If you're talking about the video poster, he changed his name from ThatSkid a long time ago.
Interesting point of view from a long time ED Streamer on Fleet Carriers
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If you're talking about the video poster, he changed his name from ThatSkid a long time ago.
You may have conflated two very similar sounding posters... or he started a fresh forum account? ThatSkid/WorldsGreatestForumDad hasn't lowered himself to post on the forums for a few months at least.
They trna take our gunnnnnnns
Im holding my breath until i see what GAMEPLAY they bring.
But right now, with what little i know, im not fond of the idea.
Im betting they will just be indestructible hotrods with gold Paintjobs (optional).
Yes, I remember him, and the YouTube rant is similar to his often peculiar opinions posted on here.
For those who don't want to wade through it... it was hard to follow at times, but this was my impression of it:
There is a correct way of playing Elite (apparently multiplayer PvP), and Solo players are doing it wrong, due to ignorance.
The reason this disaster happened is because FDev listened to the ignorant newbies and Solo players, rather than expert veterans like him (he was aware that some people consider themselves veterans and don't agree with him, but they don't count, they can **** off). This was apparently because the correct-thinking veterans gave up and left the game long ago due to poor support for multiplayer PvP, depriving us and FDev of their wisdom.
There followed a rant about how FDev has poor communications, but ironically it wasn't communicated well. Something about how Elite should be more like World of Warcraft, and how Elite has been eclipsed by Star Citizen (which isn't actually a game yet, IIRC).
Of course, multiple members of a PvP group could still travel aboard a Carrier owned by one of them, and multiple Carrier-owning players could still travel to the same place to do the same thing, but apparently that isn't acceptable because they don't have to. With player-ownership, they can do their own thing, and This Is Wrong.
He seems to be implying that if people were forced to play with him to access game content, he would have more friends.
For those who don't want to wade through it... it was hard to follow at times, but this was my impression of it:
There is a correct way of playing Elite (apparently multiplayer PvP), and Solo players are doing it wrong, due to ignorance.
The reason this disaster happened is because FDev listened to the ignorant newbies and Solo players, rather than expert veterans like him (he was aware that some people consider themselves veterans and don't agree with him, but they don't count, they can **** off). This was apparently because the correct-thinking veterans gave up and left the game long ago due to poor support for multiplayer PvP, depriving us and FDev of their wisdom.
There followed a rant about how FDev has poor communications, but ironically it wasn't communicated well. Something about how Elite should be more like World of Warcraft, and how Elite has been eclipsed by Star Citizen (which isn't actually a game yet, IIRC).
Of course, multiple members of a PvP group could still travel aboard a Carrier owned by one of them, and multiple Carrier-owning players could still travel to the same place to do the same thing, but apparently that isn't acceptable because they don't have to. With player-ownership, they can do their own thing, and This Is Wrong.
He seems to be implying that if people were forced to play with him to access game content, he would have more friends.
Your memory is fine. It's the same person. He just changed his forum name. Probably an attempt to be clever? He was fond of insulting those he labelled as 'forum dads' - basically anyone who disagreed with him.
so you had to make me finally go watch the thing! grmblfs ....
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I believe my post was in the spirit of the law.
Anyway, now you have a reference, to ask your mum and dad if you can do your bedroom the same way. Mine said no.
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Why does he care? If he thinks that he shouldn't have a personal fleet carrier then that's fine. I don't believe it's mandatory to own one. I've never understood the mentality of people not wanting others to have stuff.
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Ah I understand now. Thanks for explaining.
And that made me watch it!
There is a silver lining to that rambling nonsense. I know there is a current thread hating on gifs, but this video is a gif goldmine, and I hope someone with the required skills & software mines it.
I'd like to see closeup head shot gifs of the following gems...
"I don't know what the #### is going on"
"I guess I'm just an A######"
"It's just no fun anymore"
"your communication is ####"
This guy just doesn't understand the game or its long history if he thinks multiplayer is the backbone of ED.
I'd argue the game is fundamentally multi-player, just with various levels of abstraction. Frontier never implemented the mechanisms that would be needed for a single player galaxy to be anything other than a dead, static, experience. Of course, these same mechansims would greatly flesh out the multiplayer experience as well, but they are necessary to have much of a game without other players turning the cogs behind the scenes.
