Why? I love certain things regardless of their faults. I think it's INCREDIBLY sad for someone to not love anything with all their heart. TES is one of those things for me, and I'd be a miserable person, like yourself, if I couldn't find utter joy in anything and just had to criticise everything and wasn't allowed to be positive.
@@Zhakaron I agree. I believe everything is a spectrum and literally nothing is black or white. But I wouldn't not trust someone just because they love something unconditionally
@@Zhakaron But there's a difference between being critical and being positive. For example, my love for the band Muse is unconditional. I love everything they put out, and can only ever rave about them. Am I ignorant of their flaws? No. Do their flaws influence how positively I feel for them? Not at all. If someone can't find any criticisism for something they love, I find that irritating, but someone being *too* positive about something they love just doesn't exist imo. It's beautiful when someone finds overwhelming positivity in something regardless of its flaws.
@Loveblanket I'm a MIX of Optimist and Cynic while depending on the time of day or event I can become an Pessimist....Well Loveblanket you're FULL OF SHIT! Optimism DOESN'T equal Intellect or Survival either! (The ONLY way to be Smart or Intelligent IS to Survive long enough to be in the first place! Those who believe Foolishly EVERYTHING is always just fine usually DIE first, Proving they weren't Intelligent enough to Survive in a World that YES can be quite Dangerous and especially Cruel from those who live in it! The term "Survival of the Fittest" doesn't just exist for no reason.) An NOPE it ain't Cynicism tearing the U.S.A. up it's Partisanship/Left Vs Right going to it's Logical and even WORSE Illogical Extremes trying to Box PEOPLE into categories that can ONLY Box them into "Good", "Evil", "Monstrous/Inhuman/Animal" or "Patriot" or "Racist" NOTHING even describing what it even MEANS to be Human or an Individual/Individualist! Also MOST Politicians and even Businessmen ARE Pessimistic then Cynical then BULLSHIT they call "Optimistic" that they simply will use against you to deceive and con you to get them reelected or give them more power. To BE an Optimist DOESN'T in anyway shape or form equate to being an Absolute Naive Fool! Also BLAMING others for something they can't really Control(WITHOUT Major Life Changes) like their Internal Emotional and Logical State ISN'T something an Optimist does, An Optimist will realize GREAT other People think different to me BUT that's A-Okay because (Insert whatever Personal-Justification they'll use Here) and that's just gonna Definitely work out in the end no matter what happens! Also MOST Inquisitive Personalities and especially Detectives ARE at their Core well Cynics/Skeptics on EVERYTHING in their Life! So this statement here "cynicism isn't intelligence, it's the admission that navigating life's bullshit is too hard for you so you've given up trying to analyze it" IS absolutely fucking hilarious! You NEED to become a Stand-up Comedian I know you'll do great work as one at least I BELIEVE in you because I'm an Optimist(Sometimes)!
@@hallucy2215 You want to explain how? I actually reinforce what I say and am polite, respectful, and have arguments to back myself up in debate. To me, it seems as though you just use insults to argue because you lack substance and don't have anything intelligent to offer.
Spot on about "enhanced loyalty." That's how pretty much all small marketing agencies work, and if you don't buy into the idea that your job is now a lifestyle, it hurts you professionally. These RUclipsrs are too far down that road to turn back without alienating their audience and damaging their credibility.
I have no hope and will be pleasantly surprised if theres any good Elder Scrolls or Fallout games in the future, money and corporate greed ruins anything which is good and pure eventually, we have a class of people who make money by having money which means its always the bottom line which matters
I like that you are honest enough to admit that you WILL sell out for the right price. Tyler from VNN recently made somewhat positive video about fo76. It was odd because hes channel is about Valve...
Oh Boy... it was just a matter of time. Now, let's see if these "content creators" will have the balls to be moral and express their un-biased opinions. If not, they are already gonne.
They should be disingenuous and "agree" with you because if they don't, then THEY are the one's being biased shills? No such thing as an opinion right?
Loveblanket it's an event where you can capture 3 hours of gameplay. Watch the fuckin gameplay and judge it for yourself if it is any good rather than bitching in comment section
Great topic. I too have this fear. It seems inevitable that any publisher, public or private, will use any means necessary to generate hype or douse critics. It's a scary world that I wouldn't have known about had I not become a RUclips creator, but you see it all the time, people cranking their praise to 200%, for as small a price as an pre-release beta key, which turns into advertising bucks. With the potential of real money getting traded for exposure directly, who are consumers going to turn to for unadulterated opinions/information? Major news outlets bent the knee years ago for advertising money.
I'll have to say, the child range seems spot on to me. I'm 25 and it's been more than year since was hyped for anything, even better, I've become cynical as hell. Which is probably why I'm enjoying your content so much, it just rings so true. I'm still a manchild who spends way too much time on video games, I'm just more self-aware about it.
Mister Rogers' folly I was just interested in the game because of the building aspect. that's where I genuinely enjoyed the game. otherwise it was one of the weakest fallout games ever produced.
I also really like how you said reasonable people don't need to be told not to do something dickish they just wont do it but an unreasonable person will do it whether you tell them not to or not. Some may view that as cynical but I view it as advise to save us all some time hahaha
I just discovered you the other day. By the way you look one would assume you'd be the typical self-serving egotistical nerd but your perspective is actually one of the most helpful on youtube. The fact you've been in an adult in the industry for so long gives you insight a lot of us younger people don't have so it's good you share that knowledge.
Your point about the press events is on point. As I said to a very naive guy recently, "you watched too many movies if you think that corruption implies money today." Disney does the exact same thing. It doesn't have to give cash to anybody, it just invites you and your family for a whole week at disneyland, while you attend to the press event/private viewing. Go tell little Timmy that he won't be invited to Disneyland this year because you had to trash the review of their movie. Children's happiness is a more effective influencer than money.
C.H. Baker Fast-food chains have spent MASSIVE amounts of cash in R&D for sales/profits...like really specific schnikt to do with the mind's colour/hunger associations (also why most have similar colour schemes), down to tactically designed furnishings/environments (meant to allow you to eat your meal while simultaneously discouraging desires to loiter). It gets pretty crazy & specific - the $ amount spent on it is gobsmacking, too...& that's JUST fast-food~
Blemished Nicely is making something look more appealing even wrong though? I understand why lying or not being honest about products can be a devious tactic for business but not what you said.
some Dude I don't think you actually understand what I said. There is a difference between making something genuinely appealing & manipulating psychological responses. For example, Psychiatrists (who have considerably more understanding of mental associations/processes than psychologists, hence why they are considered Doctors where psychologists aren't) who apply their training/knowledge to take advantage of patients (rather than helping them) would DEFINITELY be considered unethical & almost certainly lose their licenses if found to be doing so. I gather you mean "making something appealing" by the brain's association of specific colours with food/hunger (subliminal messages, which is what those ARE, doesn't really fit in that definition)...whereas the uncomfortable-by-design seating/environment doesn't fit at all. That is purely researched, developed & designed to get you to pay, eat & leave ASAP. I think you'd have a tough time saying "pay, swallow & GTFO" as appealing in any way/shape/form (unless you are an owner looking to maximise profits, in which case it definitely is)~
@ Blemished Nicely Free trips, gifts and the like go beyond incentives, such practices are outright bribery. Why even bother trying to justify how utterly unethical advertising has become?
silverlemniscate No doubt...the well-known fact that game ranking editors override the actual reviewer's score (a la IGN) is enough to show how utterly pointless paying attention to it is...otherwise the reviewer's score wouldn't be tampered with. Kinda hilarious in a sick way...it's like a pathological liar that everyone knows is lying but insisting it's true (despite it obviously being falsified) An odd charade, indeed IMHO~
We're at a point where no self respecting content producer should want to be labelled an "influencer". It is a very sad corruption of what was a wonderful explosion of small scale video making.
