Amid turmoil and disillusionment over latest studio closures, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has continued grinding by Fallout 76 and has simply completed the “Officer on Deck” questline, granting him the flexibility to launch the survival MMO’s notorious nukes. The brand new functionality was unlocked simply days after a fan bombed the manager’s campsite.
The doomsday clocked ticked nearer to midnight over the weekend when Xbox content material creator Rebs Gaming observed a brand new achievement had popped up on Spencer’s profile. “Phil Spencer simply accomplished the Fallout 76 quest Officer on Deck,” he tweeted. “This quest have to be accomplished to launch nukes. It appears like Phil is getting ready to launch a retaliatory nuke in opposition to gamers for nuking his camp.”
That’s as a result of simply days prior, a participant by the title of real1090jake nuked the CEO throughout an informal gaming session after weeks of looking for the Xbox head as a part of an elaborate role-play fantasy. Gamers on the time joked that it was retaliation for Microsoft’s determination to shut Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and different groups at Bethesda, although real1090jake confirmed to Kotaku that it was only for enjoyable. “This was a calculated assault lol I’ve no beef with Phil,” he tweeted on the time.
Firing nukes is the ultimate a part of Fallout 76‘s essential storyline and requires acquiring launch codes, infiltrating a silo, and killing a bunch of stuff. It was once a way more tedious ordeal again when the sport first launched, however launch codes are actually shared regularly on fan websites, and over-leveled gamers could have little hassle preventing their manner by the launch sequence. The nukes don’t truly kill gamers, however they do create intense radioactive blast zones which are nice if you wish to farm high-level enemies, however a ache in case you’re simply sitting at your camp attempting to restore some armor.
Spencer nonetheless hasn’t unlocked the “I Am Change into Demise” achievement, which triggers when you or a celebration member truly launch a nuke. He additionally hasn’t publicly weighed in on the most recent Xbox layoffs or the reason behind them. We’ll see which one occurs first.