Fallout 76 How to AFK During Fasnacht // And WHY

[@Gamer_Aviator]

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[@glitter_fart]

dont' afk events on public servers, i have 0 regrets for using mini nukes. How dare i play the game, while others dont???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I completely understand why, but you can't complain about ANYTHING in a game when you dont even play it, just for a chance to get something to make you look pretty.

[@falloutfella670]

If your on pc you can just bind the spacebar to moving forward, and just place something heavy on it.

[@nemesis002]

thx wanted to ask how to do it on PC

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

I tried this, and still get kicked for being idle. How do you prevent that?

[@sandwichhugger4156]

@@JohnB-mo4kq same tbh it’s annoying lol

[@АлександрШукшин-з5ч]

Just press X ffs

[@GinjaPubez]

I find that dying and staying dead in the area of the event is more beneficial as all of my conditions on my food pause until i respawn and if i die in a less busy area (i found the back of the church is a good spot) im less likely to freeze/crash. When i respawn (if it hasnt froze) i get a load of pop ups for completing the event and all the rewards. If you die during the event, you immediately respawn without a choice so if you choose this method, die before the event.

[@mattmaniac3740]

does this still work? i died before mothman started but when i got out of afk i did not receive the rewards. although i did get a pop-up that i completed the event afterwards. I went to pipboy > New but it was empty.

[@GinjaPubez]

@@mattmaniac3740 If you crashed out or changed lobby then nothing will show as new in your inventory but i can assure you that you did get some rewards.

[@mattmaniac3740]

@@GinjaPubez i just layed dead in mothman area and went to sleep. when I woke up 8 hours later i only had 1 new plan and 0 other items. bugged? patched?

[@GinjaPubez]

@@mattmaniac3740 Im not sure, i just did it now for 6 hours and it worked.

[@MrSirMang]

The constant crashes/freezes on Playstation make AFKing difficult. During an 8 hour shift of work, I'm lucky to get 3 sets of rewards before I'm frozen or on a report crash screen when I get home.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Sometimes. Yeah. I don't AFK (oskapt obviously does) I just the actual event every 3 or 4 hours every day, and honestly, maybe once a week there's server wonk. It hasn't been a big deal.

[@fraudbuster5232]

Serves you right. 😜😄😄😄😄😄 . I hear ya though. Nothing more annoying than when the game crashes.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@fraudbuster5232 Would it be any different if those players actually ran the course instead of AFKing though? The load on the server is the same. :D

[@fraudbuster5232]

@@Gamer_Aviator Crashing and bluescreening doesn't discriminate lol

[@matty894]

Game runs like shit on ps5 and I just give up with events cause 9 times out of 10 it’s gonna crash on me and otherwise I don’t have time for the shit due to work.. I can afk while asleep and during my 12 hour work shift and do it 5 days out the week and get maybe like 6 rewards in total.. bugthesda need to fix/optimize their game.

[@kenobanion6493]

I had a problem with getting my controller to AFK on Xbox. I had to rubber band my sticks. Turn on Spotify and play some kinda music. Then I had to plug a headphone into the controller to make it think I am still active. Just a suggestion for those who keep getting kicked for inactivity on Xbox.

[@chrisyung6776]

You ain’t catching heat for being AFK? I sure did🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kenobanion6493]

@@chrisyung6776 no… no problems with AFK. I haven’t gotten in any trouble (yet) and if I do, I’ll deal with it.

[@matty894]

Can’t afk or even play the game 90% of the time cause It crashes every 20 fucken minutes..

[@shadow49reaver]

good

[@troublemakerbros4267]

Idk....... Im on pc and in 200+hrs Ive crashed MAYBE 2-3x. Ive had more "Waiting for server" than I do crashes. Mayyyybbbeeeeee dont play console LOL

[@questforadventurechannel7065]

I’m on the series x, started playing after the show. Game has been running totally fine up until the new expansion for me. Now I’ve noticed a little bit of lag from time to time. Game crashed 3 times during the same daily op yesterday, once when I was at my camp yesterday as well l and more then a handful of times during the new Neurological Warfare event (that has been really annoying for sure) I’ve made a habit of joining teams now for when the game decides to crash, I can just rejoin the current team.. usually lol

[@MrLuckyCartel]

That’s Bethesda getting rid of lazy people….. just kiddin😂

[@keithcummings3260]

I'm glad I found this video before the end of the two weeks. My wife and I game 76 together and we've been AFKing on instruments like a couple of n00bs.

[@thepointyone100]

It’s funny when people bring enemies down to them haha

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Yes! During Meat week people send in ghouls. :D

[@buffalobilly6926]

Lol I’m guilty of AFKing (doing it right now) but I do that as well. Bring enemies to the AFKs. 😂 plus I’m in an underground base with my drop trap set up so people can’t do that to me. But I can still get nuked.

[@matronmalice9867]

Or push them to Sutton.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Those of us who have been around for awhile are more likely to afk. There are reasons for that. First of all, those first couple years? Fasnaucht came around 4 times a year, maybe more. We've put a lot of time in at Fasnaucht. Done the event more times than we can count. So yes, I'll sit on the tuba and put a rubber band on my controller while I go do laundry. It's very rare to find that many people afk'd at these events, but if you do, just switch servers.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

100%

[@Gamer_Aviator]

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[@matronmalice9867]

Rare?????? Bullshit. There are still tons of people who do and they're ruining it by making the servers lag.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

@@matronmalice9867 that's not server lag, it's your shitty hardware lag. And, to rub some salt in your whining, most of the time everything dies so fast I can't even tag it.

[@tyferguson8407]

@@matronmalice9867 go cry somewhere else lol

[@sammert7021]

I don't care about those that AFK or those that choose to nuke, its just a game! What we need to do is EVERYONE complain to Bethesda about the drop rate of the masks and the state of the servers. I'm sick of crashing out and then not being able to get on ANY server until the event is over. Even if I'm on a team I re join and get a black screen. I have all the common and uncommon masks but non of the rare not even the old ones, it's ridiculous.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Good point. Yes!

[@scottkendrix6231]

I have the same issue with getting the black screen trying to load in, particularly if I was just blue screened while running the event. Luckily, I got one of the rare masks today, the Demon mask.

[@sammert7021]

@@scottkendrix6231 I don't think the servers can cope with how many more players there are, and last week in the UK it was half term for schools so even more than usual. I had no problems yesterday but still no rare mask. Still i will keep grinding the temptation to AFK at night is becoming more and more tempting, knowing my luck my Xbox would probably blow up lol. Glad you got a one though.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

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[@Anigma1978]

I've run the event 126 times and only have 4 rares. Supposedly you should get a rare every 20 run throughs, not always the case though.

[@timostrom426]

if you put it in 3rd person amd holster your weapon, you can spin the camera and your character will stay still. this makes chameleon armor a good thing.

[@Eb74]

Tried this but for some reason the controller dc's after 20 to 30 minutes and the game 5 minutes after.

[@iiTzFaro]

Facts, mine does too

[@DomyWomySalami]

Wire up your controller then it’ll never disconnect

[@Eb74]

​@domevans2725 I tried this directly to xbox, tried Rubberband stick to stick, on instrument and right stick only, etc. Either my xbox series x has a setting I do not know about, the controller does or something else. Also tried with a series one and xbox series x set of controllers and listening to pandora and Spotify. Its honestly most likely a me issue but ty for the suggestion

[@DomyWomySalami]

@@Eb74 yuh I tested it out yesterday with my controller wireless and it just disconnected after like 20min like u said, I then had it plugged in all night and never disconnected, I’m on series S and when I first got it I had to turn off sleep mode cuz it was already on oddly it could be cuz of that but who knows, I hope u figure it out sometime before the event ends today 👍

[@Eb74]

@domevans2725 it'll have to be next event as at work till after event ends. I will check for sleep settings though, ty for the guidance.

[@benwilliams6993]

Pro tip: if you AFK in the candle maker's house, its near where the guaranteed legendary enemies spawn. When you return to play you can often loot an extra legendary or two this way. Its not much but an extra little something.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

way cool

[@LagoonJosh]

Awesome Tutorial, im a new fallout player, i love the series but nevr played fallout 76 im loving it i really apreciate content like yours very good video

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Gamer_Aviator]

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[@LagoonJosh]

@@Gamer_Aviator i will thanks bro

[@Giyuu_Waterdroplet]

I think it's a bad idea in my opinion because i had a sever where everyone was afk but me and one other person we did everything and i was worried we would lose but we did it

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Just go to a different server -NP

[@legrandtheiii2572]

Exactly. I mean kudos for pulling it off w/another person, but still...🤷‍♂

[@CoercedJab]

Leave and have them fail why do it for them and reward their strat

[@ccalvinn]

I mean you're real ones for helping them all but you gotta help yourself with a server hop sometimes too 😅

[@richardparker1614]

The problem with this answer is that there might not be time to make it to the event on another server. Also, if they wanted to bring a friend on to their team, they can’t if the server’s already full (of AFKers).

[@donrumata1006]

What happen if everyone afk? You got it!

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Nothing happens. Event fails. If you arrive at an event and you're the only one not AFKing, just go to a different server.

[@donrumata1006]

@@Gamer_Aviator it don't work all the time bruh be realistic. I understand your pov but you have to admit that it should'n be part of the "game" but whatever it is what it is.

[@xxcrazy_critr6661]

@@Gamer_Aviator If you are the only one doing it, and everyone else is AFK. Nuke it. After 20 mins the dead AFK'ers will disconnect/timeout due to inactivity. Not sure if people who claim that nuking Fasnacht does nothing to get rid of AFK'ers, they are wrong, it does get rid of them after 20 mins unless they are not AFK and respawn and go back to AFK'ing.

[@dragonmac1234]

I'm an active player most of the time with events, but I just sit my character down and play guitar until Fasnacht is completed. It's a good time to make a drink, get something to eat or go to the bathroom. I don't AFK for hours, but it's good for short breaks.

[@reb5824]

I personally don't care about afk people. My bf told me that. The other night when was afk for a few min. That a few ppl were attacking me. I just started laughing. Like seriously? Why cant we simply pause the game?!

[@VargVikernes1349]

What do you do with your controller to afk at a instrument without the character getting up?

[@Gamer_Aviator]

sit down to play and rubberband the right stick so your view loops. that'll keep you from standing and also keep you from getting logged out for being idle (no movement from the controller)

[@scottkendrix6231]

​@@reb5824Can't pause because it isn't a single player game. It's a multiplayer online game.

[@reb5824]

@@scottkendrix6231 You are right. But I still wish it was possible.

[@netherwarrior6113]

I haven’t afk’ed yet but if it comes done to the last few days, I might consider. I really want a glowing blue devil mask. I have gotten the buffoon and demon mask though so that is good.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Yes. The glowing masks are way cool. We' want them all.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@burntdice2810]

I just use a hair band on the right joystick. While playing an instrument this just spins the camera and keeps you from dcing

[@donrumata1006]

And you are proud of that? Do you feel smart?

[@paulharris7660]

​@donrumata1006 yeah, I do it,.

[@twothreeactual9254]

@@donrumata1006I GET CHUBBED UP WHEN I AFK.

[@burntdice2810]

@@donrumata1006 I have a life and can’t be playing all the time. It’s not my fault the drop rates are so incredibly low that the only way for adults with other priorities to get the rare stuff is to afk

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@donrumata1006 tone it down, dude. We're here to chat and have fun.

[@robertrobinson2649]

If you AFK Fastnacht, you are relying on others to do the work to complete the event for you. No wonder FoxyRaven-TV nukes the event, why should players who actually participate do it so you can get rewarded.

[@brandonfleming8910]

I notices the scorched beast masks doesnt show in the displays, only on the mannequins

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Yes. Lame. We noticed that they don't show up in the old glass displays either. they do work on allies though, so that's a cool way to show them off. But sad that we can't put them on the wall.

[@Adam872000]

I know pissed me off that did how could they not know it didn’t display!

[@Gamer_Aviator]

YES! It's super lame. Not on the wall displays or the glass displays >: Only on mannequins and allies, and players obviously.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@Adam872000 It's super lame. The glowing scorchbeast queen is the coolest mask of the event. I want to be able to display it. Only the teeth display. hahahaha

[@TheMeanArena]

Because the devs are lazy and don't test anything properly. Their concern is rushing stuff out so people will buy new useless things!

[@BreakfastAtNoon]

If the event was interesting like radiation rumble or eviction notice then hardly anyone would AFK but it’s so bloody boring.

[@dsxgem7088]

this guy is so underrated in just how his videos are edited and overall how he portrays his point and still makes the video enjoyable to watch

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Thank you so much from the gal who edits the videos ;) -No0dlP4ntz

[@TheMalmut]

I have no problem with Fasnacht afk'ers until they eventually become the majority of people on the server. Even then, it's a minor headache compared to the people who nuke the event.

[@glitter_fart]

imagine thinking who are actually playing the game are a problem vs people who arent.

[@foxtrotwolf6081]

Crashes are worse because you can't get into a server that has an event that's still active. How do you re-spawn after being nuked? Someone dropped one mid event and I somehow spawned back exactly were I was when the bomb dropped and I don't have mysterious savior on.

[@Pouncer_Fox]

Just a couple of nights ago, there were like six other people listed in Fasnacht, but I was literally the only person doing it. Yeah, I did the entire Fasnacht by myself. You're welcome.

[@stealthcobra1525]

Bethesda keeps adding more rare masks with keeping them at an abysmal total 5 percent drop chance. You're also limited to running the stupid thing once an hour, which severely limits the numbers of rolls you get on the rng wheel. Even with two accounts running this nonstop for days I've only gotten a couple of rare masks so far. Also, mission is fun for maybe 5-10 times, but it takes so effing long that you really can't complain that ppl end up AFK Farming this.

