Fallout 76 Hunter/Hunted Mode Is Suspiciously Similar To Battle Royale
By Ford James ·
Hunter/Hunted sounds like Bethesda want Fallout 76 to have battle royale, without calling it battle royale.
Fallout Battle Royale are words we never expected to utter, but here we are at the end of 2018. In an article on the official Fallout 76 website, Bethesda has a section titled “The Most Dangerous Game”. It details a brand new mode to Fallout called Hunter/Hunted, which is perfect for those who “enjoy dueling for sport.” It’s described as a “pre-war training session designed for clandestine government operatives” but in reality, it’s battle royale.
Here’s the gist of it: you queue up for a game by tuning in to the Hunter/Hunted radio station on your Pip-Boy. When at least four players have joined the queue, you’ll be assigned another player to hunt down. So far it’s more Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood than battle royale, but wait for it.
“Over time, the Hunt area’s size will decrease, forcing you closer to your current victim and assassin. Upon killing your target, you’ll be assigned to the player they were tracking.” It carries on like this until… guess what? There’s just one player left. A shrinking playable area where you have to kill opponents to be the last player alive? That sounds very familiar indeed.
Of course, it’s not quite at the scale of other battle royale games since the mode can start with just four players in a game but Bethesda hasn’t given word on what the maximum player count is. Each kill in-game rewards you with caps and experience points, up to a total of six kills.
The only real difference to normal battle royale games is that you can’t kill everybody you see - you have to focus on your target. There’s no word on whether you can carry over your gear from the normal game, if every player in the Hunter/Hunted match is given the same equipment or ifn you need to loot up and scavenge for items first. If it’s the latter, then there’s no doubt about it: Hunter/Hunted is Fallout Battle Royale.
In other Fallout 76 news, check out everything we know about the returning Enclave faction. Also, check out the times for the Xbox One beta kicking off today.