Bethesda wants to make sure its players are clear about microtransactions and loot boxes that will be featured in Fallout 76. The developer wants to make it clear that they aren’t adapting a pay-to-win model. Bethesda’s Pete Hines spoke to GameSpot about what in-game purchases mean for the game. He said, “If you don’t want to spend money in the Atomic shop for cosmetic stuff you don’t have to. We give you a shitload of Atoms just for playing the game. Folks that want to spend money on whatever the hell it is because they don’t have enough Atoms, they can, but it’s not, ‘I’m now better playing against other players because I spent money.’ It’s not pay-to-win. And it’s not loot crates.”
Hines added that to make sure the game stays on the “right side of the line,” they will be releasing a free DLC post-launch and that they have plans to support the game “indefinitely.” Fallout 76 launches on November 14 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.