The planning of Fallout 76 and the beta test often lead to discussions among fans. Vice President Pete Hines now personally comments on the status.
At Gamescom 2018, IGN spoke with Pete Hines about the status of Fallout 76 and the plans for the B.E.T.A. (Break-it-Early Test Application). Hines provides insight into the philosophy behind Fallout 76.
B.E.T.A. will provide challenges and the game should simply be good
Regarding Fallout 76 and especially the previous beta test, there are various opinions from the community. Some players find Bethesda’s approach completely unconvincing, while others are waiting to see. Vice President Pete Hines now takes a stance on this.
The beta will be stressful: As PCGamer reports, Hines states that the beta is currently on the right track. However, in order to ultimately make Fallout 76 a good game, attempts and feedback from players are necessary.
Hines: “It is interesting and exciting, but I approach the matter and have done it often enough to know it won’t go perfectly. There is simply no universe… no one has ever done this and said, ‘Oh, no problems. Not a single thing went wrong.'”
B.E.T.A. is more than just a joke: An important part of the beta test is to truly test it. In English, “B.E.T.A.” stands for “Break it Early Test Application”. And that’s exactly what should happen.
“It’s a joke, but you need to break it early. We need to find the problems and then fix them and check if what we used to fix holds. If not, we need to change it and do it again. We need you to [then] break other things,” Hines said.
Fun is the priority: The team must, according to Hines, be prepared for this test. However, it is also important that the game is fun. He even jokingly banned the term “replayable” from the office.
Hines: “Every game is replayable. Tetris is replayable. Every game can be replayed. That’s not unique. That’s not a feature.” Hines is more concerned that players get a game that offers good value for its price.
Are you still doubting? With these 8 arguments, Fallout 76 wants to convince its doubters.
