Before you comment, I want to make this absolutely clear: SMITE as a game, is totally fine. After the shit I went through with Hirez however, I straight up can't bring myself to play it. All it does is remind me of all the fuckery I went through and I really don't want to support them anymore. From here on out, How To's are gonna be made on other games similar to the format you saw in the first 3 minutes & rage montages and other dumb vids I make will continue as usual. Thanks for watching gamers Edit: apparently I didn't make this clear so my bad: all the 1000 dollar chargebacks were eventually refunded. Hirez doesn't owe me any money.
Well... we got the new paragon projects announcing their closed alpha dates; Fault, Overprime, and Predecessor. Took a look at all of them and all look pretty good to pick up if your missing a 3rd person moba that is not Smite
I feel bad that you had to go through this. Your videos gave me some amazing laughs, good luck with whatever you do next. I have been avoiding SMITE like a virus because of Hi-Rez.
Glad you made this video. Also glad you can actually boycott the game, hit them where it hurts. Let me make this absolutely clear, we are here for you, not the game you play :) See you next year.
Yellow Shell, I would hate to see you go, but I wouldn't blame you. You and these other good fellas entertained me with smite long enough. I hope we meet in a better place. long live xd
civvie? punk duck? what's next i'm going to see you in a sexual asmr comment section going, "really liked the bit where you whispered" :) have a good day sir
To make things worse, hi rez basically shat on H.P lovecraft's grave by calling him a bigoted dumb racist but insisted in using his creation for their own purposes
The ultimate truth is that HiRez upper management is a roulette wheel that is spun for decisions. It's the only explanation for how consistent and different the fuckups have been for all the games over the years. GOOD YOU GOT OUT.
Hi-Rez really be out here losing 50% of its content creators because not a single person there knows how to act like a human and actually look at what's happening. Smfh.
Smite is like one of those priceless classic cars that get found rusted in someones back yard, it has endless potential and could be beautiful if the owner had just taken care of it and not ignored everything wrong while it wasted away, but what do I know those neith skins probably take years of rnd
This is the most accurate analogy for Smite I've ever seen. It's a shame Hi-Rez lost the plot and devoted resources to Neith skins and stupid characters like Merlin instead of actually fixing the game and putting in characters from mythology people actually wanted, like Surtr.
@@Headbiter To anyone wondering: Look up "Why can't Xbalanque read" to see what constitutes "Punk uck humor". And don't sue me for any damage you might suffer during that.
My thought exactly even looking at this casually. Multiple counts of miscommunication or no communication and having unauthorized debits from his PayPal account? Lmao gtfo see you in court
My assumption is he was contractually obligated and there was some shady sub paragraph sub section B shit that makes them null and void of responsibility. Not defending it, more saying contracts and business in general are pretty goddamn shady when it comes to content creators.
@@saligonth You can also fight those contracts in court though(not that he will). Generally you can't just slip in those things, or perpetuity clauses and have them hold up
@@Dante3214 on pen and paper it sounds good but I'm not sure the practicality of having to fight a big company's legal team and going through the shenanigans bullshit that is the US judicial system. I'm not completely sure what it would be like for a bigger ordeal like this, but trying to get $1000 out of someone for destroying after shit or having to chase after people in general is a hassle for me personally. Lot of people I know are careless who spurned me badly, damaging a section in the middle of a hardwood floor, breaking other shit, scratching paint, ect. Having to go to claims court, having to get work done to fix things, having to take time off work is pain in the ass. Sometimes it feels worth it to just take it, recoup, move on than stress and get frustrated. Tldr; consider the practicality and frustration of going for a lawsuit and how it may fuck up your schedule & stress lvls
Hirez: "Gem sale, gem sale, gems, gems gems...." Me: "Hey, could you allocate some of that money from the art team and put some towards the game and servers?" Fanboys: "ThEy aRe A dIfFeReNt dEpArTmEnT! WhAt dO yOu WaNt tHeM tO dO? FiRe ThEm?! SeRvErS aRe FiNe!"
Why do people act like it's some ungodly sin to fire artists. There is such thing as using too much resources on your art team and having more artists than you need. However artists are easier to find than coders, often a lot cheaper and even more often make the company more money. People don't spend more money when the server's get more consistent they just play more, people spend money when skins get added.
but to my understanding, it is true. artist have nothing to do with it and it's how smite survives. having said that tho they could have fixed some sh!t without firing artists, that's totally their fault. they should hire a team for additional help on fixing up the game and change server provider which both have nothing to do with the artists... haven't played smite in a few months now due to all the sh!t that has been happening but the problems smite is having is management and priority issues, not more skins.
That’s absolutely insane. For a high dollar company to act in such an immature way really gets my blood boiling. They’re acting like children who are spoiled beyond belief and because they can’t have whatever they want they threw a tantrum. I do empathize for how they treated you, and that’s absolutely deplorable.
it seems like the people employed at Hi-Rez and their other branches just fuck around in their office all day and simply refuse to do their jobs, while throwing tantrums when they absolutely have no choice but to. and then the people actually trying to do their jobs have no communication with other departments and are shut down at every turn by the lazy pricks who want to play Clash of Clans on their iphone all day. every single person who has left Hi-Rez seems to tell horror stories about how shitty it is there.
Sad to see you go, but completely understandable man. Always loved watching your videos and always amazed by the quality Keep doing you, mad respect for ya bro
Guys, keep in mind this vid is literally just the tip of the iceberg. Hi-Rez has LOTS of management issues that are kept from the public eye and by now it shouldn't even be a question as to what some of those things are with just a few minutes of research. This is why myself and many other TH-camrs (such as Ed) are 1000% DONE with this game. As to Ed, I hope you find something else you can make videos about to which you are passionate about, as I'm sure most of us would love to see whatever content you'd like to put out because we stay for you and not this garbage company.
@@TheMisterQuake as far as im concerned all the smite content creators can drop this game and play literally anything as long as they still hitting memes id still watch it
Hey punk duck, I just wanted to say I appreciated the humor that came with your videos and I’m sorry you went through that. Although you will not be making anymore smite videos(understandbly) I know that you will still be making other laugh and enjoy video games; wish you the best of luck RIP Hercules
when you said they offered to pay you in vulcan skins i laughed. then i looked up from my cat and saw the screenshot. i paused the video, read the message, and now i'm in tears.
I didn't read it thinking it was a long message about what they wanted with implied monetary compensation, but damn. Actually getting paid in skin and clout.
It's somewhat sad to see ya go man. It was your How To Mercury vid that actually made me into a Mercury main and it's probably the only reason why I'm still playing Smite to this day. I completely understand why you would leave though and I'll still watch all your videos because of all the good laughs you give me. All I'm hoping for now is that others will do the same cause you really deserve all the support.
well guys it was fun while it lasted but you know what they say, all things come to an end. i'm just glad i managed to get your voice pack so at least i can have you with me when i get one shot by the flavor of the month op champ to remember the good ol' times.
Jesus man, that actually blows. I hate to hear about corporate exploitation/negligence, I've seen some really similar things to that. I'm glad to hear that you're moving past all this to pursue something more in line with your own interests, best of luck to you. P.S: You forgot to mention that playing Xing Tian is just E-sex.
Mythymoo "droped" Smite back in the day and it was one of the better decisions he made I think. Even all of this behind the scenes stuff being left aside, the boy seems to be much happier these days. I hope the same will be true for you after this. Have been following you and your channel for a while, I intend to continue to do so. I am here for you, not for Smite. And I'm here to stay.
I'm gonna miss you man I remember back in highschool that me and my friends would binge your smite vids all the time and we would meme and quote them while we played, take care buddy hopefully you will find a new game to play
One of the main reasons I got into Smite way back when was watching you and Myth. And I know I'm not the only one saying that. After what you both went through I feel disgusted for you. I'm glad you've been able to tell your story and I really look forward to seeing what's to come for you!
delusional,people in this guy chanel already played the game,the vids are still up,he is still promoting the game to new players. A lot of the action by hi rez are questionable,but some,are not,the thing with the icon,can go for both sides,they never asked the permission for using it,but they'v used it before in colabs(that means,either way,he provided to them,direct or inderectly) that icon was on tons of times in smite/content creator channel videos. Now after they put it on a frame ingame,he says they need to compensate the artist for making it?what? put yourself in the company shoes,years of colab with a guy,after you publish a free content into the game for a charity event,he comes up with a problem using his icon,the same icon used 200 years ago,because the icon doesnt belong to him? Danm,i'll be pissed too,you have the same icon since the start of your chanel,and you dont even own it, or have the property issue fixed?and you came up with that right now?its your problem that you are putting into us,fix your attires. the compensation for the vids is not that odd,at the starts of the vid,he says hi rez doesnt have the budget of big publisher like riot or blizard,well,you are going to make a video about a god(that either way,he could have done,he is/was a smite content creator),you are going to get paid for exposure(sketchy,but as a non-employee of the company,is not that bad),you can build relationships with it,not just get paid X amount for a video,rather than building a possible career with the company,the skin is just a sketchy gesture,just give him gems like a nod,not as an important feature of the transaction.You get published in oficial chanels,good for you,good for them,its nice to get paid for your work and time,but you get what you can get. Accounting issues that neither him or they could explain and you get mad about it(and he never lost money,all of it was refunded) and you are mad about it?okay? the thing with the video making,sucks for him,really unprofessional .Payment delays,sucks too. But as any ''drama'' against company vs content creator,we need to remind ourself,that...truth goes both ways,we only saw punk duck side of the things and they took it as an universal truth,the company cant defend himself because it wil be seen as unprofesional(irony),so we only get a side of the view in a youtubers chanel,and as any youtuber they will try to promote themselfs vs the ''mad evil company''. I dont ussualy take part in big company side,but it doesnt seems to bad,really dumb for him to drop the deal with them,no relationships with any company is sugar coated,he needs for real world experience,you take shit from your company everyday if you are a professional,but you build a career. Only a dumb idiot will cut this deal.
i'm about a year and half late on this, but I'm very glad you stopped working for Hi-rez after that torture. No human being should have to endure what you had to. I love your humor as it has been. and i hope to see more from you in the future. Much love Punk Duck.
Is paladins dead? I usually see similar smite and paladin numbers in viewers during streams, so I thought it was doing ok (i dont play it) Edit: during pro game streams not normal streaming numbers
here's the kicker: Smite was better before they came out with either of those games, and they specifically dedicated resources from Smite and moved them to other games. Hopefully they learned their lesson about longevity of games vs following easy market trends. Owner was a dickhead, glad he's gone
This was pretty unexpected. You were my favourite Smite youtuber and seeing you being treated so badly by the studio is really going to impact my enjoyment of the game for me...
hi-Rez was always a bad company in my eyes. I'm glad that you been able to tell everyone what has been going and that hopefully nobody else gets screwed over as what happened to you. And no smite is not an issue, it's not like there are a lot of other games u can enjoy anyways. Also, i know this video is more serious and this isn't really about it, but who's ur tekken main? Armor King?
You have an amazing sense of humor, a great tact and structure to all of your videos, insane planning and video editing skills, and all of those combined make you an asset any company should wish to have on their side. Don't lose hope in face of this and know that many of us, including me, will follow you still, whatever you choose to play. Cheers!
Well that’s pretty shitty man, I hope everything works out long term for you. You’re funny as hell so whatever you post I’ll watch and support as best as I can! All the best!
This is so disappointing to learn... I struggle to find the words to express how repulsed I am that they would treat you (or anyone else) in that manor. I am grateful that you have brought your story to light for us, and that you were even willing, to any extent, continue through the B.S. to make content for the community that cares for you. I have loved playing Smite for many years now, but this makes me not want to continue playing the game and supporting the company. Most of all, I wish the best for you in your personal and professional life moving forward. I hope we will be able to see your talents in content creation continue and blossom outside of Smite.
They literally could have had such a good relationship here if they treated you with more respect, its thier loss I guess. I completely support your decision but it sucks because a company couldn't be decent enough to treat you fairly we/I have to lose one of our/my favourite smite content creators. Love you man hope the future endeavours work out better.
From the bottom of my heart punkduck, we love you and we love what you did, thank you for this informative video to clear things up. And I wish you luck in this whole thing. I know your content will soar in any game!
I COMPLETELY AGREE. The games marketing seemed to reach out and work things well, but if they truly DOWN GRADE it’s employees like this. (Anyone you pay for work in your company) then that is complete and utter garbage of upper management. You have left a mark, Punk Duck. The truth will burn on the side of this Games brand. As a huge fan and player for it as well, thank you for the fun you have helped pull out for this title.
I had a hunch something like this would happen. Aside from the negativity, I'm glad that you're out from "their" grasps and hope you're doing well in this hectic year. I'm wishing you the best and cannot wait for future videos to come!
8:55 literally me every time i hear rexy, spot on Also yea, u got an audience of followers that love your content and your content is never strictly the video games content but instead your own. U can probably branch out in any direction and gain a bigger following at this point.
The only "Smite humor" is in the patch notes, like when they say that they fixed a bug and turns out they didn't and then you notice 2 gods are missing and clan / referral system doesn't work and somehow the game has even more bugs now.
I just got into smite and your channel fairly recently but I absolutely love your content and this is all very upsetting to hear but I hope you keep making content and enjoy yourself doing it
"ahh it's finally back" immediatly says why is not going to make more content for the game that we follow him. great video btw, i would love to see you playing a game that you might enjoy.
Fault a paragon remake goes into early access the 17th this month on steam cheapest entry is 15$ plans to be free to play in future if your looking for a new 3D MOBA cant hurt to try it. The team behind the game were super friendly and care about what they are creating and its community
They sound like the kind of kids in a group project who would ONLY give important roles to their bestest of friends within the group and then give you shit ass task like "Touch this and youre done" then they get mad at you for trying to help in said project with your ideas.
Holy shit I just realized ive been using your announcer pack for months and didn't even know you made videos. If it's any consolation you definitely have the best pack
Wow I’m so sorry you had to go through that, but I want to say that I loved your shows on paladins and smite. I can’t believe that people today would complain about their job start time while you had to endure all of that. Thank you and “You rock”.
I think what I like most about your videos is the way you take touchy subjects/things that would normally be seen as highly offensive and just make humour with it without a care in the world, and it's hilarious. You can make anything funny to watch, so I'm not worried in the slightest about not seeing another smite video. Sucks to hear you getting so screwed over, but here's to hoping the future is better. Cheers, and keep being awesome
I find it incredible how smite pushes away so many content creators and it's like they don't get why, gamerpon, Pennsylvania, doubletapgaming, and so many fucking more just left this game because of this company running it into the ground. It's like watching a sinking ship and the captain is like "don't worry guys I can totally turn this into a submarine"
JustAColombian, I watched your videos frequently but now I'm not into paladins so I don't know what do you mean by jumping ship, I can't get what do you mean by looking briefly into your channel, Could you explain further?
@@DogeSargeant not even on Pro levels. FineOkay or SamDaDude are people to watch to get better instead of a toxic scumbag who blames others when he fucks up
Do what makes you happy man we fans because of your hard work on content not because of game always know what your worth and make what makes you happy.
Sorry to hear about this Ed. I honestly didn’t know Hi-Rez was so unprofessional. I do look forward to your future endeavors however, so keep your chin up buddy.
Punk Duck, prefiero escribirte en español, porque no sé si en Inglés encuentre las palabras para expresar lo que me hizo sentir este video. Te conocí hace mucho, siempre amé tu trabajo, las ediciones que creás son más elaboradas que varias peliculas que vi. No me sorprende que Hi-rez sea de "ese tipo de empresas", pero viendo todo esto... Me duele y mucho. Desde mi lado no puedo hacer mucho amigo, pero prefiero mirarme todos tus videos mil veces que volver a comprar una gema en SMITE, por que vos hiciste más por Smite que mucha de la gente que trabaja en Hi-rez. A la mierda con Hi-rez, no pienso volver a jugar sus juegos, y quizá suene extremista, pero no quiero aportar más nada a una empresa que se comporta así.
I really wish hi rez just sold the game for another more competent company. I do still love the game though and constantly watch people like SamDaDude n Brutal Maglini here on YT
wishing that since years. The ceo will never let go of his cash cow. stopped a 3. time now for good. The smart xplay idea was just too good. Couldn't handle that much fun anymore.
Maybe get in contact with a lawyer? The thousands deducted and the artist payment thing can easily be argued as legitimate theft. If they are taking money from your account without providing reason or charges you can bring them to court.
He made a good video that shits on a company and got looked at by at least half the player base. He is the one in troubles if he goes to court however(he can be tackled for harassment etc). The good guy got his revenge already.
