I have been playing since the first few months.  I didn't listen to the hate train or come with expectations. I decide for myself. So, I simply played the game. I tolerated the bugs and enjoyed what I could. I didn't complain.

I stopped playing for about 6 or so months to play other favorite games and when I returned I saw the same bugs still existed, as well as some new ones. As if no progress was made whatsoever, yet according to the public "its so much better!"   I'm not sure what game they were playing.

  While the Atom shop expanded the single player content was still bare and dross.   Nevertheless as a fallout fan I tried to ignore the blatant cash grab budget built microtransaction game that was Fallout 76 and the fact they were adding useless content nobody cared about and ignoring everything people did want.  

When they finally announced a "scrap box", it was almost NOT a shock it was for fallout first members only. Regardless this was when I no longer would recommend the game. Maybe for free, but to have to buy a base game in this state, then to ask for monthly dues for the most basic of required items that is really nearly required to properly play said game is just unacceptable.  What us early players begged for for all those months to their reddit slaves was finally given to us, but of course only for extra money. I won't even get into repair kits fiasco or the "no pay to win option exists, it's only a cosmetics" lie.

Now I have a few friends who are finally playing so I have returned to the wasteland. As I'm not running around unable to collect junk due to nowhere to store it, and the quests offered can be completed in nearly one weeks playtime. Now I can at least redo these same quick boring quests with some friends! 

As I prepared to play with said friends I discovered that if you are installing through steam that all the ATOM's you have previously earned using the Bethesda Launcher are untouchable. You start with zero. Regardless the fact you are logging into the same exact bethesda account.

I have 6,000 or so atoms I earned through grinding challenges that now to access I must install the same game yet again, but through the bethesda launcher.  Derp much?

Even though you are using the same "account" they were too lazy to connect their Atom purchase gateway, with the one set here on steam.    It would be a relative easy thing to do, yet the geniuses at Bethesda didn't care or even take into consideration those who played before the pre-steam option, would want to use their balance through the same launcher they use for the other 95% of their games... Without requiring two separate installations of the same game files.....

This game is simply taking advantage of players to feed the Bethesda greed quota.  It is everything wrong with the world and the industry itself.

I have been playing since the first few months.  I didn't listen to the hate train or come with expectations. I decide for myself. So, I simply played the game. I tolerated the bugs and enjoyed what I could. I didn't complain. I stopped playing for about 6 or so months to play other favorite games and when I returned I saw the same bugs still existed, as well as some new ones. As if no progress was made whatsoever, yet according to the public "its so much better!"   I'm not sure what game they were playing.   While the Atom shop expanded the single player content was still bare and dross.   Nevertheless as a fallout fan I tried to ignore the blatant cash grab budget built microtransaction game that was Fallout 76 and the fact they were adding useless content nobody cared about and ignoring everything people did want.   When they finally announced a "scrap box", it was almost NOT a shock it was for fallout first members only. Regardless this was when I no longer would recommend the game. Maybe for free, but to have to buy a base game in this state, then to ask for monthly dues for the most basic of required items that is really nearly required to properly play said game is just unacceptable.  What us early players begged for for all those months to their reddit slaves was finally given to us, but of course only for extra money. I won't even get into repair kits fiasco or the "no pay to win option exists, it's only a cosmetics" lie. Now I have a few friends who are finally playing so I have returned to the wasteland. As I'm not running around unable to collect junk due to nowhere to store it, and the quests offered can be completed in nearly one weeks playtime. Now I can at least redo these same quick boring quests with some friends!  As I prepared to play with said friends I discovered that if you are installing through steam that all the ATOM's you have previously earned using the Bethesda Launcher are untouchable. You start with zero. Regardless the fact you are logging into the same exact bethesda account. I have 6,000 or so atoms I earned through grinding challenges that now to access I must install the same game yet again, but through the bethesda launcher.  Derp much? Even though you are using the same "account" they were too lazy to connect their Atom purchase gateway, with the one set here on steam.    It would be a relative easy thing to do, yet the geniuses at Bethesda didn't care or even take into consideration those who played before the pre-steam option, would want to use their balance through the same launcher they use for the other 95% of their games... Without requiring two separate installations of the same game files..... This game is simply taking advantage of players to feed the Bethesda greed quota.  It is everything wrong with the world and the industry itself.