*If you wish to encourage paradox to fund my exploits in the future then checkout Millenia and see if you can break it even more than me:* millennia.paradoxinteractive.com/thespiffingbrit

@captainbonebeard6011

Ай бұрын

Another one has bite the dust

@outseeker

Ай бұрын

glad they've welcomed the obvious thing to do :)

@Pedone_Rosso

Ай бұрын

The Spiffing Brit, the inventor of "emergent gamebrake". Thanks for your videos!

@AuTo69420

Ай бұрын

Should we consider paradox the new maxis?

@penguinsareForever

Ай бұрын

So you're basically a paid play tester here without any of the health insurance and other benefits the company would be normally forced to cover you as one of hteir employees.

Game devs are realizing that spiff doesn't only promote your game but he also makes quality control. Perfectly balanced.

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

I submitted over 25 bugs and feedback suggestions to the devs so yeah I like to think they got their moneys worth and the game will continue to improve :)

@h4t3_

Ай бұрын

​@@thespiffingbritA true fine gentleman indeed

@vedranmesic2249

Ай бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit I heard a myth that it was your actual profession (to play test games until breaking point). Is the myth true?

@LiftandCoa

Ай бұрын

by the power of yorkshire tea, you are doing the lords work@@thespiffingbrit

@hudsongaming1538

Ай бұрын

“As all things should be”

"Im gonna force march and move my units around behind the german line" Germany- you dare use my own spells against me potter?

@luisleongaming1776

Ай бұрын

Meanwhile France is cheering in the background lol

@mortisCZ

Ай бұрын

Captain B. H. Liddell Hart and J. F. C. Fuller were British tea drinkers so...

@AbbyAxenty-rv8vh

Ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking-

Beginning with exploits. Ending with an AC130 bombing the French. Truly perfection

@patrickbateman69420

Ай бұрын

In 1545 AD too, when matchlock firearms had barely been invented 😂

@nitaigur6990

Ай бұрын

I need more kleaper and spiff colabs to feed my hungry soul demon

Spend money to make money, but in this case - the money is violence and the violence also cures you so long as you have the most violence. Spifftastic!

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

the natural wonderful cycle of violence

@claudioledgard331

Ай бұрын

You know what they say, Blood for the Blood god

@BSideWasTaken

Ай бұрын

Spiffonomics applied to military history

@thevonya3977

Ай бұрын

"Paid in the blood of my enemies" takes a whole new meaning with this strategy, the truly British way of sharing one's culture

@paulketner5077

Ай бұрын

@@claudioledgard331Skulls for the Golden Throne?

For those curious for a real world history comparison. By the time Spiff is using early WWII bombers in 1520, in the real world of 1520, King Henry VIII was only 29 years old and was still married to his first wife. That is an insane leap forwards in tech.

@mortisCZ

Ай бұрын

His Lancaster bombers were build very close to a time of Lancastrian kings of Britain. 😀

@alexanderharris5022

Ай бұрын

@@mortisCZ It’s such a baffling high of technology for the time, Henry VIII could have attended his 5th wife’s funeral in a Ford Mustang.

@ruukinen

Ай бұрын

To be fair, this happens in every 4x game. Civ 6 is no different.

This isn't the first time Paradox specifically has hired Spiff to break their games. They get promotion, quality control, and tea. It's really a perfectly balanced scenario for them.

@gagamer7251

Ай бұрын

with no exploits whatsoever

@frostyontheradio9326

Ай бұрын

Tea is the most important of course

@DeadsTBD

Ай бұрын

Seeing as how many time Paradox let Spiff break their games it sure look like it's worth it for them xD

@clericofchaos1

Ай бұрын

@@gagamer7251 as all things should be ;)

@TheFanatical1

Ай бұрын

this is not a good advertisement for the game, honestly.

Soldiers: "We like dis Emperor... We will pay him to be his army!"

@barbariandude

Ай бұрын

For a raider, that might be a thing. Pay your own way for a share of the loot.

@Valchrist1313

Ай бұрын

Couldn't get more British that that. For example, the Duke of Wellington, the guy who beat Napoleon at Waterloo, paid a commission to be granted a rank and given a command in the army.

@mrbigglezworth42

Ай бұрын

@@Valchrist1313 Given the results, that was a very good move.

@tricksterjoy9740

Ай бұрын

@@Valchrist1313”I will pay you to let me beat that guy”

@silverpact1008

Ай бұрын

@@Valchrist1313 Quite literally "You all suck, and i'll pay you to let me prove you all suck. Point me at the best one, i'll win."

14:40 "War, what is it good for? Well, the economy is doing well" is such a sad, accurate statement.

I always love seeing a game dev decide to hire spiff, they probably get a massive work load to fix bugs and glitches after he’s done with it.

@danhammond8406

Ай бұрын

Let's game it out is the true game test.

@lesath7883

Ай бұрын

Much cheaper than hiring a "pro" testing company.

@SinclairWest

Ай бұрын

​@@danhammond8406 I'd say they have different profession Spiff takes loopholes and breaks game mechanics to win. LGIO takes ungodly amounts of time and breaks limits of your computer. So Bug Catcher vs Stress tester I'd say ^^

@AkariC

Ай бұрын

​@@SinclairWest lgia will also ignore the tutorial, all ingame messages, missions and waypoints. He would even not hit the "play button" if asked so. And he will find a way around every possible likit. Legendary guy.

I saw the anti kleper play this and then saw your video and knew I HAD to watch you break it

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

I saw his run. A valiant cheese indeed

Other youtubers - age of blood sounds bad, let's avoid it Spiff - Hard turn towards age of blood, that sounds fantastic!

@slymonkeyinc20

Ай бұрын

I was hoping to see someone try going for it and Spiff did not disappoint

@roberteltze4850

Ай бұрын

Quill18 went for age of blood too but largely because of his viewers encouragement.

The devs benefit hard from sponsorships like this. They paid Spiff for one video, and in turn found several dozen _features_ they didn't in their own playtesting! I wish devs did stuff like this more often!

@micahphilson

Ай бұрын

And gained visibility and hype to boot! I'd never heard of this game, and now I can't wait to see the chaos unleashed upon release!

@TheFanatical1

Ай бұрын

@@micahphilson They don't get any hype or visibility from this: the game looks bad, and this video tells me that not only does it look bad, it's actually bad.

@jonathanpilcher337

Ай бұрын

​@@TheFanatical1visibility is visibility, it doesn't have to be good

@SiriusG

13 күн бұрын

@@TheFanatical1 spiff is, for a lack of a better term, a well publicized play tester. he is literally doing what people like me do for the indie scene for contract. they pay him to play, break, and promote their game. in return they get a list of things to fix, advertising, and he gets money and content. its win win for both parties involved. hes QA for them.

5:10 Spiff breaking the game by summoning Bronze Age Collapse sounds...rather historically fitting, for once.

@spejic1

Ай бұрын

Don't think the Hittites were brought down by a B-29 raid followed by an assault from Heuy gunships, however.

the best part of waking up is folgers in your cup

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

you cheeky bastard

@aMoistWalrus

Ай бұрын

Heretic!!!

@stumpy990

Ай бұрын

I only drink bean tea or harbor tea

@4bschaum

Ай бұрын

thats right, it's Folgers!

@bigv6724

Ай бұрын

Blue Mountain coffee Files Folgers is over priced floor dirt.

While actual QA professionals are a resource that are woefully underappreciated and undervalued(most the time), shipping your game to Spiff to be broken is just a smart thing to do in any case :D And if you happen to make a game that Spiff can't exploit, well, that would certainly be a box cover note better than any "X gave it 10/10".

@lfemomo77

Ай бұрын

Was gonna say the same. Instead of paying QA staff, just send Spiff a free copy

@l0rf

Ай бұрын

@lfemomo77 I know it's a joke but please pay Q&A. Spiff videos cannot replace the work and current year releases are so often an incredibly buggy mess.

@hermanphilips4617

Ай бұрын

Bold Print in 30 font : "We finally made a game that Spiff could not break!" - No game developer, ever.

