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Doesnt mean it cant be done well. But I feel DF had some missteps on it. ty for watching

At this point I find more enjoyment reviewing my own gameplay videos than playing other games. AR needs to hurry up and come out. Ty for watching

Ty for watching. True. Players can always organize their own barter system. But the majority of a game's player base doesn't interact with the game's reddit, discord, social media, etc. Much less go out of their way to barter. TCF also created high demand by requiring ridiculously hard items to find for progress. Even for the players that do interact with the game outside of it, it has no impact on everyone else's experience.

@thegeck0frontier but it does have an impact... You're right, majority of players don't interact outside of the game in the external communities. That's typically your power users that do. They get much further ahead and create a bigger gap between what would be casual vs "sweats" and that gap carries advantage. In a game like TCF that claimed at one point to be trying to be casual friendly it is felt but the casual doesn't understand why. And this isn't to mention that it leads to bigger adoption of RMT. I remember being able to buy the big gold sniper rifle for like $12 at one point. But like you said, a lot could have been because of hard to come by items being required for progression and that's where it started. Weapons might have just came later. If they keep it out of progression maybe it'll be lower.

Yeah, I think the demand for RMT is increased by an economy that seems daunting. At that point, players will look for shortcuts.

You are too kind. Ty for watching

@thegeck0frontier forgot to add any input about the loot and market situation; there are reasons that certain games have become timeless staples in gaming, despite their controversies. Runescape is a classic example of a player-driven market and was popular enough to warrant RMT trading. All else withheld, runescape's market gives value to everything, and for every item you can buy on the grand exchange, somebody is farming it to sell to you. Destiny and Destiny 2 were the more prominent FPS games to nail the loot addiction model with random rolls and unique and personal weapons. My "godroll" might be very different than yours, and we'll both keep playing the game chasing different variants of the same item. Both of these games lack something important in game structure, especially concerning the extraction shooter we're chasing in our dreams (aside from neither being an extraction shooter obviously). Runescape is top-down and lacks the mechanical component of fps games; there's no mechanical skill diversity and this is why it's so easy to build effective pvp bots for example. Destiny lacks a persistent world and has no market because items can't be traded. Imagine if Destiny allowed you to trade for weapons and armor; player engagement would change dramatically. We need something that draws from both (and more) examples and ties them together in an extraction space. Tarkov is close but lacks the charm and lore that the cycle had, and heavily restricts it's player market. The cycle just lacked a bit of combat and gear complexity and the devs were concerned with other issues at the time.

You're appreciated. Ty for watching.

I think it had potential, the the gameplay is just meh and as noob trying to play it, I find it too hard to compete with seasoned players. I also hate the alien, it isnt needed other than as an AI for pvpve. Id much rather just fight other squads and pve aliens

Me either. This was from the open beta and they've made several changes since then. IMO, the changes have all been in the wrong direction and the player count for the game shows it. Was fun while it lasted. Ty for watching

Me too. But I also like loot tables with some logic and a way to push people into contested areas. Ty for watching.

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The withdrawals are real lol. Ty for watching

I hope to see developers ingenuity and technology advancing! Not the "we reviewed these 8 other games that are our direct competition and we PIRATE their mechanics in our game". With the amount of computational powers and the super fast internet we have these days, all those *already* invented idea's needs to come out the dusty storage. There are many game mechanics that were not possible in the last decade, games tried it but horribly / partly fail on the concept. Games as "Mavericks: Proving Grounds" and "Worlds Adrift" to name a couple.

@@N0N0111 IDK, games often dont need to reinvent the wheel. They just need to put together tried things in the right combination to make a dominant game. Example: Halo.

