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You fixed dupe exploit but we have a frightening bug that needs to be fixed ASAP. Right now I'm really afraid to play this game, because if I lose something due to a bug I will probably get "we can't restore your items" message from the support. Proofs of the bugs below:

Vending machine bug - players are able to buy items from your stash, that you haven't placed on sale and other bugs:

Weapons disappear bug - if you die and some NPC is nearby, he will loot your weapon:

Amor piece disappear bug:

Power armor disappear bug - PA pieces are being removed when you enter PA frame and you're wearing chinese stealth suit:

Vendor bot can steal your ammo - people are losing thousands of their ammo:

This should be fixed with yesterdays hotfix. Anyway, after you release a fix for this I hope EVERY player that hasd been affected by this bug will get their stuff back.

u/Ladydevann

PSA to players: make a lot of screenshots of your weapons and amor, and/or record a video - just in case if you'll lose something and you'll try to get it back from support, you will have a proof to show that you had this item in your inventory. This is how I did it:

  • screenshot of my pip boy and my weapon visible in "weapons" tab
  • screenshot of my weapon while using "inspect/fix" option
  • screenshot of my weapon being on my quickslot
  • screenshot of my weapon in weapon workbench interface
  • screenshot of my character holding my weapon in her hands
  • short video of my pip boy, inspecting the weapon, shooting etc.

PSA no.2: if you're afraid of losing your weapon when you die during an event and you think about putting it to your stash until fix will be released, I advice you do NOT do this. As mentioned above with vending machine bug, some player may buy that weapon from your stash. Better option is to keep it on some mule alt that you don't use.

Bonus info: Why is this happening?

Remember when in Skyrim/FO4 NPCs were looting dead bodies? Or when you gave your follower in Skyrim some good armor and he would equip it if that armor was better than what he currently had equipped? Bethesda reused old NPC scripts from previous single player games and applied them to an online game. That's why NPCs are stealing yor weapon when you're dead.

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Thank you for your concerns about these issues, everyone. We share them too, and we are actively investigating everything outlined in this thread, as well as other reports we’ve received here, on our own forums, or through support tickets. We have commented in a few previous threads about some of these issues. However, even though we can’t respond to everything, each report, video, and screenshot of an issue that you share with us helps us narrow in on fixes.

In our next hotfix, we are planning to include a fix for the issue where NPCs can occasionally take a player’s weapon when they die. The remaining issues mentioned in this thread are all still active investigations, and we want to resolve them as soon as possible. If they can be addressed in time for our next hotfix, we will definitely include them.

We don’t have an exact timing to share on that hotfix just yet, but we will let you know as soon as we do.