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Easy Allies |EZOT| Good Vibes and Good Hype
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Man-is-Obsolete
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I would make sure EZA is ok with it actually. They may have plans to do something similar.
Lilalaunebaer
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If anyone of them is planning something like that, i´ll cooperate right away
You hear that? EZA?
Lilalaunebaer
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Alright, tweeted Brandon about it.
EDIT: Damn, double post.
EDIT: Damn, double post.
Zomba13
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The thing about Disney Infinity for me is I have no interest at all in the game, everything just doesn't appeal to me BUT I like the figures. Some of them have really nice designs like some of the Marvel ones, nice cartoony/exagerated looks. But the issue is I'm neck deep in Amiibo. I've picked my fight and it's Nintendo. Even if there isn't a universal Amiibo game (which you'd think there would be like Infinity or Skylanders but, you know, Nintendo gonna dopey elephant around) I enjoy them for display and because I get to have little figures of characters I never thought I'd have little, well sculpted, affordable figures of like Lucas.
Mikey Jr.
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I hope I don't sound like a Troll or something, but on my way home, I was thinking about the 30k.
30k a month is a lot of money. How are they spending this money if the guys aren't working full time and have no rent? They have to buy equipment. Sure. Other miscellaneous equipment. I get.
But do they need 15k to do huber hype and man ups?
Let's say month 2 they get 30k again. All tech and equipment has been purchased the first month. 30k split amongst 7 of them is 1100 a week. If you drop that in half, is that not enough to employ everyone full time and also rent a decent place?
Not saying there some backdoor shady deals or anything, just not sure why they can't do it at their current level.
30k a month is a lot of money. How are they spending this money if the guys aren't working full time and have no rent? They have to buy equipment. Sure. Other miscellaneous equipment. I get.
But do they need 15k to do huber hype and man ups?
Let's say month 2 they get 30k again. All tech and equipment has been purchased the first month. 30k split amongst 7 of them is 1100 a week. If you drop that in half, is that not enough to employ everyone full time and also rent a decent place?
Not saying there some backdoor shady deals or anything, just not sure why they can't do it at their current level.
MultiJhonny
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LA is expensive. Right now 30k isn't enough for all of them full time at this point. It gets them a lot closer but also this is month one. Let's see if they get a steady patreon going so they can be full time.
Patreon cuts and pledger-side taxes are already taken out of that figure. The rest is legit though.
MultiJhonny
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They still have personal taxes though, income taxes, state taxes. Stuff like that.
Totally, that's why I made sure to say just the pledger side. All I mean is that the number shown will be the number sent to EZA (minus and declines and the like).
Holy shit your right. Throw it out there to fans for some capture and then put them in the credits. They would have to work with them though to keep video quality constant though.
MultiJhonny
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Oh okay I see what you were saying.
That's a pretty scummy thing to do though.
MultiJhonny
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Wednesday. Not sure on the time though.
Not really when the fans are openly willing to help them do this exact thing
No it isn't. It's not dependant on them getting the videos out, it would just make the process quicker and if people are happy to help, awesome.
Just because you can take advantage of people, doesn't mean you should.
Brian_FETO
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It would be scummy if it was a payment reward tier
It's not taking advantage of people if they accept volunteers.
MultiJhonny
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They aren't taking advatage of them though... I don't see how people who are willing to help just because they want to is wrong.
Yeah, for sure. Everything we know now about their current plans is when they expected to get <10K a month. Things have clearly changed.
Yeah, you're right. Forget I said anything.
It's not really taking advantage, at least not in my eyes. I'd be happy to play some games for them and get some footage if it meant they could produce more content and get it out in a more timely fashion. I'd be more than happy with a quick mention in the credits too.
As long as it's not required to get the video, just to make it come faster, and you give credit at the end of the video to all the people that donated there shouldnt be problems.
Edit: hey finally made member yay.
MultiJhonny
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Yep exactly!
Static Veins
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So Brandon just confirmed that EZA is currently no one's full-time job, not even his, and they are all looking for full-time work. Which is why all streams and the podcast are scheduled for the evening/night, to account for anybody who works during the day.
Die Squirrel Die
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Going by his earlier comments as well, they are aware that the patreon pledges could drop off after the initial buzz, so it sounds like they aren't going to be making any big moves until they are more sure of how consistent the support will be.
Roberto Larcos
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They've got a 4th person / company in the $500 tier (which is suddenly appearing to be good value for businesses) - so the total's leapt to over $27.6k.
MultiJhonny
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It is a subscription. It charges the 1st of every month automaticaly. You can change tiers if you wish too.
More like $2k a month
No commitment what so ever. I think that's good. As long as they will put out content on a regular basis it will probably stay at a rather high amount - looking at other succesful patreons like Comedy Button or Jim Sterling etc. They have a responsibility now and that's a good thing.
Roberto Larcos
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I hope they've not overstretched themselves with these goals though. That's a lot of content for them to produce now, and I'll be praying for Brandon if it hits $30k.
I wouldn't worry that much for EZA on E3. I'm sure Geoff will count with some (if no all) of them to work on the coverage if they can't find something by themself
Roberto Larcos
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As a % of their total, Mega64's has gone down by a fair bit.
It's definitely a lot, but it doesn't seem too bad, especially with 8 people
I kinda hope there's a 40K Bosman show stretch goal, seems like a lot of people would like that
The OP said there will be a Bosman show on the YouTube channel, but it's not supported by Patreon.
Yeah, I realize that, I mean a second Bosman show that is more like Final Bosman
Also can't someone Shuhei get them in? Shuhei is big friends with them.
Oh ok misunderstood.
AcademicSaucer
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Bosman can get in to cover bud light
I agree. (Also, hey MultiJhonny - GAF shoutout on chat last night!
) They're on a good starting point but the guys are also clearly learning a lot as they go along, on top of their own searches for day jobs to help supplement their regular lifestyles. Personally, as a fan, I have no problem assisting them with game capture if it's something that they need and it's a game I intended to play in the first place. It eases up on the logistics for them to handle things like reviews. As others have also mentioned, so long as credit is given where credit is due, I'm fine with that arrangement.
So happy to hear that someone got a capture of the Monopoly stream, btw. I missed large chunks of it due to failing internet and would love to relive those moments again!
No worries, who knows maybe Bosman would rather not do it, which would be fine, just seems like maybe a 40K goal is a good way to bridge to 50K
I'm pretty sure that's a conflict of interest.
He doesn't want to do it. That's why this is free from Patreon pressures.
Awesome. I'm glad it's not lost. I only saw the beginning and that was already very jolly.
I was checking back the "first" final bosman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-hX8C2ItU
oh man, many memories. Also if I'm no wrong it went kinda viral, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-hX8C2ItU
oh man, many memories. Also if I'm no wrong it went kinda viral, right?
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