With Halloween just around the corner, Bethesda has announced a series of holiday themed additions toFallout 76with the game’s latest update. Officially released October 19th, this update will give players ofFallout 76the chance to hunt down dressed up Scorched, trick-or-treat, as well as take advantage of holiday sales.
Fallout 76was released back in 2018 and was the first time the franchise delved into the world of multiplayer games. Functioning as the earliest time period in theFalloutseries,Fallout 76takes players to West Virginiajust 20 years after the apocalyptic nuclear war. This update will last throughout the Halloween season, coming to a close on November 2.
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This update toFallout 76brings a variety of Halloween-themed changes to the game including adding costumed Scorched. Players can earn themselves a legendary item as well as a piece of Mystery Candy if they can hunt down these special Scorched. The update gives players a free Spooky Candy Bowlthey can place at their CAMP inFallout 76which opens up a number of daily challenges. These revolve around giving out Mystery Candy and trick-or-treating at neighboring CAMPs. This update also covers the in-game date of the beginning of the apocalypse inFalloutlore and Bethesda has announced sales onFallout 76as well as the in-game currency known as Atoms to celebrate.
Just as this update shows,Fallout 76continues to host eventstying its community together. The Mystery Candy and daily challenges encourage player collaboration while the possibility of Halloween-themed Scorched with legendary items should mobilize a lot of players. These both work to incentivise player interaction all in the name of Hallooween. This being the first multiplayerFalloutgame, Bethesda continues to work on improving it after a shaky release.
In general, Bethesda has done much to erase the negative reaction players had to this game’s inital release.Fallout 76has had a number of updates and improvementsthat have helped the game win over some of those begrudged fans since then. This, the latest update, is just one part of that larger program to makeFallout 76as successful as possible.
That being said, there are still fans of the franchise that can’t be convinced to play a multiplayer game. Coupling this with the mixed release of the game, Bethesda has had a challenging time winning everyone over. Fortunately, at the very least, these themed updates add a new flavor and new incentive to join its community.
Fallout 76is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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