This is maybe the most important post I've ever made:
(1/5)
In highschool, I pretty much gave up on my dreams of being a Concept Artist; I just lost hope that the coolest designs I grew up with would ever get made, and the general direction of the industry was demoralizing.
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The Halo 3 “Believe” ad campaign reached levels of emotion in minute-long seconds that entire film franchises fail to touch.
Go back and watch them. These were ads. Not short films - ADS. TV spots. Still blows my mind lol
"No soldier should be honoured for doing what is expected" - Spartan 117 - The Master Chief (2552)
The idea that he was missing after the conflict, and how humble/modest Chief is portrayed just wraps it all up for me. Once we finished the ads, I was so fucking ready to- (5/7)
According to the CEO, if you camp in one location for too long, mosquitos will become louder and annoy you until you move to a new location. No this is not a joke.
#GrayZoneWarfare
"Everyone will still just play
#Tarkov
tomorrow"
Obviously people will in the future if they want... but I think it's very healthy for people to step away from playing a single game all day every day.
Variety is good in life, no matter what.
(5/5)
This is all to say - please do not give up on that longshot dream you've always had.
Hard work and risk-taking can absolutely be worth it.
I've been inspired to take art more seriously again, and I hope the cohort at Fun Dog have inspired others to do the same.
Cheers
(4/5) Anyways TLDR; they PUT it in the game.
I hope the above info explains why this feels like one of the most important things that's ever happened to me. I still can't believe it.
It's more than an easter egg; they gave me a shot at the thing I always wanted but gave up on.
(2/5) I mostly gave up on ever seeing that raw aesthetic I was inspired by ever making it into games I would want to play; and definitely gave up on dreams of designing one.
Coming in contact with the devs making the Forever Winter totally revitilized something in me.
⚠ NEW VIDEO ⚠
The WORLDBUILDING of The Forever Winter; both lore-wise and literally: how the aesthetic, story and maps were developed over the years.
Got to talk about SO much new cool stuff + tons new art and renders!
This was one of my favorite videos to work on. Enjoy! 👇
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I showed that sketch to the CEO early on, just to share why I vibed with their artstyle so well; these were some of the literal people that inspired my interest in this specific niche of character art. It was like a game literally made directly for me specifically.
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@ArenaBreakoutPC
BETA!
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In Black Ops 6, we’ve increased the number of hit zone regions on a character from four to nine.
With this new system, we can determine where an enemy was shot and play a bespoke death animation based on the location in which they were hit.
In response to LZ camping in
#GZW
: confirmed you WILL be able to shoot from helicopters, and MFG are working on systems to allow helicopters to land in many locations, rather than in the same spot every time. Good to hear.
They are letting us continue to play GROUND ZERO after level 15! There will be two queues: one for people only under level 15 and one for everyone else. HUGE W, I really love the map.
#EscapefromTarkov
I think there's a sentiment that it's yet another day of the
#EFT
community freaking out, and that we'll all go back to playing the game in a week.
Today, it actually doesn't feel that way.
We'll see, but it's clear that Tarkov isn't the only option any more, for some.
There are many people very angry today.
That being said, don't take your anger out on the human beings who made the game you love, or loved (past-tense). I'm sure BSG devs are gonna get death threats, etc.
That's not cool. Relax, and just don't play the game.
#escapefromtarkov
I may have been wrong about several things in regard to BSG’s financials in the past, but judging by their actions here… they MUST be backed into a corner financially. Either that or they are just unfathomably greedy. Or both.
They clearly need money bad.
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Giving away 8 KEYS for the current Bodycam playtest!
This will be quick, because the test is going on right now!
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This won’t run for long, the test is ongoing right now! Winners chosen tonight!!
VERY IMPORTANT if you’re interested in Forever Winter - there will be a free DEMO in october where you can try out the game.
If you’re on the fence about supporting through Early Access, this is for you.
I played 1k hours of Hunt Showdown before I got into Tarkov. I know it’s niche and weird, but it’s a PURE PVP extraction shooter with borderline perfect balancing, and THE BEST AUDIO IN A VIDEOGAME, period. It’s always been underrated. Some of y’all need to try it out.
Potential alternatives and pivots if you're an Escape From Tarkov creator looking for a new game.
#EscapefromTarkov
#Tarkov
- DayZ
- Arma Reforger
- Hunt: Showdown
- SCUM
- The Isle
- PUBG
- Stalker: Anomaly/Gamma (Single Player Tarkov on steroids with monsters)
In due time:
Seeing a room full of devs watching a YT video I made about their game is both indescribably humbling, and also so anxiety inducing 😬 😅
That aside, the connection and care these people have w/ fans is really meaningful, and I hope my ideas are challenging AND motivating 🫡
I won’t lie: at the end of wipe 13.5, I was feeling a little meh about Tarkov . You might have noticed this sentiment in my attitude on twitter.
This wipe has, in 3 days, COMPLETELY revitalized my passion for this game. I’m super excited for its future.
Some people have been unhappy with devs talking about what hardware is or isn’t “outdated”. But yeah, a GTX 1080 is going to be close to a 10 year old GPU soon.
Yes, you’re getting old.
I recently had a conversation with a player who said they had "recent hardware" which was a GTX1080 and a i7 4790K. The GPU is from 2016, and the CPU is from 2014.
I think the PS4 launched somewhere around then. Just for reference.
PvE mode is a unique feature which is available only for the owners of The Unheard Edition.
We will keep you updated on new features exclusive for EOD owners
#EscapefromTarkov
Last rant tweet about unheard: the biggest bummer to me is that PvE mode is locked behind a $100 paywall. I likely, as I waned away from
#Tarkov
, would have casually played an offline PvE mode years from now, and legit expected it to eventually come as a DLC perk for EOD owners.
Taking in all homeless shooter looter!
With a big wave goodbye to
#Tarkov
today, we’re here to welcome you to
#Kamona
.
If this video gets 5000 retweets, 10,000 more test slots will be added to our servers—don’t tell the boss!
Escape from ______, welcome to Kamona.
#ABI
Should MFG they have given
#GrayZoneWarfare
more time? Of course, ideally they would give it years and completely finish the game. But the tradeoff with an indie EA game is short term: you get to play an unfinished thing as its built, and in turn they get funding to make it.
So this was actually NOT expected… all the GZW keys I was able to give away a week or so ago during the test were NOT just for that test; if you got a key, you own the game now.
The more you know!
🙌 Were you a part of the
#GZW
playtest? You get to keep the game!
Everyone who received a key in last week's playtest (including invitees) will receive the Standard Edition of
#GrayZoneWarfare
on release.
Happy Hunting, and remember,
#EveryMoveMatters
. 🤙
First video to hit a million. While I’d give most the credit to Fun Dog Studios for giving me such intriguing subject matter worth talking about, it’s awesome to see so many new faces connecting with my niche interests.
Cheers, and more to come.
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Hot take: if BSG really NEED more money, let people buy Gamma. Hell, a ton of people already did and more would like to.
Just keep mtx away from stuff that is currently tied to progression.
As for if/why they need more $, that’s a different conversation.
#EFT
Thoughts on EFT 0.14 after one day:
A Thread
Despite the server instability, this is the best EFT has ever run on a wipe day in my experience. No lag, DCs or crashes. Once I was in the game I had no issues at all and queue+load tomes improved over the day.
@FriendlyGuyTTV
I talk about this a bit in my video on it; but I think MFG need to be very careful about designing the game around streamers and content creators.
Incentivising the PvP has never been the plan, and I hope streamer's interests doesn't distract from the orignal design ideas.
People really seem to want to believe I'm sponsored or paid by MFG to talk about
#GrayZoneWarfare
in the way I do.
I'm new to this whole space. As y'all get to know me better, it'll become clear that I'm just a passionate guy. If get interested in something, I get INTO it.
What IS or ISN'T DLC is one of the important conversations here into the future: it NEEDS to firmly defined by BSG.
But IMO; it's not the biggest part in this whole thing.
The biggest issue is that we no longer feel like we can trust what BSG even says.
#EscapefromTarkov
Discussions around
#ArenaBreakoutInfinite
have, more than anything, brought my mind back to CoD Blackout again and again.
IMO: this was one of the best Battle Royales ever made. I wish there was some universe where it could exist again, for free. I would play the hell out of it
Several hours testing
@BeautifulLght
today and hanging with the developers. The game is a far more complex and specific experience than I ever expected, and the vision is VERY unique. I defenitely no longer see it as "Hunt Showdown but modern".
Will share more soon!
Pest watched and broke down some of the points in my video; as always, he has some very intelligent and balanced takes!
I think his is a perfect partner video to watch after you watch mine, so definitely go check it out!!
Do not preorder do not preorder do not preprder
That being said, even seeing that there’s a singleplayer campaign at all is a huge step back towards getting me on board!
