I hear open letters work quite well.Im unhappy you got to reply first to Arthurs post and im considering legal action.
Or an open letter.
I hear open letters work quite well.Im unhappy you got to reply first to Arthurs post and im considering legal action.
Or an open letter.
English apocalypse? Did someone forget the tea?
Ask not what tea and biscuits can do for you, but what you can do for tea and biscuits!
Scared the living bejebus out of me when I was a kid...The other English Apocalypse film being When the Wind Blows. If I still had emotions I'd be choking up at the end.
I disagree. Anyone who gets bribed with expensive goodies to stream a game has no valid opinion of said game in my eyes, regardless of whether they speak the truth or toe the company line. I'll watch the game itself for clues as to what it contains, but the streamer playing it may as well be muted ( and most likely will be ).FD can pay whoever they want with what ever they want as far as I am concerned (so long as it's legal) however on the flip side any person who is talking about ED and what they think of it imo owe it to their viewers to let them know they have been paid/rewarded by FD for their streams.
This does NOT invalidate everything they say but I just think punters should know.
Scared the living bejebus out of me when I was a kid...
Hey All,
Firstly
It has come to my attention that there is talk of content creators and influencers having access to an ’Alpha program’ with regards to Odyssey.
I want to be clear that there is no such program in place at Frontier.
Working with content creators.
Part of my role at Frontier is working with existing and NEW content creators to spread the reach of Elite Dangerous and news regarding it.
Some of these initiatives are already in place and we are already working with creators to that end, as you may or may not have seen.
If you are interested in collaborating with us, Stephen posted in the forums (see link) in order for you to supply your details so we can take a look at your work.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/livestream-update-08-20.553150/page-2#post-8665685
There have been a lot of questions around what the criteria is for being considered and the short answer is there is nothing set. We look for creators that fit the initiative we are currently working on. If you are not selected, this is in no way a reflection on your work or our support of you.
This is a long road and we are only just beginning; a large part of the reason for switching the Elite Dangerous stream back to its own channels was, in large, due to our wish to support the community via hosting streams.
There are so many of our community that are truly talented and we are honestly flattered that you would like to work with us - where and when we can, we will find ways to do this.
-Arf
I spent the weekend hauling manure in the back of an old C-max - not strictly E : D but it reminded me of doing missions involving biowaste and my old hauler.
If you think it'll help sell a few more copies of Odyssey I'm happy to fire up the old JVC camcorder and video myself chatting about it when I go next - obviously I'll expect a crackajack pencil or similar contribution in return.
I'll never forget the first watching of it - lured in by the visuals of Raymond Briggs thinking it'll be fun like Fungus the bogeyman, then essentially watching your grandparents deal with the after effects of a nuclear holocaustScared the living bejebus out of me when I was a kid...
I suppose the question is whether you as a publicly traded company selling a PEGI 7 rated game want to be represented by / associated with a potty mouthed Youtuber whose content is focused on (not always objectively) criticizing your product and delivering that through ample use of cringeworthy, forced toilet humour. And looking through the comments section of a recent video it's just a circle jerk of negativity in there, so what exactly could be gained from including him in this initiative.If anything, i would really like to know if you sent the yamicks one Can't wait for his next video if you did (or did not). heh heh heh
I suppose the question is whether you as a publicly traded company selling a PEGI 7 rated game want to be represented by / associated with a potty mouthed Youtuber whose content is focused on (not always objectively) criticizing your product and delivering that through ample use of cringeworthy, forced toilet humour. And looking through the comments section of a recent video it's just a circle jerk of negativity in there, so what exactly could be gained from including him in this initiative.
Unless FD believe he can be flipped But even if that worked, he'd likely lose a large part of his audience for 'selling out'.
The trouble is, we already have that film and its called Threads. Straight faced nuclear apocalypse to the face...
He may well be honest when it comes to paid "reviews" (calling them advertisements would probably be fairer) but whenever I watch his content it feels like faux-outrage to me that is a cynical way to generate clicks. So based on that impression, and now also on the fact he's open to blatant PR exercises such as the above actually diminishes his credibility in my book even further.He's just done a (paid for) review for CCP's mobile version of EVE, and you should see the comments there...
He was completely up-front from the start that this was a paid review & he was trying to be nice. Although he did say he liked it anyway, regardless of the cash CCP threw his way.
If Yamiks isn't sold to FDev, I won't be disappointed. Yes he shouts and swears a lot, but at least he is honest unlike many Youtubers who come across as being something of FDev apologists these days.
He may well be honest when it comes to paid "reviews" (calling them advertisements would probably be fairer) but whenever I watch his content it feels like faux-outrage to me that is a cynical way to generate clicks. So based on that impression, and now also on the fact he's open to blatant PR exercises such as the above actually diminishes his credibility in my book even further.
Though I don't really follow any Youtubers religiously anyways - there are a bunch that I trust when it comes to game reviews, others simply provide entertaining content to consume, and out of the Elite ones I still prefer OA when it comes to game related news - he does criticise the game/FD when it's justified but just does it in a much more polite way - maybe too polite for some to notice - and I usually make up my own mind up anyways with regards to Elite's current and future direction based on what's published (or not) by FDev themselves.
Elite content creators are useful for summarising updates especially when you haven't been up to date with the game for a while, but since I'm still playing and following news on an almost daily basis I don't really rely on them all that much these days. YMMV of course.
The beginning of that had this spoken piece, it was later used by a punk band called Conflict on one of their tracks. The very BBC sounding man says this:
"In an urban society, everything connects. Each person's needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make society strong also make it vulnerable."
It was supposed to be a sombre warning. The thing is, when you are against most things in society and that hits your 18yo ears, it sounds like he's giving you hints what to do. I still listen to that track.
Different tastes then which is perfectly fine of courseI'm not exactly holding Yamiks up as a paragon of virtue or even someone you should listen to or take seriously. Nevertheless, his videos are entertaining - at least to me.
Given the choice, I would prefer to hear his views on Odyssey and E: D generally without a freebie or cash from FDev coming his way which would temper it & make me question the validity of it. If FDev's goal is to hoover up all the main E: D Youtubers, then to me that says, let's not bother watching any of them.
Which would be a shame from my point of view, because I often find them entertaining. Same with OA... but there's a reason why I no longer contribute to his Patreon.
I don't play E: D at all any more, so I'm only casually "keeping up" through this forum and the various Youtubers on the off chance that Frontier actually do something good.
Like you, I'm hardly religious about it. I'll get Odyssey anyway (x2) because of the LEPs I've got, and I'll make my own mind up when the time comes.
As far as game reviews go, there's maybe only one or two that I would seek out. But I would actively avoid any that I know have been "bought". Because that's not even entertainment.
I suppose the question is whether you as a publicly traded company selling a PEGI 7 rated game want to be represented by / associated with a potty mouthed Youtuber whose content is focused on (not always objectively) criticizing your product and delivering that through ample use of cringeworthy, forced toilet humour. And looking through the comments section of a recent video it's just a circle jerk of negativity in there, so what exactly could be gained from including him in this initiative.
Unless FD believe he can be flipped But even if that worked, he'd likely lose a large part of his audience for 'selling out'.