The video critiques the ineffective and costly medic role in Star Citizen, highlighting how the expensive medigel canisters (“goo”) are poorly integrated into gameplay, leading the narrator to exploit this by ambushing medics and stealing their supplies. Through a mix of chaotic player interactions, deception, and a cooperative screenshot event, the video showcases both the game’s flaws and the creative potential within its current, flawed medical system.
The video opens with a scathing critique of the medic role and the Apollo medical ship in Star Citizen. The narrator highlights the lack of meaningful medical gameplay despite the introduction of the Apollo, noting that medigel canisters, colloquially called “goo,” are required for respawns but are expensive and poorly integrated into gameplay. The high cost of medical beacons and the lack of effective communication tools make genuine medical support impractical, leading to the conclusion that most Apollo owners are “whales” who buy the ship for status rather than functionality. This sets the stage for the narrator’s plan: to hunt down these medics and steal their valuable goo canisters, each worth 100,000 credits.
The video then shifts to live gameplay footage where the narrator and his team engage with other players, including some Apollo owners. They mock the disorganized medics and exploit the game’s mechanics by convincing players to display and store their goo canisters openly. The narrator uses deception, pretending to be interested in taking screenshots of the Apollo and its medical supplies, to gain the trust of other players. Once the goo is exposed, the narrator and his team ambush and kill the medics, confiscating their valuable canisters. This sequence highlights the ease with which the game’s medical mechanics can be exploited due to poor design and player behavior.
Throughout the gameplay, the narrator interacts with various players, some friendly and others suspicious, showcasing the challenges of cooperation in Star Citizen’s current state. There are moments of humor and chaos, including players accidentally crashing ships, locking others in rooms, and engaging in tense negotiations over stolen goo. The video also features a detailed tour of the Apollo ship’s interior, emphasizing its size and potential but also its impracticality given the current gameplay mechanics. The interactions reveal a community struggling with the game’s bugs, communication issues, and balancing problems.
A significant portion of the video focuses on the narrator’s efforts to organize a screenshot competition involving the Apollo and the medigel canisters. With help from other players, they gather a large number of canisters to create an impressive visual display. This part of the video contrasts the earlier chaos with a more cooperative and creative endeavor, showcasing the ship’s aesthetics and the potential for player-driven content despite the game’s flaws. However, the narrator’s underlying motive remains to ultimately seize the goo, blending camaraderie with cunning gameplay.
The video concludes with a twist where the narrator retrieves his stolen goo from a medic’s corpse, highlighting the ongoing cycle of theft and betrayal in the game. The narrator reflects on the absurdity and toxicity of the current medic gameplay, underscoring the lack of meaningful risk and reward. Despite the frustrations, the video ends on a humorous and defiant note, encouraging players to embrace the chaotic and often treacherous nature of Star Citizen’s universe. The overarching message is a critique of the game’s medical systems and a call to players to exploit the flaws for their own gain.