I heard an estimated number on how much a triple A games budget is used for marketing... It ended up being 1 third of the entire budget. It makes you wonder how much better the games could have been if they mainly relied on their hype and love for the franchise instead of giving 'influencers' a free holiday...
"Never forgive, Never forget." Words to live by in the gaming industry. And first said by the characters in the Warhammer 40k series. Though if you do go by those words, the old idiom of 'ignorance is bliss' can also be a blessing. As you are just happy with the game, whatever game it is, for what it is. Sadly BGS has been put into the number 2 spot in my 'Big Book of Boycotts' right under EA for all the shit they are pulling with 76.
So what ? Have you not watched the video ? This way they will easily obtain better reviews by their cherry-picked reviewers because of the little holiday they organised for them.
Zaric, If anything, I would be one of the very few 'true neutrals'. I watch every action that I can of the companies, if a company has ethical business practices I base my decisions on that. Just about every review, gameplay vid, or otherwise, is just pure entertainment to me. As a saying I, myself have thought up a while back says; "Human brain's these days are infested by the 'human hivemind'. They are ready and willing to victimize any one and every one at the drop of an inclination that it might get them more 'friends', 'likes', 'followers' or in some cases just pure attention. ~ Wandering Mania (Me)" BGS has taken to deceiving people with misleading information, and that in my opinion, in the context of selling more copies of their game, is equivalent to 'theft'. Let alone the CC and it's 'intellectual property theft'. Along with the unethical 'improper showcasing of a product', as we have seen more gameplay footage of Cyberpunk 2077 than we have of 76. And CP2077 doesn't have a release date yet. All this adds up to BGS/Bethesda/ZeniMax Media being criminals. And I don't support criminals!
@@buckrodgers1162 cdpr is worth over 2 billion. If you think you can get to that number while being completely ethical you are naive. The video game industry is cut throat. Just because you don't see it up front doesn't mean it doesn't happen behind-the-scenes.
1. Corporations are not your friends. 2. Artists are weirdos and also aren't your friends. 3. Just play the beta. (Notice I don't suckle at the marketing teat and refuse to use their weird acronym.) 4. Don't believe the hype.
In case anyone is confused by the point, in simple terms: companies offer 'free' items to people with social connections as a subtle form of pressure manipulation to put out positive enthusiasm for a product because that translates into an increase in early adoption. The connected person doesn't want to be ungrateful to the company 'host', and somewhere in the back of their head is the thought that they'll be cut off from the 'free' stuff if they speak in a negative manner. The generally unsuspecting public hears a lot of positive buzz from all the connected people and a purchase might be made without due contemplation. The company is essentially 'buying' positive press.
You can include Many a True Nerd in the 'Influencer' Group. Not many people have any integrity. GG Zaric. And you really aren't a hypocrite. I think you know that though,
With 76, I don't recall them needing to have a Press event for their other games. It's almost as if this is a marketing tactic to shore up sales. One of my favorite Gamers was invited to this event, and while I'm sure it was a great time for them, they were clearly given a lot of kool-aide to drink. I will not trust a word they say about the game. This still appears as nothing but a cash grab by BE.
icthulu very astute! As it turns out: 76!l as you now already know: blows. It’s clear who is paid to do damage control: Oxhorn is absolutely paid off. Only fools listen to him
MxR sent me, I like your perspectives and analysis. I have subscribed and will keep you on my list, and I have watched three of your videos, this one, the youtube dispute, and the gamergate analysis. Like you said, if someone posts a comment on the internet using their real name, they own that content themselves. If someone posts an idea, then allows their idea to be co-opted, or triangulated, and misrepresented by anonames, they set themselves up for the retribution that inevitably follows
This is what they have been doing in MMO games for years now. They get you in a guild and then you feel a "responsibility" to keep your subscription up.....
im sticking to my guts.. im never gonna pre order anygame let alone preorder without a gameplay.. ive learnt my lesson over couple of decades... if im gonna preorder ill rather support a indi dev than a AAA company..
i agree completely I had a great time playing fallout 4. is it the best fallout game. fuck no. is it the worst yes but that doesn't mean its bad. my order personally Fallout 2 > Fallout NV > Fallout 1 > Fallout 3 > Fallout 4
It's a good game, but not a good fallout game. NV is a love letter to FO1&2 with many nods to Van Buren the cancelled fallout 3. It's not bad, but it's like diet crack though if you fell in love with the fallout games before Bethesda bought the IP. I mean I appreciate Bethesda doing that, and giving us FO3 and by extension NV. Though with the drastic changes in tone, and gameplay it feels like they prolonged it's life just to kill it again/make it unrecognizable. I've pretty much come to terms now that they will continue down the path they've gone since FO4. I hope I'm wrong, but given their record of dumbing down/streamlining their games for mass appeal doesn't look like I will be. Least we've still got mods though. Fallout new California gets released tomorrow.
@@leathery420 somebody is a fucking pessimist. Relax. Company's happen. Games are designed. New franchise happen all the time. You don't know the pressures of the industry. There could be information were not seeing.
I'd say more cynical than pessimistic. I know the pressures. Though I don't generally think companies should give into them in the pursuit of mass appeal. If indie devs, and AA devs can make games every bit as good there is no excuse. I didn't form my opinions over night. It's come from years of watching the gaming industry try to turn initially niche games into massively popular games losing much of their charm. It's not just with RPGs either. I played OFP, ARMA 1, 2 and was an early adopter of ArmA 3. Played both the DayZ and Battle Royal before they ever became popular. Now the Battle Royal and to a lesser extent survival gametypes has become so popular it's almost ridiculous. Hell you can argue Bethesda did the exact same thing copying popular mods and flavors of the month instead of focusing on core CRPG elements fallout was built on. It's no different than COD throwing away SP in favor of BR. Unless Bethesda has plans to release pure single player core RPG then we've just thrown away a great franchise for some Destiny, division bullshit. Also why the hell are you disagreeing with me after saying basically the same thing above?
@@leathery420 lemme guess your a member of the "fallout 76 is the worst thing ever created" group. Also I apologise if my last statement sounded more aggressive then it was meant to.
