KnifeySpoony

These are excellent man. Makes me think there should be a side-scrolling brawler with these characters. Add some glasses to Mr. Kasavin and it's perfect.

Yes I'll do the things.

ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW, AHMAD?!

Put me under the camp who thought this was a meta-game about the PA charity auction and was confused when they saw a picture of Chuky with the article.

@The_Grindilow said:

@crusader8463

Replaced TNT with a weekly scrub league of a randomly chosen games. Perhaps make a poll on the forums and have the community pick.

Best idea so far. The scrub leagues are so much fun to watch. Maybe if every week would be difficult, every fortnight or even once a month could spice things up. Would be great to see how all the guys compare at different games.

Definitely agree on this front as well. The TNT's are fun to watch, though the community aspect is lost and, as someone else said, it really is as if they're playing with randoms for the most part and there's not really anything they could do to remedy that lack of personality through the community side; minus maybe opening up the head-set floodgates.. but anyone could accurately predict how much of a mess that would turn things into. As such, it's best when it's the full brunt of WM filling up the lobbies and the Scrub League feature could compliment that excellently.

One thing that I think could be done to possibly improve the experience is to somehow remove the focus of people trying desperately to get into a match with the GB crew and instead encourage community members to play together among themselves (ala Bombing Runs and Game Nights). Personally, some of my best multiplayer experiences have come out of those Bombing Runs and Game Nights, and if I could get that sort of experience on a weekly basis it would be awesome. Not really sure how to best organize something like that, but it could be cool.

I think TNT is fine the way it is. The only time I don't care for it is when they play a game I'm not interested in.

@ChickenPants

I appreciate TNT but it is pretty boring sometimes. The only one I really remember enjoying of late was the Banjo Kazooie one.I think they should try to get more Whiskey people playing at the same time, like when Brad and Norm teamed up in Starcraft. I imagine some sort of Giant Bomb versus Community team deathmatch and the like would be pretty entertaining.

I don't think a prize for the winner is necessary. Getting a chance to play with the staff is enough.

I have been a devoted fan of the weekly TNT feature since it's incarnation, but I've noticed a few trends that are making the experience less fun than it could be. I have a few suggestions that hopefully make their way to the staff.The feature as it stands now gets its entertainment value solely based on what game they choose to play each week. These TNTs have resulted in a less talkative quick look for two hours. I feel like it is missing the potential of what this feature is supposed to be. It's a chance to play something with the community and mimic a casual gathering with friends. There are several changes they can make to capture this feeling.

I would love it if they took these TNTs as an opportunity to try something new with the game they wouldn't normally do as reviewers. Stuff like finding little easter eggs, glitches, or using different tactics to present some sort of new unorthodox challenge (akin to Dave drinking and driving in GT5).

It should be pass and play as well. They usually have numerous members of Whiskey on the couch sitting in on these, but it's always the same person playing. Apart from when Coonce asks for a turn, it seems like there was some arbitrary decision off camera that one person gets to play the entire time. As a viewer, it would be much more interesting to see how different people play the game. It would open up more opportunities for surprising moments because of the different experience levels of the game and familiarity with the genre. Jeff was playing the entirety between Tron and Mortal Kombat last time, despite the fact that there were people shuffling in and out, including Alexis, the winner of the scrub league. How come it never occurred to them to have a rematch between Jeff and Alexis? Switching players up will also spark more opportunities for conversation. More people playing will give more insight and experience to share, rather than always speaking as an audience member.

There also isn't really any community feel, despite the community being the focus of these shows. Having more involvement from the staff, as well as the giantbomb community would give it the group dynamic it lacks. Maybe give a prize opportunity for whoever wins the round? Right now it would be no different than if they were playing against randoms, apart from those in the chat who can say, "Hey I got to play with them, cool!"

I love the idea behind this feature, but I really think they need to make changes to keep it entertaining for two hours. There are times where there is just dead air and they look bored and I'd rather them have fun. For our sake and theirs.

Cheers,

-KnifeySpoony

Wow this was unexpected. Damn so much great stuff coming soon.