While I do agree with the idea that videos more accurately showcasing quality gameplay would be better than the confused drivel the youtubers put out, at the same time, nobody actually watches - for example - the SCS videos. They never even break 50 views.
There's a disconnect here between what we do with the competitive videos we have and what we say we want.
Part of the problem is the challenge of actually showcasing quality gameplay. How do you create a video that someone can watch and say "This is a skilled team"?
Watching from free-view where you see all ships at once, the pacing is very slow. Watching other e-sports, you can see how quickly people are flipping through different actions in order to pull off high-skill maneuvers. In GoIO piloting, it is really hard to tell as long as the 2 teams are somewhat evenly matched.
Watching from 1 ship perspective, you can see all of the cooldowns and damaged components, so technically you can see all of what is driving each action, which might give you more perspective into the skill involved, but then you are only looking at 1 ship. You don't have enough information to be entertained on a match level.
In a game where 16 people's individual minor decisions and actions have large scale repercussions on the match, but you only have the options of viewing the big picture or a small subset of individuals, how can you create a single video that shows off the skill and foresight implemented by good teams?
Most other esports that I can think of have a very low number of participants, and an easy way to view both the big picture and the minute actions simultaneously.
