You want to see a weird children's show there's a christian kid's movie series about an anthropomorphic book and a dog that's really a 40 year old man in a dog costume and a bunch of children in a forest and the dog acts like a dog with the kids and it's super goddamn creepy
what is wrong with evangelicals
His name is Psalty. I may have watched several of these growing up. It's really frickin' creepy in hindsight. He almost looks like blackface:
Holy shit it is real and not just a product of my deranged mind
noo
it could be both
thanks to the curse, the products of your deranged mind become extant horrors
You want to see a weird children's show there's a christian kid's movie series about an anthropomorphic book and a dog that's really a 40 year old man in a dog costume and a bunch of children in a forest and the dog acts like a dog with the kids and it's super goddamn creepy
what is wrong with evangelicals
His name is Psalty. I may have watched several of these growing up. It's really frickin' creepy in hindsight. He almost looks like blackface:
Holy shit it is real and not just a product of my deranged mind
noo
it could be both
thanks to the curse, the products of your deranged mind become extant horrors
TTODewbackPuts the drawl in ya'llI think I'm in HellRegistered Userregular
You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
Bless your heart.
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You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
"God, do I really have to choose between Carth and a jingoist space nazi?"
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Sir Landsharkresting shark faceRegistered Userregular
You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
um I boned Ashley in 1 and went back to her in 3 she's all I ever wanted in a digital waifu
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You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
um I boned Ashley in 1 and went back to her in 3 she's all I ever wanted in a digital waifu
"Porp tell me about your human centric policies again, I need to get it up!"
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
um I boned Ashley in 1 and went back to her in 3 she's all I ever wanted in a digital waifu
she really..jumped the shark on you in ME2 though
Also she's dumb
Nintendo doubled its Net Worth the last year milking the Pokemon teet. I mean if they hate money they can give me some o that 40 bil dollars.
Pokemon had something to do with it but Nintendo also sold off their baseball team.
how would that change their net worth though
joke answer: well they somehow got 700mil for a team that's worth about $700...
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
visiblehowl how was my stream last night? was i being coherent and engaging? i need tips and you're good at it
Uh, I dunno about that last part, but I thought your stream was fine, it's just that Gwent is kind of a rough game for new players to watch.
Like, Hearthstone isn't a simple game by any means, but it's a more traditional competitive card game, so it's easier to grasp for someone completely unfamiliar with it. You have your hero's health, there are minions on the board with prominent Attack and Health numbers, the mana crystals are really obvious, etc etc. Say what you will about the game itself, but Blizzard clearly intended for it to be an e-sport, and by extension really streamable, and the design reflects that really well.
Gwent is really untraditional. There isn't a built-in attack mechanic, the cards you're playing don't have health or anything, and the only prominent number is the Strength (or Power or whatever it's called) which is essentially a "score". Once you have completed a round, it becomes obvious that you're trying to beat the other player's score, but it's really unclear what the different rows mean, and once a card is on the board you lose a lot of information about it. Hearthstone does this too, obviously, you don't see the descriptions of the cards unless you hover over them, but there are still prominent shapes and icons that have a meaning that's easy to pick up. Big shield around a minion means it's a taunt, the skull and crossbones means something will happen when it dies, plus other things like Divine Shield and Stealth and Frozen and whatnot. Gwent mostly has the score and the artwork, plus some weather effects and I guess some status effects, but the symbology is a little murkier.
This is all fine, as long as you explain what's going on, which I think you did really well. There's only so much you can do, however, and if someone pops in but doesn't ask anything in chat, you have no way of knowing that you might need to educate someone on the basics.
I'd say keep doing what you're doing, just be sure to always explain why things are happening. You did a good job of explaining your thought process and strategic choices, but I think that's secondary to making sure people understand what's happening in the game, at least until you're relatively sure that most of your audience understands the basics. Sometimes your opponent would play a card, and suddenly A BUNCH OF THINGS SPAWN ON THE FIELD or A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS GO UP OR DOWN, and occasionally you missed the opportunity to provide some context.
Aside from Gwent specifically, like when you're playing Nioh or something, I think just shooting the shit with your chat is fine, and your random remarks as you play are also fine. Talking to nobody is a pain, as I well know, and I think you're better at that than I am. Interaction with your viewers is the best thing you can do, though, and I'm lucky enough to have a lot of conversation happening in my chat lately. It's really easy to play off of that, and viewers are more invested because they're contributing to the stream. I think it would be a huge improvement if you could figure out a way to set up a static view of your chat rather than checking your phone once in awhile. I get that when you're playing something like Nioh you won't be able to constantly engage with chat even if you can always see it, because you have to move around and do stuff. I struggled with that when I streamed Sleeping Dogs even though the chat window was literally right next to the game window; there are too many long sequences where I can't look away even for a second because I'll crash a car or get hit in a fight. Max Payne has been better for this, because it's mostly "clear a room, check for items, open door, clear next room, etc" so there are lots of breaks. With a game like Gwent, though, where it's turn based and there doesn't appear to be a strict timer, I think you'd benefit a lot from talking to your chat in "realtime" (in quotes because of the delay) rather than catching up on what people have said every few minutes.
Other than all that, you're a charming handsome fella who plays interesting games, so you're in pretty good shape. The stuff I wrote above is pretty minor comparatively.
You know everyone I've ever witness play ME got pissed off that you had to choose between Ashley and Kaidan.
