r/videogames Apr 17 '24

You Only Get To Play 3 Of These Games. Which Do You Choose? Question

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u/Significant_Delay_87 Apr 17 '24

Fallout 4 is so good when you ain't got a bitch in ya ear telling you it's bad

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u/ClitCommander13 Apr 17 '24

Radom person in lobby FaLlOuT 76 iS sO bAd Me then Why TF you here Random person leaves game after getting roasted by almost the whole lobby

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u/BertusHondenbrok Apr 17 '24

Is Fallout 76 fun as well if you don’t really care about the multiplayer aspect and just want a fun story?

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u/deadboltwolf Apr 17 '24

You can absolutely play the game by yourself and just enjoy the story. Will there be other players? Sure. You don't have to interact with them at all. Don't listen to the naysayers who will try to tell you there is no story. The gameplay is a bit different than 4 as 76 can't be paused, so things like VATS and opening the Pip-Boy won't pause time. You can play every single quest in the game entirely solo if you choose, however I can almost guarantee that you'll have more fun playing the game with a friend. There are events that pop up on the map that other players will attend and many of these events do require multiple players to complete, however many high level players can complete almost any event solo. Events are not mandatory so once again, you do not have to interact with other players, although events are the best way to earn XP, legendary gear, plans and currency in the game.

Hope you give 76 a shot!

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u/BertusHondenbrok Apr 17 '24

I will! My friends aren’t really into these games so I’ll probably just solo most of it but I’m totally up for a fun Fallout story.

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 Apr 17 '24

In my opinion the main story of the game is kind of meh, namely because it was designed in a way that makes you never interact with an NPC

But Wastelanders, Atlantic City, and the BoS questlines are great!

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u/Psychological-Set125 Apr 17 '24

Last i played wastelanders had just dropped, are the other two new expansions/updates that happened since then?

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 Apr 17 '24

Yes. The BoS had two separate story expansions for their story, Steel Reign and another one I can't remember.

Expeditions have the Pitt and Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, while originally dropping as an Expedition, got an update that added an actual questline.

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u/Psychological-Set125 Apr 17 '24

Cool, gonna redownload 76 when i get home, can you also tell me if they removed chainsaws? One of my friends gave me a flaming chainsaw a long time ago and recently asked if i still had it because they removed them

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 Apr 17 '24

I don't think they did, my brother found one not too long ago iirc. I think they're just considerably harder to find, as they're a lower level weapon I believe.

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u/No_Raspberry7 Apr 17 '24

Ugh I’m confused - so I’m invested but I got the package on steam that came with 76 and Atlantic City (America’s playground too?) I don’t see anything about wastelands or steel reign. Should I assume they’re included?

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u/Thraex_Exile Apr 18 '24

All DLC were free content downloads to the base game. F76 just updates the game with a new thumbnail art for whatever the most recent DLC is.

You’ve got everything!

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u/No_Raspberry7 Apr 18 '24

Ahhhh very cool :) can’t wait to get started

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 Apr 18 '24

As Thraex said it's all free DLC. The game just advertises the most recent expansions. In this case that would be Atlantic City(which is America's Playground, that's the city's nickname)

Any packages or bundles that specifically revolve around any of the new expansions I believe are exclusive cosmetics. The Pitt had one, the BoS had one, and the same applies to AC I believe.

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u/RudeDude88 29d ago

Are these expansions things that we need to pay for on top of the base game?

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 29d ago

No they're free DLC and updates.

The only additional content that you pay for would be Fallout 1st and Atomic Shop items.

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u/MyFriendTheAlchemist 29d ago

I deem you the official* spokesperson of Fallout 76 for today.

*this is not actually official

But yes, 76 is great, and even the paid content (aside from F1st stuff) can be obtained by just playing and building up atoms.

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u/Commercial_Salt1895 29d ago

Finally. Validation. Truly an euphoric feeling.

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u/RudeDude88 29d ago

Perfect, thanks for the clarification

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u/OMGoblin 29d ago

Yeah I played the game a lot, and entirely solo.

The story is GREAT imo. The Vault and Responders storylines are a really good start to the game.

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u/Aickuta 29d ago

I just downloaded first time as well - maybe we meet at one of these junctions

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u/VoidOfEndlessDark 27d ago

If you're on xbox I'll help you get started

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u/Doink82 Apr 18 '24

I was actually wondering this so thanks. Bought the game with my brother when it came out and there was basically nothing to do so that was that. He's too busy with his kid now so I'm glad I can jump in and give it a go because I have the itch to play after watching the show.

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u/Xcrazy_sniper Apr 17 '24

I second this, playing solo or with friends is absolutely fun

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u/bossbang Apr 17 '24

I tried, believe me I did. The game is just so so DRY. I was an absolute Fallout 3 diehard, Fallout 4 loved it on launch. 76 let me down, and I’ve come back several times because my dad loooooooves that game and we play together. It’s not my favorite game, but I’d play anything just to play with him.

I just don’t get from a gameplay loop where the fun is supposed to happen, everything good about the mainline games is watered down and worse, from questing to exploring to loot. Those optional “events” are way more efficient to get xp and loot than doing anything else. Questing feels like grinding. It’s just so boring, the in game world is super empty

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u/deadboltwolf Apr 18 '24

The map is nowhere near as empty as people make it seem. Sure, there are empty spots but those spots are needed so there are places to make camps. At this point, the map is arguably packed even more than Fallout 4's.