@@nathanielnizard2163 the things he said are EVERYTHING but harassment, what are you even thinking lmao he explained what happened there and why he quit nothing else, he tells nobody to go after hirez or quit the game aswell, he just told a story thats it
Before you comment, I want to make this absolutely clear:
SMITE as a game, is totally fine. After the shit I went through with Hirez however, I straight up can't bring myself to play it. All it does is remind me of all the fuckery I went through and I really don't want to support them anymore.
From here on out, How To's are gonna be made on other games similar to the format you saw in the first 3 minutes & rage montages and other dumb vids I make will continue as usual.
Thanks for watching gamers
Edit: apparently I didn't make this clear so my bad: all the 1000 dollar chargebacks were eventually refunded. Hirez doesn't owe me any money.
Well... we got the new paragon projects announcing their closed alpha dates; Fault, Overprime, and Predecessor.
Took a look at all of them and all look pretty good to pick up if your missing a 3rd person moba that is not Smite
I feel bad that you had to go through this. Your videos gave me some amazing laughs, good luck with whatever you do next. I have been avoiding SMITE like a virus because of Hi-Rez.
After what you went through we can’t blame you, but we’re willing to support whatever video comes next ✌️
Glad you made this video. Also glad you can actually boycott the game, hit them where it hurts.
Let me make this absolutely clear, we are here for you, not the game you play :) See you next year.
Your content is awesome regardless, sorry to hear how badly you were treated.
Damn there goes another one :c
F to pay respects
hang in there buddy
Damn your still alive yellow shell
Yellow Shell, I would hate to see you go, but I wouldn't blame you. You and these other good fellas entertained me with smite long enough. I hope we meet in a better place. long live xd
Oh shit, the shell lives!!!!
As your Steam playtime rightfully shows, it's time to become a Monster Hunter youtuber
team darkside pog
Ayyy TDS Alatreon slayers rise up
Oooooooo dark side is up in here now
I would watch that
That or tekken 👀
Instructions unclear, lost $900 USD.
Hi altrive
Lost 900 in skins I don't like on gods I don't like
dude what a slappin video
Yo wtf
Why the hell is Indeimaus here
Hey bud, this isn't fear.
civvie? punk duck? what's next i'm going to see you in a sexual asmr comment section going, "really liked the bit where you whispered"
:) have a good day sir
This guy plays smite
That's like
Wild
Excited to see you branching off into Smash, can't wait for the allegations!
Too soon man, too soon
It's just been like 2 days man
I'm curious which games punk duck will make videos about in the future
And by "future" I mean about 6 months or so
@@wolflordxyz It's never too soon to mock pedophiles
Make more videos you amorous reject
We’re finally here, we’re in endgame.
I love the character development that punk duck went though in the last arc
"Enjoy Cthulhu, I guess."
Man... I didn't think that sentence would sting so much to hear.
Yeah...I feel dirty after hearing it. Like all I know to do is consume content mindlessly without a shred of dignity...(welp, time to launch smite)
William Loo xD
To make things worse, hi rez basically shat on H.P lovecraft's grave by calling him a bigoted dumb racist but insisted in using his creation for their own purposes
@@_sargentocoelho_4441 I mean he is all of those things
@@drake7993 He was also born in 1890
"That's it, enjoy Cthullu I guess."
Never have I been hurt this way, nor was I ready to get hurt this way.
ngl kinda weird seeing you here LOL didn't know you liked smite to be honest
Bro sound so hurt
Shit hit me hard
Tyboo wtf are you doing here go edit another for honor video or your mountain piggy God will suffer the same as assassins in breach
I was just thinking the same thing
Being rewarded with a skin for hardwork is cringe. Thats like giving a homeless guy soap in a desert with no water.
Or being paid with a piece of paper that says, "+Respect" like the voice actor of CJ from GTA San Andreas
what if it is poolseidon
@@cybalanced4108 because a poolseidon can pay bills right
😂😂😂😂
Vulcan skin is like a sand in the desert. They can give unlimited amount of skins to anyone because it's worth nothing to them.
The ultimate truth is that HiRez upper management is a roulette wheel that is spun for decisions. It's the only explanation for how consistent and different the fuckups have been for all the games over the years. GOOD YOU GOT OUT.
Smite 2
Step 2: Keep your expectations low and you'll never be disappointed
That's my life motto, no wonder I like Smite
You also watch punk duck? You got some good taste Justin.Y version2!
dx
I mean the company is shit and it always has been
I've seen your fucking comments on 3 other videos I've seen today and it's such a weird coincidence
Ik you're everywhere and I fucking love you cause u listen to FUCKING MEETAAAAAALL
Welp, fun while it lasted. Time to become a Minecraft TH-camr.
Miss you Ed
bro we miss you too
Miss you Schileru
Props to you for staying professional. I would've lost my shit.
“So that’s it... Enjoy Cthulhu I guess...” wow that hit me hard I wanted laugh my ass off and cry a little bit lol
Right...? I had stopped playing Smite but then they pandered to me with Cthulhu and I had to come back.
Even when I do really well but if theres a cthuhlu I do 'okay ish'.
Bro I heard the pain in his voice. 😭😭😭so sad
Hi-Rez really be out here losing 50% of its content creators because not a single person there knows how to act like a human and actually look at what's happening. Smfh.
@Obsidius Nightbrother No
Sko damn guess he won’t then
Its why the Companies dying.
Smite is like one of those priceless classic cars that get found rusted in someones back yard, it has endless potential and could be beautiful if the owner had just taken care of it and not ignored everything wrong while it wasted away, but what do I know those neith skins probably take years of rnd
This is the most accurate analogy for Smite I've ever seen. It's a shame Hi-Rez lost the plot and devoted resources to Neith skins and stupid characters like Merlin instead of actually fixing the game and putting in characters from mythology people actually wanted, like Surtr.
Excellent metaphor .
