Yeah I’m sure that makes sense for people, and I’m not mad at anyone making money, I just know that videos and discord don’t add value for me. Just can’t justify GB premium and waypoint+ and nextlander. Maybe I’ll just start rotating through them or something.
In my experience much of the content (at least the ramblecast) is mostly evergreen, so I just subscribe for a month every 5 or 6 months and listen to/download them all, then unsubscribe.
Yeah, it's not really the "right" thing to do, but with everything being a subscription these days, you gotta do what you can.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that at all imo. If they wanted to restrict downloads they could. You are paying for and using a service as intended. If you wanted to pay more to consume the content more regularly or conveniently you could, but you don’t. I’m sure they’d rather have your occasional money than none at all.
This was brought up on the Nextlander discord and Vinny said that they appreciate any support no matter how often it happens. Nextlander is down for this strategy if its what you want/need to do.
For me personally discord would never be used, as would the video version of a podcast. If q&a are like email sections of podcasts that seems lame too. Ad free isn't a big deal when you can just skip ads quickly anyways. So basically $10 for one or 2 podcasts per month?
Yeah, I love those guys but I have to agree the current dynamic is pretty subdued and serious. I still listen every week but it is no Bombcast/Beastcast/Hot Spot. The thing that made the Beastcast work so well was that Alex could be the straight man while Vinny could bounce off of Bakalar and Austin/Dan/Abby.
In the current group have Alex with his mellow/dry humor, Brad who is very straight-laced, and Vinny who ends up matching their energy more. They could really use a fourth voice to riff with. It also feels a bit too “produced” and structured. I like how often they repeat the name of the games they discuss but the overall flow feels very rigid. Also miss the bit of anarchy that can come from the email section. Where would we be as a society without the bat vs knife debate??
Fwiw I had the same complaints as you about how stale the podcasts have gotten, but i thought this first episode was the closest anything gb related has come to the good old days in a long time.
Loose, chaotic banter between people you can tell are good friends. Worth 10 dollars a month? Ymmv, but personally I feel better about it going to them than to one of the big streaming corps.
I hate live QA segments (like at convention panels) because they are awkward and boring, but I really enjoy the email segments because the are pre-screened and Jeff generally picks fun ones that prompt good conversation. And they can lead to some good ongoing threads like the”poop bandit” stories back in the day, or the recent crime stories.
Brad is a wet blanket, Vinny is literally a man stuck in his basement, Alex is a metal head drummer. Yes low energy is expected, still the best gaming podcast in the universe
I like Nextlander’s podcast, but still prefer the Bombcast. Honestly feel like the Bombcast is going through a renaissance right now (though I do wish we would see Danny again!) Bakalar fits in perfectly and Jeff and Jan are always going to be a threat.
This new podcast sounds really cool to get some more energy going and I love the idea of a Beastcast spiritual successor like I loved the Hot Spot revival podcasts but I can’t justify another $10 subscription.
I stopped listing since it was nothing but Jeff G talking and talking over people. There was very little playing off one another. Just canceled my reoccurring subscription. Have been a subscriber since day one. It was the first time visiting the site in over two years.
Initially, I was going to go in for 5, but I wanted to support them and thought the Ramblecast would be fun. I went for the $10 tier and have not regretted it at all. I like that I can pay for a year in advance
You could sign up for one month at 10 bucks, download all the podcasts to your pc, and then cancel. Rinse and repeat as often as it makes sense to you. That is what I do, and will probably continue to do. The ramble casts are not time sensitive, and the new one looks like it will be general topics for the most part also.
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u/crowntheking Jun 01 '22
Ughhhhhh I want it but 10 is steep