As many players who experienced Fallout 76's PC beta may attest, Bethesda's forthcoming open world multiplayer title still has its fair share of problems on the platform, and the company has even gone so far as to say that fans should expect bugs at launch. Nevertheless, this doesn't mean the publisher and developer won't be attempting to rectify any problems that occur in the game. As a matter of fact, Bethesda recently acknowledged that some players' claims regarding the PC version's susceptibility to hacking are valid, and confirmed that it plans to fix these issues.

In order to get the full context of the situation, it's important to acknowledge that a recent Reddit post from the user "teetharejustdone" is what led to Bethesda's response, as the Fallout 76 fan shared some areas wherein the game's PC version could be broken and exploited by unscrupulous players. For instance, the post mentioned the game lacks server checks to verify models and file integrity, and also has unencrypted client to client communication. What's more is that the title is open to user mods that have the potential to offer unfair advantages in gameplay.

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In reaction to the post, a Bethesda spokesperson shared a statement acknowledging that some, but not all of the points teetharejustdone made are valid concerns that should be addressed. That said, though, the publisher and developer didn't specifically point toward which of the Redditor's claims are inaccurate, with the company instead opting to express a more general message that it will combat any forms of cheating and hacking in Fallout 76.

"Many of the claims in the thread are either inaccurate or based on incorrect assumptions. The community has however called to attention several issues that our teams are already actively tracking and planning to roll out fixes for.

"Our goal is always to deliver a great experience for all our players. Cheating or hacking will not be tolerated. We know our fan base is passionate about modding and customizing their experience in our worlds and it's something we intend to support down the road."

Considering the fact that there's a relatively small window left for Bethesda to iron out all of these and the other reported issues before Fallout 76 officially goes live, we will simply have to wait and see what measures Bethesda takes in order to ensure the game is as secure as possible at launch. The company recently put out a 30 GB patch ahead of the next round of beta periods that brought about bug fixes and balance changes, but contains no fixes as far as the issues brought up by teetharejustdone are concerned.

Fallout 76 is scheduled to launch on November 14, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Source: Eurogamer, Reddit