# Bethesda's Fallout 76 \[edited title\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [May 30, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125 "2018-05-30T12:56:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/61 "2018-06-11T12:57:30Z")
> [@Alessan](#):
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> I don’t like mods, so I have no cause not to be excited. I have well over 1,000 hours on \*Skyrim \*and I’d be happy to put another 1,000 in the next one.
And some of the best big mods for /4 were terrain and texture packs. From Todd’s presentation, he SAYS that terrain has been revamped for more detail and draw/view distance.
Now, that may be hype, too.
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### Author:  [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/And_his_buzzer_goes)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/62 "2018-06-11T13:49:57Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Where do you get this??
It was wrt [FOnline](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=FOnline&t=ffnt&ia=web). The first hit goes to [https://www.fonline-reloaded.net/](https://www.fonline-reloaded.net/).
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> FOnline: Reloaded is a free to play post-nuclear MMORPG based on FOnline: 2238, an award-winning game set three years before the events of Fallout 2. FOnline: Reloaded provides you with a unique opportunity to revisit the ruins of California and explore the familiar locales from Fallout 1 and Fallout 2.
The screenshots look like Fallout 1 & 2 I guess, I have never played them.
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### Author:  [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/63 "2018-06-11T13:57:14Z")
They say you can play this solo. I assume it’s a bit like Diablo…you can play it solo from their servers or you can play it online. I honestly am concerned by the nuclear sites scattered throughout the map.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/64 "2018-06-11T14:53:50Z")
I hope they’ll include an option for players to password-protect their own little corner of the game world, similar to private groups in _Elite: Dangerous_.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/65 "2018-06-11T15:01:27Z")
> [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](#):
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> It was wrt [FOnline](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=FOnline&t=ffnt&ia=web). The first hit goes to [https://www.fonline-reloaded.net/](https://www.fonline-reloaded.net/).
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> The screenshots look like Fallout 1 & 2 I guess, I have never played them.
Oh my bad. Missed that part.
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### Author:  [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/66 "2018-06-11T18:46:20Z")
I’m just…so angry. I was so excited for this game, I love the Fallout series. But then I watched the reveal that it’s online multiplayer. I don’t WANT to constantly be worrying about other players killing me or wrecking my shit. I don’t want to have to build a home base to survive only to have other players demolish it just because they can. This is why I avoid PvP games like the plague. Sure they said ‘solo’ play was available but that’s not the same as single player. You’re still playing with other people. It just means you’ll get killed faster.
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### Author:  [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/67 "2018-06-11T18:54:09Z")
> [@Alessan](#):
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> I don’t like mods, so I have no cause not to be excited. I have well over 1,000 hours on \*Skyrim \*and I’d be happy to put another 1,000 in the next one.
Not even [SkyUI](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863)? That alone makes the game a lot more enjoyable saving you dozens of hours of UI frustration.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/68 "2018-06-11T19:00:24Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#):
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> I don’t WANT to constantly be worrying about other players killing me or wrecking my shit. I don’t want to have to build a home base to survive only to have other players demolish it just because they can. This is why I avoid PvP games like the plague. Sure they said ‘solo’ play was available but that’s not the same as single player. You’re still playing with other people. It just means you’ll get killed faster.
They also made a point of showing that one will be able to play with one’s friends. I sure hope that means there will be a way of keeping the griefers & trolls out of one’s area.
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### Author:  [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/69 "2018-06-11T19:03:23Z")
Griefing is all I see in Fallouts’ future
And giant scrap metal dicks everywhere.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/70 "2018-06-11T19:11:19Z")
There’s a little over a year and a half until release. Imma wait & see.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/71 "2018-06-11T19:45:37Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> There’s a little over a year and a half until release. Imma wait & see.
Nov. '18?
I’m hoping that when they say you can play with your friends, it means you can choose who jumps in to your game. They did say games with dozens rather than hundreds, at least.
I don’t see how, with the base-building, you could possibly have randos coming along and wrecking your shit once you’re logged off. Now it would make sense if everybody was a friendly you know and could trust to leave your building intact. Todd did say something odd along the lines of building wherever you want, then taking it with you? Wonder what that means. Maybe when you log off, your base gets “packed up” and disappears?
There was no mention of PvP, did anyone watch closely for friendly fire on the demo? I’d PvP something they’d be likely to mention if it was possible?
I’m not going to be playing this game any time soon, anyway. No time. But I’ll be watching it closely for the next year like I did /4. I’m hoping that either the single player experience is worthwhile, or you can lock down your game to only allow in friendlies. Of it’s open to anyone I’ll not even going to bother.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/72 "2018-06-11T19:54:34Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Nov. '18?
12/31/19, according to Amazon.
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> There was no mention of PvP, did anyone watch closely for friendly fire on the demo? I’d PvP something they’d be likely to mention if it was possible?
The trailer in Post 54 features one bit of PvP at the beginning.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/73 "2018-06-11T19:58:50Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> 12/31/19, according to Amazon.The trailer in Post 54 features one bit of PvP. Bounty hunting, looks like.
Damn, you’re right. I forgot about that.
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### Author:  [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/74 "2018-06-11T20:33:40Z")
FWIW Amazon will sometimes do that when it has no idea when the release date will be. At least for games I have seen that. I doubt New Years Eve is the planned release date.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/75 "2018-06-11T20:46:53Z")
Yeah, could be. Maybe they’re also wrong that the PC version requires Windows 8 or above. I’d have to play on my tablet or XBone if it doesn’t like 7.
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### Author:  [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/76 "2018-06-11T20:52:52Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> I don’t see how, with the base-building, you could possibly have randos coming along and wrecking your shit once you’re logged off.
That’s actually one of the gameplay elements in Conan Exiles- most base raiding takes place when the owner is offline, and it comes down to the defenses the owner has set up.
Yeah, I’m not interested in that, either. That’s why I play on a private server, where it’s just me and my wife.
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### Author:  [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/77 "2018-06-11T21:04:06Z")
I get dibs on creating “FallArk” if they end up making it that sort of game.
The off-line raiding component is the worst thing about those games. Logging on to see if your shit is all dead or not is not compelling. There are potential solutions - one of the ones I like is to only turn on base raiding for an hour or two a day during primetime so people have a chance to get on and defend their bases.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/78 "2018-06-11T21:11:15Z")
> [@Lightnin](#):
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> That’s actually one of the gameplay elements in Conan Exiles- most base raiding takes place when the owner is offline, and it comes down to the defenses the owner has set up.
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> Yeah, I’m not interested in that, either. That’s why I play on a private server, where it’s just me and my wife.
Well that sounds terrible. I can’t fathom why anyone would want to play that in the first place.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/79 "2018-06-11T22:00:13Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> I get dibs on creating “FallArk” if they end up making it that sort of game.
Sounds more like _Fallout: Rust Edition_. I don’t expect anything as interesting as tameable dinosaurs.
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### Author:  [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125/80 "2018-06-11T23:37:46Z")
> [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](#):
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> I hadn’t even heard of that one, but I now see it’s based on Fallout 1 & 2. I’ll pass.
To be fair, it was a much more realistic vision of post-apocalyptic America than FO1 or 2. As soon as you spawned you’d get suicide-bombed by Russian griefers…
I might try it again, since it’s out of alpha.
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