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Summer Games Done Quick 2017 | July 2 - July 9 | Shout outs to...
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Professor Beef
Banned
The Majora fight blindfolded is already dumb because the run itself is all masks. Fierce Deity makes the last fight trivial.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
This was one of the best runs of SGDQ 2017 without a doubt great work
5 million bits is too much. 2 million would've been doable.
BotW still needs to happen.
Coonce
Member
agreed, the bits incentive this year is stupid as hell. 5 million, and they haven't even hit 2 million.
It doesn't help that since they made it so large, people basically gave up on donating for it. Why donate bits when it looks so so far away?
Hamster Plugin
Member
If Portal 2 happens, the end of SGDQ will be at around 10 am my time zone. I might be able to wake up and catch the end!
I've never actually seen the end of a GDQ event, always stopped watching when interesting games ended and the actual end is usually at the middle of the night in European time zones. In this case I'll watch a bit of Mario 64 but that's the end of my marathon unless I wake up early enough to catch the end.
I've never actually seen the end of a GDQ event, always stopped watching when interesting games ended and the actual end is usually at the middle of the night in European time zones. In this case I'll watch a bit of Mario 64 but that's the end of my marathon unless I wake up early enough to catch the end.
Am I right in thinking that the 5,000,000 bits is about $70,000 ($50,000 to GDQ)? Goes to show what a disincentive it is. That's not a huge donation amount in real terms. Definitely something the community would have got into, but having such a big number not move... that's a little dissuading.
Mister Negative
Member
the fact that the chat is entirely "Half A Press" references gives me life
fluffydelusions
Member
Someone donate to cheese and ask him if Clint Stevens is making him sweat yet.
Twitch gives 1 cent per bit to the streamer, so they'd get $50,000. How much Twitch gets depends on how people are buying bits, though. The larger the pack, the greater the discount.
If 200 people bought the 25,000 bit pack for $308 each one, they'd get 5,000,000 bits, but raise "only" $61,600. But, of course, this is a best-case scenario. I think most people would go for the $7 and $20 options. The next pack is $65. Kinda steep.
I have no issue with GDQ using bits as an alternative form of donations... I just don't want Twitch getting a cut of those donations. I just don't think it goes with the spirit of the marathon.
Edit: Quick question for US-GAF. I see so many people donating $1000 or more. I assume that these donations are tax-deductible. Are these just very well off people, or do the tax reductions make up for the initial "investment"?
For me, even the skimming off the top isn't too bad. It's just the fact that most people see 5,000,000 of something, and dismiss it as crazy.
Aaronrules380
Member
Got to love the people holding their slide time guesses on signs in the background
jediyoshi
Member
Is this still going on? Twitch is making a donation based on bits.
Twitch is also donating $5 for every Twitch prime sub used on the channel up to another $50,000.
ratcliffja
Member
Is this still going on? Twitch is making a donation based on bits.
Twitch is also donating $5 for every Twitch prime sub used on the channel up to another $50,000.
They massively overestimated how much people would use bits. They're not even at 1.5 million and it's been going on since the marathon started.
Is this still going on? Twitch is making a donation based on bits.
Twitch is also donating $5 for every Twitch prime sub used on the channel up to another $50,000.
Ah, I didn't know that. I'm not trying to perpetuate anything.
Still, you need to buy the bits in the first place, right? Is Twitch also giving the standard rate of 1 cent per bit to GDQ? Because if they only donate based on the total amount of bits, then that $2,500 donation is waaaay lower than what they got in bits.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
The way these guys know every little inch of every stage, and just fly through them, is so impressive.
fluffydelusions
Member
The tetris grandmaster run was pretty crazy. I haven't everything so dunno.
Someone earlier said the swordless Link to the Past run was crazy.
barneystuta83
Member
Dat Titanfall 2 run.
What a game.
What a game.
Ricerocket
Member
It was. +10 to watching it.
Yes, that table is Twitch's bonus donation in addition to the actual bit money being donated to MSF. Even that bonus money doesn't entirely negate the Twitch cut for bit buys though, and your money is better spent donating directly unless you have ad farming bits.
Link to the past swordless, Jedi outcast , Brothers: Tales of Two sons, half life, ratchet and clank, kingdom hearts 2, titanfall 2, dark souls 3 and super panga world have been my highlights so far. FFVII and Chrono trigger were also really good if you enjoy long jrpg runs.
Is there any sort of update on how the donation incentive is going for that?
They hit it. I think it was during the Dark Souls 3 run.
Is this still going on? Twitch is making a donation based on bits.
Twitch is also donating $5 for every Twitch prime sub used on the channel up to another $50,000.
lol at that chart
What complete nonsense.
I mean, the commentary (and crowd energy) is a big part of it, and was a big part of why AGDQ 2017 sucked too.
I know Phantoon is going to be a hurdle/run killer regardless - I'd just budget for Any% or something and try to get back to four (or more) people running it to try and give it the best chance at remaining a race. I mean, AGDQ 2016 was an Any% race and still had three deaths, but they were in different spots (including oats dying on Mother Brain) instead of super early in the run quickly removing the 'race' part.
Ultimadrago
Member
Yeah, I was wondering about that (if it was all masks or not). Really disappointed.
Mister Negative
Member
not to continue raining on parades, but the BOTW run is also preeeeeeeeeetty boring imo
DoDe is an absolute beast - if you want more he closed out the Super Dram World run last marathon (and Dram's original Kaizo run is always worth a watch)
EndlessSky
Member
Mario 64 is always a fun watch.
Has there been any WR runs this week?
Has there been any WR runs this week?
Koopatrol
Member
YellowKillerBee I think they said.