Many of you will know that caps are the main currency in the Fallout franchise. Unfortunately, these can't be exchanged for goods in the real world – well, unless you happen to be a super fan with a plan. One Imgur user going by the name of GatorMacheteJr explained that he's been collecting bottle caps since playing Fallout 3 in 2008. He ended up with about 5kg of them, and decided to send them to Bethesda alongside a cheeky note explaining that they ought to cover the cost of Fallout 4.
Amazingly, the publisher received the package and decided to honour it, explaining that he'd be receiving a 'free' copy of the game this November. To be honest, we should darn well hope so, too – all of that beer must have cost an absolute fortune, not to mention the price of shipping the caps across the country. Still, this is pretty good public relations for the firm, isn't it? We doubt that it could have planned a better promotional campaign if it tried.
[source imgur.com]
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It's a good job he isn't a Kid Icarus fan...
I gotta bunch of who gives a %&$#, would they take that
The idea was pretty fun but I didnt like the note that went with it. It seemed he was trying to hard
@Flurpsel sour grapes
I'm off to start working on my Free copy of the next DMC. This should get interesting.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi lol, Im serious did you read it? It was something along the lines of: hey I got battlecaps, give me the Special Edition Preorder give me give me give me..here is my adress and bankacc...
It's cool, but I really don't believe he collected them over the time period he suggests. I could have collected that many in a few shifts from the cap bins back in the day when I worked in pubs!
@Flurpsel I agree, his note was a little bit try hard. Think he mentions he'll be moving house in a few weeks and to get in touch with him to confirm his new address haha Fair does though, he got a free game out of it. His note could have been a bit more suave though!
I was reading about this on a site the other day, it would be cool if Bethesda actually stuck it in the game as an easter egg. One of the offices, stick a box full of bottlecaps and a copy of his letter on a desk.
That is hilarious and wonderful of Bethesda.
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