I know its a bit late but I love using your announcer pack in the game. Honestly I feel blessed to even have it so thanks Punk Duck.
" Jeez are you gonna get some kills ? You should stick to arena !"
I didn't even know the announcer pack I used was a real guy :o
“Smite humor”
Shame they weren’t grateful for the Punk Dunk humor
To anyone wondering: Look up "Hey Zeus" to see what constitutes "Smite Humor".
And don't sue me for any damage you might suffer during that.
'Smite humour' = Tina's unfunny sex jokes
@@Amig186
Come on. They are good because they are bad!
yeah it must kuzenbo fart jokes or it isn't funny for hirez
@@Headbiter To anyone wondering: Look up "Why can't Xbalanque read" to see what constitutes "Punk uck humor".
And don't sue me for any damage you might suffer during that.
the 10 dislikes are the people in the accounting department.
Assuming there are even 10 people running it.
This kinda seems like grounds for a lawsuit tbh, there’s gotta be laws against what they’re doing.
My thought exactly even looking at this casually. Multiple counts of miscommunication or no communication and having unauthorized debits from his PayPal account? Lmao gtfo see you in court
If it was me, I'd definitely talk to an attorney.. if they feel really good about the case it's a win-win for you and your lawyer
My assumption is he was contractually obligated and there was some shady sub paragraph sub section B shit that makes them null and void of responsibility. Not defending it, more saying contracts and business in general are pretty goddamn shady when it comes to content creators.
@@saligonth You can also fight those contracts in court though(not that he will). Generally you can't just slip in those things, or perpetuity clauses and have them hold up
@@Dante3214 on pen and paper it sounds good but I'm not sure the practicality of having to fight a big company's legal team and going through the shenanigans bullshit that is the US judicial system.
I'm not completely sure what it would be like for a bigger ordeal like this, but trying to get $1000 out of someone for destroying after shit or having to chase after people in general is a hassle for me personally. Lot of people I know are careless who spurned me badly, damaging a section in the middle of a hardwood floor, breaking other shit, scratching paint, ect. Having to go to claims court, having to get work done to fix things, having to take time off work is pain in the ass. Sometimes it feels worth it to just take it, recoup, move on than stress and get frustrated.
Tldr; consider the practicality and frustration of going for a lawsuit and how it may fuck up your schedule & stress lvls
Hirez: "Gem sale, gem sale, gems, gems gems...."
Me: "Hey, could you allocate some of that money from the art team and put some towards the game and servers?"
Fanboys: "ThEy aRe A dIfFeReNt dEpArTmEnT! WhAt dO yOu WaNt tHeM tO dO? FiRe ThEm?! SeRvErS aRe FiNe!"
lol.... true! God... I hate so much fanboys who always say something stupid like this ¬¬
Why do people act like it's some ungodly sin to fire artists. There is such thing as using too much resources on your art team and having more artists than you need. However artists are easier to find than coders, often a lot cheaper and even more often make the company more money. People don't spend more money when the server's get more consistent they just play more, people spend money when skins get added.
@@ThePikeOfDestiny the thing is that the art team still fucks stuff up even with their huge budget and worship by fanboys
but to my understanding, it is true. artist have nothing to do with it and it's how smite survives. having said that tho they could have fixed some sh!t without firing artists, that's totally their fault. they should hire a team for additional help on fixing up the game and change server provider which both have nothing to do with the artists... haven't played smite in a few months now due to all the sh!t that has been happening but the problems smite is having is management and priority issues, not more skins.
I never had server problems, I just hate old gods that never got completely remodeled and game bugs
"and then you got chang'eeeee...."
*periodically long awkward silence*
That’s absolutely insane. For a high dollar company to act in such an immature way really gets my blood boiling. They’re acting like children who are spoiled beyond belief and because they can’t have whatever they want they threw a tantrum. I do empathize for how they treated you, and that’s absolutely deplorable.
You should see what the paladins team does to Syberbolt. It’s fucked
it seems like the people employed at Hi-Rez and their other branches just fuck around in their office all day and simply refuse to do their jobs, while throwing tantrums when they absolutely have no choice but to. and then the people actually trying to do their jobs have no communication with other departments and are shut down at every turn by the lazy pricks who want to play Clash of Clans on their iphone all day. every single person who has left Hi-Rez seems to tell horror stories about how shitty it is there.
Blizzard should run the game lmao
Dj Kenway oh god no, they're just as bad if not worss. Unless your comment was satire,then good day sir.
"They're acting like children"
Well of course they are. They are children in adult bodies, just like all Left-wing nutcases.
Sad to see you go, but completely understandable man. Always loved watching your videos and always amazed by the quality
Keep doing you, mad respect for ya bro
Also idc what game it is you upload I'm watching the fuck out of it
Guys, keep in mind this vid is literally just the tip of the iceberg. Hi-Rez has LOTS of management issues that are kept from the public eye and by now it shouldn't even be a question as to what some of those things are with just a few minutes of research. This is why myself and many other TH-camrs (such as Ed) are 1000% DONE with this game. As to Ed, I hope you find something else you can make videos about to which you are passionate about, as I'm sure most of us would love to see whatever content you'd like to put out because we stay for you and not this garbage company.
Just a few days ago i was wondering what had happened to your chsnnel
Yeah I feel bad about not making a video about it like Ed did, but I'm still working on making new content, even if it's a bit slow to come xd
MisterQuake xd
Fucking a right
@@TheMisterQuake as far as im concerned all the smite content creators can drop this game and play literally anything as long as they still hitting memes id still watch it
I'm a new player and was just looking for like a guide. Did not expect this wild ride holy shit.