[@vaporyphoenixgaming_5060]

I have done it like 10 times but just got my first regular unicorn mask lol I'm sure I'll get 1 hopefully I mean I'm over level 700 but it only drops to the new players that won't even be playing next month smh

[@matronmalice9867]

Yes you can. I'm tired of running it myself. I work and by the time I'm home most people are AFK and I can't hop servers for hours because work. It's really annoying. They need to fix drop rates. They're worse than most gacha games.

[@matronmalice9867]

​@@vaporyphoenixgaming_5060I'm at 1500 combined levels 600 on main and it's frustrating AF to do that stupid quest and see some level 11 put their glowie mask on and I get another freaking giant. I don't AFK just because I feel it is robbing other people of their work while I hide in a corner. Just me, I'm more annoyed by drop rates than anything.

[@glitter_fart]

theres nothing random about it, when you log in you have a set number, and that number is what you will get for that hour, period. NOTHING about these drops is random.

[@SkupperNog]

Only time I ever afk is when I'm sleeping. When I'm not, I'm very hands-on with the event.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Makes sense, We're actually split 50/50 Oskapt afk's 1005 of the time, and I never AFK. I just run the event 3 or 4 times a day. -No0dlP4ntz

[@timostrom426]

i ran it all day, and the dudes that were spinning in the church then are running it now. its just the way of the wasteland. 👌

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@timostrom426 That's funny

[@fataldaze2332]

You still get the rewards if you die as long as the event is completed and you’re at the area

[@matronmalice9867]

Not if I can help it. Chainsaw go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr all the way to Sutton.

[@type.]

been using autorun and that seems to work for me. Went a solid 8 hours no problems.

[@nettneo]

Now im gonna try this for the First time

[@HappyHellscapes]

People going AFK is part of the reason fastnacht keeps getting nuked, guy I know does it for that reason, he likes trolling on there.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

We have another video about how to survive nukes when AFK. You should show it to your friend. 😈

[@jaethabeast]

You still get rewards on the death screen, nuking does nothing lol

[@TwilightbornNebula]

Nuking just makes it harder for everyone that guy is just making it worse

[@matronmalice9867]

He's doing the Emperors work. AFK annoy me because they bog the servers down and don't help. That event is like a full time job.

[@brothazoot]

@@Gamer_Aviator Or you could just play the game like everyone else is doing. Slothful.

[@thesweetone]

In the last event i did there was 20 at the event and 17 were afk and the event was difficult when the super mutants came out but everyone got a mask, all those who did nothing... and not a single one was playing an instrument at the band stand.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Interesting. I always see people playing instruments. I guess it varies on different servers and different times of the day.

[@fraudbuster5232]

​@@Gamer_Aviatorplaying instruments doesn't contribute anything unless the at bot is in the parade. After that, they're leeching off the people that actually play the event. However, with it being a video game, it's still fun. I don't get mad, I get even all in the spirit of fun though.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@fraudbuster5232 Explain the leeching part

[@carumsarene]

3 is the minimum number of people needed to complete the event. With one good DPS and one healer it can be done. So 17 people could still afk and it'd be fine. Me and my friends tested this extensively. On Twitch.

[@buffalobilly6926]

Bet most of them was at work. 🤷🏽‍♀️or spending quality time with their wife and kids, or husband.

[@masiguru9982]

Dying is irrelevant. You can be nuked, die, the rad zone clears and Fasnacht continues. People do complete a nuked Fashnacht. You will still collect all rewards even if at the respawn screen. More fun to come back in the morning, respawn and watch 8 "event complete" cycles happen.

[@trevyndavis5762]

I never have afked the event but now that I got a job and don’t have time to grind little by little like I used too I sit in the Corner I have a plug in controller I use my plug in cord to tie around my controller so I constantly walking into something it makes this event easier

[@matronmalice9867]

If you're not sitting you can get pushed out of Helvetia. Sit on a chair or you get pushed to Sutton. Some people push into the water and the rads do the work.

[@NortyMmM]

4:50 attention goofballs if you don’t have a rubber band just put the controller upsidedown on your table so the movement stick it up so you move

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Great idea! I also just loop the USB cable around the sticks and tuck it under itself to hold it in place.

[@NortyMmM]

@@Gamer_Aviator that works too

[@tjuneredd3670]

My kontroller keep kuttin off and i figure out why

[@OdiVonDobi22]

I play on PS4 the mofo crash so much NONE OF YOU don't have to worry about ME AFKing. Just saying...🤣

[@Gamer_Aviator]

hahahaha

[@SavageSeven-ed3xd]

DON'T rubber band your controller UNLESS you don't mind getting stick drift, have a second controller or have the money to buy another controller.

