Fallout 76 continues to bring new content for its fans years after release, and just recently players have been able to turn into a Ghoul. For many, it’s clear that there should also be Super Mutants. However, if it depends on Bethesda, you’ll have to wait a little longer.
What is the deal with the Super Mutants? Fallout 76 is the online playground that Bethesda and franchise fans can enjoy. This MMO features many innovations and features that have never been seen in any Fallout before. The feature that allows players to transform into Ghouls to create new builds is still quite fresh.
However, according to fans, it shouldn’t just stop with the Ghouls. Another enemy faction is also a fitting candidate to provide fans with new content. We’re talking about nothing less than the Super Mutants.
These green and aggressive bodybuilders would fit perfectly as a new class or transformation, and Bethesda is aware of your desire. But it seems that the time for that hasn’t come yet…
Super Mutants need to fill a niche that doesn’t exist yet
What do the developers say about Super Mutants? The gaming site PCGamesN spoke with Creative Director Jon Rush and Lead Producer Bill LaCoste at the Summer Game Fest. The primary focus was on future plans for Fallout 76. When the Ghoul update was released, players also saw the possibility of being able to transform into Super Mutants in the future.
Jon Rush acknowledges that the developers have heard this request. However, they apparently cannot implement the feature for no reason:
“The key would be that we need to find a niche that we can fill. If I were to say, ‘Hey, now we can be Super Mutants, now you can tank as a Super Mutant’ – well, I can do that right now with my Power Armor and the right Perk cards. So it’s about finding the niche it fills. If someone wants to be a Mirelurk, what missing part of the game would that fill?”
Without a proper reason or a specific function that would make transforming into a Super Mutant worthwhile, the implementation would not make sense according to the developers.
What do the developers have planned? Although the developers cannot talk about future plans without getting into trouble, Bill LaCoste mentioned that the developers’ ideas are “pretty great”. Jon Rush adds that he would love to stroll through the woods and suddenly encounter Big Foot and go fishing with him.
So the wasteland offers a lot of room for the developers to explore in the future. But until then, fans can get acquainted with the new fishing update in Fallout 76. You can find more about Fallout 76 here: Ex-boss says Fallout 76 has earned every criticism, but the years of work have paid off
