{"id":52940,"date":"2024-06-09T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2053252"},"modified":"2024-06-09T22:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T20:21:36","slug":"fallout-76-playable-ghoul-producer-promises-a-lot-of-really-cool-stuff","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fallout-76-playable-ghoul-producer-promises-a-lot-of-really-cool-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallout 76 playable ghoul: Producer promises \u201ca lot of really cool stuff\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill LaCoste from Bethesda explains the ghoulish new feature coming to Fallout 76. <\/p>

By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 09 June 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/p>

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At the Xbox Showcase<\/a> today (Sunday 9th June), Bethesda revealed an awesome-sounding new feature for Fallout 76<\/a> \u2014 for the first time ever in an official Fallout game, you will be able to play as a ghoul when this update arrives next year.<\/p>\n

Prior to the showcase, RadioTimes.com<\/a> attended a Fallout 76 event in London and had the chance to ask one of the key developers about this ghoulish upcoming addition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d said Bill LaCoste, lead producer at Bethesda Game Studios on Fallout 76. You can see more of what he said in the video above, or keep reading for the typed-up version.<\/p>\n

LaCoste added: \u201cBeing able to work on what this feature is going to be, and how it\u2019s going to function, and have it be the first time that you could play as a ghoul in a Fallout IP, I think is amazing. It\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yes, LaCoste is well aware that Fallout\u2019s ghouls<\/a>, those nose-less irradiated humans, have become highly popular lately thanks to Walton Goggins\u2019s scene-stealing performance as one in the Fallout TV show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The developer admits: \u201cHonestly, there\u2019s maybe, like, a slight bit of inspiration from the show, but we\u2019ve always kind of wanted to do something like this [\u2026] But then, also, to see the popularity of The Ghoul or Cooper in the show, it\u2019s like, \u2018Okay, this is perfect.\u2019 Like, people really do actually want to engage with this, and let\u2019s give them the opportunity to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walton Goggins (The Ghoul) in Fallout.<\/span><\/figcaption> Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As for how becoming a ghoul in Fallout 76 will work, LaCoste tells us, \u201cAfter level 50, there will be a way for you to go on a path to becoming a ghoul.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaCoste also said, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of really cool stuff happening with the ghoul,\u201d before giving a specific example of how being a ghoul will work in action.<\/p>\n

He teased: \u201cThe Ghoul has their own perk cards, which will be interesting, because you\u2019ll go in and, like, a ghoul will probably not be very effective in a bloodied build, you know?<\/p>\n

\u201cSo all the unyielding armour that maybe someone built out, or the bloodied weapons that they have, aren\u2019t going to be as effective, because the ghoul will never take on radiation. If anything, the radiation will help and boost the ghoul\u2019s abilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what kind of builds and loadouts are people going to create now? I\u2019m anxious to see that. I\u2019m really excited to see that.\u201d<\/p>

As with any new feature being added into a big multiplayer online game like this, Fallout 76 players are sure to invent fun new ways to play once they transform into ghouls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all that factors into future content as well,\u201d LaCoste noted. \u201cYou know, we still, ultimately, want to make sure that, if someone did choose a ghoul, that there\u2019s not some level of content that they\u2019re not able to engage with at that point.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that would be kind of unfair to some players, as well. So I think you\u2019ll still be able to engage with both sides, or maybe [with] some differences, especially like in dialogue or results or rewards and things like that, that would be specific to a ghoul.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for when players can start living their red-faced cowboy fantasies, an exact playable ghoul release date has not been announced yet, but the Fallout 76 developers have said they are aiming for an early 2025 release<\/strong>. As we hear more, we\u2019ll be sure to update you!<\/p>\n

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