I think Zaric should make a video on the pros and cons of demos of video games. We all know they got rid of demos because the companies like to scam people. Cant stand buying a game I think looks good and then having it turn out to be trash
When Bethesda decided not to hand out pre release copies(I thought it was for Doom where absolutely none were given?) I openly said that that was good. Pre-release copies make those who get them think they have to give a good review or lose that privilege. Oh dear, the shitstorm that I got for saying that, because there are lots of people who believe that I was wrong and they need to be "informed if its a bad game" before they buy it, because you must buy at release instead of waiting a day or two. Not that that even matters as most preorder their game before the pre-release copies are handed out. And then they all go watch Jim Sterling, you know, the guy that is on the publisher shitlist and buys his own games at release. People are stupid.
It gets tossed around WAY too much nowadays, but in 1984 that process was called 'doublethink'. Knowing a lie was a lie yet fully accepting it as the truth.
Fantastic video and something I've ranted about before. As someone that has also worked in sales and has a college level business degree, I pick up the signals that this video is talking about as well. You can see the strategy they're trying to pull straight from the Harvard Business School website sometimes. They WANT so badly to be able to sell community created mods and create a gaming service to pull that annuity like revenue, its really scary how much they're pushing it. They hide behind the like ten mod creators that actually benefit from this to justify their greedy strategy, it makes me sick.
Interesting. There is a lot of murky goings on behind all these marketing events, these days. Fortunately, most of the RUclips reviewers I tend to watch, are reasonably balanced in their reviews of games. That said, I did watch a review of the Witchery 3 launch in Poland with a particular reviewer, and it was clear such an atmosphere was conducive to a good review, but even the reviewer was aware the event was naturally to 'assist' positive reviews, so at least he was not oblivious to the tactic. Which brings me to a second point, namely unfortunately you can hardly blame Bethesda for following such marketing strategies. They are highly effective, and nice guys don't just finish last. ......they're often not even in the race to begin with.
I just watched ManyATrueNerds video on 76 and he seems so happy and positive it's like Howard was holding a gun to his head. Guess if I got a free trip to the US (from England) and made to feel like a real boy I'd be pretty happy too.
I don't get how he can love New Vegas for its plethora of options and then Shill 76 like its some next step for the series. Its contradictory opinions to hold.
I appreciate the honesty, and I believe you under mine yourself when you say you'd sell out for higher. I'd like to think you would tell us your bias, and a good chunk of your audience is discerning enough to figure it out anyway.
Corporate greed has leaped into the gaming industry. All that matters is profit. If developers/publishers don't see a short term profit they falter. That is what they care about. However this mindset would bite them in the ass. They realize this. So thus money milking solutions make up for the potential loss of profits. Ergo why microtransactions, loot boxes and lackluster paid dlc exist. The whole circle of most AAA games goes like this. These people are not your friend they want your money that's it. This also explains why open world games are everywhere now. Them and battle royale multiplayer games. This isn't to say there are only bad games now. Only that it's not the priority of most of the gaming industry. Buyer beware.
The same thing happened with Destiny 2 and inviting everyone to the Seattle Mountains for early access. I bought into MyNameIsByf's review and instantly bought it in good faith, I don't hold I'll will towards him but I still haven't bought The Forsaken because I still don't trust it to be good despite Destiny having my favorite game lore and class. Bethesda is also high on my shit list and 76 is another sign that I will likely buy 2077 and not play any other games for a few years shy of actual release gameplay changing my mind.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. -- Fallout 76 - Pros and Cons - Good points on many issues in BETA plays. There is a need for them (Bethesda) to improve many aspects, especially for focusing on more believable lore, immersion, and on tech glitches. Like, the dropping of junk in a brown bag is not believable, and greatly distracts from the immersion. If anything the junk should be in the dead corpse (left longer in game), or in back pack, or side bag, or pile of junk . Also, when a player gets killed they should lose more than just junk, such as losing one or two weapons and about half their ammo, and some healing items, and maybe this greater loss can be done at higher levels, and at low levels only lose junk. And the bodies should be left to be either chopped into strange meat, or scalps, or to feed nearby creatures like wild dogs. Like, creatures could carry away a arm or leg; and another player may wish to collect a scalp. And carrying power armor without wearing it also does not make sense, and breaks immersion. Stash size should not be very big unless at one's CAMP / Fort, since if it is very big, it breaks immersion. Improve Cooperation Ability: There needs to be more focus on ways for the player to communicate by either written messages in notes or by flags, and allow them to make factions of their own. There should be a way to also somehow tame or pacify certain creatures, or possibly herd them, like the dogs, the rats, and so and they in turn could be unleashed on other players. There should be a way to also make the scorched to turn passive, or sort of being healed slightly, or put into a trance like state, and that may even apply to the green hulks. Overall the AI should be be improved for many of the creatures, and the environment such as weather, temperature, lighting and sound ambiance. Since they are not using any NPC, then they need to still focus on lore and make more options for the players to help the lore, and to be encouraged to have victory parties, play music instruments, make things, help create original compatible lore, and allow them to possible make tasks for other players for experience points; and to also allow the players to possibly make unique items which does not break lore, nor screw up the mechanics of the game / sim. It is important to NOT give a "free pass" for the developers, and keep them focused on high quality aspects of this game /sim especially to the lore, to plausible compromises, and to high quality immersion. Believable Immersion, lore, and interactive story elements are keys to Fallout Quality. Please Support high level quality in Games / Sims.
great video my man, very insightful. and if you think about it "influencers" is actually the perfect term, because you use them to influence people and use their excitement.
Thank you for making this video. I've been saying pretty much this very thing for years. But since I don't have the means to make a RUclips channel, it's hard to get people to listen. Events like what Bethesda just did are a bad idea to me for consumers. These various media people are essentiallly bribed to up talk the product their shown. And if they don't up talk the product, then they won't be envited back to future events. And that could vegatively effect their media business. So in some sense, These media people are being entrapped into giving good press for these big companies products. Now watch. I predict that if this becomes a big enough complaint about game marketting, some RUclipsrs will badly talk about the game just to "prove us wrong." So they can say, "see. Events like this don't effect what these media sources say." Again. Thanks for making this video and please make more like tis.jOh. And one more thing. The Behind Closed Doors Events are also a problem for simular reasons.
Preach comrade. I've seen streamers on twitch basically say they are payed to play Bethesda Games. For as long as the games are good I'm all for it, but it should be open information.
DrDisRespect and youtubers like him are playing in squads, helping each other, giving away the enemy position, etc. They make the game much more cool than it actually is. When you spend your money and join the server you will never get such experience, because you don't have a group of such dedicated players. Look at DrDisRespect hype about COD Black Ops 4.
that is why I prefer tabletop RPG like D&D the excitement of decision making is a lot more rewarding. You can actually live out those moments in detail with limitless possibility.
Hey Zaric, I seriously doubt you'll notice this, but it's still worth a try. So yesterday, loads of FO76 footage came out from the content creators who were invited to Bethesda's jamboree. Now, I watched through all their videos and listened to them and I might be crazy, but I swear, I started to hear the same friggin things. As if they were given a script at the event of what they have to say. I started to feel like they REALLY want to convince me that it's still a fallout game and the lack of NPCs is not a big deal and whatnot. Now, what I think about the game is besides the point, but all their "opinions" sounded eerily similar. What's your take on that? Did you watch those videos?
