Bethesda Game Studios recently unveiled an awesome new ‘Mojave Bundle’ to eager Fallout 76 players, especially those neck-deep in the second season of the television show, which comes to an end in under a week. The Mojave Bundle contains a kick-ass new power armor skin that replicates the recent one revealed in the TV series, but there’s a huge catch.
Despite the Mojave Bundle boasting a few more cosmetics, some fans are outraged that it costs a whopping $30 – or £26.99, if you’re on the other side of the pond.
New Vegas Ranger Power Armor Locked Behind Pay Barrier
Fallout 76 players are contending with the revelation that one of the coolest suits of power armor ever added to the Fallout universe (let’s not get into that debate) is locked behind a hefty paywall.
If you want to acquire Fallout 76’s Mojave Bundle, you’ll need to part ways with $30 of your hard-earned cash. It’s not available to purchase using in-game currency (Atoms), nor do you get any kind of a discount for having a Fallout 1st premium subscription.
As a side note, check out why Fallout 76 fans in Japan are especially annoyed at Fallout 1st…
The Mojave Bundle comes with:
- Ranger Power Armor Paint
- NCR Flag
- New Vegas Neon Sign
- Ad Victoriam (Super Sledge)
- Legion Legate Outfit
- Player Title Prefix
- Player Title Prefix & Suffix
It’s not a tiny bundle by any means, but it’s 100% cosmetic and has a high price point, which is the core problem here. To put this into perspective, the base game currently costs under $10, so the cosmetic pack is more than three times the cost of the game (when it’s not on sale).
Most people would be playing Fallout 76 via a paid-for subscription, like Game Pass or PlayStation Plus, so they’re even more unlikely to invest cash in the ecosystem to acquire a $30 cosmetic bundle.
Once upon a time, Bethesda pledged there would be no paid DLC for Fallout 76, then later unveiled Fallout 1st, which caused a bit of outrage by paywalling items many thought they should all get, like the treasured stash box and survival tent mechanics.
Admittedly, every expansion to hit Fallout 76 thus far, including the recent Burning Springs expansion, has been completely free, so it could be argued that a $30 cosmetics bundle isn’t rocking the boat too much and should be eaten up nicely by the die-hard fans of the post-apocalyptic world.
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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