Never mind the fact that any boycott almost certainly couldn't reach a significant fraction of Open players, Frontier wouldn't be forced to do anything, irrespective of the popularity of the mode.
The whole BGS and everything it touches, plus anything that happens when CMDRs directly interact.
The biggest question I got from watching that video , briefly, how much bleach did he have to use in his hair to get it that white?...
no, but seriously though, why does the opinion of a 30 yr old bleached blonde dude on youtube matter?
its always amusing to me when players make these big statements like that as though their opinion is the only one the developers are going to hear.
My opinion is that Fdev should take both EDdiscovery and Trade extension + market connector and make them a part of the games UI so that the player can interact with the game world in a more informed and meaningful way. They should add more ways in which the player can interact with the environment through variations of mission types, NPC dialogues with mission objectives, random requests for aid covering all aspects of the game, combat, trade, object/data retrievals, exploration, bounties, ship defense, Pirate bribery options. More crew options and the ability to have a NPC crew board and operate various elements of larger ships. Search and rescue mission variables including locating and following 'breadcrumb' routes with beacons on planets, treasure hunts, more options for srv loadouts, selections, modules for srvs that expand on them. More and varying types of landscape elements, caves. passenger missions with larger objectives than just flying to a beacon somewhere. More satisfying and enjoyable gameplay options and less grind.
Is my opinion less valuable because I didn't make a long winded Youtube video about it?
Also- carriers are looking like an interesting addition, a good money sink for all those excess credits people keep complaining about and an interesting way to move all of my ships so that I can have them available when I decide I don't want to do one task exclusively in a single play period. My own mobile base of operations seems like a very good idea and while I can think of many ways they can make the game more substantive enjoyable less grind and/or more fun in general I'm quite sure being a youtube phenomenon is not going to give me more weight or authority.
no, but seriously though, why does the opinion of a 30 yr old bleached blonde dude on youtube matter?
its always amusing to me when players make these big statements like that as though their opinion is the only one the developers are going to hear.
My opinion is that Fdev should take both EDdiscovery and Trade extension + market connector and make them a part of the games UI so that the player can interact with the game world in a more informed and meaningful way. They should add more ways in which the player can interact with the environment through variations of mission types, NPC dialogues with mission objectives, random requests for aid covering all aspects of the game, combat, trade, object/data retrievals, exploration, bounties, ship defense, Pirate bribery options. More crew options and the ability to have a NPC crew board and operate various elements of larger ships. Search and rescue mission variables including locating and following 'breadcrumb' routes with beacons on planets, treasure hunts, more options for srv loadouts, selections, modules for srvs that expand on them. More and varying types of landscape elements, caves. passenger missions with larger objectives than just flying to a beacon somewhere. More satisfying and enjoyable gameplay options and less grind.
Is my opinion less valuable because I didn't make a long winded Youtube video about it?
Also- carriers are looking like an interesting addition, a good money sink for all those excess credits people keep complaining about and an interesting way to move all of my ships so that I can have them available when I decide I don't want to do one task exclusively in a single play period. My own mobile base of operations seems like a very good idea and while I can think of many ways they can make the game more substantive enjoyable less grind and/or more fun in general I'm quite sure being a youtube phenomenon is not going to give me more weight or authority.
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This argument in a nutshell:
Elite could be a better Eve than Eve, but it isn't.
While true, it's never going to be. That's not how it was designed, nor who it was designed for. Some day somebody may make that game and when they do, I'll most certainly buy it. But after 5 years, why are there still people who think that Frontier are failing in delivering something that they've never given the slightest indication that they're trying to deliver? Multiplayer is a novelty feature in this game. That is all it's ever going to be.
Elite could be a better Eve than Eve, but it isn't.
While true, it's never going to be. That's not how it was designed, nor who it was designed for. Some day somebody may make that game and when they do, I'll most certainly buy it. But after 5 years, why are there still people who think that Frontier are failing in delivering something that they've never given the slightest indication that they're trying to deliver? Multiplayer is a novelty feature in this game. That is all it's ever going to be.
What are they trying to deliver though? A grind and screensaver simulator?
Fully embracing multiplayer would've been a good move.. It's not 1984 anymore.