all, kept saying I was offline, then without warning started to re-download the entire 44 odd GB... so missed the whole thing. Lease we get a super long play test in a days time.


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    #246
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    They should have just made fallout 4.1 with npcs and all that good stuff that we love,bring back certain elements of fallout 3, having to repair weapons etc and forget about this multiplayer game until they can perfect it.


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    #247
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,178 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    They should have just made fallout 4.1 with npcs and all that good stuff that we love,bring back certain elements of fallout 3, having to repair weapons etc and forget about this multiplayer game until they can perfect it.

    Perfecting anything isn't really Bethesda's MO. This probably boils down to "We're missing out on microtransactions big time here. Slap Pip-Boy on something and throw it out there."


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    #248
    Nody
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    Littlefinger wrote: »
    I played the beta on PC last night and absolutely loved it. It was so atmospheric . I quite enjoyed the fact that there were no npcs there. Picking up holotapes and notes gave me a real sense of the destruction. Would definately recommend the game .
    Seems other would disagree on that due to the issues around picking them up etc.



    And honestly there is some great stupidity in design decisions such as locking game speed to frame rate in a game with PvP (i.e. faster movement speed AND faster shooting/melee rate) that is only going to be fixed after go live...


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    #249
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I probably wasn't going to get it anyway, but i'm definitely not getting it after everything i've seen over the last few days. The main issue it'll face is the fact that the combat in Fallout 4 wasn't particularly good, and this entire game is based on the combat. Without a proper story or npc's, it loses what most people actually played Fallout for.


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    #250
    Notorious
    Registered Users Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭Notorious


    Kiith wrote: »
    Without a proper story or npc's, it loses what most people actually played Fallout for.

    Hold on. I saw someone mentioned no NPCs earlier, but I assumed that was just for the beta. Is there no NPCs at all?


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    #251
    Kiith
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    Nope, none at all apparently. You get some recordings of dead people but that's about it. bar enemies and player characters).


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    #252
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    Its an interesting enough idea, I just dont think it warrants a full game release.

    They probably could have tacked it on as a DLC for Fallout 4 and charged €15/20 and it might have been worth it.

    I dont think I'll be spending money on it anyway, it sounds like a right mess and I was hyped for this when it was first announced.


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    #253
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    GavRedKing wrote:
    They probably could have tacked it on as a DLC for Fallout 4 and charged €15/20 and it might have been worth it.


    Agreed, full price is too much for this. I managed to pre-order it digitally on Xbox from Argentina for e20 or so. Otherwise I wouldn't bother getting it.


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    #254
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Yeah, me and a friend were talking about this earlier, we both have it pre-booked but looking likely now that we'll be cancelling.


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    #255
    Annalise Warm Squadron
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    Predicting it now, biggest flop of the year. Next to Metal Gear Survive

    And it's simply because of stupid design choices that nobody wanted and of course the buggy mess that is a launch Bethesda game

    If they blame lost revenue on not having microtransactions or something like that they can **** right off


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    #256
    Falthyron
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    Fred The Red wrote: »
    Predicting it now, biggest flop of the year. Next to Metal Gear Survive

    And it's simply because of stupid design choices that nobody wanted and of course the buggy mess that is a launch Bethesda game

    If they blame lost revenue on not having microtransactions or something like that they can **** right off

    I agree.

    I think they will do a massive overhaul of the game post-launch, something similar to the Elder Scrolls Online. Possibly make it more of a single-player game, re-introduce quests and NPCs gradually and, eventually, launch it on STEAM.


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    #257
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    It'll sell well, just not as well as a regular Bethesda release. The Fallout name will bring in a lot of people who haven't actually done any research into what they are getting.


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    #258
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Just like Assassin's Creed, Fallout is in the enviable position where their games can be buggy & bland and still sell millions despite everyone on the internet claiming they dislike it.


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    #259
    The Specialist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭The Specialist


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Just like Assassin's Creed, Fallout is in the enviable position where their games can be buggy & bland and still sell millions despite everyone on the internet claiming they dislike it.

    Not this one. Fallout has always been and is solely about the lone wanderer experience, losing yourself in the world and lore including the NPCS. It is not and never has been about playing online with a bunch of dickheads. It amazes me how badly conceived this game is, who asked for it?


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    #260
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    To be fair, i like the idea of being able to play Fallout (or TES) in co-op. You could have a lot of fun with a friend in any of these games.

    Open world, mmo style with no npc's though? No thanks.


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    #261
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    I havent played it myself but i normally trust this guys thoughts on games, especially these types.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLOpHNoudM4


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    #262
    Annalise Warm Squadron
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    The Phantom Pain wrote: »
    I couldn't get through that video. The guy's voice is sleep inducing.


    Seems like Bethesda have really convinced themselves that single player games are dying and this is the result of such a delusion.

    I think it's fans on YouTube making a desperate reach here when in reality the quality just is not there.

    Disappointing but if you can accept to now you won't be shocked when it releases.


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    #263
    Lone Stone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    fallout 76 is set 25 years after the bomb drops you have ghouls, super mutants and mutated animals and all the population is dead 25 years later.. hmm.... The master in f1 must have sent them back in time before the vault dweller killed him.


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    #264
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    The Phantom Pain wrote: »
    I couldn't get through that video. The guy's voice is sleep inducing.


    Seems like Bethesda have really convinced themselves that single player games are dying and this is the result of such a delusion.

    He is one of the best POE theory crafters out there hence why i follow him.


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    #265
    froog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    I think what they've ended up with here is a very weak mmorpg with no where near enough content or endgame.


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    #266
    madcabbage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭madcabbage


    Not too sure where you’re going with the lack of content argurnent. Map is massive, there’s a significant amount of quests to do in each town from I’ve come across so far. Quality of the content might be lacking but there’s defo hours to burn in this game.


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    #267
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Funny, mods already! (wont last long tho..)

    https://www.vgr.com/players-making-fallout-76-beta-mods/


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    #268
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    madcabbage wrote: »
    Quality of the content might be lacking but there’s defo hours to burn in this game.

    That is the problem though. Massive amounts of "Go to point A and kill X" is not interesting. With no NPC's, it won't be anything but that and base building. Which isn't a Fallout game.


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    #269
    YouSavedMyLife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    god's toy wrote: »
    Funny, mods already! (wont last long tho..)

    https://www.vgr.com/players-making-fallout-76-beta-mods/

    I sure hope the modding community will make a mod that adds NPCs, storylines, quests, and voicework to the game...


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    #270
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    YouSavedMyLife wrote: »
    I sure hope the modding community will make a mod that adds NPCs, storylines, quests, and voicework to the game...

    Yes I would say as soon as we get private servers or even host your own servers I reckon those mods will come thick and fast.


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