@bisonhero: HLTB is always a rough estimate for me and not a solid expectation. I'm pretty methodical so it takes longer sometimes.
Looks like Dan didn't see the fine print. 3.5 hours is "rushed", so it's like "if you already know what you're doing" and not "playing for the first time, don't have a clue, and die a lot".
@angelus604: I don't recall anything that severe, but the comments quickly went from constructive criticism to actively complaining and making fun of her about her input for the Best Game category.
She's young and it was her first GOTY deliberations. I think GB East accidentally put a lot of pressure on her about the deliberations and how she needed to play a lot more games, despite her being a producer and not an editor. Just a stray observation but it felt like she had to be a Personality in front of the camera a lot quicker than Drew, Jason, or Jan ever did. Drew eventually joined GOTY stuff, but he always played the few games he was interested in (like Halo and flight sims) and that was it.
I think people didn't get just how scatterbrained the staff were by the end of the week by doing 25 hours of podcasting.
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