[@theLOSTranger234]

I admit I have afk during the event, (I mostly log on and join in the mornings, an actually run the event, killing things to get the xp an whatnot. I run it about 4 ot 5 times (mostly cause I have 5 hours free in the mornings where I can play (I dont JUST do the fasnacht event. I'm doing other crap like my dailies and some skyline quests too... but when its time for me to log off and go to work or whatever I gotta do for the day... I just go in one of the buildings or play the musical instruments and just AFK for 5 to 6 hours, come back an check on it during launch, got most the masks, thou I didnt get the rare rare ones, most I got are like 3 owl masks! (an since I already had one at the beginning I now have 4 lol I just give them to my friends. or drop my duplicates to some random player

[@AEheyeh]

I can't lie I was one of those people who would get upset about the afk people getting rewards for doing nothing, until I remembered the fact that at one point I had to work out of town for the entire work week and would work 9 to 10 hours a day. Meaning people like that cant do the event but like 2 or 3 times actually playing, and than it becomes a chore not a game. Now I afk just to make the people that drop nukes mad.

[@_The_Bearded_Man_]

I love you.... Wait.... Can i say that? Yes.... I am committed now....❤ Also yes, afk is literally the only way to get the masks after playing this game cinse beta.... And farming literally EVERYTHING ELSE.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Thanks!

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

I'm gonna retry this and see if I can do it throughout tomorrow

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Tomorrow? There's no fasnacht right now. Where will you try this?

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

@@Gamer_Aviator I ran out of time to do it during meat week, worked 8hrs central time zone an once I got home it was over

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@YaB0iDerpyG ahhhhh meat week. makes sense.

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

@Gamer_Aviator so I retried my experiments and it was indeed an successful run, so I Will be apart of the problem as well 😅

[@chrissnedden7566]

Wish me luck attempting this now as ive gone out for dinner 😂

[@EsteemedMeat]

So, people want to nuke a few afk players who rob space for people to actually participate, just so that they can rob newer players and a lot *more* people from participating in the event? How is this logical?

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Exactly!

[@SlocumJoe7740]

Active New Players can server hop Log out and back in again, you are preventing no one from doing the event except the AFK people because they aren't watching.

[@TheMeanArena]

No, I nuke AFKers for not participating. We have to do the work and you collect rewards for being lazy? Nope! You're AFKing when I'm around, you die from radiation!

[@hkctac13]

AFKing don’t bother me. When I see more than 6-7 I’ll jump servers. I have a limited amount of evenings to play so I do some of an evening at bedtime.

[@Dextya]

if you're scared of moving while turning/walking in game you could open photo mode 👍

[@TheTortaLover_YT]

Does leaving photos mode on for Xbox even work

[@kevinmckenna7261]

I got a glowing mask when someone nuked the site.

[@michaelaweber2205]

I only afk if am got to do something for 10 or less minutes im not like some of those greedy bastards out there i already have 3 rare masks if i dont get anymore its fine

[@FishingWithDut]

Unfortunately I have to work and can only play like 2 times a week for like 3 hours I’ll try afk hopefully I don’t make anyone mad

[@Gamer_Aviator]

You will ALWAYS make someone mad hahahaha, no matter what you do. Do whatcha gotta do. ;) -NP

[@samuelw74]

Honestly there is afk players but players will do anything just to get a rare mask....thats why sometimes ppl nuke just to try something different...or slow walk the whole march!!!

[@netherwarrior6113]

I am a slow walker. Fun to just walk behind the master of ceremonies and look cool

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@alanbaker5275]

we get two runs of the fasnacht every hr, using 2 private servers, i wont do events for the afk ppl

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@gootvansquid]

I don't like the AFK thing and have been even soloing the event, but a few days ago, the damn game started freezing every single time i join the event. (XBOX) So now i'm thinking if i want masks i have no choice. if i move it freezes.

[@xdbag7259]

Tried to AFK once, I guess that was what everyone else was doing too. Event failed.

[@Rodger_Phillips]

Clearly no platform is safe from the Angry Nukers 😆 Fastnacht was hit on PC today, and I just waited it out, I had already removed all junk so there was nothing to rush back in for, I wanted the screen shots of the Nuke falling on the town, honestly nuking the event is pointless, cannot even get a good harvest of nuked flora from it. when I saw the nuke was inbound I just put my Chinese Stealth Armour on and ran back to my spot to end the event, few if any others left, but it did look odd in the last 20 seconds before the nuke hit how the town went real quiet...

[@Gamer_Aviator]

hahahaha no, none of us are safe.

[@cortlinfulgham8102]

Or it dashboards during the event out of random.

[@VargVikernes1349]

How do I afk at a instrument on pc with a controller.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

sit down to play and rubberband the right stick so your view loops. that'll keep you from standing and also keep you from getting logged out for being idle (no movement from the controller)

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

I recommend not doing the rubber band thing to your joysticks because that will permanently damage your controller. Instead, pull up the pause menu with the map, take a piece of masking tape, and tape down either the L2 button or the R2 button so that you’ll either zoom into the map or zoom out of the map.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@cgimichaelmyers2806 Ummm... no. It can't damage your controller. Been doing it for years.

