Not only do players have to amass enormous amounts of scrapped materials to create CAMPs (which often act as open roleplay settings), they also have to navigate Bethesda’s build rules, which are far less permissive than that of its predecessor, Fallout 4. The sandbox features that facilitate both offer a wide world of player expression, but their limitations can also be frustrating. While the past few years have seen a slight uptick in new Fallout 76 content, for the most part, the game’s post-release longevity can be attributed to its content communities, like roleplayers and build streamers. Now that Fallout Worlds is here, the big question is how the changes affect players on a practical level. Instead of Bethesda taking the risk of introducing permanent game modes, players would be able to tailor the ruleset until it suited them, all in a low-risk environment that doesn’t affect Adventure Mode world, stats, or progress. With the closing of Nuclear Winter mode and the still-missed Survival Mode, this feature was to be a remedy to the problem of canceled features.
When I spoke to Jeff Gardiner and Mark Tucker back in June about the future of Fallout 76, they spoke of an upcoming feature that would let players customize the experience to their liking: Fallout Worlds.
