Worst MMO Ever? - Albion Online

Thanks to Albion Online themselves for being brave enough to sponsor their own 'Worst MMO Ever' episode without censoring the script, that takes guts.

(that's a link so they know you came from this video)

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Albion Online is a sandbox mmo advertised by an old man with a croaky voice, it's a game about crafting and then fighting and dying and losing all your crafting tools and feeling silly while you punch a tree with your bare hands.

It's a sandbox which historically struggle to gain or keep players, but does Albion buck the trend by having JUST enough framework to guide players like me?

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[JoshStrifeHayes]

Thanks to Albion Online themselves for being brave enough to sponsor their own 'Worst MMO Ever' episode without censoring the script, that takes guts.

[SoulSearcherr]

The fact that they sponsored their own episode, they got my respect.

[ExceedProduction]

Having the balls to do a sponsorship like this means you have faith in your product. It may not be the best but it just needs to be competent enough to be fun.

[redzig]

Wow Albion online. Getting your game on "worst MMO ever" and giving the host full permission to tear you apart is a bold move. I'm glad it payed out for you. It shows me confidence in your game and being humble about showing flaws. More games need to advertise like this. I'm gonna give it a try.

I hope Josh Strife Hayes gets more ads like this.

[andershusmo]

I remember trying this out several years ago, though I only played for a few days. My favorite memory was discovering the price differences between the local markets and that I could actually make a profit as a merchant, buying and selling according to supply and demand. A very meager profit, admittedly, and I would probably have been better off gathering and selling resources like everyone else. But it was just so fun to find my own path and my own way of doing things. No guides, no optimal strategy, nobody telling me that being a merchant was even a thing you could feasibly do - just me, a messy handwritten page in a cheap notebook of the latest prices of various goods, and frantically making the run between the markets to try and stay ahead of price shifts.

I'm happy to hear the game is doing so well, I think I might give it another shot!

[AntonioZL]

While I don't play Albion anymore, it's a great game. As an economist, the realistic player driven economy is amazing. A few years ago, me and other economist friends started a merchant guild where we made profits doing price arbitrage; basically, buying low in low demand cities and selling high in the most populous ones. We also ran our own shops and etc. We haven't played in a while, but it was really fun seeing a bunch of adults (some doing their Phds) applying economic principles to an MMORPG and having lots of fun. :D

[m.ccheddarbox]

Having the player-made stuff distributed to other players in drops is literally the coolest thing ever.

[natsuki]

Im glad Im getting ads for Albion on this Albion Online video sponsored by Albion Online

[wakuwaku]

"it's a game about crafting, making thing, fighting, dying, losing those thing and then crafting them again"
You explain this game so well, I love it

[DabbleDo]

I’m imagining the entire Albion marketing team, taking shifts refreshing YouTube until this video finally pops up. They rally the group, followed by 32 minutes of studious silence…
“I’m giving Albion an A-“
Confetti, cheers, hugs. A group of full-grown adults, gleefully celebrating getting a gold star from teacher 🥳

Well done, everyone involved!

[Paladin-evgg]

"RuneScape and Diablo had a kid but then abandoned it and the kid was the found and raised by Ultima and Eve Online". Jesus that killed me. I'm Albion veteran with 4k+ hours and I have enjoyed your video. Keep doing.

[SirRadington]

I have to admire the absolute confidence you'd need to have in your game to willingly pay someone to make a video review of it in a series called "worst MMO ever"

that takes balls.

[Erakius]

They sponsered, their own review, from a guy known for his honesty. Dear god, they immediately have my respect. I am checking this full review out.

[DragonlordN]

Whenever another YouTuber mentions DougDoug I am both shocked and appalled as I am reminded that Doug is a real human who actually exists and has an online presence and isn’t just some cosmic entity that appears on Twitch every so often to destroy my speakers.

[steveaguay]

They were confident enough in their game to sponsor it on a video series titled "Worst MMO Ever?" and i am actually considering trying it out. Bravo.

[darthbaker]

8:13 Are you kidding? CB's attention would have left the room LONG ago lmao.

[nightlord]

The black market concept of getting loot drops made by other players sounds really interesting, not heard any other MMO with such a system.

[_grnchh]

Paying someone to tell you what's wrong with your MMO who clearly knows what's good and bad about MMO's has to be the best and most ingenious way to hire a product tester ever.

[Kuromario]

The Albion team has some massive balls. I respect that they were the ones to sponsor this video after seeing your past content.

[boopstarbuck]

FYI, the most recent update allows you to zoom out the Destiny Board to a respectable distance and it is glorious