Hey guys-- I have been running into a bunch of you in the game, playing ladder games and shit. Its always nice meeting new people, and adding people to the friends list. I haven't been on the computer for a day or two, but I decided to sit in front of the camera and shout out to you guys here on TeamLiquid. On just-- the stuff floating around in the forums. (I don't want to post in those bloated BALANCE threads, since its like pissing in the ocean.)
Also-- to the guys who bug me about posting links to all my videos onto TeamLiquid.. ? I don't. I only link a few of my blogs. Yes. This is a BLOG. And its usually the ones about whats topical on TeamLiquid.
I have like-- damn near 200 videos on my Youtube. So, give it up already. Either way, I couldn't fit everything I wanted to say into one video... so check them out if you want.
HUSKY IS A DUMB-ASS.
Blizzard cares about BALANCE?
---- >Now, for you guys who continue to read these posts even though it clearly states the video is where my content is-- and still refuse to watch them, only to comment on something else. I will leave you with this-- what league are you in? Is everyone who is on TeamLiquid automatically skilled enough to be in Platinum/Diamond, or is there a few newer players scouting these forums that have yet to level up? Peace out duders.
hm the first one is just kinda ... eh.. greed? w/e it happens lol
But you actually make a lot of good points in the rant about T op. Maybe post the link to the article you read on blizzards site. I agree with you on this, well done.
I agree about people trying to weigh in on balance discussions who aren't qualified to do so. It's funny how you only point out the platinum and under, when the majority of diamond players are still nowhere good enough to claim that their losses are from "imba" rather than their own shortcomings.
All of the negative press Terran has been getting, has sparked lots of discussion-- and a lot of brainstorming from a lot of Zerg players, I just watched a video PsyStarcraft just made.
I normally check out the text around a video first, to see if there's anything worth watching. I have never watched any of your vids, and do not know what you are on about, but I doubt anyone likes you or whatever you are doing.
It's good to see a youtube starcraft commentator that shows some emotion... Your man enough to rant and piss people off on camera, instead of only showing your calm self on camera and i respect that.
On August 21 2010 12:13 OmgIRok wrote: PEACE OFF!!!!!!!!!
i miss you not saying that :[
I stopped saying it as soon as I realized Toby Turner uses it to end his videos-- and he is more popular than me, so I don't want people to think I ripped him off.
Also-- TOBY TURNER IS AWESOME.
On August 21 2010 11:55 Inori wrote: As for Husky - oh my, a guy wants to earn money for the stuff he does on the internets.. how dare he?
As for you - didn't I see you quit TL not so long ago?
Did you even watch it--- ? This doesn't even make sense?
As for you thinking I quit team liquid-- you should watch the video I made after that. It explains everything. <3. I am just going to stop responding to people like this in my blog.
Also-- seriously, watch the entire video before making a comment.. pretty prease?!
Okay, so I did some tallying. I always wondered how much youtube partners make. They get some money every time someone clicks on the ads on their channel but they also get a steady stream of money from the views they get. So check this out.... This month, SO far, Husky has gotten 18, 820, 139 views in total...
From what I read, which may not be accurate at all, the average youtube partner makes 0.75 cents per 1000 views. So, according to that, Husky has made $14,115 this month alone. For commentating. If he really did make that much then all I can say is kudos for doing something that you love doing and getting that much money for it.
I hate Husky and HD's videos. They are so pointless and awful. I never saw any brood war videos of theirs though, my dislike of their video comes from the useless and often wrong sc2 videos they put out.
Your style and approach is quirkily annoying, maybe its the ADD or maybe its just how you are, fair enough.
but what you say, ic ompletely agree with, the talks about balacne and HDH...absolutely
it is the same reason I stopped subbing to HD and Husky who are purely in it for the money and for themselves. I subbed them during the times when battle reports came out and just because the two of them posted battle reports in HD, they got massive amounts of subscribers, their content has never been the best their commentary has never been the best yet they get the money. I'm done watching them. period. They don't do it for the love of starcraft they do it so they can ask for donations to pay their bills (e-begging ftl) and make money off of ad-revenue.
I liked your comments and for that you deserve more subscribers than husky, so add me to your sub list fosho.
On August 21 2010 13:27 Dance. wrote: I hate Husky and HD's videos. They are so pointless and awful. I never saw any brood war videos of theirs though, my dislike of their video comes from the useless and often wrong sc2 videos they put out.
They are relatively among the newer ones to come. They have relatively fewer youtube commentaries compared to the classics.
That said... I didn't know that being a youtube partner was some moral transgression. I... do not understand. They produce content which is popular. They managed to find a way to get someone else to pay for that. Sweet. These threads are just... silly.
God... those videos are fucking trippy. Were you intentionally trying to make the video adhd nuts... because it's annoying. Yeah you come off as really egotistical and fairly jealous. Maybe it was your need to make a blog. Maybe it was your rage about randomly advertising on HD's board.
Mike's just mad that his advertisement for his own channel that was posted in the comments of one of Husky's videos was deleted, and that Husky is subsequently more popular and getting paid to talk about Starcraft, even though they're both just as qualifed to do so.
Edit: I wish Diggity and them had cared abit more about wanting to make e-money. I feel him and moletrap deserve it more but meh. Difference of opinion
More good ones, haha... I don't really care about the Husky thing, but neat info I suppose.
Your points on the Terran stuff are prettymuch spot on. I totally agree that people need to calm the fuck down. The game hasn't even been remotely figured out yet.
On August 21 2010 18:22 Rekrul wrote: i love it how once ppl start making money off a game that all the nerds have put countless hours into with no return all the nerds start getting angry
And by all the nerds getting angry, you mean this one guy?
i have no problems with them making money or what methods they take to make money. They spend A LOT of time doing this. Good for them to finally reach a level where they can profit.
Well compared to the first rounds of videos you posted here on TL these videos are a hell of a lot better. Well done. And no, that isn't sarcasm.
Second, I agree and yet disagree on the Husky bit. Is it a pain in the ass to have those videos broken up like that? Yes, it can be sometimes. I sometimes put on VODs while cleaning or whatever and having to make a playlist of all his videos before-hand vs. clicking on a 40 minute long VOD is obnoxious.
As far as him making money off of them by making you watch his videos 4x per vid? It's definitely a little greedy but he's making money off of something he enjoys and spends his time doing - even if he does it in a more profitable but less convenient way than others.
Now, that could be said that his "greed" or his ability to make more money/VOD has caused the videos to be broken apart, but I really can't fault him for wanting to make the cash off the videos. I am kind of on the fence whether that's okay or not okay (to me). I guess we'll see where he goes with things from here on out.
On the off-chance that Husky reads the thread, one of the things that made subscribing to the old school BW VOD guys so great was that they DID NOT split up all the VODs into little 10 minute segments. So you should do that. Because sitting and watching the game all at once is better than sitting and watching 10 parts of a single game.
On August 21 2010 22:36 Sentenal wrote: Also, about the people making money off of Starcraft... IIRC didn't people have problems with that when Combat-EX was begging for money in his videos?
On August 21 2010 22:36 Sentenal wrote: Also, about the people making money off of Starcraft... IIRC didn't people have problems with that when Combat-EX was begging for money in his videos?
I think that was more because he was actually begging for cash.
Granted I haven't watched Husky since the very start of SC2 so I don't know if he's always asking for cash or not.
On August 22 2010 00:48 Torenhire wrote: On the off-chance that Husky reads the thread, one of the things that made subscribing to the old school BW VOD guys so great was that they DID NOT split up all the VODs into little 10 minute segments. So you should do that. Because sitting and watching the game all at once is better than sitting and watching 10 parts of a single game.
Breaking videos into 10 minute segments is due to Youtube, not because they just want to fuck with people. Old Directors accounts didn't have a time limit on Youtube, so they could post long VODs in a single video, without having to break them up. New accounts can't do that, and had a 10 minute cap on their videos (I heard it recently got increased to 15, but I dunno). Thus people had to split up videos over several parts, if you wanted to upload the whole thing.
Second, I agree and yet disagree on the Husky bit. Is it a pain in the ass to have those videos broken up like that? Yes, it can be sometimes. I sometimes put on VODs while cleaning or whatever and having to make a playlist of all his videos before-hand vs. clicking on a 40 minute long VOD is obnoxious.
Why do you need a playlist? The videos are responses to the previous ones.
In any case, he gets to make casts full-time (I assume) and we get more casts in exchange for clicking a few times. Everybody wins. And they did make videos before SC2, they just had to delete them because of copyright issues.
On August 21 2010 22:36 Sentenal wrote: Also, about the people making money off of Starcraft... IIRC didn't people have problems with that when Combat-EX was begging for money in his videos?
thats different husky gets money from a company and is paid based on his viewers combat was a B level wannabe who inflated his stats then begged in videos for ppl to make fake accounts and subscribe and to get money donated
On August 22 2010 00:48 Torenhire wrote: On the off-chance that Husky reads the thread, one of the things that made subscribing to the old school BW VOD guys so great was that they DID NOT split up all the VODs into little 10 minute segments. So you should do that. Because sitting and watching the game all at once is better than sitting and watching 10 parts of a single game.
Breaking videos into 10 minute segments is due to Youtube, not because they just want to fuck with people. Old Directors accounts didn't have a time limit on Youtube, so they could post long VODs in a single video, without having to break them up. New accounts can't do that, and had a 10 minute cap on their videos (I heard it recently got increased to 15, but I dunno). Thus people had to split up videos over several parts, if you wanted to upload the whole thing.
Husky has a partner account. One of the benefits is no time limit (or a VERY high one). I don't mind Husky making money it's good to see people in the industry doing well.
However the splitting replays thing is pretty shady.
It's not just shady its downright disgusting. I haven't watched their videos in a while and don't plan to, if they still do the "pay me 5 bucks in paypal and I'll give you a shoutout in a video" then oh god.....
Second, I agree and yet disagree on the Husky bit. Is it a pain in the ass to have those videos broken up like that? Yes, it can be sometimes. I sometimes put on VODs while cleaning or whatever and having to make a playlist of all his videos before-hand vs. clicking on a 40 minute long VOD is obnoxious.
Why do you need a playlist? The videos are responses to the previous ones.
In any case, he gets to make casts full-time (I assume) and we get more casts in exchange for clicking a few times. Everybody wins. And they did make videos before SC2, they just had to delete them because of copyright issues.
To play them all in one train, so I don't have to be at the computer and click the video responses.
Lazy, I know, but still...it's unnecessary to split a game up (when you have no time restrictions) for any reason other than making more views.
actually lots of partners do not have more than 10 minute videos i am pretty sure the youtube limit applies to alot of them, it has been mentioned that the older director ones could post larger videos... i do not believe that 90% of the youtube partners all do this splitting video to gain more views stuff
Wait... what the hell was your point in the first video? Like... you had your whole tangent about how much you hate husky then you talked about how much you love husky and wish him the best. You don't make sense at all.
I guess you were probably trying to communicate that you like Husky but you wish he would stop doing the split replay thing and whatnot, but in that case, you shouldn't have opened up with "I FUCKING HATE HUSKY AND I WISH HE WOULD DIE."
Also, as for the making money thing, you all still don't have to pay anything to watch his commentaries, so quit bitching. Husky puts a lot of time into this and there's someone willing to pay him for it. He exploits a loophole in their system to make more money. Whatever. Who gives a fuck?
On August 21 2010 12:00 CosmicAC wrote: It's good to see a youtube starcraft commentator that shows some emotion... Your man enough to rant and piss people off on camera, instead of only showing your calm self on camera and i respect that.
Lol, getting pissed about video game commentaries is hardly anything that qualifies you as being "man enough" about anything. It's just whiny.
On August 22 2010 00:48 Torenhire wrote: On the off-chance that Husky reads the thread, one of the things that made subscribing to the old school BW VOD guys so great was that they DID NOT split up all the VODs into little 10 minute segments. So you should do that. Because sitting and watching the game all at once is better than sitting and watching 10 parts of a single game.
Breaking videos into 10 minute segments is due to Youtube, not because they just want to fuck with people. Old Directors accounts didn't have a time limit on Youtube, so they could post long VODs in a single video, without having to break them up. New accounts can't do that, and had a 10 minute cap on their videos (I heard it recently got increased to 15, but I dunno). Thus people had to split up videos over several parts, if you wanted to upload the whole thing.
Husky has a partner account. One of the benefits is no time limit (or a VERY high one). I don't mind Husky making money it's good to see people in the industry doing well.
However the splitting replays thing is pretty shady.
I didn't realize that partner accounts were like that. If he really can get all the videos into one, but just splits it up to get more views/money, that is incredibly shady.
On August 21 2010 22:36 Sentenal wrote: Also, about the people making money off of Starcraft... IIRC didn't people have problems with that when Combat-EX was begging for money in his videos?
thats different husky gets money from a company and is paid based on his viewers combat was a B level wannabe who inflated his stats then begged in videos for ppl to make fake accounts and subscribe and to get money donated
On August 22 2010 02:55 Stratos.FEAR wrote: actually lots of partners do not have more than 10 minute videos i am pretty sure the youtube limit applies to alot of them, it has been mentioned that the older director ones could post larger videos... i do not believe that 90% of the youtube partners all do this splitting video to gain more views stuff
On August 22 2010 00:48 Torenhire wrote: On the off-chance that Husky reads the thread, one of the things that made subscribing to the old school BW VOD guys so great was that they DID NOT split up all the VODs into little 10 minute segments. So you should do that. Because sitting and watching the game all at once is better than sitting and watching 10 parts of a single game.
Breaking videos into 10 minute segments is due to Youtube, not because they just want to fuck with people. Old Directors accounts didn't have a time limit on Youtube, so they could post long VODs in a single video, without having to break them up. New accounts can't do that, and had a 10 minute cap on their videos (I heard it recently got increased to 15, but I dunno). Thus people had to split up videos over several parts, if you wanted to upload the whole thing.
Husky has a partner account. One of the benefits is no time limit (or a VERY high one). I don't mind Husky making money it's good to see people in the industry doing well.
However the splitting replays thing is pretty shady.
I didn't realize that partner accounts were like that. If he really can get all the videos into one, but just splits it up to get more views/money, that is incredibly shady.
greedy is more like it. Husky does good to bring in the casual viewers, but he really lacks in analyzing games. He just tells us what we see and tries to add humor. Be great if he could incorporate high level thinking into his casting, telling us what to expect before it happens, what needs to be done to get back in the game etc. Though I imagine casting on that kind of level to be extremely hard when your not a high level player to begin with.
185 videos and not even 500 subscribers. el oh el.
Who cares if they are making money off youtube, it's not like a penny of it is ours. It doesn't effect anyone in the community in the slightest, in they are exposing sc2 to many new faces which in turn helps out the community.
Though I will say I cringe a little when listening to HD's commentaries, he rarely knows what is going on in the game. Example, most recent idra vs drewbie video, he was like "wtf corruptors are out, how useless."
ok Topic 1: Husky No, Husky is not very good at sc2. yes, Husky is good at making money off sc2.
My opinion, the latter is better...
Yea he posts 10 min videos to make more money off youtube advertisements and such... SO? Wouldn't you do the same thing if you had the option? Of course you would, but you dont post anything fun to watch. You just bitch and moan and complain about everything, which can be entertaining and funny sometimes. I have a seen a few of your videos and I will say that YOU ARE FUN TO WATCH
B U T
I can't sit through an entire rant.. Sorry, just cant do it. Its not THAT fun.
I hope this thread doesn't get closed so if one day in the future you do become a partner I can link you to this and call you a Hippocratic for only posting 35 consecutive 15 second videos.
Have a good day and good luck in the community! Where is the ♥ man, where is the ♥?
mike your like the most annoying guy i have seen no offence but i am not a fan of your style in the slightest.please spend more time improving than complaining about other people.
If people are willing to give Husky money for what he does that's not his fault. It seems the basic theme of your videos is "complaining about people more important and successful than me with bad editing".
Maybe you'll find someone to pay you for that too.
On August 26 2010 07:28 DoctorHelvetica wrote: If people are willing to give Husky money for what he does that's not his fault. It seems the basic theme of your videos is "complaining about people more important and successful than me with bad editing".
Maybe you'll find someone to pay you for that too.
At least his voice beats the hell out of huskies, like nails on a chalkboard the worst god damn thing ive heard in my life.
On August 23 2010 07:46 TheComeback wrote: Yea he posts 10 min videos to make more money off youtube advertisements and such... SO? Wouldn't you do the same thing if you had the option?
On September 01 2010 02:43 CuttyFlam wrote: Anyone knows how much youtube partners get paid per view ?
It's actually fairly complicated afaik, and # of viwes doesn't directly translate because people with adblock don't count generally and I don't know that you get credit for the same IP/machine viewing or anything like that. He's probably still making a bit off of it but it's not like he's making a living probably.
On August 21 2010 22:36 Sentenal wrote: Also, about the people making money off of Starcraft... IIRC didn't people have problems with that when Combat-EX was begging for money in his videos?
thats different husky gets money from a company and is paid based on his viewers combat was a B level wannabe who inflated his stats then begged in videos for ppl to make fake accounts and subscribe and to get money donated
lol combat-ex was like C- at best
Combat-ex was a C/C+ player who had decent mechanics.
Anyway, as for Husky/HD's videos, I don't have any problems with them making money off of youtube partnerships or even asking for paypal donations. Obviously it's a bit sketch that they break up replays to get four times the views, but honestly, lots of people do it. And if people are willing to donate to them, then that's their own prerogative. It just sounds like lots of people are envious of all the money they're making for something they could've done themselves but didn't have the drive to pursue.
That being said, I don't particularly like the content of their videos, mainly since the analysis is surface level at best and simply factually inaccurate at worst. But whatever, I just won't watch them.
Everythings a business. Blaming Husky, Google or Apple for wanting to milk their customers is asking them to go into the charity business.
That won't happen. And there's nothing wrong with it. If you get 25k odd dollars for doing this shit, I dare you to say "hey i dont want the money please keep it". That's like not using the reapers against zerg because you want to play fair and then get whined when your roommate is raping with 10-0 stats against zerg.
On August 26 2010 04:43 HuskyTheHusky wrote: Thanks for the extra views :D
EPIC DICK MOVE FOR THE WIN!
General consensus (Husky=not that good, still makes some big bucks though and has good reason to continue doing so) seems correct, but really--as much as one might dislike Husky, no one in his/her right mind would pass on an opportunity (e.g. the one he has has taken advantage of) if given the chance. ><
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