Fallout 76

The GameStop guy is, as stated, not evidence of anything. I used the have guys throwing fits about games you guys would consider some of the best ever made for their respective platforms because they were all cheap ass scammers. And I would be fine with hate if even 50% of the people actually played it, but I mostly see reeeing NPCs hating because they are being told to hate it.

Utnayan said:

I don't know if you noticed, but the representation of hate for this game spans the global internet, even to the point of a guy imploding in a Gamestop.

In other words, while normally we are representing a popular minority, in this case, the hatred is VERY wide spread and not even news gaming outlets are eager to throw this back in Bethesda;s face but they have no choice. Up to and including knowing if they shill it for Starfield exclusive access, they even realize the blow back would be so bad they would lose any, all, or what's left of their credibility.

Like I stated, I am glad you like it - but the majority outright despise it, and it isn't just here in our local pocket of holy internet ground. The sentiments are everywhere.

And this is just the beginning:

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Yeah, there is definitely massive dislike for this game. Especially from the Fallout fans. My brother has played every version of Fallout multiple times, done all the mods, etc (he's also a big Morrowind mod fan). He wouldn't even buy the game or try the beta. Mumbled something about pvp when I asked him about it. Gonna see him for thanksgiving, I'll ask him in more detail why he wouldn't even look at it.

Don't really understand the hate, but it's certainly real. I assume it has something to do with disappointing the fan base and it blowing up from there. Some sort of mass hypnosis, lol. It happens a lot now days with social media. Outrage just blows up out of all proportion. That isn't to say the game's problems don't exist, but the way everyone is acting you would think their best friend was murdered or something.

I don't think the game is great or anything, but it's playable, and feels like Fallout to me (being a very casual Fallout player). Wasn't really expecting anything, so it's been enjoyable so far. It will be interesting to see how Bethesda responds to all of the complaints though. I expect a lot of very big changes will be coming.

Sentagur said:

I can understand some pleb throwing shade without playing the game can be counterproductive but most people here are deep enough into the gaming scene to know how to get juicy details about the game without laying hands on it themselves. Between twitch, youtube and truested game reviewers(not talking about Gaming journos) there is enough info out there to draw some conclusions.

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The social media effect magnified it though. 1 person with a channel says something sucks and 30,000 people just agree. Shroud’s channel was funny, you had some people raging that he liked the game in chat and a large chunk said they wanted to try the game after watching him. It goes both ways with both positive and negative.

Sentagur said:

I thought that was the entire point of PVP... to grief the shit out of noobs any way possible.

I mean i get you but all the bad reviews that i would find credible have been only dicks to the game itself and have listed the shortcomings and even provided recommendations on how to fix some of them.
I dont dispute there are idiots ragging on the player who enjoy this thing but that has always and will always be a fact of reality no matter which game we are talking about.
This is the internet after all and complaining about all the idiots on the internet is akin to tilting at windmills.

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Lol, I remember raging against the internet, the world and anyone within arm reach when they nerfed Disease Cloud in EQ. Suddenly my SK couldn't generate any hate, so I took it out on everyone.

I look back on that time whenever some new changes to pixels impels me to nuke mankind.

One thing gamers need to be careful about is knee jerk reactions, though. Gamers complain companies don’t try new things, then bitch when they do. “I want something new, but the same!”

FO76 will be on sale at gamestop thu-sunday for $40 or 40% off. A week after release. Amazon will certainly price match along with probably best buy.

Dom said:

The main harm that comes from the outrage bandwagon is that people who are legitimately enjoying the game have difficulty in discussing it without the wagon steamrolling them them in the process.

It's good to be critical. It's not good to be a dick to your fellow gamer who are just trying to enjoy themselves.

I'm not levying this at anyone here, it's just something to keep in mind with this stuff.

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I agree with this, and I know it seems like I've been piling on, so I apologize if it comes across this way. However, unlike many of the detractors, Fallout 4 is legit one of my favorite games of this gen. Yes, I know it's janky and flawed, but there was just something about it that totally captivated me and had me hooked for months, if not years after it's release. And I guess that's a major source of my angst with this game. I don't mind the online aspect of it at all, in fact, they don't have to do much with it to make it a game I'd really want to play. I just wish they had made this more of 4.5 spin off that took place in West Virginia that so happened to have online coop with a few friends. This MMO-lite/Survival thing though is an abortion as it stands right now and I'm just salty as I've really been pining to dive into a new Bethesda world and this is not at all one that looks like it will scratch that itch. If they make some changes that at least turns it into an MMO-lite (or even better just limited co-op), then I most likely will be in. But I'm not holding my breath because this looks like they changed direction too late and that is why it's such a mess right now, and I'm not sure they can easily find what identity they truly want to stick with. If/When they do, I'll be there, but not a minute before.