Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success
Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success
The success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has spilled over into the video games upon which it is based, boosting player numbers in even decades old titles.
Dropping the price of FO76 to $8 probably had something to do with that.
Its had steep discounts since launch.
A price drop alone wouldn't boost player counts without some additional interest at the same time.
Breaking their weak ass player count record for 76 is such a low bar. For reference Fallout4 is at 471,955 palworlds peak player count was 2,101,535 and stardew is 236,614. Puts 39,434 into perspective
Has it got any better? I played it once at launch on Xbox, and needless to say I havent ever gone back to it. Can I play in a private world with just friends or do I have to be subjected to the ill treatment of other players?
People in the reviews say it’s gotten much better since release but it’s still an average game at best. Private servers are only available if you pay a subscription.
Private servers are only available if you pay a subscription.
You don't suppose there are... other ...means of private servers yet, are there? Or is the game just that bad that even nefarious folk have no interest in it?
I checked it couple months ago and it felt like a regular fallout game with npcs and story missions. Wasn't a great coop though, since game didnt handle progress for each player.
Other players in FO76 are actually very nice. If your low level, high level people will just go up to you and give you things. PVP is optional and I never turned it on. You're incentivised to join teams with many perks. You can just follow a team mate around and help them, and I've done that many times. Teams are temporary and small (max 4 players) so people are very open to you joining a team.
Ill treatment? This is the most friendly game I ever played.
I mean sometimes I do go around leaving bags of poop on people's beds so...
How ironic.
It's fun for what it is. It has a very positive community. Lower level players are always gifted high level armor and weapons from vets when they see them. If you do decide to play, you can do most of the game and quests solo. That's how I did it and it felt more or less like a regular fallout game. You should do the events even though you're not prepared for them. High level players will make it so you pretty much don't have to do anything and that's where you'll get your highest level rewards.
The card perk system is different and overwhelming at first. Basically good some good builds and pick one or two that fit your play style. Then you'll know what to focus on.
My buddy for me into it a few years ago. It was fun for what it was, but it's not GOTY or anything.
Tried it last month on PS5 and gave up. Frequent crashes, disconnections breaking ongoing quests; you log in and your camp is removed because someone else build theirs in that spot; shallow, linear, often annoying quests; overall feels empty, discouraging exploring; seems like all better items are earned for killing something and all you find looting surroundings is junk; very limited carrying capacity; repeatable enemies; constant push to pay for subscribtion; cosmetics breaking immersion like pride flags, xmas hats etc.; disappointing graphics.
Overall I'd rate it avarage - 6,5/10.
In plus: Fallout world and lore (the Fallout 4-esque one, not the classic 1 & 2), friendly community happy to show off their camps. Except that one high-level asshole who one-shot my noob character when I was browsing a stash box :D
I'm still waiting for Fallouts 5-75.
I instead started a new Fallout 4 game. Currently helping Valentine get out of a bind.
I don’t hate Fallout 76 but I can’t get into it. I think because of the lack of story, the fact that I can never find any good gear, and the quests I’ve found have been pretty boring. I need some semblance of structure or my ADHD brain is saying bye bye.
I saw that the next-gen update for 4 is coming out next week, so I went ahead and bought the PS4 version for $5 in preparation for the free upgrade. I already have all the DLC from back when it came out, but I had the disc and traded it in years ago.
I got 76 cheap on Steam a few years ago (because I refuse to pay to play online), but didn't get very far. About what I expected, but I wanted to at least try it out.
Pretty much the same reason I bought 76 too. I think I’d like it with a crew, but I don’t really play like that these days. I do find that the community is really friendly and helpful though when you come across people.
Had no idea there was a next-gen update coming. That’s exciting! Fallout 4 already looks great on my Xbox Series X so I can’t even imagine what better looks like.
I was ready to pounce on you for F076 but you are absolutely right for disliking it.
There's a few quests that have a satisfying conclusion. But a lot of it is just go in a direction, pick up side quests and see what happens. I have a lot of fun just wandering, looting, then returning to my giant house full of all my loot.
I think at some point I have to get over the hump and establish a nicer camp. I see so many elaborate ones that blow my mind and that honestly looks like where the source of the fun comes from for some people. I still go back to 76 somewhat regularly but it never sticks for long. The community is always really nice which is definitely a draw since I’m pretty hesitant to talk to other players sometimes.
The show has been surprisingly good. Especially impressive since it would have been super easy, barely an inconvenience, to screw up.
For anyone not wanting to play 76, and to try Fallout 3/New Vegas for the first time, or for a different run, I HIGHLY encourage you to get the Tale of Two Wastelands mod. Once set up (I got ALL the optional mods that they have a link to or something) you will have a better experience than vanilla Fallout 3, and more cohesion between the gameplay of FO3 and NV.
For anyone wanting to play 76, just play literally any other fallout.
Prepare for a rush of new game-based TV now that this is working
I'm fine with that. As long as they do at least a decent job of adapting it.
Can't have been much of a record then, I never bought it, most of my mates didn't buy it.
The all-time peak sits, as of writing, at ~41k and was set less than 24 hours ago.
The peak when the game first launched was ~33k, a record it broke last Sunday, some three days ago.
Completely unsurprised by this.
Almost just gave in to give 76 a go, then remembered I had just bought GOTY edition FO3 because my love for Fallout started when my friend lent me FO3 on... either Xbox OG or PS3, so I am long overdue to do a full FO3 GOTY playthrough.
Use Tale of Two Wastelands! Much better experience.
Just started playing New Vegas, never played it before. I've played FO3 and FO4 though. I love Fallout lore.
Want to hijack your comment to tell people that might not know about the tale of two wastelands mod which combines 3 and nv into one fun game and does so really well. You need to own a copy of both.
I've been playing through it, just about finished up in fo3 and about to head over to nv.
I hope you enjoy it! It's such a good game
Anyone know if it’s possible to add the game key to Steam from the Amazon Prime promo?
No, it is redeemed as a Microsoft Store/Xbox Store game.
Best you can do is add it as a non-Steam game to your library after installing it with the Xbox app.
Last I saw, 76 was free when you bought a pack of gum or something. Is that still the case?
I got it through Humble Choice. Never played it though.
I passed on this because the reviews were dismal but the comments have me considering picking it up on sale.
If you want I have a Fallout 76 Windows and also Xbox code I can give you. Just send me a PM for which platform you want it for, since code will go to waste if nobody uses it. I think works for NA.
Gave away the PC version. Have the **Xbox **version left for anyone who wants it.
Thanks I'm on PC and someone beat me to it. Very generous. I can afford it on sale anyhow though so no big deal!
It's pretty decent, I'd say it's worth a try at least for the main Wastelanders story.