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Biggest problem is that Fallout's combat is trash, it plays like an FPS from 2002.

I’ve never played a fallout game and thought “wow these controls are great and would make an excellent mp game”. Hence why I’m not surprised.

Humanity has surprised me by being invested in the game. Standards are pretty low.

Next time release a fallout game with single player, with an optional online.

Personally, Fallout is one of those games that's personally better played in co-op than with PvP. Because of how clunky the combat is, PvP feels more like a chore than it needed to be.

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Surprised by how few people want to play this game

It's because we just wanted a game like Fallout 4 that we could play with friends.

Then they're stupid. Nobody asked for an online only Fallout.

Maybe if their game engine wasn’t so old people would wanna take part ijs

Bethesda your idiocy never ceases to amaze me.

How the f could you be surprised by that.. In a game like that it's obvious a game that has a lot more potential as a co-op game.. How stupid could they be.. Amazing

Tbf I actually have some sympathy, which is unlike me as i generally hate online only games.

If you had a fallout world where everybody came out and either worked together or didn't and set up factions.....in a way that sounds like a realistic potential fallout world.

PVP would have been great if it complimented the game. The problem was that there wasn't really a game in that mess of code.

Shows how out of touch Bethesda is right now. People wish they would have been working on another epic single player campaign, not a lazy cash-in mess of a game. I think the success of Fallout Shelter ruined their identity and made them greedy.

Maybe the game mainly attracted fans of the single-player versions; people who may want to add co-op when they feel like it but otherwise are happy with a wide open sp style experience.

They must really think their s**t dont stink. Either that or they have way too much faith in this garbage juice game.

EDIT: Bethesda Was Not “Surprised How Few People Wanted to Take Part in PvP” in Fallout 76

I'm surprised by how many people wanted to take part in this game

The combat of modern Fallout games is one of the weakest components outside of the inclusion of the VATS mechanic.. and of course that's just some weird derivation in Fallout 76. So why would people want to mix latency in with that?

Real title is surprised no one wants to play at all until done right not buggy cash grab

1)people barely play it period let alone a PVP mode no one asked for
2)fallouts gunplay is basic, bareboned, and unsatisfying which is fine for an RPG as other things carry the gameplay, but for PVP it's abysmal.
3)with the pay 2 win microtransactions in place you've destroyed any chance if an even playing field
4)so f#@k off

Well when I think Fallout the last thing that comes to mind is PVP . They should have PVP servers for people that want it and PVE for people that don’t .

Why? It's a low number that takes part in the game in general.

I’m surprised fallout 76 is still a thing

The game doesn't run well enough to engage in pvp. Bethesda Studio games run notoriously bad. When they're willing to make improvements to that ancient engine or develop an entirely new one then people will be more willing to engage in pvp.

Well, that’s what happens when you’re out of touch.

Just stop, Bethesda. You're embarrassing yourselves. Fallout 76 is a disaster and there will never be a silver lining to it. You screwed up. Move on to the next project.

fallout never had multiplayer..... why would you think people wanted it?

You're shooting and combat was NEVER fun, so much that the game required the implementation of V.A.T.S., which would never work in a multiplayer setting. It's probably the weakest part of every modern Fallout game. WHY is it surprising no one would want to take part in PVP? No one says "Fallout" and thinks "First Person Shooter". Focus on what your good at, know what your game is and what your strengths are and build on those and stop trying to be something you just simply are not.

Fallout should never be PVP if they wanted to do something different they should have done a normal game that could be Solo or CO-OP not PVP

Well the game controls like trash and is altogether poorly designed for PvP, so that might be a contributing factor here...

Uhhh there would have been more but you decided to cripple the PvP system from the get go forcing us to get consent for murder...

I will write the thing I always write when it comes to any article about Bethesda and their woes.

Skyrim was one of the first games that immersed me completely. Never before had I played a game in which I was completely intrenched and engrossed in the world that BGS had created. I wandered the entire map, clearing location by location with stealth and archery. I looted, discovered secrets, made alliances, and wandered this world.

Never did I feel compelled to do anything. The mystique of the world combined with my OCD to clear every location (for the benefit of loot and fast travel for when I would inevitably start to quest) created a very enjoyable gameplay loop for me to pursue. The quality of the atmospheric story telling was unparalleled then and even today. I still have a hard time to find a game that enchanted me to that degree. There at BGS exists a core competency that allowed for this experience to feel amazing.

Now there were things that were obviously lacking. First person melee fighting mechanics felt clunky (which is why I primarily invested in stealth and archery), the game was graphically underwhelming, performed poorly.

This being the first BGS game I had played, I assumed that with whatever their next title was, they would improve the areas they had lacked in. I had subsequently played and thoroughly enjoyed dishonoured. A game with tighter first person melee controls that felt really good and responsive. The stealth and mobility added a level of creativity to the approaches you can take. It felt more alive. I thought that maybe elements from other games under the Bethesda umbrella that had better mechanics in certain aspects would find their way into mainline BGS games.

Part 2 incoming...

Fallout 4 was a refutation of that. Gun mechanics that felt antiquated and graphics that were equally underwhelming. Also at this time, BGS no longer held the monopoly on Best RPG or Best Open World Game. Games like the Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild, Farcry, all showed that Open World Games did not have to be the buggy, horrid feeling games that BGS had made us believe is what we would have to accept in this genre.

The gaming public got a glimpse at the possible and now required more. No longer were we willing to turn a blind eye to poor optimization, or games that looked like they were from a previous decade. No longer would mechanics that felt horrible be tolerated.

BGS needed to get with the times. People still cherish their games from a point of nostalgia, but we wanted to see BGS games step into the next generation. This required a foundational change is their approach, starting with the game engine. What they were doing will not be sufficient going forward.

However the hubris of previous successes blinded BGS to valid criticism and they felt they were on the correct path to begin with. This led to the horrible fallout 76, and to a lesser degree ESO. Both underwhelmed. BGS still stands stubborn and defiant.

This terrifies me and leave me with no confidence in their ability execute on Starfield, or the next Elder Scrolls. These games must impress as they represent what is next for BGS. If they disappoint I am afraid that BGS will join Bioware as a studio in decline and past its prime.

Please BGS, listen to your fans, prove the doubters (myself included) wrong. You still are the only company that makes a truly fascinating world that I really want to explore. The vibe of these worlds is your core competency. Get help for the rest. Your mechanics, graphics, and other tech all need a facelift. Get the help you need to make this a reality.

At the end of the day I would never write a 12 paragraph essay if I did not care about BGS. But I do, and so do many people in the gaming community at large. We still look ever hopeful to a game that is generation defining. You have done it before and we want you to do it again.

So they were surprsed that people wanted fallout? over 1 on one fights?
wonder this was a disaster