Some of the videos I watched did actually point out some of the issues with a game like this. For example in those videos people said the game world felt a bit lifeless without human NPCs. They also felt the game was missing some of the stuff that got them into Fallout in the first place. I think it was Juicehead who said he only found one side quest while exploring which was disappointing. The difference is those RUclipsrs won't completely trash the game. They'll try to remain optimistic and they're more willing to give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt. That's probably why they got invited: Beth knows they won't completely trash the game and they have a lot of viewers who like Fallout. It was a safe bet for Bethesda.
Wade Dewell well, there are three main shill channels I know of and Zaric is friends with two of them so obviously he didn't name names, but the other guy he isn't buddies with is oxhorn. Fandom Tribal actually has the reupload of a video this guy called logicalphallusy made but oxhorn fanboys flagged him down.
@@loveblanket6512 agree, Matty is just a young guy who loves games and I think he's clearly trying his best to improve as a reviewer, ever since the "fallout 4 is a near perfect game fiasco. The point Varic was making though is that Matty IS a perfect target in Bethesdas eyes to give special treatment to because he will become a part of their advertising team, helping to build hype for their games, simply because of his excitement for their games. Even if he tries his best to be objective, as soon as you accept free stuff you are biased. Actually, if anyone's familiar with ACG, he is someone who has integrity, as he buys all the games he reviews, and Matty is friends with him. No doubt ACG is a good influence.
Matt is an influencer that mostly covers bethesda. Its cut and dried. Bethesda is his bread and butter. The few times he has been critical he auto corrects himself. He generates positive buzz for perks. maxamillion dood is a capcom shill. GamerMD83 was a bioware shill.
Say it loud, because people need to know. How can otherwise triple-a games be so popular, regardless of the quality? Influencers = Marketing Assets. Nailed it completely.
I enjoyed that thank you. Normally i hate online multi-player games spending my hard earned or ill gottens on a game to spend upwards of an hour spawng dieing repeat, before even finding a tool of somesort let alone firing an initial volley. That being said with the mechanics within FO76 being that you have to be lvl 5 before you start all that i will be getting a copy. Was i influenced maybe but if it was pvp right of the bat the its safe to say no amount of influcing would get me to buy. BUT i get where you are coming from and whole heartedly agree with you
I doubt Zaric will ever answer wich is sad since I would love to discuss the subject, but I dont think bethesda is going he EA route, but adapting it. Fallout 76 is a moneygrabbing service, but they had the choice to screw some fallout 4 and nv mod projects for money but they didnt, They seem to be seeking a sort af balance, they will make a milking game for each succesfull IP and use it to keep making profits while their proper game developers make new games as they think itll be good since they alredy have custumers paying them for nothing.
Oblivion was the beginning of the end of good TES games from bethesda. The creeping darkness so to speak. Review sites have never influenced my decision to buy a game or not. The merits of the games themselves is what influenced me.
I don’t think this is anything new regarding influencer marketing or the push to gaming as a service. Gaming as a service started as DLC and will likely evolve into more of a monthly membership for more games. I wouldn’t mind paying a monthly fee if the game actually provided enough value.
Mann I hear you yet I will still get it, play it for some duration (depending on content) and then move on to the next best new shiny that catches my eye because that's how I and a lot of people are ...
Here’s something I’ve never gotten. In school a grade in the 70s would be a C. The scale goes: F - failure D - below average C - average B - above average A - exceptional So why isn’t a 70-something average?
Companies do that all the time. Not just games. Its TV and movies every media does this. I determine myself if I like something. If people are dumb then that's on them.
Be nice if companies released the names of people or companies they invited to these events, but yes it's scumbag marketing 101. I worked for a very large company in the oil field they had us carry 2 credit cards one for my expenses and one for the potential client. While my card was limited the client card could buy a small country. I have seen cars, holiday and some not so decent items purchased on a regular basis. It eats at your moral soul being in that line of work. I'm old enough to remember game studios before they became the entities they are today back when they worried about the product and not the dollar.
You should always be on the watch for people who are too positive about anything.
Why? I love certain things regardless of their faults. I think it's INCREDIBLY sad for someone to not love anything with all their heart. TES is one of those things for me, and I'd be a miserable person, like yourself, if I couldn't find utter joy in anything and just had to criticise everything and wasn't allowed to be positive.
@@Zhakaron I agree. I believe everything is a spectrum and literally nothing is black or white. But I wouldn't not trust someone just because they love something unconditionally
@@Zhakaron But there's a difference between being critical and being positive. For example, my love for the band Muse is unconditional. I love everything they put out, and can only ever rave about them. Am I ignorant of their flaws? No. Do their flaws influence how positively I feel for them? Not at all. If someone can't find any criticisism for something they love, I find that irritating, but someone being *too* positive about something they love just doesn't exist imo. It's beautiful when someone finds overwhelming positivity in something regardless of its flaws.
@Loveblanket
I'm a MIX of Optimist and Cynic while depending on the time of day or event I can become an Pessimist....Well Loveblanket you're FULL OF SHIT!
Optimism DOESN'T equal Intellect or Survival either!
(The ONLY way to be Smart or Intelligent IS to Survive long enough to be in the first place! Those who believe Foolishly EVERYTHING is always just fine usually DIE first, Proving they weren't Intelligent enough to Survive in a World that YES can be quite Dangerous and especially Cruel from those who live in it! The term "Survival of the Fittest" doesn't just exist for no reason.)
An NOPE it ain't Cynicism tearing the U.S.A. up it's Partisanship/Left Vs Right going to it's Logical and even WORSE Illogical Extremes trying to Box PEOPLE into categories that can ONLY Box them into "Good", "Evil", "Monstrous/Inhuman/Animal" or "Patriot" or "Racist" NOTHING even describing what it even MEANS to be Human or an Individual/Individualist!
Also MOST Politicians and even Businessmen ARE Pessimistic then Cynical then BULLSHIT they call "Optimistic" that they simply will use against you to deceive and con you to get them reelected or give them more power.
To BE an Optimist DOESN'T in anyway shape or form equate to being an Absolute Naive Fool!
Also BLAMING others for something they can't really Control(WITHOUT Major Life Changes) like their Internal Emotional and Logical State ISN'T something an Optimist does, An Optimist will realize GREAT other People think different to me BUT that's A-Okay because (Insert whatever Personal-Justification they'll use Here) and that's just gonna Definitely work out in the end no matter what happens!
Also MOST Inquisitive Personalities and especially Detectives ARE at their Core well Cynics/Skeptics on EVERYTHING in their Life!
So this statement here "cynicism isn't intelligence, it's the admission that navigating life's bullshit is too hard for you so you've given up trying to analyze it" IS absolutely fucking hilarious!
You NEED to become a Stand-up Comedian I know you'll do great work as one at least I BELIEVE in you because I'm an Optimist(Sometimes)!
