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Rorus Raz posted:And honestly it doesn't really matter in a marathon and made for a few funny moments. For WR stuff or general "statistics", there's always the VOD timing so it mostly works anyway.
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Aug 2, 2015 09:41
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It wasn't just assholes trying to be Twitch famous or whatever. In fact, I'd be surprised if that was even the main reason. This a big drat event now, and renting out an equally big room like that costs money. Rental costs along with the extra hassle of trying to break it down while people are still streaming makes it a logistical nightmare. I doubt the extra money they bring in during the bonus stream outweighs the cost of sticking around a few more days. Oh, and the tech crew probably wants to go to bed and not babysit that beast of a setup for even one more day. The bonus stream was cool, but GDQ has outgrown it.
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Aug 2, 2015 09:41
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So the 1.2 mil goes directly to MSF and not GDQ, right? It's all volunteers? I'm also trying to do a West Coast Video Game Charity thing in the spring and fall that will hopefully reach at least half the audience of this. Any ideas on how to start?
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Aug 2, 2015 09:47
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The whole demon chocobo pushing from the announcer in the Chrono run is really annoying. I wish he'd just realize he should drop it, even though it got money for charity.
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Aug 2, 2015 09:57
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Been having to watch these after the fact. Just finished sitting through the Super Metroid Race, wasn't surprised to see a death at Phantoon (though I was surprised by who it was) but that last minute death on Mother Brain was a real heart-breaker. Any incredible runs or moments from runs I should make sure I don't miss?
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Aug 2, 2015 10:09
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Volt Catfish posted:What a shame assholes ruined the bonus streams. set up your own stream. let's keep this thing going.
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Aug 2, 2015 10:09
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Awful Goons Done Quick
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stringball posted:I'll never figure out why there was nipple lasers in a kids(?) game Zorglorfian posted:So the 1.2 mil goes directly to MSF and not GDQ, right? It's all volunteers? Twitch also says that all of the channel sub revenue during the marathon all goes towards the charity as well, though obviously not directly. Assepoester fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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Aug 2, 2015 10:28
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Were there any really bad runs this year? The only one I saw that was really awful was, ofcourse, the guy that got banned, but everything else I watched was at least decent.
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Aug 2, 2015 12:06
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The only other I've heard of is Kirby's Avalanche, which was bad but not nearly on the same level as the Crash 2 run.
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Aug 2, 2015 12:12
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Zorglorfian posted:So the 1.2 mil goes directly to MSF and not GDQ, right? It's all volunteers? Yes, the donations go directly to MSF. No, organizers and tech crew are paid though runners are volunteers.
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Aug 2, 2015 12:12
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What are the best runs of the year? I've watched a few I was interested in but what are the ones I should definitely check out? From what I've seen the best of the year goes to the Cheetos run.
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Aug 2, 2015 12:14
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cryptoclastic posted:What are the best runs of the year? I've watched a few I was interested in but what are the ones I should definitely check out? From what I've seen the best of the year goes to the Cheetos run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lL48m6sdQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eORFUXET_ig Big John's Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels as the most affable run since last time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dZL0ykBN0c Tetris Block as the most insane skill ever seen since last time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4XHa3adhVM Mega Man 4 race as the best race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C1HLFU3Oj4 Roundabout as the requisite really silly goon game on the block https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVn5WLohKUM For a more comprehensive list: Rorus Raz posted:I've been keeping a list of good runs throughout the week, so here it is. An asterisk (*) denotes dev commentary, and a cross (†) denotes a WR. Obviously I don't have everything and some of these are just based on goon reactions (no idea if TASBot was good this year). Assepoester fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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Aug 2, 2015 12:22
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Cardboard Box A posted:For a more comprehensive list: The WR mark on Roundabout just makes the whole list.  Also the dev commentary on Roundabout is amazing.
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Aug 2, 2015 12:25
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Ekster posted:Were there any really bad runs this year? The only one I saw that was really awful was, ofcourse, the guy that got banned, but everything else I watched was at least decent. I missed the crash 2 run is it available anywhere?? Did nobody catch the MK64 run because this is blowing my mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAKkw71ff3U
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Aug 2, 2015 12:53
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Here's the Crash 2 run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_dAdD9z9KA It doesn't look like GDQ backed it up.
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Aug 2, 2015 13:36
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I also thought Star Tropics was an interesting run, well explained, interesting tricks
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Aug 2, 2015 13:39
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Throwing out a direct shoutout to the Prince of Persia run, it's something special.
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Aug 2, 2015 13:52
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Judging by the liveposts itt it sounds like I need to man up and watch the chrono trigger run (over several sittings)
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Aug 2, 2015 14:18
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ulvir posted:Judging by the liveposts itt it sounds like I need to man up and watch the chrono trigger run (over several sittings) The tech is surprising in a lot of places and the amount of planning that went into it is obviously extensive, but if you're not already familiar with the game you'll probably quickly grow tired of 'oopsy made a mistake oh wait no we didn't~' and the sometimes fumbling explanations of what they're doing. I enjoyed having it on in the background, but I'm not sure how interesting or easy it would be to follow for (the handful of) people who haven't played it.
