Summary
All of the games in theFalloutfranchise, includingFallout 76, suffer from clutter. From the moment the player enters the world, they are surrounded by a profusion of items that can be looted, and with such a wide variety of loot, new players can never be sure whether an item is worth buying from a merchant. Is the item rare? Or is it commonly lootable?
It can be tempting to buy useless items from a merchant whenplayingFallout 76, especially for someone new to the game and unfamiliar with the loot tables. Most items are worthwhile to some extent. However, there are a few items (or classes of items) that players should never buy from a vendor.
8Food And Drink
Either Loot It Or, Better Still, Craft It
As a new player toFallout 76, it can be very tempting to stock up onfood and drinkfrom vendors. This is understandable, as these consumable items have real use in the game. Food and drink can restore health, cure illnesses, and also grant short-term stat boosts and other buffs.
However, there are two much better ways to get food and drink inFallout 76. Basic consumables can be looted,which is the easiest way to get them. But the real value of drinking and eating in this game is to learn to craft higher-end consumables.Craftingis a big part ofFallout 76, and skipping out on improving the skill is just wasted potential.
7Uncommon Armor
Better Armor Can Always Be Looted Later
New players often make the mistake of spending their hard-earned money onuncommon armor. This is simply a bad idea full stop. It might seem that uncommon armor from a merchant is going to give a nice stat boost. The simple truth is, though, that as with most games, uncommon items are generally junk.
Players who purchase uncommon armor from a merchant will likely find that, just a short time later, something drops as loot that is better. This means that any money spent buying uncommon armor is going to be wasted in a very short time, so unless players mean to put fashions above function, it’s best to just loot armor in the open world.
6Uncommon Weapons
Not Much Of A DPS Boost
In a similar fashion to uncommon armor, it is not a good idea tobuyuncommon weaponseither. Take a look at the additional stat boost that uncommon weapons will provide. They will generally not be worth the money that is spent buying them.
Uncommon weapons inFallout 76are only worth using if the player has no better items to use, and if the weapon was looted. Don’t waste money buying uncommon weapons from a merchant inFallout 76. It can be better spent elsewhere.
5Overpriced Items
Some Players Are Scammers
When checking out the inventory of a player-owned vendor or merchant, be sure to check that the price of an item is fair. This only applies to player-operated vendors, obviously. It is a good idea to do a little research before purchasing from a player inFallout 76to learn the correct price of an item.
Some players make mistakes or don’t know the proper price for items that they are selling. Others mark items up at a vast profit, hoping to trick other players into paying too much for anoverpriced item.Either way, getting swindled into spending too much for too little return is never fun, so players would do well to do some research first.
4Incomplete Item Sets
Make Sure Every Piece Is Available
For players who are looking for a specific item set, the Brotherhood recon armor for example, then purchasing the pieces could be an option. However, players need to keep in mind that, unless they can find all the pieces to make up the set, they won’t benefit from the set’s stat boosts.
The best idea is to list all the parts needed, and then search through merchants to make sure that they have all of them available. That, or only make the final purchase when all the pieces are available. There are quite a few armor sets inFallout 76that were given as event rewards. Buying anincomplete setof event armor would mean players are unlikely ever to get the last pieces to complete it.
3Common Items With Very High Prices
Avoid Being Accused Of Exploiting
Player-ownedvendors might be offeringbasic items,such as clean toilet paper, for sale at a price of 30,000 or more. Most people probably don’t need to be told not to buy these items, as they are vastly overpriced for what they are.
However, there is an exploit inFallout 76whereby items can be purchased from a player vendor on a lagged connection, and once the vendor is empty, the person buying from the vendor then has access to the vendor owner’s personal stash. Players put these expensive items up for sale to stop other players from buying out the entire vendor inventory and triggering the exploit. Therefore, it’s beneficial for both buyer and seller to avoid the sale of these items.
2Ammunition
Buying Bullets Drains Cash
New players will start off having to make do with anyammunitionthey can loot,and may have to purchase small amounts from a merchant in an emergency, but this is something that a wise player will try to stop doing as soon as possible. Spending money on bullets is not cost-effective.
All ammunition inFallout 76can be crafted. It is recommended that if a player has no other crafting skills, they at least skill up to be able to craft their ammunition of choice. In the long run, this could save them a small fortune.
1Fusion Cores
Without A Good Power Suit
Fusion coresare used as the power source forPower ArmorinFallout 76. For new players, it can be tempting to use the first power suit they manage to put together, even though it is likely pretty low-grade. The danger here is that too much money ends up being spent on fusion cores to power a mostly-worthless power suit.
Fusion cores should be hoarded when looted, to be used when the player has a good power suit. Then, and only then, is it worth buying power cores, to keep a good power suit operating. Given the price of these items and the difference between good and bad power armor, there’s little reason to take a different approach.
