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- March 2021 was no slouch in the video game news department - especially if we talk about the really crazy stuff. From cheating crime rings to video game preservation efforts, we have a lot to break down.
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Rockstar pays a guy $10,000 for fixing load times.
EA: "You want a single high tier fifa player for that low price of $10,000?"
Your making out rockstar to be some sort of hero, and thats far from the truth
@@yobrodude1284 compared to EA? My ballsack is an holy entity
@@noobhinsak6292 Yeah but still. People arent paying enough attention to the actual heroes or at least companies with good employ practices and just give praise whne some of the really big ones do something slightly ok
Btw its only for 10 months then u get to spend another $10,000 next year cause the coins or progression dont carry over u gotta keep spending 😉. And u will keep winning.
steamy nicks
When i was 12 I bought The Sims for my flip phone for $10 and wrote my mum an apology letter the same night cause i felt so guilty. How can a 13 year old not understand that they're spending half a fortune ;_;
I know yeah my little brother spent £750 on fucking gta shark cards and it just pissed me off when my parents tried sticking up for him saying he probz didnt realise that it costs real money... like really it fucking says it on the screen he is 14 he obviously knew it cost real money
@@Wooldrog Yeah any child and teenager knows or should know that if it requires someone's credit card, it costs real money. And even now that i have some of my own money, I'd never spend much on in-game currency. Rdr2 is my most played game ever and the max i have and am willing to pay for gold bars is $5 :D
He knew what he was doing but it's set up so they think it's only a couple of bucks here and there and then next thing you know they've spent a ridiculous amount of money that won't be returtned. I have a friend who played fortnite and I asked him how much he thought he has spent on that game since he started playing he said maybe 100 at most when he looked it up and did the math he immediately stopped playing. He wouldn't show me but he said it was over 2000.
@@tommen.baratheon yeah they should know but with my parents sticking up for him and saying he didn't know that was the excuse he jumped to strait away company's need to do something to try and stop kids spending this type of money ot could literally ruin somebody's life just because a company cares more about money than keeping people safe and happy
@@micklestapler4 No wonder they make billions of dollars. I hardly play online, partly because everything seems to be laid out for purchases these days especially for people like me who enjoy character customisation a lot :/
I don't believe a 13 year old would not know that he spent 1,400 on a game and wasn't aware of it
I might have believed it if he was five or six. Thirteen? That scheming little shit done ripped his mama off.
That dude will never sit again..
People are dumb and keep getting dumber. There are a lot more clueless people out there than you think
@@devonmike7392 he wouldn't if I was his dad, that's for sure...
If I was that kids parent I would wear his tale out and then sale his pc or console to repay the grandparent and make him work the rest off.
The fact that a world government can team up with a corporation to stop cheaters but can't stop casino tactics from exploiting minors says enough about the gaming industry today
For a full priced game I wouldn’t buy any micro transactions, if it’s a free game i just buy a reasonably priced one
They didn’t care about the cheating they cared that there was a business that the ccp wasn’t getting money from.
Tencent and the CCP were already “teamed up”. From what I understand, all corporations in China are incorporated in to the Government, so of course they have no regard for people’s well-being, and they won’t care about how exploitative micro transactions are affecting people.
@@aliafan7357 yep i used to do that too till i decided to ask for my money back cause I realized it was gambling. I got 4 k back and i had no clue that was how much i had spent
@@aliafan7357 congrats but you aren't who this system is designed to exploit. I have a friend who I am not kidding. frequently spends an entire week's paycheck on whatever video game he happens to be into at the time. It seems like no matter what game it is if he spends time in it and they will take his money for decorative BS...he will buy it almost immediately.
Games I know for a fact he has spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on: GTAV, RED DEAD ONLINE, ROCKET LEAGUE, WORLD OF WARSHIPS, FORZA SERIES, POKERSTARS VR, NEED FOR SPEED WORLD, I'm sure there are probably a dozen more from the last decade or so.
They are fine with casuals padding out the bottom line but they aren't focused on you. They want the 13 year old who drains granny's retirement fund, they want the guy struggling with substance abuse, they want the problem gambler.
On average half of each games entire economy is generated by less than 0.3% of their userbase. only 2.2% of free to play players spend any money at all. The majority of those players quit after a week or two. It's sort of diabolical, they have actually created a system that self filters out the non-payers while allowing them achieve maximum profit from their consumer base and so far without being regulated in that activity.
That kid knew exactly what he was doing.
