Thanks to one small feature, theBorderlandsfranchise is ahead of the game when it comes to supporting players having multiple characters, especially compared toFallout 76. The gear transfer-containers from some of the latestBorderlandsgames that allow players to safely move items between their characters is something that could save players a lot of trouble inFallout 76.
There are many reasons for players to make multiple characters inFallout 76, while one of the most popular reasons is to utilize additional STASH storage across multiple characters. While there’s no downside to having multiple characters inFallout 76, it’s not exactly an easy process for players to transfer items between characters. The current methods for transferring items have a lot of room to go wrong, resulting in players permanently losing their gear. With a container specifically designated for transferring items between characters, like the ones from some of theBorderlandsfranchise games,Fallout 76could eliminate all the risks involved in the process.
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Transferring Items in Fallout 76 Has Plenty of Ways To Go Wrong
While the maximum STASH capacity has gone up over time sinceFallout 76’s release, some players still find the need to create multiple characters just to manage their loot and resources for one primary character. Regardless of whatever reason players have for making additional characters, anyone who finds themselves in the situation of needing to transfer items between them has some tough decisions to make. As it currently stands, players have to either rely on server stability or other players abiding by the honor code to safely get their gear from one character to another. However,future updates forFallout 76can still step up to the challenge by looking at howBorderlands’ transfer-containers effectively solve the related problems.
One way that players can currently transfer items between characters inFallout 76is to utilize some of the containers inFallout 76’s Appalachian wasteland. There are a few methods that players can utilize when choosing this particular system. Using storage containers on a public server is one of the riskiest ways to transfer items, because players need to be able to find their way back to the same server, and also hope that nobody else has managed to find this container before the loot has been retrieved.
The only way to consistently navigate back to the same server inFallout 76is to have someone on a player’s friend list to directly join. If this friend leaves the server, it is nearly impossible to return to it. For this reason, players have the option of using a private world available with aFallout 1st premium subscription. Private worlds won’t have other players that can steal the loot in the middle of a transfer, but they meanwhile introduce a time limit. If players fail to rejoin their private world within a specific time window, a new private world will be created and any contained items from past private worlds will be lost.
The last option that players currently have for transferring items inFallout 76is to rely on another player, although this can also be very risky. Using another player will ensure that the items don’t get “lost,” per se, although it doesn’t guarantee that the items will be returned to their rightful owner. Instead of using a friend or any other potentially malicious player to transfer items, a safer way is to enlist the services ofFallout 76’s Couriers. Couriers are a reputable network of players inFallout 76, although some of them require compensation for their services.
At any rate, all the methods currently available for transferring items inFallout 76are either extremely risky or unnecessarily convoluted. Without calling for further change to the current personal STASH capacity, transfer-containers like the ones from theBorderlandsfranchise would be a game-changer forFallout 76.
Fallout 76is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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