@@hallucy2215 You want to explain how? I actually reinforce what I say and am polite, respectful, and have arguments to back myself up in debate. To me, it seems as though you just use insults to argue because you lack substance and don't have anything intelligent to offer.
Spot on about "enhanced loyalty." That's how pretty much all small marketing agencies work, and if you don't buy into the idea that your job is now a lifestyle, it hurts you professionally. These RUclipsrs are too far down that road to turn back without alienating their audience and damaging their credibility.
It turns out that Zaric can see the mindset that bethesda is running, unfortunately unreasonable people are about.
This is the same in all marketing
A free lunch is never free
As true today as the first time Heinlein said it: TANSTAAFL.
Where i come from a free lunch is a free lunch and ill smack you if you say otherwise:/
lol
I have no hope and will be pleasantly surprised if theres any good Elder Scrolls or Fallout games in the future, money and corporate greed ruins anything which is good and pure eventually, we have a class of people who make money by having money which means its always the bottom line which matters
Father has returned from his short hiatus
The Fist Daddy has ended his slumber.
I like that you are honest enough to admit that you WILL sell out for the right price.
Tyler from VNN recently made somewhat positive video about fo76. It was odd because hes channel is about Valve...
BNN
the game look good so i dont see the problem
Oh Boy... it was just a matter of time.
Now, let's see if these "content creators" will have the balls to be moral and express their un-biased opinions.
If not, they are already gonne.
They should be disingenuous and "agree" with you because if they don't, then THEY are the one's being biased shills? No such thing as an opinion right?
Loveblanket it's an event where you can capture 3 hours of gameplay. Watch the fuckin gameplay and judge it for yourself if it is any good rather than bitching in comment section
Great topic. I too have this fear. It seems inevitable that any publisher, public or private, will use any means necessary to generate hype or douse critics. It's a scary world that I wouldn't have known about had I not become a RUclips creator, but you see it all the time, people cranking their praise to 200%, for as small a price as an pre-release beta key, which turns into advertising bucks. With the potential of real money getting traded for exposure directly, who are consumers going to turn to for unadulterated opinions/information? Major news outlets bent the knee years ago for advertising money.
subscribed my dude
A RUclipsr with a backbone? Now that's a rare sight. All hail the mighty Raven overlord.
I'll have to say, the child range seems spot on to me. I'm 25 and it's been more than year since was hyped for anything, even better, I've become cynical as hell. Which is probably why I'm enjoying your content so much, it just rings so true. I'm still a manchild who spends way too much time on video games, I'm just more self-aware about it.
It is interesting and I do wonder if the hype tends to hit younger people harder.
halo 3 was the last thing i was "hype" for. 25.
Mister Rogers' folly I was just interested in the game because of the building aspect. that's where I genuinely enjoyed the game. otherwise it was one of the weakest fallout games ever produced.
I also really like how you said reasonable people don't need to be told not to do something dickish they just wont do it but an unreasonable person will do it whether you tell them not to or not. Some may view that as cynical but I view it as advise to save us all some time hahaha
I just discovered you the other day. By the way you look one would assume you'd be the typical self-serving egotistical nerd but your perspective is actually one of the most helpful on youtube. The fact you've been in an adult in the industry for so long gives you insight a lot of us younger people don't have so it's good you share that knowledge.
Your point about the press events is on point. As I said to a very naive guy recently, "you watched too many movies if you think that corruption implies money today."
Disney does the exact same thing. It doesn't have to give cash to anybody, it just invites you and your family for a whole week at disneyland, while you attend to the press event/private viewing. Go tell little Timmy that he won't be invited to Disneyland this year because you had to trash the review of their movie. Children's happiness is a more effective influencer than money.
EA in as nutshell: "Ours is a cycle of hatred, alliances forged and broken"
The more I hear about Fallout 76 the more I worry.
I wonder if anyone tried to make Todd Howard's face in the character creator....
@@Zhakaron I am already looking these up, the statue is great but you can't sacrifice goats to it.
This is why I love the internet XD
Sometimes I wonder what the most insidious tricks in sales are, but I’m almost afraid to find out.
C.H. Baker
Fast-food chains have spent MASSIVE amounts of cash in R&D for sales/profits...like really specific schnikt to do with the mind's colour/hunger associations (also why most have similar colour schemes), down to tactically designed furnishings/environments (meant to allow you to eat your meal while simultaneously discouraging desires to loiter).
It gets pretty crazy & specific - the $ amount spent on it is gobsmacking, too...& that's JUST fast-food~
Blemished Nicely is making something look more appealing even wrong though? I understand why lying or not being honest about products can be a devious tactic for business but not what you said.
some Dude
I don't think you actually understand what I said.
There is a difference between making something genuinely appealing & manipulating psychological responses.
For example, Psychiatrists (who have considerably more understanding of mental associations/processes than psychologists, hence why they are considered Doctors where psychologists aren't) who apply their training/knowledge to take advantage of patients (rather than helping them) would DEFINITELY be considered unethical & almost certainly lose their licenses if found to be doing so.
I gather you mean "making something appealing" by the brain's association of specific colours with food/hunger (subliminal messages, which is what those ARE, doesn't really fit in that definition)...whereas the uncomfortable-by-design seating/environment doesn't fit at all.
That is purely researched, developed & designed to get you to pay, eat & leave ASAP. I think you'd have a tough time saying "pay, swallow & GTFO" as appealing in any way/shape/form (unless you are an owner looking to maximise profits, in which case it definitely is)~
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Blemished Nicely
Free trips, gifts and the like go beyond incentives, such practices are outright bribery. Why even bother trying to justify how utterly unethical advertising has become?
silverlemniscate
No doubt...the well-known fact that game ranking editors override the actual reviewer's score (a la IGN) is enough to show how utterly pointless paying attention to it is...otherwise the reviewer's score wouldn't be tampered with.
Kinda hilarious in a sick way...it's like a pathological liar that everyone knows is lying but insisting it's true (despite it obviously being falsified)
An odd charade, indeed IMHO~
We're at a point where no self respecting content producer should want to be labelled an "influencer". It is a very sad corruption of what was a wonderful explosion of small scale video making.
"Don't...Don't, Don't.....Don't ....Don't Believe the Hype" Always goes through my head when a game I'm interested in gets announced.
Good to have you back Zaric.
I heard an estimated number on how much a triple A games budget is used for marketing... It ended up being 1 third of the entire budget.
It makes you wonder how much better the games could have been if they mainly relied on their hype and love for the franchise instead of giving 'influencers' a free holiday...
Anyone else get the hint to "Camelworks" with the door shadows mention
Was wondering. Comment section always helps.
I remember seeing this being shown in a long analysis type video of Bethesda. Can't remember it now.
Was that the nerdy sounding guy who ripped Skyrim to shreds? Those were some good vids.
Harry Fitzpatrick If you ever get your memory refreshed, I would love to watch that Bethesda analysis video
Ah, well then. Good thing I'm not buying Fallout 76 LMAO
Im from the future. You made the right choice.
This video was extremely well made, very thought provoking.
I came here from MxR's recent video.
