My Reply To Steven Sharif

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @georg1994
    @georg1994 Місяць тому +10

    If the game is really fully funded - why dont they open up refunds? A lot of the negativity would go away. Currenly his tactic seems to be: "I have your money - now please leave us alone and we will see what happens". They mispresented the project for years in my opinion.

    • @dugii12345
      @dugii12345 Місяць тому +4

      if the game is fully founded, why they charging " alpha " to be tested? I don't understand? If you buy a car, pay full price for it, do you still need to pay for same car to same sellsman? This is joke

    • @seveneternal7988
      @seveneternal7988 Місяць тому +3

      well obviously its one of their lies. This one in particular is very clear.

    • @bless-o-blee7295
      @bless-o-blee7295 27 днів тому

      They give refunds. 90 day policy and it doesn't matter how much time you put into it as long as it doesn't go pass 90 days of purchasing.

    • @georg1994
      @georg1994 26 днів тому

      @@bless-o-blee7295 i mean that doesnt help the people who backed 3 years ago because of this stuff right. Most of the bad stuff happened before any alpha 2 plans were even put out

    • @blackhorde22
      @blackhorde22 22 дні тому

      If they refund everyone that bought into the game at an alpha, it would destroy all reason to anyone to put money into this game.
      I bought this when they first released the packs, MORE then 90 days HAHA

  • @NickWebb-lc6ry
    @NickWebb-lc6ry 29 днів тому +1

    My issue is the core combat looks boring, having too much fun playing POE 2 to care honestly, the combat looks like a snooooze. Hopefully in a few years when I look at Ashes again the combat will be in a better state.

  • @Label07
    @Label07 29 днів тому +1

    Narc really brought into the light the state of the game. For the amount of time that's elapsed since Ashes development began what I've seen from others play/show is ridiculous. All these showcases and come to find it's not actually implemented content.
    FYI - based on most games, you lost $430. I bought into Star Citizen long ago for $60. I will not pay money to be a tester, Steven is out of his mind to expect this...
    EA, Alpha/Beta, should all be free to play. The amount of devs that have taken players money and given nothing in return is insane.

    • @AcidGubba
      @AcidGubba 28 днів тому

      So you are the perfect example of how money can be made from you because you are willing to pay for concepts. I'm sure you will continue to pre-order games.

  • @Kore_Invalid
    @Kore_Invalid 27 днів тому

    i just watched ur A1 vid from 3years ago and holy fk how did they manage that A2 looks so much worse then A1 3years later 😂

  • @lakii1041
    @lakii1041 Місяць тому +5

    From Stevens response from your last video, he basically said that changing to UE5 removed a lot of the content and the map they had in A1, and the game looks worse because they implemented new systems which are essentially placeholders until they get to the polishing stage. Instead of taking a step forward, they made 2 steps backwards. And we are supposed to be okay with that. "Here is a downgraded version of the game, go and test" is the vibe I'm getting from this.
    IF, and I repeat IF this is the case, then he did an absolute horrible job at explaining and being transparent about this.
    Despite all the shady marketing and access selling, he could at least be sincere and tell us "Hey, we are bringing a worse game than A1 was, however this is because we switched to UE5, removed a lot of the content and implemented a lot of new systems, and we promise we won't do this again. We did this because we needed it for the long run"
    If he actually said this and partially refunded everyone then MAYBE I wouldn't feel scammed anymore. Maybe

    • @mattstansbeary3068
      @mattstansbeary3068 Місяць тому

      Well 6 Month ago Pantheon went from Great Graphics to Cartoon Graphics & Here they are letting People send $40 on an Early Access & you spend the next 3 months leveling up to level 40 & yes it's going to take 3 or 6 months before you get there if you remember EverQuest 1999 at all.

    • @seveneternal7988
      @seveneternal7988 Місяць тому +1

      the fun part is that (despite the fact the most of the people cant remember) AOC was originally in UE3 and then they moved to UE4, which actually looked very good since the first day, specially in apoc. Then they downgraded graphics, with ue4, on the launch on alpha 1, and sama heppened when they moved to UE5.
      What is even more funnier is that AOC in UE3 looks better than current AOC in UE5.

  • @ashfield4313
    @ashfield4313 Місяць тому +15

    Steven has said under other videos that a part of his work week routine is to set aside time to look at videos about Ashes of Creation. This isn't abnormal in my professional experience, what is abnormal is for the CEO to comment - generally if they're watching, they're "lurking" rather than announcing their presence. Or it's the communications director/department doing that. So is it weird? Only in the sense that he made his presence known - but that has been his M.O. from what I can see. It's pretty obvious that you have your mind made up, but you're asserting a sort of creepiness to something that happens all the time in serious businesses that deal with public opinion.

    • @lexsilver9098
      @lexsilver9098 Місяць тому

      Lol 😂

    • @rory7466
      @rory7466 29 днів тому +1

      I think it's fair to call it creepy because his commenting is an obvious attempt to defend the game, while that sounds reasonable it's actually not, it comes across as petty and unprofessional, customer feedback should be received with humility open mindedness, but steven won't even entertain the idea faking game presentations for the last 2 years was misleading to people backing the project, he's just here to defend the game and his unethical marketing strategies, it just comes across like he's got nothing better to do than watch hours of ashes content everyday and tell people his decisions are correct and coat it in 'professional language' to hide he's actually just salty people a lot of people don't agree with him.

  • @xBloodXGusherx
    @xBloodXGusherx Місяць тому +1

    The only defense I have for any of these game devs is that game development can be extensively long.
    As far as Steven responding to your video I think is a smart move in engaging the community regarding his game instead of blindly responding to harsh criticism they are receiving.

  • @fugana5073
    @fugana5073 27 днів тому

    He only talks but doesnt deliver, people got tired of years and years of promises to get nothing in the end. Yet another chronicles of elyria it comes.

  • @battousaikenshin7792
    @battousaikenshin7792 26 днів тому

    Give 10 years more, this thing (apparently not a game) cannot be 15% of what Archeage was. Note: steven started this journey in 2017.

  • @judicator625
    @judicator625 28 днів тому

    Why is he a mod in a fan subreddit in the first place?

  • @skylervest-e7z
    @skylervest-e7z 29 днів тому +1

    also got the game becuse of narc but i mean i feel the same way why test the mob farming game is not what they sold us on as well

  • @King_of_Sofa
    @King_of_Sofa Місяць тому +2

    Knowing our characters would get wiped between phases is what stopped me from doing any real grinding. So I plan on just checking in on the game very casually over the course of development. I think some people may have set themselves up for disappointment because they were hoping for too much from an Alpha. But it's gonna be very impressive if they do create all the biomes and gameplay systems over the next couple years that they hyped up. In my humble opinion, only through A.I. asset generation will it be possible

    • @dugii12345
      @dugii12345 Місяць тому

      plz m8, go on google and read what is alpha version of game in game industry? Then, compare it to AOC.

  • @davidoswald5749
    @davidoswald5749 Місяць тому +5

    So what I gather from this is that she excels at criticizing games.

    • @hentaimonster
      @hentaimonster 29 днів тому

      She doesn't understand what an Alpha test is and neither do 90% of all the players. They know the game is in a garbage featureless state and this criticism needs to be reserved for Beta testing. We are all testers, but we are also players. Players are not professional testers and most have no idea how to separate the two.

    • @xBloodXGusherx
      @xBloodXGusherx 26 днів тому

      Ya pretty much.
      A lot of social media personalities jump to conclusions so quick without gathering all the information.
      With how many channels here on UA-cam that immediately came out and backed the "Scam" claims all have EGG on their face.

  • @judicator625
    @judicator625 28 днів тому

    This game always gave me Star Citizen vibes

  • @realBarny
    @realBarny Місяць тому +2

    It's super weird that he reacts to content so much, its twice as weird that he told the biggest Ashes content creator that he was mentally ill and should take a break. This all gives off the vibe that the man is simply losing control, he's either lost a tremendous amount of money or made a deal that he realized after the fact was terrible.

    • @mattstansbeary3068
      @mattstansbeary3068 Місяць тому

      Well at least the Enemies can walk around on the Ground instead all of them Learn to Fly so be Glad Steven didn't say Oh Yeah our Whole World is made by tiny little Voxels. Nightmare

  • @blackhorde22
    @blackhorde22 22 дні тому

    No Mans Sky Effect?
    They use animals for all kinds of future events, right? Ground Hog Day so on.

  • @Infidel.
    @Infidel. 29 днів тому +1

    He even locks Reddit threads that criticize the game.

