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C-zom
09/21/23 12:49:52 AM
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It's really filling that niche of needing a sandbox game to play for 1-2 hours when I get some free time. Got it for free ages ago from Humble, up to level 20 and still having a good time. I genuinely think this game gets a bad rap and when it comes to unmodded, out of the box modern Fallout it's far and away the most polished. Also the map is stunning -- it's Bethesdas best looking game, bar none.

The one thing that will eventually stop me from playing is the level scaling. Everything, and I mean everything, scales to the exact level you're at. Makes for zero incentive to try out build variety or explore dangerous areas -- because they don't exist.

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CassandraCroft
09/21/23 1:10:13 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/0/AAfUmvAADmEE.jpg
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/0/AAfUmvAADm3A.jpg

What the utter fuck in all that is holy have I just read?!

Fallout 76 is like all games from that laugh riot joke company in Bethesda an overrated, overhyped to all hells bug ridden broken mess of a game.

I wouldn't play Fallout or any of their utterly shit games for all of Bill Gates' money.

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pogo_rabid
09/21/23 1:11:00 AM
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No it's not. This is a lie.

They never fixed the game. It never got "the no man sky treatment", this is a falsehood spread by the fallout fanboys who have been doing their best to reform it's reputation. The game is still a buggy, horrible piece of shit.

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Razor
09/21/23 1:11:27 AM
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CassandraCroft posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/0/AAfUmvAADmEE.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/9/AAfUmvAAEvP9.jpg
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/0/AAfUmvAADm3A.jpg

What the utter fuck in all that is holy have I just read?!

Fallout 76 is like all games from that laugh riot joke company in Bethesda an overrated, overhyped to all hells bug ridden broken mess of a game.

Have you even played it?
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pogo_rabid
09/21/23 1:13:42 AM
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All you need to know about Fallout 76 in it's current iteration.
https://youtu.be/I2iNFH3pWQc?si=E7TEO_ibAuEHuAx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltOZJ9OJexA

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Kloe_Rinz
09/21/23 1:16:39 AM
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The way that people see TC is the way that I see Starfield fans
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Devilanse333
09/21/23 1:23:29 AM
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Razor posted...
Have you even played it?

Probably didnt even read the post that triggered this meme sniffer reaction.

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CassandraCroft
09/21/23 1:23:49 AM
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Razor posted...
Have you even played it?

Watching this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFZHNFxKZ0I

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubFq-wV3Eic&t=33s

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLOPygVcaVE&t=1871s

Is more fun than playing anything by that miserable excuse of a games company in Bethesda.

I would much rather play on the Freeway during rush hour than play anything by Bethesda.

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Razor
09/21/23 1:33:41 AM
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So you absolutely hate a game that you've never even played, and you have a really strong opinion about it. Doesn't that seem weird to you? Like you have no idea what you might be missing out on, could be really fun, Cass. I heard the dlc added a lot of cool shit and they patched a lot of the bugs.
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Questionmarktarius
09/21/23 1:37:13 AM
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C-zom posted...
exploration/time waster game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712820/Brave_Dungeon__Dark_Witchs_Story__Combat/
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/brave-dungeon-plus-dark-witch-story-combat-switch/

This is the single greatest JRPG there's ever been, as it's all gameplay and nothing else.
"Busty bluehair wants a macguffin" is the entire plot, and there's maybe eight or a dozen paragraphs of dialogue in total.
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0Renegade
09/21/23 1:37:17 AM
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i didn't play fallout 76 either but i heard it got better over time. nothing like how was it in the beginning

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Baha05
09/21/23 1:38:25 AM
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CassandraCroft posted...
Watching this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFZHNFxKZ0I

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubFq-wV3Eic&t=33s

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLOPygVcaVE&t=1871s

Is more fun than playing anything by that miserable excuse of a games company in Bethesda.

I would much rather play on the Freeway during rush hour than play anything by Bethesda.
Troll harder there?

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Crimsoness
09/21/23 1:40:04 AM
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I played it after they added NPCs it was still trash

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Razor
09/21/23 1:40:14 AM
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Devilanse333 posted...
Probably didnt even read the post that triggered this meme sniffer reaction.

They edited the post to say they would never play any Bethesda game after I asked the question ftr
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Vyrulisse
09/21/23 1:43:44 AM
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The level scaling is my most hated change they made to the game.
Before areas had level ranges so you could find yourself at actual risk if you wandered into the more dangerous areas like The Mire and Cranberry Bog.