"Never forgive, Never forget." Words to live by in the gaming industry. And first said by the characters in the Warhammer 40k series. Though if you do go by those words, the old idiom of 'ignorance is bliss' can also be a blessing. As you are just happy with the game, whatever game it is, for what it is. Sadly BGS has been put into the number 2 spot in my 'Big Book of Boycotts' right under EA for all the shit they are pulling with 76.
Same, I had enough with the Fallout 4 not-so-RPG.
Ayyyyee
So what ? Have you not watched the video ? This way they will easily obtain better reviews by their cherry-picked reviewers because of the little holiday they organised for them.
Zaric,
If anything, I would be one of the very few 'true neutrals'. I watch every action that I can of the companies, if a company has ethical business practices I base my decisions on that. Just about every review, gameplay vid, or otherwise, is just pure entertainment to me.
As a saying I, myself have thought up a while back says;
"Human brain's these days are infested by the 'human hivemind'. They are ready and willing to victimize any one and every one at the drop of an inclination that it might get them more 'friends', 'likes', 'followers' or in some cases just pure attention.
~ Wandering Mania (Me)"
BGS has taken to deceiving people with misleading information, and that in my opinion, in the context of selling more copies of their game, is equivalent to 'theft'. Let alone the CC and it's 'intellectual property theft'. Along with the unethical 'improper showcasing of a product', as we have seen more gameplay footage of Cyberpunk 2077 than we have of 76. And CP2077 doesn't have a release date yet. All this adds up to BGS/Bethesda/ZeniMax Media being criminals.
And I don't support criminals!
@@buckrodgers1162 cdpr is worth over 2 billion. If you think you can get to that number while being completely ethical you are naive. The video game industry is cut throat. Just because you don't see it up front doesn't mean it doesn't happen behind-the-scenes.
1. Corporations are not your friends.
2. Artists are weirdos and also aren't your friends.
3. Just play the beta. (Notice I don't suckle at the marketing teat and refuse to use their weird acronym.)
4. Don't believe the hype.
Boom nailed it thanks for keeping it real
In case anyone is confused by the point, in simple terms: companies offer 'free' items to people with social connections as a subtle form of pressure manipulation to put out positive enthusiasm for a product because that translates into an increase in early adoption.
The connected person doesn't want to be ungrateful to the company 'host', and somewhere in the back of their head is the thought that they'll be cut off from the 'free' stuff if they speak in a negative manner. The generally unsuspecting public hears a lot of positive buzz from all the connected people and a purchase might be made without due contemplation. The company is essentially 'buying' positive press.
You can include Many a True Nerd in the 'Influencer' Group. Not many people have any integrity. GG Zaric. And you really aren't a hypocrite. I think you know that though,
With 76, I don't recall them needing to have a Press event for their other games. It's almost as if this is a marketing tactic to shore up sales.
One of my favorite Gamers was invited to this event, and while I'm sure it was a great time for them, they were clearly given a lot of kool-aide to drink. I will not trust a word they say about the game. This still appears as nothing but a cash grab by BE.
icthulu very astute! As it turns out: 76!l as you now already know: blows.
It’s clear who is paid to do damage control:
Oxhorn is absolutely paid off. Only fools listen to him
I thought the same thing with the RUclipsrs at GreenBriar that BGS flew in from all the foreign countries
BETHESD-EA ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
NO! PLEASE NO! OH GOD!
*NOOOOO!!*
Ocean Gaming it'll either be the best gaming company ever or it'll single handedly destroy Earth as you know it
MxR sent me, I like your perspectives and analysis. I have subscribed and will keep you on my list, and I have watched three of your videos, this one, the youtube dispute, and the gamergate analysis. Like you said, if someone posts a comment on the internet using their real name, they own that content themselves. If someone posts an idea, then allows their idea to be co-opted, or triangulated, and misrepresented by anonames, they set themselves up for the retribution that inevitably follows
This is what they have been doing in MMO games for years now. They get you in a guild and then you feel a "responsibility" to keep your subscription up.....
I seen channels actually say how great taking pictures are because the pics become your loading screens LOL
People, Zaric is speaking about people like MrMattyPlays, FudgeMuppet, Camelworks, etc.
Otaku Sempai don't forget Oxhorn, that piece of shit is just as guilty
@@dylanhottman755 dont watch him like that so forgot and had no basis from my knowledge to even mention.
Otaku Sempai he "defended" fallout 4 by labeling everyone who didn't like it toxic and sells shirts that have thump thump and protectrons on them.
@@dylanhottman755 lol. Damn. That is some deep cut stuff
Jim Lahey you sound like a compete bitch. It’s just a game that hey genuinely like. They aren’t nazis, grow the fuck up.
Great video. This is the first time I've seen your channel
Have you heard of the high elves?
I didn't know you have experience in marketing. Your knowledge of these things now makes a lot sense.
im sticking to my guts.. im never gonna pre order anygame let alone preorder without a gameplay.. ive learnt my lesson over couple of decades... if im gonna preorder ill rather support a indi dev than a AAA company..
Todd Coward: It's Multiplayer Fallout!
Crowd Booing
Todd Coward: Do you guys not have internet?
Why anyone would buy F76 after F4 is beyond me.
i agree completely I had a great time playing fallout 4. is it the best fallout game. fuck no. is it the worst yes but that doesn't mean its bad.
my order personally
Fallout 2 > Fallout NV > Fallout 1 > Fallout 3 > Fallout 4
It's a good game, but not a good fallout game. NV is a love letter to FO1&2 with many nods to Van Buren the cancelled fallout 3. It's not bad, but it's like diet crack though if you fell in love with the fallout games before Bethesda bought the IP. I mean I appreciate Bethesda doing that, and giving us FO3 and by extension NV. Though with the drastic changes in tone, and gameplay it feels like they prolonged it's life just to kill it again/make it unrecognizable. I've pretty much come to terms now that they will continue down the path they've gone since FO4. I hope I'm wrong, but given their record of dumbing down/streamlining their games for mass appeal doesn't look like I will be.
Least we've still got mods though. Fallout new California gets released tomorrow.
@@leathery420 somebody is a fucking pessimist. Relax. Company's happen. Games are designed. New franchise happen all the time. You don't know the pressures of the industry. There could be information were not seeing.
I'd say more cynical than pessimistic. I know the pressures. Though I don't generally think companies should give into them in the pursuit of mass appeal. If indie devs, and AA devs can make games every bit as good there is no excuse. I didn't form my opinions over night. It's come from years of watching the gaming industry try to turn initially niche games into massively popular games losing much of their charm. It's not just with RPGs either. I played OFP, ARMA 1, 2 and was an early adopter of ArmA 3. Played both the DayZ and Battle Royal before they ever became popular. Now the Battle Royal and to a lesser extent survival gametypes has become so popular it's almost ridiculous.
Hell you can argue Bethesda did the exact same thing copying popular mods and flavors of the month instead of focusing on core CRPG elements fallout was built on. It's no different than COD throwing away SP in favor of BR. Unless Bethesda has plans to release pure single player core RPG then we've just thrown away a great franchise for some Destiny, division bullshit.
