Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Canvas Bag

Let's be honest here, there is no feasible way Bethesda (The creators of Fallout 76) were unaware of the game's state when they released it.I don't know why they chose to release it, although I can understand the rationality to jettison a burning wreck off a ship at sea.Bethesda Games Studio's handling of Fallout 76 has not been ideal for them and their customers. Here's a timeline summary so that we can consider the details:Fallout 76 is announced, the trailer did not elaborate upon any game play elements.Todd Howard vaguely elaborates to the game's designed function, however the potential consumers are left to speculate the details of what is actually told to them.Fallout 76 is initially brought too the public market in the form of a pre-order program. The pre-order allows access to the beta period of testing as well some novelty items to further entice sales.Bethesda Games studios struggles with the wild speculation of Fallout 76, and consumer questions.The Fallout fan base fractures yet again, this time with the majority of it's fans refusing to support Fallout 76 while a small vocal minority advocates for it. The #notmyfallout petition starts receiving quite a lot of signatures in a very short period of time.Bethesda Games Studios begins policing their forums removing threads from their forums in an attempt to keep consumer negativity to a minimum. They effectively silence the majority of those discontent with the announcement. The Fallout fan base old guard (NMA) mostly ignores the announcement of Fallout 76 since they consider the franchise to be dead. yet does engage in some speculation. However the newer fans for the Fallout franchise begin asking them questions about their thoughts on the matter.The Old Guard Fallout fan website No Mutants Allowed is once again made Bethesda Games Studios' scapegoat in regard to the Fallout franchise, as the consumers in favor of Fallout 76 rail against the old guard in an attempt to classify those that disagree with their position as toxic. Up until now the old guard was mostly silent, but they now began to actively engage with the wider community.The minority supporting Fallout 76 has the opposite effect and fans not affiliated with any groups watch as the Fallout fan base tears itself apart from the inside. Game journalists declare the Fallout fan base to be toxic placing the blame squarely on NMA's shoulders even though they were the ones attacked by the minority group. Some NMA users go to the Bethesda forums where they provide rational and non offensive counter arguments to quell the minority groups constant trolling of NMA.Pete Hines and Todd Howard appear in interviews, and provide information that conflict with each other. Consumers are still not informed of the game's designed function and are still speculating the details. Bethesda Games Studios announces that the beta will be opened to a select few, to then be opened to everyone after a period of time. This once again conflicts with previously announced details and both Pete Hines and Todd Howard attending interviews to counter the backlash of the announcement.Bethesda Games Studios outlines additional details about Fallout 76. The consumers struggle to justify the game play elements such as cards, pvp, workshops.Fans of the Fallout franchise begin to dig deeper as well begin paying attention to the ongoing verbal skirmishes employed by the minority group. It quickly becomes obvious NMA was marginalized, which results in some unaffiliated fans engaging with NMA to make sense of it all. The #notmyFallout petition is forgotten. Bethesda Games Studios selects only YouTube personalities on good terms with them. They invite these YouTube personalities to an event where they are given instructions, allowed to play Fallout 76 for a few hours, and then sent on their way.Media websites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc... are awash with the first videos and reviews of Fallout 76. It becomes blindingly obvious that the provided Fallout 76 videos are incredibly biased in favor of Fallout 76.Eventually the beta is opened to everyone. Fallout 76 is received with reservation and confusion. Bethesda Games Studios releases a public letter, some NMA users respond to it on their forums in an attempt to provide constructive criticism as well be supportive. Their input is ignored.Videos of reviews, thoughts, and ideas begin to flood websites and articles. Initially they are mixed.As the beta goes on those playing it begin to change their opinion of Fallout 76, many are still unsure of the title. The game is released, and it's unchanged from the beta. Consumers become agitated by the aloof nature of Bethesda Games Studios' lack of information regarding bug fixes. The game's release price is the same as a fully developed AAA title. EDIT: (Got my facts all jumbled, thanks for the assist Mr. Deakin) A 2010 Jim Sterling article resurfaced during community discourse to prove others in the community were toxic. The Diablo Immortal backlash galvanizes gamers to stand up for their demands in digital products. Fallout 76 is widely considered unplayable by those that had pre-purchased the game. Requests for refunds are made.Fallout 76 goes on sale, it's sales figures are considered poor.Media websites like YouTube are flooded with negative reviews of Fallout 76, outlining many of the game's issues, many of which were present in Fallout 4 the previous Fallout release. Bethesda Games Studios tells media and their consumers that they have no intention of change game engines, or being accountable for it's issues stating that their fans like fixing their games.Bethesda Games Studios announces that they will provide refunds for Fallout 76.Bethesda Games Studios rescinds their willingness to provide refunds, apparently they received a high volume of requests. A Class action lawsuit is filed against Bethesda Games Studios. Bethesda Games Studios becomes the target of a considerable amount of public scrutiny over their actions.Customers that pre-ordered Fallout 76 receive the bags outlined in their order. However the "canvas" bags turn out to be made out of nylon instead of the originally marketed canvas bags.Bethesda Customer Support informs customers that their purchase and the bag is how it is, they have no intention of providing the purchased product.Bethesda Games Studios offers a 500 atom in game currency to placate customers. Some accept others refuse. Those that accept are now unable to take legal action against Bethesda Games Studios for the false advertisement of the purchased product.So I think I managed to get most of what has gone on with Fallout 76 there. Although I wouldn't be surprised if a missed something. I'm not going to infer a position, instead I ask that whomever is reading this simply consider the provided material.Links: I would have provided some of the fan input from the initial announcement, but the note worthy ones were deleted from the Bethesda forums.NMA user EinhanderC7's response to the BGS letter: Bethesda. net Community ForumsNMA user Rheios' response to the BGS letter: Bethesda.net Community ForumsNMA "Old Guard" forums: No Mutants AllowedMr. Jim Sterling's Destructoid article: Videogame 'fans' need to shut up about everything (*Edit: Old article from 2010, it became relevant during the discorse between the communities. It's the internet, stuff just floats around forever.)Article on Bethesda Games Studios Canvas Bag issue: Bethesda offers 500 Atoms to customers affected by Fallout 76 bag-gateConsumer responses to the canvas bag: r/Games - Bethesda offering 500 atoms ($5 ingame store credit) to owners of the Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition r/gaming - Fallout 76 200$ Collectors Edition Comes With Nylon Bag Instead of CanvasDid Bethesda knowingly release an unfinished version of Fallout 76 because they realized it was going to bomb and they wanted to maximize profits before the public became aware?