Bethesda Head of PR Needs To Rethink His Approach (Pete Hines)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- This IS NOT about Fallout 76 or how Bethesda Game Studios have been doing recently. This is about the Video Game Publisher, Bethesda Softworks and how they've been doing at Marketing and Public Relations such as Social Media and Community Management. I'll first spend some time talking about the state of Gaming Press, which some people confuse with actual Journalism, it's origin as Enthusiast Magazines, and how that translates into the relationship Pete Hines has with the Games Press industry in the past and how he basically got blindsided by a changing online space with social pressures he I personally suspect isn't prepared to deal with in a healthy way. And Yes, Bethesda Game Studios retroactively turned him into a liar, that's great too.
I guess the most insulting part of the interview was the implication that only the l33t hardcore poop sock players wanted the features in fallout 1st. These were features that ALL players wanted and we already bought the damn game at full price. It's cruel and manipulative, pete playing the victim hurts my sensibilites as someone who played quite a bit of this and has patiently waited for it to get better. I actually started my channel with f76, trying to cover it in an optimistic light with regard to new content. I've since taken down most of those videos, it's embarrassing to admit to ever publicly supporting a game that got so greasy so quickly with the MTX and subscription.
Je suis le seul à appeler Fallout 76 le casse du siècle ? Ces gars ont réussi à prendre le prix d'un jeu sans avoir à fournir autre chose qu'un mod de fallout 4. Sérieusement si les autres mmorpg ne proposaient qu'à 20 joueurs de venir sur le même serveur ça se saurait. Et même juste à 20 ça lag et bug sans amélioration depuis la sortie, wastelander moi je l'attends pas plus qu'une chiasse.
and now they want $40-$60 on steam HAHAHAHHA.. no
Think of it as a positive revelation. This is how the game industry has always seen you and many others as, not as a friend, but as a purchasing statistic.
At least you learned your lesson. I wonder how many more are going to have to suffer before they figure it out.
I completely forgot Pete Hines was the head of PR in Bethesda. I was like "PR? Bethesda? Those go together?"
@Főfasírozó XD
The problem with Pete Hines, at the end of the day, is that he is simply not the right man for the job. He got the job all the way back in 1999, when Bethesda was a much smaller company and social media was in its infant stages. There are two reasons why he still has the job today: he's friendly with most of Bethesda's most senior employees, and he's one of their most senior employees himself.
But "getting rid of him would be a dick move, he's been there forever" is not a good enough reason to keep a blundering PR guy on. Not in 2020, not at a huge company with several studios, not when - as you say in the video - it's easier than ever for consumers to take their opinions straight to the company. In this new environment, and with the stakes higher than ever, Bethesda can't afford to have a 'face' like Pete Hines.
Or just have him get some training for the new stuff he has to deal with, all he needs to do really is be told to watch and listen to this video and he’d be good to go all the way up until telepathy is the new way 😂
@@pisscvre69 most people don't see criticism as a way to better themselves, they see it as a personal attack and because they see it as a personal attack, they dismiss it out of hand and are rendered incapable of learning from it.
@@Murtagh653 Sad, but true.
How about Emilio Paglia-whatever his name is (writer of Bethesda), (while I'm guessing ur more of a fallout fan by ur pfp) I'm more of and TES fan. Both series have been affected by him (the current writer of Bethesda). Quick example to prove my point, the TES game that is hailed the best (rich in story, lore, gameplay, rpg elements) is Morrowind, which was the last TES game not written by EP (that's what I'm calling him now). A second example is fo4 and 76. I really like Bethesda's franchises and have a lot of faith in them, but some ppl have to be changed (to be better), or replaced to move forward.
@@william_prescott_ii3277 lol a lot of people know Emil and hate him with a passion. Todd basically gave him the permission to change as much of the lore as he want to fit with the story he has in mind. His best work was the dark brotherhood questline in Oblivion which is the most celebrated questline in the entire elder scrolls series with memorable characters. That doesn't mean though that one good thing he did excludes the bad ones, oh no no no no, the writing for the games has consistently went down and became more and more shallow with Emil at the helm.
Seems like you just took half an hour to say arguing with fans on twitter isn't smart
With how bad Bethesda has been dealing with stuff the last few years it just makes me wonder what we're in store for with Starfield and TES 6. From now until the end of time I'm personally going to wait for the reviews before I even consider any game under Bethesda softworks.
Don't trust reviews either, wait for let's plays.
@@Loromir17 I don't always like basing decisions off let's plays - too many spoilers. So, better find reviewers you like/trust and base your decisions off them.
Frankly I'm most concerned about how they'll move forward with monetization and how that will affect the modding scene.
Can someone please explain to me how _anyone_ can be excited for a BGS game after the disaster that has been Fallout 76? It's the game that finally opened gamers' eyes to see Fraud Howard for the snake oil salesman that he is. Even putting that trainwreck aside, his games have been the same formula for almost 2 decades, except with each subsequent entry he seems to remove more and more depth, features, and game mechanics. I honestly do not understand how anyone could expect Starfield and TES VI to be anything less than a total disaster.
Been doing this ever since new Vegas came out as a buggy shitshow back in 2010, granted that wasn't really their fault but still, the renewed caution helps.
The Best part about Bethesda games is the Modding Community ^.^
has nothing to do with bethesda. Modders were around before them and will be around after.
@@jimmythecrow I am not saying that Bethesda created the Modding Community ... i am saying that the Modding Community has made great games out of Bethesda games .... ^.^
Indeed. Starfield and TES6 will single-handedly kill all console hype when the modding community gets going again.
Beth tried to do a hostile takeover of the community with paid mods
The only mod I have ever used wasn't even for a Bethesda fallout game, it was for fallout 2.
I have no faith in Bethesda game studios. I thought it was all zenimax’s fault, but even left to their own devices, I don’t trust BGS. Not buying anything they come out with unless a lot of people I trust give the game glowing reviews.
If they could get some better leadership, maybe there could be hope. As it stands, I hope the ship goes down and the properties get sold off to studios who know how to consistently make great games.
@@demigodgamer8517 um what? all of these companies who have sold off their properties have made worse games. Wtf are you talking about?
@@jimmythecrow b-but obsidian can make good fallout games despite the fact the staff at obsidian that made new vegas isn't even there anymore! Reeeeeeeeeeee
@@redfallxenos4585 That's not what I'm saying. If BGS can't do it justice, I hope that it goes to hands that can.
@Fui Gebhardt1 Indeed. If this were to happen, who would you want to pick up TES?
Moral of the story: make "professional" social media alternate accounts, and make sure to clarify your personal account's opinions do not reflect that of your job or your employers
Is it 8am yet?
Zaric, you’re my top gaming channel personality. Real. And gifted in knowledge, *and mod importantly* able to give meaningful explanations on everything...and I _mean_ everything.
It's really under the radar right now, but when Bethesda releases Starfield and TES6 it's going to blow up.
Oh boy Pete Hines is about to have more reasons to whine to journalists pretty soon
I've missed your insightful commentary lately, my brother.
Is it me or does Zaric look like he’s been losing weight?
the brvma workout routine is doing wonders for him
Idk his suit looks tighter instead of looser
I could not pay attention to what you were saying! All I could concentrate on was you fighting that army!! lol
I had to keep pausing and rewinding
So this bugs me: "Not interested in how "realistic" things are in an alternate universe with talking mutants and ghouls" because for one INTERNAL CONSISTENCY of a world is not the "realism" he is talking about, but it was what the fans were talking about. Internal Consistency/Realism is one of the most important if not the most important thing to any story regardless of how high or low fantasy/sci-fi it is. Because otherwise the story is nonsense. You can't have lore say "This is how X is done/works" then randomly, for no reason, have it done/work differently.
This isn't an argument about realism, this is an argument about someone just being bad at writing or not caring. And he certainly gave off an image of not caring. Not to mention it's a stupid argument that's often used by people who severely misunderstand what internal consistency/realism is.
Exactly. Things can be whacky ultra fantasy nonsense and still (should) be consistent. Because if it isn't, then it isn't a story, just a mish mash of words.
@Lord Inquisitor Shadowlord that was only one of the things they were pissed at. all the sequels have massive problems, they are shit movies that appeal to the majority because you can just sit down for an hour and watch lasers and space stuff
@@Murtagh653 Ya it's not even that a ramming maneuver isn't implausible in star wars canon, but the way they handled that scene was very contradictory the star wars universe. The debris wouldn't break through the other ships. Shields might even stop the initial ram. Maybe the protagonists disabled the shields? I don't really remember I haven't seen that movie since it came out. Everything, but the visual effects sucked.
@Lord Inquisitor Shadowlord The Holdo maneuver doesn't contradict previous canon, though.
Zaric man you are lookin good these days
This is exactly what I was calling “videos with your thoughts on industry at large” in a comment a while back. Just letting you know, these kinds of videos are incredibly well thought out and pleasant in their calm and intellectual approach. Missed these, want more now X)
Zaric Zhakaron, par for the course, I suppose, that’s your style. Part of why they’re so good is because they are not oversaturated, methinks. And I’m not exactly asking you to make more or to become CleanPrince or whatever, it’s just they’re so good, you know X)
I appreciate you taking the time to respond, I wasn’t sure you remembered to what exactly I was referring to.
Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, in theory, were giving the majority of fans what they wanted. The most popular mods for New Vegas and 3 were follower and settlement/campfire systems. Fallout 4 sold more and was well received by the majority of its players. Fallout 4 was superior for me compared to New Vegas and 3 - it simply had the gameplay features I'd been wanting like the settlement system and recruitment system. I acknowledge that many people did not like 4 as much and that's fair.
Fallout 76 was pitched as "we heard you - you don't want us to hold your hand with limited dialog choices, etc., now create your own adventure." However, fans don't want freedom - they actually want a well scripted, branching storyline, with meaningful choices, i.e. not a procedurally generated or evolving world.
I think Fallout players, more than anything, want to feel important to the narrative and just a sandbox full of human players and procedural generation can't provide that narrative. I believe New Vegas was the most acclaimed among hardcore fans because, more so than 3 or 4, the main character was a blank slate and players could more fully immerse themselves and earn the admiration and fear of NPCs which satisfied players egos more fully. It's not a bad thing to want the ego stimulated - and with online games propensity towards ganking, griefing, etc., I just don't think players can craft meaningful narratives in Fallout 76. I suspect many Fallout players don't like MMOs because one player can't really make a meaningful impact on the story.
The problem with the position that Bethesda management, the bosses or whoever changed their mind about non cosmetic items is the fact that the game was released with pay to win items such as the lunch boxes in the system ready to be implemented until they were found by the data miners.
I'm no PR agent but the way a lot of these things should be handled seem kind of, well, obvious. It really confuses me how poorly people with years, probably decades of experience can handle the most basic PR situation. It's not even a situation where they're being the target of criticism themselves, or "online death threats" either. Just something as harmless as fans pointing out lore inconsistencies in a new game in an already established, highly successful and critically acclaimed franchise.
You're so dramatic it makes your rants even more enjoyable! Cheers, Zaric.
"Lore is for nerds and we dont care about good story telling" well its Bethesda were talking about, so it's not far from the truth
I have to wonder what's going on in the minds of this literal army trying to put down ONE GUY, and failing.
Finally, after killing dozens of your compatriots, you finally have him on the ropes. Four or five more hits and surely he'll go down. Wait, he's healing? He's a sorcerer too? He's casting fireballs now? My God! He's just as strong as when the battle started! But he's spent his mana! We have the numbers, we can grind him down again! Finally, after dozens more fall, we can finally put this monster down. What's that in his hand? What's he drinking? How can he cast more spells? He's healing again! How can we stop such a monster!
He was saying it sarcastically
“It was on the internet, so it must be true”
And therefore he didn’t read it and was jokeing
Gotta love the Fallout 76 ad midway though the video... Bethesda paying Zaric to make this video is sweet karma.
I came in here wanting to hear about Pete's escapades in the world of PR. I came out wanting to play Daggerfall.
being able to climb walls is badass i wish you could do it in the new elderscrolls games
mods baby
Imagine a Beth title that needed no modding, because every single thing that could be modded is ready to go outta the box
@@CH3353N1NJ45 you're thinking of daggerfall.
@@thefreshvince879 Daggerfall for PS5 needs to be a thing
@@CH3353N1NJ45 no just get a pc consoles are obsolete
3 People disliked this; Pete Hines, Todd Howard and the douchebag CEO, got triggered by this video lol.
You mean the douchebag CEO of Zenimax who literally stole Bethesda from the people who created it? That douchebag CEO?
the guy who's married to wonder woman
@@royriley6282 Yepp, the one and only.
I think companies need to understand that making jokes can be good, only if the context allows it.
When a person makes a joke it's not the same as a company making a joke, so when people joke about bethesda bugs it's one thing, but when they do it it's another, and it just makes them seem like they are not serious about it.
i despise marketing to be honest, because it's not about being truthful, it's about selling a product. Anyway, Pete has a big mouth, and should learn to shut it when appropriate.
to tell you the truth, it wasn't about fallout or elder scrolls or even starfield, its about how coward the so called " GAMING JOURNALISM". those journalist media out there don't have a balls to ask the sensitive question sensitive issues to this kind of people regarding the current situation that surrounding the video game industry. when I saw this interview with pete hines, man how suck balls the guy is don't have a guts to ask to talk the real issues there.
That's a podcast, not a news show. We don't expect Jimmy Fallon to give us objective, fact-based information designed to help us make intelligent decisions. We need to understand the difference. On the flip side, we have people who criticize true sources of journalism as dry and lacking entertainment value. It's fine to act on that and move on to a more entertainment-based source, but they must realize they have also moved away from the category of journalism to something else that does not serve the same purpose.
This is my favorite kind of content from you, my boi - I love deep analysis videos about the industry. This is a severe rift that has developed with the loss of Mr. John Bain. I've seen a lot of folks picking up the torch and I have come to listen to you speak on these issues for your level-headed, consumer friendly, and knowledgeable insight. Thank you my friend!
P.S. I know it's torture, but I loved your Battlespire and Redguard series. I think there's more that can be shared to the Skyrim+ masses about the real (and forgotten) experimental roots of the series.
I hope Pete sees this, honestly I feel a lot of empathy for him right now
Awesome content as always. That daggerfall gameplay was awesome I really gotta dig into that game more
If Pete Hines would have said what you larped at 23:14. I would have forgiven him and Bethesda.
How could you forgive a game company for = making 3 shitty games in a row?
@@Bourikii2992 There is nothing to forgive for making shitty games, in most cases that is just an opinion. In my opinion Skyrim is one of the best games ever made but without mod makers I wouldn't have said that. Mods save all Bethesda games.
What I would have forgiven them for was the horrible release of F76, the sure hubris of those in charge of the production and manlet Howard. If people show regret and that they were in the wrong, I will forgive anything that's not a cardinal sins without much thought.
EDIT: Greed is a sin so... f**k I played myself.
Its really goes beyond my understanding Shitlord Howard, Hines and Bethesda Con Artist Inc; still have so much goodwill with people. The Miller/Hines interview was an absolute fluff piece, although I didnt expected anything different from Miller. People who believe in independent media are naive, same goes for people who pr or community manager are their for the customers.,
I really don't get how someone who goes out of his way to be a complete dick to customers and fans, and has done so for years, is put in charge of PR for a major publisher.
Well, the man had a breakdown on Twitter recently. With intense exasperation he told an user "enjoy your disappointed", Pete should close his freaking Twitter account, the internet its not a safe place but the equivalent of freaking open season; a digital jungle that eats away the soul regardless of its endurance.
Got distracted by the gameplay footage, goddamn you were going up against a small army right there...
Peetes job is to be a lightning rod for the hate to the company. Basic buisness happens in all other industries aswell. Gamers dont seem to realize that the tactics and strategy these companys use is normal buisness. The world is a bad place just watchout and vote with your wallet.
Another fantastic video & sensible take by the illustrious Zaric Zhakaron. Thanks for the hard work as always Zaric!
I feel like if Bethesda was more honest and actually put in effort people would trust them again
this is especially why I'm glad I subscribed to you. thanks for this
Like Jim Sterling says:
It's time to shit on Bethesda
Sometimes echo chambers are merely pointing out what is obvious to everyone. Petey takes the money honey. The internet maybe the medieval stocks of our age but he chose to be there. And has spent all his time at Zeni belittling and suppressing our dissent. Chuck the entire contents of your bathwater at the man.
Honestly I could clearly see that 76 was trash from the moment it was shown. I really don't understand how so many people were disappointed. Its Pete's job to tell you the game is great and its your job to look past the guy who only exists to get you excited about the product.
I noticed that Pete Hines is now the favorable boogeyman of Bethesda to the fanbase. As if he's responsible for all the bad decisions made by Bethesda and Todd Howard is this kind hearted gamer person who wants to make another Morrowind (lol). Not to defend his actions, since he's dead wrong in them especially his twitter activity to the fanbase, but for the average gamer out there with a hateboner for the guy; remember, his actions are part of the problem, not the cause of it.
"lying is completely different from changing your mind later". No that's just not true. He clearly expressed that he was communicating the plan as revealed to him. What he was basically saying that he was wrong or he was lied to by the company. I mean that doesn't make a difference in that it he is bad at pr, but that doesn't make it ok to make a false claim that relates to somebodies character.
Reminds me of watching Zaric on stream, and people ask about his work:
"Fuck you, I'm not telling you about my work"
While the topic was more on Work/Home (With Pete), this feels like a natural evolution of the logic behind Zaric's advice.
Simply creating a separation between somewhat.... chaotic forces in your life, is always smart.
At this point, is "Starfield" (still) even a thing now? Gonna take a miracle for me to buy BGS game again.. and yes, I've played FO76, absolute garbage game.
Wait, you played fallout 76!?! Hahahahahaha.
I think its a little unfair to classify sean murry along with these guys. he got caught up in the bs once and has spent the rest of the time making up for it. Bethesda never even tried to make up for it, never mind succeeded ( as sean murry has in a large part of the community)
Love you Big Z. thanks for all the content over the last month.
9:23 well that is by definition a lie. Saying something entirely the opposite if reality is hardly ever a lie as it is usually just an absurdity that couldn't deceive anyone. Deception requires truth.
Thanks for addressing this, it gave me a lot of unpleasant feelings. I memed on this interview in a recent video of mine.
This guy reminds me of The Office
bethesda has shown absolutely no ability to conduct themselves as a company.
as much as i loved the first 3 elder scrolls games, i plan on never buying another bethesda developed product ever again. the folks on the doom team are putting in incredible work, but that is a seperate entity to the one that has proven itself to be incapable of either quality or trustworthiness. i hope that they prove me wrong, however i will put no emotional stock or attention on this garbage fire of a situation, they are in the same boat as Blizzard and Bioware is slowly joining in. There are numerous indie developers and a handful of AAA developers putting out quality products, those are where I, and anyone with sense, will spend our time money and attention.
@@ULTRAOutdoorsman doom 1 and 2 and quakes 1-3 are masterpieces. as janky as it was I loved arena. It was really boundry pushing and ballsy for the time. I'd say it was one of the best RPGs released to that date, and it still feels more fun to play than a lot of modern RPGs. there was a sense of great ambition even if a lack of technical refinement from arena to oblivion and even fallout 3, but after that it was a sharp downhill drop :( I no longer feel any heart, just jank and money
Zaric, I know TH-cam has kinda been a shitty platform for you. But I do look forward to these videos. Cheers
The only thing I'm curious about is what kind of nepotism or cronyism got this talentless hack a writing job. Any number of unemployed writers could have given us a better story in FO4. Whenever you see fail in an organization that never goes away, it's either nepotism or cronyism. Lot of that these days. Lots of fail too. Funny thing.
Meanwhile in Daggefall: Zack is annihilating a whole army ...
A week after Zaric posted this, the news is that Jason Schreier is leaving Kotaku.
So he’s saying at some point it all doesn’t “just work”?
This "lack of awareness" is at coronavirus levels (read:pandemic) among video game company employees. There are countless instances of staff talking down (at best) and outright vilifying (at worst) their own fan base. Often it is over political differences, where it seems almost invariably the vitriol originates from an employee with left-leaning views, for some reason. How anyone can think their own personal twitter is someone an island that doesn't represent the company is beyond me. It's almost like they've existed in an echo chamber...
Saying that "game journalists are actually 'enthusiasts' and thus holding them to journalistic standards is wrong" entirely misses the point. First of all, "real" journalists have lowered the bar so much that considering them to be above the "enthusiast press" is laughable. Second, the idea that holding supposedly lesser organizations accountable for their actions is in any way a bad thing is simply nonsense. It doesn't matter what we call them or what category they fit, if they do something wrong they should be held accountable. It's literally that simple. I don't even like Gamergate, I thought the whole situation was stupid, but this was such a bad take I had to say something.
@@Zhakaron That's pretty much exactly why I thought it was stupid. A lot of talk and little real action. There's still a difference between being snarky toward them and their behavior and being snarky towards the ideas they were talking about, though. Not that you aren't still within your right, I just question the justification of the statement.
Greg Miller is the wrong person to do these types of interviews. He's a very "positive" guy and all that, I'm sure he's wonderful in real life, but that type of person can come off like a pushover and a sellout. This is the same type of personality that someone like James Corden has where I can't believe any "emotion" you have on stage or whatever you are trying to tell me.
you know how everyones saying bethesdas buggy because the engine? no its just flawed development. look at daggerfall. its very difficult to make a big open RPG without bugs, but yeah bethesda really should work on their shitty PR and their lack of RPG elements and lack of care for their fans
Ahh Sweet Pete and his sweet little lies.
I think it depends on how much Pete Hines is involved in the decision making in Bethesda, even him is a Bethesda employee who has to do and say what corporate brass want him to do and say unless of course he's one of them... Regarding Fallout 76 I wonder how the fans would have reacted if Bethesda just said: " Look guys, this is not a Fallout sequel, it's just an experimental online service we're putting together to finance our future products, don't expect more than that".
Pete Hines is absolutely terrible at PR.
This didn't show up in my sub feed had to go into your channel to find it.
You are one of the few who takes the time to speak with logic and reason, and constructive criticism rather than spewing b.s. Thank you.
openMW will eventually become COOP Tamriel, Akavir, and time portals will give us Atmora, Yokuda, maybe even Aldmeris. How about coop Old Ehlnofey? Why not?
I love these "hot take" videos. Reminds me of the old days when I used to watch TotalBiscuit's rants (RIP John Bain). Keep up the good work Zaric!
I loved Enter the matrix on PS2 i did not know the majority (sheep) thought it was awful until i got on the internet.
Hines didnt have malicious intends LOL; the piece of filth has an track record from here to Tokyo. When you speak as a representative of a company; personally I take everything that person says with a grain of salt.
also a good note if people mute accounts on their casual only social, DO NOT say you’re muting people or else people will be angry that you’re ignoring people on purpose. Doesn’t matter the intent, stuff will be skewed in the news
Wait waitwaitwaitwait. *That* is how you pronounce your TH-cam channel?
I've pretty much just been watching the Daggerfall gameplay. Holy hell that is one big fucking army.
Pete Hines is spelled totally wrong. His true name is Piet Heinz, which is a perfectly standard dutch/german name.
I feel like a certain developer (343 industries) has made this video their entire pr strategy
Yo Zaric, you look like you lost some weight, good on you bud ! Always enjoy the opinion pieces too, always have some great some insight to provide, cheers !
Zaric Zhakaron is Pete Hines in my C0DAverse echo chamber kalpa kappa
As easy as it is to shit on PR people I would also not want that job at at all. It seems like the most unrelenting and unforgiving position to be in.
animal crossing is what!?
He was contemplating how beloved Animal Crossing is and how people used to feel that way about Bethesda; then he's overcome by a wave of pain and regret and is unable to continue. I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.
Yeah, it's an interesting subject to discuss, but
WTF - you can steal from fools while you're fighting them?
This changes EVERYTHING.
Isn't Hines Vice-president of Bethesda thus he does have an influence on the games and MTX?
Just saw the trailer earlier for the new season of 76.... apparently homemade explosives can now blast down a vault door....
I'm just waiting for the "Wastelanders" circus to start. All Hail "Erect Ban"!
People publicly admitting they fucked up and apologizing almost never happens anywhere in our society except in extreme scandals, and usually as a last a resort, yet everyone expects this to happen when they are annoyed with disappointing consumer experience.
*claps*
This. I like this
You're an epic real journalist, dawg!
Some magazines started as just promotional materials (for example Nintendo Power).
BUT! They have to say truth at least once in the blue moon if they want to keep selling issues.
26:09 "when you become known for something then people will continually want you to keep doing the thing you're known for". true, but comparing random youtuber (who are people dependent on google corporation, even more so, if their area of content is dependent on content that is being delivered by other corporations) with a large company (part of corporation) is a massive stretch. remember that short story you told us about "a nintendo" situation and american laws in one of your older videos (sorry, i wouldn't be able to find it)? well, those laws are not accidental at all. addictions aside, people naturally get used to things, they form habits, customs and communities around various phenomenons. the thing is that once such situation develops, it can't be "it's just business" any more, it becomes good/bad governing question. what we are witnessing here is how things are turning out to be as they should for a company which no longer has connection with their brand(s). in this situation good public relationships can only mean more and sweeter lies. most likely too much people have changed in that company for anything to be true. yet, you have made a nice explanatory video. i would pick such approach over unsubstantiated pressure over twitter any time.
@@Zhakaron imo any 100% independent, opinionated and facts-only-based person could end up under the same amount of stress as any top notch corporate ceo. but i completely agree with you about people who just want to be angry...
@@Zhakaron according to this, most successful life is of a man who lost everything and remained a man.
I watch because you tell it like it is. You're the man
How did you get daggerfall looking this good?
Jeez that event at the start though
If you were trying to distract me from the exciting battle...mission accomplished. 👍
Big brain zarik
Developers need to be held accountable for lies they tell about their product during it's promotion. If they were selling physical goods with missing promised features they would be sued into the ground, I don't understand why software is somehow different.
@@Zhakaron Actually that's the most messed up thing about the games industry in general.
It's akin to people making promises at a tech expo about the future of their products while offering pre-orders on a physical product that isn't even nearly finalised yet.
This gets especially insidious when you consider games like No Mans Sky where they showed off material that was presented as if it was a finished product that ultimately turned out to be completely fabricated.
I don't get caught by these since I let other people buy them first but the law probably needs to crack down on this somehow.
what mod/collection of mods are you running with daggerfall? Looks great.
Alernative video title suggestion Pete Hines is incompetant
Sometimes it doesn't just work because of Pete hines
🤣 its epic that that thats how you have your stream deck set up