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YouTube streamer Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm is certainly no stranger to controversy, as the indefinite Twitch ban against the first-person shooter expert shows, but he usually lives in harmonical coexistence with his followers. When it comes to NFT games, however, even the popular streamer can’t excite his entire fan base.

“The concept of digital collectibles in an online game is so exciting to me,” he wrote on Twitter. “Especially an extraction type of game. People saying scam and ‘ugh’ are just brain dead headline followers. Same people that spend a ton on skins for an annual release game. Same skins everyone has too.”

Imagine trying to ‘extract’ with an item you discovered worth $100,000 on the chain.

Think about entertainment value as a viewer let alone player.

A new pvp experience is upon us…

— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) March 5, 2023

“Imagine trying to ‘extract’ with an item you discovered worth $100,000 on the chain,” Beahm said. “Think about entertainment value as a viewer let alone player. A new pvp experience is upon us…” 

Dr Disrespect is currently working on his extraction shooter, DEADROP, which he seems to envision as containing NFTs to provide the exciting type of gameplay he has in mind. He has previously released NFTs in connection with the project.

Beahm’s vision is not shared among all of his followers, though, one of whom replied: “Ugh, NFT/blockchain gaming? I thought you were better than that. Was looking forward to your game, should’ve known better when you dropped exclusive NFT tokens for it lol.” 

Reacting rather undiplomatically to this feedback, the streamer simply answered: “What an idiot”.

It seems like Dr Disrespect is buying into the vision of the same NFTs being available and fully functional across many different games, a view held among many supporters of this technology in video games. When challenged about why developers would even bother implementing content from other games in their titles without getting paid for it, he did not post a response.

This frequently held viewpoint among NFT supporters has often been called out by developers, who’ve explained why this is pretty much unfeasible as such a level of interoperability simply doesn’t exist in game development. Independent developer Rami Ismail, to name one notable example, says that even very basic objects in a game can be difficult to implement across different titles and engines.

Let's imagine making dice in a game.

— Rami Ismail (رامي) (@tha_rami) January 10, 2022

Beahm seems like he’s willing to try and find a way, and only time will tell if he can successfully do so – he would be among the first when it comes to the controversial NFT game sector.

Written by Oliver Brandt and Marco Wutz on behalf of GLHF.

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By virtually every metric, Herschel ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm is one of the most popular streamers out there – though seemingly not all that recognizable to most people attending Saturday’s NFC wild-card game.

During the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks game, Beahm appeared on stage to hype the audience up – insisting they scream at the top of their lungs. Of course, there were some cheers, but most people in attendance didn’t seem to know who Beahm was. At least, that’s the impression we’ve got from the lukewarm reaction – check out the video below to see what we mean.

Sound the horn, @DrDisrespect #SEAvsSF x #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/2tG6QXH4k6

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) January 14, 2023

In fairness, he still had fans in the audience – several of which have uploaded footage that highlights a slightly warmer reception. ‘Slightly’ is the keyword here.

THE DOC @DrDisrespect pic.twitter.com/Ks5fNZQNUC

— GageVincent (@gagehouston2) January 14, 2023

At least his custom 49ers jersey is pretty slick!

These days, Beahm is strictly a streamer on YouTube. He was massive on Twitch for many years until a lawsuit between both parties forced him to leave the platform forever. 

Beahm, a former Call of Duty developer, formed his own AAA studio in 2021 called Midnight Society, which is currently making the Escape From Tarkov-like extraction shooter Deadrop.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Herschel Guy Beahm, better known as the streaming sensation Dr. Disrespect, made headlines earlier this year by opening Midnight Society — a triple-A video game studio. Project Moon, the studio’s first game, is in very early development, but anyone can try it out soon by picking up the Founders Access Pass, which costs $50.

Last week, Midnight Society outlined some details regarding Project Moon via blog post. It’ll be a competitive PvPvE first-person shooter, with notable industry figures such as Call of Duty’s Robert Bowling being part of the development team. What’s most noteworthy about Project Moon thus far is the studio plans to release playable ‘snapshots’ every six weeks for those that buy the Founders Pass. Midnight Society wants pass holders to try the game out and give in-depth feedback after each build comes out.

This decision, in particular, is drawing some criticism online, primarily since Quality Assurance testing is a full-time position at virtually every triple-A studio, with salaries hovering around $67,000, according to Indeed. So asking fans to handle that bit is morally questionable. Forbes reporter Paul Tassi brought up this tidbit on Monday, asking for insight from industry professionals, only for Beahm to snappishly reply.

“Damn we forgot to run our plans by the ‘Gamedev folks,'” Beahm said on Twitter. “Hope they say it’s ok.”

Damn we forgot to run our plans by the “Gamedev folks”.

Hope they say it’s ok.

— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) July 11, 2022

The announcement is also receiving criticism as the Founders Access Pass is also a tradeable NFT. If Ubisoft, Behaviour Interactive, Team17, and many other companies within the games industry have taught us anything over the past year, it’s that people really don’t want blockchain technology in video games.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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