[@highplainsdrifter9197]

​@@cgimichaelmyers2806​, or just use a controller that already has a bad potentiometer and drifts a lot. That's what I do.

[@elvinlantigua]

@@Gamer_Aviatorsome ps controllers have been known to joystick drift after too much usage

[@Dead24712]

duel bar chainsaw them into the river if you can, they mite have loot on them.

[@GAMarine137]

Also use alt's on separate accounts to double your chances

[@scottshep8978]

You can get the masks by two other ways. Trading for them(friends will do this) or buy them from someone else. It annoys me when people are nuking the event. They are affecting the players who are just playing the game regularly. My opinion is don't be that ass by nuking.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

yes. Both excellent points. Trading and buying is very easy especially during and right after the event. If you visit enough players, you can get all the masks pretty quickly. Nuking the event SUCKS. I personally never AFK, and it's a downer when I come in every hour to play and get nuked. But oh well, there are SO many events during the day. -No0dlP4ntz

[@TentenSenju_]

Buy them? Have fun spending $40+ for one of them. I'd never spend that much money on something so basic. A simple mask that does nothing being worth that much is ridiculous to me. I'd rather keep trying to get them myself and if I'm not able to then whatever. 6 days in and I haven't even gotten a single rare lol. I hate drop rates 🙃

[@scottshep8978]

@@TentenSenju_ buying them for caps which are the easily earned in game. You hit up people's vendors. I agree there will be people who will be wanting a lot of caps. But not everyone will be that way

[@mutazoia]

LOL AFKing is not playing the game regularly because you are not actually playing the game. You've jammed your controls and F'd off. Besides, Nuking things (even Helvetia) is a regular thing to do in the game. People just have to deal with people AFKing and people just have to deal with the event getting nuked.

[@scottshep8978]

@@mutazoia I'm not condoning afk. But do you realize that people have this thing called a life outside of the game? There's people who are lucky if they get an hour maybe two a day. They would like to get rewards too and the only way they can do that is to do afk. I understand the point that there could be to many afk people on a server. But every time I've done the event there's never a problem getting it done despite the afk people. They have not taken any of the fun away from me. What about you? By your response you sound bitter about them. Yes nuking is allowed by the game mechanics. But to me nuking the event is just as bad,if not worse,than the people doing afk.

[@ll4n07]

pls help, when I afk like after 3 hours it kicks me from server no matter what

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Hmmm. haven't heard that one? Are you on Xbox or PS?

[@1stAid]

Came here just for the "How To," skipped straight to it at first, but ended up going back to the beginning and watching it all purely 'cause of the video quality.

[@augustocarrere5635]

I have all rare masks to sell in my vending machine, Obeleitor is my in game name 😌

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Way cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@Snox_000]

what you play on?

[@augustocarrere5635]

pc @@Snox_000

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

I've tried to afk an my controller keeps disconnecting even with rubber banding them and plugging my controller in, such a struggle indeed

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Hmmmm. X-box?

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

@@Gamer_Aviator yes sir

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@YaB0iDerpyG yeh, we've heard that this happens with x-box controllers :(

[@YaB0iDerpyG]

Ah that's unfortunate 😕 damn I wonder if there is a work around for this issue 🤔

[@Gamer_Aviator]

@@YaB0iDerpyG I sure hope so. We're PS5 so unfortunately we can't test it ourselves, but there're a bunch of X-box people over at Vault 42: l.creatoraviator.com/discord Swing by and see if anyone's had any luck.

[@FoEKringle]

there is a streamer telling everyone to nuke the area to purge the afk people

[@joespice785]

@@FoEKringle sounds like a douchebag. Blame Bethesda for the outrageously low drop rates, not the afkers trying to attain said masks.

[@dominicmorones8314]

AFK’s actually put less stress on the servers because they’re not moving/shooting/ causing explosions etc. and for those that think dropping a nuke is some service to the people who actually have time to play, jokes on you 😂 Even dead AFK’s get loot. Got a hag and a Demon today. Already got all the glowing masks 🥶

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Yes! Very cool. -NP

[@transcatgirl551]

Wish xbox let let me play with mouse and keyboard for 76. Could just put a weight on my w key

[@julianrivera9505]

I thought dying didnt matter that you still get rewards and if anything death is better cuz food cant go rotten?

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

Here are my tips. AFK in the area where the parade ends and start your own public team. That way you’ll still be able to claim the loot from the Mega Sloth. You can also farm small amounts of ammo from the wolves only if you have a gun equipped. Don’t use the rubber band AFK method, that will damage your controller. Instead, open up the pause menu with the map and tape down one of the buttons that either zooms in or zooms out of the map. I recommend masking tape so the adhesive doesn't get onto your controller.

