TheMrPliskin
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Yeah, some good places to go for a sequel. I just found every encounter in the level really boring.
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Giant Bomb #22 | Drew, F*** This Tank
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Hot Coldman
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yes
but like for real. all 3 as a single unit
The Dear Leader
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skLaFarebear
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We sacrificed GBWest for MPP6.
Yall wanted this, now you gotta live with the consequences of GBEast only content.
Piston Hyundai
Member
thank god he's moved on to
TheMrPliskin
Member
Please be excited for UPF.
Baloonatic
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I can live with GBEast only content. They are holding that website together!
Well, they're in Heroes of the Storm as a single unit, and you can play as one of the Overwatch characters in HOTS too, so kind of.
Jeff is a fine EIC. What he needs is a managing editor. Manager shouldn't be friends with the staff.
Survive I will grant you, but I| think they did it in spite of how wasteful Whiskey was. Plenty of other great sites were not as lucky.
Don't need to sell GB to me. I am posting on their fan forum. However, I don't think you understand the role of a manager.
They get along fine - but they could be even better with some efficiency. More output means more views means more subs means bigger budgets means even more awesome videos.
It is the little shit that makes me think they need a manager or a biz dev guy. Like not arranging staff cover and not having a member shirt 6 months in to the year. If they had someone to field the meetings and run the deal it would free up the main staff to do what they do best. I think Jeff has said as much about a biz dev guy. It is a shame they could not make it happen.
We like a moan in here. Did you know know
Piston Hyundai
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that picture is going to get a lot of use, unfortunately
on an entirely unrelated note maybe we expect too much from the western crew
on an entirely unrelated note maybe we expect too much from the western crew
skLaFarebear
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We'll probably be seeing less content in the upcoming weeks, but it'll all be worth it for E3 week.
Not me. I said it was terrible before MPP6 and everyone was like. The great type of terrible. Post MPP6 I think I would get more agreement that it is terrible terrible. When even Dan is down on it you know it wasn't a great stream.
At least then you know why they are quiet and it is expected.
skLaFarebear
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I think Dan was down on it because he ate an entire bag of oreos and nacho cheese and realized he still had an hour left to play.
And also when they chose the map I laughed because even as someone who's played way too much MP, I knew how bad that map was.
The Dear Leader
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I think my expectations would different if the East Coast office didn't push out a lot of content with a lesser equipped, smaller studio and a 3 man staff. It just seems weird that they haven't really put anything out all week, we know it's possible, as East coast has been doing it every week, even some at home streams would be nice. I'm really glad that the East Coast studio is there to pick up the ball.
LurkerPrime
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GB's method wouldn't work if they were obsessed with garnering views, covering every single thing, and wringing every little bit of money out of everything they do. A cold, corporate structure would stifle what makes the site such a success--y'know, the personalities intertwined with game coverage.
Remember, this is the site that has impromptu streams, free podcasts, and employees that regularly make "side content" not strictly affiliated with Giant Bomb... plus reviews. Sometimes.
At least this will teach them to choose the default starter map from now on.
skLaFarebear
Member
The stadium map from MP7 is really good though.
Maybe I should tweet at Jeff or Brad and tell them to play that one.
Yeah, as much as I would like more content they would lose what makes them so special by having a supervisor and someone cracking down on them.
If ocasional droughts is the price of having Giant Bomb as it is I'll take it.
LurkerPrime
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50 Turns and eat nothing but Red Vines
skLaFarebear
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Dan, Alex, Vinny, and Austin for MPP7.
They need to get in on the suffering too.
They need to get in on the suffering too.
I think that might be a pretty pessimistic view about the whole thing.
Having a bizdev guy doesn't really need to mean "someone cracking down on them", right? I mean, if anything, anybody they'd hire would still answer to Jeff.
It's just that there seems to be a buttload of red tape involved in running the site under CBS. Having someone dedicated to easing that load off their shoulders so they can focus on what they do best doesn't sound too bad to me.
They should play the Sonic party games
No content today, what am I to do?
Or at least a crew that isn't having a miserable time.
Or at least a crew that isn't having a miserable time.
Literally the worst timeline
Not sure how you read "greater efficiency and some organisation" as that they should cover everything and become a soulless corp.
A managing editor would not be above them and some cracking down can be positive. e.g. remember when Patrick's articles were littered with spelling mistakes? Not so much now. Totillo kicks his ass.
I am of the belief that these two are not linked.
stump sock
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I fell asleep watching it but the hour I did catch was pretty good.
I could watch another full Homefront QL of Vinny asking complicated lore questions that the game has no interest in answering. That bit was too good.
stump sock
Member
haha yeah, demanding an explanation for the hooks hanging off the guns was funny
especially since they then started annoying me too
Him trying to find a reason for the Freedom Launcher beyond 'Merica was hilarious.
N
Noray
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Yeah the last level is probably my least favorite. Too many way-too-large arenas. But it serves as a good reminder how solid the level design has been in the rest of the game and how much that combat formula relies on good level and encounter design and how they nailed that, overall.
i think one of them will give it some discussion. can't ignore the history of Homefront.
Backfoggen
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They should screen that in a cinema.
Death Metalist
Member
Good shit.
Piston Hyundai
Member
Total War: Warhammer should get one point below whatever each critic gives it because it passed up the fucking tee-ball setup for its name
Brand guidelines can be a motherfucker.
TheMrPliskin
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Yeah, it doesn't help that the encounters all feel extremely similar.
It's a big strategy game + Warhammer which means that GBeast will look at it which means an hour long QL is probably a safe bet.
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