How much does it take to finish the game?

[Taipan]

Hey guys

Thinking about getting the game together with 1st, but I don't want to pay 100 euros for 1 year of 1st, so I was wondering, how long does it take to beat the game? Solo player, no intention to get involved in MP.

Cheers

[lucg]

Just doing the main quests, maybe around 100h ... .

But the game in itself is more then that ... . It's "endless" grinding for better things and you can have up to 5 characters.

I have over 6k hours in this game and have payed 1 time for a 1 month sub to Fallout 1st to claim the goodies for a 1st ever sub.

[Calistrasza]

There is no "beating" this game. It doesn't "end". If you mean how long does it take to complete the main quests and all the storylines, that depends on how many hours a day you can/want to put into it. It can take you days, a week or a even year. That's entirely up to you.

The servers are always online, there's no offline, single-player mode. So you will run into other people. Do you have to interact with them? No. You can pretend they're NPCs and go along your merry way. The only way to avoid other people entirely is to pay for FO1st, so you can play on your own private server.

[Taipan]

Thanks, as I said in the OP I want to get the FO1st since I hate inventory management in any game.

Just checked some reddit thread and it seems I can customize the hell of a private world, so I don't have to grind.

100-200 hours are not much, I can deal with that. Thanks.

Problem solved, will get this later today when I am home.

[OranTruk]

If you play enough, you will be rewarded with things that you could buy in the Fallout 76 store. Or you will get rewards that you can use to buy things in the store.
You just need the base game to play.
The Multiplayer part of this game in the Adventure Map, is ALL Players working together to complete the Event, it is not P-vs-P. It is a fun time, so join and join a team, because that will get you up to level 50 quickest, so you can use every weapon and armor.

[Taipan]

I don't really have time for MP, nor the patience. :) I do hope the quests are nice tho, since ESO was a huge disappointment for me, I dropped it after finishing one of the main quests, no real options/feeling like Skyrim. Effin wasted a tons of money there in a couple of months because I wanted this, I wanted that, useless pretty looking skins. Not going to do the same mistake for 76 tho.

[Mooman]

Free play week:

Free Play Week

First time venturing into the Wasteland? Recruiting friends to carve their own little slice of Appalachia? There’s no better time to jump in than a Free Play Week! From October 23 - October 30 starting at 12PM ET, Fallout 76 will be free to play on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation platforms.

I suggest you play free and see how far you get. If you buy after that you'll keep the same progress.

[BizarreMan]

Originally posted by Taipan:

I don't really have time for MP, nor the patience. :) I do hope the quests are nice tho, since ESO was a huge disappointment for me, I dropped it after finishing one of the main quests, no real options/feeling like Skyrim. Effin wasted a tons of money there in a couple of months because I wanted this, I wanted that, useless pretty looking skins. Not going to do the same mistake for 76 tho.

The multiplayer is the point, and the best thing about the game. Whether it is playing with friends (real life or those you meet in game), or teaming up with randos to perform a specific task.

That is the fun part.

[Taipan]

Thank you, shall try that too. If it's like ESO, and you have to schedule your time, that's impossible. I can start something at 18 pm, then I may have to leave at 18:15, I'd always be under pressure.

[PotatoBasket]

I strongly recommend against 1st if you won't be sticking around past the story line.
It's likely to make you hold onto some lasting feelings of negativity toward the companies involved.

Inventory management is no problem if you don't want to try out different builds, trade, build camps, and enjoy all the other online 76 features. Just get a good gun, weight reduction for it's ammo, and some decent armor. You need nothing else to complete the story content of 76 (well, stims and some radaway). I can do it with spiked knuckles.

[..:: eeZee ::..]

This is one of the most casual MP games out there. How much time you want to invest in it, that's all up to you and your own preferences.

[Taipan]

Then I have to test and see how it goes. I do have a Stellaris save tho that I need to finish first

[PotatoBasket]

Originally posted by Taipan:

Then I have to test and see how it goes. I do have a Stellaris save tho that I need to finish first

Finish it and get on it! If you end up liking 76 more, as I did, drop back by for any advice seeking or questions regarding the other game features. I'm not an online gamer, myself; 76 is the only MO for me, and I love it specifically because it gives me the freedom to exist as I would in a single player title alongside other folks I occasionally encounter who enrich the game experience far more than anything program-able.

[Taipan]

Just noticed the game is free for 6 more days lol. After I bought it :)) Thanks guys for the tips.