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Fallout 76 - Expeditions: The Pitt - Story Trailer
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Report Suggests Todd Howard Neglected Fallout 76 to Focus on Starfield
A report suggests that Todd Howard neglected Fallout 76 to focus most of his attention on the upcoming Starfield sci-fi RPG instead.
gamerant.com
Kotaku published a report earlier this month detailing the troubled development behind Fallout 76 claims that Todd Howard basically neglected work on Fallout 76 to focus his attention on Starfield. Citing one of its sources, Kotaku's report states that "Howard was supposed to be in the charge of the game," yet was mostly concerned with Starfield. Conversely, the Kotaku report says another source described Howard as a "decent executive producer."
It should be noted that Todd Howard was not the director of Fallout 76, so even if he was supposed to be "in charge" of the game, it would make sense that his efforts would be mostly focused on Starfield. While Howard is the game director of Starfield, he served in an executive producer role for Fallout 76. Howard has served as game director for Bethesda's biggest projects, including Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4, so Fallout 76 is the outlier.
The report mentions a decision that Todd Howard allegedly made about Fallout 76 that proved to be one of the biggest sticking points for the game's critics when it launched in 2018. While they have since been added to the game, Fallout 76 launched without NPCs. This reportedly went against the wishes of many of the game's developers, but was something that the higher-ups wanted, with Howard specifically mentioned in the report.
Craig of War
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It Neogaf Kent Brockman bumping his own thread
Zathalus
Member
Why? It's pretty decent now. Far different from the disaster it was at launch.
Mr.ODST
Member
Just the reaction of some bellend who has no clue about video games.
FO76 is in a good place now and is filled with a ton of content, community seems close nit aswell.
cornonthecrobb
Banned
i have no issue with fallout 76 now. i have a group that all play together when we can. its fun now
TVexperto
Member
i wish they would update it 4k60fps
kapshin
Member
It does have 60 fps now
Meicyn
Gold Member
On PS5? Last I checked, it was still locked to 30.
Roberts
Member
No, only on xbox via FPS boost feature.
kapshin
Member
It's on gamepass if you're on Xbox.
Yea, I played it on Gamepass about 3 months ago, it's pure shit, still the base game is awful, you can't fix that. It's like drinking diet coke and trying to convince yourself it's coke, this ain't Fallout.
IF they're going to promote this old thing the least they can do is make a current gen version for PS5 and Series S|X it's ugly as fuck.
Bellend, what a fucking idiot you are. Attacking someone for their opinion of a video game especially a shitty one like this, you're the bellend.
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Mr.ODST
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Or you could just play on PC.
I also gave this another try on game pass and the game is just as bad as people say.
The core gameplay loop is atrocious and you waste half your time managing resources due to the inconveniences they play on those who are not premium. The enemies and missions are uninspired and the game engine can not handle the basic functions of the game well.
The terrible lag between shooting and them taking damage still exists.
The core gameplay loop is atrocious and you waste half your time managing resources due to the inconveniences they play on those who are not premium. The enemies and missions are uninspired and the game engine can not handle the basic functions of the game well.
The terrible lag between shooting and them taking damage still exists.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
Its not worth playing at all anyway. If you want a good Fallout experience, just play literally *any* other fallout game. 76 is a fucking shit show and anyone who actively defends it has low standards, is a mentally deficient warrior, or is a shill.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
For real?
Does fps boost do that for every game?
Damn that's rough. One S looks bad even compared to one x
Roberts
Member
Not really. Only a handful or slightly more games lose Xbox One X settings to be able to run with fps boost. The funny thing is that there was an exploit that allowed you to play F76 in 4K with a fps boost. It ran around 40-60 fps, but they patched it.
Nearly 10000 concurrent players yesterday on Steam. Means it’s doing something right
It does look ugly as hell (and I hate how much MS still gives it airtime in their conferences), but the popular consensus is that it’s dramatically improved since the initial launch window.
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Mr.ODST
Member
Or .. they might just enjoy playing the game
JayK47
Member
I guess I should be impressed they are still supporting this mess. But going back to The Pitt? Not very original. I have already been there in Fallout 3.
So is Fallout 76 worth playing single player yet? Do I ever give it a try? With these games as a service games, that keep getting content, I never know when to jump in. I like complete single player games. If they keep adding content, I will keep waiting.
So is Fallout 76 worth playing single player yet? Do I ever give it a try? With these games as a service games, that keep getting content, I never know when to jump in. I like complete single player games. If they keep adding content, I will keep waiting.
Trazyn the Infinite
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MaKTaiL
Member
The lack of a next gen patch for PS5 is the worst offender. I would really like to give this game a try because I love the Fallout universe but 30fps is a no go for me. They keep releasing patches and content, why not slip a 60fps switch?
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The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Sounds really weird though that they patched it out.
So fps boost is really not worth it?
Your claim: “the game isn’t worth playing”
My post: “nearly 10k people still log on to play the game everyday”
I see no convergence here.
Gen.Grievous
Member
Fallout London next year. Maybe Skywind. Good enough for now.
Roberts
Member
Probably for stability reasons (even though it never crashed on me).
Uhm, so it really depends on your tolerance of 30 fps. It's not exactly a looker in 4k so switching to 60fps didn't hurt too much, but I still sometimes switch between the modes if only for a ten minutes.
Dirk Benedict
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Report Suggests Todd Howard Neglected Fallout 76 to Focus on Starfield
A report suggests that Todd Howard neglected Fallout 76 to focus most of his attention on the upcoming Starfield sci-fi RPG instead.
Kotaku published a report earlier this month detailing the troubled development behind Fallout 76 claims that Todd Howard basically neglected work on Fallout 76 to focus his attention on Starfield. Citing one of its sources, Kotaku's report states that "Howard was supposed to be in the charge of the game," yet was mostly concerned with Starfield. Conversely, the Kotaku report says another source described Howard as a "decent executive producer."
It should be noted that Todd Howard was not the director of Fallout 76, so even if he was supposed to be "in charge" of the game, it would make sense that his efforts would be mostly focused on Starfield. While Howard is the game director of Starfield, he served in an executive producer role for Fallout 76. Howard has served as game director for Bethesda's biggest projects, including Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4, so Fallout 76 is the outlier.
The report mentions a decision that Todd Howard allegedly made about Fallout 76 that proved to be one of the biggest sticking points for the game's critics when it launched in 2018. While they have since been added to the game, Fallout 76 launched without NPCs. This reportedly went against the wishes of many of the game's developers, but was something that the higher-ups wanted, with Howard specifically mentioned in the report.
This proves executives; if they have not been in a position of development; should NOT fucking decide how development goes. Especially if they are trying to make decisions against a pedigree that has proven itself by shipping multiple million selling games. (regardless of their bug ridden past...) Wtf?