{"id":4088,"date":"2021-03-31T19:32:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1345064"},"modified":"2021-03-31T19:32:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:32:10","slug":"games-to-play-on-date-night-fallout-76s-wasteland-west-virginia-is-for-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=4088","title":{"rendered":"Games to play on date night: Fallout 76\u2019s wasteland West Virginia is for lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>Date night, for my fianc\u00e9e and I, is all about closeness and intimacy. Sometimes that looks like cooking our favorite meal together, having a few cocktails after dinner, and talking the night away. Other times, however, it looks like us playing a video game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where she\u2019s a laser-gun-wielding punk rock goddess and I\u2019m a machete-toting psychopath who collects teddy bears. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Variety, they say, is the spice of life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s ironic then, that when I wrote the first edition of this series my plan was to publish a new piece each week. Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2021\/01\/12\/games-to-play-on-date-night-rule-the-galaxy-together-in-stellaris\/\">the first article<\/a> was about&nbsp;<em>Stellaris<\/em> and my fianc\u00e9e&nbsp;and I haven\u2019t played anything else in the <\/span><i><span>11 weeks since it was published<\/span><\/i><span>. To say we really enjoy it would be putting it mildly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, tonight that all ends because we\u2019ve got a date to play <\/span><i><span>Fallout 76 <\/span><\/i><span>and I can\u2019t wait to get off work so we can dive back in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M9FGaan35s0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>For those unfamiliar, <\/span><i><span>Fallout 76<\/span><\/i><span> is Bethesda\u2019s MMO set in the <\/span><i><span>Fallout<\/span><\/i><span> world. It plays very similar to the critically-acclaimed single player RPGs \u2013 especially <\/span><i><span>Fallout 4. <\/span><\/i><span>But, as it\u2019s an MMO, the experience is tailored toward multiplayer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As I wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2020\/05\/12\/fallout-76-on-private-servers-is-the-quarantine-gaming-experience-i-deserve\/\">a previous article<\/a>, I\u2019ve never been a big fan of the idea of a <\/span><i><span>Fallout <\/span><\/i><span>MMO. My favorite things about the franchise have always been the immersion and play-at-your-own-pace feel. And the MMO component kind of kills both of those for me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Don\u2019t get me wrong, the <\/span><i><span>\u201976 <\/span><\/i><span>community is fine and the game\u2019s actually a lot of fun to solo if you\u2019re not into playing with a group. But, my perfect <\/span><i><span>Fallout<\/span><\/i><span> is one where the only human player characters in the game are me and the people I explicitly allow in my world. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>Enter Fallout 1st <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>You buy the game (it usually retails for $39.99 <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1151340\/Fallout_76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on Steam<\/a>, or you can download and play it as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/es-MX\/games\/fallout-76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Xbox Game Pass<\/a> for PC or console) and it\u2019s free to play after that. However, if you so choose, for about $13 a month you can get a subscription to <\/span><i><span>Fallout 1st<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/rporu91m20dc\/7zSViwcwXPdlhlqgDADRYM\/a311ecf7731d4fdf4240d59baada7d27\/Fallout76_Fallout1st_Benefits.jpg\" alt=\"Private Worlds, Scrapboxes &amp; More Come to Fallout 76 with Fallout 1st\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Most of what the sub gets you is cosmetics. <\/span><i><span>Fallout 76, <\/span><\/i><span>much like <\/span><i><span>Fallout 4<\/span><\/i><span>, leans heavily on the construction and customization aspects of the game. If you enjoy building and decorating your own spaces in a sand box environment, you\u2019ll probably enjoy the wasteland. But, if you don\u2019t care about how your pad, gear, and clothing looks and you just want to shoot baddies and gain EXP, you might not care so much about the bells and whistles that come with the subscription. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What really matters here is the private worlds option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/05\/falloutfirstfeat-796x448.jpg\" alt=\"Fallout 76 on private servers is the quarantine gaming experience I deserve\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Simply put, if you\u2019re a <\/span><i><span>Fallout 1st <\/span><\/i><span>subscriber, once you create your character and play through the opening sequence, you can then back out to the main menu and log back into your own private server for you and up to seven more people you invite. The game is essentially the same as the public version, only you have complete control over who\u2019s allowed to play with you. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>The date night experience<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Last night we created characters, synced up in our private world, and began our journey into West Virginia for the first time. We\u2019d both come from the same vault and had the same goals in mind: find some better clothes, get some decent weapons, and carve out our own little slice of Appalachia to live happily ever after in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within ten minutes she shoots a guy in the face for threatening me and, before his body can hit the floor, I\u2019m hacking at him with a cheap machete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>About two hours later she\u2019s drowning in a shallow pond under the weight of a stolen monster egg as the giant, mutant creature who laid it dives in after her. I\u2019m standing on the bank about 30 meters away trying to remember which one of my guns still has ammo in it shouting \u201cswim swim!\u201d while she frantically struggles to lower her encumbrance without giving up the precious egg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the time between we met a NPC couple outside enjoying a barbecue on their anniversary, built our own campsites right next to each other\u2019s, and started an adorable teddy bear collection. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Fallout 76<\/i><span> doesn\u2019t make these experiences happen, it lets them happen. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s incredibly suited for playing with your romantic partners: you\u2019re telling your story with every step you take together. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>Final thoughts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Most MMOs make good playgrounds for romantic partners, as long as you like the game, but <\/span><i>Fallout 76 <\/i><span>sets itself apart with the ability to play in your own private universe. Sure, it costs more than a basic Netflix subscription, but you can always cancel it after a month and turn it back on later if you\u2019re Mercurial about gaming subs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s one thing to blaze a trail among the masses with your friends and loved ones as you work together to climb leader boards or obtain infamy, but we\u2019re not inclined to hang out with randos when we\u2019re trying to get our date night on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having the option to go private makes all the difference in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2021\/03\/31\/games-to-play-on-date-night-fallout-76s-wasteland-west-virginia-is-for-lovers\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date night, for my fianc\u00e9e and I, is all about closeness and intimacy. 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