For $9.99 per month, gamers can get unlimited access to 227 Xbox One games, including several well-reviewed 2019 releases like Metro Exodus, Devil May Cry 5, and Outer Wilds. But what if you don't want that? What if what you want is to pay $12.99 per month for some extra benefits to a single poorly-reviewed 2018 game that you already purchased in full?
If that's the kind of once-in-a-lifetime deal you're looking for, then the newly-announced Fallout 1st premium membership for Fallout 76 is right up your alley.
But maybe you're not immediately sold on the idea of shelling out a monthly payment towards the worst-reviewed Fallout game of all time, including the poorly-recieved PS2 games, all available DLC, and the PC release of Fallout Shelter. Maybe, for some reason, the game pass seems like a better deal, since it includes access to Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, and Fallout 4. What then?
Well, perhaps an overview of what exactly the Fallout 1st membership includes! There are a total of six amazing benefits for the dedicated Fallout 76 player! SIX! That's almost one benefit for every 37 commercially-released games that the Xbox Game Pass gives you access to! Since a grand total of one of those games has a worse Metacritic score than Fallout 76 (yes, I checked), it's hard to dispute the Fallout 1st pass's superiority.
What are these benefits?
1. Private Worlds
When playing Fallout 76, do you ever wish that its online multiplayer had fewer people to play with? Well, with Fallout 76, you can create your own private world, and instead of allowing 24 players in the world, the private worlds allow only eight, all of whom must be on our friends list.
With a separate world dedicated solely for the use of you and your friends, you might guess that you can change the game rules and make use of mods. And you'd be wrong! You can't! Stop asking!
2. An unlimited-storage scrapbox
You know how in Fallout 76, you can only store items in your stash box, and that box has a 800 item limit? Well, Bethesda took one look at that limit and saw dollar signs, because now your hard-earned cash unlocks a scrapbox that gives you unlimited space!
Not for everything, though. Just for crafting components. You still need to store all your power armor and Gauss rifles in the stash box.
3. A survival tent
Do you find yourself annoyed by the in-depth building mechanics offered by Fallout 76, and just want to use a dang tent wherever you go? Well, your dreams of bypassing core game mechanics will soon come true! This tent comes complete with a stash, a sleeping bag, a fast travel point, and the pride that comes in knowing that the virtues of hard work and planning can all be replaced by the judicious use of cold hard cash.
4. A Ranger Armor Outfit
If there's one thing everyone can learn from Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches, it's that it's important to have a visual symbol of our superiority to lord over others. At least I think that was the lesson -- it started to get weirdly anti-capitalistic towards the end so I stopped paying attention.
Anyway, spending money makes you better than other people and the best way to show that off is with a fancy new set of armor. Unfortunately for those of us with our snoots in the air, everyone who quits the subscription service still gets to keep their armor. It's like the whole Sylvester McMonkey McBean situation all over again.
5. New emotes and icons
Is the iconic ranger armor not enough of a star on your belly? Well, the atomic store will also have some new icons and emotes for subscribers to enjoy. Bethesda hasn't actually sent out a list of what icons and emotes are available for subscribers, but if there's one thing that Fallout 76 has proven, it's that Bethesda is trustworthy enough to warrant buying things immediately without knowing what you're in for, right?
6. 1650 atoms a month
One of the great things about adding premium currency to your game is that you can dangle it in front of players and they'll think of it like real money! So, since 1100 atoms costs $9.99, getting 1650 for as part of a $12.99 membership is like making a $2.00 profit every month!
Granted, it's a profit that can only be spent on Fallout 76 outfits, skins and items, but profit is profit!