A real Star Citizen Experience.. (3.23 Edition)

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
  • So what is it like to actually play Star Citizen 3.23? In this video, I spend an hour just jumping into Star Citizen, to see the authentic real experience for the average player. I go in with nothing in mind, to see how the game feels over an hour of gameplay. Call it a reality check on the state of the game. I did it before, and folks seemed to enjoy it.
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Комментарии • 132

  • @starduststudioscarbon5943
    @starduststudioscarbon5943 7 дней назад +77

    Do more off the cuff vids. It is better to show what real gameplay is like.

    • @AndrewJens
      @AndrewJens 7 дней назад +2

      Absolutely, and it's more like a tutorial that I can emulate.

    • @AndrewJens
      @AndrewJens 7 дней назад

      Although I wish that the select-mission bit had been included in the video.

    • @GrimDim
      @GrimDim 7 дней назад

      I feel like olli does this so he doesn't have to show the bugs. I feel like showing the bugs and explaining the solution will help new players more! We all know SC is a bug fest.

    • @dunkingaround
      @dunkingaround 2 дня назад

      ​@@GrimDim i dont think he would be who he Is today of he do that also CIG doesent like that a lot. We all know how they act

  • @Beta-Beta-55
    @Beta-Beta-55 7 дней назад +14

    Lets go, more Olli content. always fun

  • @mau5atron
    @mau5atron 6 дней назад +2

    Newer FPS quick tip, you can now stow away your helmet quickly without fiddling with putting it in inventory with left ALT + H.

  • @The-Red-Kraken
    @The-Red-Kraken 7 дней назад +10

    The cutlass steel has the highest hull hp out of all the cutlass. Its so it can get in and drop troupes on the ground plus give some combat support. So its actually a good pvp/pve ship.

    • @digitalmc
      @digitalmc 7 дней назад

      Do people even do pvp like that? Can they?

    • @scottbramman4246
      @scottbramman4246 7 дней назад

      ​@digitalmc only big org battles however when NPC crews come into play then yes drop ships will have a place and be useful

    • @polla2256
      @polla2256 4 дня назад

      ​@@digitalmcnot really

    • @dunkingaround
      @dunkingaround 2 дня назад

      *torpedo aurora* :have a nice day bozo

  • @68WCombatMedic702
    @68WCombatMedic702 7 дней назад +2

    Yes a new star citizen video! I look forward to these. Hope you're feeling better!

  • @Hydra_TEK
    @Hydra_TEK 7 дней назад +3

    Love your Videos and thank you for making me find and buy Star Citizen

  • @FuriousImp
    @FuriousImp 7 дней назад +3

    18:35 "it's guuud" - Jim Carrey reference. Awesome stuff.

  • @PatriotJedi
    @PatriotJedi 7 дней назад +1

    For a second I was like oh cool Ollie43 rides a motorcycle! Upon closer inspection its just a E-bike lmao

  • @AthosRico22
    @AthosRico22 7 дней назад +1

    Your videos are always something to look forward too. No matter what you seem to do it is always entertaining, maybe not always detail packed as some streamers but always entertaining and informative. I think just jumping in and playing actually shows more about the state of the game than a scripted and edited vid.

  • @Sarnt_T
    @Sarnt_T 7 дней назад

    I haven't played since the update that implemented the FPS bunker missions. It's been awhile. But thank you for this. Just upgraded my GPU and RAM, may have to play again.

  • @jimm5735
    @jimm5735 7 дней назад

    love your vids...these are great showing what the real world is like... show up for a box collection and get met by 3 npcs....

  • @mowbraychikuse7689
    @mowbraychikuse7689 6 дней назад

    Great content Olli

  • @mistermisanthrope6398
    @mistermisanthrope6398 7 дней назад +3

    I've always wanted to take out flying bounties while on the ground with a missile launcher. It would be a long drive in a ptv or whatever vehicle you want, but it would be interesting.

  • @btr003
    @btr003 7 дней назад +1

    Chaff works better than flares in 3.23. When you see the missile coming at you, "H" and watch the missiles miss. I toss out a few flares every now and then, but missiles stick to you like glue. Just remember, you get much less chaff than you do flares.

