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Fallout 76 Ghoul Experience Detailed by Bethesda (wccftech.com)
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Playing as a Ghoul (with customizable design and even skin texture) is an endgame experience, as the related quest only starts at level 50. Ghouls will have 'dozens of alternate ways' to specialize their character, according to the developers.

To begin with, they are not only immune to radiation; it actually heals them. If your character is hurt, standing on top of some radioactive material will start healing them. Moreover, once fully healed, the excess radiation will build up into a new resource called Glow. Depending on how the player character is specialized, Glow can provide various effects. Ghouls can also utilize 32 exclusive perk cards on top of those already available for human characters, providing great variety when it comes to character progression.

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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

I don't hate it, I just got bored. I felt similarly after Fallout 3. I think that universe just isn't for me (also, the weight limits are ass for free players). I played the Metro series before Fallout, and I think it kinda set the bar too high.

I'm not surprised people still play, though. It's pretty fun, and people are generally nice. There's lots to do, and the quests are decent.

[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago

I felt similarly after Fallout 3. I think that universe just isn’t for me

Out of curiosity, have you played any of the non-Bethesda Fallout games? Because the Fallout-nees of FO3 (haven't played 76 or 4) is a paper-thin veneer composed of random elements from previous games jumbled together in ways that make no sense.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

I have the first two games, but I've never played them. I've done 3 and 76 (the latter of which I hear borrows heavily from 4).

Are the first two better narrative-wise?

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

First time I've ever seen someone rate Metro above the Fallout franchise, not that there's anything wrong with the opinion.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, and it's not that I think Fallout is bad, it's just...I think it feels too cartoonish? Like, people are supposed to be struggling, but despite the post-apocalyptic setting, each faction has their own little kingdom and seems to be doing alright. Medicine and stim packs abound, and nobody is really living on the knife's edge.

And while that's at least partly by design (supposed to be satirical sometimes), it doesn't feel completely satirical, like Saints Row, or completely serious, like the Metro series. It's caught somewhere in the middle, and I think that's what doesn't appeal to me; I want it to be silly or not silly, and it rides that line in a way I don't like.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

One man's trash. That's what I love about Fallout. 🤣

[-] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

The weight limit is bad. I played recently and it seems like they did some adjustments, so not as bad as it used to be

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