"It just works." Bethesda boss Todd Howard's iconic words, uttered across time and space for all to hear through an infinite number of Fallout 76 meme compilations on YouTube. Fallout 76 has never just worked. The title remains a bug-ridden mess on PlayStation 4 almost one whole year after its release, and Bethesda still has the audacity to introduce Fallout 1st -- a $100-per-year subscription service for its disastrous online game.
Said service launched this week, and guess what? It doesn't even work as intended. Subscribers get access to something called a Scrapbox in-game, which you can use to store unlimited crafting materials, except the Scrapbox is currently bugged for some players. Instead of keeping all of your scrap safe, the box just goes ahead and deletes it. You couldn't make this up.
Users on Reddit are reporting that upon returning to their Scrapbox, all of their stuff is just gone. Hours of scavenging for materials rendered pointless by a feature that you have to pay a subscription fee to access.
Unbelievable.
... Or is it?
[source reddit.com]
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I hope Internet Historian does another video on Fallout 76, it's been the comedy of the year.
I think the word you’re looking for is, “believable”
@Mergatro1d Haha, good point. I've added a quick "Or is it?" to the end of the article.
From what I've read the bug is only affecting the PC version
Wow, just awful but not unexpected. Must be hell working on this game. Hope it gets squared away for those still playing
@ShogunRok thanks for nothing. Now my comment makes as much sense as buying this game. Unbelievable.
@Mergatro1d It was all for The Greater Good.
Wow I am amazed they have found people to pay for the subscription! Just another level of mess added to this game cant believe there asking for more money and have not fully tested what there were giving for that money. After getting the hottest mess award last year looks like they want to go for award 2 years in a row.
Not even a nuke would fix this mess now. They can't even do a FFXIV and start again.
I’m sorry but anyone who paid for this is getting what they deserved. Paying that fee for this game after the way it was launched and everything since....
People blame the gaming industry for its terrible behaviour- I think it’s those that support the awful practises that allow them to continue.
No one should have paid for this. End of.
I'm certain they are just trolling at this point.
$100 to have your in-game items deleted. What a joke.
People need to stop supporting this game financially. It's only serving to keep it going another X years.
C'mon Bethesda, this isn't working. Time to move on and put all efforts into the next Elder Scrolls game. Which, I've got to say, I'm not looking forward to nearly as much after this serious misstep.
notice how angry and hatefull robert sounds over this game.
well i would be the same writing this article tbh.
It’s appears that if you are a fan of this game you enjoy being punished.
Who in their right mind would give more money over for this game?
The scrapbox is also made of nylon.
Everyone misunderstood Todd what he ment was the con suckers out of money just works. Muppets will stump up the cash tho. I got it for free and felt ripped off.
@Rudy_Manchego Does the tent have mould as well?
@AdamNovice Just searched for him on YouTube, The Fall of 76 god I've never laughed so much.
falloutfirst dot com (Warning: contains swears!)
Man these folks are quick!
Watching Vault Boy flog this rubbish is like watching Robert De Niro advertise McDonald's. I can't take it any more
People actually bought that subscription?! Twerps.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahaha
Good. Serves them right for paying for this.
Okay now Bugthesda must be doing this purposefully. Seriously, no one can screw up this much without doing it deliberately or just being completely and utterly inept.
Maybe you should invest the $100 into a QA department
@bindiana Oh yes, otherwise they would be short changed.
To quote my friend on the subject: "I’ve gotten so much entertainment value out of Fallout 76. And I never even bought a copy"
@Nakatomi_Uk Glad you enjoyed it, I love the part where he lists the bugs.
I feel sorry for the devs and Fallout fans over the whole but ultimately Bethseda's decision makers have brought it on themselves.
If you bought this, please tell me. I'll pray for you because there's no way God would let you enter heaven after this sin.
@Vegetto
"How about another joke, Fffffallout Fans?"
What do you get when you cross a gullible community with a company that milks them and treats them like trash?"
"I'll tell you what you get. YOU GET WHAT YOU FRICKIN DESERVE-!"
Will they get a nylon bag as compensation for the lost scrap?
Todd/Bugthesda: We're so sorry we didn't see this trainwreck coming, Oopsie! Here's a generous offer of 500 atoms!
E3 Bugthesda dude: "Whoooo!"
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