Pro Exploiter Vs Strategy Game - Millennia Is A Perfectly Balanced Game With No Exploits

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What happens if you take a professional video game exploiter and pay them to break an up and coming strategy game. Well the boffins over at paradox interactive decided that I should become a paid QA tester and push their game to the limits. Of Course this meant I discovered infinite gold exploits, teleportation exploits, god mode glitches and the ability to complete a science victory in the first turn of the game. All pretty standard behaviour for a pro exploiter like the spiffing brit!
If you enjoyed the new 4x Civilization like strategy game then you can check out millennia here: millennia.paradoxinteractive....
the tagline is simple: Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Chapters:
00:00 Poor marketing Discussions
00:59 Welcome to the Stone Age
03:22 Getting Bronzed
04:35 It’s Party Time
08:21 Who Balanced this?
09:53 Maths is Hard
11:56 Blood and Vassals
14:27 WAR HUHHH HOOHH
16:31 Out Of Control
18:40 Victory Lap
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title: Pro Exploiter Vs Strategy Game - Millennia Is A Perfectly Balanced Game With No Exploits
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@thespiffingbrit Ай бұрын

*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.

@h4t3_ Ай бұрын

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”

@FlavorTown9088 Ай бұрын

"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-

@TheGrimKleaper Ай бұрын

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

@PierceArner Ай бұрын

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?

@clericofchaos1 Ай бұрын

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.

@alexanderharris5022 Ай бұрын

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.

@cliche501 Ай бұрын

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."

@dekopuma Ай бұрын

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

@Hungry_Raccoon_ Ай бұрын

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.

@Mors_deus Ай бұрын

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

@CED99 Ай бұрын

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.

@micahphilson Ай бұрын

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.

@pieterfaes6263 Ай бұрын

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.

@quantemwensday Ай бұрын

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.

@TheCrosshare Ай бұрын

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

@v_lad8559 Ай бұрын

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

@ryaku5 Ай бұрын

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

@timothy5480 Ай бұрын

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

@Kemot300 Ай бұрын

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

@moonflowersax Ай бұрын

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

@lukasmagana466 Ай бұрын

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" 😂

@jakehelder3254 Ай бұрын

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

@swiper-no-swiping Ай бұрын

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

@quantemwensday Ай бұрын

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

@TheBeast-is2mn Ай бұрын

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

@BigBmhkiksazz Ай бұрын

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

@ShadeMeister93 Ай бұрын

"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.

@DavidSmith-mt7tb Ай бұрын

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.

@ARandomVogon Ай бұрын

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

@Fatty0012 Ай бұрын

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

@gautierlemaitre8314 Ай бұрын

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

@pokemaster2185 Ай бұрын

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.

@skinny_p1383 Ай бұрын

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

@TBKOTOROB Ай бұрын

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

@theedicatorlps6097 Ай бұрын

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

@pickleengi8123 Ай бұрын

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

@kohnjack Ай бұрын

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

@Rhjhhhfhhfvvgb Ай бұрын

I love that you upload Great exploits more frequently. 😊

@adamant4107 Ай бұрын

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

@markbirch7624 Ай бұрын

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

@beewyka819 Ай бұрын

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

@deathsheep22 Ай бұрын

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

@fang4223 Ай бұрын

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.

@gregdecker4741 Ай бұрын

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

@SwedishSinologyNerd Ай бұрын

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

@dembro27 Ай бұрын

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

@Charlys787 Ай бұрын

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

@jaxongarrison3896 10 күн бұрын

I was wondering if anyone else noticed lol

@VoidicHerald Ай бұрын

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

@Relhio Ай бұрын

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

@FARBerserker Ай бұрын

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

@murrfox Ай бұрын

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

@MrT3a Ай бұрын

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

@prophangas Ай бұрын

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??

@RandomSomePerson Ай бұрын

Spiff I love you even more for that spaceship troopers thing

@soupwizard Ай бұрын

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

@senior_waffle-_- Ай бұрын

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

@British_Buffooon Ай бұрын

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

@Zane12ai Ай бұрын

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

@seffruns Ай бұрын

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

@leiaorgana5098 Ай бұрын

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.

@secondghoul9986 Ай бұрын

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”

@grandturtle2786 Ай бұрын

I didnt expect the starship troopers reference, thank you.

@Knutorius Ай бұрын

Churning out those videos. Very nice!

@alexgowin5585 Ай бұрын

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

@Yutzune Ай бұрын

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

@stephenolah8177 Ай бұрын

Love the Starship Troopers reference at 12:55 😂

@iambicpentakill Ай бұрын

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

@jickhertz4124 Ай бұрын

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

@CHR3S_1 Ай бұрын

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).

@MohidMK1 Ай бұрын

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

@petertrudelljr Ай бұрын

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