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How does it work?

ColgrimColgrim Registered User new member
edited December 2009 in Games and Technology
Hey guys!
I am pretty new to these forums. How does it work with Let's Plays? Is there an agreemet on the forums, who records or which game or is it more like free for all?

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to the forums. Here's the rules thread. As for LP's, anyone can make one. The only convention is to wait a few months after a game is released. And to try to make them good.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Welcome!
    I think you're supposed to ask a mod if it's ok before doing a LP, just as a formality.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stormwatcher wrote: »
    Welcome!
    I think you're supposed to ask a mod if it's ok before doing a LP, just as a formality.

    Actually, there's no rule that you're supposed to do that.
    apotheos wrote: »
    I'd like to remind you that nowhere in this thread does it say "Contact a Moderator for permission to make a Let's Play thread!"

    Do you want to make one? If so, ask yourself, can I make it actually funny? Evidence submitted to this forum strongly suggests that no, you can't.

    But if you want to brave the odds, take the bull by the horns, and drive forward into the garden of madness, be my guest.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Peewi wrote: »
    Stormwatcher wrote: »
    Welcome!
    I think you're supposed to ask a mod if it's ok before doing a LP, just as a formality.

    Actually, there's no rule that you're supposed to do that.
    apotheos wrote: »
    I'd like to remind you that nowhere in this thread does it say "Contact a Moderator for permission to make a Let's Play thread!"

    Do you want to make one? If so, ask yourself, can I make it actually funny? Evidence submitted to this forum strongly suggests that no, you can't.

    But if you want to brave the odds, take the bull by the horns, and drive forward into the garden of madness, be my guest.

    ok then

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Howdy new fella. You don't have to ask to make an LP around here. All that could be asked of you is a quality experience and refrain from LP'ing a game that is fresh on the shelves.

    In my sig is a link to a thread I started indexing all the LP threads people start here, and I have some general info / guidelines people agree on (not just here, other places on the web) about the nature of an LP and how to make it good, etc.

    So, hopefully whatever you have in mind is entertaining (either that you're good at it or a funny person)!

    And remember, take constructive criticism like a champ if it comes to it.

    Edit - This is the link I'm specifically mentioning above.

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  • LionEyezLionEyez Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I don't think a LP has to be funny.

    There's some really good ones - Jurassic Park:Trespasser by ResearchIndicates springs to mind - wherein someone clearly has immense knowledge of the game and design proces behind it, almost to the point of dev commentary. If done well, I enjoy these kinds of LP's much more.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Well, I didn't say it in my post above but in the Index it's noted that being good at the game, knowledgeable of it, or funny all make for good LPs.

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