Thursday Night Throwdown: 07/14/11

Hats are life.

So, what's the password?!?!@#$@# THIS IS MY RAGE FACE. GRR

@01:38:28

I. Batted. Robin. Walker.

I will always treasure this.

Gary Whitta was such a whiny prick the entire episode, it was pretty bad

Tested put on a great show, and it was a blast to get in there and play

@Matoya: What are you talking about?

He seemed overwhelmingly positive to me!

Gary Whitta owning shit as usual.

I bought TF2 in February because it was on sale, and never played it. This TNT got me to finally give it a try, and it's fantastic.

I wanted to watch this live, but an aunt and a cousin of mine came to visit us and I had to spend the night with them. Damn family getting between me and my gaming :(

PS: Anyone knows who to make Chrome DOWNLOAD MP4s (such as the HD version of the TNT) instead of opening them inside the browser? :(

@JoeyRavn: Right click and "save link as" or whatever it says in english

@JoeyRavn: hover over the download icon below the video and right click the HD option and save it where you want.

@RhombusOfTerror: @ZeForgotten: Thanks, but I should have said "without right clicking" :P I mean, a way to make the default action be downloading the file, not playing it.

@JoeyRavn: That would be a lovely way to do it but we're forced to do it the super hard way :P

Great TNT, Garry Whitta being fantastic as always. GG

Ahhh! Who's that clever guy with a max hat and sniper rifle renamed point and click adventure?

I don't know what Ryan is talking about. Class based shooters are not that common at all, not true class based shooters at least where the differences between classes are actually large.

@JoeyRavn: there's an iTunes feed for giantbomb videos which allows you to download files without going to the website, can't remember it though. Dave announced it last year sometime, might have to ask him for it.

All you TF2 playas close your ears...

I started watching and was quickly and easily bored. Will Smith repeating his old jokes he stole from Twitter to please the crowd; an eerie Gary Whitta talking about TF2, as if it's something 40 year old guys should equally care about besides, you know, global economy, world politics ... in short - it was not entertaining to listen to.

Poor Ryan. Some TNT's feel like 'work', if you know what I mean.

Now, back to you, TF2-WillSmith-GaryWhitta-fans.

@buckybit said:

as if it's something 40 year old guys should equally care about besides, you know, global economy, world politics

If you feel like that, why the fuck are you even on a gaming site?

@ZeForgotten said:

@JoeyRavn: That would be a lovely way to do it but we're forced to do it the super hard way :P

Dang it. I love Chrome, but I still don't understand why they don't fix these stupid nuances, like this one or the downloads bar that doesn't clear itself when everything is finished...

All you TF2 playas close your ears...

I started watching and was quickly and easily bored. Will Smith repeating his old jokes he stole from Twitter to please the crowd; an eerie Gary Whitta talking about TF2, as if it's something 40 year old guys should equally care about besides, you know, global economy, world politics ... in short - it was not entertaining to listen to.

haha - ... it's not about me; it's about how boring it is to see and hear Will and Gary AGAIN, doing the same things and being boring while doing it. It's only ONE opinion.

I'd rather watch a TNT with ALL interns, playing TF2 (... or random strangers passing the office?!). It would be a great way to get to know the interns better, instead listening to Whitta repeating himself again and again ... and Will Smith doing what he's doing. We've been there before.

Mix things up to be more interesting to a wider audience, instead pleasing the 5 of you?

I could not get my shit together to save my life.

"Proves it can still draw a crowd"? What? Last I checked this game passed up CounterStrike as the most played game on Steam.

that was an awesome TNT

I'm posting before watching: I bet this TNT will make me want to play TF2 finally. I only played maybe an hour a few years ago. 
 
And I just saw that it already happened to someone else :D
@Asurastrike said:

I bought TF2 in February because it was on sale, and never played it. This TNT got me to finally give it a try, and it's fantastic.

Valve proves it can still draw a crowd with its love for class-based shooters and hats.

Yet Giantbomb proves it can't run a TF2 server without Shenanigans!

Look mom! I'm on TNT!

I wish I could have gotten on the server last night. I got on it the last two TNTs after some trying, but this time was completely impossible. Every time they kicked the server, a password prompt came up and wouldn't go away even when I tried to close it. By the time it disappeared 10 seconds later, the server was full. :(
 
It's biased against people on the East Coast. :(

@Crushed: Nah I'm from the east coast and got in just fine. You gotta realize over a thousand people were trying to log on so a lot of it is based off of luck. Also if you know how to join from the console your luck greatly increases.

@buckybit said:

Gary Whitta talking about TF2, as if it's something 40 year old guys should equally care about besides, you know, global economy, world politics ...

This is the dumbest comment I've ever read on every forum, ever.

@buckybit: Gary was the EIC of PC Gamer. He might know some stuff.

Watched the first 30 minutes, couldn't stand Whitta more than that.

Am I the only person on this site that finds Gary Whitta almost insufferable? His voice is so grating, he repeats himself, has a really pompous way about him.

Besides that, pretty good quick look. Better than I thought it'd be. Will cracks me up with his awkwardness, and sometimes asshole Ryan is funny.

Ryan's face this whole TNT just looked like he was thinking to himself "ugh... PC Gamers... Where's my 360?"

@gwhitta said:

@buckybit said:

Gary Whitta talking about TF2, as if it's something 40 year old guys should equally care about besides, you know, global economy, world politics ...

This is the dumbest comment I've ever read on every forum, ever.

Agreed.

@Guerrilla_Mason said:

Am I the only person on this site that finds Gary Whitta almost insufferable? His voice is so grating, he repeats himself, has a really pompous way about him.

I just asked my girlfriend, she says you're definitely not the only one.

Nothing wrong with Gary giving his opinions, whether they were wrong or right.

I enjoyed watching this TNT, even moreso when I was able to participate in it as well!

The worst part last night was getting onto the server, but Steam overlay is a piece of shit so when I tabbed out to turn off the stream, I couldn't get back into the match and had to start over. Also... Gary Whitta is great for the site because he's a straight shooter. As jeff and ryan and the guys have become more famous, they are also being far too generous with bad things that should not get credit but do. (Crysis 2 cough cough)

I say let Will and Norm play more TNTs, they are about the only real gamers left there.

Gary Whitta is the cool Uncle I always wanted but never had. <3

Love an extra bit of Whitta whenever I can get it.

WHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I'M IMPORTANT! I NEED TO PLAY! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Pretty much sums up yesterdays TNT.

So, what's the password?!?!@#$@# THIS IS MY RAGE FACE. GRR

@Supercancer: Oh, I was. Mostly because it was getting frustrating and I thought the password system was backwards. I eventually got in but my game immediately crashed because I made the mistake of alt-tabbing, which TF2 usually doesn't care about.

You people don't know what "Free to Play" means.

FtP = No monthly fee, but you usually still have to buy the original game. TF2 has always been free to play. Now it's just "free."

@gwhitta said:

@Guerrilla_Mason said:

Am I the only person on this site that finds Gary Whitta almost insufferable? His voice is so grating, he repeats himself, has a really pompous way about him.

I just asked my girlfriend, she says you're definitely not the only one.

Hah! At any rate, why do people always think people with British accents/are from England have "pomposity?" It's something that I tend to notice.

Didn't get to play but this was still a fun TNT to watch and chatting with people was fun :)

Was surprised that Robin continued to play even after TNT was over.