@TheCrosshare

Ай бұрын

Definetaly a good note, especially as QA is talking of thousands of bug reports :D@@l0rf

“Violence isn’t the answer, it is the question. The answer is yes.”

I love the fact that you are not afraid to use the adjective 'silly'. Such a good word that is rarely spoken these days.

This is a great move you get QA bug testing and advertisement at the same time, Ai isn't stealing jobs this perfectly balanced man is

13:00 I see The Spiffing Brit, in true British fashion, brought blood, chaos and misery to the world and profited from it.

Not the first time developers did that. Imo, every developer should pay Spiff to break their game for quality assurance. Heh.

Watching a tea-addicted british man breaking games with absolutely no effort really tickles my brain

@IvanGrgurina

Ай бұрын

Well, it took him 80 hours of playtime before making this video, so not really "no effort" 😂

A spiff video means a good day

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

well I hope your having a lovely day now

@IsaacOrd

Ай бұрын

that and some coffe.. . . (looks at spiffs armies) . . yorkshire tea

"somehow, having a standing army makes me money" america would like to know your location

the best part of watching thespiffing brit is folgers in your cup

Ahh My favorite Yorkshire Tea Enjoyer once again conquering the world through devious machinations

Spiff is the best QA tester cause no matter the game he'll find a way to become a God

"another strategy game from Paradox Interactive" You mean to say "Another game with a lot of future overpriced DLC from Paradox Interactive"

@thespiffingbrit

Ай бұрын

I cannot understand your concerns atop my golden plated horse Armor curtesy of Todd Howard

@Hrafnskald

Ай бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit It just works :)

@justjesse4276

Ай бұрын

It's published by paradox. Not made by them.

@willo1345

Ай бұрын

I like paradox games, so I buy them. If it has a DLC I want, I buy it. If I don't, I am satisfied with the free content patch. It's really that simple. Now, if you don't, I don't care.

@livedandletdie

Ай бұрын

@@justjesse4276 And... it's like saying oh yes, Call of Duty isn't made by Activision, it's only published by Activision... It doesn't matter if it's Infinity Ward that makes the game, or if it's Treyarch that makes the game or Sledgehammer Games that makes the game... They just cycle the studios and there's one thing guaranteed battlepasses and DLC... for all eternity.

What's crazy is Ursa Ryan did basically this same strat totally "legit" on a random okay start and without the age of blood and still managed to get like 20 vassals or so by midgame and just absolutely ran away with the game on the highest difficulty. They probably need to cap the forced marches/reinforcement uses per unit per turn and fix the math so you can't be paid gold to have army, and maybe reduce the amount of healing those raiders get or something. Local reforms lets you giga capital while still spawning a ton of units and taking a ton of vassals. Then if you want some more cities later you can just integrate the best ones whenever. This build can get pretty unhinged.

@lastresort1plays

Ай бұрын

The issue here is the ai is really bad at defending its cities, a very basic defense should stop this. Also this a game that's balanced around every being powerful, which spif does explain.

I had one too many Yorkshire teas and have Yorkshire Shat my britches 😢 I blame you, Sir Spiff >:(

@gabesisneros136

Ай бұрын

Weakness we sense in u

@ARandomVogon

Ай бұрын

@gabesisneros136 in my bowels, mayhaps. But in my spirit NEVER! LONG LIVE SPIFFLANDIA

@paulknight5018

Ай бұрын

There's only one thing to do focus on your inner Arthur Dent and power through dear Vogon, use your towel.

@SportyMabamba

Ай бұрын

Are you sure you weren’t drinking pints of Yorkshire Ale by mistake 😂

@ARandomVogon

Ай бұрын

@@paulknight5018 just gotta remember to suck on the right corner

After hard days at work, I enjoy coming home and watching your videos. Thanks for always making great content

you are the kind of good and relaxing video that wait just around the corner when you dont anticipate thx for cup of tea

Shout out to MATN. I’ve been following him for a couple years now. I feel like the two of you should collab on a Fallout challenge video of some kind. Given Jon’s overall knowledge of the game and your propensity for breaking every game you get your hands on, it could make for some interesting content.

