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Gamers only got a very small window to play Fallout 76's Xbox One beta this week.
After just a few hours, feelings are decidedly mixed. The game's much more positive, and I personally was bombarded with fans angry at me expressing skepticism towards the game without playing it first. But others were dismayed by the game's lack of NPCs and repetitiveness.
I actually wrote the offending piece of the story, and then wrongly assumed that Bethesda would be running more betas each afternoon. After all, most betas like this run for a few days or a week and they run 24/7 for the most part.
But Bethesda is doing something different with Fallout 76. They're only running the beta in small 2 to 4 hour chunks. And instead of servers going live on a daily basis, they're only going up from time to time. It's confusing, but there's a method to the madness. These are intended as short stress tests, designed to get as many players in the same time window as possible. I'm sure that's the best idea, since it's a normal 24/7 beta, but it's what it is.
In any case, if you've been trying to logon and be confused and frustrated, that's why.
For Xbox One players, here's when the beta goes back online:
- Saturday Oct. 27 5pm ET / 2pm PT to 7pm ET / 4pm PT
- Sunday, Oct. 28 12pm ET / 9 am PT to 2pm ET / 11 am PT
That's just two hours each day — a narrow window indeed. So set your alarms, mark your calendars and make sure to download the game ahead of time.
For my part, I want to go into this weekend's beta with an open mind. Yes, I've been skeptical of this game. No, it's not what I typically want out of a Bethesda title and I'm worried about the lack of NPCs and story. Also, I think I'm getting excited about bugs and other problems from Bethesda titles. My colleague Paul Tassi's time with the beta did not really get terribly excited about playing it either.
That being said, the sheer amount of pushback I've gotten excited and excited about the game. I'm not in for a surprise. So I'll do my best to be critical * and * open-minded, two things that sound like opposites but really do go hand-in-hand. To be fair,
In any case, see you (maybe) in the beta.
As a side-note: The things I wrote in my piece about gameplay can be determined. It may well be a very good thing, but the fact remains that this is an online game that leaves many of the hallmarks of the Bethesda's traditional games, and that worries me. for a whole slew of reasons. Honestly, I hope I'm wrong.
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Here's when the Fallout 76 beta starts back up on Xbox One.Credit: Bethesda
Gamers only got a very small window to play Fallout 76's Xbox One beta this week.
After just a few hours, feelings are decidedly mixed. The game's much more positive, and I personally was bombarded with fans angry at me expressing skepticism towards the game without playing it first. But others were dismayed by the game's lack of NPCs and repetitiveness.
I actually wrote the offending piece of the story, and then wrongly assumed that Bethesda would be running more betas each afternoon. After all, most betas like this run for a few days or a week and they run 24/7 for the most part.
But Bethesda is doing something different with Fallout 76. They're only running the beta in small 2 to 4 hour chunks. And instead of servers going live on a daily basis, they're only going up from time to time. It's confusing, but there's a method to the madness. These are intended as short stress tests, designed to get as many players in the same time window as possible. I'm sure that's the best idea, since it's a normal 24/7 beta, but it's what it is.
In any case, if you've been trying to logon and be confused and frustrated, that's why.
For Xbox One players, here's when the beta goes back online:
- Saturday Oct. 27 5pm ET / 2pm PT to 7pm ET / 4pm PT
- Sunday, Oct. 28 12pm ET / 9 am PT to 2pm ET / 11 am PT
Fallout 76Credit: Bethesda
That's just two hours each day — a narrow window indeed. So set your alarms, mark your calendars and make sure to download the game ahead of time.
For my part, I want to go into this weekend's beta with an open mind. Yes, I've been skeptical of this game. No, it's not what I typically want out of a Bethesda title and I'm worried about the lack of NPCs and story. Also, I think I'm getting excited about bugs and other problems from Bethesda titles. My colleague Paul Tassi's time with the beta did not really get terribly excited about playing it either.
That being said, the sheer amount of pushback I've gotten excited and excited about the game. I'm not in for a surprise. So I'll do my best to be critical * and * open-minded, two things that sound like opposites but really do go hand-in-hand. To be fair,
In any case, see you (maybe) in the beta.
As a side-note: The things I wrote in my piece about gameplay can be determined. It may well be a very good thing, but the fact remains that this is an online game that leaves many of the hallmarks of the Bethesda's traditional games, and that worries me. for a whole slew of reasons. Honestly, I hope I'm wrong.
Here's our latest video game podcast:
