Q&A: November 10th, 2021

Dominik Jaworski Asks
What do you think about video game pricing? Is the AAA price of $80-90 CAD justifiable or bullshit? Should games with shorter campaigns be priced cheaper?

Games haven't caught up with inflation for years, and really, $10 isn't going to be a make it or break it deal for me and I think most customers. "$10 off" in sales is usually only appealing when the game's already $20. For your follow up question though, no.

I mean, I'm okay with a game being priced lower, but I don't think shorter games need to have a lower price because there are many more aspects to judging a game's value than just the amount of hours one gains from it, though length often does get weighed heavily due to the sheer cost of games these days.

Juhana Says A Bunch of Random Stuff...
The names not dumb, you're dumb. Its simple. Hitman 1, Hitman 2 and Hitman 3. Just buy Hitman 3 and play all the maps in that and then make I video about it. Also 3 stars?! You're mad, it's 5 stars and SA or bust.

Matt Koster Asks
The somewhat recent Twitch finance leak has me thinking - what's the "best" (subjective word used deliberately) way to support a content creator you enjoy?

Direct donations like Patreon, Paypal, or Twitch Subscriptions, without them, content creators need to go to big sponsorships that interrupt the content or curve their videos to appeal to the widest demographics possible. The only concern I have from the Twitch Leak is people are going to start assuming all Content Creators are making way more than they actually are.

Jordan Phan Asks
Have you ever been into rally games? Specifically, Dirt Rally 2.0.  Also, do you stay in touch with F1? If so, who do you think is coming out on top, Hamilton or Verstappen?

I find Dirt Rally 2.0 to be a step backward from the original, in its force-feedback, optimization, and overall handling. Still a very good game though. And as for the championship, it's really hard to call it. All I will say is to never discount Lewis Hamilton. I'm hoping Max Verstappen can claim his first title, but also believe if Lewis also gets it, it'll help cement his name as one of the greatest, and not just because of his timing with Mercedes.

San_Rayncloud Asks
So... have you finally played Black ops 3 yet?

Campaign or Zombies? Nope. Still only got hours logged on because of Multiplayer from years ago via it's Starter Kit. I'm still bitter about Activision never putting the upgrade on sale...

Kizza Lee Asks
How do you manage time between playing new games, re playing old games and making YouTube videos?

Not very well.

What's made this current project a real challenge is how much bigger Metro Exodus is than I even knew. One of the challenges you deal with on Youtube is authenticity, your financials are tied to content, to make content, you need to research/play, so if you play a game and it doesn't appeal to you very much, you've just lost a couple days that could've been spent building something that'd help put a roof over your head.

Patreon helps remove that anxiety from me, though YT tries its hardest to bring it back with it's Top 10 performing videos chart and multiple measurements of engagement with arrows pointing down in angry red when you've not posted.

Having that extra time though does help me explore multiple games and talk only about the ones that excite me the most.

Juhana Asks
Johntatoes?

Johntatoes Vodka?

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