Nullity wrote on Jun 11, 2025, 12:20:
People have mentioned you can rent private servers, but can you just run your own?

How would they monetize that or keep control of the IP by preventing mods? That's corporate thinking these days.

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 22:38:
bRUH, nobody is paying to lose.

Some people are into that though. There's all types.

People have mentioned you can rent private servers, but can you just run your own?

bRUH, nobody is paying to lose.

"Head start." What nonsense, it's the real release of the game. Marketing speak.

Essentially it's just pay-to-win without calling it that. It doesn't matter much in some MMO'S though. It will even out in the long run; it's just a shit deal at the beginning.

Also, I am having a very foggy day today (my head not the weather) so I am wondering if I am just missing the (probably) obvious joke that has been carried on in this thread that I am totally not getting....

Overon wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 14:07:
"Head start." What nonsense, it's the real release of the game. Marketing speak.

Well, with this MMO-like game you can't deny that the "head start" might have actually made practical "sense" for those kiddies who wanted to binge the game 24/5 with no or minimal sleep so they can gank nubs for teh lulz day 1 when the unwashed masses (gank fodder) are admitted to the game.

As for other games (single player games) it is completely silly marketing BS obviously but it works. If you check the Steam forums then the no. 1 reason given by people why they buy a Premium Edition is the head start. It's the newest FOMO fad.
There was a HUGE outcry when the Tempest Rising devs fucked up and accidentally admitted everyone to their game on the head start date. A lot of folks were very vocally demanding refunds because their precious privilege was taken away from them (IIRC, it was 48 or 72 hours of "early access").

Darks wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:13:

Fion wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:11:
You can rent private servers, but yes they're online only. This is an MMO-lite, but you can solo a great deal of the game. Though it's a more fun and also easier with a duo or a group of four. Not just the PvE content, but stuff like resource gathering.

For sure, you can Solo, but man it can get hard if you run into a bunch of Shielded enemies. Having another person along goes a long way in helping out.

FYI to those who may not know this. Deploy your sand bike before any engagement's. its a spawn point if you die.

Just be aware that npc's can kill your bike. So, uh make sure you don't dismount and lead a npc into range of your bike.

El Pit wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 15:32:

Fion wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:03:
Though you need lubricant to keep them going, that's also pretty easy to make in large quantities.

Yeah, okay, I'm childish. Nevertheless... Is this how the worm works?

u haf to solo teh w0rm 2 master the bat0r class bro

Kosumo wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 16:57:
The Worm is on loan from Star Citizen, Dune will have to return it when Chris Roberts releases Squadron 42.

At least the Star Citizen cultists don't ask for large quantities of lube for the worm service.

It was a bad day, just having a little mild trolling fun.

The Worm is on loan from Star Citizen, Dune will have to return it when Chris Roberts releases Squadron 42.

Fion wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:03:
Though you need lubricant to keep them going, that's also pretty easy to make in large quantities.

Yeah, okay, I'm childish. Nevertheless... Is this how the worm works?

"Head start." What nonsense, it's the real release of the game. Marketing speak.

Fion wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:11:
You can rent private servers, but yes they're online only. This is an MMO-lite, but you can solo a great deal of the game. Though it's a more fun and also easier with a duo or a group of four. Not just the PvE content, but stuff like resource gathering.

For sure, you can Solo, but man it can get hard if you run into a bunch of Shielded enemies. Having another person along goes a long way in helping out.

FYI to those who may not know this. Deploy your sand bike before any engagement's. its a spawn point if you die.

You can rent private servers, but yes they're online only. This is an MMO-lite, but you can solo a great deal of the game. Though it's a more fun and also easier with a duo or a group of four. Not just the PvE content, but stuff like resource gathering.

Jim wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 13:05:
Can you play offline? Or are you locked in to one of their servers ?

You can rent a private server if you like, but getting on one of the hosted servers is not bad, its all PvE until the Deep Desert. Don't worry about other players, nits been really mild seeing them out there.

Frijoles wrote on Jun 10, 2025, 12:23:
Been enjoying it. Really fun to see the sandworm pop up right behind me and barely get away. The AI for NPCs is pretty shit though. And I've only seen three enemies to kill (regular dude, dude with knife and shield, big dude with shield and big gun). I haven't been to the Deep Desert yet as I don't care for PVP. I'm also finding it harder to maintain interest knowing that as soon as I lapse for a couple weeks, my whole base and everything I own will be gone. I return to Fallout 76 from time to time because I know my fort is still there and I'm not starting over.

I've been having a great time to, but I'm in agreement, the whole loosing a base really turns you off on any long term plans. I like taking long breaks at times. only having 20 days of uptime to keep the base powered really kills it for me.

As for the enemies, well I'm not sure what anyone really expected. there are only a few enemy types and the Sardaukar that show up if you are spotted. I'm more into exploring the map and seeing what's out there. some really great looking environment's for sure.

This also has to be one of the best starts for an MMO in a very long time. No issues getting on and not having server issues. Have to give credit to Funcom for all the best testing they did and working out a lot of the issues. That has gone a long way and it shows.

Can you play offline? Or are you locked in to one of their servers ?

Getting enough power to your base to step away for a few weeks or a month isn't really a problem. Fuel cells are easy to find in and around ship wrecks and agro testing facilities. Without really trying my bases 3 generators each have 14 days worth of power. I could easily spend a few hours gathering fuel cells to boost that to a month. On top of that you can install a few wind turbines and double that. Though you need lubricant to keep them going, that's also pretty easy to make in large quantities.

Been enjoying it. Really fun to see the sandworm pop up right behind me and barely get away. The AI for NPCs is pretty shit though. And I've only seen three enemies to kill (regular dude, dude with knife and shield, big dude with shield and big gun). I haven't been to the Deep Desert yet as I don't care for PVP. I'm also finding it harder to maintain interest knowing that as soon as I lapse for a couple weeks, my whole base and everything I own will be gone. I return to Fallout 76 from time to time because I know my fort is still there and I'm not starting over.