Is Fallout 76 worth playing in 2024?

Fallout 76’s launch became infamous. It tarnished the reputation of Bethesda – the company that made one of the most successful and popular RPGs of all time in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – and did a good job of having people avoid the once beloved Fallout franchise. An MMO-style multiplayer Fallout experience should’ve been a guaranteed hit that prints money for years to come, but 76 got murdered by a mole rat as soon as it stepped out of the vault. Getting slapped with a subscription service within the first year didn’t help. But it’s been nearly six years since the late 2018 release date – yes, it really has been that long – and the game is still going. Like it or loathe it, Fallout 76 is still here, and has received 19 major updates – nineteen! – since launch. Every update since has brought more characters, content, and locations to Appalachia. It even has NPC humans you can talk to now. That’s innovation for you.  After nearly six years of tweaks and improvements, what is Fallout 76 like to play today?