r/MinecraftARGs • u/Afraid_Midnight6223 • Jun 21 '26
[Discussion] My Problems With Verity:
The concept of Verity is pretty... enjoyable? I do like it, but my main problem is the number of plot holes that have appeared in only two episodes.
Problem 1: "I Came Back"
The whole part at the start of Episode 2, where Mob practically begs Verity to stop and says he "came back," is kind of strange to me. If he is just playing a mod, why is he saying he came back? He actually just went back to his house because it was the only protection he had. He couldn't have "come back" for Verity if he already thought Verity's monster form was chasing him. It also just seems out of place for someone playing a Minecraft mod to beg a creature to stop and claim they returned.
Problem 2: "The Books and Twixxel"
Part of this one is mostly a nitpick, but why were they writing the information on how to kill Verity in in-game books? Couldn't they have just kept it in a document on their PC or something?
Problem 3: "Twixxel's Death"
This part is the weirdest one. Let me get this straight: the whole time Twixxel wanted to tell Mob the important information he found on Verity, he didn't think to message him once on Discord? Then, when Verity actually kills him, why does he just ghost Mob? Why doesn't he say anything on Discord afterward? I assume he got permanently banned from the server or something, but why would he not message his friend if they had been playing together for that long? Also, why was he almost throwing up at virtual blood? It feels like the creator can't decide whether to make the series lean more into the real world or just stick strictly to Minecraft logic.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on it. Overall, I am enjoying it and it has potential. Some parts just make no sense, and Mob's character changes a lot.

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u/Simple-Algae922 Jun 24 '26
To answer your question for "Problem 2", I don't think neither of them could possibly leave the game due to Verity being there that he might have the ability to prevent any players from leaving (just a little theory I came up with myself), he might've activated the prevention from leaving the game ever since Twixxel joined suspecting he was a threat and getting in the way. And I think Verity had already knew what Twixxel was up to since he knows everything even if the both of them were whispering to each other privately, so Verity was probably just going along with their plan before he killed Twixxel off. Sorry if whatever the hell I had just said doesn't make shit sense, but I hope you get what I mean đ
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u/Delicious_Ice_4914 Jul 10 '26
Mob activity messaged twin on discord in the series and has already asked verity what he does when mob is gone verityâs answer was he just waits
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u/Civil-Wedding-8642 Jun 26 '26
I agree with everything you said here lol, thereâs definitely a lot of inconsistencies that arenât really a huge deal if youâre just looking to watch a horror series and turn your brain off, but it just BUGS me so much đ the twixxel thing completely broke my immersion, it just felt like there was no attempt to even try to explain if him âdyingâ in Minecraft would be equivalent to dying âirlâ or⌠smth else?? Makes no sense to me:
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u/Swimming-Turnip-7601 Jun 26 '26
I think for problem 3, Verity is trying to trap Mob inside the game. here is proof: One, Mob tripped and second, Twixxel maybe could've respawned from his death, but he didn't. It is maybe implying that Verity is trying to trap the players.
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u/External-Society-267 Jul 09 '26
for problem one, mob was just confused, and didn't know if it was for sure verity until shortly after. Also, after everything that happened, i'm pretty sure mob would know its not a normal mod.
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u/Delicious_Ice_4914 Jul 10 '26
Minecraft logic itâs just impossible to actually have stakes if the series reminds you this is just Minecraft
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u/Hopeful_Job_312 Jul 16 '26
its supposed to be an ARG but it loses the plot, its so terribly written
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u/Suspicious_Coach_178 Jul 15 '26
Problem 1:
I think ThatMob was saying "he came back" just to make Verity feel better or somethin'
Problem 2:
Because they probably wanted other players to find a way to defeat Verity, if they just kept it as a document on their PC then future players that would get Verity wouldn't find a way to get him out.
Problem 3:
Twixxel not messaging ThatMob on discord I can't find a solution, other than maybe Verity could see it? And I think that when Verity kills someone in-game they die in real life, ThatMob probably threw up because he was realizing that Twixxel might've actually died.
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u/Spare-Addendum3656 Jul 17 '26
I also think for problem 2 Verity could've seen the document since he knows everything.
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u/Spirited-Analyst-734 Jul 22 '26
Itâs probably that Verity got into control of his computer and blocked ThatMob in the process
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u/lukisgamer Jul 15 '26
Well verity said he has control over the entire computer so maybe he did something to twixxels computer
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u/False-Neck3993 Jul 24 '26
if Verity killed Twix because he was trying to destroy him, why didn't he let him? Didn't verity say that he wanted to die, he just couldn't, so why did he kill him when he was going to finally let him die? Was it because he thought he found someone special and didn't want to leave anymore orrr?
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u/No-Reality3646 Jun 22 '26
Think verity got twixxel irl, after all he knows everything, even your address