Main quest

[Totemkopf]

Hello dear Commuty,

I want to ask you something, although I'm just starting Fallout 76, it's just that I keep finding new quests, side quests or event quests in addition to the main quest and I don't know how I should play the order because of rewards, blueprints or Story because there is so much and I don't know which skill cards I should make because there is so much?

[EJR]

You can play it in any way you want. Since you are new I'd recommend doing the Wayward quests, they are good to do as a new player. Side quests can be done before the main quests and I personally like this route.

I would personally go through the vanilla MSQ as it ends with you unlocking the feature of running silos and launching nukes. It involves finding out what happened to Appalachia and the effects of the Scorched Plague; it is the "no NPC" storyline from when 76 first dropped.

[Senator Armstrong]

Originally posted by Totemkopf:

Hello dear Commuty,

I want to ask you something, although I'm just starting Fallout 76, it's just that I keep finding new quests, side quests or event quests in addition to the main quest and I don't know how I should play the order because of rewards, blueprints or Story because there is so much and I don't know which skill cards I should make because there is so much?

It's a RPG. Play whatever missions you want in any order you want. Typically I prioritize side missions so the main quest is easier.

[Rabidnid]

Originally posted by Totemkopf:

Hello dear Commuty,

I want to ask you something, although I'm just starting Fallout 76, it's just that I keep finding new quests, side quests or event quests in addition to the main quest and I don't know how I should play the order because of rewards, blueprints or Story because there is so much and I don't know which skill cards I should make because there is so much?

You can play the quests in any order, the actual single player campaign is 60 hours or so. t the end of that you will be level 40+ After that you can then play it any way you like, but the game only starts to open up around level 100. At that point your perks and skills and game knowledge will let you make some more calculated decisions.

This is a big game, 200 hours is when you things will start to make sense.

[Machika]

Or just be like me. I'm past 450 never launched a nuke so never finished that quest. Having to hunt for officers just to get how many codes and then go to a site and fight bots just to do it isn't for me.

[EJR]

Originally posted by Machika:

Or just be like me. I'm past 450 never launched a nuke so never finished that quest. Having to hunt for officers just to get how many codes and then go to a site and fight bots just to do it isn't for me.

If you are part of a 76 server on Discord then chances are there is a MODUS bot there that will say the codes for the week either automatically or by command

[lordoftheapes79]

Originally posted by Totemkopf:

Hello dear Commuty,

I want to ask you something, although I'm just starting Fallout 76, it's just that I keep finding new quests, side quests or event quests in addition to the main quest and I don't know how I should play the order because of rewards, blueprints or Story because there is so much and I don't know which skill cards I should make because there is so much?

The "main quest" in FO76 isn't what you think it is. It's the Overseer's Journey. This questline will take you around the map and introduce you to the various Fallout 76 factions, eventually leading to the ability to launch nukes.

Most people mistake the Wastelanders story for the "main story", which is best done in tandem with the Overseer's Journey. Completing this story with either the Raiders or the Settlers, will unlock the primary endgame currency, gold bullion. Protip, the final quest for either side is literally called,"choosing sides". Get them both to this point before making your choice to maximize your rewards.

The Brotherhood questline gives you a nice set of power armor at the end, but you buy the mods for it with gold bullion. So that can wait.

None of the other quests labeled "main quests" are really "main quests". They're akin to doing the Thieves guild, mages' college, or Assassins in Skyrim. They're the "main quests" for those factions, not technically the main story.

[AlexSledge]

It doesn't matter. Latest play through I made an effort to do anything NOT main quest first, ended up over level 100 by the time I finished the end of the main questline.

[Mooman]

If you are level 50 then all rewards will be level 50.

This isn't too useful though as unless you use the items the sell cost (caps, scrip) won't change based on level.

Some quests reward Power Armor (X-01, Raider, Ultracite, Hellcat) some rewards are unique (Slug Buster, All Rise etc.) and getting them at level 50 can be useful.