Anyone else that sees this - are you finding the same thing? I know of a few people crafting gauss guns that haven't encountered this, so you may be unlucky, but can't say for sure.

They are tough enemies with that laser beam and tricky to handle, so it's not a matter of "gitting gud", honestly. Try again next time and avoid that laser beam at all costs!

Hey there mate, glad to know you're having fun. No there is not a set time (unless you're talking about the scorchbeast queen). It sounds like this was just an unfortunate mishaps with the scorchbeast's body.

All depends on various scenarios and how you wanna play, so here are a few tips :)

- Key mutations to get: Grounded (if you don't use energy weapons), Adrenal reaction, Speed demon, eagle eyes (if you use VATS with the rifle) and Scaly skin (a must). A few others are optional but I reckon these are key.

- Strength: You'll be rocking a lot of stimpaks, so traveling pharmacy helps. Blocker will be key for you with a bloodied build. Barbarian will help too since you wont be using power armor.

- Perception: You'll need to swap a few of your perk points from Strength (i'm assuming you have a lot) to Perception, so you can get the rifleman perk cards (whether automatic or non-auto, depending on your bloodied weapon). Typically you want to max all these out, so get at least 9 points in there. Tank killer will be good too (so 12 points) and long shot to get more range when sneaking (15 points).

- Endurance: Adamantium skeleton will definitely help when not in power armor. Max out Ironcla...

I've found some there recently, so you may have just gotten unlucky on those runs :)

What proximatehop said :). Focus on getting the Power Armor you want and don't stress about finding legendary armour pieces (unless you're scripping or trading them, of course!).

I run a PA build so hit me up if you have any questions

You're the best, stay safe, thank you for your service. See you in the Wasteland!

Amyjane1203

Will you guys ever do an XP week? I never get to do these weekends because my work is mostly weekends. (Yes, I'm still working during this pandemic). I would think a fair amount of players work in restaurants/hospitality/retail but I'm guessing it's not the majority.

I can certainly pass on that there's a desire for it due to certain circumstances, sure!

ghazza6

Whats free play?

The game will be available to play for free from May 14th through May 18th, starting at 12pm EDT.

12pm EDT is when double-XP and the free-play weekend will start!

Edit: It looks like this is now resolved and you should be able to log back in. Thanks!

Thanks for the reports all, we're actively looking into this.