I felt Peon got a bit petulant as the video went on.
He's not able to find people, but I don't know if that's the time that he was playing or if there are hardly any people there?
His comments on the map and UI seem to be about right.
I haven't tried Crowfall (and most likely won't) so I can't really comment from actually playing it as to whether or not the map does its job. Or if ultimately, despite what I saw from peon's video, the UI really works.
Of course, showing up at a point of contention solo doesn't seem so great in a game that's supposed to have PVP but maybe that's a rare occurrence.
I can tell you that I roamed Sky Point and the 3 starter zones for hours at times with only a fight here or there. Mostly I would find some lone dude out mining so we would drive by and scare him but usually not kill. They have “hotspots” that would pop up from time to time that are supposed to foster PvP and they were hit or miss depending on where they were. Sometimes deserted and sometimes decent fights.
There really isn’t a purpose to the PvP on the starter servers and the Dregs are just designed (currently) for Zerg guilds. The Faction servers were supposed to fill the gap in between but they didn’t launch with them. Fatal error on their part.
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Hes not wrong but hes not telling the whole truth either. The servers are not that populated yes, but when did he hit 30 because most of the pvp moved to the dregs not skypoint.
Hes not wrong but hes not telling the whole truth either. The servers are not that populated yes, but when did he hit 30 because most of the pvp moved to the dregs not skypoint.
Well technically when folks hit 30 most don’t go to Dregs. Yes. If he went there he’d find PvP but it’s not designed for new players. New players are supposed to spend time in Skypoint and then move to the Faction servers. But those Faction servers don’t yet exist. So they leave. Which is why servers are being shut.
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His rant on the crow thing is silly and annoying when multiple NPE quests tells him to bind to a statue and the UI literally tells him to press F to return to the statue and skip the travelling back. He is not that wrong about the rest.
I watched a few of his videos, I really don't understand how this guy has a following.
He is usually funny. His videos have a nice format. But he is very sloppy and gets many things wrong. Personally I do not put any value in his reviews.
The value of his videos is largely confined to his humour. Those that don't find him amusing at least part of the time won't get much value from them.
Not really. Some people are enticed by his humor but eventually watch him for the review. You can tell that by some comments in his videos. If they are equally lazy and don't do their own research they can easily get the wrong impression about a game based on false information. It's a matter of using wrong criteria for their goal.
How is it not really? What of that counters that his videos won't give much value to anyone beyond the humour they contain.
The video's initial draw and only value is often the humor but unfortunately that's not the only thing many viewers stick around for.
I may have misread your second sentence. Humor is the only value viewers get but they think they get more.
For those viewers equally lazy who is at fault for what they do or not? Peon didn't make them lazy, nor did he tell them to confuse his impressions for game reviews.
His viewers' choices and related repercussions are on them alone.
Them being lazy does not absolve him giving false info. It's on both.
What absolves Peon is that he consistently reminds his viewers that his videos are about his impressions of games, not an exhaustive analysis of them. What absolves Peon is that it is clear his content is close to 100% entertainment and 0% journalism.
Nobody with any sense watches Peon for the quality of information he provides. They watch him for the manner in which he presents it.
That some of Peon's viewers apply more substance to his videos than he himself openly declares them to have isn't his fault. He effectively applies a warning label to each and every one: Impressions only, confuse with fact at your peril.
You're putting a lot of faith in viewers who can't even play games for themselves any more, just watch "influencers" who tell them what to do. Comedic relief for the joke that he is aside, this damages the games population with his false information. Flat out.
I'm not putting any faith in his viewers, nor am I making baseless assumptions about them. As I said, those with any sense don't watch Peon for the quality of his information.
If you have anything to offer other than the blanket condemnation of his viewers, such as evidence of a demonstrable negative impact he has had on the population of any game he has made a video on, I'll happily check it out.
Hes not wrong but hes not telling the whole truth either. The servers are not that populated yes, but when did he hit 30 because most of the pvp moved to the dregs not skypoint.
Well technically when folks hit 30 most don’t go to Dregs. Yes. If he went there he’d find PvP but it’s not designed for new players. New players are supposed to spend time in Skypoint and then move to the Faction servers. But those Faction servers don’t yet exist. So they leave. Which is why servers are being shut.
It's one of several fundamental design flaws with the game imo. I don't hold out much hope even when the faction servers come out because the game seems to be missing key elements that would make a good RvR experience - like a sense of faction loyalty/identity.
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There really isn’t a purpose to the PvP on the starter servers and the Dregs are just designed (currently) for Zerg guilds. The Faction servers were supposed to fill the gap in between but they didn’t launch with them. Fatal error on their part.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
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Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
I'm not putting any faith in his viewers, nor am I making baseless assumptions about them. As I said, those with any sense don't watch Peon for the quality of his information.
If you have anything to offer other than the blanket condemnation of his viewers, such as evidence of a demonstrable negative impact he has had on the population of any game he has made a video on, I'll happily check it out.