Fallout 76 Banned Players Asked To Write An Essay To Return To The Game

According to a new video which has just popped up on YouTube, Bethesda is asking Fallout 76 banned players to post an “essay” on “Why use of third party cheat software is detrimental to an online game community.”

The bans in question have been imposed because of the use of mods, so not necessarily simply “cheats” as they’ve been called.

But most importantly the reaction at the demand of explanation by users coming from Bethesda Game Studios is rather curious.

The support has indeed reportedly shared this email with people who’ve been banned because of this issue.

“This account has violated the code of conduct and terms of service by cheating. The account was detected to be running a third-party application, which provides an unfair in-game advantage, while logged into ‘Fallout 76.’,” says the note.

“If you would like to appeal this account closure, we would be willing to accept an essay on ‘Why the use of third party cheat software is detrimental to an online game community’ for our management team to review.”

Of course, we can’t verify whether the mail is legit or not; it could well be fake, so before we jump to conclusions it’ll be better to hear more from Bethesda in an official channel.

If confirmed, though, it’s quite a curious reaction, again, and a weird request to do to players who are simply asking for more information about their bans.

The bans themselves, well, they’ll always be a tough matter to deal with, since we’ve seen over the years they’re generally issued by developers willing to protect not only their IP but the fairness of the online gaming experience.

When they do it, they often do mistakes because of bots which can’t handle the situation the way a human moderator would do, or even simpler based on policies which don’t take into account the fact that communities – especially those built around Bethesda or Rockstar titles – create a huge array of mods and apply themselves.

It’ll be interesting to see if Bethesda talks this matter deeper in the coming days, on top of this rather hilarious statement.

Source: Variety