The upcoming raids for Fallout 76 are expected to be really tough nuts to crack, even for experienced players. However, during QuakeCon 2019, the developers announced new features that could possibly help players.
What are these features? It’s about legendary perks. These were briefly mentioned by the developers during the Fallout 76 panel at QuakeCon 2019. These perks are supposed to be particularly powerful, but are closely tied to S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and perks.
Legendary Perks – what is that?
How to obtain the perks: While explaining the feature, Project Lead Jeff Gardiner talked about how the perks can be obtained. He mentioned that players can choose a legendary perk “every 50 levels or so.”
However, he should not be pinned down to that number. Since the feature is still in early development, it’s likely that when you get the cards will change.
Gardiner also noted that higher-level players will already gain access to several legendary perks as soon as they are implemented. The number depends on how many levels you will actually need per legendary perk.
This is how the perks work: Upon leveling up to the corresponding level, you can choose a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute in which you then become “legendary”. In this attribute, you will receive a wide selection of perks.
These perks can be equipped and leveled up in this slot, just like perks have been before. The legendary perks are supposed to be “especially powerful.”
A special twist about the perks is that they work a bit like a “New Game +”. When you start a new character, you already have the possibility to equip the legendary perks of your main character.
Legendary Perks as assistance for raids
What are raids? Raids were already announced earlier this year and were also showcased during QuakeCon 2019. These PvE activities are traditionally among the most challenging in any game. It will likely be the same in Fallout 76.
The first raids in Fallout 76 will be Vault 94 and Vault 96. The two vaults have already been presented as particularly great challenges. They are supposed to be available for four higher-level players in three different difficulty levels.
It seems that the raids are so difficult that there has already been consideration of what happens if one fails. The special loot that you can get from the raids is also available if you do not complete them successfully.
Will legendary perks help me in raids? The developers indicated that the raids are designed for four players. However, those who are particularly masochistically inclined can also try it with fewer players or even alone.
The legendary perks could help here. While there is still no information about the legendary perks, from what we know so far, you could boost yourself with the legendary perks as follows:
- Strength for heavy weapons and melee – for example for power armor builds
- Precision for rifles and, for instance, the “Jack of all Trades”-build
- Intelligence for energy and radiation weapons
- Luck for crit builds
The raids are coming in August. However, we do not yet know if the legendary perks will be ready by then. As soon as we know more about the perks and their effects, we will inform you here on MeinMMO.
The perks could also have a completely different use – for the also announced NPCs. Those who specialize in charisma might have better options in dialogues for the factions:
