Internet Critic Discussion Thread 3.0: 0 Days Since The Last Drama Bomb

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Puppy Time: Mar 1, 2005

Tired Moritz posted:

goddamn it, why does everyone on the internet have to be assholes or whatever

Whole lotta people everywhere are assholes, internet just makes it exponentially easier to find out about it.

# ? Aug 5, 2017 05:53

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# ? May 28, 2024 00:54

Max Wilco: Jan 23, 2012; I'm just trying to go through life without looking stupid.

It's not working out too well...

From a post I made back in March:

Max Wilco posted:

I'm not sure whether I should post this or not, but it looks like people are blowing up over this:

# ? Aug 5, 2017 07:08

Mischalaniouse: Nov 7, 2009; *ribbit*

No, that was mostly dismissed as femfreq butting in on pretty benign stuff. However, it IS put in a new light by the rumors that he is in the DMs of several female game devs and game journalists being creepy, which is what the current kerfuffle is about.

EDIT: Oh, I just got that you were quoting yourself from back in March. Yeah, that's not what the current outrage about him is over, but like I said, it is kind of creepy in hindsight given what we know now.

# ? Aug 5, 2017 07:36

cat doter: Jul 27, 2006; gonna need more cheese...australia has a lot of crackers

yeah some people even mentioned there was a reason no one was defending him when femfreq jumped on his rear end for an apparently harmless joke

# ? Aug 5, 2017 08:59

BravestOfTheLamps: Oct 12, 2012; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

Maybe the fandom will learn not to invest into public figures to the point of pretending to be on a first-name basis with them.

BravestOfTheLamps fucked around with this message at 09:38 on Aug 5, 2017

# ? Aug 5, 2017 09:27

RareAcumen: Dec 28, 2012

Mischalaniouse posted:

And later did a more formalized review of it after people criticized his stream's criticisms of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwHSVM2i0R8

That's the one, thanks a lot!

# ? Aug 5, 2017 11:26

BigRed0427: Mar 23, 2007; There's no one I'd rather be than me.

In other news.

Laura K Buzz posted:

Big Changes - The Future of LauraKBuzz
Aug 5 at 2:49am
So, this is probably going to be a fairly emotional letter for me to write to you all.
I want to start by saying thank you to everyone who has supported my career up until this point, in particular those who have offered their financial support via Patreon, PayPal, merch sales and other avenues of crowdfunding support. Seriously, I cannot thank you enough for what you�ve done for me.

For the past three years, my full time job has been self employed games critic, and that would never have been possible without the outpouring of audience support I�ve received since I turned to Patreon.

I�ve been able to dedicate the past three years of my life to creating whatever content I wanted, honing my craft as a writer, podcaster and content creator, and build a portfolio I can be incredibly proud of. I went from unproven writer with no formal qualifications to a known name within the games industry, and I could never have managed that without your support.

You as an audience made this possible.

Patreon has been my life as a creator for the past three years, but the time has come for me to move onto a new and exciting challenge.

Starting in a few days, I will be leaving Patreon behind and starting a full time editorial position at a major gaming outlet, to be announced Monday.

So, why am I doing this, and what does it mean for my content production going forward?

The outlet I am moving to are happy for me to continue creating the content I love in my free time. I can still record Podquisition with Jim and Gavin every week. I can still discuss gaming porn with Geek Remix once per week. I can still adventure with the Avant Garde in Dice Funk. I can still break down Steven Universe episodes with my housemates.I just can�t do it funded by Patreon.

Being in an editorial position at a major outlet, there�s a potential conflict of interest introduced by the open support nature of Patreon. Any games personality, be they a developer or a gaming personality, could back me on Patreon and provide a potential conflict of interest.

In order to take the full time editorial position, the Patreon had to go. The Patreon content could remain.

On top of that, I think it�s important to talk about the personal side of my moving away from Patreon and towards more structured employment.

While being self employed via Patreon has in many ways been a dream come true, it has also structurally taken a toll on my mental health. By the nature of being supported directly by my audience, with the people who consume my content being the same people paying my salary, I felt a need to create content constantly. 18 hour days at my computer, working seven days a week, never taking time away from work without feeling immensely guilty.

I felt I had to constantly be creating more, creating better, working longer days, taking fewer breaks, and pushing myself further to justify my income.

If I wasn�t creating, the people who consume my content were paying for nothing.

I as a person became the product I was selling. I felt I had to fill the gaps between uploads with parts of myself. I felt like my audience had granted me this dream job, and anything less than dedicating myself 100% of the time to my work was doing a disservice.

With no set working hours, it was easy to become unhealthily obsessed with my work. I burned out more than once. I pushed myself to my limits. I started to make mistakes with my work.

My work went downhill because I was constantly stressed about the work I produced being good enough to justify audience funding. I took stupid risks that didn�t pan out. I over stretched myself.

Every time a $1 per month backer left, my paranoia grew that I wasn�t working enough. I knew on paper that finances fluctuate naturally, but I always took it as a reflection on my work.

Simply put, while Patreon is something I will be forever greatful for, over three years I have realised it isn�t good for my long term mental health, at least in the way I ended up using it.

I decided to go and work for a major gaming outlet, leaving Patreon behind, because I honestly believe the best thing for my mental health right now is to move to a 9-5, Mon-Fri, office job, one where I have a stable unchanging salary that�s a step removed from the audience I am creating for. Moving to a job where I have sick pay, holiday, a pension, and the ability to walk away from work at 5pm and just take a guilt free night off, free from worries that those paying my salary expect me to keep working, is likely to do wonders for my mental health.

I�ll still write reviews, publish features, produce numerous weekly podcasts and attend conventions. The content you love from me isn�t going anywhere, it�ll just be being produced by someone more calm and relaxed, less burned out, and more free to rest when they need.

Also, you know, lots of it will be published on one of those big name gaming sites rather than Let�s Play Video Games.

On that note, let�s talk about Let�s Play Video Games. The site isn�t going anywhere. Vikki and Joe will continue to run the site without me, complete with its own Patreon - they�ll share more details on that as soon as they can.

I will also not be able to be a part of the Let�s Play Video Games Podcast. This is the one piece of content I will have to walk away from. The future of the podcast is in Joe and Vikki�s hands.

I will also be pulling back my social media presence a little. I�ll still read every tweet sent my way, but there�ll be a little less of my personal life on Twitter. If a wave of harassment floods in, I�ll close my Twitter app and walk away without feeling guilty that I am ignoring those directly paying my salary. Again, this is in order to achieve a work-life balance that�s better for my long term mental health.

So, yeah, that�s I guess the gist of this. It�s a bit of a rambling letter I know, but my thoughts on this have been swirling for awhile and it�s tough to know quite how to talk about everything.

In my new job role I�ll be working as part of a small team of experienced industry writers, and I hope the quality of my work will take a considerable step up as a result. I�ll have a team to help me assess the quality of leaks I receive, to edit my work on a regular basis, and to collaborate on new exciting pieces of content.

While leaving Patreon behind is a terrifying move, it�s one I hope will usher in a new age of LauraKBuzz. I really hope those of you who have enjoyed, followed and supported my content thus far will continue to do so going forward.

I�m taking a scary step I hope will benefit both my overall career goals and my mental health. I hope you�ll follow me into this new exciting era.

Get ready for exciting news Monday.

Laura

# ? Aug 5, 2017 11:29

John Murdoch: May 19, 2009; I can tune a fish.

Annointed posted:

Somewhere between "sometimes says inappropriate things and rubs people the wrong way" and "mailing semen to other movie cast members."

I made the mistake of assuming that everyone had more or less the same definition of creep.

# ? Aug 5, 2017 20:25

nine-gear crow: Aug 10, 2013

Is it just me, or does the new Stupid Newbie default avatar look like Mike Stoklasa after about 300 extra pounds and one really bad day?

# ? Aug 6, 2017 06:57

Max Wilco: Jan 23, 2012; I'm just trying to go through life without looking stupid.

It's not working out too well...

nine-gear crow posted:

Is it just me, or does the new Stupid Newbie default avatar look like Mike Stoklasa after about 300 extra pounds and one really bad day?

"Mike Stoklasa before and after the make-up for his cameo appearance in the 2nd reboot of The Hills Have Eyes"

Gotta say, it does make the notion of buying an avatar a lot more appealing.

# ? Aug 6, 2017 07:20

Sarcopenia: May 14, 2014

Yeah rapist avatar might be a good reason to fork over some cash for a new one.

# ? Aug 6, 2017 13:17

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

Testekill posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetTiDQ3NwU

Phelous did a thing on the infamous Big Green dub of Dragon Ball Z.

TBF "Cristal Balls" was what the french dub of DB and DBZ called the Dragon Balls. It's a bit closer to "Ah yes we are collecting these Dragon's Gonads" if they outright went with Dragon Balls in Romantic Language dubs, which were mostly dubs of the french version.

Kunster fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Aug 6, 2017

# ? Aug 6, 2017 14:17

DoubleCakes: Jan 14, 2015

RareAcumen posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PmEtJX3Els

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpdY8eMwjZ8

I didn't learn anything but I was entertained

# ? Aug 6, 2017 16:32

sexpig by night: Sep 8, 2011; by Azathoth

I genuinely love that Support Doomfist idea

# ? Aug 6, 2017 16:57

poparena: Oct 31, 2012

Today's video is on Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Saban's most significant attempt at creating a Power Rangers-type show without the use of Japanese footage. It's based on Irish mythology, and it's not all that great.

# ? Aug 6, 2017 19:14

OldMemes: Sep 5, 2011; I have to go now. My planet needs me.

It might be trendy to like Rich Evans, but Mike Stoklasa is the heart of Red Letter Media. As for Linkara, he seems like a dorky kinda guy, but he's made attempts to try and grow and improve from the person he was - so long as he keeps his wierd stuff private, and he's self aware about wearing a fedora. I mean, very few people look good in a fedora, and Linkara doesn't pull it off that well, but he's wearing it as a "I'm a dork and this is my dorky hat" way, not a "Hi I'm a super intelligent intellectual and this is my head sheeple" smug way. That attitude makes it less....fedora-y?

He's harmless enough, and Atop the fourth Wall is fun to watch now and again.

# ? Aug 6, 2017 22:41

RareAcumen: Dec 28, 2012

sexpig by night posted:

I genuinely love that Support Doomfist idea

I can't imagine people using melee without some kind of dash to get you in people's faces.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 01:52

echopapa: Jun 2, 2005; El Presidente smiles upon this thread.

I�d like to see Rich Evans appear on Another Dirty Room.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 02:19

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybs0iTvnWyg

Huh, I have been subscribed to him on youtube for years. Didn't even know he still was with CA. :v:

Sounds like a good decision, IMO.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 07:04

nine-gear crow: Aug 10, 2013

Tarquinn posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybs0iTvnWyg

Huh, I have been subscribed to him on youtube for years. Didn't even know he still was with CA.

Sounds like a good decision, IMO.

I'm surprised CA has any non-Walker related talent left on its roster at this point, honestly. I mean, Brad, Nash and Chuck all have their own sites to bring traffic in and are on YouTube to boot (Chuck's on Vidme, though I have a feeling he might get screwed again ala Blip once Videme inevitably goes belly up). But it's like, who's left at this point? Joe, Lewis, Todd, Suede, Hagan, Stuckmann, FilmBrain, Ranstmo, Some Jerk, and Blockbuster Buster.

Again, of the lot of them I'm subscribed to Brad and Nash on YouTube itself and I get all of Chuck's stuff through SFDebris itself.

echopapa posted:

I’d like to see Rich Evans appear on Another Dirty Room.

I want to see Mike show up on RCR so him and Regular can have a creepy old man voice-off.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 07:39

Admiral Bosch: Apr 19, 2007; Who is Admiral Aken Bosch, and what is that old scoundrel up to?

poparena posted:

Today's video is on Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Saban's most significant attempt at creating a Power Rangers-type show without the use of Japanese footage. It's based on Irish mythology, and it's not all that great.

The only thing I remember about this from like 96/97 is thinking it was super dope. This ought to be good

# ? Aug 7, 2017 08:59

nine-gear crow: Aug 10, 2013

poparena posted:

Today's video is on Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Saban's most significant attempt at creating a Power Rangers-type show without the use of Japanese footage. It's based on Irish mythology, and it's not all that great.

I really enjoyed the crash course on Irish mythology at the start of the video, mainly because one of the many works I studied in school was the T�in B� C�ailnge, which was basically THE seminal work of Celtic mythic narrative. And one of the things I've always said about it is that it kind of reads like a Bronze Age take on early-era Power Rangers. Medb is one of my favorite villains of all time just because of how much of an amazing badass she is.

The woman is the best villain the Power Rangers franchise never had.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 09:11

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

The next Plinkett review is Lady Ghostbusters, so commence the hand-wringing

# ? Aug 7, 2017 14:09

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

FlamingLiberal posted:

The next Plinkett review is Lady Ghostbusters, so commence the hand-wringing

I honestly think it's going to be used as a way to take down the "Just get a bunch of people to improv, then find the movie in editing!" concept that we've seen explode lately, and not as a platform to go "Women ain't funny" based on their review of the movie.

For example, they liked Leslie Jones, they thought she had the only consistent character.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 14:27

KayTee: May 5, 2012; Whachoodoin?

https://youtu.be/SWYOuVoDbXk

Warning: this video contains gender issues and spiders.

(Can anyone tell me where the image of the fleshy spider comes from?)

# ? Aug 7, 2017 14:28

Echo Chamber: Oct 16, 2008; best username/post combo

I love RLM, but I'm not looking forward to this at all.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 15:19

Augus: Mar 9, 2015

KayTee posted:

https://youtu.be/SWYOuVoDbXk

Warning: this video contains gender issues and spiders.

(Can anyone tell me where the image of the fleshy spider comes from?)

episode's lookin' good already!

# ? Aug 7, 2017 15:34

Yardbomb: Jul 11, 2011; What's with the eh... bretonnian dance, sir?

Augus posted:

episode's lookin' good already!

"I'm like Jesus."

# ? Aug 7, 2017 15:49

Sir Lemming: Jan 27, 2009; It's a piece of JUNK!

Echo Chamber posted:

I love RLM, but I'm not looking forward to this at all.

Same.

(Inverted username/post combo)

# ? Aug 7, 2017 16:36

OldMemes: Sep 5, 2011; I have to go now. My planet needs me.

Either RLM are going to knock this out of the park or bumble it. Honestly, when you scrape away all the WOMEN IN GHOSTBUSTERS hysteria, it's a pretty medicore, unfocused film that has some good comedic performances but could have been better as a sequel. If they satire the hysteria without replicating it, this could be good.

Also found out that Dena from Channel Awesome is still making videos. She's Lee from Lee is still Gaming's partner, and made her own videos about horror stuff. I think Lee was more well known until he quit making videos, but she's still fairly entertaining and its nice to see she's still carrying on post channel awesome. Anyone remember Lee is still gaming?

# ? Aug 7, 2017 16:42

cat doter: Jul 27, 2006; gonna need more cheese...australia has a lot of crackers

considering what a total wet fart the force awakens review was, I'm not really hopeful this one will be any good

# ? Aug 7, 2017 16:57

MacheteZombie: Feb 4, 2007

WampaLord posted:

For example, they liked Leslie Jones, they thought she had the only consistent character.

She was easily the best character.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 17:00

I Am Fowl: Mar 8, 2008; nononononono

cat doter posted:

considering what a total wet fart the force awakens review was, I'm not really hopeful this one will be any good

Given how they wouldn't stop talking about this movie before and after it came out--I'm definitely skipping this too unless I hear that it's really good and somehow they managed to not refight the poo poo from last year.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 17:08

I AM GRANDO: Aug 20, 2006

The time for Plinkett has passed. I'm baffled as to why they keep doing these when reviewer discourse and even RLM content has eclipsed the need for these sorts of performances. It's a huge regression whenever they dig him up again. Even their regular review show has long since become tedious in its framing, which now routinely points out how tedious it is before and after every review.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 17:12

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

There is a huge fanbase for those reviews.

I agree that they are probably not needed but they are something that supports the rest of their work so I will take that tradeoff

# ? Aug 7, 2017 17:32

Echo Chamber: Oct 16, 2008; best username/post combo

I'll still say the first half of TFA review was absolutely necessary to counter all the CD-esque prequel apologist revisionism that creeped in.

"Nobody hated the Phantom Menace until Red Letter Media..."

But yeah... I'm not looking forward to the Ghostbusters review at all because RLM has a huge blind spot with social issues, which at this point, is intentional. It falls short of malice, but there's a ambivalence towards "the conversation" that's off-putting. Like they'll want to weigh in on a movie that was huge "geek culture war flashpoint" but in a way that they'll still be above it.

If he brings up the whole backlash against the movie at all, it can be bearable if he repeatedly and decisively tells the pepes to shut up and go away before talking about the film's actual problems; but it's not going to happen.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 18:24

Mokinokaro: Sep 11, 2001; At the end of everything, hold onto anything; Fun Shoe

MacheteZombie posted:

She was easily the best character.

Leslie Jones is a genuinely funny person and clever enough to handle the dumb improvised filming they tried to use.

The others can be funny, but they are better when the jokes are properly scripted.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 18:42

BravestOfTheLamps: Oct 12, 2012; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

Echo Chamber posted:

I'll still say the first half of TFA review was absolutely necessary to counter all the CD-esque prequel apologist revisionism that creeped in.

Why are you wording that like it was some kind of concern

# ? Aug 7, 2017 18:58

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

BravestOfTheLamps posted:

Why are you implying that this was some kind of threat

They're not implying a threat at all. Are you paranoid?

LMAO nice edit.

# ? Aug 7, 2017 18:59

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# ? May 28, 2024 00:54

BravestOfTheLamps: Oct 12, 2012; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

WampaLord posted:

They're not implying a threat at all. Are you paranoid?

LMAO nice edit.

Yeah, that's exactly why I decided that "concern" was the better choice of words.

It also doesn't make sense since it's not even a CineD-esque argument that nobody hated the Prequels until Mike Stoklasa reviewed them. They just caught on because fandom as a whole is unable to discuss direction, cinematography, etc, so somebody presenting very simplified film theory still rooted in fan concerns was like a messiah.

BravestOfTheLamps fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Aug 7, 2017

# ? Aug 7, 2017 19:03

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