Starfield: Things to Know: Tempering Complaints

this is a video to address some common complaints and ground them in reality. I am doing this for new players so that their experience isn't ruined by these complaints
#gaming #starfield #bethesda #xbox

[@d3athth3kid]

Pandering to hate for comments, and deletes comments talking about it lmaooo

[@d3athth3kid]

I'm glad you made another video regurgitating the negativity and hate to get some likes and comments brother good for you. Get these vocal rejects to cry on your video about how they deserve better.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I haven't deleted any comments. If something is obscene I may delete it but I haven't seen one of those in months.

[@d3athth3kid]

@@Starfield_Eclipse Okay so I reposted it for you. Making another video about Stanfield's negativity like every video creator hasn't already posted on the topic is shameless. You add nothing to the conversation with the hopes of pandering to the haters.

[@thomasgriffin9267]

@@d3athth3kid Not sure if I understand your comment, he's defending the game not pandering to haters.

[@alexpena4091]

Glad someone mentioned the loading screens complaints I'm ok with them don't really bother me nice video overall ​@@Starfield_Eclipse

[@JohnnySilverhand000]

NOOOO!!! YOU CAN’T LIKE DIFFERENT GAMES THEN ME 😭 😭

[@1994DLewis]

lol had to check and make sure Oblivion wasn't running in the background.

[@alexrinol]

To my opinion they chose wrong mechanic of exploration. Imagine, you are a space explorer on the orbit of planet. What would yo do first? Of course, scanning a surface to find any signals, structures or other POIs. And when you find smth you land to this place and begin exploration. When I land on random place on far lifeless moon and see structures, abandon avanposts and a ship landing not far from my, it makes me frustrating. World must not build around me to satisfy my wishes and interests. I must look for POIs!

[@yesteryearr]

Regarding the map, it is so much better than when the game released. I don't recall being about to make out ANYTHING on the "map", but now you can clearly see something interesting and head towards it

[@MaxxEastick]

I'm 260 hours in and enjoying it. It feels so typical of a grind RPG which works for me, rather than a space simulator, which I also play, Vega Strike anyone? I have had some repeat points of interest but they have now become my medical and ammunition resupply grinds for the next big quest point. I still have many star systems to visit and planets as well so I see a lot more playabililty for this game in it's current form. I am sure more will be added in future DLC's, updates and community mods. The big thing I take from the long run to each point of interest is Elder Scrolls VI is going to be huge! since it will be built on the same game engine. The criticism Ill give, the cities are still small, although I did get lost a few times in Akila until I ran through it a bit more and now know my way. I know to expect it to be like Night City would be a bit much, but they could've made the cities a lot bigger I think.

[@intothevoid2046]

You can see how the eclipse has no effect on the environment lighting, only when the sun drops under the horizon is it getting dark. This is one of my few gripes with this game: The lighting is really bad, especially indirect lighting. I believe the heavy color correcting is there to cover this. If they manage to update the rendering/lighting part of their engine the game could get a much better reception. People tend to forgive a lot if a game looks pretty. I think this would be doable.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

It's very doable, if fact they have corrected stars dimming as they cross ring systems. I am with you on wanting that fix prioritized but I think efforts are being focused on vehicles but this is also simple enough of an issue that a modder could correct it. I don't expect the lighting issue to persist long after mod support drops.

[@uscmhudson5504]

I don't understand why they didn't tweak the fast travel from the fancy new maps to actually place you inside the location you are going to instead of just outside to face yet another load screen. It wouldn't even be difficult for them to have given you an option when you select the map point you want to move to. Well let's hope the Creation Kit brings back the modders, and maybe someone can do this.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I would think it was either an oversight or a complication from moving from an exterior cell to an internal cell prevented them doing that. It is rather annoying getting the double loading screen though.

[@wuestenfuchsxy]

For me exploration is not boring because its empty, I wish some planets would really be empty. The Problem is because you can find all POIs again and again, it does not feel unique. It feels stupid to run around the POIs I have already seen to find some new ones. That really killed the immersion for me. I dont need a vehicle as well but finding the same stuff on every backwater moon feels just wrong. And Im really sad about it because I wanted it to be good, but for me its not the good old Bethesda exploration feeling. But good for you if you still like it, Im hoping for TESVI I guess as long as they dont completely rework the POI distribution.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I didn't have issues with repeating POIs, I imagine prefab buildings being commonly used as we venture into space. I did find it immersion break when I found the same POIs right next to each other though. I would like more POIs in the procedural generation to prevent that.

[@jjlyon100]

I agree :). I rely enjoy Starfield and i think a lot of the hate it has received online has been undeserved and in some cases blatantly only there to get views

[@craig.a.glesner]

May not be the best for you, but for me this is finally the Bethesda game I have wanted ever since Todd said he wanted to do a space game. So to me this is the best Bethesda game ever. Don’t really like Elder Scrolls and am tired of dystopias so yeah, best game ever.

[@craig.a.glesner]

Hoo-boy loading screens, I swear those people complaining about them must have never played a BGS game before, there were/are loading screens all the time when you transition between exterior and interior cells. Plus the SSD does make them much shorter than my FO4 modded loading screens which could run a out a minute.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

It is fast becoming my favorite Bethesda title. It needs a bit more polish and it will be there but yes I absolutely love the theme of this game. Makes me look forward to the future.

[@craig.a.glesner]

@@Starfield_Eclipse it does have a lot to recommend it. I just wish they would let me have a NPC fly the ship for me. Honestly I wish they hadn’t put in the silly space magic because it is literally the weakest and worst part of the game. But other than making me have to pilot and silly space magic everything else is just hella fun.

[@fredshannon8110]

Exploration is everything in this game and if you don't think so your playing the game wrong. My first play through after I got to the Lodge I was gone. Took the frontier and started exploring, scanning planets. My first play throw was over 1000 hrs. And I didn't do quest lines period. and I only covered about 1/2 of the planets in Starfield. Some of the random places found where are simply mind blowing in my view. And building an out post early is a must. I started building an outpost at level 4 best move ever. It will make credits for you early in the game to upgrade the frontier. And just snow balls from there.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

My third play through I built an outpost on the edge of the settled systems and abandoned society. It was the best playthrough, I made my own story and just did what I wanted to.

[@AbbyFA]

I'm glad I came across and watched this video to the end. I have to say, while some complaints are valid, a lot are exagerrated. I also missed out on some experiences cause I heard way too many complaints, to argue you about the tiles and rendering point you mentioned though, it's invalid to think you need to restrict exploration on planets to strict tiles in order to make exploration possible, No Man's Sky has done it, where you could land on a planet seamlessly from space and walk on foot from one point and go a full circle on the planet to reach the same point where you start. Loading screens are necessary, but they're excessive in Starfield, the exploration point you mentioned is spot on however and I have to agree, even when it comes to NMS which's is superior in exploration, it's still the same thing! Actually, in Starfield you're more likely to run into interesting POIs to explore more so than NMS I'm playing Starfield for the second time now and I've over 500 hours and I still don't feel like I have explored and/or completed all interesting quests in the game, and actually since I'm doing a lot more exploration now than the first time I played the game I'm in fact running into facilities I've never seen before. With all that being said, I have to say that I can't see myself playing Starfield without mods, because a lot of my complaints are actually addressed and fixed by modders, and mods help keep things more interesting

[@tenryuta]

i think they went the safe route with tiles in CE2, they likely dont have world partitions(ue5) to allow full planet loading, i crash approx. every 2-3~ hrs due to how much im gravjumping(and in one session dropping 3 outposts on 3 dif fauna/flora planets), so theres lingering data from what i can tell, instead of clean dumping ram.

[@doltBmB]

No Man's Sky has a brand new engine created specifically for the purpose, Bethesda is adapting the same engine they've used since morrowind, which likely contains a huge amount of code specific to their RPG formula which would be nearly impossible to replicate in a new engine.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I looked into it, there are things that they could do to create a floating tile. It would call for a ton of work to do this. My personal opinion would be that the juice is not worth the squeeze but I do see people's desire get rid of the boundary walls.

[@tenryuta]

@@doltBmB per skill leveling should not be hard to recode in other engines(ultima online/sota/cp77 1.x does similar)

[@WEET_]

So glad you addressed the exploration. I love Starfield and out of 600 hours so far I’ve spent only a quarter of that time questing. Favorite thing to do is drop down on a random planet.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I feel so strongly that exploration in starfield is good that I ended up making 5 videos and an entire playlist devoted to it. People have some silly opinions on the topic.

[@Odder-Being]

I only have one serious complain about the game and that is there is simply not one interesting character. They are all cookie cutter mediocre boring npc. It's all so bland, not once i had thoughts about how npc would flesh out and it is a rpg for f sake. After 20 hours or so i was done with it.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I love the theme and general outline of the story but a lot of the dialogue is poorly written. My favorite playthrough has been in alternate universes where constellation is dead.

[@Odder-Being]

@@Starfield_Eclipse Hah ok didn't know that could be a possibility. Maybe i should give it a go and play at least one time in a altered universe. I do like sci-fi themes in general.

[@williamholbert529]

I really LOVE the Oblivion background music you used. One of my favorite games of all time. A very informative and excellent video. I truly love Starfield. I'm Level 180 Starborn 16 right now, and I still haven't found everything in this wonderful game. Been playing everyday since release. 😊🎮

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I got hit by a copy right on one of my videos a couple months back. So, anytime I need music I just fire up one of elder scrolls game and rip the music off. I think it is perfect as background music.

[@brianfidler2439]

There is much to like about it, much to dislike about it. I find it to be fun, yet boring enough that I kept falling asleep playing it. The game offers an original, new experience unlike anything I have played. Honestly, I find it to be quite confounding. I can't tell if I actually like it or not.

[@thespacedisland5746]

I can't believe this game sucked me in as much as it did. I just decided to try it out on a whim with game pass thinking I'd hate it but ended up absolutely loving (albeit with a few mods to tweak somethings like immersive looting) but otherwise I find the game kinda solid honestly. It's not perfect, but I've found it to be a very fun experience and I wish I had never listened to the hate train and had gotten spoiled about so much of the experiences in the game.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

An unpolished diamond in my opinion. It has some glaring flaws but they can be fixed.

[@thespacedisland5746]

@@Starfield_Eclipse absolutely agree. Seeing what people have already done without CK on Nexus and seeing Bethesda's willingness to provide improvements to the game gives a lot of hope for this becoming an absolute gem as things go on

[@Cylume.]

Get a pop filter for your microphone. You have too many plosives in your voice recording. It's very unprofessional. 🗣

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I have to get a whole new mic. I make that there is background music to cover up the hiss. Currently using a mic my work gave, it's super expensive but also sucks.

[@williamholbert529]

Thank you for this video. I agree completely.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

Thanks for watching!

[@greatpumpkinhiker]

There are countless content creators telling me how horrible the game is. I however have enjoyed it since day one. Too many folks with the mindset that unless something is perfect, it is trash.

[@DiegoMalo88]

Love the content, bro.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

Appreciate it!

[@KaosandRiot]

I loved it at first and was really into exploring and side missions; until I saw the same points of interest on 100 plus planets. The same listening posts, weapons factories, robotics labs, science outposts, etc etc They were completely the same all the way down to things being on the same desks , counters, labs. With the same computer files that were on 40 other planets. ALL OF IT THE same. Pirates sitting in the same spots, with the same low level weapons worth pennies. I still like the game but am inclined to start new characters in a new game, rather than trudge thru new game plus and do the same mind numbing go here fetch this , talk talk talk and grind my teeth thru missions like entanglement and grinding thru the temple floaty game to get some powers I don’t even use Lack of legendary weapons that actually have top level stats are few and far between. I play for a few days until the end of main quest when the hunter shows up and kicks my ass no matter how topped out my stats are on my ship Then get to the planet and another annoying grind thru ecliptics and the hunter in the cave system Please please Bethesda, cot out 700 planets, concentrate on developing more settlements, stories gear, unique locations, ability to create decent size towns and develop large trade to attract merchants and the freestar or UC to set up a garrison to protect it. Expand trade lines , attracting workers, business development to help with resources, build a resort, do safari’s, create mysteries about local legends, treasure, beasts, exploring to include climbing mountains fighting off ecliptics, have marriage ceremonies, bachelor parties. Finding pristine worlds with peaceful settlers living simple and learning nature , harvesting and finding the perfect spot for outposts Allow building shipyards, creating enterprises that benefit the planet Fight a land war with UNC against pirates or waves of bugs on a far flung military outpost desperately in need of help In the future mods and dlc could develop planets one by one Mad max planets, knights and armor medieval planets. Find a lost colony of earths first explorers lost and needing help against aliens or pirates I could go on but it’s just wishful thinking. Love the game it’s just slowly becoming, rinse lather, wash repeat most important give Endor’s more money and get rid of low level weapons and spacesuits. Yeah I know dog immercion but after awhile every dead moon had a 5 point ot more area the had same dry tires Now all that being said I’m not a game developer and I know it’s hard as management cuts corned to speed sections of the project timelines mean loads of money hemorrhaging My final two cents, wipe out several planets, develop them deeply Add cities cars bars , gritty streets life and impose more morality choices Ooohhh one last important parts to add…go go bars or strip clubsmay a bbordello or casino, where you can play games z…ok rant finished, going to play elder scrolls oblivion, the new 4K tv, tweaks to picture turns it into a much more interesting game Yeah Sue me, Sometimes less is more but I love the diversity the locations and sheer amount of terrain and secrets to expo To dry, we are far from ignorant or uneducated about computers, code, development cycles. Coul concentrate o adding system an planets, but fully developed and flesh out . Okay the was a long one, service is over

[@AbbyFA]

Interesting wishful thinking, here's hoping modders can tackle them in the future. I have little hope in bethesda devs, funniest thing i had to witness is the insane sneak attack bonus bug that was pointed out since update launched in Beta on May 1st and continued to stay unfixed until release 2 weeks later, only for the bug to get fixed by modders the next day, laughable.

[@d3athth3kid]

You need to touch grass; nobody cares what you think needs to be added. This is the stupidest compilation of complaints I've ever seen. This is a baby throwing a fit over which toy their mom bought them. Playing games on a 4k tv? Makes sense. This vocal minority of social outcasts and weirdos that take personal offense to this game not being Elite Dangerous is sad. This fake use of punctuation in a failed attempt to come off as intelligent is hilarious when you just regurgitated the opinions that Skyrim was better to walk around aimlessly. You need to go back to school, this looks like a fourth grader wrote this complaint. I can't imagine being at that level of entitlement, to act as if you are an equal to these game developers. Tik-Tok brain or something.

[@jetind]

Starfield is a solid game, not getting enough credit - where credit is due. It demonstrated to me, that even if a blockbuster game launches without major bugs or scandals, many gamers will just insist on creating drama anyways. Apparently it is cool to loose your head and throw a tantrum nowadays. Not my definition of cool.

[@daveisnothere]

I was shaking my head a lot about all the bad reviews SF was getting. None of the things that were complained about were not something another game had done, or had been even done it worse. Too many planets/not enough to explore? Elite Dangerous has billions of planets with even less on them than the 1600 planets in SF. After 500 hours I had explored 50 planets and landed on 120, I have about 1500 to go. Bugs? I went almost 500 hours before 'discovering' my first bug. A couple games I have played were so bug riddled they were almost unplayable. Wild West Dynasty was one. Loading screens? Almost every similar game has them, some have more. Skyrim and most MMO's fit here. I think you get the idea. I do disagree with AegisWolf about it being a mediocre game. I believe it was a good game overall, not great, not average, but good. Though I do agree it is a perfect foundation for being a great game once a few things are ironed out and the modders start realizing the haters brainwashed them into thinking it was a bad game.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

Mod support and a few years of development will change it from a good game to a great game.

[@anticlimaxic]

Lmao this psychopath doesn't want land vehicles. Enough said.

[@Starfield_Eclipse]

I think modifying the boost pack to allow faster movement outside of combat would be a quicker and easier option from a development standpoint. Also, I don't think a rover would work very well under .3g.

[@JohnnySilverhand000]

The game desperately needs them. Too much barren land. Suddenly it would be much less of an issue if you could just drive across all that

[@TheAegisWolf]

Its not a bad game, it's simply a mediocre game that is easily drowned out by other game releases, new and old, that have done a better job at....everything. It was overhyped, overated, and missing several important QoL elements on launch. Even with the last few patches that addressed some of the issues, Its still another "No Man's Sky" situation where an extended series of patching and continous support will eventually get the game up to a more positive and acceptable level of playability. Compared to Skyrim and Fallout 4, it looked pretty graphics wise, but took several hits in the other departments. If anything, its a bit of a downgrade or sidegrade to their other games. It simply didnt impress or bring anything new to the table that hadnt already been done before and executed better. The game is in a better position now then when it launched, so I predict given enough time, patches, and additional content, it will eventually put the majority of its failures behind it. As it stands now, I'm almost tempted enough to give it another playthrough with a new game.