As someone who is involved in that space, I agree and don’t find that to be an unpopular opinion. Most people ive talked to about it understand they are one in the same, they just find youtube drama more interesting because some of them really are just normal people.

Thats how I feel. Casual is essentially ranked without having any visual indicators of what rank you are. Also the mess it creates when trying to play with friends of way a lower skill level

Came to say exactly this.

What an absolute banger. Been in my playlist since shortly after release.

100% There are a few companies now that have there own launchers and if they force me to use them I just dont purchase their games.

I played quite a few under randy cause people swear by him but I feel I get a much more satisfying experience under Cassandra

I put this on my playlist a couple years ago. What a banger

100% everything is named something stupid and they arent at all memorable. Thank you for saying it.

Hot take but I’d rather play ds2 and I think this is an insult to ds2. 'Ate elden ring simple as.

No, not a given you are right. But regardless whether its on par with skyrim I’m interested in what they do the same way I was with fallout 4 despite not thinking that game was particularly good myself.