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Easy Allies |EZOT| Good Vibes and Good Hype
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I'm just watching Ben Moore streaming Dark Souls 3 and he said Michael Damiani is thinking about moving back to Los Angeles in the next couple of months.
According to Ben if/when this happens he will be an even bigger part of Easy Allies and will be able to participate in podcasts etc.
It sounds like Damiani hasn't 100 % made the decision yet, but right now he is leaning towards making the move back to LA.
According to Ben if/when this happens he will be an even bigger part of Easy Allies and will be able to participate in podcasts etc.
It sounds like Damiani hasn't 100 % made the decision yet, but right now he is leaning towards making the move back to LA.
I guess he will have to consult it with the girl from the Deli.
#bringBosmanloreback
Exciting news. I missed him and didn't really keep a track of what he did after being fired from GT.
Was he up to much?
He moved to Texas a couple of years ago. I never really understood why. It didn't seem he worked on any particularly prominent projects out there.
Again though: Ben said "The current plan is Damiani will hopefully move back in the coming months. No promises. That is what he is telling us right now".
I'm hoping this will happen. Damiani was one of the coolest people at Gametrailers before he left.
He moved to Texas because he didn't like LA and was supposed to still be part of GT, but Defy shitcanned him almost as soon as he moved.
Hero Prinny
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really enjoyed the review, just like the gt reviews 
MultiJhonny
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Awesome review! Felt just like home!
Also great to see there was a big retention and not as much bounce back! Awesome stuff on the patreon! I was a little worried but this is great!
Also great to see there was a big retention and not as much bounce back! Awesome stuff on the patreon! I was a little worried but this is great!
Yeah, he got fired by Defy almost immediately after moving to Texas. I'm not sure what he has been doing the past 1½ year since it happened.
He works at funimation
Elfforkusu
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I like it.
But might I recommend:
0 Stars - Dumpster fire (use only in emergencies)
Awesome, hope it happens. Damiani's trolls and rants were some of my favourite parts of GT Time, be great to have him on the EZA Podcast.
MultiJhonny
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised if people were waiting to see how well it was going to do before they gave as well.
Would it charge them now, or wait until next month?
Don't know about today, but from tomorrow I think it waits until next month.
Darth Smurf X
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I'm embarrassed to admit this, but my ONLY exposure to Damiani is from The Final Bosman, where he played the villain and stole Kyle's love interest. Due to that, I've never liked the guy (hey, he played a heel very well)... so it'll be interesting to see something REAL from him for once. I'm looking forward to it.
Dang, should charge them instantly. Don't want to be negative, but people could really scam the system that way. :/
Brian_FETO
Banned
That's why they charge upfront for high tiers
Eh, people could have already scammed it, but there was only a small drop off. The majority of the cash looks on the up and up and you just know theat if 50 ever hits, they'll wait until it's 50k cleared before getting a studio.
The guy made pop fiction, one of the best things to come out of gametrailers.
You should check it out to see what to expect from him.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Why do people hold a number as so important when it's an opinion anyways?
Listen to the critique and make your own assessments.
Not picking on you specifically, but I don't understand the rationale.
NavyPharaoh
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Love the star ranking system when it comes to gaming. Numbered scores have no uniformity due to the scale meaning something different on every site. Not to mention many are pre-programmed to translate a score into a grade. On a numbered scale, the full scale is never used anyway, you only see 5-10 which is equivalent to a 5 star scale. Long story short, this suits me just fine
Same. I didn't realize how core GT was to my gaming life until they were gone and I was left with nothing to watch or listen to.
I'm still not sold on the live-action segments, but everything else looks solid.
I didn't follow Gametrailers but I was always intrigued because of how positive everyone on GAF was about them. I dove into the first episode of the EZA Podcast and really enjoyed it! I can already tell that Bloodworth is going to be a favorite personality of mine!
He also looks like he should be in a progressive metal band.
He also looks like he should be in a progressive metal band.
Portugeezer
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It's not a big deal, whether a small minority intended to play the system or not, there is always a small drop off on Patreon on pay-day. Some people might have been caught in the hype and pledged, but as time passed or once the initial goals were already hit, they then had second thoughts.
Barajas_201
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Good to hear Brandon back but I personally don't like the star score system (we won't get jokes like 7.8 anymore) but if its set in stone than its fine.
I don't really care, but it would have been interesting if they recorded their process for deciding how reviews were done
MultiJhonny
Banned
The podcast is up for all non patreons now
Got my card rejected for whatever reason but already fixed it. International cards are weird.
TheDarkKnight774
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I'm happy that my first patreon payment is processed. It feels awesome to know its going directly to this crew that I enjoy so much and not some corporation.
Also I'm looking through the amount of content they've produced in two weeks and I'm floored. Things are getting on YouTube with a very classy and cool thumbnail banner. It's not a person doing the tired rage/quirky face.
But we're getting more content than even the GT days. The streams are all longer and more meaningful. Podcasts have been amazing. D&D is the best. And we still got more shows coming up. And also a review within the first two weeks!
Amazing job guys
Also I'm looking through the amount of content they've produced in two weeks and I'm floored. Things are getting on YouTube with a very classy and cool thumbnail banner. It's not a person doing the tired rage/quirky face.
But we're getting more content than even the GT days. The streams are all longer and more meaningful. Podcasts have been amazing. D&D is the best. And we still got more shows coming up. And also a review within the first two weeks!
Amazing job guys
I understand the critiques and assessments hold more weight; I just feel that if Huber starts giving games 5 stars at high frequency I will stop caring about the score itself.
Other venues might give those scores more often, but I largely don't care for the other game venues.
I agree that my logic might not make sense and that the content holds more value.
At which point the scores don't matter, I would say do away with review scores entirely.
TC McQueen
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Here's the link to the Youtube version of the podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVTmOiPy6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVTmOiPy6A
That's encouraging to read! You should stick around, you'll grow to like them even more
Been up for a day or two now. Still wondering if they have an MCN yet.
Sweet.
For all y'all that have ad block, but would like EZA stuff to go through, check the settings. At least one of them allows you to whitelist individual YouTube channels.
Regular adblock on chrome lets you, its spotty though occaisionally in my experience
To add to this, I loved that Gametrailers never had a "10" game. It made it kind of like a white whale, and I would have been fascinated to see what earned a 10.
The problem with a 5 star system is that it is less critique, more marketing. Giving a game a 5 star rating is saying its the best it could possibly be, even if thats not true.
A 10 or 100 point scale allows you to not only score more accurately but also make it easy to say "this game is higher quality than that game" quickly. Yes, I listen to the reviews too, I make my decision off other factors, but hearing that "Game X is good, but not excellent. 8.5" Is better than hearing "Game Y is good but not excellent. 4 stars."
Not to mention that If you just see 4 stars, its unclear whether half-stars is part of your rating system. Thats just a pet peeve of mine, whereas 7.8 clearing defines the rating system in my opinion
plasmawave
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4k hype.
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