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

@@Gamer_Aviator It works perfectly for me, I was on a server for hours with this method. It also reduces crashes.

[@timostrom426]

i run 2 accounts and am afk-ing both right now. i ran the event probably 12 times today. got booted and missed a couple. they owe me for the blue/black screens.

[@PCGamingGoodies]

This event is designed to NEVER have you get all the masks EVEN if you AFK. So there is no reason to be upset by those AFK people, who are only wasting their time and the joke's on them. You can only play the event 336 times total (24 times per day times 14 days) even if you AFK. But you are expected to play 959 times to get all 5 new rare masks. If you've already got 16 of the 21 rare masks, the chance to get the 17th is 0.238% x 5 = 1.19%, and that will take 84 tries (1 / 1.19% = 84). To get the 18th, you have 0.238% x 4 = 0.952% = 105 tries. 19th = 0.238% x 3 = 0.714% = 140 tries. 20th = 0.238% x 2 = 0.476% = 210 tries. And the last one, 0.238% x 1 = 420 tries. Add them all up, 84 + 105 + 140 + 210 + 420 = 959 is expected number of tries you need to get the 5 new rare masks. Bethesda doesn't have to do A THING, because AFK will never work. That's why so many people are still play this event -- because a majority of them still haven't got all the masks.

[@PCGamingGoodies]

And if you have zero rare mask, you should expect to need 1536 tries to get all 21. Basically, 0.238% times the number of remaining rare masks you still haven't got, is your probability of getting the next non-duplicating rare mask. If you have zero mask, you have 0.238% x 21 = 5% chance (20 tries expected: 1 / 5% = 20) to get the next non-duplicating rare mask. After that, it's 0.238% x 20, 0.238% x 19, and so on. Add up all the number of tries, and it's 1536. That's why AFK is useless. Sure, there may some people who will get 21 rare masks in very few number of tries. But a majority of you will need hundreds and thousands.

[@agamerin]

You get rewards even if you die

[@rjsmith5339]

You are going AFK the wrong way if getting nuked disrupts it. Kill yourself inside of the event area when it's not active, select respawn, go to the respawn map, don't respawn and then initiate your AFK controls on the respawn map. You will still collect rewards and be completely unaffected by attempts from players to punt you from the event area, even if they nuke the event. PS: Game freezes, crashes and bad internet connections can still happen and obviously remove you from the server

[@keithday1982]

I am not trying to afk but what I do almost has the same result. I am always incumbers so by the time I get to the the event it is almost over. most of the time I just get to the event in time to get the rewards. how dose the event start. I would like to be there at the start of the event to help

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@lolidk2392]

Guess i'll solo run all silos so nobody can launch there

[@Gamer_Aviator]

yeah. totally.

[@Raider_Person]

I sleep, I afk 👀

[@Gamer_Aviator]

I live, I die, I live again. WITNESS!!!!!

[@Raider_Person]

@@Gamer_Aviator WITNESSSSS. Damn now I gotta make a mad max build

[@andrewr2349]

I have pushed many AFK out of the event space. Haven’t nuked it though.

[@christopherholliday1567]

Why do this in the first place do these mask do anything ? Adding defence it doesn't matter to me either way I am just curious.

[@elvinlantigua]

I do it because the masks look good and the rare one go for high caps or rare trades. Late game, your def ain’t really important since you’re already strong so you go for looks. Can’t be on all day because I’m busy so this is my best option while I’m away from the game

[@DeadCanDerp]

I've enjoyed nuking the event the past couple of years. It's a rich source for flux raw materials and most players have CSA or PA so they don't mind; even new players can use hazmat suits and get along swimmingly. After I scour the area between events, I hop servers and do it again. The side effect is that it does clear AFKers, but I chalk that up to them being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ☢ I haven't nuked the event this year because I'm on hiatus between seasons. I never wear Fasnacht masks and the new masks aren't compelling enough to entice me to play.

[@LaHexey]

Everyone was just hanging out AFK (besides me) and we failed lol 13 players AFKed lol

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Why did you stick around? If you see you're the only person at the event, just bounce to a different server. It takes a few seconds.

[@timostrom426]

sometimes if you die, you keep getting rewards. for hours even. i've seen guys killing themselves on purpose to do this. i'm not 100% sure how it works.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Interesting. I have not had that happen yet. Will try to test it later. - NP

[@SaintClues]

I literally NUKE AFK’ers. It pisses me off

[@SaintClues]

@@Gamer_AviatorI don’t afk 😂 I don’t mess with them if they are on the actual instruments (where the frogs come from) anywhere else. = a nuke

[@SaintClues]

@@Gamer_Aviatorjust for clarification btw, I wait till the event is over so the current players get the items/finish event, then, when they go away… (other players besides AFKers,) nuked.

