Guard logic in games

[@dragonmaster1360]

"Are you enjoying this?" Wow, that one actually creeped me out. Great acting! Superb!

[@mikoto7693]

It provoked defiance in me. “Go on then, tell me my real name and how you plan to get into my world, otherwise I’ll resurrect your friends and use a weak fire spell to slowly burn them, over and over. And then you’ll be next.” Because 8/10 times I’m playing a mage build. And in games like Skyrim where you can mix things up, even my warrior characters are more like Paladins with healing magic included. And destruction magic so I can fling spells at them pesky dragons.

[@VadulTharys]

@@mikoto7693 then a box pops up with a picture of you "the real you" it says.

[@mikoto7693]

@@VadulTharys Well, in that scenario where he proves that he could actually follow through on his threat… that’s the point where I start negotiating. Say, offering to resurrect his friends in exchange for peacefully going our separate ways. Though I would like admit that I wouldn’t even find myself in that situation because I don’t actually attack or torment the npcs in the games I play. Heck if I discovered that one of the guards had become sentient by some other means I would probably offer to help them l.

[@countdummy9841]

​@@mikoto7693wow... Are your parents related?

[@mikoto7693]

@@countdummy9841 Nope, and while I’m aware from your question that you think I’m ret@rded… I’m not sure why exactly. You’re aware that the entire comment chain is in jest, revolving around imagining what one might do in a mythical hypothetical scenario right? It’s not real. It’s just play. Pretend. A game. Not an actual real discussion about real things. Sounds like you might be the one who needs to check if their parents are related there bud.

[@wimpyhugz_TGK]

15:11 the "You there! FUCK YOU!" line is one of my favourite lines by VLDL. Rowan's delivery just makes it perfect.

[@jarrod752]

_I will find you... The _*_real_*_ you..._ That line. Imagine hearing *that* line in your RPG...

[@GalbornNargalad]

I need that two to three second sound clip for a ring tone...

[@maybetoby]

That line kills me every time

[@VodShod]

What is his username a refence to? I think they changed it as well during the skit.

[@Someone-sc2hk]

@@jarrod752 that's the start of an amazing horror movie right there

[@Pawelandbajer]

Greg is the only NPC that sees and knows stuff, yet still does whatever the game system tells him to do. Such life is a hell.

[@digitalnomad9985]

So don't be that way.

[@zerobolt9506]

I think thry should have him break free at this point like Guy from Free Guy

[@CrimsonNirnrootAddict666]

Much like everyone else does in a job. You know it's real life but you gotta act like your willing to do the work.

[@tigressqueen911]

greg experiences it but is still tied to the world. Baradun however breaks 4th wall All the time

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Sums up real life quite nicely. I know for a fact, my job is crap, It is literally stealing years of my life away, and yet, autopilot, sends me back there everyeday.

[@Hjels]

"I will find you. The REAL you". I love how deliciously creepy that line is. 😅

[@gergernzero6904]

I would be scared if a NPC said that one day. More so if it not a line in code. (Would be a good joke to randomly put it in an update then remove it on a deferent update)

[@g.masterlordoftheg-force4770]

@@gergernzero6904Games with an advanced AI like Chat GPT could probably say something like that.

[@AB-zm4mj]

I think it would be cool to put this in a game one day... Maybe like cyberpunk 2077 or some futuristic looking game like that 😂😂😂

[@Nomad416]

Liam Neeson was playing that day.

[@Viewingaccount123]

@@gergernzero6904horror game and then after he says the real u in a raspy voice he looks directly at u 😮

[@EvilGremlin100]

Id love it if an RPG was filled with creepy little fourth wall breaks at different points like at 12:25. But it being a very rare occurance, and there being such a large pool of examples to choose from that no two are exactly the same. Then you can have conversations with friends like "dude, on the forest mission, one guard threatened to find out where i lived" and no one will believe you

[@steveaustin2686]

That would be hilarious

[@synfinity]

how he looked at him and said "the real YOU" was legit chilling

[@hollywoodguy70]

Bards Tale is a classic if you want 4th wall and meta humor

[@anonim9609]

reminded me westworld

[@DiabloTommaso]

If only i had the skill and money to make a mmorpg i wuold love to make hineywood a real game

[@keanwaterston]

“For the PEACE OF THE KINGDOM!” Proceeds to not keep the peace

[@alimatloob2850]

Politicians in a nutshell

[@Utterno0b1]

For the king!

[@Mr47qwertyuiop]

"For the piece of the kingdom!" Maybe...

[@_Duje_Pericic_]

For the King and Country!!!

[@shortyprogaming]

For the Alliance!!

[@shikutozi2266]

12:25 the fact that rowan is the only guard that have consciousness but still pretending makes it even better

[@johnhammonds5143]

Can't wait for the shot with real-life Ben waking up in his bed with guard Rowan standing over him. "I found you."

[@zerobolt9506]

I want to see that too 😂😂😂

[@TexJester-no8th]

And have Guard Rowan electronically glitch just a bit now and then, and yet is still able to put his sword in real-life Ben .... 😳

[@Psilomuscimol]

​@@TexJester-no8th. Which sword?

[@Psilomuscimol]

With that face I needed to ask

[@tigressqueen911]

this needs ro be a skit 10 months ago :D

[@madr309]

Holy god, Rowan's "Are you enjoying yourself?" monologue was lowkey chilling. Liam Neeson couldn't have delivered that better.

[@NedreddDwr]

Whos Liam?

[@uhhmmm-g8c]

@@NedreddDwr I think he's the guy that played Qui Gon Jim

[@Loreweavver]

There's a player character named "The Wind" out there with a really high bounty.

[@abbygaleforcewind]

It's me!

[@mingxing3033]

Must be the wind XD

[@DeadDrop115]

I have never thought of that and so jelly 😂😂😂

[@dizzyheads]

I love how he manages to make that perfect NPC voice consistently

[@just_morby]

I was about to comment the same. Soo consistent, I love it... *chef's kiss*

[@SuperCrabCraft]

Exactly, the catchphrases are as accurate as if someone recorded them and then played them over and over. Wait a minute....

[@kamelfakih8340]

@@SuperCrabCraft yeah I like how Brett can make the same sound too 3:42 :p

[@RSProduxx]

"I wish us guards were as strong as you!" +blasts him into the astral plains+ This is so true in so many games :)

[@kittenisageek]

I remember when EverQuest first came out. The guards and NPCs were a bit above the average level of the players in whatever area. This was fine for a day or two. Then players realized they could go back to lower level areas and slaughter all the NPCs and deny access for the new players. So the guards got bumped up a little, but this didn't completely solve the problem, so they bumped them up again. Fast forward a few years... and players would drag world bosses into newbie zones so that the guards would help kill the dragon or whatever. The eventual fix for _that_ problem was creating an exclusion zone for the world bosses.. in other words, as long as the world bosses were inside "their" area, everything was fine. If you pulled a world-boss out, it would warp back to the start and fully reset to full health. What happened next? One guild would get the 'tag' on the world boss before a rival guild could arrive. The rival guild would put all their effort into getting the aggro, then would drag it to the exclusion zone.. The boss would teleport back to its area, reset, and the rival guild would "tag" it and take over.

[@sourvine2313]

@@kittenisageek What a strategy hahaha

[@wolfwing1]

@@kittenisageek reminds me of the aids plague in WOW.

[@mikoto7693]

Lol, never under estimate the creativity of the players.

[@elementalfallout6774]

0:50 poor Greg. To be a sentient NPC forced to bear witness to and obey video game logic.

[@majormoron605]

The one where everyone turns into a guard is hilarious. Rowan just yelling " For the alliance" in 10 different ways

[@neemz0117]

I can't believe it's already been like 6-7 years since these came out.. my first vldl skits ever... this was even before kick the chicken. Back when half the fun was looking out for the crazy gamertags.

[@millennial.doomer]

2:39 is why they patched Greg's bucket as an owned item and would count as stealing.

[@AzarakiDragon]

Really reminds me of how much I like Alan's faces while he's just in the background watching unhinged stuff happen

[@haydenlee6640]

the slight fourth wall break with his monologue was slightly terrifying. Made me think of every single time ive killed an NPC and them wanting revenge. Cause ive killed a lottttt of npc's.

[@zerobolt9506]

We all have killed a lot of NPCs, that's why from Assassin Creed 2 onwards they made it to were you can't just kill anyone after what a lot of players (myself included) did in the first game 😂

[@3st3st77]

@@zerobolt9506 There is a limit to what you can do but since all weapons function the exact same way and are one-hit kills, you might as well use your fists which doesn't count as a kill. I remember filling an entire plaza in AC Revelation with unconscious civilians multiple times. Turns out, some NPC have absurd amounts of money you can pickpocket and if they come back to fight you, it's fair game to beat them up.

[@Ruthavecflute]

You know what's worse than that? Knowing a lot of them were dragons!

[@JohnDoe-ld8nr]

I like when he says "There's someone prowlin' 'round here."

[@roblemmens7487]

Especially when this is triggered by a duck landing on the water 😄

[@coreycarpenter2489]

"you there, f you" is the greatest line in this series of skits. Absolute gold. To be clear the rest of it was great as well.

[@maciejp7829]

timestamp?

[@ku8721]

@@maciejp7829 15:12

[@maciejp7829]

@@ku8721 thanks

[@frurryhalle]

the trope of npc guards having insane hp and dmg, like 1million dmg

[@Tekkerue]

@@ku8721 You there, thank you! 😁

[@algfourty9185]

The levelled up guard delivering his line rapidly mid-canter at 10:40 will never fail to get me 🤣

[@tommivalle2652]

Violenceisacrimepunishablebydeath!

[@InvisiblerApple]

The sad one, where Greg knows exactly what's about to happen. The creepy one, with the 4th wall break. The funny one, all of them.

[@BigMeeks51]

Greg, becoming a guard: PART OF THE SHIP, PART OF THE CREW

[@MuljoStpho]

I typically avoid MMOs but I very briefly had some experience with some random one at some point (I don't remember what it was called) where I experienced something like the "useless guard" skit. Some other players attacked me near the edge of town. Just barely outside of what the game counted as being part of the town, apparently. I went a mere 2 or 3 steps towards a nearby guard expecting it to attack my attackers for fighting in the town. The guard killed ME "for fighting in the town" and ignored them. Some sort of edge case / loophole in the way they coded it. I was put into combat mode automatically for being attacked but I was the only one within range to get aggro from the guards for it.

[@RayRayWasAGoodBoy]

Noob

[@Ookami20]

“FOR THE KING!”

[@whocares9033]

14:23 that sound Greg makes is absolutely perfect 🤣🤣🤣

[@joedadawg9588]

4:06 Greg's easy promotion from Garlic Farmer to Garlic Guard.

[@Ruthavecflute]

Garlic reserves are important in times when vampires threaten!

[@RedRad1990]

One more level and he'll become the Onion Knight

[@BlackLink0]

FOR THE PEACE OF THE KINGDOM!!

[@tc71]

I catch myself randomly whistling that opening village tune.

[@gamerman782]

Compilations like these truly shows how many updates Skycraft has gotten: Started with the guards looking identical, but now they have different skins.

[@Tw1zzl3rs]

When Greg tries to join the guards and actually becomes a guard and gets the manly guard voice, I was so happy! 🤣

[@quekvincent5981]

alan's expressions are priceless.

[@upschutt4842]

I wonder when Guard-Rowan will go after Ben. Needs a spin-off

[@alballumnova]

Definitely!

[@Lunaticmist]

I second this, I totally wanna see that

[@keit99]

The Guard's revenge

[@BlackendVenom]

Same when Ben did Hamish dirty by forcing him to give up all his gold instead of taking better reputation.

[@fabribertani]

"You there! FUCK YOU!" must be one of the best lines in the world ever, Rowan deserves an academy award for that glorious perfect delivery

[@Akechifan]

Love it when guards see three of their friends dead with arrows in their heads and conclude it was the wind.

[@hellfighter496]

of course it was the wind... what else could it have been?

[@Kev1nTheKev1n]

i love these compilations they’re really a throwback to some older episodes

[@FortunePayback]

Everything involving the guards have got to be some of my absolute favorite VLDL skits ever! Also, the fact that they started with that first one makes me happy. That was THE first VLDL video I ever saw, just mindlessly scrolling Facebook, and immediately went on a binge!

[@Sol-Kage]

Imagine an endless loop of guard on guard violence when a guard sees another guard kill an adventurer with the whole “murder is a crime punishable by death!”

[@viken3368]

So guard #1 kills the adventurer, guard #2 sees this and kills guard #1, guard #1 respawns and sees his own corpse and goes "murder is a crime punishable by death!", guard #1 kills guard #2. Then swap roles, that would be really funny

[@isarex88]

That would be amazing😂

[@noctis6826]

@@viken3368 According to one of skits in the video, said guard (Guard #1) wouldn't be killed by Guard #2, because Guard #1 gained exp/leveled up, if another guard tried to attack then they'd be greatly out matched, furthermore just feeding guard #1 exp after exp, eventually becoming one of the strongest world boss in the game.

[@coryhamilton936]

So crazy seeing how far they've came from the early videos to today. You can see it all in this compilation and it's great to see. They deserve all the praise and fans they've gained

[@DreamWizardMedia]

At this point, they could simply release a 10-hr audio track of him just saying his 2-3 phrases. We'd eat that shit up. 😂❤

[@captainpricegaming4571]

For the peace and the kingdom, for king and country. For the alliance

[@hohenheim909]

Don't be the muse to help them realize such a monetized fate to fall upon us all.

[@ekstaleonas]

morning! good day for a fishing! haha?

[@totallyrandomuser5760]

​@@captainpricegaming4571for the king!

[@Gunflame69]

So you haven't watched Baelin's Route?

[@the-wisest-emu]

Rowan's consistency when it comes to delivering those lines is impressive, especially considering some of the videos are years apart.

[@Felttipfuzzywuzzyflyguy]

"Someone's bringing laughs and creating amazing works of art 'round here! "

[@CybrosPrime]

10:30 Now we know how the guard was able to kill the Watcher, he leveled up in a prequel.

[@CourtesyoftheD]

1:50 its funny how the NPC, can be so much more NPC, than the other NPC that was already NPCing when the NPC walked up.

[@Rickt2445]

You guys are so incredibly creative. Always puts a smile on face watching. Thank you 😊

[@Ishsquishbadish]

Whatever you do, DON’T KICK THE CHICKENS!

[@lssjvegeta7103]

*kicks chickens as a level 120 rogue* what ye gonna do about it

[@johnmccall4528]

The arrow video was the first ever VLDL video I ever saw. I've been incredibly entertained ever since.

[@denistvarog4053]

just a teeny tiny thing, the names got swapped in the last scenes where the new player (Ben) was level 15 and the more experienced player (Britt) was a level 2... and honestly I'd love to play a game set in Honeywood with you guys as characters, looks so great 🙏💙

[@Aegopodium]

You can play a game placed in Honeywood. There is a fanmade free game called Skycraft!

[@oliversherman2414]

FOR THE PEACE OF THE KINGDOM!

[@WhiffTheRubbishEngine1869]

FOR THE KING!

[@oliversherman2414]

@@WhiffTheRubbishEngine1869 What's that, then?! There's something prowlin' around 'ere

[@k1inzSukma]

For the alliance

[@oliversherman2414]

@@k1inzSukma FOR KING AND COUNTRY!

[@AustinBlack28]

@@oliversherman2414HEY! VIOLENCE IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!

[@dennisd1906]

Their effects have gotten SO good over the years - these are brilliant

[@slyiehn6810]

giving complements to the player *accidentally touched the chicken* proceeds to 1 shots him 😂😂

[@NoThing-ec9km]

12:50 As a noob gamedev, thanx for the idea. 😈

[@p3rran]

That Rome Total War 1 music is taking me back!

[@jasonlamar6347]

"Overpowered" was extremely relatable. "I wish we were as strong as you" says the guy that one hits you if you accidentally steal a piece of bread.

[@connorbannister9669]

I just start crying when I heard rowans voice over the rest of them. 'FOR THE PIECE OF THE KINGDOM'.

[@connorbannister9669]

Peace of the kingdom*

[@diamondblack3776]

Garlic farmer has seen some serious shit in life.

[@KevinSpartanYT]

*0:30* One thing that i learned from games is that if you ever disrespect or downright kill a merchant you will suffer from that, they always find out that you did that.

[@rarrmonkey]

Waiting for part 2 of that Guard vengeance clip.

[@4RILDIGITAL]

For the peace in the kingdom! For the alliance!🤣

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

I also love when the guy baits the guard into killing the daemon, but then the guard gets all the HP and EXP points and then comes after the first guy at 3x the speed.

[@poponachtschnecke]

I like imagining that all these columns were left over from lotr, and vldl are like the characters in lotr running over the ruins of a greater society that fought and fell long ago.

[@999jay999]

Going to have 'For the piece of the kingdom' and 'For the king' ringing in my head all day now... >

[@Veelasiren]

Nah, it's just the wind you're hearing

[@bluestar4579]

Guards are either very disposable cannon fodder or extremely over powered. There's no in between.

[@Lawrence_Krystle]

I wish we can see more of these NPCs in the DND series where "sentient" npcs semi-breaks the campaign.

[@Maedhros0Bajar]

Around 13:00, that would be utterly brilliant to put in a real RPG

[@grumpus_hominidae]

15:10 this one singular skit is hands down my absolute FAVORITE of the entire NPC Man collection. It makes me laugh every single time I watch it. Rowan just yells "you there fk you!" and obliterates Ben, LoL! It makes me LoL even just remembering it, LoL 🤣🤣🤣

[@TarossBlackburn]

In FFXIV there is a new duty that has you accompany an NPC at some point who growls out "FOR KING AND COUNTRY!" during fights as well. And I cannot help myself but reflexively reply "For the peace of the kingdom!" and, when charging a new enemy "YOU THERE! FUCK YOU!"

[@pakazonegamingchannel]

That moment in a game when a guard spots you, and you put on a different hat. Wait, you're not the same person I just saw! My apologies, carry on!

[@BoyWithFrog]

I realy like when the players try to actualy talk NPC.Or they can't do anything ,but die

[@vlaret118]

That "Stupid Guards" is one of my favourites. It's like they are programmed to be stupid but they do sense and understand everything. Creepy though 😅

[@BlazRa]

Imagine how it would feel to just always be hearing that light flute music in the wind no matter what at all times

[@darkner2390]

The most powerful entities in MMORPGs, yet also some of the most stupid ones. I guess that's why they need adventurers to do all their tasks.

[@aknopf8173]

"My best friend, who I see every day, lives around the corner." "How nice." "Could you deliver this letter to him?"

[@MrBLJB]

The Rome total war music just sent me back 🧓

[@KäptnKrückschwank]

7:48 he knows there are bandits but he‘s mocking him

[@BrettCahill]

Oh you want me to rewatch these skits? Deal!

[@primumcaelus6382]

3:42 a female pc got modest armour in Honeywood!

[@craigrobbins2463]

Creative Assembly may suck now but when they made that battle music that is being played during the guard's alert I instantly recognized it and the nostalgia trip was huge.

[@floryansophiyair9584]

14:07 They switched levels and name 😄

[@later07]

3:41 that's cult for you

[@sphorple]

I wonder if we'll ever meet the king?

[@NimbleSoulThief]

14:23 I don't know why, but the fake gagging has me fucking DYING right meow, HAHA! It's so over the top and uncalled for, HAHA!

[@jonathanschmitt5762]

8:45 Teachers when the bullied kid fights back:

[@kitslagle6296]

Now "for the peace of the kingdom" will be heard in my sleep. Thanks so lot lol.

[@JoBoToGo]

Love these compilations, thank you!

[@Peanutbutterjellyfish147]

“There’s someone prowling round here.”🥶🥶🥶

[@lunotarr]

"I will hunt you down. The real you". That is the most awesome scene. I love skits with self-conscious npc's))

[@debooo32]

"Must've been the wind" is every guards favorite lone before death no matter what game you play😂😂😂😂

[@Wildblood]

The VLDL lore runs deep! You guys ever think about hiring a writer to make a lore book, like a D&D book? With pictures and illustrations of the characters, the legendary items like the coloured shirts. It'd be the most epic merch on all of KZbin!

[@vathys00]

I'm usually not into merch, but I'd buy that if the price is reasonable

[@Bist040]

Don't forget statblocks and special abilities

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

The one clip where the guard looked back at Ben.... Super Creepy.

[@silverdragon4344]

I still die laughing with "You there! Fuck you!"🤣

[@omegadavid99]

serious rowan guard scared me so badly i had to hide behind my computer desk...

[@Stone_Horn]

For the peace of the youtube channel! For the views! For the likes!

[@AarPlays]

0:45 I NEVER NOTICED THIS. Man made the 👌 hand at us

[@DieyaJeah1]

The terrain sure is beautiful in New Zealand.

[@gannicuss983]

The fact Alan was having trouble holding back his laughter in the first skit, had me in tears xD

[@donotcare330]

The fact that you guys make these so accurate for video game memes.. lol .

[@Hullbreachdetected]

Someone's prowlin' around he-er...

[@alballumnova]

I love how they sound exactly the same, over and over again! Those are some awesome voice skills! ❤

[@joelhaggis5054]

I think there's someone prowling round here

[@howesteve966]

"There's someone prowlering around here." The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear a noise at night and grab my gun just in case.

[@Ifrit8054]

My brother once had to clear an entire level of deus ex human revolution because every time he killed a guard and drug it to the bathroom a random guard would walk into the bathroom and he had to take that guy out too