Durability as a mechanic I think is a given moving forward. It sucks up resources and adds costs to using items that naturally curves it's appearance in games. It still holds the same problem as lets say hiking up costs directly: only the people struggling will effected. But at least it offers the ability to attain said items. It just calls into question on your ability to maintain it. Having no means of repair magnifies the problem for players outside the top I think. It devalues the full item in 2 ways: knowing that it has limited uses players who have a harder time will opt to spend resources on them much less run them. On the other end this really wont curve the usage for those top players. It also makes looting said items off other player players less enjoyable. Though if the objective is strictly to reduce gear inflation it could work to push it in the right direction (even if I am skeptical about it doing that in the long term). I would just be concerned about its other effects.

@thegeck0frontier better question, is this something that is solvable with extraction games as is? Overall I still hold to my point that extraction should be a loop, not the whole game.

@@PyroTech03 It might not be to be in its current form. Hunt has grown over the years with no wipes but its gear fear is minimal at best. The solution might very well be something like survival games have where you have individual servers that reset at their own pace. Could you elaborate on what you mean by "loop"?

@@thegeck0frontier it's like I said essentially in a comment below here. But extraction gameplay should in my opinion probably be part of a larger game. Imagine a PvP mmo for instance where your guild can hold territory but one of the resources to maintain a shield or some harvester is something you have to drop down on or venture into a special region and find that resource.... Then extract with it and other loot. You go back to your guild base and use what you found in other parts of the game. Whether that's guild wars, dungeons, territory conquest/control.... Or a current working example at its most basic would be the Division and it's Dark Zone. Everything you get there feeds into the broader game. You don't have the gear loss aspect here but you could call The Division as the start of extraction games. Just someone thought it'd be better if you took the darkzone and made it into it's own game.

I mean I agree so much with this idea I typed up an overly complicated version of it. Posted it on the Arc Raiders reddit. Project: Warlords. I truely believe clans would fit the idea of a "larger" game and if done right solves the issues wipes are a band-aid for. So I we're on the same page on this one

TY for watching. In my time play TCF I saw countless EFT players come in and give feedback on how to make it more like EFT even though they hate it (make it make sense). So I kinda disagree on the pull. Sure there will be people who want the milsim portion. But I venture to say that a big enough chunk want the Extract shooter part and can part ways with the milsim portion. In the end I dont think it matters because I think way more people are willing to approach extraction shooters if they arent as off putting as EFT.

FYI the discord links in your description are invalid which is why I ask.

Dont know why I didnt see this before. Thanks for letting me know. Links have been updated and thank you for watching

@@thegeck0frontier awesome! Thank you very much!

Idk. Given the way it's being managed, I'm not sure it'll be around by summer at this rate. Ty for watching

You are too kind. Ty for watching.

Sorry to hear it. I hope you get a chance next time. Ty for watching

Yeah, I don't think stress testing was the goal. This is a vet crew, so I'm sure that's going to be monitored. I hope we get our hands on it sooner rather than later. Ty for watching

They are already running THE FINALS which servers are very demanding, due to all the destruction and physics happening there. They have around 15k concurrent players on Steam only, so probably closer to 40-50k if not more. I don't think they will have any issue with server loads.

How did the movement feel, was there a rush sprint animations like in very first pve trailer?

@amu5621 honestly the movement felt quite smooth and responsive, and yes there is a sprint animation.

@@WTFAnyNameWorks nice, thanks

Good times.

Ty for watching. Embark is pretty heavy-handed with NDAs, so there's not a lot of info rolling around. They definitely have a history of under promising and over delivering. Release is set for early next year. Yeah, I think you're on the age thing. The genre might have a lot to do with it.

Ty for watching. I'd disagree, but EV is way earlier in development, so features could be missing. IMO Of all the gameplay design decisions and issues a game could have, being 3pov is really insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

With respect, It didn't use to be anything. We got 1 trailer years ago and a genre change shortly after years ago. It's seems awfully bitter for a game that was never shown (trailers don't count) and never played years later.

Tyvm. I appreciate it.

TY for watching. I think it's the other way around. Given the people involved they clearly are skilled in making PvP games and likely have a preference.

