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why is someone that is Mastery lvl 40 in PvE and lvl 0 in WvW allowed to speak?

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Why would you put Yoshi on the Naughty List he is also a good guy he also helped Mario save the Mushroom Kingdom.

Dawntrail's content is great. Story is the biggest nonsense sleeper useless garbo, though.

Thanks for the reasoned video, I wanted to address a couple of the points that you made as I'm someone who is very much a detractor towards Dawntrail. I say this because the two arguments regarding "why Dawntrail was doomed from the start" you mention here are generally flawed in how they're presented. You mention this about 7:15 Far as the "I like Dawntrail for the reasons that others seem to hate it". The first being along the lines of "It will never reach the emotional climax of Endwalker" - No reasonable person was expecting it to have the emotional beats of Endwalker, but that doesn't mean that the story was good. Majority of the story I have found to be objectively bad from a writing perspective. When attempting to help Wuk Lamat, she kind of just gets to have all the answers right in front of her, the rite of succession seems like it was effectively built for her. Wuk Lamat is also extremely one dimensional as a character, she has three things she likes, happiness, food and peace, that's literally it. Yes it has shoten protagonist vibes, but many of those characters have actually had to go through hard trials and issues. Wuk Lamat has done actually nothing before Dawntrail, she isn't special, no one is around to clap or applaud her when she's introduced as a promise like people were for Koana or Zoraal Ja, and in spite of this, everything just goes her way. Nothing is earned. The next aspect is the argument of "not being the main character". Again it comes down to story itself, there are many moments within FFXIV where you effectively play second fiddle to something else going on in the story, it happens in Heavensward, it also happens in Final Fantasy X where you play as effectively a bodyguard to the main character, and that game is critically acclaimed. Both of these arguments don't really defend the quality of the story, they just try to make excuses as to why it's not as good as it should be. What would be better is actually mentoring Wuk Lamat, having the Scions help mentor her through failures, the Alphinaud is very good at political conversations, something that could have come up and been engaging. From your messaging, it sounds as if at the time of this video, you storyskipped to dawntrail (or maybe endwalker) and didn't experience the entire story, and you've got through ARR and are now in Heavensward. If this is the case, then I don't really want to go into too much more detail as far as why aspects to the story are in my opinion actually indefensible, because well, spoilers. If you have actually completed MSQ all the way through, then I'll go into more detail there if you're willing to discuss it more, just so you can get further context as to why people realllllly didn't like the MSQ for Dawntrail.

I love the battle content, but hate the story. I find Wuk Lamats writing atrocious and I think the actor got a shitty voice direction, which considering they redid some of her lines as of this date, I guess I wasn't far off. Honestly I think everything in DT is horribly written, poorly paced and the writers need to not be writers anymore, but map design, dungeon difficulty and raid difficulty are all really good. I love this game too much to quit but the writers did not step up imho

Im so glad someone feels the same away about the characters in bz. Half the vibe of subnautica is being alone, being stranded. Coop is still fine cause its like your stranded with friends, but still stranded. Other characters make the world feel so different, and much less terrifying.

A furry liking dawntrail who would have thought

Don’t like some of parts of your review. Saying how this is “stupid” or “dumb” is not a real insight for a review. Kinda shallow.

Great Video. i dont know if you have figured by now but gw2 is actually run by quite a small team. they did not have the ressources to make a raid for eod and soto. it often comes down to money when u ask "why isn't that great feature in game" in the gaming industry. BUT there actually will me a new raid in just 8 days within the free content update as part of the janthir wilds dlc.

VR support! I desperately want Subnautica 2 to launch with fully realized VR support. Not the half-arsed VR support that came with the first game, but the full, "Submersed" mod style VR. Playing Subnautica in VR was the closest I ever came to "playing it again for the first time" and I'm enjoying the hell out of playing Below Zero with the VR mod. Much moreso than I think I would have without it. I really can't go back to playing Subnautica as a flat screen game. I will be crushed if Unknown Worlds doesn't recognize how far VR has come since the first game launched.

I want the og vehicles to return, and have additional vehicles as other choices whether it’s purely cosmetic or functional, like some having different pros and cons. Full sized atlas submarine would be wild but unlikely

i think people should download as much games as they can before companies shut it down

Sounds like you covered all the pertinent points that made the original so good. Co-op play would be fun, but not important for us console players. More of what made the original so great: atmospheric, large, hidden mystery that you gradually uncover, uncomfortable biomes, and great point about not everything should be "convenient".

I hope Subnautica 2 incorporates a hybrid system. It's already confirmed that genetics and DNA will be in the game, so I hope you can make your own hybrid creatures for alien containment units and stuff. It would be just epic to do and I think it would add alot to the game

I’ve noticed in the shallows scene that right before our protagonist gets dragged downwards, you can see in the background what looks similar to Earth’s underwater ruins. Maybe that’s what Unknown Worlds is referring to when they talk about “exploring ruins”?

