Bethesda Launches Fallout 1st Subscription For Fallout 76

The launch of Fallout 76 will mark one year officially in the middle of next month, but developer Bethesda has made an announcement ahead of the game’s first year anniversary. Knowing that the game has been plagued with a handful of problems that pinned the reputation on the title, Bethesda has said to have worked endlessly to undo the damage done since last November. And the team has shown to do so by releasing roadmaps, consistent updates, and additional content on top.

However, when it came to reception from the overall user base, players and disappointed fans still see no initiative to return to the Appalachian wastes of West Virginia. In that case, Bethesda has announced today to launch a new subscription service specifically for those who still play the game which is said to offer features that have been requested by the active player base.

Calling this new subscription ‘Fallout 1st’, players who pay to be members of this service will receive a handful of additional features that are not available to those who already own the game. Things such as the ability to host private worlds for your friends, a scrapbox to hold an infinite amount of crafting components, and the survival tent which hosts as a portable fast travel point.

Atop of the mentioned features, players will also receive 1,650 Atoms in-game currency each month of being an active member, the Ranger Armor outfit from the Fallout: New Vegas spin-off, and a selection of icons & emotes for players to characterize their wasteland persona. Translating the Atoms’ value to real time currency runs about $16.50 a month.

Bethesda advertises this new subscription in two payment options: $12.99 for one month or $99.99 for an entire year ($8.33 a month) . Looking at the Atoms payout for active members though shows to return your money by double as a year’s worth of the in-game currency gives $198 is USD value. But that only applies to those who value the virtual cash to pay for the subscription.

Ultimately although the subscription does apply to the dedicated players who still are active on the online Fallout title, the remaining players do see this new tactic to not be what the game is in need for. Even more, many have already been vocal with this decision to be a careless band-aid planted on the bleeding wound that the game is still viewed to be.

What do you think of Fallout 1st?

Fallout 76 is out now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Source: Bethesda