Big Elite Streamers Giving Up On Streaming Elite?

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Well tbh he started with Elite, but as the drought made content few and far between he then moved to other genres.

As for "why should I watch someone else play":

Exactly this. I also used to think why should I watch someone else play, but it's engagement with the community and the personality of the person streaming that makes you return. It's like a radio show about your favourite game, with like-minded people on the chat. I only discovered it after I started using Twitch as a means to share VR gameplay for friends playing with me (replays) and started to use the service more.

PS: boomers gonna hate 😜
I hate hearing that. I'm only a dog. :(
 
So far, not entirely. OA with very negative (for OA), but he still loves the game. Exigeous said he likes odyssey, but is fully aware of all the issues, and think the roadmap is a joke. Not sure for The Pilot. D2EA have made a few jokes about the state of Odyssey in his poll, but doesn't seem to indicate he doesn't like the DLC.
Yamicks is Yamicks.
The Pilot has suspended making Elite video's. He teams with Yamiks on the weekends.
 
I think that one was sort of symbolic stamp of approval from FDev, following up on Yamiks not receiving a free license for the alpha (the first alpha). For a content creator having a connection to the devs is important, because it allows them to prepare videos that can be released on launch day etc. which seemed to be the way FDev tried to punish Yamiks for being critical. A Youtuber the size of Yamiks should just buy the license themselves to avoid any conflict of interest, but sometimes you need to have access before release to do your work.
He was gifted a free one by someone else.
 
He was gifted a free one by someone else.
And passed 100,000 subscribers as well right after it

And as far as not doing ED videos goes at this time - I can well understand that, FDev's behavior is so disheartening, I did not even want to launch the game at all since a couple of days and have no intention to do so today either and who knows for how long this antipathy to even want to play this game will last. All I can do at this time is posting on the forum and express my disappointment and talk about what makes me this disheartened to the point that I don't even want to launch the game anymore. Eventually I will come to the result of "screw it for good" and move on never to return - would be a win for some, I guess, not everyone can live with someone being brutally honest on the forum. But it would be a loss for FDev, because someone has to tell them brutally honest, how miserable they made us, how hurt we are by their rude behavior - and yes, it's rude to lie to us.
 
Here is the deal many if not most people are failing to realize. When it comes to youtube, twitch, etc you have "content creators", or some call "influencers". These people share their gameplay, knowledge, and OPINION on things. Those who follow them are usually ones who regularly watch their stuff which by human nature tends to sway the viewers OPINION to match that of the Youtuber or streamer. You will have die hard fans and those who pop in now and then to get a look at what people are saying.

That said, at the end of the day, most (not all, but most) of those who follow person X on their YT or Twitch do so because they already agree with the person who is presenting what is being viewed, and will pursue others who also agree with a particular sentiment which leads to comfirmation bias. These "content creators" are in the business of making money, as such, many will do and say whatever gets the clicks (there are examples all across gaming, science, all the way down to knock down fights about the Titanic sinking). Everyone is entitled to their opinion but too many people put far too much blind faith in anothers opinion, especially when the other person is making money from sharing it.

Streamers will and always have come and go, as with YouTube voices and personalities. Personally, i used to enjoy listening to peoples thoughts on games however the level of toxicity and a shift in how things are shared have put me off from all of them. I used to love OA until he started pushing his opinion and rants instead of just the posted and known information available (good on him, he can do that all he wants but not for me). Yamiks is just Yamiks for the sake of clicks.. The pilot was a wonderful source for figuring out whether a ship was worth it and getting into some of the grimy details of things through interviews. Of all of these channels, combine them and you still have a sliver of the player base as a whole who follow, watch or participate in anything they do. People cite polls all the time "85% of players think this", no 85% of that persons viewers thi k that, and of those 85% we will never know if people who participate even affiliate with what the poll is about.

At the end of the day though, they are mostly giving their opinions. In all we are all free to entertain ourselves as we see fit, watch what we want and play the games we want. The same people complaining about FDev and other companies turning a profit are feeding cash to people on social media platforms for their voice instead of a product. They dont think X should be making a profit off of Z but Y can because someone agrees with them.
 
I'd say he always speaks the truth from his perspective. Sometimes people don't agree with it, which is fine, but then instead of actually providing a rational reason why they think he's wrong, they attack or dismiss the messenger. Kinda pathetic if you ask me. 🤷‍♀️
In fairness he usually asks 'why'... surrpounded by expletives which can hurt some peeps. But in general, if Fdev want to know what is wrong with the 'game' they could do worse than watching his content, in my opinion.
 
I'd say he always speaks the truth from his perspective. Sometimes people don't agree with it, which is fine, but then instead of actually providing a rational reason why they think he's wrong, they attack or dismiss the messenger. Kinda pathetic if you ask me. 🤷‍♀️
Person 1 to person 2: Hey, do you want to come walking with me? I could do with the exercise and it would be good to have some company..

Or... Person 1 to person 2: Look at you, you fat disgusting slob, you remind me of a whale, be gone from my sight... Hey everyone, look at this fat slob over here!

Person 1... was it something I said? I guess they just can't handle the truth...
 
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