''You know what? I wouldn't feel right doing it. I wouldn't respect myself and I wouldn't respect my own content.'' Says TB as he successfully proxy hatches this Protoss. HA!
I have to disagree to a point, TB, about your argument with digital/physical game purchasing. Yes I'm sure that digital may eventually (if not already) be the primary form of purchasing but it will never completely remove physical disc purchasing. Me personally, I prefer going to the store and buying a game mostly for the fact that i dont have a credit card and I cant go on my pc or my xbox and buy a game with the physical $60 that i have in my wallet.
Im a metalhead and buying physical records will always be the way to go. I feel dirty and disrespectful getting songs online, even if they are directly from the band who made the music. As a musician myself, I know it means so much to actually put out songs on a disc and hold it in your hands and see people all over the place holding their own copies as well.
I suppose it will die out because the vast majority of people dont hold the same values... but I would be the last to let go of the CD.
How did you develop your standards when you were just starting making these videos? I don't mean to be critical when I ask that, I'm asking earnestly because I'm trying to get into doing Let's Play videos myself and they're all not that great and I'm not very confident.
I generally base lets plays I watch on the people commentating, for example, your Terraria series. The game doesn't interest me but I know that it will be funny. The same can be said about the Yogscast. Apart from Shadow of Israphel, I don't care what they play so long as it's entertaining.
In my country a brand new video game is about 100 dollars e.g battlefield 3 or skyrim (mostly big game titles) or minimum 35 dollars for the cheapest titles. When I can find the same game for 50 euros on steam then of course I will buy it.
Online digital content requires credit cards and not everyone can have credit. Especially for younger peoples who can't get a credit card and in such cases it is easier for parents to just give their kid $60 and let them run to a store than have to sit down and buy the game for them because the little 15 year old can't.
I wonder what specific YouTubers he's referring to during his rant on Let's Plays. There's a few I have in mind who within a week of a few of the latest releases had more than a dozen Let's Plays that were less than watchable.
Well good for you then, TB. I personally don't see why anyone would concern themselves with having standards over just making money when your viewers are asking you to make LP's of garbage like Skyrim, though. Skyrim is a dumb game for dumb kids, which would be painful to playthrough by anyone that's capable of actual thought, so don't blame TB for not wanting to do it. TB knows Skyrim is simplistic dogfood for dogs that eat it up and then want second helpings of repetitive gameplay afterward.
A lot of people do LP's to be the next chuggaaconroy or SSOphkc (or how ever it's spelled), almost no one does it for the fun anymore. I do them just because it gives me a way to spread my knowledge on games for whatever it's worth. Also, a lot of Let's players (myself included) abide by an unwritten 3 month rule (if the game hasn't been out for three months, don't let's play it to give the general populace a chance to play it themselves). people who rush new content for money make me sick too.
Maybe people don't do LP's for money? Maybe they do it because they enjoy making videos? And there are advantages to watching an LP over scripted vids. You're seeing the person's actual reactions as things happen- like watching live TV. Maybe the quality suffers a little bit, but it's more... authentic. Also, the beauty of covering popular games is that they have an audience.
"Hm, I just played *insert game* and this part was awesome. I wonder what *insert commentator* thought of it?"
Apparently the reason why TB is so awesome at what he does is because he is uber-OCD about every frame of every video he releases. While I guess I appreciate his dedication to his "work," the rant he gets into at the beginning of this mailbox is more than a little bit creepy.
I find it somewhat amusing that you insist you will not stoop to blind/unscripted LPs because they are of modest quality at best, when your Mailbox section amounts to little more than you ranting for minutes on end without any clear direction or script.
Not ragging on YOU, just consider it a critique. Maybe in the future have a few talking points for questions ironed out ahead of time. Obviously this doesn't have to measure up, but it may be a good idea to avoid outright ranting; it's lazy.
I still prefer CDs over download. Right now they still have better audio quality than download and, call me sentimental, I just like having something physical thing and physical cover art. Also when I do download music I find that I can't have access to download it again whenever I want. I don't use iTunes because it's more expensive and a less versatile format, so I go to Amazon or Play.com, who both only allow you to download the music in a certain length of time after purchasing.
@scrustle Absolutely correct. TB doesn't know what he's talking about with music here. Music sounds WAY better on CD than digital, because of the compression in digital. They might fix that at some point, which is fine. But his statement that right now they are the same is simply incorrect.
@scrustle CD's don't necessarily have a better sound quality than downloads, that is illogical. FLAC format for example is far superior to CD, which is normally 512 kb/s.
But TB, peoplw watch play throughs GENERALLY for the person who does them, i mean a lot less people would watch lets play terraria if it didnt have jesse cox in it.
@pwnage502 #1 You CANNOT compare WoW and SC2 because they are of different genres.
#2 Last I checked WoW isnt very good anymore it feels like I'm working when I'm playing it, not having fun. (Opinion)
#3 Why does he even need to? Does it really matter your going to see the fight if he does a video on it or not, not only from your experience, but other peoples on youtube.
@TotalHalibut Your picture for "The Mailbox" is a WoW mailbox, but you do starcraft? WoW is a much better game, you need to get back into it before everyone downs Deathwing but you. You're definately famous enough to be carried through the fight.
I just wanted to say I completely respect your opinion on why you would never do a game like Skyrim. While I'd find it interesting if you did do something with it, and while I also don't think all blind LPs are horrible, I can see (and agree) with your reasons.
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Man, TB, I agree with the top comment. I can understand why you can't cover games like these, but your words against LPers are just stupid. You have to understand that Skyrim is HUGE, and so, of course, is the fan base. The inevitable result? An ass-load of videos. They're not trying to make money, it's just that good.
I can't begin to comprehend the amount of views you'd get by just strolling around in Skyrim now and then, but, naturally, that's your decision. Cheers!
I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't mind your "sub-par" videos. Ever considered a second YouTube channel for all of your videos that are like this? That way you won't waste time by doing them and then deleting them.
ok u have standards OK you dont do skyrim dont talk to a stereotype group when theres a smaller group that does it differently some do it FOR FUN if i did lets plays and youtube wants to pay me to do it and adrertise id say no because then thats greedy and cold.i can respect your choise and you opinion but i sub for what u do on games and i dont care if you dont do skyrim fine il go to yogscast and people like what they do (blind LPrs) and the only right thing agreeable is its no respect
@videogameplayaz1 Oh, hey, look at this comment that's just a restatement of mine that mangles the English language. Actually, don't. You probably like your eyes too much to rip them out.
Honestly any people that try and say that Seamus is an example of this its not. Hes always uploading tons of videos and doesn't care about making money. He does it for fun and just does a blind playthrough because he likes to. They are extremely funny and everyone enjoys them because they can be part of it. To say that he's milking youtube for all it is worth is false.
I do agree with you on why YOU don't think a vid on S-the home of the Nords, but I don't like the attitude you take on let's players in general. I happen to watch several LPers myself and almost none of them ever slack on good commentary. The way you stated it sounded like all let's players on YouTube are nothing but a bunch of lazy rambling morons who want nothing but money. I've seen people make vids APOLOGIZING for accepting a partnership!
Now, i do follow a lets player who does bulk playthroughs, but that is only because he plays through every single game available, and lets the footage be shown. Its the way hes done it since he started. Now, if he released them in shorter bursts allowing for maximum viewership, he would be pulling the big numbers, but since he does his style, he gets average of 20000 on good days. Its just the way he likes to present his videos.
Also TB, the commentators that you say you like, the ones that release videos slowly, are doing so for max amount of views. They have millions of followers, and if they were to release the videos in bulk, they would get less total views. If yogscast released all their skyrim videos at once, they would average say 90000 views rather than the 200000 theyre pulling now.
issue in skyrim u cant respec and restarting is only ok good so many times :p also if u want to play on higher diff go archer or mage since meele gets raped :p
IMO TotalBiscuit has valid points in this video about let's plays. And I'm more than happy to get rid of CD's as a way to distribute music. LP is coming back, which is nice and a great thing in every possible way.
guys, your unsubbing because for once he targeted a group your part of, oh no, he dosent want to do a video of skyrim because 99% of everyone else on youtube already has.....i found TB from WoW videos and wasnt too happy when he quit but i didnt bitch and unsub....as he said, for those who watch purely for wow and unsub ok, fair enougjh, but im 100% sure you havent been subbed to him all this time for a skyrim video when theres already so much skyrim content out there?
I seem to think that I'm the only one that agrees with him on the topic of that first mail. He's never been one to go with something because it's popular, he's much more apt to AVOID something that's popular. And as to what he says about other youtubers making videos about Skyrim and other games like that solely for the money, his site is called "Cynical" Brit for a reason.
This is quite possibly the FIRST time I've watched one of your videos and thought to myself, "What the hell is this idiot babbling about?" That first question. Ugh. Fine. Don't don't do Skyrim. Kay. But don't just completely insult people who do, and stereotype them as money-grubbing cashwhores. Maybe someone put up 30 videos of skyrim within days of it's release because they were *gasp* EXCITED FOR THE GAME. Go figure!
The repeated insulting of other commentators was uncalled for in my opinion. Why you give a shit about how many videos other commentators post is beyond me, and by saying that everyones experience of Skyrim is the same, you lost all your credibillity. The dialogue can differ depending on what dialogue options you choose, and there are multiple story lines, and so many side quests that watching one playthrough only shows you a small portion of the game.
My twin brother and my friend are starting a channel called TwinsWillPlay. We tried going for the know all, (my brother and I) teach the know none, (our buddy Will) to play the game, or Will romps around. Is this original enough? What suggestions do you have to get this on the right foot?
Look, your british, standards standards blah blah profits must be nobelly obtained; In america we have this thing called the american dream which says- do what you love, make money if those people WANT to make 3 funny but blind and retarded skyrim videos a day and make money doing it good for them, I personally have spent about $500 on headsets and pc upgrades to see no return on my investment, but I still love making videos and that's what counts.
If you think buying games from Steam is expensive, try buying a recently-released game from a shop in Australia. The average price for a new release is around $100, which is ridiculous.
@Lordofcookiejars i order them online. get them for half the price.. screw going out to stores. its easier and cheaper online through coolshop and sites like that. jeps.
@BeachlessIsland Yeah, I use Coolshop whenever I don't use Steam. Haven't bought anything from a retail store in years. I hope they go to hell with those ridiculous prices they charge, coupled with the fact that they never, ever have sales. The UK and US people complain about their retailers but I don't think they come near to being as bad as Denmark's :P
Im sorry but im quite sad now that i know im not gona have your review on Skyrim, Have you played Skyrim at all? Its actually quite a good game and u shouldn't just pass it up, trust me the beginning of the game is very exciting!
@asdfbry Check his channel. "TotalBiscuit Status : Away for most of November on business". I believe he's in Sweden atm casting some Starcraft II eSports event. :P
sales of games in a box will keep (vastly) declining, but i think there will be still a market for collecter editions hence it will not all disapear. Well perhaps the stores will stop selling them quickly but 10 years is a little to fast. But we'll see
Your so very right, I mean, I saw a channel with a Skyrim Plathrough, and then a Skyrim (Werewolf) Playthrough, I mean WHAT THE FUCK?! Werewolf playthrough seriously?
I personally don't give a crap what's being touted as a 'bandwagon.' Skyrim isn't any more or less dynamic game as Deus Ex, yet you covered that. Don't worry about what other channels cover--your audience doesn't necessarily watch them. Would have been nice for your input on this one.
@MrJay50jay Slyfox and Pbat are the obvious lazy fan milking console kids who come to mind. Don't forget Tobuscus and iJustine's gaming channels, though...
@L3nn0x137 This man is pretty much fifty percent responsible for Yogscast's success, they'll be the first to tell you that. Don't come onto his videos and embarrass their true fan-base who actually know where their rooots are.
@OrginalCookieMonster calm down fan boy its just my opinion i was watching yogscast vids since they started making them never say im not a true fan of the yogscast. i like TB too i just dont agree on all his opinions.
I play games and put my thoughts in as commentary while playing. Sure it's not the best, sure you may not like it. But I don't do it for the money. Yes I have ads, but I donate the money to charity because again, it's not about the money. It's about having fun, talking about random things and playing games.
I will always buy my games retail, i buy games digitally if they are under 20pounds but i don't trust online account where if i had the disk someone would have to come to my house instead of just guessing a password, if games go full digital i will not be paying for my games as i do not want to lose hundreds of games that are stored together (like steam) to a hacker and i will just get them for free using other methods.
@P17Production Yes. Also, digital providers give no guarantee as to the availability of the game you purchased a license for, so if they go belly up, or just decide to change things (like EA and their origin shit) you get shafted and no longer have access to a game you payed full price for.
I still like to buy hard copies of games just because I like to have the box and the CDs. I'll admit Steam is very convenient albeit not that cheap as you mentioned. Although I can think of one rather large reason why hard copies are still... relevant (?) for a lack of a better word. Some games are great enough to make me want the collector's edition! :D
I totally agree with TB on his position of not doing a WTF is Skyrim. It's wayyyyy to big and elaborate to do a wtf on it. I have 40 hours on it, and im only level 26. Why? Because there is just SO much content to it. You couldn't possibly do a brief WTF on it.
I noticed your comment. I have to say that you need to provide more evidence to prove your hypothesis. Halibut CANNOT be a bitch because by definition "bitch" means female dog. The insult you are using originated from the insult "You son(or daughter) of a bitch", which would imply their mother is a female dog. But as you can see Halibut is not that. Or else he wouldn't have been able to talk in this very video let alone create a Youtube account. Please rethink your Pathetic insults.
i respect your opinion TB, but it CAN be entertaining to watch someone do a LP blind if that person is a good "on-the-fly" commentator. Can you not remember a time when you would watch your friend play a game and be entertain by it? LPs are kinda like that. Sure it doesn't take as much afford as making an informative video, but does it matter if its entertaining? Yes some plp jump bandwagons just to make money, but there are also those who put their brainpower into making entertaining LP videos.
@macrobstar If you buy on steam there are usually a separate button to buy more copies of the game cheaper, like buy a bundle of 2 or 4 of the same game (more like one download few separate serial-keys), which makes it possible to gift or buy the game with the friends cheaper. Of course if we would get rid of hard copies it would be improved (i only assume), but at least there's an option right now.
It slowly began to dawn on me that it wasn't that the intro segments were "too long", but rather that people had become so used to half-assed and rushed content, that all they wanted was content I could have pretty much just slapped together in half an hour or so.
I didn't return to making videos for quite some time, and when I did, I made the choice to retain quality and standards and avoid appealing to this idea that rushed or garbage content that panders to the highest bidder is acceptable.
I remember spending time working on doing introductions for my older videos, in which I would combine music and gameplay footage, almost like an opening montage before I would comment on the games, and people didn't understand why I would do that.
I did that because I began to realize how much more I could provide in just a minute or two simply by putting a little bit more work and effort in, but ultimately most people didn't notice, and complained about the intro scenes being too "long".
Totally agree with your opening rant, I myself did not understand the finer points of making videos (reviews, LPs, etc), until I discovered the SA forums, and noted the quality of the videos being made by a few people, as opposed to the hundreds of people making what, is pretty much garbage.
In fact, usually it's rushed garbage posted endlessly to gain fame, or in some cases money, and as you also said a few times- the people making that crap have no standards.
If i see a lets play of Skyrim video that i enjoy, I don´t care how much work he has put in the game itself. If he is lazy and don´t bother editing etc, that´s ok as long as i enjoy the video itself. Then why should i care to hate on him for being lazy and not putting into his heart in his content. How could you find so much anger on these people? I really dont get your rage..
I love looking at the comments and seeing how everybody changes from "I just turn the video on and sit here listening to you talk" to "OMG YOU SAID LET'S PLAYERS ARE DOING HALF-ASSED JOBS WE HATE YOU NOW!"
Call yourselves TB's fans? He does one thing you don't like and you turn on him really quick.
Please let this ragin' continue! ''Haters makes me famous'' is not a joke, John earns money everytime you visit the channel as his views and ratings get higher. And you know what, he is perfectly right. Fuck you if you can't handle the bitter truth, it's not his fault. And stop calling him a hypocrite, becuase you know he ain't. Instead, let him know if you dont agree and if you feel bad about for what he said, but for god sake, dont call him out as a hypocrite. Instead use the term hypocritical
Do you people realise, that Tb just makes more money, when you keep coming back to this video? I agree that he was very hypocritical, but what do you think you are, when you keep coming back to this video? Thats right, hypocritical!
@Cybertification Thinking he made a hypocritical statement doesn't make everyone having a discussion in the chat channel hypocrites. First off; it in no way shape or form implies they wish for him to gain no revenue. Secondly, they could have ad-block.
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@Woodrakes I totally get that TB rarely comments, but that doesn't mean you should just blindly accept everything he says.. I know for a fact he that he despises sycophants, and as a 'true fan' you should never be a 'fan'. If that makes sense.Since his Warcraft Radio he's has always asked for criticism, discussion, and debate, rather than just accepting what he says as gospel. If we think he's wrong he would rather we tell him, even if he chooses not to listen.
TB, I usually try to respect your opinion, but here I think you're being a bit of a hypocrite. Was this channel not started as a place for your to post your personal Cataclysm Beta Let's Plays? You can argue all you want that it was to solicit feedback to the developers, but at the end of the day, it's you taking footage from a game that's not your own and commentating it...the essence of any let's play style of video. Not to mention your WTF is and Starcraft commentaries...
@JerecKatarn Sorry, but TB did not say he did not do or never will do Lets Plays, he stated that he has a standard, a standard of WTF is? is not a format he thinks is possible to do on long rpgs like Skyrim or Witcher or etc. TB states that doing a quality Lets Plays requires a lot of work put in to it, including finishing the game, and hes not willing to play trough all of the 100's of hours of an rpg that everyone else is playing and filming and putting a ton of work of his tight schedule.
@Vyckinas That's fine and dandy, and I have no issue with him not wanting to do a Skyrim play through. It's his channel, he can do what he likes with it. What I do take issue with is him making the baseless assumption that most people who do a let's play do so to just milk the game for as much cash as they can get. Most people on YouTube aren't partners, so they aren't making money on their vids. And coming from a guy who did a Cata Beta let's play, it comes off as a bit hypocritical...
as always love your responses, in LoL terms, your first response was LEGENDARY! honastly could not put it better myself, i highly respect you for that.
Just because TB is a Youtube Partner and he believes that people who put out unoriginal content for the purpose of making money are bad doesn't make him a hypocrite. All he said was make original and/or interesting content, and that is a standard I think everyone should adhere to.
He also seems to not realize that the best reactions to a game do come from the first impression of the game and that can only be truly achieved through a blind playthrough. Plus there is the factor of it's actually a skilled art to come up with something witty and captivating enough for your audience to come back to you, on the fly. Albeit there are things that you don't realize you should have said until later it can actually make the video seem stark and dull in my opinion.
At around 6 minutes in is where I find myself disagreeing with him. Sure I've had series where I just mashed videos together just to put something up, but he seems to want to complain about only taking some weeks to sort through material and whatnot. I've got more than a few videos up that at first may appear to have been done at random, but I spent months working out exactly what to include and what not to include so as to not offend certain demographics if they per chance saw the video.
I don't see how he was being hypocritical at all. The difference there is that TB, as he said, puts a lot of effort into his work, while a lot of those lazy Let's Players do not. He didn't imply that they were ALL trying to make money off of it, and he did provide leeway for the argument in showing what circumstances he doesn't have a problem with it are.
so what do you think about a single video about those kind of rpg's where you describe your opinion after you got into the game (and of course into the gameplay and everything)? we as your viewers are most probably respect your choice one way or the other
haha silly tb items arent always thier as i found a dunduen with 16 iron ingotsand a bokk on it but when i died and went back thier was only 2 iron ingots and no book
TB not wanting to do Skyrim vids is valid. (I am in anti spoiler mode so wouldn't watch them anyway.)
BUT it is also valid for another channel to do Skyrim videos. It is not money grubbing. It fits very well with a lot of the channels out there. Say it doesn't fit your channel, but don't shit on others for having different styles than you.
I would love to see you do a skyrim playthrough because then I could be assured that you would be playing a good game. The only reason I watch your WTF videos is because you are a great commentator, 90% of the games in th
''You know what? I wouldn't feel right doing it. I wouldn't respect myself and I wouldn't respect my own content.'' Says TB as he successfully proxy hatches this Protoss. HA!
HeartOfTheives 4 days ago
You should look at SSoHPKC. Can you tell me what you think of him? After this video, now I don't know what to think of him.
theuglypatchkid 1 week ago in playlist Season 1
I have to disagree to a point, TB, about your argument with digital/physical game purchasing. Yes I'm sure that digital may eventually (if not already) be the primary form of purchasing but it will never completely remove physical disc purchasing. Me personally, I prefer going to the store and buying a game mostly for the fact that i dont have a credit card and I cant go on my pc or my xbox and buy a game with the physical $60 that i have in my wallet.
SSBBaddict 2 weeks ago in playlist Season 1
The new Ghost Rider looks badass
aTVcontroller 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
Im a metalhead and buying physical records will always be the way to go. I feel dirty and disrespectful getting songs online, even if they are directly from the band who made the music. As a musician myself, I know it means so much to actually put out songs on a disc and hold it in your hands and see people all over the place holding their own copies as well.
I suppose it will die out because the vast majority of people dont hold the same values... but I would be the last to let go of the CD.
Monolithan666 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
How did you develop your standards when you were just starting making these videos? I don't mean to be critical when I ask that, I'm asking earnestly because I'm trying to get into doing Let's Play videos myself and they're all not that great and I'm not very confident.
codingmasters 1 month ago
A lot of people make LPs of single player games because its more enjoyable then playing it alone.
adalwolf12 1 month ago in playlist More videos from TotalHalibut
Single player horror games Let's Play SHOULD be done blind; otherwise, it would just be boring.
2anime4ever 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
I generally base lets plays I watch on the people commentating, for example, your Terraria series. The game doesn't interest me but I know that it will be funny. The same can be said about the Yogscast. Apart from Shadow of Israphel, I don't care what they play so long as it's entertaining.
teamewell 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
In my country a brand new video game is about 100 dollars e.g battlefield 3 or skyrim (mostly big game titles) or minimum 35 dollars for the cheapest titles. When I can find the same game for 50 euros on steam then of course I will buy it.
hansime55 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
Online digital content requires credit cards and not everyone can have credit. Especially for younger peoples who can't get a credit card and in such cases it is easier for parents to just give their kid $60 and let them run to a store than have to sit down and buy the game for them because the little 15 year old can't.
NaatAxCarr 1 month ago in playlist Season 1
I wonder what specific YouTubers he's referring to during his rant on Let's Plays. There's a few I have in mind who within a week of a few of the latest releases had more than a dozen Let's Plays that were less than watchable.
lucifershahal 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
for some it is more convinient to buy games in a box
xXRohan16Xx 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
The first thing he talks about is really REALLY true.
Barrenhorse 2 months ago
fuck, i hope CDs dont go away for music...i got luca turilli by a CD because iTunes didnt have it.
Hanleyman2 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
2021 you say?
The wait is on! >:]
TheForward999 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
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Well good for you then, TB. I personally don't see why anyone would concern themselves with having standards over just making money when your viewers are asking you to make LP's of garbage like Skyrim, though. Skyrim is a dumb game for dumb kids, which would be painful to playthrough by anyone that's capable of actual thought, so don't blame TB for not wanting to do it. TB knows Skyrim is simplistic dogfood for dogs that eat it up and then want second helpings of repetitive gameplay afterward.
Nje789 2 months ago
A lot of people do LP's to be the next chuggaaconroy or SSOphkc (or how ever it's spelled), almost no one does it for the fun anymore. I do them just because it gives me a way to spread my knowledge on games for whatever it's worth. Also, a lot of Let's players (myself included) abide by an unwritten 3 month rule (if the game hasn't been out for three months, don't let's play it to give the general populace a chance to play it themselves). people who rush new content for money make me sick too.
praisedscooter 2 months ago
Maybe people don't do LP's for money? Maybe they do it because they enjoy making videos? And there are advantages to watching an LP over scripted vids. You're seeing the person's actual reactions as things happen- like watching live TV. Maybe the quality suffers a little bit, but it's more... authentic. Also, the beauty of covering popular games is that they have an audience.
"Hm, I just played *insert game* and this part was awesome. I wonder what *insert commentator* thought of it?"
MisterAnimann 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
Apparently the reason why TB is so awesome at what he does is because he is uber-OCD about every frame of every video he releases. While I guess I appreciate his dedication to his "work," the rant he gets into at the beginning of this mailbox is more than a little bit creepy.
ross817 2 months ago
Now if only the US's healthcare had some standards :p
bufu617 2 months ago
I find it somewhat amusing that you insist you will not stoop to blind/unscripted LPs because they are of modest quality at best, when your Mailbox section amounts to little more than you ranting for minutes on end without any clear direction or script.
Not ragging on YOU, just consider it a critique. Maybe in the future have a few talking points for questions ironed out ahead of time. Obviously this doesn't have to measure up, but it may be a good idea to avoid outright ranting; it's lazy.
BaDogKiggles 2 months ago
I still prefer CDs over download. Right now they still have better audio quality than download and, call me sentimental, I just like having something physical thing and physical cover art. Also when I do download music I find that I can't have access to download it again whenever I want. I don't use iTunes because it's more expensive and a less versatile format, so I go to Amazon or Play.com, who both only allow you to download the music in a certain length of time after purchasing.
scrustle 2 months ago 12
@scrustle Absolutely correct. TB doesn't know what he's talking about with music here. Music sounds WAY better on CD than digital, because of the compression in digital. They might fix that at some point, which is fine. But his statement that right now they are the same is simply incorrect.
Bobertchin 2 months ago
@scrustle CD's don't necessarily have a better sound quality than downloads, that is illogical. FLAC format for example is far superior to CD, which is normally 512 kb/s.
7th75thCallaghan 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
@scrustle You're wrong, digital music can have a better sound quality than the cd.
UraeusAnkhAmon 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
sooooo he doesnt really like SSoh then awww poor sameus :(
dsardo101 2 months ago
But TB, peoplw watch play throughs GENERALLY for the person who does them, i mean a lot less people would watch lets play terraria if it didnt have jesse cox in it.
littledude4eva 2 months ago in playlist More videos from TotalHalibut 6
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fsxthai 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Oh TB... You so hardcore..
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@pwnage502 #1 You CANNOT compare WoW and SC2 because they are of different genres.
#2 Last I checked WoW isnt very good anymore it feels like I'm working when I'm playing it, not having fun. (Opinion)
#3 Why does he even need to? Does it really matter your going to see the fight if he does a video on it or not, not only from your experience, but other peoples on youtube.
Achilliez101 2 months ago
@TotalHalibut Your picture for "The Mailbox" is a WoW mailbox, but you do starcraft? WoW is a much better game, you need to get back into it before everyone downs Deathwing but you. You're definately famous enough to be carried through the fight.
pwnage502 2 months ago
@pwnage502 hahaha
x1c3x 2 months ago
Wow after watching the first question part im actually considering deleteing my capsized playthrough and redoing it i feel i can do a lot better now.
GeekEnglish 2 months ago
I guess I can't really understand since I never did a serious LP/commentary myself, but wow, take it easy, most people do this purely for fun.
PipePlazaStudios 2 months ago
wuts with all the hate?
StartledSloth 2 months ago
I just wanted to say I completely respect your opinion on why you would never do a game like Skyrim. While I'd find it interesting if you did do something with it, and while I also don't think all blind LPs are horrible, I can see (and agree) with your reasons.
PointsofData 2 months ago
I think Minecraft may challenges Skyrim in the amount of videos put on youtube.
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avenheart005 2 months ago
i dont know why, but i didnt like skyrim :/
IDFArmor 2 months ago
On-Live looks like it could be a serious contester for Digital Downloads. Especially for those who don't deck out their computers.
ScramUK 3 months ago
respect
cored666 3 months ago
Blind play-through's are sometime funny, take PewDiePie for example :D (Search him up, deeply underrated, enourmus amounts of fun!)
WoopsyDudes 3 months ago
yes top comment i agree with.
Pkztoa 3 months ago
Its all about fucking standards, play some you like playing, commentate on it and be inthusiastic, unlike fat bain here!
Pkztoa 3 months ago
Man, TB, I agree with the top comment. I can understand why you can't cover games like these, but your words against LPers are just stupid. You have to understand that Skyrim is HUGE, and so, of course, is the fan base. The inevitable result? An ass-load of videos. They're not trying to make money, it's just that good.
I can't begin to comprehend the amount of views you'd get by just strolling around in Skyrim now and then, but, naturally, that's your decision. Cheers!
Swearingisgood 3 months ago
I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't mind your "sub-par" videos. Ever considered a second YouTube channel for all of your videos that are like this? That way you won't waste time by doing them and then deleting them.
Kirkykirk9 3 months ago in playlist Season 1
ok u have standards OK you dont do skyrim dont talk to a stereotype group when theres a smaller group that does it differently some do it FOR FUN if i did lets plays and youtube wants to pay me to do it and adrertise id say no because then thats greedy and cold.i can respect your choise and you opinion but i sub for what u do on games and i dont care if you dont do skyrim fine il go to yogscast and people like what they do (blind LPrs) and the only right thing agreeable is its no respect
videogameplayaz1 3 months ago
@videogameplayaz1 PUNCTUATION. That is all.
Oirad16 3 months ago
@videogameplayaz1 Oh, hey, look at this comment that's just a restatement of mine that mangles the English language. Actually, don't. You probably like your eyes too much to rip them out.
AFUFreeman720 2 months ago
Anyone else stare at that one idle drone of TBs for like, EVER, hoping he'd do something with it? XP (not complaining, just amused by it.)
infernaldarklord 3 months ago
Is he talking about toby ?
RootLocusSquare 3 months ago
@RootLocusSquare I hope so.
GeekEnglish 2 months ago
You own a CD. You don't own a digital copy.
Raevenel 3 months ago
Honestly any people that try and say that Seamus is an example of this its not. Hes always uploading tons of videos and doesn't care about making money. He does it for fun and just does a blind playthrough because he likes to. They are extremely funny and everyone enjoys them because they can be part of it. To say that he's milking youtube for all it is worth is false.
iWatchAnimeAIot 3 months ago
think=want to make
AHeckman118 3 months ago
I do agree with you on why YOU don't think a vid on S-the home of the Nords, but I don't like the attitude you take on let's players in general. I happen to watch several LPers myself and almost none of them ever slack on good commentary. The way you stated it sounded like all let's players on YouTube are nothing but a bunch of lazy rambling morons who want nothing but money. I've seen people make vids APOLOGIZING for accepting a partnership!
AHeckman118 3 months ago
@AHeckman118 apologizing doesn't really help.. lol
felk4321 2 months ago
Now, i do follow a lets player who does bulk playthroughs, but that is only because he plays through every single game available, and lets the footage be shown. Its the way hes done it since he started. Now, if he released them in shorter bursts allowing for maximum viewership, he would be pulling the big numbers, but since he does his style, he gets average of 20000 on good days. Its just the way he likes to present his videos.
StBurkeINC 3 months ago
Also TB, the commentators that you say you like, the ones that release videos slowly, are doing so for max amount of views. They have millions of followers, and if they were to release the videos in bulk, they would get less total views. If yogscast released all their skyrim videos at once, they would average say 90000 views rather than the 200000 theyre pulling now.
StBurkeINC 3 months ago
You should make skyrim videos, its as simple as that.
StBurkeINC 3 months ago
Does anyone else think of the TF2 sniper when he says "standards?"
Synapzze 3 months ago
And yet Yogscast has their own playthrough of Skyrim... Whoops!
Twipsters 3 months ago
Bloody get over it! He is not going to do a skyrim vid! Everyone els does!
DevilFish1318 3 months ago
issue in skyrim u cant respec and restarting is only ok good so many times :p also if u want to play on higher diff go archer or mage since meele gets raped :p
MyTilted 3 months ago
***Farts in a cup*** SNIFF!!! Mmmmnumnumnum....
d3tach3d 3 months ago in playlist More videos from TotalHalibut
IMO TotalBiscuit has valid points in this video about let's plays. And I'm more than happy to get rid of CD's as a way to distribute music. LP is coming back, which is nice and a great thing in every possible way.
prowokator 3 months ago
Hes bitching cause hes videos never got the views he wanted, ass hole.
CyanideShock 3 months ago
guys, your unsubbing because for once he targeted a group your part of, oh no, he dosent want to do a video of skyrim because 99% of everyone else on youtube already has.....i found TB from WoW videos and wasnt too happy when he quit but i didnt bitch and unsub....as he said, for those who watch purely for wow and unsub ok, fair enougjh, but im 100% sure you havent been subbed to him all this time for a skyrim video when theres already so much skyrim content out there?
TehPervies 3 months ago
@TehPervies some people can't hande when someone says the game they are playing is hugely underrated so they unsub,,,sheeps.
TheRudio2011 3 months ago
Oh look I found the unsubscribe button.
iBlaze85 3 months ago
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I seem to think that I'm the only one that agrees with him on the topic of that first mail. He's never been one to go with something because it's popular, he's much more apt to AVOID something that's popular. And as to what he says about other youtubers making videos about Skyrim and other games like that solely for the money, his site is called "Cynical" Brit for a reason.
GuyN0ir 3 months ago
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This is quite possibly the FIRST time I've watched one of your videos and thought to myself, "What the hell is this idiot babbling about?" That first question. Ugh. Fine. Don't don't do Skyrim. Kay. But don't just completely insult people who do, and stereotype them as money-grubbing cashwhores. Maybe someone put up 30 videos of skyrim within days of it's release because they were *gasp* EXCITED FOR THE GAME. Go figure!
AFUFreeman720 3 months ago 43
@AFUFreeman720 ive played 200 hours :)
MyTilted 3 months ago
@MyTilted Nice. I've played for... 1 hour. I like CSS to much. lawl.
AFUFreeman720 3 months ago
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lol
Luigiman555 3 months ago in playlist Season 1
The repeated insulting of other commentators was uncalled for in my opinion. Why you give a shit about how many videos other commentators post is beyond me, and by saying that everyones experience of Skyrim is the same, you lost all your credibillity. The dialogue can differ depending on what dialogue options you choose, and there are multiple story lines, and so many side quests that watching one playthrough only shows you a small portion of the game.
Carthaginianassualt 3 months ago 2
I love how TB is always right, HE'S AWESOME
BruceWhineTheEpic 3 months ago
My twin brother and my friend are starting a channel called TwinsWillPlay. We tried going for the know all, (my brother and I) teach the know none, (our buddy Will) to play the game, or Will romps around. Is this original enough? What suggestions do you have to get this on the right foot?
Querty1995 3 months ago
Look, your british, standards standards blah blah profits must be nobelly obtained; In america we have this thing called the american dream which says- do what you love, make money if those people WANT to make 3 funny but blind and retarded skyrim videos a day and make money doing it good for them, I personally have spent about $500 on headsets and pc upgrades to see no return on my investment, but I still love making videos and that's what counts.
WellUnder9000 3 months ago
@WellUnder9000 So that's why hollywood sucks, thanks for the UH-MERIKAHHHNNN dream there.
bahumat42 3 months ago
@WellUnder9000 The american dream? Are you kidding me? The american dream has been dead for decades.
Rall94KC 3 months ago
@WellUnder9000 then make them, its called an opinion you twat
CascadeZ 3 months ago
@WellUnder9000 Facepalm.
GeekEnglish 2 months ago
LETS ALL FACE THE FACTS IM BEING STUPID NAAAAA
MrBerserkPoo 3 months ago
Does not cover skyrim, spends 7 minutes ranting.
MrBearMia 3 months ago
wow.....
MrBearMia 3 months ago
If you think buying games from Steam is expensive, try buying a recently-released game from a shop in Australia. The average price for a new release is around $100, which is ridiculous.
BastibusNameTaken 3 months ago
@BastibusNameTaken In Denmark, new console releases are usually sold at ~$110 USD :P
PC games are cheaper though.
Lordofcookiejars 3 months ago
@Lordofcookiejars i order them online. get them for half the price.. screw going out to stores. its easier and cheaper online through coolshop and sites like that. jeps.
BeachlessIsland 3 months ago
@BeachlessIsland Yeah, I use Coolshop whenever I don't use Steam. Haven't bought anything from a retail store in years. I hope they go to hell with those ridiculous prices they charge, coupled with the fact that they never, ever have sales. The UK and US people complain about their retailers but I don't think they come near to being as bad as Denmark's :P
Lordofcookiejars 3 months ago
@Lordofcookiejars Try Brazil, $200 US-fucking-Dollars for a fucking Xbox360 game.
danielkronos 3 months ago
I completely agree about Skyrim.
I just cannot watch commentaries with Skyrim.
there so utterly boring.
I absofuckinglutely love the game. But I cannot and will not watch Skyrim Commentaries.
Spawner5221 3 months ago
Im sorry but im quite sad now that i know im not gona have your review on Skyrim, Have you played Skyrim at all? Its actually quite a good game and u shouldn't just pass it up, trust me the beginning of the game is very exciting!
lichmourne00 3 months ago
did he stop making these videos? Last video was almost 10 days ago.
asdfbry 3 months ago in playlist Season 1
@asdfbry Check his channel. "TotalBiscuit Status : Away for most of November on business". I believe he's in Sweden atm casting some Starcraft II eSports event. :P
Lordofcookiejars 3 months ago
When he said: "It's called having standarts", i immediately thought of TF2 Sniper.
JSLynch7 3 months ago in playlist Season 1
sales of games in a box will keep (vastly) declining, but i think there will be still a market for collecter editions hence it will not all disapear. Well perhaps the stores will stop selling them quickly but 10 years is a little to fast. But we'll see
whothemanitsjan 3 months ago
your uptight view on your own content might have something to do with your allergies :c
madrauk3495 3 months ago
I found it amazing that you managed to answer the first question without mentioning Tobuscus and iJustine :D
Lordofcookiejars 3 months ago
Your so very right, I mean, I saw a channel with a Skyrim Plathrough, and then a Skyrim (Werewolf) Playthrough, I mean WHAT THE FUCK?! Werewolf playthrough seriously?
JPMHUDProductions 3 months ago
I personally don't give a crap what's being touted as a 'bandwagon.' Skyrim isn't any more or less dynamic game as Deus Ex, yet you covered that. Don't worry about what other channels cover--your audience doesn't necessarily watch them. Would have been nice for your input on this one.
holypaladin5150 3 months ago
dude wow ur so fucking ignorant.
Pumpkinman189 3 months ago
@Bargaron that i can agree to.
Sotrax 3 months ago
Is it wrong if the only thing that came to mind when he was talking about lazy LPers was Slyfox and other Creatures..?
MrJay50jay 3 months ago
@MrJay50jay Slyfox and Pbat are the obvious lazy fan milking console kids who come to mind. Don't forget Tobuscus and iJustine's gaming channels, though...
Lordofcookiejars 3 months ago
@Lordofcookiejars I would have guessed more SSOHPKC, UberHaxorNova, and Kootra type channels.
Though it's really just opinion. I like the blind-style of LPs more myself.
link2037 3 months ago
Yogscast is greater than you
L3nn0x137 3 months ago
@L3nn0x137 This man is pretty much fifty percent responsible for Yogscast's success, they'll be the first to tell you that. Don't come onto his videos and embarrass their true fan-base who actually know where their rooots are.
OrginalCookieMonster 3 months ago
@OrginalCookieMonster calm down fan boy its just my opinion i was watching yogscast vids since they started making them never say im not a true fan of the yogscast. i like TB too i just dont agree on all his opinions.
L3nn0x137 1 week ago
I play games and put my thoughts in as commentary while playing. Sure it's not the best, sure you may not like it. But I don't do it for the money. Yes I have ads, but I donate the money to charity because again, it's not about the money. It's about having fun, talking about random things and playing games.
MindofScience3 3 months ago
Speaking of Game-breaking bugs in Skyrim...
MasterPebsie 3 months ago
I am so glad he didn't plug that retarded chick that does SP play-throughs.
whiteguycash 3 months ago
I will always buy my games retail, i buy games digitally if they are under 20pounds but i don't trust online account where if i had the disk someone would have to come to my house instead of just guessing a password, if games go full digital i will not be paying for my games as i do not want to lose hundreds of games that are stored together (like steam) to a hacker and i will just get them for free using other methods.
P17Production 3 months ago
@P17Production Yes. Also, digital providers give no guarantee as to the availability of the game you purchased a license for, so if they go belly up, or just decide to change things (like EA and their origin shit) you get shafted and no longer have access to a game you payed full price for.
whiteguycash 3 months ago 14
DRONE Y U NO HARVEST MINERALS?!?!?!?
AtTheGatez 3 months ago
When did you transform from Terrain to Zerg TB? o.O Well at least I get something else than BS from you so that's always welcome ;)
ChipwizarD 3 months ago in playlist Lisää videoita käyttäjältä TotalHalibut
I still like to buy hard copies of games just because I like to have the box and the CDs. I'll admit Steam is very convenient albeit not that cheap as you mentioned. Although I can think of one rather large reason why hard copies are still... relevant (?) for a lack of a better word. Some games are great enough to make me want the collector's edition! :D
NoirSadame 3 months ago
CDs are still one of only ways to rip lossless files, as most digital distrubution services don't offer lossless files.
sbkite 3 months ago
I totally agree with TB on his position of not doing a WTF is Skyrim. It's wayyyyy to big and elaborate to do a wtf on it. I have 40 hours on it, and im only level 26. Why? Because there is just SO much content to it. You couldn't possibly do a brief WTF on it.
HavokReed 3 months ago
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Halibut, You're a bitch.
Gtfover your self.
Pathetic brit.
elyKGames 3 months ago
@elyKGames
I noticed your comment. I have to say that you need to provide more evidence to prove your hypothesis. Halibut CANNOT be a bitch because by definition "bitch" means female dog. The insult you are using originated from the insult "You son(or daughter) of a bitch", which would imply their mother is a female dog. But as you can see Halibut is not that. Or else he wouldn't have been able to talk in this very video let alone create a Youtube account. Please rethink your Pathetic insults.
SCiMoDoomerX 3 months ago
@SCiMoDoomerX umadbro?
I just purchased myself an alienware desktop with upped video/graphics/memory and i'm only 15 years old.
umad? :l
elyKGames 3 months ago
@elyKGames The fuck does that have to do with anything either of you just said you materialistic twat?
flamezombie1 3 months ago
@flamezombie1 That's just it, It has NOTHING to do with it, but i actually did buy myself an AlienWare Aurora and I am only 15 years old.
umad? :l
elyKGames 3 months ago
@elyKGames Cool story bro.
MrJay50jay 3 months ago
guys he dosent wanna do skyrim. if you dont like it unsubscribe.
XxSlothManx 3 months ago
i respect your opinion TB, but it CAN be entertaining to watch someone do a LP blind if that person is a good "on-the-fly" commentator. Can you not remember a time when you would watch your friend play a game and be entertain by it? LPs are kinda like that. Sure it doesn't take as much afford as making an informative video, but does it matter if its entertaining? Yes some plp jump bandwagons just to make money, but there are also those who put their brainpower into making entertaining LP videos.
harry781012 3 months ago
yea fuck jesse cox!! and Day9 doing amnesia and Ijustine or toby Turner whos a fucking ledgend asshat
episodeIII 3 months ago
How am I supposed to sell games or give them to a friend with DD?
macrobstar 3 months ago
@macrobstar If you buy on steam there are usually a separate button to buy more copies of the game cheaper, like buy a bundle of 2 or 4 of the same game (more like one download few separate serial-keys), which makes it possible to gift or buy the game with the friends cheaper. Of course if we would get rid of hard copies it would be improved (i only assume), but at least there's an option right now.
Vyckinas 3 months ago
Oh and if you can't actually read between the lines, and grasp that TB isn't insulting EVERYONE, then you are missing the big picture entirely.
If you are unable to handle criticism, even a direct and harsh one, then you really aren't going to last long, or go very far.
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wowza358 3 months ago
It slowly began to dawn on me that it wasn't that the intro segments were "too long", but rather that people had become so used to half-assed and rushed content, that all they wanted was content I could have pretty much just slapped together in half an hour or so.
I didn't return to making videos for quite some time, and when I did, I made the choice to retain quality and standards and avoid appealing to this idea that rushed or garbage content that panders to the highest bidder is acceptable.
TheWaste0Time 3 months ago
I remember spending time working on doing introductions for my older videos, in which I would combine music and gameplay footage, almost like an opening montage before I would comment on the games, and people didn't understand why I would do that.
I did that because I began to realize how much more I could provide in just a minute or two simply by putting a little bit more work and effort in, but ultimately most people didn't notice, and complained about the intro scenes being too "long".
TheWaste0Time 3 months ago
Totally agree with your opening rant, I myself did not understand the finer points of making videos (reviews, LPs, etc), until I discovered the SA forums, and noted the quality of the videos being made by a few people, as opposed to the hundreds of people making what, is pretty much garbage.
In fact, usually it's rushed garbage posted endlessly to gain fame, or in some cases money, and as you also said a few times- the people making that crap have no standards.
TheWaste0Time 3 months ago
If i see a lets play of Skyrim video that i enjoy, I don´t care how much work he has put in the game itself. If he is lazy and don´t bother editing etc, that´s ok as long as i enjoy the video itself. Then why should i care to hate on him for being lazy and not putting into his heart in his content. How could you find so much anger on these people? I really dont get your rage..
difdude 3 months ago
corr he is on his period.
ETSxSILENTJOKER 3 months ago
FFS he isnt saying anything bad about lets plays its that new commentators are really boring becauae they are monotone and arent funny.
meepmop6 3 months ago
I love looking at the comments and seeing how everybody changes from "I just turn the video on and sit here listening to you talk" to "OMG YOU SAID LET'S PLAYERS ARE DOING HALF-ASSED JOBS WE HATE YOU NOW!"
Call yourselves TB's fans? He does one thing you don't like and you turn on him really quick.
77dinokid 3 months ago
This is the first Mailbox I have ever seen. I am a hobby LPer, and I'm fricking sold.
ApolloNaught 3 months ago
tb is nerd baiting to get more money.
flangered 3 months ago
Please let this ragin' continue! ''Haters makes me famous'' is not a joke, John earns money everytime you visit the channel as his views and ratings get higher. And you know what, he is perfectly right. Fuck you if you can't handle the bitter truth, it's not his fault. And stop calling him a hypocrite, becuase you know he ain't. Instead, let him know if you dont agree and if you feel bad about for what he said, but for god sake, dont call him out as a hypocrite. Instead use the term hypocritical
mejwyn 3 months ago
@totalhalibut will you come back for wow 4.3 or mists of pandaria?
Gear6ify 3 months ago
Wow. get off your high horse TB.
Yggbertz 3 months ago
Totally agree!
fsxthai 3 months ago
He is basicly saying that if your REALLY bad at making somethinglike that come up with something new.........i agree rofl.
CoolBreeze2AND1 3 months ago
Do you people realise, that Tb just makes more money, when you keep coming back to this video? I agree that he was very hypocritical, but what do you think you are, when you keep coming back to this video? Thats right, hypocritical!
Cybertification 3 months ago
@Cybertification Thinking he made a hypocritical statement doesn't make everyone having a discussion in the chat channel hypocrites. First off; it in no way shape or form implies they wish for him to gain no revenue. Secondly, they could have ad-block.
PressXtonotdie 3 months ago
@PressXtonotdie Alright, thats probably right, I went back to this video because I got a message that I had a reply to my comment.
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Easa44 3 months ago
@Woodrakes I totally get that TB rarely comments, but that doesn't mean you should just blindly accept everything he says.. I know for a fact he that he despises sycophants, and as a 'true fan' you should never be a 'fan'. If that makes sense.Since his Warcraft Radio he's has always asked for criticism, discussion, and debate, rather than just accepting what he says as gospel. If we think he's wrong he would rather we tell him, even if he chooses not to listen.
jrbrewin 3 months ago
TB, I usually try to respect your opinion, but here I think you're being a bit of a hypocrite. Was this channel not started as a place for your to post your personal Cataclysm Beta Let's Plays? You can argue all you want that it was to solicit feedback to the developers, but at the end of the day, it's you taking footage from a game that's not your own and commentating it...the essence of any let's play style of video. Not to mention your WTF is and Starcraft commentaries...
JerecKatarn 3 months ago
@JerecKatarn No it wasn't. OMFGCata was, he was doing other content before that.
PressXtonotdie 3 months ago
@JerecKatarn Sorry, but TB did not say he did not do or never will do Lets Plays, he stated that he has a standard, a standard of WTF is? is not a format he thinks is possible to do on long rpgs like Skyrim or Witcher or etc. TB states that doing a quality Lets Plays requires a lot of work put in to it, including finishing the game, and hes not willing to play trough all of the 100's of hours of an rpg that everyone else is playing and filming and putting a ton of work of his tight schedule.
Vyckinas 3 months ago
@Vyckinas That's fine and dandy, and I have no issue with him not wanting to do a Skyrim play through. It's his channel, he can do what he likes with it. What I do take issue with is him making the baseless assumption that most people who do a let's play do so to just milk the game for as much cash as they can get. Most people on YouTube aren't partners, so they aren't making money on their vids. And coming from a guy who did a Cata Beta let's play, it comes off as a bit hypocritical...
JerecKatarn 3 months ago
@JerecKatarn It's not baseless if it's true. 99% of the Skyrim playthroughs I've seen so far are exactly the tripe he described.
atezed 3 months ago
as always love your responses, in LoL terms, your first response was LEGENDARY! honastly could not put it better myself, i highly respect you for that.
Tweed7315 3 months ago
Just because TB is a Youtube Partner and he believes that people who put out unoriginal content for the purpose of making money are bad doesn't make him a hypocrite. All he said was make original and/or interesting content, and that is a standard I think everyone should adhere to.
zakashin 3 months ago
@zakashin Most of the LPers he insulted -don't- have partnership status, and -cannot- monetise their videos.
PressXtonotdie 3 months ago
He also seems to not realize that the best reactions to a game do come from the first impression of the game and that can only be truly achieved through a blind playthrough. Plus there is the factor of it's actually a skilled art to come up with something witty and captivating enough for your audience to come back to you, on the fly. Albeit there are things that you don't realize you should have said until later it can actually make the video seem stark and dull in my opinion.
originalfriendly100 3 months ago 2
At around 6 minutes in is where I find myself disagreeing with him. Sure I've had series where I just mashed videos together just to put something up, but he seems to want to complain about only taking some weeks to sort through material and whatnot. I've got more than a few videos up that at first may appear to have been done at random, but I spent months working out exactly what to include and what not to include so as to not offend certain demographics if they per chance saw the video.
originalfriendly100 3 months ago
I don't see how he was being hypocritical at all. The difference there is that TB, as he said, puts a lot of effort into his work, while a lot of those lazy Let's Players do not. He didn't imply that they were ALL trying to make money off of it, and he did provide leeway for the argument in showing what circumstances he doesn't have a problem with it are.
ComradeDuckeh 3 months ago
Co-op comedy videos are fun, but some people do find a single guy commentating on a game amusing as well.
RabMaksim 3 months ago
so what do you think about a single video about those kind of rpg's where you describe your opinion after you got into the game (and of course into the gameplay and everything)? we as your viewers are most probably respect your choice one way or the other
FancyTophatDude 3 months ago
haha silly tb items arent always thier as i found a dunduen with 16 iron ingotsand a bokk on it but when i died and went back thier was only 2 iron ingots and no book
1snakelover 3 months ago
TB not wanting to do Skyrim vids is valid. (I am in anti spoiler mode so wouldn't watch them anyway.)
BUT it is also valid for another channel to do Skyrim videos. It is not money grubbing. It fits very well with a lot of the channels out there. Say it doesn't fit your channel, but don't shit on others for having different styles than you.
NucularRobit 3 months ago
I would love to see you do a skyrim playthrough because then I could be assured that you would be playing a good game. The only reason I watch your WTF videos is because you are a great commentator, 90% of the games in th