Former head of marketing Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines, opened on the subject Fallout 76 Controversy with a bag from 2018, saying that it led to “probably the stupidest thing” he has ever done in the company.
Hines, who was previously a senior vice president for global marketing and communication in Bethesda Announcement of retirement plans in 2023affected by the infamous Power Armor 76 edition during an interview with DBLTAP. The first real experience in wave for many players He came with too many problems to count during the premiereBut these are gadgets promised by the release of a collector who live to the former director of Bethesd to this day.
The company presented the steep Power Armor edition with the promise that it will contain a power helmet of the T-51B armor, an exclusive steel housing, collector’s figurines and, of course, West Tek Duffel canvas. Players who chose their copies after starting Fallout 76 at the end of 2018, but were surprised when the package contained economical nylon Instead, a bag.
It led Quite a confusion from the Fallout communitywhich was not enthusiastic about the idea that Bethesda could pull out a quick group Detached fans who paid $ 200 for a special version With a miniature amount of currency in the game that can be shown. It was a flub what the company was Fast to improveBy offering fans the opportunity to ask a replacement bag on canvas, completing the form until May the following year.
Hines does not remember this element of the Fallout 76 launch, remembering how his involvement in the content of Power Armor release led to one of his biggest mistakes in Bethesda.
“My first reaction was:” When the fuck did we add a bag to this collector’s edition? “Because the version I approved did not have it,” he said. “They tried to increase the value of the collector’s edition. We have always fought with finances about the margin, right? But in this case their hearts were in the right place. “
Hines continued, explaining that the decision to take into account the nylon bag occurred as a result of the deficiency of the canvas.
“There was literally a shortage of canvas, and some people decided that we would do it instead. My greatest failure was not immediate to do and send them to everyone who wants it. Because I was still annoyed, that this damn thing was there first, and nobody told me and that this shortage on canvas happened.
Fallout 76 had an extremely difficult start, but it is generally believed to be in a much better shape. Bethesda provided the ocean of updates and content after launching for years, with Camp Revamp update arriving only a few days ago. We gave Fallout for many players 7/10 in Our updated review last year.
For more information on the story of Bethesda, you can read about how Hines It is considered the services of a game subscription, such as Game Pass. You can also see what the former director of Bethesda I was to say the name of Arkane Austin’s Immersive Sim, Prey.
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