The beta of Fallout 76 shows you the cash shop for the first time. This allows you to grab quirky items using Atom currency, which you can either earn in-game or buy for real money. These are the offers of the Atomic Shop.
It has been clear since the announcement that microtransactions would be included in Fallout 76. With the approaching beta, more and more information has come to light. Now there is full insight into the cash shop.
This is the premium currency of Fallout 76: We have known that there will be a currency that can be obtained for real money or in-game. This is called “Atoms”. In the beta, you can now take a look at the first offers.
Atomic Shop offers pajamas and pink hats
The contents of the Atomic Shop are primarily cosmetic in nature. There are outfits, skins for your Pip-Boy and for the parts of your camp.
What categories are there? Currently (by the end of the beta on November 5) there are:
- Outfits,
- Skins,
- Skins for your C.A.M.P.,
- Styles (hairstyles, tattoos, etc.),
- Gimmicks for the photo mode,
- Emotes
- and icons
It is not yet known how often the offers will change. Currently, for example, there is a red striped pajama, an anchor tattoo, and a blue Pip-Boy skin.
How much do the items in the Atomic Shop cost? The price range varies. Icons cost, for example, 50 Atoms, while outfit prices range from 400 to 600 Atoms. The Vault 76 cap alone costs 500 Atoms.
How do I get Atoms? In the beta, these can only be earned; later you will also be able to buy Atoms with real money. You can read how microtransactions work in Fallout 76 in our article.
Atomic Shop is not celebrated, but not condemned either
How do players find the cash shop? Most can live with the existence of the Atomic Shop. In the Fallout 76 subreddit, most users are rather laid-back. The user Tyr_The_Wanderer finds the cash shop “reasonable”. There are offers he likes and others that do not interest him much.
The user DarkOpz finds the discussions about real money shops exaggerated:
If you deliver constant DLC and update supply for years, and that for free, cosmetic microtransactions are fine. Especially since they can also be unlocked.
In the Bethesda forum, however, not everyone is thrilled about the prices. One user finds, for example: “After 12 hours of playing, I have 690 Atoms … enough for one pajama. I knew the items would be expensive, but 600 Atoms for underwear?”
Most players agree, though: as long as it stays with cosmetic items, the Atomic Shop is fine. A big question mark remains the real money price of the Atom currency. We will probably only find out at the release of Fallout 76.
It is also unclear whether items from the cash shop can be traded. Perhaps you have already tried that?
Many players are currently more concerned about another issue. Many demand bigger storage for their camp.
What do you think of the Atomic Shop? Are the prices reasonable?
