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Giant Bomb #25 | A Fun Time with Friends
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The Dear Leader
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Legit tear up everytime I've listened to it.
randomlyrossy
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I don't know if I can bring myself to do that. I still get upset whenever I'm reminded he's not there.
I've watched videos and listened to podcasts he's in since and it's been alright but I'd be a wreck if I listened to that I'm sure.
Keyser Soze
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People are stalking me on Google too...
PS: Time to change my name to 'Keyser "Nasty" Soze'
PS: Time to change my name to 'Keyser "Nasty" Soze'
Cindi Mayweather
Member
So dumb question but I'm kind of new to GB but what it like before Ryan passed and what was it like after? Has it affected their output? I don't mean that in terms of quantity, but Vinny said in an interview about how GB bounced back following his death that he couldn't and wouldn't want to do the same stuff they used to, and I'm not sure what that is. I know the guys have lost weight, Jeff and a Brad specifically. I notice they only have diet soda any time they're drinking it. I don't know how to parse this question without coming off as an insensitive ass.
Chief Keef coming up on the Waypoint stream https://www.twitch.tv/waypoint
The Dear Leader
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There was a pretty serious drought afterwards for sure, there was content but it just didn't seem like anyone was into it, you can definitely tell it affected Jeff a lot. I think Dan coming in helped a lot with Jeff and getting them back on track. And honestly it was great before he passed but this last year has probably been the best Giant Bomb has ever been, so they've definitely bounced back.
EDIT: I don't want to dismiss Jason's impact either, he was just as important to the "rebirth" if you will of GB.
This sentence is insane
Glitchesarecool
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Mind I didn't follow GB pre-Dan but my understanding is that his passing really tanked GB's output for a bit there. He was a very important member of the group and was a genuine void. Luckily they were able to hang on for the worst time and eventually got Jason and Dan who really helped bring things back to the usual.
No idea what part you're talking about with Vinny though.
I didn't play much of Titanfall 1 but I remember Jeff hating the Cybertron games on the 360 and I think it's kind of funny because all the Titan stuff in Titanfall 2 reminds me a LOT of those games multiplayer. Like some of the classes are almost carbon copies like the Brute.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I never got through it
Master_Funk
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Ryan Davis was a genius and easily as important to GB as Jeff was. So naturally his death had a huuuge effect on the site. The rest of 2013 and most of 2014 suffered because of it. I don't want to speculate on their lifestyle changes following his passing , but I feel Jeff stepped up in a big way as the leader of the site as him and Ryan were pretty much partners running the site before hand. Jeff also talked about how liberal Ryan was and how much he cared about not offending the users. This was a guy who accidentally said a slur in a stream and immediately posted a written apology about it. He was amazing.
To this day, nothing brings a smile to my face as much as watching content with Ryan.
Also I want to add that Drew helped out in a big way. He was more of a behind the scenes guy back then. Now he is a regular in the podcast and shows up in a lot more video content.
Keyser Soze
Member
There was a podcast recorded and published one day after they announced on the site that Ryan had passed away.
That was the day I learned that truly nothing will ever stop the bombcast!
EdReedFan20
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Like others have said, output was lower. It wasn't just due to the unfortunate passing of Ryan. Patrick, months prior, had moved to Chicago (although he remained with the site for another year and a half). So, with Patrick having moved coupled with Ryan's death (which happened on the anniversary of Patrick's father's death), they only had Jeff, Brad, Vinny, and Drew in the office, with Alex out in New York, having moved there prior. The following spring, Vinny moved to New York to join Alex and officially launch Giant Bomb East. For months, the West Coast was just down to Jeff, Brad, and Drew. A few months later, Dan and Jason were hired and officially introduced shortly after E3 2014. Then the following year, just months before E3 2015, Austin Walker was added to the East Coast team, but left just after E3 2016. Since then, it was announced that Dan would be shifting over to the East coast team and the West coast team will hire someone to fill Dan's void. I often wonder what Giant Bomb would look like today if Ryan hadn't passed. Would Dan and/or Jason have been hired? Would there be a Giant Bomb East? They weathered some tough times, but came away from it pretty strong.
The Dear Leader
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Very true, they all handled it in the best way I think, and really pulled together and used everyones strengths to keep the site going and content coming.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Gotta remember that Drew was barely in any content. Dude really stepped up after Ryan died.
Wow. Not questioning your decision or anything -- you absolutely shouldn't listen if it doesn't feel right for you, and I think I kinda understand. But it's pretty mindblowing to me that a regular in here hasn't listened to a Bombcast in what is now a pretty long time.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
I figured he was promoted or something but it seems he steppe up to the plate. It seems Dan really helped him find his own too.
EdReedFan20
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Didn't Drew used to be an intern or something at first? Or was that just a jokey title? Kessler was an intern, too, right?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
He just used to be a control room/flight simulator guy. They badly needed somebody since Ryan and Patrick were gone so he did more QLs and got on the Bombcast.
He was an intern very early on, maybe during the coke challenge video still?
He was certainly on the staff by the time the beta version of UPF launched though. It'd be super illegal to subject an intern to that.
Infinite Justice
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i think it means what you think it does lol but my post was referencing the part where the thread can get weird when such questions pop up
It did affect their output because honestly they are basically a family who lost a very important member. But as a side effect everyone stepped up to the plate and continued pushing (Drew in particular by becoming a more regular member in videos, podcasts).
Then Dan and Jason came in to help out and bring back the energy.
But man even to this day i imagine what Ryan's interactions to Dan would have been like given the craziness of Dan's life and it makes me sad.
He packaged GB's merch originally and then climbed the ranks
i dont think he was really an intern, I think they just hired him to do odd jobs like send out t shirt orders and stuff and then he told them he also did video editing and they were like "oh shit ok" and hired him full time
i think
Looking through QLCrew real quick, the earliest video with Drew that I could find was the Coke Challenge from early 2009. In it, Jeff refers to him as "video intern", so I guess he did technically start as an intern, but he hasn't been one for a while
Does anyone have a link to Jeff's PC specs?
Doom didn't run very well on my 5 year old PC so I didn't get that far, and people are raving about Titanfall in a similar way so thinking about an upgrade. Nvidia aren't fucking around with their prices are they? Everything looks about the same or cheaper (especially memory) but the recommended cards are £400+, am I going to lose much getting a 1060 instead? I only have a 1080p monitor.
Doom didn't run very well on my 5 year old PC so I didn't get that far, and people are raving about Titanfall in a similar way so thinking about an upgrade. Nvidia aren't fucking around with their prices are they? Everything looks about the same or cheaper (especially memory) but the recommended cards are £400+, am I going to lose much getting a 1060 instead? I only have a 1080p monitor.
Piston Hyundai
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People are stalking me on Google too...
PS: Time to change my name to 'Keyser "Nasty" Soze'
I dunno where so many people have heard me talk
Yeah. This is it. I believe he was a t-shirt shipper for Whiskey Media. GB needed another video guy so he "interned" for a little bit and then moved up
Every single GB guy deserves props for stepping up. Brad is a great Bombcast host and it was awesome when Jeff gave him the spot permanently.
brainzelda
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Jeff's revelation on the Beastcast that EA sent reps to different review outlets so that they could sit and watch the reviewer play the game so that the rep could make sure that the reviewer "got it" had me reeling.
That is super creepy and awkward. Brilliant conversation on the Beastcast.
That is super creepy and awkward. Brilliant conversation on the Beastcast.
I think my favorite part of the Ryan tribute cast was when Jeff started in on DSiware. Such a great tension break.
Quick looks right afterward we're strange since Jeff, Brad, and Vinny would all be in them. It was almost as though they felt they needed two people to fill the hole left by Ryan.
Quick looks right afterward we're strange since Jeff, Brad, and Vinny would all be in them. It was almost as though they felt they needed two people to fill the hole left by Ryan.
I'm pretty sure Drew has told the story of being hired to fold shirts, then admitting that he also knew video editing.
Master_Funk
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Lol, it's essentially a 72 hour version of the BLLSL with higher production values, including the tested like segments.
Ubisoft feeling "betrayed" and "misled" killed me. Get the fuck over yourselves - they're reviewing your video game, not dating.
Some of Vinny's directing feels like he's a frustrated Bombcast listener
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