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invertedlegdrop
09/21/23 1:56:23 AM
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16 times the detail...

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sfcalimari
09/21/23 2:03:30 AM
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CassandraCroft posted...


Is more fun than playing anything by that miserable excuse of a games company in Bethesda.

I would much rather play on the Freeway during rush hour than play anything by Bethesda.

Show us on the doll where Bethesda hurt you

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IHeartRadiation
09/21/23 2:36:32 AM
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TC is an epic gamer to survive getting hit with the quadruple reaction images.

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refmon
09/21/23 2:38:33 AM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
The way that people see TC is the way that I see Starfield fans


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GuerrillaSoldier
09/21/23 3:00:54 AM
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it's a better fallout game than fallout 4, by far

it's actually a legit entry, despite everything. i've put a hundred or more hours into it since i started playing a few months ago, and i really enjoyed my time. i still pop in to do missions and fun things.


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pogo_rabid
09/21/23 3:12:51 AM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
it's a better fallout game than fallout 4, by far
what does this even mean?

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GuerrillaSoldier
09/21/23 4:02:33 AM
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pogo_rabid posted...
what does this even mean?
i feel like i'm playing a continuation of 1>2>3>NV, and not some modernized reboot. it's not some linear, railroaded, cinematic experience where the playfield seems scripted and it's based on a high tech future with a massive population.

it feels like a wasteland. it feels dreary, scary, and based on survival. it has a lot of gameplay, ui, and ux elements from 3/NV that weren't in 4. it feels like you play as a wastelander and not as some created character someone wrote. the mood and style lean closer to 3/NV.

sure they take things from 4 (mostly the rarity, crafting, and power armor), and a few mmo elements because it's an mmo (dailies, weekly missions, loot chests, seasonal scoreboards, etc.). but it feels like a real fallout game, not some spin-off or reboot.


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EDF-5
09/21/23 4:13:16 AM
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Time waster is not a
great description of a game
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Questionmarktarius
09/21/23 4:13:54 AM
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EDF-5 posted...
Time waster is not a
great description of a game
literally Tetris
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Baha05
09/21/23 9:23:55 AM
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EDF-5 posted...
Time waster is not a
great description of a game
Its literally what all games technically are

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Jerry_Hellyeah
09/21/23 9:31:36 AM
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CassandraCroft posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/0/AAfUmvAADmEE.jpg
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/0/AAfUmvAADm3A.jpg

What the utter fuck in all that is holy have I just read?!

Fallout 76 is like all games from that laugh riot joke company in Bethesda an overrated, overhyped to all hells bug ridden broken mess of a game.

I wouldn't play Fallout or any of their utterly shit games for all of Bill Gates' money.

Nervous breakdowns are always a treat

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Southernfatman
09/21/23 9:33:11 AM
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I couldn't get into it at all and I'm afraid the next FO game will be too much like it.

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loafy013
09/21/23 9:49:56 AM
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Vyrulisse posted...
The level scaling is my most hated change they made to the game.
Before areas had level ranges so you could find yourself at actual risk if you wandered into the more dangerous areas like The Mire and Cranberry Bog.
It still had it in these areas when I started a new character a year ago. Mobs in that area didn't go below lvl 20 or 30, so they could still mess you up early on.

And I don't care what level I was, mirelurk kings are the one mob I fear.

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UnfairRepresent
09/21/23 9:59:31 AM
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I tried to play it on launch (got it for free) and it was so boring I almost fell asleep

I'm told it's been improved since but I really don't get the appeal

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hereforemnant
09/21/23 10:03:19 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Yeah if you enjoy playing the same game for 20 years straight

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modena
09/21/23 10:05:40 AM
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I actually like 76. But after my friends stopped playing I fizzled out too.

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Kaldrenthebold
09/21/23 10:06:37 AM
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It is fun after all the updates. They even have a next gen patch for the PS5 version which makes it actually run like a dream. It's basically just online Fallout 4, for better or worse.

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CADE_FOSTER
09/21/23 10:40:56 AM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
it's a better fallout game than fallout 4, by far

it's actually a legit entry, despite everything. i've put a hundred or more hours into it since i started playing a few months ago, and i really enjoyed my time. i still pop in to do missions and fun things.
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SwayM
09/21/23 10:55:27 AM
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Fucking gamers

People hated 76 from its announcement. And because it isnt fallout 5, the crying has been deafening ever since.

