What’s old is new again in Fallout 76‘s next update, Update 66: The Backwoods, which launches on March 3. During a virtual developer demonstration, the Bethesda team showcased the upgraded events, new items, and the arrival of Bigfoot as one of the game’s most chaotic enemies yet.
While last December’s Burning Springs update greatly expanded the Fallout 76 map, production director Bill LaCoste previously told Polygon that the team was looking inward at the events in the game that have grown stale since they were first introduced years ago. The end result is that roughly 50 activities and public events have now been upgraded to make them more interesting and challenging.
While the event upgrades are easy to see on the surface, with more enemies and challenges to complete, they’ve also been made far more lucrative for longtime players. While events previously offered a set amount of XP for completion, Bethesda is implementing a sliding scale to more amply reward higher-level players.
Along those lines, enemy difficulty can now be scaled, with some event baddies capped at level 125. Rewards will be upgraded as well, with more caps and better loot for those with higher levels. There’s also a heinous new twist that could upend your event victory if you’re not paying close attention.