    • @apbgaming3544
      @apbgaming3544 29 днів тому

      all of reddit is censored, if not by mods then you get censored by downvote spam. the only opinions allowed are the most popular (upvoted) opinions. useless site.

  • @windstorm7686
    @windstorm7686 Місяць тому +10

    You say you feel scammed because you expected you were buying into the chance to play a game, but steven actually cannot shut up about how the packages were about supporting the development, not playing a game, because the alpha is not a game yet. So are you mad because he "scammed" you or are you mad at your own misunderstanding?

    • @mattstansbeary3068
      @mattstansbeary3068 Місяць тому

      The thing is It's very Clear that it's a Alpha Build of the Game. The Problem is it has to go 3 Processes to get where we can see it. 1, Developer Build, 2, Private Test Server & Finally on the Build we are playing. People So this is the Game .. Nope this is a Preview can't get that then maybe a lot of people need to sit out & wait. Like 1 guy doing this Said Do not play until there a Reason to play & He was going to try the Rogue out when it Release until then F Ashes of Creation. Because He don't see any Reason to Play until the Last week of Jan.

    • @bjni
      @bjni Місяць тому +5

      @@mattstansbeary3068 yeah 9999% of the haters have no business alpha testing a video game, there is a reason why no other gaming studio does an open development of a video game, its because the customers are extremely stupid and vitriolic and dont understand basic principles, and make up their own conclusions and run with those.

    • @seveneternal7988
      @seveneternal7988 Місяць тому

      the game is funded why they need donations?

    • @bless-o-blee7295
      @bless-o-blee7295 27 днів тому +1

      Don't get into a alpha test if you want to play a game. You have no one to blame except for yourself. You scammed yourself.

    • @xBloodXGusherx
      @xBloodXGusherx 25 днів тому

      Servers ​@@seveneternal7988

  • @Mursaat666
    @Mursaat666 Місяць тому +2

    Seems to be his MO every time some one disagrees or points out a flaw in a game he will tell you to take a break for your mental health... like its some kinda valid excuse.

  • @Supacek
    @Supacek Місяць тому

    like im totaly new in this game but , when i sav those videos from testing and the trailers videos, how nice it is, and i just enter the game like 1weak ago everythink was difrent like UI and the map and settings..
    like i was just shocked how bad its rly is... theres bugs theres no marks for quest the questing is bad.. u dont know what to doo, eevery mnpc is bugging while moving u can stuck them sometime and make u invulnerable etc.. theres tons of exploiter already, and also gold sellers in g2g.... in stock with 9+mill golds

  • @PlagiatX
    @PlagiatX 25 днів тому

    She just want the hype for her channel, supporter package are for Support not to Play a polished game

  • @paragonexperience
    @paragonexperience Місяць тому +2

    I don't think the game is a scam, they just bit off more than they could chew

    • @reinhard98
      @reinhard98 Місяць тому +1

      8 years and they don't have anything to show, most of their showcases for the game were fake

    • @TheXxdarkangel10xx
      @TheXxdarkangel10xx Місяць тому

      People mean scam as in the prices for apha compare to packs sold before... Not as the game not Being real.

  • @KybubStudios
    @KybubStudios 29 днів тому +3

    Why is commenting on your video weird. What do the amount of views have to do with anything. All that it means is that he cares about his game and wants people to know what the deal is. Steven warned everyone including you that it is a test. Not only just a test but an MMO test. Much different than any other game test. And a new company. Better to say nothing and be patient unless you have a list of suggestions that could help or help speed up the process. He released it so people would actually have something concrete on their hands and I bet you people kept mentioning to give them a test on Reddit, forums and on discord. Delete this video it is not constructive. It only shows your massive ego and how you don’t want to get played for $250-$500. Again, u have been warned constantly and buying into a test is a gamble if u don’t actually want to test and help with constructive feedback. Even if the game releases and it’s number 1 mmo, you still scammed yourself. Because u bought into something u have been warned about by Steven himself and ur not even helping. Hopefully u atleast reported a bug. Wish u the best of luck and hope this wave of “trying to predict a scam” ends.

    • @MypersonalURL
      @MypersonalURL 29 днів тому

      What Narcissists Lie About - Steven is a liar and is a con man.

