The first event has started in Fallout 76: The Fastnacht event. Many players have already dived into the new adventures and seen what there is to do now. We take a look at what happened and whether a (re)entry into Fallout 76 is worth it in March 2019.
This is currently happening in Fallout 76: With the patch from February 19, the first event ever in Fallout 76 was introduced: the Fastnacht event. For the Fastnacht, you help the robots in the small town of Helvetia to drive away the winter.
During the event, you can complete the local task multiple times a day. You just have to lead the masked robot parade through the town and protect it from waves of charging enemies.
As a reward, various masks are waiting for you as cosmetic items, recipes for cooking, or building plans for your C.A.M.P.
Some of the masks are particularly rare: The more bots survive, the higher the chance that you will receive a mask.
The event ends again on March 26.
This is how players view the event: Currently, the Fastnacht event provides enjoyment for most fans. Many enjoy discovering something new in Fallout 76, even if the event repeats itself after some time. The fascination with the new continues.
Some reddit users have even taken the effort to check what there is to loot and how it calculates which items you can get.
This has also disappointed some players, as some rewards seem mathematically unlikely or even unobtainable. In fact, the rare masks are indeed really rare, but at least some players have them, and many are motivated to hunt for them.
Is Fallout 76 now better?
This has changed: A major patch has changed several things in Fallout 76. The first contents of the “Wild Appalachia” update are here, which were already announced with the new alcohol feature.
With the patch, several things changed in the game:
- You can now brew and distill alcohol
- many weapons have been adjusted and are now better
- the C.A.M.P. has been revamped and now has a bigger building budget
- many “Quality-of-Life” updates and bug fixes have been made to the game
The complete patch notes on the first changes from “Wild Appalachia” can be found on the official website of Fallout 76.
What do these updates bring me? If you want to re-enter now, you will probably have to get used to some changes – depending on when you stopped playing.
The double-shot explosive weapons (“DSE”) are no longer as strong. Instead, heavy weapons and melee are now significantly more popular. However, fights against the Queen of the Scorched Beasts and nuclear bomb drops are still common for interested players.
However, the most notable innovations are probably the new items, especially the time-limited items from the Fastnacht event, the new possibilities for your C.A.M.P., and the expanded storage.
The new C.A.M.P. has already been used by a player to build a Brahmin catapult. A player from our community wants to offer home-brewed beer in his own pub with the new updates. There is again a lot to do in Appalachia.
How are the updates being received? Most players are pleased with all the new features. Especially the alcohol update creates a good atmosphere, and the Fastnacht event has probably brought some fans back to play:
I am at level 117 and haven’t touched the game since launch. However, I wanted to check out the new content, and in the middle of the Nukashine quest, the Fastnacht event appeared. It was so great to see the entire server tackle the event together, taking group photos and chatting. The game feels alive again.
The response to the changes has been positively noted for some time, based on the posts on reddit. The community has become somewhat smaller over time, but it seems to be getting more active again, and the first changes are attracting former players back.
What does the future look like? Specific changes are not yet known. In a roadmap, Bethesda promised that both new features and more story content will come. All of this will likely be released throughout 2019.
However, some players have already found new, mysterious vaults. We may soon expect actual raids. Furthermore, the beta of the new Survival Mode goes live on March 26.
Will you visit Appalachia again?
Work on PvP is also ongoing:
