EPTAll these Hearthstone people being sponsored to play Hand of the Gods, it actually looks pretty fun. And the Smite assets are cool, sorta miss that game.
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
All these Hearthstone people being sponsored to play Hand of the Gods, it actually looks pretty fun. And the Smite assets are cool, sorta miss that game. | ||
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Ansibled
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On September 26 2017 00:30 Ansibled wrote: I'm enjoying reading people getting mad that a new Star Trek tv show has special effects that don't look 50 years old. The whinging about the streaming service is getting annoying. Would I rather it be free, or put on a service I already pay for? Yes. But people have been begging for years to have the option to pick and choose what channels they pay for instead of having to buy Cable bundles, and now that they have it suddenly it's the worst thing that could happen. I grant that it's not ideal and that most of the services should be lower cost, but the entitlement of people who just want all their entertainment to be completely free is freaking staggering to me. | ||
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Seuss
United States10536 Posts
On September 25 2017 23:48 Eppa! wrote: Made a wild warrior deck which has show pretty good success Seems almost identical to a Standard list that's been in tournaments. http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/terrencems-nzoth-control-warrior-dreamhack-montreal-2017/ | ||
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mordek
United States12704 Posts
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phyvo
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Shadowy councils giving life sentences? What the fuck was that. Then why the fuck was the captain and first officer of a vessal the ones doing a boarding mission? Why did the Vulcan wannabe change phaser to kill after explicitly telling the captain they can't kill the guy in order to prevent a war. Idk man the federation crew was pretty freaking shit Overall it was interesting but not quite up to par after watching the Expanse. Then again the expanse did take some time to get into its groove. It was also trying a little too hard with the lens flares stuff. Tension doesn't need the camera going wildly 24/7. If it gets more into the exploration side of Star Trek then it may be decent but if it keeps this same pace don't see it being worth the watch. Pilots are normally quite different though. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
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Scip
Czech Republic11293 Posts
although I don't really like star trek really the ones I liked the most were the JJ Abrams movies ones xD | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On September 26 2017 00:38 Requizen wrote: The whinging about the streaming service is getting annoying. Would I rather it be free, or put on a service I already pay for? Yes. But people have been begging for years to have the option to pick and choose what channels they pay for instead of having to buy Cable bundles, and now that they have it suddenly it's the worst thing that could happen. I grant that it's not ideal and that most of the services should be lower cost, but the entitlement of people who just want all their entertainment to be completely free is freaking staggering to me. I feel like the discussion I see most is about how with all this service fracturing the cost will be more than it was to have a premium cable subscription before, so obviously cord cutters are going to be a bit miffed. I don't get a sense of entitlement from most when I'm reading about this all, more that they want their money's worth, which they weren't before, were getting for some time in the last few years, and are on the cusp of not getting again, especially when you factor in that some of these services still have advertisements. I had been paying for Netflix and amazon prime(although not really for the video service at all but their movie library ended up surprising me greatly) and hbo go but with the further fracture about to happen with Disney and whatnot I am considering throwing my hands in the air and buying a firestick and installing Kodi because sure while that is a very non-zero level of entitlement, I won't continue to pay the same amount(maybe even more if prices have to raise to accommodate lost subs or however else it's rationalized) for less service, it's one of the reasons I cord cut to begin with. | ||
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Scip
Czech Republic11293 Posts
errm not sure I guess it's not a huge time investment | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On September 26 2017 07:30 red_ wrote: I feel like the discussion I see most is about how with all this service fracturing the cost will be more than it was to have a premium cable subscription before, so obviously cord cutters are going to be a bit miffed. I don't get a sense of entitlement from most when I'm reading about this all, more that they want their money's worth, which they weren't before, were getting for some time in the last few years, and are on the cusp of not getting again, especially when you factor in that some of these services still have advertisements. I had been paying for Netflix and amazon prime(although not really for the video service at all but their movie library ended up surprising me greatly) and hbo go but with the further fracture about to happen with Disney and whatnot I am considering throwing my hands in the air and buying a firestick and installing Kodi because sure while that is a very non-zero level of entitlement, I won't continue to pay the same amount(maybe even more if prices have to raise to accommodate lost subs or however else it's rationalized) for less service, it's one of the reasons I cord cut to begin with. Yeah, the pricing is I think the only true downside of this whole thing. It's sort of mitigated by two things though: 1) You can drop things you're not using. Unlike cable, you don't need to get a year of HBO to get Game of Thrones, you just sub for a couple months for the season and then drop it (or only one month and just binge it at the end). Basically the only one I keep up at all times in Netflix, anything else I can add/remove at will. 2) Account sharing. I have Netflix and the random stuff like HBO, my parents have Amazon Prime and Hulu. We share accounts and get the benefits of everything while paying a portion of the cost. It's a great system and is accepted by most of the streaming services, which is a big change from Cable. It's less of a plus if you don't have friends/family to share with, of course. | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
On September 27 2017 00:15 Requizen wrote: Yeah, the pricing is I think the only true downside of this whole thing. It's sort of mitigated by two things though: 1) You can drop things you're not using. Unlike cable, you don't need to get a year of HBO to get Game of Thrones, you just sub for a couple months for the season and then drop it (or only one month and just binge it at the end). Basically the only one I keep up at all times in Netflix, anything else I can add/remove at will. 2) Account sharing. I have Netflix and the random stuff like HBO, my parents have Amazon Prime and Hulu. We share accounts and get the benefits of everything while paying a portion of the cost. It's a great system and is accepted by most of the streaming services, which is a big change from Cable. It's less of a plus if you don't have friends/family to share with, of course. Is it reasonable to buy a streaming service for just a couple months for one show though? I'm all for paying for streaming services. I think they're great and I haven't owned a television since like 2001. But the prices really need to be reasonable. Netflix pricing is reasonable for what you get, but most of the others are not, from what I've seen. I don't see one viewing of a game of thrones season as being worth more than maximum 10$. In Malaysia I wouldn't even pay that much since a movie ticket here is only 2-3$. Crunchyroll is also reasonable I guess. I pirate a lot, but I also spend a pretty good bit of my money on entertainment. I just look at everything through the lens of do I believe this price is reasonable and do I think the company making the product is being fair to me. If I don't think it's fair, I have no reservations pirating because I know it doesn't actually cost them money when I had already decided not to buy the product in the first place. | ||
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killerdog
Denmark6522 Posts
On September 27 2017 06:14 Ketara wrote: Is it reasonable to buy a streaming service for just a couple months for one show though? That's a pretty common thing to do. For GoT most people have HBO nordic subscriptions around here. It's more a matter of whether your show is a big enough draw for people to pay for it alone, especially if it's somewhat unknown they have to pay before even seeing one episode. I think people are mainly mad because it's a completely untested series which they just want to check out. Not scheduled viewing for most people. Comparing prices to malaysia is pretty irrelevant though, a cinema ticket in us/europe probably costs ~$10, which is what's relevant for comparing pricing of us/european targetted online subscriptions. Of the several subscriptions my house has, the one I probably would be most willing to give up would actually be netflix tbh. They really don't have very much anymore. It's just their own stuff, then maybe 20 tv shows + movies from a few years ago, then the rest is random filler garbage. Their catalogue has seriously gone to shit the last few years as other producers have started running their own services. I think it might be a bit better in the US? but european netflix is trash tier now | ||
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Gahlo
United States35156 Posts
On September 27 2017 06:14 Ketara wrote: Is it reasonable to buy a streaming service for just a couple months for one show though? I'm all for paying for streaming services. I think they're great and I haven't owned a television since like 2001. But the prices really need to be reasonable. Netflix pricing is reasonable for what you get, but most of the others are not, from what I've seen. I don't see one viewing of a game of thrones season as being worth more than maximum 10$. In Malaysia I wouldn't even pay that much since a movie ticket here is only 2-3$. Crunchyroll is also reasonable I guess. I pirate a lot, but I also spend a pretty good bit of my money on entertainment. I just look at everything through the lens of do I believe this price is reasonable and do I think the company making the product is being fair to me. If I don't think it's fair, I have no reservations pirating because I know it doesn't actually cost them money when I had already decided not to buy the product in the first place. Might want to look into VRV. It's a combo sub to Cartoon Hangover, Crunchyrolle, Funimation, Geek & Sundry, Mondo, Nerdist, Rooster Teeth, Shudder, Tested, and whatever "VRV select" is for pretty cheap. | ||
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On September 27 2017 07:56 killerdog wrote: That's a pretty common thing to do. For GoT most people have HBO nordic subscriptions around here. It's more a matter of whether your show is a big enough draw for people to pay for it alone, especially if it's somewhat unknown they have to pay before even seeing one episode. I think people are mainly mad because it's a completely untested series which they just want to check out. Not scheduled viewing for most people. Comparing prices to malaysia is pretty irrelevant though, a cinema ticket in us/europe probably costs ~$10, which is what's relevant for comparing pricing of us/european targetted online subscriptions. Of the several subscriptions my house has, the one I probably would be most willing to give up would actually be netflix tbh. They really don't have very much anymore. It's just their own stuff, then maybe 20 tv shows + movies from a few years ago, then the rest is random filler garbage. Their catalogue has seriously gone to shit the last few years as other producers have started running their own services. I think it might be a bit better in the US? but european netflix is trash tier now US Netflix is still very strong but Disney and Fox and CBS are all moving away which is going to be a serious hit depending on what they salvage out of it for the people who sub to it as a distributer of television/movies on the whole. That said I think Netflix production arm has become the single strongest force in the game. Their TV shows are among the best and they have serious volume, and their movie production has started to follow suit. I would in theory like to see a subscription price reduction to match up to them losing what they have, but if they continue to dump major movie studio budgets(and quality to match) on their own stuff I may continue to value it as 'worth.' | ||
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Canada31494 Posts
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