Yeah he is 13 🤣
I was playing GTAO at about that age, that kid definitelly knew what microtransactions meant.
Yeah and I hope grandma knew what she was doing when she busted the console in half and erased his profile.
I’m 13 and I know the consequences of stuff like this
Exactly
The best video of every month right here
Last video of the month
@@elifriedegg8335 Save the best for last
The only reason why u subscribe to the channel as well
Honestly becoming one of my favorites too. I never would have heard of this bizarre stuff without this channel.
Rockstar should add an “I like toast” tee shirt to GTA online
Yes
I SECOND THIS MOTION
on a billboard
thats soclosetotoast
@@psylentrage Lol they should defiantly put a billboard somewhere that just says I like toast.
I love how Falcon is getting so upset about hypothetically wasting time in a video game.
It upset me too. Time is valuable. We only have so much before it's gone forever. It's upsetting seeing someone willingly putting their time into a form of work that is so unrewarding it's not even legal in many countries. If you aren't enjoying the game, why play it?
@@raiden6428 I absolutely agree. Obviously gaming itself isn’t bad. But... everything in moderation
@@JoshuaJacobs83 exactly
@@raiden6428 The worst part is the guy didn’t even do anything. Just calculated a hypothetical dream team lol
@@JoshuaJacobs83 I wouldn't say that's the worst part haha
That kid knew damn well what he was doing. Seriously, if you’re old enough to know your way around online stores, you’re old enough to know the difference between a dollar and 1400 of them.
if you expect a 13 year old to be able to budget and manage expenses properly...you have never met a 13 year old. Most parents struggle to get their children to understand the value of a dollar. It takes years to teach. After two years of working on it myself with my daughter I'm just starting to get through to her.
Hell she still will often waste the money she earns on essentially a toy based version of loot boxes. I still haven't really gotten across the concept of saving money for anything more than short term.
@@TheNitroG1 I tend to agree, like they can grasp the concept of money in general, as in you need it to pay for things, but they don't realize how much it's actually worth and how long it takes to earn it etc. It also depends on the intelligence/development of the kid. I do think the kid would have known it was a lot though. If I have a kid, I would do the purchase myself, no way I would give my credit card to a 13 year old.
You can tell, falcon had to get this off his chest
The sad thing is, this is supposed to be about gaming stories of March, and Falcon tries to make things about himself for almost all of them. "I wouldn't spend a year building it, but.."
"I wouldn't do it for that, but.."
"For me, it's soccer..."
He can't stay unbiased when covering stories. Very annoying, this isn't his channel, this is the Gameranx channel.
Man you ever wonder what would happen if gamers weren't doing such odd things
Or murdering people
Well, we wouldn't have this series of course
Probably help society a bit
No, some Call of Duty player last year whooped Calvin Katter’s ass one-sidedly
@@lem4596 We don't have serial killers anymore...
9:50 i wouldve given my grandchild a 1400$ ass whoopin
That's like a premium fixing lmao
Oh man hope that wasn't a Filipino grandma...
Where's my slipper!?!?!
I would have sold one of kidneys, got to pay me back somehow
_black grandma intensifies_
@@roscojenkins7451 lol the slipper will always be iconic🤣 but i was a pretty bad kid growing up so my mom would beat me with the yellow white and red cables that plug into the tv lol
Rockstar deserves some props for doing the right thing for a reward. Usually easy to hate on them... but in this circumstance, good on ya Rockstar!
It's Take two interactive everyone really hates.
Easy to hate on Rockstar, one of the most prestigious developers in the world whose every game is basically an extremely critically acclaimed and successful life-altering event? Are you on drugs or just f****** stupid?
Killing children with a divorce actually resembles real life.
Not really.
I know where you going with that, though that depends on how the divorce and specially the aftermath is going on.
We should give a toast to the guy that fixed the GTA load times.
A ha! I see what you did there XD
Give a toast
To the guy who fixed the loads
For when we needed him most
He saved us by clearing the coast.
I never knew I needed to hear Falcon spitting bars in my life until today.
When I get emotional I eat a slice of pie with a scoop of ice cream on it. I'm really fat.
Me too man, me too
When I’m emotional I just smack my wife.
My hand really hurts.
when i get emotional i cry now my house is a swimming pool
I’m sure more than your hand hurts.
When I get emotional.....
Oh wait, I am depressed...
Imagine rockstar releasing gta 6 trailer and saying 'April Fool'
I gotta say I absolutely LOVE that this channel doesn't shy away from controversy. I.e. lootboxes and that quick mention of labour exploitation. Love it guys, keep up the good work guys, love the content
I wish there was something above the “like” on TH-cam, the rhyming deserves something more 😂
Yessir
Puts in somebody else's credit card: "Wow! All this stuff must be free since they aren't charging me for it."
Wouldn't let the guy from the first story play Dark souls
At 13 years old, you definitely understand the concept of buying more things equals more money spent even if on a game, this kid knew exactly what they were doing.
an 8 or 9 year old would already totally get that.
Falcon waited his whole life to rhyme toast
*Looks at number of days*
Animal Crossing players: Those are rookie numbers
Don't always watch non playstation specific videos on here but thoroughly enjoyed this one. Keep it coming.
The story of Seasons had me rolling lmao
That was some great stuff, I wasn’t aware such things happened 😂 Great Video
I'm so glad about the cheat industry being shut down, I've been loosing quite a lot to cheaters lately..... really annoying and frustrating
Cheaters ruin fun pvp experiences in games. It's also pathetic that they would rather ruin the fun for thier own gain rather than feel the pride and accomplishment of learning to get good among players who are truly skilled.
@@jaram2369 They ruin fun because they're assholes. The fact that they had to cough up real world money for their shitty habit and the catching of those that empowered them is sweet news.
@@TESI303 sweet news indeed
Police tho? Cheating in video games is what ...a felony??? Lmao
If you're interested in the chip shortage and "crisis", linus did a really good video about it, it just comes down to supply and demand, not lack of chips.
Toast basically saved thousands of years of accumulative game loading time for everyone that plays. That's a heroic accomplishment really.
I wait for the end of each month just for these videos. They're some of my favs. :D
Was surprised you didn’t talk about how ea employees had been selling fifa cards to players on an actual black market for up to £1700
Pet peeve every video: "If you're not subscribed, now's a great time to do so."
The two halves don't match.
If you want to say, "if you're not subscribed," then say, "great time to become so."
If you want to say, "great time to do so," then say, "if you haven't subscribed."
Love these gaming stories vids. Its fascinating to see what you guys dig up over a months time
I know this is totally unrelated to the story. But I did not expect to see a picture of Den Nye Lillebæltsbro (The New Little Belt Bridge) in a Gameranx video 😂. At least I'm fairly certain that is the bridge at 9:39.
Other than that great video as always Falcon 😀
The Cool thing about the 700 prototypes is that we could get to see the deepest secrets of the devs. Which could give People inspiration to make these ideas and procede forward.
Secrets such as Cory Barlog’s old playlist?
@@notproductiveproductions3504 maybe...
@tiggy wiggo heh, nobody does that. Everyone grabs inspiration from something else. I didnt say that they should make 1:1 réplicas. I just said to find new ideas through this, also aint the devs fault in the first place for not using these ideas already? Ideas are not copyrightable, what you do with them is. After all there are already settlements where everybody claiming their idea was taken, ABSOLUTELY 100% lost their case, such as with Rockstar.
"8:11" Pretty much how I feel when I wake up every morning!
Lmao
My little brother did the exact same thing with as number 3 just with our parent's credit card. He just didn't know how credit cards etc worked and bought tons of stuff for tf2 and battlefield heroes. Needless to say, he didn't get any allowance for the next couple of years and has learned his lesson.
dropped a like when you pointed out the massive resource and labor exploitation happening behind computer technology (and industry in general) great video thank you falcon
Honestly, rockstar seemed like the company to just add the loading time fix in the expanded and enhanced version and call it "improved loading times"
The FIFA one for me was one of the most insane things I have read about EA and their microtransactions (in this case, not so micro) I knew it was bad, but didn't realise how bad it could be.
Weirdest stories of the month is some of the best viewing all month from any channel on youtube. Thanks guys!
GTA online loading times was the reason I didn't play it for more than a couple of times.
We used to call it "loading screen simulator".
If it's fixed then maybe the game deserves another chance.
If the game the guy was playing is Final Fantasy X minigames I can understand his murderous intent, anyone would go crazy after completing the 2 chocobo races and dodging 200 lightning bolts.
People always take those two Mini-Games as Example for unfair Difficulty in a Final Fantasy Game. And here i'm sitting completing these two Mini-Games with Ease but get frustrated with that darn Butterfly Hunt...
Honestly the Chocobo Race gets easier once you know its Mechanics.
