Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?

A post on Eurogamer attempts to sort through a tangle of information about Fallout 76 and the possibility of getting a refund amid complaints about a buggy launch for the RPG prequel. They note some claims of successful refunds are counterbalanced by complaints that refunds were denied for users who already downloaded the game, which seems like a legal Catch-22 for those who say the game is unplayable. They note that Washington D.C.-based legal firm Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is soliciting complaints, suggesting they may want to take Bethesda to court over this. Here's their statement:
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is currently investigating Bethesda Game Studios for releasing a heavily-glitched game, Fallout 76, and refusing to issue refunds for PC purchasers of the game who found it to be unplayable because of its technical problems. While minor bugs and glitches are expected with the release of most new games, Fallout 76 launched with a 56GB patch that has proven to be but a starting point for the game’s problems. Gamers who have tried to receive a refund because of the game’s myriad glitches have been unable to do so since they downloaded the game, leaving them to deal with an unplayable experience until patches bring it back to a playable state.
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
Nov 29, 2018, 19:48
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout? Nov 29, 2018, 19:48
Nov 29, 2018, 19:48
 
Drayth wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 19:38:
jdreyer wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 10:51:
sean_murray wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 10:30:
Quinn wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 06:02:
https://youtu.be/2tAVh9baJkw

Fuck this company. Fuck F76.

Jim Sterling pointed out that the 500 atoms they're offering owners of the CE for recompense of the canvas bag is 200 atoms short of being able to purchase the in-game canvas bag, lol.

KX? Did you make a sockpuppet account?

That was me accidentally posting again under an account I only meant to use once. lol

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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
Nov 29, 2018, 19:38
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout? Nov 29, 2018, 19:38
Nov 29, 2018, 19:38
 
jdreyer wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 10:51:
sean_murray wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 10:30:
Quinn wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 06:02:
https://youtu.be/2tAVh9baJkw

Fuck this company. Fuck F76.

Jim Sterling pointed out that the 500 atoms they're offering owners of the CE for recompense of the canvas bag is 200 atoms short of being able to purchase the in-game canvas bag, lol.

KX? Did you make a sockpuppet account?

That was me accidentally posting again under an account I only meant to use once. lol

Sorry, Blue.. I'll never use it again. Promise.
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
Nov 29, 2018, 17:55
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Nov 29, 2018, 17:55
 
Wow, this trainwreck of a game just keeps on delivering. Messing around those willing to pay $200 for a collector's edition is the ultimate insult.
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Nov 29, 2018, 14:06
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
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sean_murray wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 10:30:
Quinn wrote on Nov 29, 2018, 06:02:
https://youtu.be/2tAVh9baJkw

Fuck this company. Fuck F76.

Jim Sterling pointed out that the 500 atoms they're offering owners of the CE for recompense of the canvas bag is 200 atoms short of being able to purchase the in-game canvas bag, lol.

KX? Did you make a sockpuppet account?
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https://youtu.be/2tAVh9baJkw

Fuck this company. Fuck F76.
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Nov 28, 2018, 18:07
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Nov 28, 2018, 18:07
 
I read earlier today that someone compared the script of the whatever-flying-nuclear-mutant-boss-creature in this game to a Skyrim dragon, and it's the same exact script.

That pretty much sums up to me the overall impression I've got from all the reviews (Angry Joe's especially), and various streams I've seen clips from.

I get that some people can find fun in what's there, more power to them, I personally don't want to reward Bethesda for this half-assed effort though.
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
Nov 28, 2018, 16:45
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Nov 28, 2018, 16:45
 
That was no unclear fashion, cheers You're definitely blacklisted.

Not really ofc, but you know what I mean. Defending this fucking game... tsk tsk tsk... xD
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Re: Fallout 76 Legal Fallout?
Nov 28, 2018, 14:55
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Nov 28, 2018, 14:55
 
Quinn wrote on Nov 28, 2018, 14:19:
Sorry, Agent.X7.. but you're an idiot. This game has no NPCs, no story to speak of, and literally zero improvement upon their previous titles (the opposite, in fact) except for the fact you can run around in it with your girlfriend. Whoop-dee-fucking-doo.

NPCs - Plenty of Handies, a few Super Mutants, and quite a few Protectrons...oh, you meant human NPCs, well I guess if it supports your argument we can ignore the hundred or so that do exist in the game.

Story - No more, no less of a story than the previous titles. What is lost upon people who state there is no story in this game is that you actually have to read it.

Zero improvement - This is probably the closest argument you have to being valid...except for when no one with half a brain cell expected some sort of improvement over 4 when Bethesda outright stated that this was a spinoff game.

Let's face it -- and this is going to be controversial! -- but this game is objectively garbage and a money grab from a studio that's sold their soul. Anyone who claims differently, please.. let me know in no unclear fashion so I can put you on the blacklist of people that I should NEVER listen to when it comes to any single word they have to say about any game.

OH NO SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING I DON'T, WE MUST BLACKLIST THEM!!!

Do you not even in the slightest see just how idiotic and juvenile that sounds?

Here's something that's controversial...there's nothing wrong with the game, what is wrong is the gamer outrage over a perception that was never sold as such to begin with. The game was sold as a spinoff title to stopgap the Fallout franchise while they develop the next entry into the series...it was sold as a multiplayer survival game within the Fallout universe.

