Four years later, the Fallout 76 update will finally remove the most famous broken weapon in Bethesda's RPG. While in single-player games like Skyrim or Fallout 4, having super-powered weapons and abilities can be a lot of fun, in Fallout 76 multiplayer, other players will have to deal with the consequences of someone deciding to use one of Fallout 76's most broken weapons. .
If you've ever seen the Scorpion Queen melt in a matter of seconds, then you've probably come across one of these legendary weapons. In particular, we are talking about explosive laser weapons - that is, laser weapons to which the legendary “Bullets explode, causing area damage” mod is applied. While you haven't been able to get the blast laser gun mod for a few years now, it was available early in Fallout 76's life.
Many of these weapons don't really pose much of a problem, but some of them are capable of destroying the toughest challenges in the game in a matter of seconds. Perhaps the most famous among them is the explosive Gatling laser, especially when paired with the legendary Two Shot mod, which makes it shoot additional projectiles. Bethesda was reluctant to take these weapons away from players who obtained them legally for a long time, but finally took action.
The latest Fallout 76 PTS update removes the blast mod from all Legendary modules - a fix expected to roll out to live servers with the next major update, Nuka-World on Tour, coming in December. IN post detailing the update, Bethesda explains: "Even though we're playing in a post-apocalyptic world, we still want the world to remain fair, fun, and inclusive for everyone." They say the team is "implementing a system that will remove illegal mods attached to weapons that cannot be obtained in the game."
The community has generally responded positively to these changes - a megathread The game has already received more than 1700 comments on the game's subreddit. “This should have been resolved within two weeks of discovery,” notes the top comment, “but four years will do.” Another comment says they're glad to see "Bethesda taking off the gloves to tackle one of its oldest, ugliest, and most divisive issues."
Meanwhile, Fallout 76 YouTubers and Twitch streamers have also weighed in on the issue, including some who were away from the game but took the opportunity to return to discuss the patch. “I really never thought this day would come,” says the YouTuber. LoneVaultWanderer, “I seriously thought this would be swept under the rug and never be discussed officially again.” Another YouTuber, Angry Turtle, is "thrilled" with the changes, saying: "I don't like using them - they're just too powerful."
Personally, I didn't start playing Fallout 76 until much later, so I missed my chance to get my hands on one of these pistols—and I certainly wasn't about to delve into the dark world of black market trading and potential duplicates or hacked variants that has grown around the guns over the years. It was fun to see one pop up every now and then, but perhaps less fun when, for the third time in a session, one of the most climactic fights turned to ash in a matter of seconds. As one Reddit user said: “War. War sometimes changes."