1) Avoid those Birds by running on the far right Side
2) Pick as many Ballons as you can, because those count as Extra Time
3) Be fast while doing Point 1 and 2
Once you stick to those Rules the Race gets overly easy. Trust me i finished that Game ~13 Times and out of those 13 Times i managed to get Zero Time in my first or second Attempt.
On to those Lightning Strikes! This is even easier to do than the Chocobo Race. Again just three Rules to follow.
1) Place yourself on a large open Space. Far from any Obstacles. The Reason for that is, while dodging those Lightning Strikes, you'll always make a Step back. You don't want to be hindered by any Obstacles because it could hit you while you're near an Obstacle.
2) Look for a Flash. It's a Sign that a Lightning Strike is about to happen. You can easily prepare yourself for it.
3) Prepare yourself before starting that Mini-Game. Go pee, eat something, take a Dump....whatever, because it's time consuming. For sure.
Once you mastered that it's far easier than it seems. That darn Butterfly Hunt on the other Hand, is really a Pain in the.....(cough)...well you know... 😓
@@TomSir79 You just need a map of the butterflies, it is quite hard to tell where they really are because of the camera, once I learn the route I got this minigame in a couple tries.
The annoying thing about the chocobo races is the rng, most runs are impossible and only when the rng rolls and you get it right you complete it, It took me a few tries but not that much time.
The lightning dodge is just the worst though, I got it after sessions of dodging 25 lightning bolts and taking a long rest of a couple hours before keep dodging again, It took me about 12 hours.
Great game to platinum but I'll never do it again.
I always love seeing these videos. They always make my day.
‘In a post that was not to designed to boast
tost was able to detail how to reduce the gta online load time by the most
rockstar games not wanting to come off gross’
Nice rhyme falcon😂😂
This is for the 1st story lol If I get frustrated I just swear my head off or throw my mouse on the floor :) Turn off the game and come back later and go again not frustrated. Works a treat. Quick edit : This is single player games as I don't really do the Online MP anymore .
If i reach to the Point where i destroy Accessories in my Rage i'll quit gaming for good! That's a No-Go for me! I raise my Voice, yell and curse at the TV but i never throw Things! I did that ONCE in more than 30 Years of Gaming!
@@TomSir79 I've done that nunce in my 20-odd years of gaming.
I just don't get how somebody can wilfully destroy some seriously valuable equipment like that.
You know what also works a treat? Not being mentally weak enough to literally resort to physical violence against inanimate objects.
@@cenciende9401 I know it sounds weird, but it helped me a lot, scoulding myself when i'm about to lose Control. Since i decided to uphold this Method my Gameplay in Games like Demon's Soul's got waaay better, because i'm not acting like a crazy Maniac anymore. At least most of the Times. I'm still not perfectly save from it. 😅
Soon as I hear Falcon's voice I just throw a like on it after I listen, I'm glad I did.
For #10 out of curiosity what was the game in question? Would've been fun to know...
Edit: checked the story out, turns out the game is never mentioned anywhere but is speculated to be a mobile Dragon quest game. Hmm.
Its ironic that Tencent will probably come out of this looking like "the goods guys", when in reality, they're just pissed they arent getting a cut from the cheat devs, lmao
They know which side the bread is buttered dude. Tencent is notorious for the predatory monetisation of the mobile game space, like the China mobile version of Activision, they earn more through these than those paltry sum made by these cheaters
Well, that's one branch of the family tree that's out of the will. Thanks for the videos!!! 🎮🎮🎮
I LIVE for these monthly instalments! 🦅
Love your videos. What is that score you played on the background of Seasons?
"Toast to boast" that is good. And thank you, Toast!
Happy 1st of April.
Oh boy lmao I LOVE these stories.
More than half the time I spent in Fallout 4 was building or finding items to decorate our structures. For those of us who are architects or aspiring architects it's a compulsion.
Ting* Ting* Ting* (clinking on glass)
A toast to Toastcx!
You just saved nearly every gamer in the world some time!
10k seems like a lot at first, then you remember it's Rockstar and you think that Toast deserves a bit more.
But after a bit of consideration, I sincerely hope Rockstar offers him/her a job. Getting a job at Rockstar could potentially be a dream job for someone who took the personal time to figure out a loading optimization. Their aren't many people out their that talented enough to ever figure that out.
So again, A Toast to Toast!
The weird part of the Fallout 4 story is someone liked Fallout 4 enough to play for an entire year.