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Aug 2, 2015 14:24
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People haven't really been mentioning the Luigi's Mansion race, which was pretty boring overall but something funny did happen near the end, link here: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick/v/9239683?t=4h56m16s pay attention to the runner on the left, for context it's a 100% race dude talks about tactics to avoid missing one of the most important drops in the game WHILE HE MISSES IT HIMSELF edit: and yeah I'm not sure Chrono Trigger is really worth watching if you aren't a fan of the game (but who isn't), at least have something else on because it's a long 5 hours, the most impressive part is that they've somehow managed to memorize the pseudo-RNG for the whole run. Indecisive fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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Aug 2, 2015 14:26
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Zorglorfian posted:So the 1.2 mil goes directly to MSF and not GDQ, right? It's all volunteers? Mostly, yes. GDQ does have some staff, and I'm not sure where their funding comes from. But most of the people who do the work for those 7 days are volunteers. The donation screeners, hosts (donation readers), and day-to-day tech crew are mostly unpaid volunteers. In fact, I volunteered and still had to pay forty bucks for the pass (not complaining, it was a fun time). I don't think I would travel just to attend/volunteer at the event. But if it's back in the Twin Cities again in the future, I would definitely volunteer again.
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Aug 2, 2015 14:29
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I thought TASbot this year was a little disappointing. Good on the technical front to explain how everything was done, but not as cool as last year's.
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Aug 2, 2015 14:31
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SatansBestBuddy posted:So what's everyone's top three picks? It's Lost Levels, Maldita Castilla, and personal preference for the third.
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Aug 2, 2015 14:33
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Rorus Raz posted:It wasn't just assholes trying to be Twitch famous or whatever. In fact, I'd be surprised if that was even the main reason. Yeah this was the reason Mike and Romscout gave. If someone really wants a bonus stream, arrange to have it at a different location and do something like the old GDQ's at Mike's house or whatever for a few days with runners that couldn't make it to the actual GDQ. edit Zorglorfian posted:So the 1.2 mil goes directly to MSF and not GDQ, right? It's all volunteers? Oh good, let's have this argument again. All large nonprofits pay people to raise money. Mike, Romscout, UA, the tech people, etc are paid, but it isn't necessarily taken out of the money they raised this week. Basically, MSF believes that the GDQs raise enough money that it's worth paying a few people to raise that money for them each year. Same thing with the PCF in January. Sir Tonk fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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Aug 2, 2015 14:33
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Have the bonus stream in your own hotel rooms on your own channels
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Aug 2, 2015 14:53
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bonus stream was a good thing when the event was small it shouldnt be a thing anymore imho
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Aug 2, 2015 14:54
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The rental rare for the conference room would have been reduced, and possibly comped, based on the number of room nights agreed to in the SGDQ contract. Since that contract is done, the reduced rate is gone. Most people are leaving today. So keeping the conference room just to let some kids try to get twitch cred could potentially cost more per day than it did to rent the place for the actual event.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:04
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Quest For Glory II posted:Have the bonus stream in your own hotel rooms I am but you're not allowed to post homegrown anymore.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:08
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Sir Tonk posted:Yeah this was the reason Mike and Romscout gave. I just remembered, wasn't one of the years at Essentia's house, with one of the chairs just covered in plushies?
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Aug 2, 2015 15:35
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Holy poo poo the Mega Man 4 run does not disappoint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C1HLFU3Oj4 A very, very good race.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:39
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Shady Amish Terror posted:The tech is surprising in a lot of places and the amount of planning that went into it is obviously extensive, but if you're not already familiar with the game you'll probably quickly grow tired of 'oopsy made a mistake oh wait no we didn't~' and the sometimes fumbling explanations of what they're doing. I enjoyed having it on in the background, but I'm not sure how interesting or easy it would be to follow for (the handful of) people who haven't played it. It's pretty much my favourite RPG on the Snes without exception.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:40
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Also watch the Dark Souls 2 2 people 1 controller run. Great run that went surprisingly smooth given the conditions.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:48
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Wheel of Time, Ecco, and Rayman runs were all really solid. Nothing particularly special mind you, but difficult games done by people who really know the game inside out and can explain it competently while running.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:51
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Ekster posted:Also watch the Dark Souls 2 2 people 1 controller run. Great run that went surprisingly smooth given the conditions. It was really impressive just how in sync with eachother the two guys were. Black out all the *GDQ overlay+runner cam, and you'd think it was just one person doing the run.
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Rorus Raz posted:This a big drat event now, and renting out an equally big room like that costs money. Rental costs along with the extra hassle of trying to break it down while people are still streaming makes it a logistical nightmare. I doubt the extra money they bring in during the bonus stream outweighs the cost of sticking around a few more days. Well, they should go back to holding it in someone's livingroom again.  (Man, that feels like so long ago...)Anyway, I think this was the best GDQ yet. I think I say that every time, but there were a lot of notable improvements in things this time. Other than the sound mixing, of course.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:53
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Random Stranger posted:Well, they should go back to holding it in someone's livingroom again. Are there actually any marathons at that scale nowadays? It seems like there's no middle ground between marathons at the massive ESA/GDQ level and marathons that are just held over skype.
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Aug 2, 2015 16:03
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You need to take Witwix's idea of people running a game and donating for every death and create a IWTB* block come next AGDQ.
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NRVNQSR posted:Are there actually any marathons at that scale nowadays? It seems like there's no middle ground between marathons at the massive ESA/GDQ level and marathons that are just held over skype.
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