Bethesda's Fallout 76 has been an infamous mess since launch, but its developers are putting in the work to try and fix the game's overall experience. Part of that effort will include adding NPCs with quests and dialogue options as part of the Wastelanders expansion. However, those new NPCs have to move in somewhere, and that somewhere just might be where current players have established their homes.
The Fallout Twitter account has advertised Wastelanders, which launches on April 14, as changing just about everything to the point that its locale "won't be the same Appalachia you're used to." Different factions of people will be claiming territory, which will henceforth become "no-build-zones" according to a Tweet showcasing the newly refurbished map. Fallout 76 players will have to move their C.A.M.P. if it's currently located in one of these zones.
Of course for some this relocation should be a small price to pay if the promise of new content coming in Wastelanders is to be believed. Based on the expansion's launch trailer released Thursday, humans are moving back into West Virginia because of a supposed buried treasure, a sort of modern-day gold rush which will come into conflict with the scorched infecting the area. It's a premise with a good amount of story possibilities.
In response to Fallout's map, a fan, who goes by Lagerwhat on Twitter, asked whether players will be compensated for the forced relocation. The game's social media account confirmed that those who have their C.A.M.P in a no-build-zone will be able to move "without spending any caps." Definitely good for those players saving up to buy in-game toilet paper.
Fallout 76 is not the only MMO game to make headlines as of late regarding its decision on what to do with player housing. Square Enix announced last month that home evictions in Final Fantasy 14 are suspended temporarily in solidarity with those who are going through hard times as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
At one point Final Fantasy 14 was struggling to keep its head above water before Square Enix revamped the entire experience, and as a result, the game is still going strong to this day. Fallout 76 is attempting to line itself up for a similar redemption story, and with business decisions like giving PC players free Steam copies when Wastelanders launches next week, there's a decent chance it might get there someday.
Fallout 76 is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.