Over the weekend, Bethesda has been up to its usual tricks again by teasing Fallout fans with mysterious hints about Fallout 76. Despite saying the upcoming game will not have any human NPCs, the official Fallout Twitter account has been drip-feeding photos of the game’s factions – although whether these will be made up of NPCs or human players remains to be seen. My bottlecaps are on the latter.
The latest tweet confirms Fallout 76 will feature the return of an old friend (or rather, enemy) in the form of The Enclave – the Fallout series’ infamous government baddies. Having first appeared in Fallout 2, The Enclave is essentially formed of the remnants of the US government before the bombs fell. Apparently it’s still bitter about this, and in Fallout 76 will attempt to “re-establish control of America from key locations, like a secret bunker somewhere deep in Appalachia”. They just can’t let it go.
Unlike the controversy surrounding the inclusion of the Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 76 (which has since been explained by Bethesda), fans seem a little more content with The Enclave’s appearance. As the faction is made up of the US government, it makes sense the group would want to re-gain control as early as possible after the war.
Source: Eurogamer Fallout 76 sees return of The Enclave and some brand new factions