I was going through a bad time once because of a game, it was super serious, I was having deep, traumatic mental episodes because of it, mostly due to microtransactions and ending up with what was effectively a gambling addiction, I rang up the developers and basically cried down the phone, asked them to permanently ban my account because it was either that or suicide to break free...
They didn't do that but they did actually have a department that helped people like me and it was the most emotional feeling I've had in most of my life because a company actually had the facilities to help me get through something I'd caused myself by over abusing there system...
However, that being said, it's very important that these companies take responsibility and try harder to limit microtransaction spending if they're adamant to keep it in the game.
Toast thank you man we needed that
love the stories for March. really hope yall will take a look at this stream team: GameAttack, who rose from being the 140-150th most subbed to channel on Twitch to being Rank 8 ovoer the course of March. would love to see a story on them or even an honorable mention in April crazy story video.
"in a post that was not designed to boast....Toast....." lol i see what u did there XD
The SoS story gives me wandavision vibes lol
Prisoner Bugs Bunny gave me a much needed chuckle. 😂
Good content man
These videos are my absolute favorite
The fallout build is sweet, you should see my younger brothers base camp. He’s absolutely obsessed with building games. Ark and Fallout are his go to games. He’s a carpenter irl
Thanks!
That dude toast needs a job at Rockstar for that goat like behavior.
"Games" does not equal "Days"
gameranx does equal entertaining. 👍🏼
I LOVE HOW DRAMATIC Falcon is at 7:48
Playing a single game for a total time of around 3 years is nothing if it was spread out. But I can't even begin to imagine doing that much work for a game that would be obsolete in less than 6 months.
"Babies first steps" LOL the way you said it
Falcon spitting sick bars that I wasn't expecting
What do I think?....I think your voice is great that's the only reason I am subscribed
The Fallout thing is really cool, think about WarCraft 3 where you could make your own maps. If he’s happy he spent a year on that good on him
that number one is insane
Didn't know that happened
You're falcon the hero you are awesome. You always make my day.
I feel really bad for that grandmother, I can't believe someone at the company refused to take back the items and refund her money
Who needs the actual news when there's this 🤩💪🏽💪🏽
i was not expecting a dark mechanic from Story of seasons
Love how you use COUNt dracula
My brother spent $800 on Yahoo's Puzzle Pirates back in 2007. My mom got the money back.
I'm sorry, even if it is supposed to be serious, the small moments where Falcon goes off script are gold. like at 7:01
Here's a juxtaposition for you: that dude's Fallout 4 settlement palace compared to his actual home. I'm sure it's striking.
If you think the Story of Seasons thing is shocking, no one tell him about what you can do in Stardew Valley...
I'm glad Falcon sounds way more uplifted than some months ago. Jeep up :)
Good thing I found this in my feeds, I didn't know how and why but I got unsubscribed at this channel. I resubscribe again.
4:05 - 4:17 Falcon over here spittin bars.😆😆😆
The Tesla only lets you watch Netflix when in park 😂🙃
I just came back from crying and saw Falcons frustrated falcon art and it put a smile on my face. Gotta love these guys.
U good?
@@gonk3551 I’m better now, sweet of you for asking though so thanks. Just going through some shit that is never ending lol.
Just start an onlyfans you’ll feel better
@@tibbygothic9029 dam i hope it ends one day. I guess i can say i am going through similar stuff so I can guess i know the feeling of something just not wanting to stop. Good luck with whatever you dealing with.
4:07 why was falcon spitting bars for absolutely no reason lmao
I was wondering how i was getting so lucky when loading gta. Explains alot :D
Gameranx is the best gaming news channel!
Thank you toast! The teeth pulling of a load screen was one of the main reasons I stopped playing GTA:Online! That and the freakin' flying motorbikes -_-
"in a post that was not design to boast. Toast" my boi falcon out here spitting fire bars 🔥
The story about that Canadian kid spending $1400 on microtransactions made it onto the global news in Canada. I'm pretty sure there was something in that news story about the kid saying he'd get a part time job at 14 so he could pay back his Grandma eventually.
4:05 - 4:17 I didn’t know Falcon had BARS 🔥
I work in the semiconductor industry as a manufacturer for plating companies. There is a lack of supply for materials on our end which is causing a bottle neck on producing more machines to help meet demand. Fwiw
Way better than some other developers who implied the modders engaged in reverse engineering, and then swapped out their superior fix with a an internal "fix" that didn't really address the issue. Looking at you Capcom and Dimps.
4:06 falcon spitin fire