Nothing better than opening KZread and theres a brand new Spif video. Stupendous

The cup part of foldgers up is waking in your best😂😂😂

the kind of ad i want to see, an amazing spiff video AND iˋm excited to try this game!

When I saw other KZreadrs made videos about this new game, I waited for the king’s answer

This is truly a playlist for us tea drinkers. Love the background music.

I love that you upload Great exploits more frequently. 😊

What a great video!!!! Fun from start to finish. Really enjoyed it!

Just sat down to have a cup of Yorkshire gold and this video came up… thanks spiff!

Raiders > million vassals > kingdom is absolutely broken. Ursa Ryan did the same strategy and it is absolutely glorious

I actually really want to see more, hopefully there might be a stream but spiff always does something interesting for culture victories

So many tubers known for exploiting these games have been doing videos on this. This is the best fine tuning and bug-quashing method for a game I've ever seen.

they really shouldn't have paid you for this because I was thinking about buying this game before I saw this video.

@Deathrydar

Ай бұрын

Same

I wanna know how many developers just slide into Spiff’s DMs like “break my game Daddy, I mean heeeeeey” xD

Perfect. I just finished watching Spiff's 10 hour montage of perfectly balanced Civ VI gameplay.

12:49 "would you like to know more" Starship Troopers lol

@jaxongarrison3896

10 күн бұрын

I was wondering if anyone else noticed lol

I've beeeeeen waiting for this😭😭 I knew he'd thrive on this😂

The combat looks like it was made 20 years ago, what the hell is this?

aside from the shift click instant research, ursa ryan has done the raiders failry comprehensively.

Sat back, had a cup of delicious Yorkshire Tea Gold and enjoying a Spiff video 🔥

I absolutely convinced Paradox know exactly what they're doing when they send a game to Spiff.

The music choice of this Video and the overall pacing is crazy good. Keep it up

@razor191919

12 күн бұрын

The drums at the start made it unwatchable for me. Does it change??

Spiff I love you even more for that spaceship troopers thing

1:00 that backing beat is dope in the early 90's hip-hop way.

Somebody is hiring the spiff to break a game.... Beautiful.

From one brit to another, I believe we should rename London into Spifftopia. It's as intricate and elaborate as fine "British" art taken from only the finest French painters and is far less glum than London.

@paulknight5018

Ай бұрын

As another Brit I approve, The Thames should be renamed The Tea...

@thepenguinmafia

Ай бұрын

Fortnum and Mason can become the new royal mint

@armelior4610

Ай бұрын

Shouldn't London have a glum name though ? It's not exactly bright, colorful and sunny

@British_Buffooon

Ай бұрын

Yeah, but Spifftopia evokes and lights a fire within every British person, making them more patriotic towards their country

Seeing spiff release a video on you game wire "Zero Balance" in the thumbnail must be terrifying for all game devs

Been binging spiff for the last 3 nights, a 12 hour shift is certainly far more enjoyable with that beautiful British accent. Glad to have a new video finally

58% reviews on steam, lots of reviewers calling it hot garbage, boring and only peer to peer multiplayer like its the year 2000 all over again.

Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves, Britons never, never will be slaves. I think it's better than 'Long live the king'.

@KavsLockedOut

Ай бұрын

"britons" very notably were slaves

@thomasnguyen4427

Ай бұрын

Barbary pirates raid, “hi”

I didnt expect the starship troopers reference, thank you.

Churning out those videos. Very nice!

Most of Spiff's exploits are just minor oversights that can be used in ridiculous ways. But this? This genuinely makes absolutely no sense. There can't POSSIBLY be a way to counter this. The Age of Blood is so powerful for combat focused players and so detrimental to the rest, that it seems like there would be no reason to do anything else. Though, I guess I am thinking about PvP, and I don't even know if it's in this game lol

Day 298 of asking Spiff to play Battle Realms. Paradox back at it again, making Spiff the balance tester of dreams.

Love the Starship Troopers reference at 12:55 😂

I laughed out loud at the dev tool left in at the beginning Fun game, I'm enjoying it

Kind of sad how the UI and map look beautiful, but the combat looks like it's made by a 5 year old lol 🤣

Meh... why should you get Millenia if you already have Civ 6 (not to mention that the devs behind civ 6 have lots of experience and as such made a better game).