I remember seeing shit like:

No one asked for a multiplayer Fallout

The audacity of people to speak such bullshit for the whole fan base.

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invertedlegdrop
09/21/23 11:00:59 AM
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F76 being "better" than FO4 is not a ringing endorsement, I loved 3 and New Vegas, but 4 bored me into quit playing it...

Besides Bethesda's multiplayer reputation has never been stellar just look at ES Online...

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Vyrulisse
09/21/23 1:29:14 PM
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loafy013 posted...
It still had it in these areas when I started a new character a year ago. Mobs in that area didn't go below lvl 20 or 30, so they could still mess you up early on.

And I don't care what level I was, mirelurk kings are the one mob I fear.
Mirelurk Kings are the worst, I hate them too. They can chunk your health like it's nothing.

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Roachmeat
09/21/23 3:03:51 PM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
The way that people see TC is the way that I see Starfield fans

Except Fallout 76 will likely be the last Fallout game available to be played on both Playstation and Xbox. People might as well try to appreciate it before the servers get pulled.

Meanwhile, I see the majority of Starfield fans putting it on a pedestal solely because it is an Xbox exclusive. You can't even say anything negative about Starfield without Xbox fans thinking you're trolling for attention.
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pogo_rabid
09/21/23 3:07:46 PM
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Roachmeat posted...
I see the majority of Starfield fans putting it on a pedestal solely because it is an Xbox exclusive
holy projection batman lmfao

this is a "touch grass, please" moment if i've ever seen one

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
09/21/23 3:17:22 PM
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I had fun with it when I had 3 buddies also playing. Lost interest at the end though because it was the same shit over and over.

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LoveLikeJazz
09/21/23 3:17:48 PM
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I honestly enjoy Fallout 76, I only first experienced it a few months ago as it was PS+ game, so I can't speak for the launch product. But I don't play 76 much and I stopped after a couple of weeks because I have so much else I'd rather spend my small amount of gaming time playing.

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C-zom
09/21/23 6:16:21 PM
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Good lord almighty I didn't realize the pure hatred this game still had in most peoples eyes.

I said it was a pretty time waster, not the best fallout game ever I've put hundreds of hours into lol.

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Kloe_Rinz
09/21/23 7:37:03 PM
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C-zom posted...
Good lord almighty I didn't realize the pure hatred this game still had in most peoples eyes.

I said it was a pretty time waster, not the best fallout game ever I've put hundreds of hours into lol.
The game was an actual scam, as in unlawful
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Vyrulisse
09/21/23 7:41:34 PM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
The game was an actual scam, as in unlawful
No it wasn't.
It was just in a shitty state at launch but it was still playable. I would know I was there.

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ScazarMeltex
09/21/23 7:42:38 PM
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I played for awhile right after the Settlers patch came out, which is what made it into the game that people actually wanted. The original version was atrocious with nothing but robots as NPCs.

Bethesda assumed people would be into forced pvp conflict aspect they were pushing but no one was. It was actually probably the most helpful MMO community I've ever witnessed. To the point where people would leave their excess ammo and low level weapons and armor outside of the Vault where new players spawn upon entering the world.

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Kloe_Rinz
09/21/23 7:53:05 PM
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Vyrulisse posted...
No it wasn't.
It was just in a shitty state at launch but it was still playable. I would know I was there.
Their marketing made promises they didnt fulfil and they breached data privacy laws. False advertisement is a crime as is leaking customer data
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GuerrillaSoldier
09/21/23 8:16:18 PM
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to be fair, i was just as much of a hater as everyone else before i actually invested real time into it. i played it near launch and i hated it, i spent about 30 minutes in it and vowed to never return. but i got bored recently, read someone say "at least play through the story because it's worth it, avoid the mmo stuff", and i decided to give it a try. absolutely blew my expectations (and hate) out of the water.

it's not anywhere near the 'best' fallout game. but it's definitely more of a fallout game than what we've gotten in a long time. again, this is only the current iteration. i didn't play the evolution and didn't care about what happened to it since launch. i mean literally just starting blindly a couple months ago.

totally worth it, if you're a fallout fan


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creativeme
09/21/23 8:42:42 PM
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i put like 35 hours into it when it was free on ps+. it's really not a bad game. kinda feels like just way too much to do tho. like i'll be working on 1 quests and have like 5 more open during it.

i ended up just quitting after while. tried to get a few friends into it but none have played a fallout game so they all gave up like 2 hours in. i'm sure if i had someone to play with at least once a week i would have kept going.

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