I was a little bit concerned about this, seen it floating in the trailer and thought of it as a blimp that travels over Boston, if there is a thread for this let me know. so what do you guys think they do with this blimp blow it up, boss fight or even a way to finally travel across boston? see its views, i think this would be very unique to see fallout from up in the sky.

Can't be any worse than horses in Skyrim.

I honestly haven't given the zeppelin much thought regarding anything. Guess I just viewed it as scenery for a trailer shot. I'm betting that it's owned by the Institute, in which case they probably use it to get to their main base, unless there's more zeppelins. I would also bet that the player will predictably take it over or be taken prisoner on it to the Institute's main base at some point during the main quest line.

Well, whether we can travel in it or not, I hope it is filled with helium or the makers have contracted with Barsoom for some Eight Ray. Hydrogen is really nasty stuff, especially in a place where people like shooting at things.

Now that I think about it, I can't see Bethesda NOT trying to recreate the Hindenburg Disaster at some point in the main quest, except the player is the one burning it down. Calling it now.

It is not a blimp, it is a zeppelin. Blimps just float, zeppelins are powered aircraft.

The BoS used them in Fallout Tactics to get to the Midwest. Could mean that the Midwest BoS will be in the game, could be a way to travel, or just something they threw into the trailer to look cool.

Eh, both zeppelins and blimps are powered.

The basic difference between a blimp and a zeppelin is construction. A zeppelin has a ridged frame covered with fabric. Inside the frame are gas bags that provide the buoyancy. A blimp is not a ridged airship and is constructed like a cigar shaped balloon. It is the engines attached to a blimp that distinguish it from a balloon.

You are correct in saying what is in the trailer is a zeppelin, though.

I think it might be plot-driven or a quest begging to be found if you can catch it at the right time. It will come and search for you every now and then. It would be my first guess as to how to get on the rooftops of buildings, if that's a thing, but I think vertibirds are the reasons for that.

I'm hoping its (along with the PA guy/Super Mutant combo) a sign that the Midwestern BOS makes an appearance, it could also belong to the Insititute or some new faction.

I doubt that this is a mode of travel, mostly because it would really not fit the whole fallout theme if you got blimp to travel around. My bet is that the blimp belongs to one of the villains of the game (the institute?), maybe it is even their headquaters and at some point you will have to get in there. I mean I already see a quest were we need to use the rocket powered ship from the trailer to ram the blip as a penultimate quest of the game.

I think that people are a bit to excited about this new game.

Glad someone else remembers them from Tactics!

consider it′s size, bulkiness and clearly impresive rareness I doubt we as players get to use it, whoever owns it would not trust it to some random Joe/Joedet, maaaybe it will be involved in some kind of travel system, but I tink more it′s gonna be a main quest setpiece and not much else.

I would not be to chocked if they pull the "we have no choice we must ram it with the ship" trope against something with the airship.

i did a post like this people didnt like the idea of it being used for transport i think id a good idea

I'm guessing the Zeppelin is a means of travel to get to a quest location and/or used to get to a future dlc area, like the rail car and ferry boat was used in FO3.