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[Damien Crowley]

And this is how Bethesda melted this timeline with the "TLOU"-timeline... mutated fungi in a plastic helmet... who would have thought...

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Hmmm. Sounds like Bethesda is merging with Naughty Dog and this is just viral marketing for The Last of Us 2 launch.

Damn, beaten!

 

[BusierDonkey]

And this is how Bethesda melted this timeline with the "TLOU"-timeline... mutated fungi in a plastic helmet... who would have thought...

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Damn, beaten!

If the batteries run low, the voice modulator does just make clicking sounds.

 

[joe_zazen]

Risk of Mold? isn't this meant to be made out of plastic?

There are molds that will eat anything, even glass lenses.

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

i have no issues with this, atleast it's realistic

 

[Raikugen]

This game has got to be going for some sort of record on how to completely botch a release in a major franchise.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I bet most people won't return the helmets, they're really going to become collector's items now.

 

[CyberPanda]

So, the helmet matches the quality of the software. Nice. I think this was intentional then.

 

[LOLCats]

I assume inside it has fabric -probably cotton- to cushion the wearer. Though seemingly they didn't think about proper ventilation so it stays humid and mold forms.

the recall documentation does talk about the liner and harness fabric.

my recommended solution would be put helmet on, drill holes for ventilation. See what happens.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

It was 32 units sold by gamestop

GameStop’s Recalling ‘Fallout’ Collectible Helmets (Updated)

Chronicle Collectibles, a manufacturer in Irving, Texas, is recalling its GameStop-exclusive Fallout 76 helmet. The T-51b Power Armor Helmet was found to be a risk for mold exposure. The Consumer Product Safety Commission posted the recall—which affects “about 20,000” units—on September 19.

www.forbes.com

“The recall only involves the Fallout 1:1 Power Armor Nuka-Cola Helmets that have a red painted finish with white-colored exterior tubing around the sides,” Chronicle told me via Twitter DM seven hours after this story was first published. Crucially, “only 32 units of the recalled helmets were actually sold and shipped to consumers, and all of those consumers have been identified and notified directly about the recall. No other models, editions, or colors of Power Armor Helmets are involved in this recall.”

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Serves Bethesda right for doing all these collector's deluxe packs.

But blame to go on both sides... Bethesda and the supplier making them. Surely one of them would bring up ventilation issues when coming up with a Fallout helmet.

Goes to show the company making it has no clue, and Bethesda (being a game maker) has no clue on textiles.

 

[BusierDonkey]

Serves Bethesda right for doing all these collector's deluxe packs.

But blame to go on both sides... Bethesda and the supplier making them. Surely one of them would bring up ventilation issues when coming up with a Fallout helmet.

Goes to show the company making it has no clue, and Bethesda (being a game maker) has no clue on textiles.

The company that made it doesn't give a shit as long as Bethesda's checks cash. The supplier making them is in China, and the person that built it was probably a kid. You send a blueprint of what your company makes to a large plastic shit manufacturer and they will make it roughly to spec. Bethesda could have designed the helmet with a knife coming down inside and they would have just made them that way. This falls entirely on the company that put them out for retail purchase.