It is no secret thatFallout 76had a rocky start ever since its release late last year, with some considering it asone of the most disappointing video games of 2018. AlthoughFallout 76was received with mixed reviews, there were still some people who genuinely liked the game and has since spent countless hours playing Bethesda’s online RPG. One such player is Reddit user Glorf12, who was recently banned by Bethesda for alleged ammo exploit.
Glorf12 has been grinding inFallout 76ever since the game’s release late last year, giving him a total of 900 hours of gameplay. Given Glorf12’s extensive experience and time spent inFallout 76, the user decided to write up a guide to share his knowledge on the best farming areas and the location of some Legendary loot. Shortly after he posted the guide, Glorf12 received anemail from Bethesda, notifying him that his account has been banned, and may only be lifted if the said ammo exploit is patched in a future update.
After receiving the ban notification from the developer, Glorf12 then posted on theFallout 76subreddit explaining that afterusing the Bandolier perk card, which reduces ammo weight by 90%, he went on to the game to collect every ammo he can get his hands on. However, as soon as the player realized that the 5mm ammo would eventually weigh him down, he decided to drop some of it “in a suitcase in Watoga Train Station” for other players to collect.
The Reddit user also started to trade all his excess ammo from his primary account, which is at level 450+, to his secondary account at level 2. The player theorized that several players might have gotten suspicious upon seeing a high-level character trade with a low-level player, and reported the transaction to Bethesda.
Although trading items from one account to another provides a loophole for the game’s inventory limits (which was increased in a recent update), it is possible that such a transaction may still be in violation ofFallout 76’sterms of service, which every player must read and agree prior to signing up for the game.
To add to that, Glorf12 also speculated thatFallout 76’ssystem might be keeping a tally of everything the player has picked up in the game, regardless of origin, or whether some of these items have already been dropped. If this is the case, then it is possible that Bethesda may have unfairly banned Glorf12, a dedicated player that only wanted to make the most of his time inFallout 76.
In the end, Bethesda encouraged the player to open a ticket to dispute the loss of his account. However, even after the game’s latest update, Glorf12’s high-level character with over 900 hours of gameplay, remains to be banned.
Fallout 76is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
