PSA: Stop spoiling the game for streamers

[tsukiakari]

First off, I know many of this love this game and are already fairly passionate about it.

However, I don't know who needs to hear this, but stop spoiling the game for streamers unless they specifically ask for it, especially the part about building your base higher to avoid the lake. Every streamer I've watched do a first playthrough has had that part spoiled. One got very mad about it today and stopped playing because she felt cheated out of a fun experience.

Edit: Since I guess I wasn't clear about what I was saying, I'm talking about people who go into streamers' chats and spoil things, not about spoilers being posted here. I fully expect to see spoilers in Steam discussion pages.

[mzperX]

tsukiakari eredeti hozzászólása:

First off, I know many of this love this game and are already fairly passionate about it.

However, I don't know who needs to hear this, but stop spoiling the game for streamers unless they specifically ask for it, especially the part about building your base higher to avoid the lake. Every streamer I've watched do a first playthrough has had that part spoiled. One got very mad about it today and stopped playing because she felt cheated out of a fun experience.

I'd say stop blaming others for your incompetence. This goes to all of you "Stop posting spoilers" guys.

[madsgrandad]

On my very first game I immediately ran to higher ground (the ridge to the east of the landing site).
I was tasked with placing a Wind Turbine, and I thought it would work better up on the ridge where there was more exposure.
lol look at me applying real world effect to a game. haha

Since I had built up there, I decided to build my first encampment up there.
Thats where my first base grew.

And when the water started rising, I panicked.
I wondered how far it would rise.
I started placing beacons to watch and measure the water rise.
I panicked when it got real close to where my base was...
and was relieved when it finally stopped.

I would not have had that experience if all had been revealed to me earlier on.
So I get what OP is talking about.

But...I still would have experienced the creation of the Lake, if I had the spoiler,
and I would have been happier to know I didn't waste a lot of time building in the lakebed.
I also would have searched the lakebed more thoroughly if I had known it was going to fill with water...that would have been nice.

I don't think its a huge spoiler for most game players.
Its not like reading the last chapter of a book first.
There are countless other secrets and unknowns in this game.
If its that upsetting to you, avoid any forum thread that discusses anything you haven't experienced yet.

[mzperX]

It's not even that, I get it, but it's so common sense also!
If you don't want to risk spoilers, you don't go to a discussion forum possibly full of said spoilers.
And if you do, then at least don't blame others for it.
For example, I've come to the forum when I only had the fusion reactor left to unlock, therefore there were no spoilers to me at all.

[Calabus]

derped eredeti hozzászólása:

It's not even that, I get it, but it's so common sense also!
If you don't want to risk spoilers, you don't go to a discussion forum possibly full of said spoilers.
And if you do, then at least don't blame others for it.
For example, I've come to the forum when I only had the fusion reactor left to unlock, therefore there were no spoilers to me at all.

OP isn't talking about streamers coming to forums or watching videos that contain spoilers. OP is talking about streamers who have the channel chat open and people watching the stream are chatting about things that are spoilers. I kinda get OP's point. Streamers want to interact with their audience and get live feedback. It's a risk they take when keeping live chat open.

[mzperX]

Calabus eredeti hozzászólása:

OP isn't talking about streamers coming to forums or watching videos that contain spoilers. OP is talking about streamers who have the channel chat open and people watching the stream are chatting about things that are spoilers. I kinda get OP's point. Streamers want to interact with their audience and get live feedback. It's a risk they take when keeping live chat open.

IC, well that doesn't concern me, so I leave it to you guys to box it out with the OP >XD

[mulberryman]

i agree, one of the best parts of watching a streamer play this is seeing how they react when they realize their base is about to get flooded. i mean a came to watch (insert streamer name here) play this i didn't come to watch someone else give a play by play of the games twists and turns to prevent the streamer ever being surprised

to me people who spoil games are the same as people who spoil movies

[mzperX]

mulberryman eredeti hozzászólása:

to me people who spoil games are the same as people who spoil movies

And what are those people, I'm genuinely curious @mulberryman! :DD

[Friendly Killer]

Post spoilers if you want. If you don't want to see spoilers that's on you.

[madsgrandad]

mulberryman eredeti hozzászólása:

to me people who spoil games are the same as people who spoil movies

Darth is Luke's father.

That kid really does see dead people...tell Bruce Willis.

There is no Santa Claus ...so exactly what is The Santa Clause about?

[Shahadem]

Oh boohoo.

Those POOR streamers.

I DO NOT CARE.

1) It's a free country
2) They probably received a free copy of the game, I paid for mine, their video is promotional
3) a lot of them already played and are just pretending to be surprised anyways
4) they can tell their own audience
5) we are paying them, for many of those "streamers", they should consider it a privilege we pay them to play videogames

Also if someone is gonna "ragequit" (re: faking it) over someone in their chat telling them about the lake thing then that person really doesn't have much life experience or they would have expected something like that was gonna happen when they opened their experience to chat. Plus they could have set their chat to Simp mode if they were so worried.

[GameOverRIP]

Simple fix to those streamers, turn off comments. How are they getting pissy when people "discuss" the game in a lets play video?

[GameOverRIP]

madsgrandad eredeti hozzászólása:

mulberryman eredeti hozzászólása:

to me people who spoil games are the same as people who spoil movies

Darth is Luke's father.

That kid really does see dead people...tell Bruce Willis.

There is no Santa Claus ...so exactly what is The Santa Clause about?

Santa Claus is just a visual representation of the commercial idea of "christmas", Giving to others, cherishing your time with your fellow people and spending lots of money.

Or from the religious side, He is based on St. Nicholas of Myra, who, according to Christian tradition, was a bishop in that small Roman town during the 4th century. Nicholas's reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy There now you have been schooled, just kidding :P

[J's]

madsgrandad eredeti hozzászólása:

(...)

But...I still would have experienced the creation of the Lake, if I had the spoiler,
and I would have been happier to know I didn't waste a lot of time building in the lakebed.
I also would have searched the lakebed more thoroughly if I had known it was going to fill with water...that would have been nice.

(...)

Sorry for the snip, the rest is great. I also feel that knowing beforehand can change the experience in a positive way, even if it deprives of part of the experience.

[HunterKiller]

The message itself tells you to build on higher ground.

[Rooster]

LMAO if a steamer is reading chat more than playing the game... that streamer needs to be watch someone else stream.