I believe Millennia is a great game, because the game brought me to this video and your channel

Spiff with a game is like the Lock Picking Lawyer... give it to me, I'll have it cracked in no time...

congratulations to all of you who were here "first."

@bigv6724

Ай бұрын

Sir Spiff is the first and always the first for we are mere peasants always in 2nd place.

@Post.nut_Clarity

Ай бұрын

if that is the case,@@bigv6724, falsely heralding oneself as first is to be considered an act of heresy and retribution shall be swift!

@Post.nut_Clarity

Ай бұрын

if that is the case,@@bigv6724, falsely heralding oneself as first is to be considered an act of heresy!

@Post.nut_Clarity

Ай бұрын

if that is the case,@@bigv6724, falsely heralding oneself as first is to be considered the action of a heretic!

@Post.nut_Clarity

Ай бұрын

if that is the case,@@bigv6724, falsely heralding oneself as "first" is to be seen as an act of 卄🝗尺🝗丂丫!

1 minute gang here

@cactusmascul8894

Ай бұрын

Let's goo

@midimidori4699

Ай бұрын

2 minute crew

@jacksonquatacker3626

Ай бұрын

No I am 2 min gang

@robertbeke1170

Ай бұрын

5 min gang. Saaadge

@jacobsweeney9463

Ай бұрын

That's how long you can last?

Just casually turning this game into a hold my beer (or in this case, tea) moment with other youtubers

The best spiff videos are the ones that feature unintentional exponential growth

@10:50 I'd have to guess the Crossbow should be x3.0 damage but is instead +3.0x damage, thus dealing 4x damage... which is all kinds of pun worthy in a 4X game.

I love the refrences to my boy MATN.

This is such a genius move man. Its just the gaming world version of hiring offensive security specialists, plus advertising bundled in.

Historians: "we never knew who these sea peoples were that caused a massive bronze age collapse" Spiff: "allow me to introduce myself~"

I loved the Starship Troopers reference haha

This is just so vintage and wonderful. Thanks for the entertainment, Spiff. Been a rough one, and I needed a good laugh!

Hey spiff love watching break a game in the most perfectly balanced ways. A good challenge if like to see you take on is could of the lamb

Just found yorkshire tea over in the states. I feel like I can participate in watching videos correctly now

The starship troopers drop would you like to know more was perfect

"Cult of tea" what a delightful name for such a delightful game Excellent work king spiff

Paradox Dev to his project manager: "Sir we have completed the testing and have found our game to be perfect and ready for the market with absolutely no bugs or glitches whatsoever. PM to Dev: Send it to the Spiff. Dev: ....Oh GOD!!!! PLEASE SIR ITS PERFECT Spiff: OH, YES IT IS AND ILL PROVE IT BY BREAKING IT

i watch every video on the date of release and drink coffee while i do and NO ONE will stop me

The beat at the beginning of video was actually a banger

Paradox always gives Spif and Josh game keys/sponsors, because they know the videos are gonna be hilarious.

I feel like one of the suggestions for the Warfare XP abilities would be that they can only be used on a single unit/city once per turn maybe even all spawn/adjusting units abilities in general or even more broadly but less fun that each ability can only be used once per turn overall

Hope to see some more Millennia shenanigans!

Oh boy, it's been a while since we've seen quite such a level of roflstomping through a game. :)

Aah Paradox, never change! This is amazing :D

Why do I feel like spiff would be successful in any endeavor? It's not just the accent trust me this guy is top notch.

I have nothing of note to say, I haven't even started the video. I just showed up, his the thumbs up and am about to enjoy 21 minutes and 18 seconds, which will take me half an hour because I'll need a refill half way through, of good Spiffing-ness. Ahoy-hoy, off we go.

This has got to be an oversight, allowing troops to be granted multiple effects on same turn over and over.

I absolutely love the Chaos Ages in this game. It’s an incredible mechanic.

oh yeah i remember how broken the raiders tree was during demo, almost conqurered the world in 60 turns. Good to see they never nerfed it.

Loved the starship troopers reference