Also why the hell are you disagreeing with me after saying basically the same thing above?
@@leathery420 lemme guess your a member of the "fallout 76 is the worst thing ever created" group.
Also I apologise if my last statement sounded more aggressive then it was meant to.
Thank you Zaric. For being thorough AND honest. That's what once brought me to your channel and why I respect you as an author.
I think Zaric should make a video on the pros and cons of demos of video games. We all know they got rid of demos because the companies like to scam people. Cant stand buying a game I think looks good and then having it turn out to be trash
When Bethesda decided not to hand out pre release copies(I thought it was for Doom where absolutely none were given?) I openly said that that was good. Pre-release copies make those who get them think they have to give a good review or lose that privilege. Oh dear, the shitstorm that I got for saying that, because there are lots of people who believe that I was wrong and they need to be "informed if its a bad game" before they buy it, because you must buy at release instead of waiting a day or two.
Not that that even matters as most preorder their game before the pre-release copies are handed out. And then they all go watch Jim Sterling, you know, the guy that is on the publisher shitlist and buys his own games at release.
People are stupid.
It gets tossed around WAY too much nowadays, but in 1984 that process was called 'doublethink'. Knowing a lie was a lie yet fully accepting it as the truth.
Fantastic video and something I've ranted about before. As someone that has also worked in sales and has a college level business degree, I pick up the signals that this video is talking about as well. You can see the strategy they're trying to pull straight from the Harvard Business School website sometimes. They WANT so badly to be able to sell community created mods and create a gaming service to pull that annuity like revenue, its really scary how much they're pushing it. They hide behind the like ten mod creators that actually benefit from this to justify their greedy strategy, it makes me sick.
Glad you enjoyed your time on vacation, great to have you back! Cheers
This is the only RUclips channel that I've ever wondered what happened when there hadn't been a video in a while.
Why do you have ONLY 66,000 subscribers! Keep up the amazing work!
Interesting. There is a lot of murky goings on behind all these marketing events, these days. Fortunately, most of the RUclips reviewers I tend to watch, are reasonably balanced in their reviews of games. That said, I did watch a review of the Witchery 3 launch in Poland with a particular reviewer, and it was clear such an atmosphere was conducive to a good review, but even the reviewer was aware the event was naturally to 'assist' positive reviews, so at least he was not oblivious to the tactic.
Which brings me to a second point, namely unfortunately you can hardly blame Bethesda for following such marketing strategies. They are highly effective, and nice guys don't just finish last. ......they're often not even in the race to begin with.
I just watched ManyATrueNerds video on 76 and he seems so happy and positive it's like Howard was holding a gun to his head. Guess if I got a free trip to the US (from England) and made to feel like a real boy I'd be pretty happy too.
I don't get how he can love New Vegas for its plethora of options and then Shill 76 like its some next step for the series. Its contradictory opinions to hold.
Aaron Lewis MATN lost me a bit after that cringe fest video Fallout 3 is better than you think haha
I appreciate the honesty, and I believe you under mine yourself when you say you'd sell out for higher. I'd like to think you would tell us your bias, and a good chunk of your audience is discerning enough to figure it out anyway.
Corporate greed has leaped into the gaming industry. All that matters is profit. If developers/publishers don't see a short term profit they falter. That is what they care about. However this mindset would bite them in the ass. They realize this. So thus money milking solutions make up for the potential loss of profits. Ergo why microtransactions, loot boxes and lackluster paid dlc exist. The whole circle of most AAA games goes like this. These people are not your friend they want your money that's it. This also explains why open world games are everywhere now. Them and battle royale multiplayer games. This isn't to say there are only bad games now. Only that it's not the priority of most of the gaming industry. Buyer beware.
"Watch as I open and close this door."
I'm still mad at EA about Command and Conquer. But yeah, you're spot on with this.
Zaric, can you please make video about your time in sales? I think it would be intresting to listen to. btw greetings from ukraine
people hate you because you speak the truth
Always on point with your analysis of this stuff. Great video man
The same thing happened with Destiny 2 and inviting everyone to the Seattle Mountains for early access. I bought into MyNameIsByf's review and instantly bought it in good faith, I don't hold I'll will towards him but I still haven't bought The Forsaken because I still don't trust it to be good despite Destiny having my favorite game lore and class. Bethesda is also high on my shit list and 76 is another sign that I will likely buy 2077 and not play any other games for a few years shy of actual release gameplay changing my mind.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. -- Fallout 76 - Pros and Cons - Good points on many issues in BETA plays. There is a need for them (Bethesda) to improve many aspects, especially for focusing on more believable lore, immersion, and on tech glitches. Like, the dropping of junk in a brown bag is not believable, and greatly distracts from the immersion. If anything the junk should be in the dead corpse (left longer in game), or in back pack, or side bag, or pile of junk . Also, when a player gets killed they should lose more than just junk, such as losing one or two weapons and about half their ammo, and some healing items, and maybe this greater loss can be done at higher levels, and at low levels only lose junk. And the bodies should be left to be either chopped into strange meat, or scalps, or to feed nearby creatures like wild dogs. Like, creatures could carry away a arm or leg; and another player may wish to collect a scalp. And carrying power armor without wearing it also does not make sense, and breaks immersion. Stash size should not be very big unless at one's CAMP / Fort, since if it is very big, it breaks immersion. Improve Cooperation Ability: There needs to be more focus on ways for the player to communicate by either written messages in notes or by flags, and allow them to make factions of their own. There should be a way to also somehow tame or pacify certain creatures, or possibly herd them, like the dogs, the rats, and so and they in turn could be unleashed on other players. There should be a way to also make the scorched to turn passive, or sort of being healed slightly, or put into a trance like state, and that may even apply to the green hulks. Overall the AI should be be improved for many of the creatures, and the environment such as weather, temperature, lighting and sound ambiance. Since they are not using any NPC, then they need to still focus on lore and make more options for the players to help the lore, and to be encouraged to have victory parties, play music instruments, make things, help create original compatible lore, and allow them to possible make tasks for other players for experience points; and to also allow the players to possibly make unique items which does not break lore, nor screw up the mechanics of the game / sim. It is important to NOT give a "free pass" for the developers, and keep them focused on high quality aspects of this game /sim especially to the lore, to plausible compromises, and to high quality immersion. Believable Immersion, lore, and interactive story elements are keys to Fallout Quality. Please Support high level quality in Games / Sims.
Nail on the head.
Happy Gilmore's former boss then??
rest in peace Richard Kiel
great video my man, very insightful. and if you think about it "influencers" is actually the perfect term, because you use them to influence people and use their excitement.
I feel like your community has some of the most reasonable people
Pretty bad when my notification to your video, is from MxR showing a clip of this video in his latest video. Thanks RUclips.
This vid is so ahead of it’s time! Just look how 76 is being defended by these same shills. Amazing!
Fantastic content as always, but you said Bugthesda wrong.
Asshole? Yes, but honest asshole!!! Love this video!
