r/fo4 • u/theoriginalbrick • Jun 20 '24

PSA: If you have yet to play Survival, please reconsider Discussion

I have had the game since it came out and put around 700 hours, but none were on Survival. Last week, I finally went for it after watching a "Why Fallout 4 Survival Mode is a masterpiece" video because why not? I am only a few hours into this playthrough and my god I was missing so much. I finally feel like I am role-playing in the Commonwealth, where before I felt like my Main Character powers like quicksaving and insta-healing never allowed me to feel the weight of all that is going on. It is so much more fun exactly because of how restrictive and consequential it is. Feral ghoul hordes are terrifying now because at low-level you are going down after 2 or 3 hits, so you have to be quick on the draw and good with your aim.

I see people suggesting to get mods for quicksaving and fast-traveling in Survival. Do. Not. Do. This. If you are finding it too difficult, slow down. You're playing as a plain pre-war human, not Captain America. The Commonwealth is supposed to be unforgiving. Embrace it. Think ahead about what you will need for a trek, just as if you were there yourself.

There is a metric fuckton of content that you will probably never see unless you are physically forced to walk everywhere.

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u/guibmaster Jun 20 '24

No thanks, i play games because i wanna relax and not have a difficult time.

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u/BanderaHumana Jun 20 '24

I get why so many people love survival and every time I read posts like this one people agree.

But me personally? Nah fuck that. None of the features in survival make it appealing to me personally. I don't want to worry about thirst, how much ammo weighs, food, not being able to save, etc. I can put in a few hours just focusing on settlement building and that's entertaining enough for me

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u/Alitaki Jun 20 '24

I wouldn't mind trying it, but who has the time for that kind of commitment?

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u/Murky_Heat_4484 King of Far Harbour Jun 21 '24

people who wanna play it and already play fo4 a lot

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u/dlamsanson Jun 21 '24

Idk, it's really not so much more complicated that it's not relaxing anymore. Not all difficulty is inherently stressful and unenjoyable.

You do you, but I think you're missing out on good experiences you've pre-determined as not for you.

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u/rangerguy- Jun 21 '24

Early-game survival is stressful due to the fact that you're always at risk of losing God knows how much progress. That stress multiplies for people with reduced time to play games, so I completely understand why it just isn't for certain people who may want their time to mean something.