The MOST underrated building sim - Foxhole

[@J_Stronsky]

It's really interesting that a wargame which relies on people doing the boring stuff can be so successful, because like these interviews make clear, it's actually more fun for some that they are helping others, rather than just being a hero on the frontline.

[@alexvandenheuvel4757]

It is also really healthy to switch roles. Sometimes after being constantly shelled and gassed, a little chill truck ride isn't so bad.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

I mean support roles in games are very often quite popular and thats when they are commonly limited to just the single task of healing. Expand the sorts of support activities people can do, and have that aspect itself be a team effort with other supports and it absolutely makes sense to me that it has it's fans in abundance.

[@v44n7]

i wont call it doing boring stuff. is like when you play factorio o citiy skylines o related games

[@Peanutcat]

Boring?!

[@dominiklehn2866]

i dont know why this was recommended to me, but its really convincing me to get foxhole

[@Sargos.gaming]

And keep in mind the video was focusing on only one "half" of the game, the actual war part is also huge and deep. Also, the there are no and will be no microtransactions for the game, so the game doesn't have any additional hidden costs. There are no stats, no KDA, no leveling, no actual rules (except "no teamkilling") it's just you interacting with the game :)

[@albertmashy8590]

i recommend it personally

[@calebcarpenter9490]

One of us One of us One of us One of us

[@DurzoBlunts]

I highly recommend joining the wardens, of course no biasness here...

[@QuantumImperfections]

If you choose to join us - welcome! If not - enjoy the show! TL;DR = The game is great and the community is 95% exceptional (no one likes the assholes anyways). In 3.5yrs I have at most a handful of actually bad social experiences and I don't even remember them. The game does NOT respect your IRL time and is best played with other people as it exponentially decreases the time required to do things. Introverted? Don't worry I was too. This community is pretty easy to jump into just say you're new and literally don't know what tf is going on and would like to learn logi and frontlines and lots of ppl will jump in to help.

[@BobyChanMan]

Ive only every played on the front as a solo soldier, gotta say i love the logimen they make the magic happen

[@thiago44444444]

i have build the FIRST storm cannon in the war 115 (The first one EVER to be built in a snowStorm), such an epic feeling to be part of the history

[@bradyrees5090]

hahah i remember hearing about that what a legend, not nearly as cool but i spent the better half of a long weekend producing the games first ever double vetted Falchion

[@Van_of_the_lake]

Cute I hope you guys will do even more massive stuff in the future :D

[@hresvelgr7193]

Yeah there's a bunch of really cool historical aspects to Foxhole. I was part of the first ever battleship on battleship kill and that's a memory I keep forever. It's something that make Foxhole really unique

[@OldKenJablome]

Dude at 32:30 just casually filling up from a glitched, floating fuel tank is peak Foxhole.

[@StylishYeoman]

Always happy to see another creator making a Foxhole video!

[@FearTheVikingYT]

Foxhole really lends itself to the vox pop interview style b/c voice chat use is common and normalized. It's also full of nerds who can't wait to talk about it with anyone who will listen lol. Good call on using interviews to explain the building/logi side of the game since those gameplay loops are a bit too slow and grindy to produce interesting or meaningful footage without a ton of time spent on recording and editing. Even then, you don't really get the significance or the draw of those roles w/o hearing from players that love to take them on.

[@Sargos.gaming]

When you think about it, these days not many games have general (world) chat and in most games it's impossible just to approach someone and just start up a conversation. Which is strange, because this is exactly how you build up a community. The challenge now is to somehow distribute this video to non Foxhole players :D Make them see how great Foxhole is

[@FearTheVikingYT]

@@Sargos.gaming It's a hard game to promote tbh, but it has strong niche appeal. It's the kind of game where you either quit after a couple dozen hours or you get hooked and rack up thousands. I started playing in 2018 and tho there have been population spikes during major updates and promo campaigns, I've mostly seen slow and gradual growth that struggles to surpass the 4k daily active players mark. Still, it's one of the best games I've ever played and definitely the best MMO I've invested my time in. Siege Camp pretty much invented a new sub-genre when they made Foxhole and it's yet to see any direct competition.

[@chottabeamm]

I lost count on how many times we close to running out of shirts, medical stuff, or weapons and ammo on the front line. On the brink of defeat, overwhelmed by the enemy's number. But then, a group of logiman starts pouring in supplies and we turned the table around. We love logiman

[@singranasbonfireofdreams8161]

this is a very good video, and also im very pleasantly surprised that YT was able to recommend me something good with 3,7k veiws and 41 subs at the time, hope for more of both

[@bryan924]

Bro i got this game a few days ago and I'm addicted

[@kyleburke7285]

Iam thinking about buying it

[@albertmashy8590]

@@kyleburke7285 buy it!

[@DurzoBlunts]

​@@kyleburke7285 it's a helluva value for the price, ngl it's easy to socialize due to the team play/faction/camaraderie. Extremely deep in skill and gameplay, with a relatively easy combat system to pick up. There are flaws but most games do, lag can be frustrating for those with bad connections.

[@bryan924]

@@kyleburke7285 do it!!! I highly recommend it! At first I was hesitant but jumped in and everybody I have come across so far has been helpful. There's also lots of new players joining so you won't be alone 💪

[@Van_of_the_lake]

​@@kyleburke7285 If you do, please set the ammount of time you can play it Otherwise you will sit for 40 hours

[@Casiopeia2000]

Very nice video, very informative. I really like how you showed the game from the perspective of players.

[@Sargos.gaming]

Sometimes "trust me bro" isn't going to convince other people :) Glad you liked it.

[@Virre8716]

I was a fighter, and a decent scout / sniper. Then i couldent find any sniper rifle one day, decided to make one, and i was hooked, think i have shot a gun maybe 10 times the last 5 wars.

[@psihypo]

i pulled multiple 12 hhour sessions in early Foxhole (before world map, when wars were only a single map) just driving trucks. It was great, i came up w a lil shorthand syntax to let officers what was getting delivered where and when. I probably spent 30 or 40 hours on that match and didnt shoot at an enemy at all. I dont play Foxhole anymore but it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life

[@joe2kemek]

when i start play foxhole,i just start go frontline and shoot collie. now i do almost everything.

[@arnoldpalmer1518]

Well, you convinced me, this is exactly the kind of MMO I've wanted.

[@Sargos.gaming]

I am really glad to hear it, i can now declare that my video was a success and it achieved it's purpose! :D

[@DurzoBlunts]

Great video showcasing firsthand from many players their perspectives. Awesome 👍 You'd fit in with the Press Corps. I get the same great cooperative happy feeling playing Foxhole as I did playing Planetside 1, which has never been reproduced for me even with PS2. Been playing on and off since war 19.

[@jayvanburg3943]

One of the most unique gaming experiences anyone could ever participate in. Foxhole is such a good game. Also important to mention just how social it is, I would say 80% of players have voice chat, it's playerbase is also quite a bit older, I would love to see stats for this but to hazard a guess the demographic is late 20's 30's +.

[@pavelslama5543]

3:20 That´s why I love my Minecraft technic pack. I get to: extract resources, produce stuff, and use stuff. Feels like a complete world to me.

[@Sargos.gaming]

Never went to deep into Minecraft, a question for you then. Who are you producing those resources for and to what end, what is the end purpose of the final product ?

[@mystic9446]

Loved the video bro. Hope to see more!

[@ListenToGlobal]

Love this interview style format! Can't wait for the next video where you become a war reporter and interview soldiers on the frontline 😁

[@Sargos.gaming]

I'm already cooking the next one, was a hiccup due to end of war.

[@AzazialVerdantia]

I knew about Foxhole before but had never tried it despite being interested in similar logistics games. The interview style you have here is really interesting and gives a lot of insight that a simple game review would likely miss on.

[@Sargos.gaming]

I am glad the video reached you, since it was aimed at people who haven't played Foxhole :) Glad you've liked it.

[@AskewMoth]

Great video! Even as someone who does a lot of logi, it was really interesting to hear other people's perspectives!

[@Kuwaiden]

idk how your channel got recommended to, but wow this was a real good video idk if I'll be in a position to play it any time soon, but i will admit you, as well as the other players you interviewed, piqued my interest in it that being said, it's interesting how you ended up interviewing 2 Filipino dudes playing this game. I've never heard of this game before, so it's quite a shock to hear people from my country playing it.

[@Sargos.gaming]

I'm glad YT is recommending this video to non Foxhole players i surely was hoping it would. Since this video was an attempt to entice you to come and play ;) Foxhole has one server for the WHOLE world, and you might meet anyone from anywhere at any time. One of the reasons i really like Foxhole, we all come together in one or the other faction and cooperate to win the war. ASEAN (Flimsy Owl's clan) is a South Eastern Asian clan with tons of people, and they are really big and active, and they really contribute to the Warden faction, they carved a name for themselves.

[@Kuwaiden]

@@Sargos.gaming damn, there's even more in the game, and they're big shots That's kinda wild

[@GeoffreyJennings]

Good work with these person-on-the-street interviews!

[@0ptimal]

Wow, this sounds pretty damn cool. Hearing them talk about it reminds me of an old delta force game i used to play a lot that had a healing mechanic. A teammate goes down and you can revive them, n often you'd hv to fight your way to them. They really did it well and it was one of my fav aspects of the game, that feeling of helping. You don't really see games pursue that sort of thing. A dif kind of hero

[@Sargos.gaming]

Yes sadly, nowadays everything revolves around YOU being the center of attention, you being the hero. Like there is no real value of helping another being. One of the people that i've talked to said "it's one thing to give yourself a gift, but a whole other thing to GIVE a gift that you took time to prepare".

[@mcdull68]

I am new and I am already into logi because the whole concept of I am contributing gives me motivation+I am not good at shooting stuff

[@theoheinrich529]

The social aspect of Foxhole really does contribute to the weight of the 'use value' of logistics in this game. Overstocking on only one type or of lower quality equipment is detrimental, as it forces other players to constrict their tactics. Hence why you need to communicate with other players based on the material situation on the front.

[@syc1one]

This was great more of these please : )

[@strategystuff5080]

to those who know, war is logistics, ever since armies started comprising of more than a few 100 men. Foxhole is honestly one of the only games that does it right. What are you fighting for? why is attacking enemy supply routes important? if everything is free why would you care?

[@Sargos.gaming]

Thank you! Where are the army cooks and portable kitchens ? You've hit the nail on the head. That's why Foxhole is a unique game (among other things), and i always said that Foxhole is actually the ONLY mil-sim game.

[@Kalashnikov_545]

This is an awesome game if anyone's thinking of getting it.

[@raven-navier]

50% fighting and 50 % queues😉

[@mrconductor2004]

Go to a different front

[@cyqry]

9:00 What this guy is saying reminds me a lot of my experiences with real life reenactment battles. Yes its the combatants on the field bringing in the audience, people are there to watch a battle after all, but its the support teams on the field who are the real MVPs, your medics and water-bringers are viewed as literal angels on the field. When it comes to video games, support roles are usually viewed as pretty unessential in most cases, you can respawn with all your gear and get back into the fight so what point is there in a logistics support role? But games like this show not only that it can be fun to play the support role but that it can actually be made as an essential part of the gameplay loop even for frontline players. And not only that, but having real players on the frontlines needing your support can actually make the support role feel a lot more fulfilling too. Like a lot of the interviewees said, its knowing that the stuff you produced is actually going somewhere, compared to something like Factorio where there's no _real_ demand for anything you produce.

[@johnwalkerlee]

This is great. Hearing different perspectives is making me miss the game already.

[@ImpreccablePony]

The interview is very interesting.

[@barfbot]

i like running logi but the building seems impossible solo lol

[@arkanterian4663]

It's possible, just turn off your mind. Or don't. Solo building is extremely harsh

[@Bryanwil103]

Great video!

[@v44n7]

i think foxhole could easly implode if factorio-like gamers discover foxhole lol

[@innerphase5]

Love this video. Now I want to play Foxhole even though I've got like 3 other games going right now aaaaaa

[@Sargos.gaming]

The best time to jump in is at the beginning of a war, you see the progression of technology...which is now! :D Current war started like 4 days ago.

[@Snow-db4vp]

This are civilians 😂 Big love to our back lines ❤

[@Sargos.gaming]

I've actually researched about that. They aren't civilians, not conscientious objectors, they are non-combative military personnel. The difference is that non-combatives get basic training with weapons but can be called to the front lines at any moment. Even as a logi backline, you sometimes take a weapon and go fight the partisans.

[@gaming_gamer483]

I don’t have anything to comment on, but I’ll post this anyway

[@mgj5239]

Fate brought me here for a reason

[@ostkaka8397]

I just really wish it was first person. whenever I drive logi, I eventually crash into stuff due to how short range you can see. I just wish I could see ahead better and first person is more immersive. I know the counter argument would be how combat would be easier, but honestly I think you could make that chance based too. and using fog of war stuff.

[@soni3608]

Great vid, comment for algorithm

[@Oblivius33]

Foxhole is probably the one true MMO among all the wow clones. One of the original ideas for the genre was making a world, and there have been some failed attempts to replicate stuff like ecosystems or supply and demand. What most of them failed at, is the player role in it, leaning too much on the power fantasy of DnD. Foxhole is the only online game that is fine with the player being just a soldier in a war.

[@dienamychd7611]

I bought this game 2 days ago. Already racked 18 hours playing logi exclusively. My clan moved 5 trains filled with supplies from heartland to frontline in some 2 hours. You just sit there and drive them....still the best shit I did in a long time.

[@Sargos.gaming]

One of the people who i talked to said: "It's one thing to give a gift to your self, but a whole another thing to give a gift to someone else", it feels different, more rewarding and satisfying. Yes, you are just driving a train, but you know that you are helping the people on the front lines. I'd go so far as to say, that THAT is something we are missing in real life, sure we know we are cogs, but we have no sense of contribution, there is no clear goal.

[@yandiego96]

whats the piano music playing in the background? the name of the piano piece i know it n its driving me crazy lol

[@Sargos.gaming]

You are a man of culture ;) Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1

[@damiandestro_1312]

Watching this doing logi XD

[@SanguineMaelstrom]

Name of piano song at the beginning?

[@Sargos.gaming]

:) The song loops from start to end of the video, it's Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1

[@calebcarpenter9490]

Great video! This is solid evidence for the libertarian tenent of "volunteerism" You should interview partisan mains next. It would be a lovely contrast to the logiman mindset. Logi is the organization that fuels partisan chaos ❤ Video's soundtrack was excellent 🫡

[@Sargos.gaming]

Nice idea, i'll think about it. The funny thing was that some of the people i've talked with said that when a partisan comes to harass them, that THAT is the highlight of their day. They say that the occasional partisan attack is what kills the monotony of backline work.

[@colisaacs7672]

u should interview both side, colonial and wardens mindset are quiet différent, especially in partisans activity

[@eduardog3000]

Or the socialist concept of mutual aid.

[@Neuromancerism]

Havent gotten the game, but looked into the community. Extremely toxic community, espacially the moderators, want no part of that.

[@Marinealver]

IRL a Combat Zone Deployment is 10% combat and 90% in SUPPORT of combat. I can't wait for aircraft to be added.

[@Sargos.gaming]

This is the fact that games avoid, they avoid the ammo, the food, the water, the fuel, the beds yet they make a game where you lead an army. Usually it's just a bar called "attrition" which is just a lazy solution. Foxhole does this best, it's a hassle to move equipment long distances, let alone produce it from scratch, but it does add value.

[@darkfoxxbunyip]

Meh, the graphics are a turnoff. The moment I saw that steam locomotive sitting in a curve that's about 20 times tighter than it has any right to be, I lost interest. A shame that they didn't go trough the trouble of making the models and designs more realistic, I would have been playing it by now. The idea is very good!

[@xylvnking]

I AM BEING PART OF A BIG MACHINE