I've been playing since 1984 (2014 for ED), 8 hours per day often, and using Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, etc and have never heard of him. Does he bring a following from some other games (especially as he doesn't enjoy this one)?
Give Yamiks an Alpha key!
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Very much how I feel.
Yammiks probably owes a large percent of his to subscribes to the devs of a game he's consistently snarky about and there is a difference between criticism and toxicity. So, how does he like it when HIS content and hard work is 'disrespected'? Not much evidently! When his 'honesty' - that ED brings him money and FDev are the hand that feeds him - is flagged up or when FDev are consistent; I wouldn't have thought Yammiks wanted a key either. After all, he yells about the game being inferior the whole time.
For me this almost as entertaining as an Eddie Jones post-match interview. (ie. VERY
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I'm kinda amused that people actually seem think that not giving the key out will have a significant effect on the sales.
I will never understand the facination with watching cricket either. Or ice skating. Or swimming. Or the whole running, jumping and chucking event thing.
So how would the voting get converted into a CG then?
Maybe, just maybe, do you think that Frontier might assess who they view as a core creator on perhaps a few more parameters than a simple count of subscribers on one platform?Personally I have been watching Yamiks videos since very shortly after I started playing the game. He had the humor the game laked, he taught me stuff, also stuff that might be considered in the grey area, but so did D2EA, and he is a much more well mannered creator than Yamiks is. I appreciate what both of them do.
Yes, it's fair to regard Yamiks as a core creator, with regards to ED, considering that he has 100K+ subsribers, equaling 1/5 of the regular players of the game, according to something I Heard Through the Grapevine
I'm not a marketing person, so perhaps I'm wrong. But I would imagine the meeting where they decided who were their core creators went a bit further than pulling up youtube, searching for channels about ED and ordering them by subscriber numbers then taking the top ten.
Yeah, like I am amused to see Fdev think that not giving him a key in any way will change what he will say. He's as much a fan of the game as the rest of us, but even though some might find his manners offensive, I don't, he often has a point in his critique, however blunt he is.
Well, i still don't know what this is about, but i'm going with some sort of early-early access key. Which, considering it is only a week or so away, its hardly major.
But even though i ilike Yamiks and do watch his videos, i think FD are doing the right thing from a business perspective (even if its not the right thing from a community perspective).
Marketing 101 says give the keys to those who are most likely to give favourable reports and won't try and break the game for some cheap laughs.
But anyway, meh, we get to play with is soon anyway, and i'll trust my own experience more than that of any streamer.
I mean, if i trusted those guys i'd have already spent money on Star Citizen, instead of trying it myself first and getting 15 FPS while standing still in a small room.
But even though i ilike Yamiks and do watch his videos, i think FD are doing the right thing from a business perspective (even if its not the right thing from a community perspective).
Marketing 101 says give the keys to those who are most likely to give favourable reports and won't try and break the game for some cheap laughs.
But anyway, meh, we get to play with is soon anyway, and i'll trust my own experience more than that of any streamer.
I mean, if i trusted those guys i'd have already spent money on Star Citizen, instead of trying it myself first and getting 15 FPS while standing still in a small room.
How about "onlyfans" instead?Can I offer to set up a "GO FUND ME" so we can pay for TheYamicks's Alpha key ?
well have fun with your bull then. cheers.
Well, his latest vid is about this. Worth a watch, it's not a long one. I think he's got a point. Kinda funny that people decide fdev shouldn't work with him because 'toxic' and then look through the comments here
Why doesn't he just buy one?
Well, are you a gamer or a game developer? I do know marketing, having been a part of it for many years, but marketing and ethics are two very different things.
I think you miss the point. My understanding is, he is #2 in subscribers regarding ED YT creator content. If you are giving Alpha keys to other content creators (supposedly early) so they can have content ready to go on the 29th then that would be an unfair advantage. The reason they gave was lame in my opinion due to his number of followers. Some people like myself, like alternate viewpoints. I know there are certain creators who will give a biased opinion on the DLC because their livelihood as an ED content creator depends on it. He didn’t ask for a free DLC, he asked to be included in the content creators and media list for the Alpha period. You may have already purchased the DLC but many have not and I want unbiased views before I decide.
i ninja'd you on page #2 already and it didn't get any tractionCan I offer to set up a "GO FUND ME" so we can pay for TheYamicks's Alpha key ?
He's going to. It's pretty normal for the 'press' to get freebie copies (and he has before). But not this time.
Guess you haven't seen Halt and Catch Fire then eh?Forums date back to a time when the term social media had yet to be invented. But if you think you have to be a pedant, don't let me stop you.
Wildly guessing, one hypothesis could perhaps maybe be that he has reached the point where he has seen too many bits and thingies vaporize before they materialized, to preorder, but that's just me...
LOL @ this vid ..
"If you don't know me I (Yammiks) create content FOR a game called elite dangerous" ..
lol. No you don't pal .. You create content USING the assets provided to you by a game called elite dangerous.
And six days ago - two weeks before a major release that FUNDS THE HAND that feeds you - you post a deliberate 'Hyper Critical' take down (part 1) and you're surprised the devs of content you EXPLOIT don't appreciate you trying to take down a release a fortnight before it's release .. and AFTER .. LARGE amounts of cash have already been invested by the devs in it.
Fair play Yammiks .. you ain't too bright.
"If you don't know me I (Yammiks) create content FOR a game called elite dangerous" ..
lol. No you don't pal .. You create content USING the assets provided to you by a game called elite dangerous.
And six days ago - two weeks before a major release that FUNDS THE HAND that feeds you - you post a deliberate 'Hyper Critical' take down (part 1) and you're surprised the devs of content you EXPLOIT don't appreciate you trying to take down a release a fortnight before it's release .. and AFTER .. LARGE amounts of cash have already been invested by the devs in it.
Fair play Yammiks .. you ain't too bright.
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This! - Very much this!
100% agree.
About time his vitriolic tone burnt him.
Nor is giving gratuities to entitled and obnoxious pillocks, so I'm with Frontier on this one.
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