0:50 You said the same thing I always say about Outer Wilds

0:50 You said the same thing I always say about Outer Wilds

I can't wait for Subnautica 2! I'm sure the devs have learned from some of their mistakes in "Sub Zero"😁and they'll make a great game. Also, cute fursona :)

they should port 1 to ue5 and make it nice and stable unlike ark!

It's not sub zero it's below rezo😭

I disagree with the no other characters that trope only works once I say, lots of people like below zero for the hey we meet Marguerite, you learn alot about the architects. The biggest complaint that all have about the map not bring as deep, not being dark really ever, also land walking should be clunky your in fins and been swimming for a long time. I don't think they should change the aliens, seriously we don't know enough about the precursors. Plus they left it really open in Sub-Zero, but yeah Sub-zero map is terrible map really really bad.

They confirmed a while ago the game was gonna be in Unreal 5, so anyone who doesn't have a dedicated gpu has no hopes of running it.

Theres no need to worry about them repeating their mistakes from Below Zero. Im pretty active in their discord server and the devs regularly interact with the community. They are aware of everything people did not like from BZ and are committed to making the experience much more like SN1 instead of Below Zero as well as brining back the terror from the first game. It should also be mentioned that BZ was developed under pretty harsh circumstances and came out much better than it probably should have given the circumstances.

Was gonna watch, then saw the giant furry on my screen, put this comment here, disliked, and left.

My expectations for Subnautica 2 -More submarine with different advantages and disadvantages (Big submarine = slow but safe) -Surely a large submarine with 2 hangars for submarine storage (4 levels of submarines: 1 Rover moderate, 2 Seamoth, 3 Cyclob, 4 Atlas). The large submarine is easier to drive if there are 2 of you. -A map that is twice the size of Subnautica 1 and much deeper (twice as deep and it should feel like a labyrinth. All the cave systems are connected) -You have to go on the map with different submarines and can't go everywhere with one. For example, I drive with the Cyclops to a cave and realise that I have to continue from here with the Rover (Maybe I have to have the Seamoth now and the wrong submarine with me. Prepare for missions) -I want to have an awesome crafing system that makes me feel like I'm smart and have to think about things, a kind of Terraria. Lots of different resources. The crafting feels like a big pyramid (like Zenith in Terraria) -Need a lab and some kind of garden and a workshop. Maybe build the base with different modules like the scanner room (also brings a kind of progress into the game and you are happy when you discover such a module recipe). You also have a reason to build a base and not live in a submarine -The map should open up over time like in the first part (modules to dive deeper or big ship to survive the leviathans and so on) -Many Leviathan. I want to feel like an explorer exploring the ocean and discovering new species. Species rich -Don't want intelligent aliens. (Been dumped on a planet and now have to work my way back out to get home) -Want multiplayer. Want to dive and explore with my mates

Bro, you can't just drop a Thomas Fischbach reference in the first minute like that.

I just really want a more diverse ecosystem even if I don't use the fish just some background creatures to liven the world up a bit more

Hey, sorry, I know this is unrelated to the video, but I wanted to apologize for being a prick to you during one of your livestreams (I think it was a few months ago, I'm not sure when exactly it happened). I remember getting really angry for some reason and saying some mean, snarky things, so I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry for that. Glad to see you're still kicking, uploading miscellaneous videos about your interests. Best of luck!

Hyped

I'm buying regardless,i wanted a Subnautica multiplayer ever since I finished Subnautica

I wanna apologize for the less then stellar thumbnail quality, I finally got free of the shakles of Adobe Photoshop, but I have no other backup image editing plan and I dont like GImp, so I used MS paint- Idk what other program to go to-

Great video, but I'd like to fight you on the 'follow up to Endwalker' argument. Timely, I know. No one in the run up to Dawntrail was expecting to be anything near the level of stakes Endwalker. Everyone in the community accepted and was ready for our 'beach episode' where things got rolled back and brought to a lower scale. Something more akin to Heavensward, where it was dealing with the single nation of Tural and us having an adventure along the way. The issue is that even though the community accepted that and the Devs kept repeating it, they did a 180 and tried to scale things way up in a way that ends up feeling neither natural or earned. What we long time FF fans wanted was an adventure, dragging our friends around on our shenanigans, but the trip we got didn't even end up caring if we were there at all. I wont speak on Wuk Lamat or how the world building falls apart under any level of scrutiny, there's not enough comment for that.

9:34 Not the best move but i guess you noticed^^ Otherwise awesome video. Your wholesome tone perfectly matches this wholesome game.

Did u try getting legendary gear? Its my goal for the last years and working to complete it keeps me coming back over and over again, while doing story and dailys, and every legy is a big win

Underrated video. Must try it now

This game sucks, the combat is main reason why ppl stop playing this trash

Im really enjoying dawntrail. I liked the story, but the story isnt really isnt that important too me. I care more about dungeons, raids, fates, treasure maps. And ive been enjoying the savage raids, and doing hunt trains in the new zones. Most if my freinds hate wuk lamat and the new story, so I hope the new exploration zone and variant dungeons are good so they have casual content to enjoy. And that the nnarative picks up.

just fyi, the whole part you like about viper’s burst working on aoe and single target. That’s not really a unique or new thing with Viper. Most jobs’ burst can be used in aoe. It’s just that you’re used to playing gunbreaker which is one of the very few jobs that has a big part of it’s burst that doesn’t work on aoe (gnashing fang combo).