The Next Battlefield | More Details
▪️Vince Zampella says he and EA are 'all in' on Battlefield
▪️4 development studios are working on this next game, taking more time for longer development cycle
▪️They cite the core tenants of Battlefield as "all out warfare", "epic scale",
If you're like me and used to but no longer play
#Tarkov
for the forseeable future, please just act normally towards and support those who DO enjoy and actively play the game.
There are so many great games out there, and we can all enjoy what we like in our own ways 👍
Important note for everyone: MFG aren’t releasing
#GrayZoneWarfare
tomorrow as some cool marketing scheme to capitalize on hype or industry drama, they have been planning what they’re doing for a long time.
Game’s barely started its journey; it’s awesome to see them get here!
Hey guys, I can finally reveal the release date. See you tomorrow, guys 😉 Btw, we're a few days late from the original release date, as we promised to give keys to creators/streamers one week before release. Sorry about that, but we needed to fix some stuff based on playtesting.
Seeing lots of creators jump on the
#GrayZoneWarfare
"quest guide" grind. And more power to them, but personally I'd love for quests quest design to incentivize figuring things out in-game rather than opaqueness creating a reliance on videos guides.
With time of course
How to piss off my entire viewerbase part 2:
I love RNG in games. I love randomness. I love moments that make me go "WHAT" because of how unpredictable they are, for good or bad. When a game is predictable, when I feel like I can master it, I get bored. I move on.
#EFT
#GZW
: Early Access & Beyond (Update)
Get the latest intel and our vision for
#GrayZoneWarfare
here.👇🏽
Wishlist now to receive future updates and become part of the expanding community.
#EveryMoveMatters
Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward.
We’re still
IMO: "Ground Zero" may be a map for low level players. That doesn't mean it should be an easy map. Tarkov is hard. It should be hard. People need to get absolutely destroyed to get any better at the game
Yeah, this is exactly what I feared. A huge part of the reason I ever grinded to level 55 was to get BEAR Telnik and G99, both of which used to be a huge flex, both of which now have zero meaning. Super dissapointing
Purchase of in-game apparel sets is now available on the "Expansions" page on the official Escape from Tarkov website.
Unlocking apparel is available regardless of the game edition. Players can also unlock clothing normally through in-game mechanics.
#EscapefromTarkov
I honestly think anyone who’s been following the game for more than a second knew it would launch unfinished and unpolished.
IMO: there’s an unfortunate number of “this will be my tarkov replacement” people who showed up and expected something from the game it wasn’t.
Heard Gray Zone kinda getting review bombed. To anyone who was dying to get in when we had early access last week, i thought we expressed enough that although it was cool and fun it needed a ton of work before coming out. Idk why anyone is surprised. Game still has a lot of
Less than 24 hours from the Early Access release date reveal.
The upcoming trailer is also very special to us, as it includes gameplay featured from a few creators who were able to play in the very 1st preview test back in March.
Are you prepared?
#GZW
#GrayZoneWarfare
Some people might be wondering at my complete radio silence about
#GrayZoneWarfare
's gameplay reveal.
I won't be making a video about it, because as I'm now allowed to say: I've already played the game.
My full thoughts will be coming pretty soon. Stay tuned.
Get a look at 23 minutes of exclusive gameplay from Gray Zone Warfare, the upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered military shooter from developer Madfinger Games.
I’m not a big fan of leaks, but I am 1000% going to look into this. Say what you will about tencent, but a free to play Tarkov on PC is going to be an important moment.
Looking into how I can get my hands on it to see for myself.
LEAK:
Announcement trailer for "Arena Breakout: INFINITE."
Tencent's popular Realistic Mil-Sim Mobile Extraction Tactical-FPS is finally coming to PC as a brand new game.
CLOSED BETA playtest within next few weeks of Early May.
I’ll ask this a couple times over the next month, but from the community:
What questions do you have for the team at
@MADFINGERGames
about
#GrayZoneWarfare
’s future development?
When I started posting Longform videos in December, my goal was 50k subscribers by EOY 2024. Then, I lowered that goal to May. We just hit 50k, 3 days into February. I really don’t know what my goal should be anymore, I don’t know what to say.
Thank you.
Don't have much time today to respond to this, but yeah, it's a "step in the right direction". But the biggest concern I've had over the last week is that I feel I cannot trust BSG at their word due to their actions.
Some promised stuff in the future doesn't change that for me.