In a new “Inside the Vault”, the developers of Fallout 76 discuss upcoming changes to certain weapons and a special event. Find out here what awaits you soon in Appalachia.
Which weapons will be improved? Bethesda plans to tweak energy weapons and heavy weapons in Fallout 76, especially those with automatic rapid fire such as Gatlings and Miniguns.
This is indicated in the new official “Inside the Vault”. While these weapons have been popular since the beginning of the game, they are rarely used as they are currently considered useless.
Although many players find the concept cool and would like to play as heavily armored colossi with Power Armor and heavy weapons, many prefer to go for the stronger melee weapons. One reason is the low durability of the weapons.
This is what will change for the weapons: The durability is exactly what will be revised. Due to the extremely high firing rate of automatic and heavy weapons, they break much faster. Many players report that they cannot use a Gatling Plasma because it is destroyed after only half a core (the ammunition). This is where Bethesda is addressing:
- Heavy and semi-automatic energy weapons and heavy ballistic weapons will lose less durability per shot, allowing them to last about 4-5 times as long
- Semi-automatic energy weapons will deal 10% more damage
- Automatic heavy weapons will fire slightly slower but inflict 10%-20% more damage. This helps penetrate armor
Additionally, the weight of heavy weapons is said to be worked on. Many players feel it’s too high. However, this change is not intended for the upcoming Patch 7 but for a later date.
When will the patch be released? We can expect Patch 7 “next week”. It will thus be the first content of the “Wild Appalachia” update that is on the roadmap for Fallout 76 for 2019.
Together with Patch 7, the new alcohol feature for brewing and distilling will also be introduced. A specific date has not been mentioned, but we expect March 14 as the kickoff for Patch 7.
What’s coming to Fallout 76
In addition to the weapon changes, there are some adjustments to the C.A.M.P. Budgets will be adjusted so that certain items will weigh less on the budget. Additionally, there will be adjustments to the placement of C.A.M.P.s. Changes to challenges are also coming. You can view the full preview on the official homepage.
Bethesda is also planning a “Fasnacht event” in the town of Helvetia. Although all humans are gone, the robots in the town carry on the tradition. In repeatable events, you can collect and trade cool masks. The event starts on March 19 and ends on March 26.
What do you think of the changes? Are you looking forward to the better heavy weapons?
Many other players also want better weapons. However, they are interested in a very special one:
