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[Threat Doc]

So, when is the next Developer VLOG, #16, due out?

[LordNothing]

i stopped watching those when it started using the "breakfast with tina" format. *shudders*

[Mcgral18]

AskTheDevs 45 plz

Edited by Mcgral18, 10 February 2016 - 04:30 PM.

[Deathlike]

Mcgral18, on 10 February 2016 - 04:29 PM, said:

AskTheDevs plz

I would normally agree, except it reads like a blind man confession after an interrogation. "I don't know what to tell you" and "soon™" are your prereadied answers.

Edited by Deathlike, 10 February 2016 - 04:31 PM.

[Johnny Z]

Deathlike, on 10 February 2016 - 04:30 PM, said:

I would normally agree, except it reads like a blind man confession after an interrogation. "I don't know what to tell you" and "soon™" are your prereadied answers.

Ouch that kind of hurt because I really wish you were wrong.

[Tyler Valentine]

LordNothing, on 10 February 2016 - 04:26 PM, said:

i stopped watching those when it started using the "breakfast with tina" format. *shudders*

I still watch but it can be SOOOO awkward i have to fast forward at times...

[Armorine]

LordNothing, on 10 February 2016 - 04:26 PM, said:

i stopped watching those when it started using the "breakfast with tina" format. *shudders*

what you dont like tina? tina likes you

[MoonUnitBeta]

LordNothing, on 10 February 2016 - 04:26 PM, said:

i stopped watching those when it started using the "breakfast with tina" format. *shudders*

?
I'd like to have breakfast with Tina.
I'll take her to the classic Tim Hortons restaurant. Set up some nice candles on the table. I'll order her a bacon breakfast sandwich on an english muffin, with a large French Vanilla Capp in a RUTR cup. I'll get the same, we can stare into each others eyes, speaking romantically to each other by blinking morse code....

Or maybe she's a double double, cream cheese bagel kind of person... hmm. Or a warmed up buttered banana nut muffin and tea?

Jeeze. Now I'm doubting myself...

Edit:
Ok – seriously though – I like the current vlog format more than the first couple where it was even more awkward with devs kind of mumbling to the camera. Previously, you just knew they locked themselves into a room; it’s just them and the camera, and they’re winging it. It was kind of boring to just hear them rant on and on about something.

With Tina, it was awkward the first episode, but I mean, that’s the first episode. I feel like it’s now more comfortable, you also understand people’s personalities better and everyone is warming up to the idea of having a camera pointed at them.
Star Citizen's ATV first couple episodes were cringe worthy, but now it's got a nice rythme, it's fun, and they're there to just talk to us, rather than talking to the camera.
MWO's Dev Vlog is alright, could be better, but the only reason it's not is because they don't do them as often.

My only complaint is that they don’t do enough of them.

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 11 February 2016 - 11:14 AM.

[SilentWolff]

Once Tina "deer in the headlights" Benoit became the lead commentator, I stopped watching.

[Sandpit]

Only thing I know about Tina is I managed to take her Cheetah down a couple of weeks ago.

Don't see PGI in game nearly often enough though. Even when I see Tina stream most times it's private matches...

[MoonUnitBeta]

Sandpit, on 11 February 2016 - 11:14 AM, said:

Even when I see Tina stream most times it's private matches...

But who can blame her? Why pug when you can have quality matches?

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 11 February 2016 - 11:23 AM.

[Sandpit]

MoonUnitBeta, on 11 February 2016 - 11:22 AM, said:

But who can blame her? Why pug when you can have quality matches?

It defeats the purpose of playing the game and being a part of the community in the first place for one?

[MoonUnitBeta]

Sandpit, on 11 February 2016 - 11:26 AM, said:

It defeats the purpose of playing the game and being a part of the community in the first place for one?

Well.. yes and no. She is still playing with the community.... just, a very small, select amount haha.
I won't disagree though, it would be nice to see more PGI folk in-game.
Saw Lauren a couple times a long time and she killed me in her laser storm crow... I'd like to have my revenge... ¬_¬

[Sandpit]

MoonUnitBeta, on 11 February 2016 - 11:30 AM, said:

Well.. yes and no. She is still playing with the community.... just, a very small, select amount haha.
I won't disagree though, it would be nice to see more PGI folk in-game.
Saw Lauren a couple times a long time and she killed me in her laser storm crow... I'd like to have my revenge... ¬_¬

I can safely say, well if memory serves me correct, I have never been taken out by a PGI member

(PS, come get some PGI members I'm easy to find )

[Tina Benoit]

We're hoping to get a new lounge area set up for the Dev Vlogs. We wanted to start off the year with a new look and feel for them, however it's taking a little longer than we anticipated to get it set up and get all the new equipment for it, therefore the Vlogs have been delayed.
If we can't get it completed soon then we will probably make another one in the old format if we get many requests for a new Vlog.

Also I know I have lots of improvement to work on when it comes to being on Vlogs but I'm working on it! Overcoming the Camera shyness is all. The end of day streams recently have helped a lot. And regarding playing with others, there are Devs that hop on with me in the stream and we always welcome everyone to join and play with us, reason we make private matches is to invite more people in, as many as we can and have some fun with Paul's ability to modify the match for some laughs! It's a fun experience!
Other than the stream, many staff members play the game, everyone at different times of day and some are playing on their private accounts to play CW because our Dev accounts cannot.

Oh! and our tiers may not always match us up with you! most of us Devs are between tier 4 to 3!

[Cion]

Tina Benoit, on 11 February 2016 - 11:52 AM, said:

We're hoping to get a new lounge area set up for the Dev Vlogs. We wanted to start off the year with a new look and feel for them, however it's taking a little longer than we anticipated to get it set up and get all the new equipment for it, therefore the Vlogs have been delayed.
If we can't get it completed soon then we will probably make another one in the old format if we get many requests for a new Vlog.

Also I know I have lots of improvement to work on when it comes to being on Vlogs but I'm working on it! Overcoming the Camera shyness is all. The end of day streams recently have helped a lot. And regarding playing with others, there are Devs that hop on with me in the stream and we always welcome everyone to join and play with us, reason we make private matches is to invite more people in, as many as we can and have some fun with Paul's ability to modify the match for some laughs! It's a fun experience!
Other than the stream, many staff members play the game, everyone at different times of day and some are playing on their private accounts to play CW because our Dev accounts cannot.

Oh! and our tiers may not always match us up with you! most of us Devs are between tier 4 to 3!

that's great, thanks for the updates.

I would think most really just wanted at least an update when routine is broken. remember the history we long time players have been through and you'll understand how feeling come up when devs go "silent"

edit: I also keep on checking the instagram page hoping to see something new and awesome sneak by....

Edited by Cion, 11 February 2016 - 11:58 AM.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Tina Benoit, on 11 February 2016 - 11:52 AM, said:

We're hoping to get a new lounge area set up for the Dev Vlogs. We wanted to start off the year with a new look and feel for them, however it's taking a little longer than we anticipated to get it set up and get all the new equipment for it, therefore the Vlogs have been delayed.
If we can't get it completed soon then we will probably make another one in the old format if we get many requests for a new Vlog.

Also I know I have lots of improvement to work on when it comes to being on Vlogs but I'm working on it! Overcoming the Camera shyness is all. The end of day streams recently have helped a lot. And regarding playing with others, there are Devs that hop on with me in the stream and we always welcome everyone to join and play with us, reason we make private matches is to invite more people in, as many as we can and have some fun with Paul's ability to modify the match for some laughs! It's a fun experience!
Other than the stream, many staff members play the game, everyone at different times of day and some are playing on their private accounts to play CW because our Dev accounts cannot.

Oh! and our tiers may not always match us up with you! most of us Devs are between tier 4 to 3!

sounds good! thanks for the update.

PS - was I close with any of my breakfast guesses? >.>

[Sandpit]

Tina Benoit, on 11 February 2016 - 11:52 AM, said:

We're hoping to get a new lounge area set up for the Dev Vlogs. We wanted to start off the year with a new look and feel for them, however it's taking a little longer than we anticipated to get it set up and get all the new equipment for it, therefore the Vlogs have been delayed.
If we can't get it completed soon then we will probably make another one in the old format if we get many requests for a new Vlog.

Also I know I have lots of improvement to work on when it comes to being on Vlogs but I'm working on it! Overcoming the Camera shyness is all. The end of day streams recently have helped a lot. And regarding playing with others, there are Devs that hop on with me in the stream and we always welcome everyone to join and play with us, reason we make private matches is to invite more people in, as many as we can and have some fun with Paul's ability to modify the match for some laughs! It's a fun experience!
Other than the stream, many staff members play the game, everyone at different times of day and some are playing on their private accounts to play CW because our Dev accounts cannot.

Oh! and our tiers may not always match us up with you! most of us Devs are between tier 4 to 3!

Well, normally I'd suggest you just imagine the others in their undies, but that would be Russ and Paul more often than not... .so uhm.... let's avoid that tactic for now
(ugh now I have THAT mental image stuck in my head....)

Piece of advice regarding camera shyness? Forget the camera is there, hold a conversation with the people around you and have them positioned behind the camera so you can keep eye focus in that area, but your'e actually just holding a conversation with someone behind the camera.

It works wonders for people when I'm conducting an interview on camera. People focus too much on the camera and get shy.

Plus, if you screw up, just keep talking and don't even acknowledge the screwup (unless you can turn it into a joke). Such as stumbling over a word, mispronouncing a word (deckles anyone?)

I think you'll find this community is a lot more forgiving on stuff like that. Most of us just want to see the effort, your "skills" in front of the camera we could care less about for the most part, we just want the interaction, feedback, and help organizing the community.

[Sadist Cain]

MoonUnitBeta, on 11 February 2016 - 12:02 PM, said:

sounds good! thanks for the update.

PS - was I close with any of my breakfast guesses? >.>

[Tina Benoit]

Cion, on 11 February 2016 - 11:55 AM, said:

that's great, thanks for the updates.

I would think most really just wanted at least an update when routine is broken. remember the history we long time players have been through and you'll understand how feeling come up when devs go "silent"

edit: I also keep on checking the instagram page hoping to see something new and awesome sneak by....

Tomorrow! I'm trying to get the Art Director to let me snap a picture of the new pilot model they are working on.


And thank you for the feedback Sandpit, I shall show you improvement in the next one!!