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Entropic
Feb 21, 2007

patriarchy sucks
I think Justin has actually guested on Zyxx at some point.

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QuoProQuid
Jan 12, 2012

Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
T O P

Entropic posted:

I think Justin has actually guested on Zyxx at some point.

yeah, i think he was a turtle... man? not a super memorable appearance but relatively fun

Mae
Aug 1, 2010

Supesudandi wa, kukan-nai no dandidesu

My only problem from listening to the first couple episodes of mission to zyxx is the insane amount of sound modulation and audio effects they use - Hello From The Magic Tavern uses a crazy amount too, but much more subtly. Listening to Zyxx too long just gives me a headache

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004


All I know about Mission to Zyxx is that Paul F Tompkins played a character called "Rip Seeso" on it and that's very funny to me. mcelroy-adjacent even

Pennsylvanian
May 23, 2010

Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Regiment
Western Liberal Democracy or Death!
Zyxx gets way better after about the first season and hits its stride when it introduces AJ. I'm not a fan of the constant ragging on Pleck as like the sole source of comedy in the first season.

Entropic
Feb 21, 2007

patriarchy sucks
I miss Beano.

Stroop There It Is
Mar 11, 2012

:gengar::gengar::gengar::gengar::gengar:
:stroop: :gaysper: :stroop:
:gengar::gengar::gengar::gengar::gengar:

Ainsley McTree posted:

All I know about Mission to Zyxx is that Paul F Tompkins played a character called "Rip Seeso" on it and that's very funny to me. mcelroy-adjacent even
This still makes me crack up whenever I think about it

Entropic posted:

I miss Beano.
Beano know.

I do love AJ very much though.

Empty Sandwich
Apr 22, 2008

goatse mugs
PFT is a national treasure

Pennsylvanian
May 23, 2010

Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Regiment
Western Liberal Democracy or Death!

Ainsley McTree posted:

All I know about Mission to Zyxx is that Paul F Tompkins played a character called "Rip Seeso" on it and that's very funny to me. mcelroy-adjacent even

It's been over a year and I just got that.

Marsupial Ape
Dec 15, 2020
the mod team violated the sancity of my avatar

Entropic posted:

I miss Beano.

I miss Beano threatening to go insane.

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
TAZ

The final battle was fine but I wish they had been able to fight Order themselves for a little while instead of a million hellhounds.

The Chaos effects of the battle were really good.

The Firbolg's ending was great.

Entropic
Feb 21, 2007

patriarchy sucks
https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/1383610990571393026?s=20

The Lobotomy Kid
Aug 27, 2011

and act like a nut.

Pennsylvanian posted:

There's a guy on Reddit who's been posting long-form friendly critiques of Graduation from the lense of an experienced DM talking to less-experienced DMs, and he had the idea of doing a Chrono Trigger-style opening sequence where the players are given a series of tasks to perform. Based on the actions of the players, the DM would then assign the players to the hero or villain schools. He outlined it a lot further, but it actually sounded more interesting and dynamic (while still being easy for a new DM to work with). The problem was that Travis definitely had the game laid out pretty rigidly and I think he didn't realize that what he had planned was going to take as long as it did.

I know this is from a while back, but do you have a link to this? It sounds interesting and trying to find it on Reddit is like trying to find a needle in a pile of other needles.

The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

this week: a brother, his brother, and someone else's brother

CatstropheWaitress
Nov 26, 2017

Brother Funches learning how to 'Squad!' is just delightful, as is most things that lovely man graces. Good temp McElory.

Tears In A Vial
Jan 13, 2008

Absolutely smashing through the questions this week

Warbird
May 23, 2012

America's Favorite Dumbass

Oh gently caress they got Ron? Going to listen to that right drat now.


Edit - Soon: My Brother My Brother and Dan Ryckert. Travis and Justin fielding just all of that would be something to behold.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


They finally found a good format for a guest, just doing the show like normal

Entropic
Feb 21, 2007

patriarchy sucks
MBMBAM slowly turning into JJGO and I'm here for it.

Entropic
Feb 21, 2007

patriarchy sucks
https://twitter.com/devonsteel1/status/1384325814850891777?s=20

Cartridgeblowers
Jan 3, 2006

Super Mario Bros 3



:smith:

grittyreboot
Oct 2, 2012

I heart you, Ron

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

It's beautiful

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

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😭y'all want that final😭

Srice
Sep 11, 2011

Entropic posted:

MBMBAM slowly turning into JJGO and I'm here for it.

:hai:

CatstropheWaitress
Nov 26, 2017


:perfect:

Chieves
Sep 20, 2010


Your watch has ended, Level 9000 YaDrew Druid Drew Davenport. :patriot:

Empty Sandwich
Apr 22, 2008

goatse mugs
my god... it's full of hairs

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
First part of munch squad was whatever, but boy that 2nd bit was....meowza

Hustle Hound
Oct 21, 2012

all is known

Shinjobi posted:

First part of munch squad was whatever, but boy that 2nd bit was....meowza

peak toxoplasmosis

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

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Oh my god they just dropped ep #420

Tears In A Vial
Jan 13, 2008

more falafel please posted:

Oh my god they just dropped ep #420

Woahhhhh

CatstropheWaitress
Nov 26, 2017

This feels right.

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
Absolute madmen

George H.W. Cunt
Oct 6, 2010





The Final Yahoos feels right

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004


more falafel please posted:

Oh my god they just dropped ep #420

Feels like a slap in the face to do this just after Ron Funches was on

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

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Ainsley McTree posted:

Feels like a slap in the face to do this just after Ron Funches was on

I assume they did that because griffin didn't want to record two episodes

Sankara
Jul 18, 2008


That was a cute little swan song. Whole lotta burn out on display this episode!

Sivart13
May 18, 2003
I have neglected to come up with a clever title
Lot of joking-(not-joking?) talk about needing to find something to fill out the runtime of the episode to make a living / keep the advertisers happy

I dunno how much of that anxiety was truth vs joke, but I'd be curious how much revenue comes from MaxFun subscriptions vs ads. I was under the maybe-mistaken impression that most of the hosts' revenue comes from subscribers.

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Undead Hippo
Jun 2, 2013

Sivart13 posted:

Lot of joking-(not-joking?) talk about needing to find something to fill out the runtime of the episode to make a living / keep the advertisers happy

I dunno how much of that anxiety was truth vs joke, but I'd be curious how much revenue comes from MaxFun subscriptions vs ads. I was under the maybe-mistaken impression that most of the hosts' revenue comes from subscribers.

Someone posted in the last thread that they'd inquired about ad rates for a charity for Max-fun. For MBMBaM the "Non Profit" ad read rate was $9000 per read, back in 2017. They're doing 3-5 reads per episode. (As well as each doing multiple podcasts with TAZ/Wonderful/Sawbones/Schmanners)

Don't know whether subs are worth more. But advertising is certainly not a small sum.

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