Lol
Hey punk duck, I just wanted to say I appreciated the humor that came with your videos and I’m sorry you went through that. Although you will not be making anymore smite videos(understandbly) I know that you will still be making other laugh and enjoy video games; wish you the best of luck RIP Hercules
when you said they offered to pay you in vulcan skins i laughed. then i looked up from my cat and saw the screenshot. i paused the video, read the message, and now i'm in tears.
8:43 I didn't realize this was actually a thing they did omg HiRez
Bruh don't forget they're also gonna promote the video giving him exposure isn't that great
I didn't read it thinking it was a long message about what they wanted with implied monetary compensation, but damn. Actually getting paid in skin and clout.
It's somewhat sad to see ya go man. It was your How To Mercury vid that actually made me into a Mercury main and it's probably the only reason why I'm still playing Smite to this day. I completely understand why you would leave though and I'll still watch all your videos because of all the good laughs you give me. All I'm hoping for now is that others will do the same cause you really deserve all the support.
Are you gonna quit the game too
When the world needed him the most, he returns.
It's been 12 minutes and this comment already didnt age well
arab jesus ikr lmao
He came back to never return
JPablo !!! But damnit he made his mark in this game
He came, he left.
😖
well guys it was fun while it lasted but you know what they say, all things come to an end. i'm just glad i managed to get your voice pack so at least i can have you with me when i get one shot by the flavor of the month op champ to remember the good ol' times.
Damn 3 years later and its weird to look back at this video
Jesus man, that actually blows. I hate to hear about corporate exploitation/negligence, I've seen some really similar things to that. I'm glad to hear that you're moving past all this to pursue something more in line with your own interests, best of luck to you.
P.S: You forgot to mention that playing Xing Tian is just E-sex.
Agreed, Xing Tian is indeed E-sex
I don't get it and that worries me
NEVER SURRENDER ima google it
Edit: read it, and still just as clueless
you dumb.
merc is derse
Mythymoo "droped" Smite back in the day and it was one of the better decisions he made I think. Even all of this behind the scenes stuff being left aside, the boy seems to be much happier these days. I hope the same will be true for you after this.
Have been following you and your channel for a while, I intend to continue to do so. I am here for you, not for Smite. And I'm here to stay.
Not to mention mythymoo over trippled his subs when he left smite
@@marinagardner217 they didn't. He stagnated massivly.
This sounds like the worst joke I've ever heard. I feel so bad for you bro
Smite: Stay for the game, leave for Hi-rez.
I'm gonna miss you man I remember back in highschool that me and my friends would binge your smite vids all the time and we would meme and quote them while we played, take care buddy hopefully you will find a new game to play
One of the main reasons I got into Smite way back when was watching you and Myth. And I know I'm not the only one saying that.
After what you both went through I feel disgusted for you. I'm glad you've been able to tell your story and I really look forward to seeing what's to come for you!
Seriously, I literally started playing smite watching these guys.
I play smite coz of that cinematic trailer with neith, Thor, guan yu , fenrir and ymir ;)
John Dripper yeah tbh I really like the Bellona cinematic trailer
“Enjoy Cthulhu, I guess.” Thanks I won’t
Chris Hansen says
Please have a seat
Smite, in my eyes, you just lost your best asset to promote your game, and the funniest smite youtuber
delusional,people in this guy chanel already played the game,the vids are still up,he is still promoting the game to new players.
A lot of the action by hi rez are questionable,but some,are not,the thing with the icon,can go for both sides,they never asked the permission for using it,but they'v used it before in colabs(that means,either way,he provided to them,direct or inderectly) that icon was on tons of times in smite/content creator channel videos.
Now after they put it on a frame ingame,he says they need to compensate the artist for making it?what? put yourself in the company shoes,years of colab with a guy,after you publish a free content into the game for a charity event,he comes up with a problem using his icon,the same icon used 200 years ago,because the icon doesnt belong to him?
Danm,i'll be pissed too,you have the same icon since the start of your chanel,and you dont even own it, or have the property issue fixed?and you came up with that right now?its your problem that you are putting into us,fix your attires.
the compensation for the vids is not that odd,at the starts of the vid,he says hi rez doesnt have the budget of big publisher like riot or blizard,well,you are going to make a video about a god(that either way,he could have done,he is/was a smite content creator),you are going to get paid for exposure(sketchy,but as a non-employee of the company,is not that bad),you can build relationships with it,not just get paid X amount for a video,rather than building a possible career with the company,the skin is just a sketchy gesture,just give him gems like a nod,not as an important feature of the transaction.You get published in oficial chanels,good for you,good for them,its nice to get paid for your work and time,but you get what you can get.
Accounting issues that neither him or they could explain and you get mad about it(and he never lost money,all of it was refunded) and you are mad about it?okay?
the thing with the video making,sucks for him,really unprofessional .Payment delays,sucks too.
But as any ''drama'' against company vs content creator,we need to remind ourself,that...truth goes both ways,we only saw punk duck side of the things and they took it as an universal truth,the company cant defend himself because it wil be seen as unprofesional(irony),so we only get a side of the view in a youtubers chanel,and as any youtuber they will try to promote themselfs vs the ''mad evil company''.
I dont ussualy take part in big company side,but it doesnt seems to bad,really dumb for him to drop the deal with them,no relationships with any company is sugar coated,he needs for real world experience,you take shit from your company everyday if you are a professional,but you build a career.
Only a dumb idiot will cut this deal.
@@freesandals29 wow.....how much time you needed to do this reply?
@@freesandals29 B-
Great essay, Just a few grammar issues.
Thank you for making this video and shining light on the issues with HiRez. I, as well as many others, truly appreciate it.
i'm about a year and half late on this, but I'm very glad you stopped working for Hi-rez after that torture. No human being should have to endure what you had to. I love your humor as it has been. and i hope to see more from you in the future. Much love Punk Duck.
