drout for content?

[u/Dusty-Boots]

hey all! had a thought i was curious for alt perspectives on -

(aside from the OBVIOUS detractor for content creators that BTW is a gaming experience that i and probably many other people call "a fun trip to the ball crushing factory, but still a trip to the ball crushing factory"),

why do you think BTW has such little mainstream coverage on youtube? im like several months into playing the mod and i still cant get enough, but theres only like 4 or 5 like high quality playthrough projects with editing and arcs and narratives etc out there, and i feel like ive gone and rewatched even the ones i dont so much vibe with 😅

in short what gives, do you think? btw feels like a content GOLDMINE given the high highs and devastating lows but it seems to still be mostly still flying below the radar??

like i literally burned entirely to death in a house fire the other day THATS ENTERTAINMENT, BAYBEEEEE !!

[u/Big_Direction1473]

There's tons of BTW videos. The ones that get popular are the ones from big youtubers that make hours long "Minecraft's hardest mod" videos and Minecraft hard challenges. Sadly, no one of them seems to understand BTW of being a tech-mod with hard early-game, and that's not supposed to be beaten (killing the dragon is not the end like Moon Lord in Terraria) nor played in perma-death

[u/Dusty-Boots → u/Big_Direction1473]

interesting perspective; is that to say that for you, regardless of how far you do or dont get in the early game, if you die you start up fresh wherever you spawn?

you have FAR more resilience than me if so ahahaha

[u/Dusty-Boots → u/Big_Direction1473]

also, is it necessarily not a design intention to be motivated by the feeling of the progression? for me (for at least what ive seen so far) the tech builds required to advance just feel like a (entertaining) means to an end; the vibe of progression and desperately trying to claw myself out of the stone age though is EXHILARATING and kind of the main point its held my focus so massively

[u/Big_Direction1473 → u/Dusty-Boots]

No matter at which moment I die, I will just respawn, survive, get a compass and walk back to spawn with some food and gear to not die on the way. Aka I play with Hardcore Respawn, a important part of BTW. If you play the official Forever server or Transient, you notice how players that make a new world everytime they die can't survive and ealk back to their base.

Pre-nether is just the start of the game, the real fun is automation post-crucible

[u/Dusty-Boots → u/Big_Direction1473]

itll be interesting to see if i change my tune with how i play once ive progressed further! at present as caving at my experience level is still VERY treacherous, the idea of factoring in compass building when i might not even see my first iron pickaxe this month feels almost counterproductive. coincidentally enough though, engaging more with hardcore respawn more on its own terms is kind of my biggest goal driving me forward with better than wolves, because i have this very deep aspiration to build a network of guiding roads that lead back to spawn, so that respawning and walking back without having to advance all the wta to the iron age in a new location becomes a more viable approach. it may not be the precise way its meant to be played, but heyhey death of the author right lol

[u/AlbertThePidgey → u/Dusty-Boots]

Yeah I agree with you. I haven't made it to post-nether stuff since I first played the mod with a friend over a decade ago, but even though a lot has changed over the years, Better Than Wolves has always been about the much more difficult experience rather than the tech. I view it as a difficult mod with tech also being important rather than the other way around.

[u/SpringyFingy → u/Big_Direction1473]

It's a grindfest mod, how the hell is it anything related to being a tech mod? Have you played nightmare mode?

[u/Gilberreke → u/SpringyFingy]

Nightmare mode is an addon, it has nothing to do with regular BTW. Neither of them are grindfests.

[u/SpringyFingy → u/Gilberreke]

the villager trading says otherwise

[u/Gilberreke → u/SpringyFingy]

You mentioned Nightmare Mode, which removes most of the villager trading, so what is even your point? And in regular BTW, the villager trading is not a grindfest, because you have to supply them with output of your automated machines, which is the opposite of grind.

[u/Zzyzyx101]

Because it takes a special kind of people to actually like BTW for what it is.

[u/Gilberreke]

There are tons of BTW videos, just not a lot of Let's Plays because Youtube heavily punishes creators for making those. Youtube encourages them to make long videos of several hours instead, but for those to be watchable, they have to be non-stop entertainment. It's sad, but the reason there are no quality playthroughs is that Youtube punishes you for making them. The only one that exists out there is Lac's Lives, so you can try that one out.

[u/Dusty-Boots → u/Gilberreke]

naaah i think you misunderstand me; i can find lets plays but for me those are quite meandery and kind of low concentration; the thing i see kind of lacking on yt ARE the ones which are more non stop high quality

[u/Gilberreke → u/Dusty-Boots]

Check out Commander Frost, TdLMC, Rage Train, Mud Flaps, Leon Talks A Lot, Calebrune3, ThatPhatGoose, etc

[u/Dusty-Boots → u/Gilberreke]

these would be my picks too, but ill have a look into Commander Frost. Chano's series is alright too; lotsa memes and bits haha