[@tylersmith7498]

I'm usually in a corner in time out . But my reason is , 12 hour rotating shifts . Also this ONCE PER YEAR event unfortunately fell on an outage at work . But I'm " remote playing " it on my iPad with my works peasant Wi-Fi . So ill pop a couple of lunchboxes and go back into my corner because that's the only way my game wont crash . BUT when I'm home , i repay my depts.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@trusttheprocess5618]

Legit had no luck actually playing every event but the FIRST event I ever afked I got the loon mask 💯💯 fck actually doing the event at this point🤣 my rubber band is strong for the next week

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@stevenhibbert4610]

Afk the event is bad for the game ...i run radiation rumble wirh a few level30 and it suck because 3/4 of server is afk and i run into alot of empty worlds that are full...and only time i got a flowing mask was when they nule the event kill the afk =glow mask...just saying

[@ThePudgypug22]

But if there are no player's to start the event it would be karma

[@doodlydoo6101]

Is the glowing scorchebeast rare ?

[@Gamer_Aviator]

The glowing scorchbeast and all other glowing masks are rare. The non-glowing versions are uncommon.

[@Ryu_R.]

You can AFK through a nuke. At any time while the event is not running, die within the event radius of helvatia. Click respawn, but do not select a area to respawn. Instead, rubber band the right stick. When the event occurs you will get the rewards. If it's nuked, since you're technically already dead you won't die again. But you must be on the map screen. If you leave the if you leave the if you leave it where the camera is spinning around your dead character, you will not get rewards, as far as I know.

[@FantasticBlueGirl]

THAT’S why Helvetia is constantly being nuked? Until this moment I genuinely thought it was a clever way for people to farm flux components off all the animals that spawn. But all this time it’s just been petty assholes? Dude, I’ve played three years and still haven’t launched a nuke, and people are out here dropping them on maybe the chilliest seasonal event bc they’re pissed at something the devs did? Fuck that’s hilarious. Also, thanks for the tips! I’ve never afk’d anything in 76 before, but I literally just got back to the game after a bit of a break and I’m not staying up all night to make up for it. So I’ve parked my dweller at an instrument and went with my own rubber banding method that has resulted in the camera whipping around so fast I had to look away immediately to not get dizzy. So we’ll see how that goes! Thanks again!!

[@Gamer_Aviator]

You're most welcome. Hope you get some good masks AFKing tonight. - NP

[@FantasticBlueGirl]

@@Gamer_Aviator well I came back to check and my tv had defaulted to the screensaver, so not a super auspicious start. Probably got nuked bc half my health bar was rads, but it must’ve been after the event happened bc I had new rewards, so who tf knows.

[@Davikingsfan420]

@@FantasticBlueGirla lot of people nuked the events the first few days because they thought it increased glowing mask drop rates

[@AlishaWolfe]

I just kept hopping servers until I got the glowing scorch queen mask

[@davidsanger669]

And I'll do it again......😂😂😂

[@polly_sacharride]

K is for Kontroller. 🤣

[@QsilAndLegion]

Stick drift for a mask 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@yordanagilridhanto8505]

One server is limited to 24 Players, 7 Players AFK in Helvetia, the rest are new, then when i tried to join Rad Rumble or Eviction Notice be like WHERE IS EVERYBODY???!!!?

[@glitter_fart]

they are idle hoping for a cosmetic item that does nothing but make them look pretty, remember, thats what this is, people wanting to look pretty.

[@joespice785]

​@glitter_fart for a lot of higher up players it's for the collecting aspect of the game.

[@glitter_fart]

@@joespice785 any high lvl player knows that they can literally just ask and it'll magically show up

[@DomainofInsanityA113]

As someone who works most of the day, almost all week, and doesnt have time to play when they get off work, or have an off day, AFKing is really the only way to get any good momentos from this event.

[@docmychedelic9153]

I discovered completely by accident that my bed in my CAMP is in the Event zone. I can sleep in my bed or play guitar for boons while I earn. I still run it for real occasionally especially if it’s not crowded. I’ve crashed and missed rewards 4x yesterday so I’ve earned some AFK.

[@nightowlx2391]

I been nuking the afk players like it's ridiculous, like a server had 11 and yes I counted

[@spydr8521]

Leeches are leeches no matter what the reason.

[@Gamer_Aviator]

Come to the premier today! It's all about loot drops and your ACTUAL ODDS of getting rare masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXy2qKmwqtt2gqc

[@Vladolak]

I decided to start doing it after not getting a single rare mask after playing since the event started. It was rough :(

[@MrZodiark]

Or you could just die when event isnt active and band your thumbstick to spin, this way nukes cant stop you either