  • @haydenbsiegel
    @haydenbsiegel 7 дней назад

    I had a ton of issues yesterday but eventually it stabilized. I had a disconnect and I lost my ship along with the 890 I was sitting by so someone could come slavage it. Then I reconnected and it was gone. My Andromeda was still there though so I only had to claim the 85x I used to get to it. Then later I got a server sync after which the Reclaimer I cleared disappeared while I was waiting for someone to come salvage it.
    I was making some decent side credits before clearing these ships of hostiles and then selling their location to salvagers for a finders fee. It isn't a bug or exploit it is a legitimate game play loop. The server was just being lame.

  • @The_Real_bubbazaneti
    @The_Real_bubbazaneti 7 дней назад +2

    The old Olli is back!!! These are the vids i totally Love, U making!!! Keep them coming!!!
    Cheers!

  • @wheelwrightpl9429
    @wheelwrightpl9429 7 дней назад +2

    Plays much smoother than I remembered.

    • @ericyoung4448
      @ericyoung4448 7 дней назад +1

      On a high-end system and with a good server, the game seems amazing

  • @snowgentleman1937
    @snowgentleman1937 7 дней назад +1

    22:22 This looks very familiar, like you’re in the middle of an ODST drop pod descending to the surface

  • @robertkruger8180
    @robertkruger8180 6 дней назад

    Totally feel that. The changes to the NPCs in conjunction with the latest Master Modes changes arent that great like everyone is praising them for. If you are in a Conni or Corsair, ok, you might get something done. But even the C1 struggles now in bountiies. Every ship below that is pretty much useless. If they want to avoid the pay-to-win voices to get louder, this has to be addressed asap. And what about the "lower skill floor"? It raised quite a bit as it seems.

  • @opluxna2120
    @opluxna2120 6 дней назад

    I used to watch your videos back when you were doing gta content and random beam ng stuff. Now, after many years and after getting into SC myself, I see his videos popping up again

  • @aurimasmaldzius5345
    @aurimasmaldzius5345 5 дней назад

    They could definitely implement some kind of recovery drones that come with a medical bay. and you can only have 3 equipped at a time or something.

  • @almightycaboose8192
    @almightycaboose8192 7 дней назад

    I like the inventory idea most it more immersive actually having to go find your gear and manage your space and ship storage wise

  • @C4R1TON
    @C4R1TON 7 дней назад

    I was not prepared for this….your new T-shirt. 😂

  • @rickdeckard2622
    @rickdeckard2622 7 дней назад

    "Am i making it look better, than it is?" Okay, you got me with this sentence.

  • @C4R1TON
    @C4R1TON 6 дней назад

    One magazine just to annoy...Mission accomplished. Eye twitching and blood pressure rising. Stops video. 😁

  • @Bokaj01
    @Bokaj01 7 дней назад +2

    4:11 Did you pledge all these ships? I have like 3 lol, an Aurora starter and Titan and Cutlass, which i bought ingame. Saving for a Vulture atm.

    • @jonzalezart
      @jonzalezart 4 дня назад

      i also would like to know!

  • @josgraha
    @josgraha 6 дней назад

    lol all that work and u got a 2 CS for shooting enemy turrets? that was awesome, thanks

  • @ScreentubeR
    @ScreentubeR 6 дней назад

    Regarding clon juice. I think it’d be dope if you could feed bio materials (from dead enemies or any other corpses) to your ship, so you could produce more clones. Bunker missions would look way better 😂

  • @tje.o.a5477
    @tje.o.a5477 7 дней назад

    They should add a zero g mode for ships in free fall so you can actually escape (It will only be active if the grav gen is offline)

  • @graphite7473
    @graphite7473 7 дней назад

    I hate to say it, but they're definitely going to add procedural star systems. Every system on the star chart is, well, already charted. The Carrack is stated to be a ship capable of detecting and stabilizing uncharted jump points.. both science and exploration gameplay aren’t in yet, but presumably you wouldn't be "exploring" known systems with a rich history of resource exploitation.

  • @behelith
    @behelith 7 дней назад

    Olli, you can hide your helmet with ALT + H. It doesn't put it in your inventory and youwon't forget it anymore.

  • @TheVexinator
    @TheVexinator 7 дней назад +6

    No. Never mind, hey, this is really exciting, so much to find out about, so much to look forward to, I’m quite dizzy with anticipation … Or is it the wind? There really is a lot of that now, isn’t it? And wow! Hey! What’s this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like … ow … ound … round … ground! That’s it! That’s a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me? And the rest, after a sudden wet thud, was silence.

    • @alexanthony1168
      @alexanthony1168 7 дней назад +1

      Exceptional reference! Now I'm gonna go play SC and do my impression of a bowl of petunias.

    • @SKAAAAAAAL
      @SKAAAAAAAL 7 дней назад +1

      even before starting the video, and knowing full well where this comes from, i still read this in Ollie's voice instead of the whale's for some reason

  • @eavdmeer
    @eavdmeer 7 дней назад

    Getting a bunch of VHRT targets like Reclaimers now seems the new standard for missing person missions as well. No way you are going to fight those in your starter ship. Not too great for new players. If you're very careful, you can sometimes stealth your way in

  • @msbolan
    @msbolan 7 дней назад

    You ran right past another loot box in that bunker before acquiring the rocket launcher.

  • @sensfansloan
    @sensfansloan 2 дня назад

    My goodness youre getting some pretty smooth FPS.. Hella jealous over here 😅

  • @jordandontworryaboutit3229
    @jordandontworryaboutit3229 7 дней назад

    Been playing the last two years on a laptop with i7 12th gen and an rtx 3070 with 8 gb of ram….new desktop with i9 14th gen and an rtx 4070 ti super with 64 gb arrives in two days…..I’m so excited!

    • @clickbaker1
      @clickbaker1 7 дней назад

      Tell me how it goes! If you remember. I'm thinking of upgrading also

  • @cruxhyperspace
    @cruxhyperspace 7 дней назад

    If you are making something look better than what it is, you are doing your work right. But still the humility to claim that makes you worth watching. This game is huge, but have a lot of bugs and errors. Your videos are insanely good to profit this game, I think not everybody can make them as smart, good looking, and cinematic as you do. Have a good day! ☕🌿 I hope you are doing great!

  • @scarypete959
    @scarypete959 7 дней назад

    Dude, there were 3 loot crates in the bunker!

  • @timothyds7453
    @timothyds7453 День назад

    My experience today:
    -) server 1 "best server": totally bugged and no one else could get out of the bed ... I got to the elevator ... took forever to come ... got in ... took forever to load ... bugged out and clipped through the station as if it was the Willi Wonka elevator
    -) game wanted to put me back in the same server; I had to fully restart the game with task manager to get rid of that and choose another region
    -) server 2: seemed to work ... after leaving station it lagged hard for everyone.
    Went to do a bunker mission, got insta killed by 3 npc ships ... literally 2.5 seconds of them firing and my drake cutlass was insta killed and went within a second from soft to heard dead and explode.
    Mission insta failed
    Respawned and went with my redeemer to collect my body
    Redeemer hit a random fully black and hidden asteroid
    lost the full tail
    still made it to my body
    just looted it on my character
    server error => everyone on the server f*cked
    -) logged off
    Clearly the game doesn't want me to play and have fun

    • @timothyds7453
      @timothyds7453 День назад

      The sad thing is, I've been backing the game for years and played for just as long ... I truly can have fun in this game ... but ... just as many times the game does its absolute best to ruin the time I have to play.

  • @boyblue5320
    @boyblue5320 7 дней назад

    ppl get cameras so that they can bbe noticed......so good luck on that fella...bless youre lil heart

  • @AlexandreParchomenko
    @AlexandreParchomenko 7 дней назад

    Quite accurate video of a typical 1hr gameplay session. Prepare. Fly. Die. Or crash, different flavor, same result.

  • @Shadow_storm7274
    @Shadow_storm7274 6 дней назад

    When do you think escape pods be added to the game?

  • @ColonelHess
    @ColonelHess 6 дней назад

    Olli, my main man, when it comes to the item venders, wait for its "new thing/Honey Moon" phase to end, then we will see what people really think

  • @lucasshepard6416
    @lucasshepard6416 7 дней назад

    21:45 That is what I call a real Star Citizen experience xD

  • @escoson555
    @escoson555 6 дней назад

    Worried about bullets but walked by a ton of guns...lmao!

  • @havocnchoas
    @havocnchoas 6 дней назад

    Best Olli video ever! 😂

  • @ACodingCat
    @ACodingCat 7 дней назад

    I think you got a crimestat because Ninetails raided a legit site. So technically you weren't damaging a Ninetails base. I still think it should be allowed though. Good video on a solid server.

  • @Max_Flashheart
    @Max_Flashheart 7 дней назад

    Your character looks like Murray the Merciless, Ming the Merciless's cousin

  • @last_raven
    @last_raven 7 дней назад

    Beware of 3.24. The cargo changes are gonna add quite a bit of time to starting up your play session. It may look cool at first but it will get very old very fast. Not to mention people who have been hauling on carracks will have to pay for the auto load at supported facilities unless we get a surprise carrack refresh

  • @ro0140
    @ro0140 7 дней назад

    The new changes in 3.24 will be fun for a little while but they are a big time sink and will be getting annoying after a while.
    Just look how easy it is now at 3:03 to 3:16 in the vid you quickly check your armor and take out a weapon.
    So like everything in development things will probably change again.
    But changing it again might take maybe years before they revisited it... again...

  • @prabhatrohilla
    @prabhatrohilla 5 дней назад

    Does anyone know if there will be a free fly event this July for foundation festival?

  • @ericpotrolnik4324
    @ericpotrolnik4324 3 дня назад +1

    Hi, I have a high-end PC and only get 50 fps. What can I do to fix this?

  • @MyuNeptune
    @MyuNeptune 7 дней назад +1

    My experience was falling through the map every time i start (went through multiple attempts for multiple resets) so never had a chance to play since i've got the game. xD Now my pc can't handle the game anymore so who knows will i ever play.

    • @festersmith8352
      @festersmith8352 7 дней назад

      3 most common things that cause that.
      Installed on an HDD, not an SSD
      Slow internet. Often times wireless.
      Low ram.

    • @MyuNeptune
      @MyuNeptune 7 дней назад

      @@festersmith8352 none of this applies to me.

  • @m1ghtypotat074
    @m1ghtypotat074 5 дней назад

    can I store my weapons in my ship or does it despawn when I store my ship?

  • @trevor6752
    @trevor6752 7 дней назад

    Enjoy your positive vibes !!

  • @KintaroTakanori
    @KintaroTakanori 6 дней назад

    "3.24 is looking amazing"...... the next patch is always amazing. we said that about 3.23 too

  • @Challenge72
    @Challenge72 7 дней назад

    Looked like one of my usual flights.

  • @aber_rok
    @aber_rok 6 дней назад

    “Hello ground!” 😂

  • @glyphschannel
    @glyphschannel 6 дней назад

    hows the performance? i played months ago an it wasn't good

  • @_dkyza
    @_dkyza 7 дней назад

    Would be great if the game actually released

  • @okawesome5596
    @okawesome5596 7 дней назад

    Yeah this is also my typical Star Citizen experience

  • @multimor7024
    @multimor7024 7 дней назад

    Is the game hard to run? bcs i play games on a gaming laptop and some games dont work because of to much lag.

    • @festersmith8352
      @festersmith8352 7 дней назад

      It will likely demand everything your laptop has to offer.
      And it does not work well on a weak wireless/wifi internet.
      We be able to answer better if you tell us your PC specs.

  • @Nemethon
    @Nemethon 7 дней назад +1

    The Gatac Syulen was such a good ship in 3.22, but in 3.23 you can't do any fight with it at the moment. You just die like you did in your video. Hope they fix this ship. It has three size 3 guns and rockets not just for cosmetics.

  •  5 дней назад

    I think Ihave never seen you joinign a corp gameplay. You can ask for "extraction" kind of gameplay, like save the president kind of stuff... even if you are not from the corp... just contact one.

