Bethesda has outlined further plans for Fallout 76, detailing a couple of updates that it'll roll out in the near future. One such update is due next week, and the developer says that it'll "bring an increase to the Stash limit, as well as a variety of performance and stability improvements, balance changes, and multiple bug fixes to the game".
Of course, Bethesda has promised improvements to the game's technical performance before. The last patch that hit weighed in at a whopping 47GB and, as far as we could tell, did almost nothing to alleviate the various stuttering and frame rate issues that occur on a near constant basis. Let's hope that this next attempt actually works as intended.
Are you still playing Fallout 76? Be wary of bugs in the comments section below.
[source fallout.bethesda.net]
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Actually, I've encountered FAR fewer frame rate and crashing issues since that first patch went up. It's totally possible that it's just dumb luck for me, but while those performance hiccups are still there for me, they've definitely been less frequent and less severe than they were for me at launch.
I recently picked up this game and I am enjoying it. The only bug I encountered was a server crash and I had to start over cause I didn't exit the vault before the crash. Other then that I think most of the crying about framerate and bugs is just people upset cause this isn't the Fallout game they wanted.
I got it last night on sale and while it’s not as bad as I thought (so far) the thing that’s breaking the game for me is the fact that every enemy teleports around and my melee hits don’t actually register until a few seconds later.
I’ll swing a machete and it’ll land like 6 hits, but the enemy’s health doesn’t go down at all. Like come on.
@Tasuki I have seen an absolute ton of footage of bugs and issues, not to mention general gameplay issues. This is one where I will defend us entitled gamers
I'm keeping hopeful for the future of this game. I'm fairly certain Elder Scrolls online was panned on release, then they added to it to make it into a fairly decent game.
@Stragen8 I've put about 30 hours into the game now and not once have I experienced this and I mainly use melee weapons.
@LukeNI I’m wondering if it’s my internet - but I think it’s a combination of the game needing some improvements, my day 1 PS4 and my internet connection.
I’ve read some other people online are having similar issues that I’m having.
@Tasuki You're just assuming that everyone that's complaining about this is just whining? Dude, fans and journalists EVERYWHERE have said how broken, unfinished, and glitchy this game is. These are not people just outright hating the game. There maybe some, but most people have been making the SAME legit arguments this past week that are still being said now. Like seriously, go watch a few playthroughs on YouTube. I'm not telling you how you should feel about your experience, you do you(I'm personally jealous that you encounter so little problems with this game, considering how buggy this game is), but you have to admit the anger and derision being thrown towards this game is deserved.
@Tasuki good that you have 1 of the few better versions.
still means nothing when all the rest (most) of the versions are bug ridden and terrible.
and no this is not us MP haters hating on the game without any other reason. just check out all the vids of people that where looking forward to the game and it's MP aspect and see how truly angry and disappointed they are.
this game is a example for when and how NOT to release a game.
finally people are speaking out and voting with their wallets regarding poor quality and rushed cash grabs.
there is no need to defend this game because when it is this bad,then frankly we should not defend it,even if some people happen to have a lucky version that does run well.
tbh i expected better from a staff member when it comes to blaming the "haters" for stupid reasons.
They just responded online with what I would call the "Sean Murray" approach, stating they were too silent at first, but promising more transparency and support from here on out. I think it's a little late for that honestly, but time will tell.
@Tasuki well as long as you're ok, right?
Maybe people are 'crying' (pffft, so reductive) because the Fallout game they wanted was one without bugs.
To be honest, even if it were bug free, it looks like there are serious issues with core gameplay mechanics. Bases not aligning with terrain, shonky combat, miniscule carry capacity, anaemic pvp. Some of these things have been sketchy in Bethesda games for years, and in F76 it seems as though they are the same or worse.
Even Bethesda accept these issues (you don't release 50gb patches and slash the price of games that are functioning well) to some degree.
You're perfectly welcome to enjoy whatever janky trash you want, it's your money after all, just don't understand why you have to trash talk others for raising valid, repeatable and proven problems with a product that is objectively substandard.
@jdv95 So staff isn't allowed to have a different opinion then the masses? Good to know.
@Tasuki i did not say that did i?
all i wanted to say was that you could have said it better as opposed to claiming that all the haters just hate it because it is not "their fallout" or whatever. kinda dismissing all the vallid complaints away just because you happen to have a well running version of the game.
@jdv95 I didn't dismiss it, I just feel that it's been exaggerated that's all. People have been hating on this game since it was announced so they are going to find things wrong with it. Kinda like what's happening to Battlefield V as well.
@Tasuki Making a Fallout game that Fallout fans didn't want is a totally legit complaint though. Why alienate the fans that way? An extreme example would be what if the next Call of Duty was announced and it ended up being MLB The Show only visually made to look CoD themed? The Show is the best baseball game and this game would be as well, but it would legitimately enrage the fans because it is not what the fans wanted. Making an engrossing single player experience like the Fallout games into an online only multiplayer cash cow is pretty much the same.
@Tasuki Your ignorance is astounding, there's tons of youtube videos that show how broken it is, nice that you like it but most of us won't settle for this cheap cash grab mess of a game.
@Amusei Why do need to be shown how broken it is if it doesn't matter to me? Just cause your unhappy with it why do you feel you need to make those that are happy with it unhappy? That's all those YouTube videos do for me.
@Ackbar7 I just feel people.are.just.jumping to conclusions. They never said this is the end all be all of Fallout in fact they said that this is more of a spin-off. It's like Mario Kart is to Super Mario Bros or Halo Wars to Halo. They didn't stop making platform Mario Bros games and just stuck with kart racers did they? The same goes here.
@Tasuki Dude, NOBOBY IS SAYING YOU SHOULDN'T LIKE THIS GAME! The issue is how you went about saying how people is just blindly hating and crying because it's not the Fallout game they wanted.I mean don't get me wrong, you was right about the hate train being jumped on too early back when it was first announced. The same thing happened with Pokémon Let's Go. But here's the difference between the two. After reviews came in and fans bought it, their view of it for the most part changed. The only criticisms were that it was too easy and in some cases too shallow. But with Fallout 76, even after people started playing it, they saw how messy and broken this game was. In fact, go look at Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis of the game. It's that bad. Nobody at Giant Bomb wanted to review it. I have never seen a site where they was so put off that they didn't want to review it.
Like I and other people on here have said, you are free to like what you want. We are not trying to enforce this "hate" mindset that you call it, just only pointing out the reality of want is wrong with this game. You and some others might not see or even care about the problems and that's fine; more power to ya'll. But don't say that everyone is hating or exaggerating their anger when all the evidence is right there in front of you.
P.S: Please don't treat this as a personal attack. I enjoy your comments and how you keep everyone here and on Nintendo Life in check. ^_^
@Slasher I guess what I should have said was "most of" rather then "all the". For the record a few co-workers of mine have been playing it as well and don't see all the negativity behind it either.
@Tasuki More power to all of you. I personally hope you and your co-workers enjoy the game for what it is and have fun and laugh together. I'm positive you're not the only ones out here loving the game either. Just like how I enjoyed Pokémon Let's Go for what it was. And if all these forums and videos about how the game is trash really bugs you, then ignore them; don't pay them no mind. Don't let them or even us stop you from having your fun. We all have our own opinions at the end of the day. ^_^
As long as people (mugs) buy unfinished games then muggers like BethesDOH (!) will keep trying it on and doing it.
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