Don't do it Hi-Rez, Smite is going to well right now, don't kill it like Realm Royale and Paladins or... Almost every game you own.
This game is done after COVID
Is paladins dead? I usually see similar smite and paladin numbers in viewers during streams, so I thought it was doing ok (i dont play it)
Edit: during pro game streams not normal streaming numbers
@@fisharepeopletoo9653 paladins is doing better than smite talking about playerbase but esport is dead
Paladins has like another year left, but realm is gone gone.
here's the kicker: Smite was better before they came out with either of those games, and they specifically dedicated resources from Smite and moved them to other games. Hopefully they learned their lesson about longevity of games vs following easy market trends. Owner was a dickhead, glad he's gone
Damn I never thought I’d be this disappointed in a “professional” company ever in my life, hope things goes better for you Ed you deserve so much more
you never played Warframe then
@@DANTE_S.M.G.man warframe is different. They don't understand players that's it. Here we just got some low rez
You should look into EA
@@flexedstar8337 Yikes, I can't decide between Lo-rez or Eat Ass
This was pretty unexpected. You were my favourite Smite youtuber and seeing you being treated so badly by the studio is really going to impact my enjoyment of the game for me...
Ah, they finally changed your Avatar for the Announcer Pack
Wait for real?
Yeah it's the one he showed in he video now@@cogahan
Cant believe they tried to paid work with an in-game skin lol, that's criminal
A Vulcan skin too😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’m gonna miss the vids bro but I understand why they’ve gotta go, and as long as you make funny shit I’ll keep watching
hi-Rez was always a bad company in my eyes. I'm glad that you been able to tell everyone what has been going and that hopefully nobody else gets screwed over as what happened to you. And no smite is not an issue, it's not like there are a lot of other games u can enjoy anyways.
Also, i know this video is more serious and this isn't really about it, but who's ur tekken main? Armor King?
I've been dabbling in Armor King recently but I mostly play Steve & King
@@PunkDuck Gotcha, fight my Kingdom Hearts Sasukue. Aka Noctis
@@PunkDuck Ngl first time I read this I thought you said you were dabbing in Armor King
.Hell yeah, Armor King
.Hit 'em with one of these ⤵️
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You have an amazing sense of humor, a great tact and structure to all of your videos, insane planning and video editing skills, and all of those combined make you an asset any company should wish to have on their side. Don't lose hope in face of this and know that many of us, including me, will follow you still, whatever you choose to play. Cheers!
I've always used your announcer pack for paladins and smite just so you know the voice acting was rlly good
Bro got me into Smite and just left
Well that’s pretty shitty man, I hope everything works out long term for you. You’re funny as hell so whatever you post I’ll watch and support as best as I can! All the best!
This is so disappointing to learn... I struggle to find the words to express how repulsed I am that they would treat you (or anyone else) in that manor. I am grateful that you have brought your story to light for us, and that you were even willing, to any extent, continue through the B.S. to make content for the community that cares for you. I have loved playing Smite for many years now, but this makes me not want to continue playing the game and supporting the company. Most of all, I wish the best for you in your personal and professional life moving forward. I hope we will be able to see your talents in content creation continue and blossom outside of Smite.
They literally could have had such a good relationship here if they treated you with more respect, its thier loss I guess. I completely support your decision but it sucks because a company couldn't be decent enough to treat you fairly we/I have to lose one of our/my favourite smite content creators. Love you man hope the future endeavours work out better.
Still come back to this and feel sad
From the bottom of my heart punkduck, we love you and we love what you did, thank you for this informative video to clear things up. And I wish you luck in this whole thing. I know your content will soar in any game!
A PunkDuck upload? Well I guess at least 1 good thing had to come out of 2020.
"just like my hopes and dreams , they're all dead"
Not gonna lie bro, I came for Smite I'll stay for you.
You're the best, I hope the futur will look bright to you.
I COMPLETELY AGREE. The games marketing seemed to reach out and work things well, but if they truly DOWN GRADE it’s employees like this. (Anyone you pay for work in your company) then that is complete and utter garbage of upper management. You have left a mark, Punk Duck. The truth will burn on the side of this Games brand. As a huge fan and player for it as well, thank you for the fun you have helped pull out for this title.
6:00 It is kinda funny that PD gets a text-to-speech bot to read his own tweet instead of just reading it in his own voice.
I had a hunch something like this would happen. Aside from the negativity, I'm glad that you're out from "their" grasps and hope you're doing well in this hectic year. I'm wishing you the best and cannot wait for future videos to come!
This is what we needed
8:55 literally me every time i hear rexy, spot on
Also yea, u got an audience of followers that love your content and your content is never strictly the video games content but instead your own. U can probably branch out in any direction and gain a bigger following at this point.
i love rexsi but man.. it do be like that sometimes
plz explain what rexy did?
The only "Smite humor" is in the patch notes, like when they say that they fixed a bug and turns out they didn't and then you notice 2 gods are missing and clan / referral system doesn't work and somehow the game has even more bugs now.
I just got into smite and your channel fairly recently but I absolutely love your content and this is all very upsetting to hear but I hope you keep making content and enjoy yourself doing it
"Boss, no matter who you are, I will take orders from you."
- Random Diamond Dogs Soldier
"And then you've got Chang'e."
"......."
*lmao bruh*
In low level console ranked you’ll see chang’e every game in mid or solo since people can’t miss her giant abilities :D
No bc she’s unkillable In the right hands.
"ahh it's finally back"
immediatly says why is not going to make more content for the game that we follow him.
great video btw, i would love to see you playing a game that you might enjoy.