I'll mention it again for good measure, watch this vid and then check your head. The only way I can understand how you could praise this game, mate, is if it's the kind of "playing game with girlfriend" where you have a constant boner and a promise that you'll get lucky in a couple of sexy minutes.

This is, by far, the most ridiculous string of words I've read lately....and really goes to show the level of maturity in your grasp of human intelligence.
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Nov 28, 2018, 14:19
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christheshitter wrote on Nov 28, 2018, 12:44:
Agent.X7 wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 11:43:


As far as Fallout 76, it's not anymore or less buggy than 3 and 4 were, people are just pissed that the game is not Fallout 5. Still playing it with my girlfriend, still having fun.

Agreed! Fallout 3 is so unstable it's a joke. Crashes when it feels like it. How can this be any worse, it's nothing!

Sorry, Agent.X7.. but you're an idiot. This game has no NPCs, no story to speak of, and literally zero improvement upon their previous titles (the opposite, in fact) except for the fact you can run around in it with your girlfriend. Whoop-dee-fucking-doo.

Let's face it -- and this is going to be controversial! -- but this game is objectively garbage and a money grab from a studio that's sold their soul. Anyone who claims differently, please.. let me know in no unclear fashion so I can put you on the blacklist of people that I should NEVER listen to when it comes to any single word they have to say about any game.

I'll mention it again for good measure, watch this vid and then check your head. The only way I can understand how you could praise this game, mate, is if it's the kind of "playing game with girlfriend" where you have a constant boner and a promise that you'll get lucky in a couple of sexy minutes.
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Nov 28, 2018, 12:44
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Nov 28, 2018, 12:44
 
Agent.X7 wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 11:43:
UGh, predatory attorneys looking to make a killing with a class action lawsuit. They don't give a shit about the game, they just saw headlines and a quick way to make a buck. They get bank and everyone in the class gets a few cents credit. Whoo.


As far as Fallout 76, it's not anymore or less buggy than 3 and 4 were, people are just pissed that the game is not Fallout 5. Still playing it with my girlfriend, still having fun.

Agreed! Fallout 3 is so unstable it's a joke. Crashes when it feels like it. How can this be any worse, it's nothing!
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Nov 28, 2018, 10:52
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Nov 28, 2018, 10:52
 
natx wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 20:45:
game is far from unplayable

bunch of self entitled millennial whiners jumping on the hate bandwagon so they can get millions of views for the youtube channels

LOL exactly. Ohhh and it isn't on Steam because they were afraid of refunds, because it would be cheaper to build a new client, servers, storefront, and whatever else that is entailed in that then give a refund. The haters of this game have some sound logic.

face it, the Xbox and PS4 just cant handle this game.

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Nov 28, 2018, 10:09
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Nov 28, 2018, 10:09
 
Burrito of Peace wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 21:53:
Somebody in this thread really, really likes the taste of Bethesda's cock.
in one of those reviews it was stated that some people like that taste, it's perfectly ok.
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Nov 28, 2018, 01:38
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Nov 28, 2018, 01:38
 
Darks wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 19:38:
VaranDragon wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 17:13:
Pretty good review from Mack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4z-3eT5w0I

OMG, you cant be seriously taking this guys review as anything but a bitch session seriously can you? This guy has nothing to say good about any games. Hes a troll only looking for click bate for this site. Never once, have I Ever taken anything this guy says seriously.

You are entitled to your opinion on Fallout76 but you're wrong about Mack and WAB reviews. There have been a number of games that I've bought specifically because of his reviews which are appropriately titled (WORTH A BUY). The most recent of which are Kingdom Come Deliverance and No Man's Sky. He isn't shy about pointing out the glaring faults with games he generally praises either, which only increases the value of his reviews IMO.

P.S. He is also one of the few (only?) reviewers that comes back to a game a year (or even longer) after release to see if he needs to change his verdict about the initial release.

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Nov 27, 2018, 23:11
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natx wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 20:45:
game is far from unplayable

bunch of self entitled millennial whiners jumping on the hate bandwagon so they can get millions of views for the youtube channels


FWIW this place is a lot older than millennials, probably Gen X'ers mostly.
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Nov 27, 2018, 21:53
 
Somebody in this thread really, really likes the taste of Bethesda's cock.
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Nov 27, 2018, 21:45
 
I’m so disappointed in Bethesda in general. I mean, I was ok with their buggy releases in the past; at least the games were still fun. But this is the perfect example of “give an inch, take a mile”. Full triple-A price for this crap and gamers still buy it. What is happening?
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Nov 27, 2018, 20:58
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Nov 27, 2018, 20:58
 
Prez wrote on Nov 27, 2018, 11:45:
I am absolutely LOVING the utter shitshow that Fallout 76 has turned into. Bethesda has received a free pass for far, FAR too long. It's about time they started being held to some sort of standard. In the end it will make them a better publisher of better games, after a series of painful lessons of course.

The problem is that Bethesda is a AA developer that has played too long in the AAA market. Skyrim's mod-ability (and the fans' dedication to fixing their games for them) and scope allowed Bethesda to slug above their weight class for a while. But the reality is that Bethesda can't produce AAA games outside of their (already aged) engine. An MMO is not their forte.

Either Bethesda will learn to limit their scope to something more reasonable, or they will have to grow themselves into a larger or different studio (if they can)...
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Nov 27, 2018, 20:45
 
game is far from unplayable

bunch of self entitled millennial whiners jumping on the hate bandwagon so they can get millions of views for the youtube channels
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