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
um I boned Ashley in 1 and went back to her in 3 she's all I ever wanted in a digital waifu
she really..jumped the shark on you in ME2 though
Also she's dumb
well she said we were through (I THOUGHT WE WERE ON A BREAK) and Miranda has a booty that don't need explainin...
Please consider the environment before printing this post.
hmm apparently it wasn't just that they sold the mariners
they sold (most of) their stake in a holding company that was the mariners and a sports network (ROOT sports)
so that's where the value came from
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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I must still support Krogan genophage
Pokemon had something to do with it but Nintendo also sold off their baseball team.
you're a monster
and the music is hilarious
Space History's greatest space monster.
Oh yeah I forgot they sold the Ms. Still was only like 700mil right?
Actually it was about ethics in kid show hostesses.
pleasepaypreacher.net
They wanted to know why you couldn't just leave them both
:tell_me_more:
how would that change their net worth though
um I boned Ashley in 1 and went back to her in 3 she's all I ever wanted in a digital waifu
That's what it says on my business card.
Also, "Business Analyst".
"Porp tell me about your human centric policies again, I need to get it up!"
pleasepaypreacher.net
Hold on. That 40 billion number seems way too high.
He ain't shy about it, 'neither
she really..jumped the shark on you in ME2 though
Also she's dumb
Get the Metallica? I actually am enjoying it. I dont listen to it front to back like the older stuff but its still pretty good.
joke answer: well they somehow got 700mil for a team that's worth about $700...
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Uh, I dunno about that last part, but I thought your stream was fine, it's just that Gwent is kind of a rough game for new players to watch.
Like, Hearthstone isn't a simple game by any means, but it's a more traditional competitive card game, so it's easier to grasp for someone completely unfamiliar with it. You have your hero's health, there are minions on the board with prominent Attack and Health numbers, the mana crystals are really obvious, etc etc. Say what you will about the game itself, but Blizzard clearly intended for it to be an e-sport, and by extension really streamable, and the design reflects that really well.
Gwent is really untraditional. There isn't a built-in attack mechanic, the cards you're playing don't have health or anything, and the only prominent number is the Strength (or Power or whatever it's called) which is essentially a "score". Once you have completed a round, it becomes obvious that you're trying to beat the other player's score, but it's really unclear what the different rows mean, and once a card is on the board you lose a lot of information about it. Hearthstone does this too, obviously, you don't see the descriptions of the cards unless you hover over them, but there are still prominent shapes and icons that have a meaning that's easy to pick up. Big shield around a minion means it's a taunt, the skull and crossbones means something will happen when it dies, plus other things like Divine Shield and Stealth and Frozen and whatnot. Gwent mostly has the score and the artwork, plus some weather effects and I guess some status effects, but the symbology is a little murkier.
This is all fine, as long as you explain what's going on, which I think you did really well. There's only so much you can do, however, and if someone pops in but doesn't ask anything in chat, you have no way of knowing that you might need to educate someone on the basics.
I'd say keep doing what you're doing, just be sure to always explain why things are happening. You did a good job of explaining your thought process and strategic choices, but I think that's secondary to making sure people understand what's happening in the game, at least until you're relatively sure that most of your audience understands the basics. Sometimes your opponent would play a card, and suddenly A BUNCH OF THINGS SPAWN ON THE FIELD or A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS GO UP OR DOWN, and occasionally you missed the opportunity to provide some context.
Aside from Gwent specifically, like when you're playing Nioh or something, I think just shooting the shit with your chat is fine, and your random remarks as you play are also fine. Talking to nobody is a pain, as I well know, and I think you're better at that than I am. Interaction with your viewers is the best thing you can do, though, and I'm lucky enough to have a lot of conversation happening in my chat lately. It's really easy to play off of that, and viewers are more invested because they're contributing to the stream. I think it would be a huge improvement if you could figure out a way to set up a static view of your chat rather than checking your phone once in awhile. I get that when you're playing something like Nioh you won't be able to constantly engage with chat even if you can always see it, because you have to move around and do stuff. I struggled with that when I streamed Sleeping Dogs even though the chat window was literally right next to the game window; there are too many long sequences where I can't look away even for a second because I'll crash a car or get hit in a fight. Max Payne has been better for this, because it's mostly "clear a room, check for items, open door, clear next room, etc" so there are lots of breaks. With a game like Gwent, though, where it's turn based and there doesn't appear to be a strict timer, I think you'd benefit a lot from talking to your chat in "realtime" (in quotes because of the delay) rather than catching up on what people have said every few minutes.
Other than all that, you're a charming handsome fella who plays interesting games, so you're in pretty good shape. The stuff I wrote above is pretty minor comparatively.
@OnTheLastCastle
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Yeah. I'm waiting till I get home as I'm not redeeming a digital download at work.
well she said we were through (I THOUGHT WE WERE ON A BREAK) and Miranda has a booty that don't need explainin...
I guarantee you a night of torture pleasure. Abject pleasure. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeasure.
To try and make people forget about Mordin
It won't work
I AM THE VERY MODEL OF A *Thud*
This woman playing Barbara Whatever on Gotham is smokin'
Jobs bless you my child
they sold (most of) their stake in a holding company that was the mariners and a sports network (ROOT sports)
so that's where the value came from
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
i was waiting for someone to post that so i didn't have to be that terrible.
thank you mr pink cow person
He wasn't as great as everyone seems to think, and he had his back toward me.
Crucial question: Was Wrex alive at the time?