I really do hate the the getting used to a new office is an excuse, it was an excuse two years ago but they can't say that anymore. I gave them a pass then and actually did enjoy the content that they were able to do. They tried their best with the TNTs and had some good ones, Dave's Fortress was a fun and they eventually got around to some of my favorite things they did like the Olympic games videos were extremely interesting to see the evolution of those games and Ryan and Brad just talking about the Olympics, which then led to the Ryan and Patrick Pokemon Snap (which was a nostalgia trip for me) and the SimGolf stream was fantastic period.
It just feels like they constantly hide behind excuses of why they can't do this or more of that. First it was adjusting to a new office, ok that makes sense but two years later....come on, that is bullshit really. Then Patrick leaving was an excuse for lack of content, which the unfortunate death of our dear Ryan of course had an effect on things and we gave them time and they recovered, we got some great stuff like Unplugged and the Dark Souls thing was great, Ian, Vinny and Rorie were great on that. Then 2014 comes around and fucking nothing interesting. Really? A Demon's Souls playthrough right after Dark Souls? Wasn't for me but people enjoyed it but in no way are people going to direct new subscribes to go watch that (they always tell them to watch the content from 2010 and 2011....probably a reason for that). They lean so heavily on Unprofessional Fridays for their premium content but most will agree, it needs a change or something. I can't thing of a great UF in over 6 to 9 months that would be something I want to watch again. The only game of note really this year they have played is Gang Beasts and they now have played it 3 times...each time less and less funny or entertaining. They got rid of TNT which while I wasn't the biggest fan of most streams, once every few months there would be a fantastic one that everyone should watch. But they retired that....retired RPCG, retired Flight Sims, retired LOLS, BB comes and goes often, no more BLLSL, streams longer than 2 hours? Fuck that.
Now that I'm thinking about it, the last content that I really, really enjoyed was the 24 stream in November. The last time it felt fresh and anything could happen. That was the stream where Vinny shocked his balls remember. Don't tell me that they are still recovering from that stream...
I'm excited for GBNY after thinking about it for hours. At first I was worried and frustrated. But I realized that a Vinny not chained is a Vinny that creates fantastic content (Euro Truck Sim anyone?). Vinny is the only (THE ONLY) crew member now that can work and be funny with any of them, so while I was worried that there would be more Alex (I like Alex but he isn't the most entertaining), him and Vinny could do some great things and don't have Jeff or Brad hurrying things along. So my worry is SF, what are they going to do? When is the new blood coming? Is Danny joining GB because it certainly feels like it? Is the podcast just going to be Jeff, Brad and Drew....that sounds....maybe ok for a few episodes but a long stay of that will just kill my enthusiasm for Tuesdays. Really Vinny leaving means they have to step it up because right now, my interest is in what Vinny does.
I hope to be wrong and they move foreword now but GB has relied on crutches for two years now, they have recovered and need to implement these grand master plans sooner or later. Trust me, been a hell of year+. First Dave leaving was huge for me, love the hell out of him and the content he was always in. Patrick leaves to Chicago. We loose Ryan and just brings us closer as a community, where we give them as much time as they need to deal with that, hell I'm still dealing with it. Now Vinny is moving to NY. That is some heavy shit to think about where they were when the new (still) broken site was launch and where we are at the launch of new consoles as well as E3 2014. We give the crew a lot of trust and I feel like they abuse it, often. This is why I feel in love with the site in the first place, everything else feels like you have the people running the site, and the community. GB is the first place where they felt intertwined but hasn't in months, arguable in years. For a community that backs and defends them at any whim (right or wrong), it does feel like they are ignoring us. God bless Rorie for looking at the chat during Live Streams and heard is stream over the weekend was really good, I want to check it out....but I have to go to twitch to watch it....which the player barely works for me at home and school...thanks guys.
Sorry for the rant, kinda my feelings built up for awhile now. I love it here, I enjoy coming to the site often every day hoping for a new article or video or threads to chat with you all. A day where I can comment constantly often is usually a good day for me, I love video games and I love chatting about them, nothing better than with you guys who feel the same. But I hate that I still yurn for the days of Whiskey Media, the days of 2011 when I first discovered the place. I should've overcome those feelings by now, but the moment they start to head in that direction, something comes along and knocks them right back to square one.
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