Fallout 76 will have Microtransactions, but PERK Packs are not involved

As revealed at this weekend's QuakeCon, Fallout 76 will indeed have microtransactions, and it will also have PERK Cards - which give players new perks to slot into their characters. But you can all exhale, because PERK card packs will only be earned in-game via leveling up, and not with real money.

Bethesda's Pete @DCDeacon Hines took to twitter to clear it up this weekend:

In #Fallout76, Perks are represented through Perk Cards. You earn them every time you Level Up.

Earn Perk Card Packs solely through leveling up. Every other level up to 10, and every 5 levels after. pic.twitter.com/JRRHFRLNk8

— Fallout (@Fallout) August 11, 2018

You just get them when you level up.

— Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) August 11, 2018

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