After Fallout 76 has been on the market for nearly 7 months, Bethesda has finally provided an answer to the question about the canvas bags. What initially caused a stir seems to be slowly clarifying.
This is the issue: In the Collector’s Edition of Fallout 76, the so-called “Power Armor Edition”, a nice canvas bag was supposed to be included. However, this did not arrive for the buyers of the edition.
Instead, Bethesda sent out bags made of much cheaper nylon. After the already difficult launch of Fallout 76, which brought a lot of hate and review-bombing, this only further fueled the bad mood.
Now, nearly 7 months after the release of Fallout 76 in November 2018, there is new news.
The issue with the canvas bags
Why did this upset so many people? The fact that only cheap nylon arrived instead of expensive canvas was not the only shocking aspect of this situation. Bethesda’s response afterwards and around the whole matter caused even more turmoil:
- The Collector’s Edition was sold out multiple times, reflecting the demand for the bags.
- As compensation for an expensive bag from the 200€ Collector’s Edition, Bethesda offered atoms worth 5€.
- Apparently, there were indeed bags made of canvas, but only for a select few players.
- A YouTuber labeled all of this as a scam and gained significant traction.
- Finally, Bethesda requested more time to be able to produce the requested bags, but then kept silent for a long time.
As an original reason, Bethesda even officially stated that canvas was simply too expensive. In summary, many fans see the whole situation as very unfortunate and poorly handled.
This is Bethesda’s response: In December 2018, Bethesda announced that there would be canvas bags for buyers. Owners of the Collector’s Edition should contact support to claim their bag.
Now Bethesda has spoken out again. In a tweet, it states that the bags are finally here and will be shipped.
When will the bags arrive? There is still no specific date for the delivery. The tweet simply states that the shipping of the bags will begin “next week”, starting from June 10, 2019. Those who have submitted a ticket should receive a response once a date is set.
The fact that not everything went well with Fallout 76 is even acknowledged by the director:
