LevelCap on BF2042: I've never been so clueless about a Battlefield game...

Some of the leading paid franchise YouTubers speaking up today:

Have enjoyed many of the great objective insights from LevelCap across the years and his segment here today definitely hits home with me.

The the initial bragging from EA head honcho's about being way ahead of plan for BF2042 certainly raised my expectations. Then to the total closed EA BF shop at GamesCom and similar with all their BF tech partners. Then the last minute launch delay decision and near zero factual info or live gameplay demo at length has been a brutally poor showing from EA over past recent many months.

LevelCap on BF2042: I've never been so clueless about a Battlefield game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJv5IGZoFY

JackFrags has stopped playing BFV for now, in anticipation of BF2042...

Don't know what he really thinks about BFV but obviously he had enough of it for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqS9t7Q1v7w

Kept a little positive note here for last, as Westie also posted new insights on BF2042 today.

Some great little gold nuggets Westie and team picked up in details from latest reveal trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPCq4bldERY

We can say what we want about these professional YouTubers (they live of their YouTube income), but their market influence does play a role with 6 million plus combined subscribers and the many more on top watching their videos. LevelCap's new vid on BF2042 commanded 200,000+ views just first day when posting it here today.

discussion

CyberDyme
4 years ago
@ragnarok013 wrote:
@R1ckyDaMan19 wrote:
It was the gamechanger program that started some mess, they all had their input in the games and of course tried to change it for what would be good content, EA basically made these guys community ambassadors without the communities consent.
Nothing personal against them BTW, they seem like really cool guys.
@R1ckyDaMan19the Community overestimates the GC's overall influence on the game. I've always stated that they should have been called "Community Marketing" as that's really what they do.
Really nice way to phrase it @ragnarok013 , as that is really what they are!
Now on this dedicated EA BF2042 forum we are all grownups with our own opinions (for the most part) so don't think either that any of these YouTuber 'influencers' can be considered important to how we make up our minds on this next game and its current state of affairs. They do however have a large global reach, which cannot be denied. And indirectly then EA is paying them money to spread their messages out, as EA advertise through Google and YouTube, who pay the YouTubers for every single view they get.
Also reason why we can call the integrity and objectivity of those YouTubers into question...

49 Replies

carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme They are all best taken with salt…

As much as I appreciate some of their content, it is in their professional best interest for the game to do well… which will always influence their viewpoints.

I am not a content creator and have never been affiliated with EA DICE in any way. I am genuinely looking forward to this game for what I have seen and experienced. It absolutely needs more work and polish, but in this day and age that seems to be the new normal… despite what I think.

See you on the Battlefield.
RaginSam
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme I have mixed feelings about LevelCap. I stopped watching him when he said Hardline was a good game lol.

They make money by convincing you to click on their videos aka “clickbait”. Right now everyone is following this trend of Specialist vs Classes. It’s all about chasing algorithms and not about substance.
TrasteTh
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Jackfrags has eliminated any negativity almost completely, and knows how to (ta least try) balance his viewers, because as there are rabid/avid fans for both BF and CoD who will take praise for the other as criticism of their favorite. It is like he is on Prozac.
I completely understand why from his point of view, as if you are betting your livelihood on youtubing, and rely on hundreds of thousands fickle subscribers to like you in order to keep earning - on the one hand - and on the other sponsors expecting results on your shilling for them... you are not in a good place to vent your real opinions.
TrasteTh
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Just watched the LevelCap video - I don't normally care on his output - and I was not surprised. He is just surfing the wave to gain clicks, as a tuber would.

Then again, I am also one who don't get the whole urgency about knowing each detail. Wait until launch, try it, decide. Easy.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Once you tubers went from helpful tips circa BF3 to opinionated (insert derogatory term here), I could give two flying (insert another naughty word here) what they think.
I will make my own mind up.
Edit: curiosity got the better of me so started to watch, when was the last time Battlefield had "multiple Betas"? Stopped watching.....
He is still a (insert derogatory term from above here)!
R1ckyDaMan19
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
It was the gamechanger program that started some mess, they all had their input in the games and of course tried to change it for what would be good content, EA basically made these guys community ambassadors without the communities consent.
Nothing personal against them BTW, they seem like really cool guys.
ragnarok013
Hero+
4 years ago
@R1ckyDaMan19 wrote:

It was the gamechanger program that started some mess, they all had their input in the games and of course tried to change it for what would be good content, EA basically made these guys community ambassadors without the communities consent.

Nothing personal against them BTW, they seem like really cool guys.

@R1ckyDaMan19 the Community overestimates the GC's overall influence on the game. I've always stated that they should have been called "Community Marketing" as that's really what they do.
neplasimse
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
Even if its bad marketing for "their clicks".
emerson1975
4 years ago
After battlefield 4 every last one of them lost any credibility with me
CyberDyme
4 years ago
@ragnarok013 wrote:
@R1ckyDaMan19 wrote:
It was the gamechanger program that started some mess, they all had their input in the games and of course tried to change it for what would be good content, EA basically made these guys community ambassadors without the communities consent.
Nothing personal against them BTW, they seem like really cool guys.
@R1ckyDaMan19the Community overestimates the GC's overall influence on the game. I've always stated that they should have been called "Community Marketing" as that's really what they do.
Really nice way to phrase it @ragnarok013 , as that is really what they are!
Now on this dedicated EA BF2042 forum we are all grownups with our own opinions (for the most part) so don't think either that any of these YouTuber 'influencers' can be considered important to how we make up our minds on this next game and its current state of affairs. They do however have a large global reach, which cannot be denied. And indirectly then EA is paying them money to spread their messages out, as EA advertise through Google and YouTube, who pay the YouTubers for every single view they get.
Also reason why we can call the integrity and objectivity of those YouTubers into question...