A popular MMO reviewer gave FFXIV Shadowbringers the thumbs down o.o

[Melorie]

While I am a huge fan of FFXIV I think that some of his complaints are valid. However, I also think that his video is full of sensationalism, and that the game probably isn't for him. If he wanted to review the game properly, he shouldn't have bought story skips nor anything like that.

Also, watching youtube videos reviewing MMOs never quite worked for me. It's a genre that I can't really tell if I'm going to click or not unless I'm playing it.

[Stanelis]

This has nothing to do with ShadowBringers, and everything to do with ARR solely. He literally has no clue what he is talking about. Finishes ARR whining about it the whole time, but buys a story skip AFTER he finishes ARR, and says he did the "smart thing". His commentary is awful as well. Worthless.

I don't think I can blame him for this. ARR storyline is filled to the brim with filler uninteresting fetchs quests at 50. You can't blame this reviewer for SE's design shortcoming (instead of pruning the MSQ at each expansion launch, SE decided to go down the wallet route with the story skip). Sure Shadowbringer is great, but how about the new player experience who must go through 6 years of MSQ ? It should be telling you something that this reviewer doesn't even have a single footage from SHB content in his video.

[LaylaTsarra]

I'm enjoying it immensely. Can't please everyone.

[kidalutz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N6Lu2t6hOQ&t=5s

I feel bad for all the ppl who were thinking of trying FFXIV but gave it a pass after watching his review.

I never really seen the point in listening to someone elses opinion when it comes to trying something out.

People would miss out on some real gems if they made a habit of letting someone else make thier choices for them.

Plus Peons reviews tend towards a heavy bias anyways.

[Nobuyuki_Sanada]

A reviewer's credibility is completely determined by the viewer agreeing with their opinion on games and trusting their judgement for future games. This will lose Lazy Peon many viewer/subs because the viewers will no longer trust his opinion on games anymore. He says he has been subbed for 360 days yet this link shows his accomplishments in game https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...cter/14870856/ note this also includes a jump to 60 on his scholar. I could accomplish what he has played of this game in a week, he has not played any challenging content whatsoever only basic leveling dungeons. His video should not be taken down because people need to know that his reviewing process is as his name implies Lazy.

[Renato]

I follow him on Youtube. I don't see his reviews as actual reviews but just playthroughs or previews of upcoming or popular MMOS. He typically rushes through most of them up until a certain point and comes to a conclusion once he reaches high-level content for the most part. Seeing as the MMO he spent the most time with was BDO, which allows you to do whatever right out of the gate, I could see why he wouldn't like FFXIV.

While he did make some points that I agree with like saying the beginning of the game is a bit slow, it seems like he just doesn't understand how the game works. FF has always been story-driven, unlocking things as you progress through it. I could see how this could be a turn off for a lot of people who just want to play the game. This has been a problem for newcomers looking to play with friends for a LONG time now which is why jump potions have become a thing.

Look at the like to dislikes though. Majority of the comments are saying that he's wrong about it.

[Nerfworthy]

There are more dislikes on that video than likes, and most of the comments tend to defend FFXIV.

[Kasmiya]

He enjoys Black Desert. That should say enough.

I mean I enjoy BDO but I also enjoy other MMOs as well...

[foussi]

A reviewer's credibility is completely determined by the viewer agreeing with their opinion on games and trusting their judgement for future games. This will lose Lazy Peon many viewer/subs because the viewers will no longer trust his opinion on games anymore. He says he has been subbed for 360 days yet this link shows his accomplishments in game https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...cter/14870856/ note this also includes a jump to 60 on his scholar. I could accomplish what he has played of this game in a week, he has not played any challenging content whatsoever only basic leveling dungeons. His video should not be taken down because people need to know that his reviewing process is as his name implies Lazy.

:O
Dayum he really is lazy

[CazzT]

When I saw the title of the thread, I was expecting some no-name creator with like 2k subs. Was not expecting Lazy Peon. Definitely curious to watch his review. Too bad I have to wait until 9pm tonight since I'm at work til 8.30. /nerdrage