In 2023, Fallout 76’s PvP is only a fragment of its former glory, yet it still lives on in the game regardless. While there may no longer be a battle royale game mode, Workshops have taken on the role of being the primary locations where Fallout 76’s PvP takes place.
Fallout 76’s Workshops are public building sites where players can compete for ownership of the different resource generators included in each Workshop. Since the majority of the community doesn’t participate in PvP, Fallout 76 should consider changing the way Workshops operate to offer a chance for cooperation as well as competition.
Most Players Prefer to Avoid PvP in Fallout 76
Fallout 76 has had many forms of PvP throughout its lifecycle, although the dedicated Nuclear Winter battle royale game mode was eventually canceled. This competitive game mode is still fondly missed within the community, but it has never been replaced or revisited in Fallout 76, leaving PvP in an awkward state. Nuclear Winter was allegedly removed due to a lack of player support, which seems to be true given how unpopular the remaining forms of PvP are among the community.
Peer-to-peer duels are still a relatively common form of PvP in Fallout 76, while most players actively avoid Workshops on public servers anymore. Workshops in Fallout 76 can provide access to useful resources, but at the same time these zones enable PvP for all nearby players, so they are a bit of a double-edged sword. Even after Fallout 76 Legacy weapons have been removed, PvP is still too much of a gamble for most players to actively participate in.
The main reason that players capture Workshops nowadays isn’t for the resource generators, but instead, it’s usually to complete Scoreboard challenges related to capturing and building in Workshop zones, and then move on. Given how the Fallout 76’s PvP scene has shifted so heavily since launch, Workshops are long overdue for an overhaul, or at least an update. One possible solution to changing Fallout 76’s workshops is to expand upon one of the meanwhile most popular features in the game, which is the CAMP building.
Building CAMPs in Fallout 76 is the Real Endgame
A popular phrase in the community is that Fallout 76’s CAMP building is the proper endgame grind as players unlock more and more furnishing and objects to expand their creations. The plans for craftable CAMP objects can be just as rare as god rolls on legendary weapons, so this is actually a fairly accurate depiction of the grind in Fallout 76. The CAMP building features continue to be a spectacle within Fallout 76’s community for new and veteran players alike.
Workshops function a lot like individual player CAMP sites, except that Workshops are public resources that exist in specific locations. Normally only the player that currently has ownership of a Workshop can build there, although it is currently possible for players to be able to build together in CAMPs and Workshops, it just isn’t a commonly known feature.
Many new and veteran players might be surprised to find out that cooperative building is already possible in Fallout 76 due to how the game doesn’t openly explain this feature at any point. In order to build together, players need to be on a private team instead of a public team, but opening up this feature to include public teams could be a real game-changer.
This doesn’t mean that Workshops should no longer be PvP-enabled zones, but it would be more aligned with where the community has steered the course of the game to make Fallout 76’s Workshops as cooperative as they are competitive. Lifting the restrictions in Workshops to let players collaborate and build together on public teams might be the key to giving cooperative building features and Workshops the attention they deserve.
Fallout 76 is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
