“Early physical benefits of serum testing were negated by the associated psychological effects. Several subjects committed suicide almost immediately; others were left in a catatonic state from which they did not recover.
Subsequent trials were able to successfully mitigate the apparent psychological damage, but proved the need for particularly physically fit test subjects.
Note: Trial runs 4.3 through 5.2 indicated subjects with an otherwise alarmingly high BI would be the best candidates for further study. As they are in short supply, additional tests were unable to investigate this phenomenon.”— The Whitespring bunker terminal entriesEmpath is a mutation in Fallout 76.
Overview[]
- Positive effects
- -25% damage taken by teammates.
- Negative effects
- +33% damage taken by player character.
Notes[]
- The negative effect (additional damage taken by player) can be reduced depending on the rank of the Class Freak perk equipped.
- The Strange in Numbers perk affects both the increased damage taken by the player and the reduced damage taken by teammates.