    • @KybubStudios
      @KybubStudios 29 днів тому

      @ you didn’t explain what narcissists lie about. Also, not even professional psychologists can accurately determine who is a narcissist and why. Your comment is weightless. It’s so easy calling someone out when they either hurt your wallet or just for subconscious ego boost.

    • @apbgaming3544
      @apbgaming3544 29 днів тому

      @@KybubStudios just google Steven Sharif MLM company scam. he is a long time scammer who made millions. now he is just making a fake MMO to boost his own ego (to get people to worship him) and possibly make some more money by scamming too.

    • @MypersonalURL
      @MypersonalURL 27 днів тому

      @@KybubStudios That was a hyperlink, not sure why it didn't have the article attached. Also i didn't spend a dime on this. Steven milking this group of copium addicts for years selling snake oil. Pretty much big pharma selling the solution to the problem he created.

  • @oybeutu
    @oybeutu Місяць тому +1

    Steven doesn't seem to have a sense of humor. I was hoping the game a would have humor woven into the game but it feel dry. Narc is a very humorous guy and it just doesn't resonate with Steven Sharif. Using terms like "defamatory" when describing Narcs opinions is a bit like a jab at all of us. We have opinions and one of the current opinions is that the development is too far behind. Stop saying it's in development, we all have tried telling the haters the same thing but now it's awkward saying, 'just chill man it's in development'. The elephant in the room is it's not developed enough. If your most loyal fans think that then that's pretty serious. I stopped playing a couple of days ago because I'm getting bored of grinding. My mount disappeared from my inventory, I became corrupted for rezzing a stranger and lost valuable gear for nothing, Loot windows bug out and I can't loot my x5 copper. It's finally wearing me down to grind. At the moment, I hate it now. It needs a lot more and people don't want to wait 4 more years.

    • @mattstansbeary3068
      @mattstansbeary3068 Місяць тому

      It's be only 2 Years Not 4. 2027 is 2 Years now could it be closer to 3 years Yes but not 4.

  • @ozanxD
    @ozanxD 25 днів тому

    7-8 years still in alpha, and you dont see anything new on so-called game aspects, no craft, no gather, no combat, no dungeon, no delves, no nothing.. Day 1 ppl tell what it is and you know it still paying them and spread this as if it is going to somewhere and launch in a year etc. to continue their sultanate... you are a tool to victimize and misleading other players, shame!

  • @MisterHotTake
    @MisterHotTake Місяць тому +1

    I found your video just for searching ashes of creation. It was in the top like 10 videos that popped up. I think all the drama stuff is trending so it was probably super easy and not weird at all for him to find it. Everyone keeps talking about them being greedy which in my personal opinion I would agree to an extent but thus rage bait is also farming for money and seems super greedy as well. Maybe you should try having a conversation with people instead of putting SCAM SCAM SCAM on videos trying to get views.

    • @apbgaming3544
      @apbgaming3544 29 днів тому +1

      maybe you should google Steven Sharif MLM scam

    • @MisterHotTake
      @MisterHotTake 28 днів тому

      @apbgaming3544 That's fine. I'm not defending him or the company. I'm just saying that screaming automatic scam without trying to gather evidence is literally click bait/rage bait and is just as much of a SCAM as selling Founders packs and then alpha keys at different levels creating FOMO to get more money out of people. Just the pot and the kettle scenario. Even though Steven hasn't gotten a dime out of me but I watched 2 of her videos.

  • @mis8866
    @mis8866 Місяць тому +3

    I told all of you it was a scam.
    No one ever believes me, literally played MMOs since they came out 30+ years ago.
    But nah what do i know, multi rank 1 in WoW, multi rank 1 in Aion, multi rank 1 in Wildstar, multi rank 1 in SWTOR, multi rank 1 in GW2. Currently my company in NW holds the most territory in the WORLD out of ANY company in the entire game in any region.
    But nah, what do i know.

    • @GreasyKeysGaming
      @GreasyKeysGaming Місяць тому +3

      Cap. Drop that battle tag

    • @IAmShniff
      @IAmShniff Місяць тому +2

      Who?

    • @glorymmo
      @glorymmo Місяць тому +2

      random nobody yapping

    • @grizzlednutz
      @grizzlednutz Місяць тому

      Hahaha

    • @a.a.1253
      @a.a.1253 Місяць тому

      Curious who your r1 WoW toons were. If you RBG'd too I might know you.