  • @cheetoishim
    @cheetoishim 7 дней назад

    The servers are okay, but the bugs are terrible. Most of the gameplay loops i've tried have one or two bugs that stop me from doing the whole loop. I've been able to get 1 or 2 servers without any bugs I'VE encountered.

  • @starduststudioscarbon5943
    @starduststudioscarbon5943 7 дней назад +1

    Ollie is running around thirsty AF... lol

  • @XxMrCNotexX
    @XxMrCNotexX 7 дней назад

    Live servers have been pretty solid not going to lie

  • @Lonely_Goat
    @Lonely_Goat 6 дней назад

    Hi. What are your specs. I got 7900 xtx and it doesn't' look half as nice. I also have 1440p monitor. 5800x. 48gb 3600 MHz ram.

    • @Lonely_Goat
      @Lonely_Goat 6 дней назад

      Do you have a settings video? I can get 80-100 FPS in and around the cities but yours looks awesome and I feel I am not getting the most of out it.

  • @xxdiabloxx3520
    @xxdiabloxx3520 7 дней назад

    when the heck are they adding star citizen's music to spotify !?

  • @IsaardP
    @IsaardP 7 дней назад +1

    Star Citizen makes me flip-flop between amazed enjoyment and bitter, salty rage like no other game before.

  • @cryshot8071
    @cryshot8071 7 дней назад +1

    How is it fair when you shoot an npc for like 2 minutes straight he still lives, but if he manages to get 10 seconds of uninterrupted fire on you you almost die. Wtf.

  • @The_Opinion_of_Matt
    @The_Opinion_of_Matt 7 дней назад

    But I wanted to see the cool thing that I don't know about one of the ships that I own... ah well. My wife just came and handed me my headphones because she is watching the Olympic trials.

  • @Accuracy158
    @Accuracy158 7 дней назад

    CIG made the Cutty Steel tanky now... Like substantially tanky.

  • @Avoozl
    @Avoozl 4 дня назад

    15:30 Why are you shooting with just your "main" weapons, and not all four? Did two of the guns get damaged by the missile or did you just forget to "fire all"?

    • @Avoozl
      @Avoozl 4 дня назад

      16:05 Sorry, I wrote prematurely. You did notice it eventually. ;)

  • @Insick_
    @Insick_ 43 минуты назад

    After the update my game keeps crashing :(

  • @TheTrickshot77
    @TheTrickshot77 5 дней назад

    How much does it cost for a PC that can run this game on good graphics?

  • @WCfanboy
    @WCfanboy 5 дней назад

    I haven’t watched since he stopped doing gta, what happened to George?

  • @therealoxman-ee9xs
    @therealoxman-ee9xs 3 дня назад

    Clones should be carriable vials that have to be transported and manually stored in your ships med bay, and should be expensive to buy/transport
    other players should also be able to interact with your vials if you leave them out.
    Would be a commodity for red players who would be able to sell your clone vials to pirates.
    tie this in with death of a space man!
    real consequences!!

  • @Corngod123
    @Corngod123 3 дня назад

    need a button to turn off the helmet HUD in game, it completely ruins immersion for me and most of the information it provides is extremely situational

  • @rvbarton
    @rvbarton 6 дней назад

    use alt+h to remove your helmet and attach it at the hip good sir.

  • @Zagor24
    @Zagor24 7 дней назад +1

    So, come 3.24 if I want to put on a hat or have a sip of water, I have to put in a request first? Well, now all this talk of Chris wanting to strengthen his China ties makes sense. xD

  • @bschannel5236
    @bschannel5236 4 дня назад

    bruh, if they just fixed the littlest things. like the jump points not working, 30k server crashes, the idiotic inventory system, smashing the alt N 10 or so times to request a hanger . just give us some quality of life things to enjoy the game during "development"

    • @bschannel5236
      @bschannel5236 4 дня назад

      and I have 1G up and down internet btw

  • @yous2244
    @yous2244 7 дней назад

    Hate the ship combat in 3.23, npcs are too tanky and guns are nerfed.