Me too
Thank you for making this video. I've been saying pretty much this very thing for years. But since I don't have the means to make a RUclips channel, it's hard to get people to listen. Events like what Bethesda just did are a bad idea to me for consumers. These various media people are essentiallly bribed to up talk the product their shown. And if they don't up talk the product, then they won't be envited back to future events. And that could vegatively effect their media business. So in some sense, These media people are being entrapped into giving good press for these big companies products.
Now watch. I predict that if this becomes a big enough complaint about game marketting, some RUclipsrs will badly talk about the game just to "prove us wrong." So they can say, "see. Events like this don't effect what these media sources say." Again. Thanks for making this video and please make more like tis.jOh. And one more thing. The Behind Closed Doors Events are also a problem for simular reasons.
Preach comrade. I've seen streamers on twitch basically say they are payed to play Bethesda Games. For as long as the games are good I'm all for it, but it should be open information.
DrDisRespect and youtubers like him are playing in squads, helping each other, giving away the enemy position, etc. They make the game much more cool than it actually is. When you spend your money and join the server you will never get such experience, because you don't have a group of such dedicated players. Look at DrDisRespect hype about COD Black Ops 4.
I don't need anymore build up of excitement, I'm pumped for this game, no matter what bias reviews say, good or bad.
that is why I prefer tabletop RPG like D&D the excitement of decision making is a lot more rewarding. You can actually live out those moments in detail with limitless possibility.
Hey Zaric, I seriously doubt you'll notice this, but it's still worth a try.
So yesterday, loads of FO76 footage came out from the content creators who were invited to Bethesda's jamboree. Now, I watched through all their videos and listened to them and I might be crazy, but I swear, I started to hear the same friggin things. As if they were given a script at the event of what they have to say. I started to feel like they REALLY want to convince me that it's still a fallout game and the lack of NPCs is not a big deal and whatnot. Now, what I think about the game is besides the point, but all their "opinions" sounded eerily similar. What's your take on that? Did you watch those videos?
Some of the videos I watched did actually point out some of the issues with a game like this. For example in those videos people said the game world felt a bit lifeless without human NPCs. They also felt the game was missing some of the stuff that got them into Fallout in the first place. I think it was Juicehead who said he only found one side quest while exploring which was disappointing.
The difference is those RUclipsrs won't completely trash the game. They'll try to remain optimistic and they're more willing to give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt. That's probably why they got invited: Beth knows they won't completely trash the game and they have a lot of viewers who like Fallout. It was a safe bet for Bethesda.
And what I said is true, because I heard it on the internet. You are doing a great job.
Can you do a video exposing mr matty SHILLS?
One of the people he is talking about.
He criticizes Bethesda and other companies that give him stuff contantly, I'd hardly consider him a shill. He's bias but not a shill.
Wade Dewell well, there are three main shill channels I know of and Zaric is friends with two of them so obviously he didn't name names, but the other guy he isn't buddies with is oxhorn. Fandom Tribal actually has the reupload of a video this guy called logicalphallusy made but oxhorn fanboys flagged him down.
@@loveblanket6512 agree, Matty is just a young guy who loves games and I think he's clearly trying his best to improve as a reviewer, ever since the "fallout 4 is a near perfect game fiasco. The point Varic was making though is that Matty IS a perfect target in Bethesdas eyes to give special treatment to because he will become a part of their advertising team, helping to build hype for their games, simply because of his excitement for their games. Even if he tries his best to be objective, as soon as you accept free stuff you are biased.
Actually, if anyone's familiar with ACG, he is someone who has integrity, as he buys all the games he reviews, and Matty is friends with him. No doubt ACG is a good influence.
Matt is an influencer that mostly covers bethesda. Its cut and dried. Bethesda is his bread and butter. The few times he has been critical he auto corrects himself. He generates positive buzz for perks. maxamillion dood is a capcom shill. GamerMD83 was a bioware shill.
Say it loud, because people need to know. How can otherwise triple-a games be so popular, regardless of the quality? Influencers = Marketing Assets. Nailed it completely.
Glad to know your still here to keep us fanboys and girls grounded in reality. Some may fine you cynical and pessimistic. I find it refreshing
I enjoyed that thank you. Normally i hate online multi-player games spending my hard earned or ill gottens on a game to spend upwards of an hour spawng dieing repeat, before even finding a tool of somesort let alone firing an initial volley. That being said with the mechanics within FO76 being that you have to be lvl 5 before you start all that i will be getting a copy. Was i influenced maybe but if it was pvp right of the bat the its safe to say no amount of influcing would get me to buy. BUT i get where you are coming from and whole heartedly agree with you
I doubt Zaric will ever answer wich is sad since I would love to discuss the subject, but I dont think bethesda is going he EA route, but adapting it. Fallout 76 is a moneygrabbing service, but they had the choice to screw some fallout 4 and nv mod projects for money but they didnt, They seem to be seeking a sort af balance, they will make a milking game for each succesfull IP and use it to keep making profits while their proper game developers make new games as they think itll be good since they alredy have custumers paying them for nothing.
I'm honestly more hyped still for Beyond Skyrim than any official Bethesda upcoming releases.
I trust the holiday trip was good?
It's like a video game sermon. Preach father zaric preach the good word of singleplayer experience and the trials and sin of microtransactions
Amen.
when will people learn gaming journalism is an extension of gaming PR?
it's been whistleblown so many times its unreal.
Oblivion was the beginning of the end of good TES games from bethesda. The creeping darkness so to speak. Review sites have never influenced my decision to buy a game or not. The merits of the games themselves is what influenced me.
I agree but I wouldn't say ''heavly biased'' mostly not to poison the well
I don’t think this is anything new regarding influencer marketing or the push to gaming as a service. Gaming as a service started as DLC and will likely evolve into more of a monthly membership for more games. I wouldn’t mind paying a monthly fee if the game actually provided enough value.
Clicked the second I got the notification
Mann I hear you yet I will still get it, play it for some duration (depending on content) and then move on to the next best new shiny that catches my eye because that's how I and a lot of people are ...
Here’s something I’ve never gotten. In school a grade in the 70s would be a C. The scale goes:
F - failure
D - below average
C - average
B - above average
A - exceptional
So why isn’t a 70-something average?
Companies do that all the time. Not just games. Its TV and movies every media does this. I determine myself if I like something. If people are dumb then that's on them.
Nice - sweet trip, man!
(HATE driving, *LOVE* boating)~
Best disclaimer while making a point.
Be nice if companies released the names of people or companies they invited to these events, but yes it's scumbag marketing 101. I worked for a very large company in the oil field they had us carry 2 credit cards one for my expenses and one for the potential client. While my card was limited the client card could buy a small country. I have seen cars, holiday and some not so decent items purchased on a regular basis. It eats at your moral soul being in that line of work. I'm old enough to remember game studios before they became the entities they are today back when they worried about the product and not the dollar.
This is my fear with the Fallout 76 with the invite to all RUclipsrs.
Always a voice of reason in raw chaos.
I am in my last year of being a child lol.
I'd like to see a video from you about Arma 3 and Bohemia Interactive and possibly even the DayZ mess if you even think that's worth your time.