About OA’s video about fleet carriers.
As a long time subscriber of OA’s channel, I’ve always found time to watch every single video he posted.
There are a few simple reasons to that, I always found OA’s videos informative, and his point of view quite enriching.
But as the say goes, nothing last forever.
NO, I’m not unsubscribing form his channel!
I’m talking about the fact that I mostly agree with what Obsidian says about Elite matters.
But in his last video, for the life of me, I just can’t understand what the hell went through obsidians head!!!!!!
He did make some valid points as of his concerns about the matter of carriers, but when he stated at the end of the video everything that he found lacking about the current implementation of the carriers, I couldn’t believe my ears!
First, before I go any further, he did point out that he was neutral about the upkeep and the price of carriers. And I thank him for not jumping on the hate bandwagon that every Elite youtube influencer seem to be riding right now because its trending.
Second, I admit not having watched the full extent of the video, I simply could not hear more. Such was my annoyance.
So, what are the things that Obsidian said that put me in such a state?
There are but a few, but big ones in my opinion.
Here are my rebuttals to such affirmations.
NO, Carriers will not start a race to the bottom of prices, they could sure, but only if they are HEAVILY misused. I will develop this latter on.
NO, carriers are not aimed at the top 8% of the player base.
First, he takes that number from a poll that he made on his channel, which means that those numbers are very misleading. And while he always said that they represent only a portion of the player base, he still uses them to bluntly affirm that only 8% of the viewers of the channel represent 8% of the whole player base. Maybe he didn’t say it directly, but he heavily implied it.
Second, he completely disregarded the fact that the main reason as to why only a small portion of players of the whole community (which still makes for a lot), owns enough cash to purchase one, is simply because up to that point, there was NO INCENTIVE WHATSOEVER, NOR REASON to own such amounts of cash, but just bragging rights. Carriers will correct that, and that is a good thing in my book.
FINALLY, why would anyone want to pay extra for items from carriers? That one is an easy one, in fact, it’s so easy that I find hard to believe that Obsidian didn’t come up with the answer himself.
The answer is this:
SUPPLY AND DEMAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! Supply for a service that is in high demand! Simple as that.
And as you can see, for the same reason, carriers will not create a race to the bottom of prices, unless players of course misuse the carriers. Like say, sell Painite in a mining or industrial system in the bubble!
But no one can be that ingenious, can they?
Carriers where designed to allow players to expand to the outreaches of the galaxy, it would be dumb to own a carrier and only keep it in the bubble. (Unless you are a mercenary, in which case there is no other place to go).
It has been proven that mining spots deplete with time. Soon enough in order to find LTD and VO we will need to mine further and further from the bubble. Carriers will help us in that regard.
In conclusion, I believe that the role of a youtuber in any subject concerning games is to inform people.
And to have people well informed, one must tackle a subject form all possible angles, not just the ones we prefer, or take easy routes. Otherwise they are no better than tabloids.
So far, I saw Mr Ant as a model in that regard, I hope that this current instance will prove to be the exception that confirms the rule. A slight mess-up over a very emotional subject.
Carry on.
As a long time subscriber of OA’s channel, I’ve always found time to watch every single video he posted.
There are a few simple reasons to that, I always found OA’s videos informative, and his point of view quite enriching.
But as the say goes, nothing last forever.
NO, I’m not unsubscribing form his channel!
I’m talking about the fact that I mostly agree with what Obsidian says about Elite matters.
But in his last video, for the life of me, I just can’t understand what the hell went through obsidians head!!!!!!
He did make some valid points as of his concerns about the matter of carriers, but when he stated at the end of the video everything that he found lacking about the current implementation of the carriers, I couldn’t believe my ears!
First, before I go any further, he did point out that he was neutral about the upkeep and the price of carriers. And I thank him for not jumping on the hate bandwagon that every Elite youtube influencer seem to be riding right now because its trending.
Second, I admit not having watched the full extent of the video, I simply could not hear more. Such was my annoyance.
So, what are the things that Obsidian said that put me in such a state?
There are but a few, but big ones in my opinion.
- The carriers would start a race to the bottom of prices
- Carriers are only aimed at the top 8% of players.
- Why would players ever want to pay extra for items from carriers.
Here are my rebuttals to such affirmations.
NO, Carriers will not start a race to the bottom of prices, they could sure, but only if they are HEAVILY misused. I will develop this latter on.
NO, carriers are not aimed at the top 8% of the player base.
First, he takes that number from a poll that he made on his channel, which means that those numbers are very misleading. And while he always said that they represent only a portion of the player base, he still uses them to bluntly affirm that only 8% of the viewers of the channel represent 8% of the whole player base. Maybe he didn’t say it directly, but he heavily implied it.
Second, he completely disregarded the fact that the main reason as to why only a small portion of players of the whole community (which still makes for a lot), owns enough cash to purchase one, is simply because up to that point, there was NO INCENTIVE WHATSOEVER, NOR REASON to own such amounts of cash, but just bragging rights. Carriers will correct that, and that is a good thing in my book.
FINALLY, why would anyone want to pay extra for items from carriers? That one is an easy one, in fact, it’s so easy that I find hard to believe that Obsidian didn’t come up with the answer himself.
The answer is this:
SUPPLY AND DEMAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! Supply for a service that is in high demand! Simple as that.
- You are in Sag A* and want to repair your ship? Show the money!
- Want some limpets for mining in that sweet spot, but the nearest station is 700ly away? Lucky you, there is a carrier, oh yeah, limpets are slightly more expensive.
- You need unobtanium to make that final jump, and don’t want to go harvesting on a planet surface for hours on end? Find the nearest carrier and cough up!
- Found a bunch of strange objects in space, but realized that you forgot to equip a limpet controller? And you are 6000ly from the bubble? Find the nearest carrier, but be ready to pay a steeper price.
- Want to reach that out of reach system? Oh, goody there is a ferry service from a carrier nearby!
And as you can see, for the same reason, carriers will not create a race to the bottom of prices, unless players of course misuse the carriers. Like say, sell Painite in a mining or industrial system in the bubble!
But no one can be that ingenious, can they?
Carriers where designed to allow players to expand to the outreaches of the galaxy, it would be dumb to own a carrier and only keep it in the bubble. (Unless you are a mercenary, in which case there is no other place to go).
It has been proven that mining spots deplete with time. Soon enough in order to find LTD and VO we will need to mine further and further from the bubble. Carriers will help us in that regard.
In conclusion, I believe that the role of a youtuber in any subject concerning games is to inform people.
And to have people well informed, one must tackle a subject form all possible angles, not just the ones we prefer, or take easy routes. Otherwise they are no better than tabloids.
So far, I saw Mr Ant as a model in that regard, I hope that this current instance will prove to be the exception that confirms the rule. A slight mess-up over a very emotional subject.
Carry on.
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