  • @KeremKairov
    @KeremKairov 7 дней назад

    Are you payed by star citizen devs. Anyway your videos are best 👍 👌

  • @RicardoPenders
    @RicardoPenders 7 дней назад

    Yeah it's so cool that you die all the time and the servers aren't working properly and that nothing really works right now... I do appreciate you sharing what the game is right now, personally I'm kinda burnt out on the game because of all the stuff that's not working so I'm taking a break from the game until it starts to work better at least.

  • @FoolproofScout
    @FoolproofScout 7 дней назад

    the world may never know about the secret about the syulen. Why you gotta tease us?

  • @paulakers143
    @paulakers143 7 дней назад

    I can't wait until you start making good videos to.🤣🤣🤣

  • @joshusmaximus69
    @joshusmaximus69 День назад

    this game would be soo much better if it didnt have a 30 minute + loading que

  • @-_Nuke_-
    @-_Nuke_- 6 дней назад

    Man... You guys need to start refunding because your game will never be made... At least with refunds you might give them a wake up call... But this slow death is going nowhere... Is it better for this amazing game to just die a slow death or should we all gather up for one last fight? One last chance of making CIG realise that they need to fix the game NOW.
    This will never happen - and people are going to rally in here telling me how "wrong" I am... Well - I have been "wrong" for 10 years straight so far...

  • @gheazu6954
    @gheazu6954 7 дней назад +1

    you do make it look bather then it is. Im a gamer i play video games not SC only. So first of all 20 to 30 FPS on Ryzen 7 with RTX3080 and32GB ram , no one of u talk about the nasty low FPS in this game. Second of all non of u talk about pay to win ( and yes it is pay to win as long as i start with a shit ship and i need to grind for weeks for a bigger ship or more powerful ship) Then lets talk about the unbalance PVP and the pirates, they all use Hornet MK2 OP ship u can get it only with real money so any one who pays 45$ is cannon meat for the whales. Then lets talk about the game play , well there is no game play there is no economy there is no progress, so ok there is non of this then the problem is that nothing works u canto do 1 mission/quest from start to finish with no problems . NPC AI is abomination they are even brain death or professional snipers. Lets get back to pay to win so players have buy the railgun who can destroy your ship from ground with one shot some times 2. I do really like this game but in this game u play at 20 to 30 FPS and u fight with your wallet plus is full of bugs every action u do u must do it 2 times . Some times i feel like this game is in this bad state just cause all you h guys farm this games for content to make a like or a view on youtube.

  • @jerryshepardini4755
    @jerryshepardini4755 7 дней назад

    can you turn on your FPS counter for these videos in the future?

  • @club2772
    @club2772 7 дней назад

    The US west servers have been terrible for the past month

  • @Appppl1eee
    @Appppl1eee 7 дней назад

    why do you have 2 billion auec

  • @Devilkill1337
    @Devilkill1337 7 дней назад

    Hate master mode

  • @DanOldMan
    @DanOldMan 7 дней назад

    "requesting items fits the star citizen experience" yes waiting is the name of the game. Carve out 3 hours to accomplish anything in the game.

  • @smartmouthriveria
    @smartmouthriveria 4 дня назад

    This game is never going to be released ............

  • @imviciously
    @imviciously 7 дней назад

    too many cuts in the video

  • @Arystanbek98
    @Arystanbek98 7 дней назад

    E

  • @bijudonbosco
    @bijudonbosco День назад

    You need an escort, bro

  • @MikePhilbin1966
    @MikePhilbin1966 7 дней назад

    01:40 your neck is still DISLOCATED as you lie in bed, looking around.
    02:30 your hand still doesn't come out, as you approach elevators panel.
    04:00 mobiGlas is still not a 3D hologram floating above player's wrist.
    06:40 it's still not a living universe, it's just a series of single-player fetch quests manually placed in online locations... and that's all still boring, twelve years in.
    I realise you and your viewers love (the idea of) this game (me too) but it's just LACKING IN UNITY as far as a first-person civilian social mmorpg living sandbox is concerned. Let's hope Richard Tyrer can bring the project back together at some point.
    Where is Tony Zurovec or was that all a red herring?