  • @mattstansbeary3068
    @mattstansbeary3068 Місяць тому

    The thing is even Pantheon isn't Free it's $40 & you can level up to level 40 now is the Game finish Nope & will not be Release for 2 Years from Now but it's in Early Access.

  • @chikendippa
    @chikendippa Місяць тому

    Really looking forward to the year 2035 when this game comes out.

    • @timfink7980
      @timfink7980 28 днів тому

      unless UE7 releases and they start over for the 5th time

  • @rey1442
    @rey1442 Місяць тому +3

    You’re not done with the game, your milking it right now, more contents when you shit on something. Pls drop the act

  • @DarkMichael9
    @DarkMichael9 29 днів тому

    Steven is farming gamer points. Gamers in general distrust video game head honchos, thanks EA Games and the likes. But then, if the CEO says some wacky thing, or looks like 'a guy I could have a beer with,' then all of a sudden it's the complete opposite. He's the messiah and praise be to the dev god. He, or a member of his team, clearly manually searched for the right keywords, 'ashes of creation' and 'scam,' or synonyms, and now he's playing the role of: 'omg guys, the CEO who MANUALLY replies to EVERY VIDEO himself!!! Whaaaaaaaaaat!!! CEOs don't do that! He's so down to earth!!!!' Farming idiot points. Then Asmongold will react and reflect this exact sentiment.

  • @caravancia19993
    @caravancia19993 29 днів тому +2

    All of this streamers and so clown fiesta....... u are so cringe right now... and i dont even play ashes until this point... i just keep an eye for this game...

  • @WumpusAmungus
    @WumpusAmungus 29 днів тому

    It is people like you why game developers don't openly communicate with players. If they never showed us what the game would eventually look like, your expectations would not have been so high. So congratulations on causing all future game developers to not show works in progress and only show us what is currently in the game.

    • @rory7466
      @rory7466 29 днів тому

      Do you like to see works in progress of your favourite film and tv series before they come out? Unfinished scripts, unedited footage with the boom mic in frame? Why would anyone want to ruin a game for themselves by seeing wip anything from it? Nobody wants that and development shouldn't be handled that way, Intrepid shouldn't be applauded for trying to do it.

    • @WumpusAmungus
      @WumpusAmungus 29 днів тому +1

      @@rory7466 Then don't watch it and wait until the game is released. Why are you complaining that they are openly developing their game when it is your choice whether to follow that development?

    • @rory7466
      @rory7466 29 днів тому

      @@WumpusAmungus because the open development approach means they never will release the game, it will be a perpetual buggy alpha indefinitely just like Star Citizen, the approach is flawed and needs to be called out and confronted. You shouldn't be supporting money being charged for a product that doesn't exist yet and WILL NEVER exist, it's a scam, shame on you.

    • @Predator0113m
      @Predator0113m 29 днів тому +1

      Not true. We're not haters here. I myself used to be one of the biggest fans and supporters of this game, I really enjoyed Alpha 1 and at the time everything they did was very impressive also everything that Steven was talking about prior to Alpha 1 was in the game. But things clearly went downhill since then, they have made a ton of stupid mistakes that other studious do and kill their games, plus... Steven broke his word and promises. The only way to be a part of Alpha 2 is to buy the $250 pack. We will stop the sales of this pack soon and there won't be others. So if you want A2 access, get it before it's too late. This is what they kept saying each and every stream. Then they come up with the $120 access packs. Isn't that very scammy and just bad for all the people who bought the $250 one?
      You seem to really defend the game but I am almost convinced you are not even playing it, or if you did you stopped. I wonder why that is...

    • @nicktheshotgunm
      @nicktheshotgunm 29 днів тому

      @@rory7466 they are called trailers lol edited in certain ways just like the showcases what are you on about? then you have actors talk about it on talk shows, you want to know what a huge scam is? Taxes if you work your paycheck taxes are taking out then anything you buy its taxed again. why dont you go cry about something that really matters and not a game that you CHOOSE to be a part of lmao.

  • @lexsilver9098
    @lexsilver9098 Місяць тому +1

    The game is trash and Steven needs to make money simpel he will scam lie and cheat to live.

  • @Misscommunications
    @Misscommunications 27 днів тому

    Do it!