Hall chains take is one of the worst I've seen for gw2 raids ever. Good video doe

So small tid bit, put all your unused gear with your Retainers if you plan on keeping it, or in the Glamour Dresser in the Inn to set up Glamour Plates. FF XIV form of Transmog, gear shouldn't be a problem filling inventory space so long as you regularly maintain what you want to keep and what sell or Desynth. Another thing, People tend to mix up being the Main Character vs being rhe Main Focus. Our Characters are rarely the main focus until Shadowbringers and to an extent Endwalker. And yes Dawntrail is great if you don't pay close attention to the narrative story as a whole or playbot a second time or don't care. As the Gameplay is phenomenal this expansion. But yes the Narrative story of Dawntrail is the worst one out everthing. Especially on the Villians/Antagonists. At the start its not so bad, by the end it becomes obsessively focused on Wuk Lumat who goes from the endearing sheltered princess to incredibly annoying shonen protagonist for lack of a better description. Like Naruto levels of annoying aboit her ideals despite everything that has happened. Like the Dawn Servant basically abandoning the Mamook dwelling people to their fate. Not doing a thing, drspite having connections to Sharlyan and could have done something to bettervtheir lives. Even put a stop to the Blessed Siblings breeding program. But the Decades under his rule he has done nothing. Bakool is also another problem, gets set up as a bully and shown to be incredibly formidable casually stopping Wuk's attack one time. But he gets set up to be the clown punching bag after Zoraal Ja no diffs him in one hit. And Then Wuk who has done little to do for Martial Training or strengthing can now all of a sudden match and best Bakool in a duel we are forced to stay out of. Or how Bakool is allowed to remain a claiment after releaseing the Skyruin. A threat that could put entire regions in ruin. Yet nothing is done to him. There is just so much to go on, about Zoraal Ja and Even Sphene. But most of alot of the msq just breaks the Show don't tell rule for any good story. Hell the Echo is barely used this time around to help show things. As characters like Erenvile and Krile get shafted to mostly focus on Wuk Lamat.

19:00 The plan rests entirely in the key we got at the end of the story. A way to hop across dimensions at our will, not to mention the fact that it's made out of auracite (associated with Ultima) and Azem, our Ancient self? Yeah, there's so much to work off there.

9:00 Moenbryda, Venat, and Minfilia come to mind as overtly positive if you ask me. The problem with the WoL's place in the story relative to Wuk's isn't one of being replaced if you ask me, it's how the story utterly relegates them and it makes no sense. Wuk actively traveled to Sharlayan for the express purpose of seeking out the WoL's help, but short of instances and some solo duties like the one against "Papa's" shade, the WoL never really does anything, and it feels like they're deprived of agency and things to personally do, which I've never really felt in XIV, WoW, Runescape, or any other MMO, and I don't care for it. Even when there's dozens of people dying outside of the throne room during Zoraal Ja's cheating against his father, the WoL doesn't step in, or when he's literally choking his own child in front of us. "But he was using him as a human shield" I'm sure someone might say. Whatever, the WoL's dealt with more complicated scenarios before. I don't mind the WoL not being the main character, but I do mind them being explicitly asked to help then not being allowed to, only for what I feel to be a very repetitive, bone-headed character with the writing of a Saturday morning cartoon protag to get the spotlight, like Dawntrail is aimed at middle schoolers. It genuinely feels aimed at a way younger audience, in the worst way. Then we have Sphene, who is literally shredding souls to make her society function, and somehow Wuk forgives her and is sympathetic to her. I've seen people say that we always forgive genocidal maniacs in XIV, but no, we really don't. We flat-out murder most of them, along with plenty of other people that get in the WoL's way or cause disturbances, like bandits, pirates, beastmen, etc. The only ones that really get off are Fordola (who at least did some jail time), Gaius (who we thought we killed, then he went on a redemption/ revenge journey slaying Ascians and fighting the Empire from within, and now he's rehabilitated and doing some good in Wyrlet), Nero, and Bakool Ja Ja. I implore anyone to correct me if they can think of anyone who didn't get theirs, because most did. Livia, Lahabrea, Nabriales, Thordan, Nidhogg, Zenos, Yotsuyu, Asahi, Vauthrey, Emet, Elidibus, Mitron, Hermes, Meteion (in a lot of respects at least), Athena, and more besides; all killed by the WoL, most with options to verbally not forgive them or even accept them.

Realm Reborn is rough but once you get through it or near the end of it the story picks up. People have different opinions when it starts to gets really interesting.

Awesome video, this was a fantastic review!

Okay, I've watched your beginning and it made me smile. It was very goofy =)

just strated playing and want to buy the game, should i start with the first two expansions or directly start with the newly released expansion? :D

Haven't had the chance to see such a personal insight into blender! Thanks for telling the story, I loved the video :))

I can't believe this is the first time i see this cute foxoo, subscribedd 🦊