Omg smite vid and the death parade music halfway through in the background? Pure awesomeness
Fault a paragon remake goes into early access the 17th this month on steam cheapest entry is 15$ plans to be free to play in future if your looking for a new 3D MOBA cant hurt to try it.
The team behind the game were super friendly and care about what they are creating and its community
They sound like the kind of kids in a group project who would ONLY give important roles to their bestest of friends within the group and then give you shit ass task like "Touch this and youre done" then they get mad at you for trying to help in said project with your ideas.
what? No.
Shit analogy
@@jerdee8739 what would be a better one
Holy shit I just realized ive been using your announcer pack for months and didn't even know you made videos. If it's any consolation you definitely have the best pack
Still use your voice pack for smite 🔥
Hope they don't take it down of the game
Voice pack?
Turtles 21 I’m sure they meant announcer pack
Omae wa mou shindeiru, nice name
Wow I’m so sorry you had to go through that, but I want to say that I loved your shows on paladins and smite. I can’t believe that people today would complain about their job start time while you had to endure all of that. Thank you and “You rock”.
I think what I like most about your videos is the way you take touchy subjects/things that would normally be seen as highly offensive and just make humour with it without a care in the world, and it's hilarious. You can make anything funny to watch, so I'm not worried in the slightest about not seeing another smite video. Sucks to hear you getting so screwed over, but here's to hoping the future is better. Cheers, and keep being awesome
I find it incredible how smite pushes away so many content creators and it's like they don't get why, gamerpon, Pennsylvania, doubletapgaming, and so many fucking more just left this game because of this company running it into the ground. It's like watching a sinking ship and the captain is like "don't worry guys I can totally turn this into a submarine"
Never heard so much pain from a single sentence, “enjoy Cthulhu.... i guess”
Oh lord...this whole thing sucks about hirez and you, I use your announcer pack all the time I love your content.
Hope to see some other content from you man! Really don't care it isn't gonna be Smite stuff, I watch this channel because YOU are funny!
I spit up my drink when the halo music came on and the text began fading in. Absolutely hilarious.
It reminds me of when you’re playing a game like R6 and the person who is 0-10 is calling the team trash.
It reminds me of smite when you're 0-10 teammate flames the whole team for not rotating on a tier 2 dive
Not going to lie... I forgot Smite even existed for the last two years. Well, anyway... let's rewatch Smite Car for the 23rd time!
God damn.....thank god I jumped ship before all this just crumbled down.
Same, I can't believe I watched dm 24/7 to get good unknowingly he's a predator
JustAColombian, I watched your videos frequently but now I'm not into paladins so I don't know what do you mean by jumping ship, I can't get what do you mean by looking briefly into your channel, Could you explain further?
F.B.I-chan Why would you ever watch him to get better at smite. The dude was ass 😂
@@DogeSargeant not even on Pro levels. FineOkay or SamDaDude are people to watch to get better instead of a toxic scumbag who blames others when he fucks up
@@DogeSargeant y would u watch him lmao there was way more entertaining smite streamers who were just as good
love you Punk. Hope your future endeavors treat you wel
Do what makes you happy man we fans because of your hard work on content not because of game always know what your worth and make what makes you happy.
Sorry to hear about this Ed. I honestly didn’t know Hi-Rez was so unprofessional. I do look forward to your future endeavors however, so keep your chin up buddy.
i can't believe I'm here, i can't believe this is actually happening
Punk Duck, prefiero escribirte en español, porque no sé si en Inglés encuentre las palabras para expresar lo que me hizo sentir este video. Te conocí hace mucho, siempre amé tu trabajo, las ediciones que creás son más elaboradas que varias peliculas que vi. No me sorprende que Hi-rez sea de "ese tipo de empresas", pero viendo todo esto... Me duele y mucho.
Desde mi lado no puedo hacer mucho amigo, pero prefiero mirarme todos tus videos mil veces que volver a comprar una gema en SMITE, por que vos hiciste más por Smite que mucha de la gente que trabaja en Hi-rez.
A la mierda con Hi-rez, no pienso volver a jugar sus juegos, y quizá suene extremista, pero no quiero aportar más nada a una empresa que se comporta así.
Got your back for whatever content you want to make man. Goodluck with your future content I am looking forward to it!
Punkduck: Releases this video
Hi-rez:....oh shit
Punk Duck why do you keep insulting me in your announcer pack please Im trying my best
"Are you er gonna get some kills too"
"Maybe you should just stick to Arena"
@@DeRM0907 that one hits so hard 😂
@@nyx1009 Bruh it's awful whenever I get that one lol cause I used to be an Arena player
I really wish hi rez just sold the game for another more competent company. I do still love the game though and constantly watch people like SamDaDude n Brutal Maglini here on YT
If anyone, it will be EA™ to have a moba
Sam built like a fridge that has too many watermelons stuffed into it
wishing that since years. The ceo will never let go of his cash cow. stopped a 3. time now for good. The smart xplay idea was just too good. Couldn't handle that much fun anymore.
Maybe get in contact with a lawyer? The thousands deducted and the artist payment thing can easily be argued as legitimate theft. If they are taking money from your account without providing reason or charges you can bring them to court.
He made a good video that shits on a company and got looked at by at least half the player base. He is the one in troubles if he goes to court however(he can be tackled for harassment etc). The good guy got his revenge already.
@@nathanielnizard2163 the things he said are EVERYTHING but harassment, what are you even thinking lmao he explained what happened there and why he quit nothing else, he tells nobody to go after hirez or quit the game aswell, he just told a story thats it
@@nathanielnizard2163 I don't think you know what harassment is...
So glad you made this, been a fan for a while and it’s great you made this video :)
The queen has returned
The queen is gone.
Well that was a quick turn of events