10 Scandals That DESTROYED Fallout 76

This is the most recent scandal to have hit the already severely-wounded game, and it’s the one which is most clearly and obviously a lie.

When Fallout 76 was first released, Bethesda promised that only cosmetic upgrades would be available for purchase with real money. This is a rather common technique used by publishers to try and avoid any potential blowback from the game being pay to win, as well as shifting the blame for the predatory business practices onto the consumer.

After all, it doesn’t matter that a fancy new digital hat costs real money; you don’t have to buy it. You know, just like alcoholics don’t need to buy booze or drug addicts don’t need to buy heroin. Cosmetic purchases can be fun if they’re cheap and used sparingly, but honestly, all that is besides the point.

To shield themselves from criticism, Bethesda promised they’d only ever sell cosmetic items. However, they’ve since gone back on their word by selling repair kits. It was one of the few promises they’d kept, and even that’s now up in flames.