While it's cool that people have their favourite streamers, complaining that certain members of staff aren't available to stream for an entire day is unreasonable. These are human beings and sometimes they have other shit going on. Maybe instead of complaining that you don't get to see certain people you should instead be supportive of the members of staff who can give up a huge amount of time in order to entertain you to raise money for children in hospitals.
Let's not lose sight of what extralife is all about, please.
I love listening to the beastcast but I really can't stand the wrestling chat. I know that both Alex and Dan are big fans of WWE but they must appreciate how divisive that subject is to their audience, and when there's already a whole video series entirely devoted to wrestling news it seems extra unnecessary.
@brad: One thing you didn't really write about was what percentage of the game you played alone or with a team. I played through the entire campaign solo and I think as a result I got a lot more out of the cutscenes and worldbuilding than had I'd been talking over them with a party of friends. I think the strikes are similarly much more engaging if you play through without being constantly distracted by someone in your party making dumb jokes or forgetting to turn off their dishwasher. At least for the first time, anyway. I know a lot of people talk about Destiny as a mindless shooter that you play in the background while doing/listening to something else, but the result is that you're less engaged with the game, in many cases before it's even been given a chance.
I like collecting things, and the source of how I obtained them doesn't matter as much as the thing I'm collecting. I've collected many different types of cards, all of which I obtained through money or gifts, and that doesn't change the fact that I enjoy 1) the thrill of random pack opening, but mostly 2) neatly categorizing my collection. Things I collect, in or outside of games, are for me to enjoy, not for other people.
That's fair enough. I guess it comes down to how you quantify value. Some people measure their success by how much money they have. Personally the challenge that videogames present - and the prize that comes with it - holds a higher value to me than simply having a full collection.
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