Gaming is a business unfortunately and what you said can be said about just about any genre (some more than others). As gamers, we got to be more savvy these days. Unfortunately the majority haven't quite caught up to where they need to in order to vote their with wallets in order to discourage companies from repeatedly doing shady stuff. Ty for watching.

Ty for watching. Take a look at the first half of my videos and I think you'll get a very clear answer. IF Yager was at the helm, I might not jump on right away as it was clear they had no idea how to manage an ES. As it stands RN, I'd play AR over TCF simply because it's gameplay is more in line with my preferences. But I'd likely play both TBH.

That game is also on my radar. My only concern is that it seems to have more of a survival element than an extract. In that, the base and such could be at risk when you're not online. Not of fan of that kind of thing, but not a lot of info, so I'm keeping tabs and keeping an open mind. Ty for watching

It's a zerg game

I'm assuming you played it. To each their own. I had a blast. Hope you find the game for you. Ty for watching

@@thegeck0frontier PVE players, their brain just work different...

I'm definitely looking forward to that one as well. Way less info on it and likely coming out way later. Might affect things, who knows? Ty for watching

Marathon game studio is in hot water, I see another year of delay on that!

I mean, everyone has a preference. 🤷‍♂️ ty for watching

Same. Both have different vibs, one is CLEARLY more ready than the other though. ty for watching

Ty for watching. You also need to play less to have that residual satisfaction.

Concord has set the mark, that the game industry needs to stop with their flashy crunky hero shooters.

100% that paid option has its upside but it will take time to convince people who are on the fence if at all. Ty for watching

definetly Marathon, i just wish any of those games will release soon. I want a good sci fi extraction shooter. I hate mil sims

@@Echolize21 They have their place. But I dont like the idea of getting one tapped in a game where I could lose valuable items. Ty for watching.

Marathon

@@Echolize21 Same. Mil Sims are boring in my opinion.

I'm most excited for Hunger. Also Marathon.

@uvsproperty4906 yes. It's over for now though

Ty for watching. I know how you feel. TCF was my first ES, and it's the one that showed me how much I enjoy the genre. Personally, I played it mostly for its potential as I stopped playing it the moment the shutdown was announced. It's a shame that 3POV is a sticking point. Exoborne and Arc Raiders are probably going to be the closest thing to TCF. IMO, AR takes the best parts of the cycle and sheds the rest. I can not express how much I love it (cause of NDA, lol). Marathon going with Heroes and all of the staffing issues bungie is having makes we question if we'll ever get the game tbh.

@@thegeck0frontier The marathon hero rumor was debunked iirc, I will give AR a fair try when it comes out regardless of camera status

That's good to hear. It would be a shame to have a game fit well save for one thing.

They stated this trial was just to test PvP but have way more planned in the PvE side of it. And I do believe there are lobby brackets. Cause you're right on it's importance. The new player experience will make or break games. Ty for Watching

so what your saying is you suck and coping. its always the crying to strangers types with no self awareness

Absolutely. Premature release and I think might hurt them in the long run. Ty for watching

Give it time and I hope they improve it. If not the first one is free and still going. Ty for watching

@@thegeck0frontierwhat kind of comparison is this?

@@grph1t3z I believe he was making a comparison from the 1st to the 2nd game. One was way more hardcore and punishing and the other more arcadey. Txt isn't the best format to articulate nuanced points and not everyone is the best at it either. Benefit of the doubt and all.

Thank you for watching and the kind words

We rarely get a perfect game as individuals. It's still very early, and I'll see where it goes. Ty for watching

Glad it was helpful! The game does run significantly smoother since the hotfix today. I knew it would get fixed, which is why I wanted to focus on other things.

Glad you enjoyed it. Ty for watching.

I think the real issue is the questionable clipping and mantling. In reality I like the current way of reactor shut off as it gives a boarder something to effect the trampler that isn't just go for the cap.