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Giant Bomb #6 | You'd be hard pressed to find 10 better threads this year.
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RepairmanJack
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So they did move somewhere other than Twitch? Where to?
Right now they are using their own player which works great but costs a ton of money since they have to pay the bandwith bills when using that.
Yeah, that interview annoyed me a lot. Sounded too much like him bragging about how much better his era of video games were than any other, even though that wasn't really his intention. Or maybe I'm proving his point right, I don't know anymore.
RepairmanJack
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Guess that makes sense as an inbetween until they find something else.
So they'll probably be using Twitch for today's stream since it's free?
I wouldn't say a ton of money - it is less than serving that archive file to everyone who would otherwise download it. It is more than zero though - which is what individual streams were costing on twitch. Would be such a shame if they had to cut Daily Dota
Actually if it were not for the removal of publisher guard I bet this would not stop them using it. Chat moves so quickly I bet Rorie is a lot more than 60 seconds behind.
I too wanted to gift a cheap code. If it is your own account then those PAX codes still work.
Apparently the backend for non-shop transactions like this was lost in the redesign. I am sure they would have the sale if they could - as I pointed out earlier, they are losing sales.
and I get told off for being sarky
They should create some kind of encryption to block non-premiums with their own player, since Twitch doesn't want to bring it back, and other streaming alternatives suck.
Their own (GameSpot) player allows them to make streams premium-only. Today is FFA because it's the last show of 2013.
However, just like Twitch was, there are ways of getting around the player restriction. I imagine it would be quite an involved process to fully tie the video stream to the authentication system. From what Jeff said, CBSi is already pretty short on engineers.
Yeah, and losing Ian is another blow.
TheLegendOfMart
Banned
They haven't "lost" Ian, he never worked for GB, they just roped him in to help out and he eventually joined streams. They still have Alexis.
wait what? nooo
I was talking about losing him as an engineer, not as an on-camera talent. If you're hurting for engineers and then one quits, that's a loss.
I think the reason the show is free today is more because they have been having billing issue with the sub website for the last couple of days. They don't exactly have an history of doing free show out of the kindness of their heart even if it was great PR imo.
I could be completely wrong, but isn't there always an end-of-year free live stream? Usually when they hook up an old system?
He thinks he's a lot funnier than he actually is.
I'm fairly certain you're right, and the end of the year nostalgia streams have been free.
I liked him on his (I think first) appearance on the E3 bombcast/stream, and his story about the whole Sims thing. Then everyone in the community seemed to start talking about what a great storyteller Barnett is, and how everything that comes out of his mouth is gold. Nothing wrong with praising or liking the guy, but I think Barnett started believing that hype himself and every time he appears on something for GB, feels the need to tell a not very interesting story that drags on a bit too much.
pre-holiday streams are almost always free (maybe they have all been, I have not checked).
They were already advertising before Ian quit. They are short staffed but as you say, it is temporary. Ian will be missed due to GB "borrowing" him but I imagine it is a lot easier to hire good software engineers than it is on screen talent and writers. Pays more for a start
They were already advertising before Ian quit. They are short staffed but as you say, it is temporary. Ian will be missed due to GB "borrowing" him but I imagine it is a lot easier to hire good software engineers than it is on screen talent and writers. Pays more for a start
I came to Giant Bomb at around early 2012; I have GOT to listen to these podcasts.
Ivan A Nguyen
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I thought that I would listen to last year's GOTY debates but my iTunes feed says it isn't there. Did they move them?
They show up in my iTunes feed, had to "show old episodes" to get them in the feed, but they are there.....
I actually just resubbed this morning.
I found a $15 off coupon, from their PAX thread, and paid for a renewal. My sub still says it will expire tomorrow.
I'm sure they will get it sorted out though.
LackingSaint
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The whole staff's attitude towards Dark Souls really did throw me for a loop. I definitely think Patrick and Brad will be "pulled over" by Dark Souls 2, now that it's less of a complete oddity to them. But yeah, jesus, the argument between whether Renegade Ops (a game I haven't seen mentioned in years) or Dark Souls (the 2nd place winner of the community's game of the generation) is the better game seemed crazy.
I'm also going through the old GOTY podcasts; wow, back when they had platform-specific awards it really was kind of a mess. Way, way less interesting when "Which is the best game?" arguments had already happened several times before they even got to Game of the Year.
I can't speak for CBSi, but from rumours I've heard of our company hiring for the new-ish SF office, it's a nightmare trying to get good engineers.They were already advertising before Ian quit. They are short staffed but as you say, it is temporary. Ian will be missed due to GB "borrowing" him but I imagine it is a lot easier to hire good software engineers than it is on screen talent and writers. Pays more for a start
Most of them are either snapped up by titans like Google, Facebook, Airbnb etc who offer amazing benefits and make a great first impression with luxurious offices. Or they go work for one of the thousands of startups offering near minimum wage but you get to role the dice on equity.
I imagine CBSi, like the company I work for, is a 'boring' middle ground with most applicants being fresh graduates with little experience.
The Dark Souls conversation that year completely blew my mind. It was like I was living in bizarro land.
Ivan A Nguyen
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So you were able to play one? I keep getting errors but I'm using a third party podcast app.
Renegade Ops was absolutely awesome. I can't fault Brad.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I unsubscribed and resubscribed and that fixed it.
yeah, I can get them all to play, but I am using iTunes...
Edit: Cool, looks like you figured it out.
I think they have to update those paypal ones manually.
Windjammers confirmed for today!
https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/414103549367185409
"Today is take your kids to work day. Maybe we should have them come watch us curse our way through Windjammers matches later..."
https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/414103549367185409
"Today is take your kids to work day. Maybe we should have them come watch us curse our way through Windjammers matches later..."
LackingSaint
Neo Member
Gaah, Windjammers is really starting to grate on me. It was good fun the first few times but now it's like they play it for an extended period in every other livestream. It's just a little repetitive.
Agreed. That's the point where I usually do/watch something else.
I can see where you're coming from. They guys tend to focus so much on the game that the stream may lack actual commentary.
Yeah, I am bored to death of watching them play that game. Of course, I was sort of bored to death with it by the second time they played it.
EmCeeGramr
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this is like easily number 4 on the best things ever written
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It didn't happen this year. Rorie said maybe January though.
Spirit of Jazz
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I would rather watch the guys have competitive fun in Windjammers than watch them play 90% of the games that they pick for live shows.
MiniBossBattle
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Yeah, still waiting on them to do a sale.
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