Hey all, just seeing how everyone is liking the Fallout 76 Beta.
I'm pretty unimpressed. It's like fallout 4 but without the epic story, I feel like my actions are lacking in motivation.
Gameplay is basically fallout 4 co-op. To me this means it is incredibly dated, going against something like Red Dead 2.
Enemies are still stupid.
Map might be big, but it sure is empty.
Game is too easy - you can easily take down enemies twice your level as long as you have the ammo to spare.
Screws and adhesive are just about the most important scrap in the game - and I can never find enough of it.
There are a few positives - several pretty scenes and set pieces.
In game voice chat is reliable (although is on by default, so be aware).
Being able to deploy your camp for a small fee means you can always have crafting benches available when needed (provided of course you have the materials for benches, which means you might not have the materials for upgrades).
I haven't played the beta but I just assumed Fallout 76 was merely a way to shoehorn microtransactions into a single player shooter/RPG, so it comes as no suprise the multiplayer component is lazily tacked on and I expect the game to be lacklustre at best, as much as I love the Fallout series.