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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Stuff on the horizon

Hey guys! It's been a bit since I posted a blog, and so I figured I'd let you guys in on what's gonna be goin' on, especially regarding my Twitch channel!
Yesterday I decided I would hop on Twitch with some more Swap Force so I had a chance to unbox my new Hyper Beam Prism Break and Phantom Cynder and also so I could try and grab as many stars as I could. Unintential consequences of this happened to be a really great stream and lots of audience participation. I realized afterwards that Skylanders just might be the kind of stream I'm looking for, since I have a purpose (*TO BECOME THE GREATEST PORTAL MASTER EVER!*), to finish off the rest of the challenges in the game, and also the audience can participate by telling me what Skylanders I should be playing! This is great for me, because it also fuels me in completing the game as well! I figure I can still stream Swap Force for a bit, and if need be, I can go back to Spyro's Adventure or Giants, because there's still a few things missing here or there that I can still grab. I also found I have friends that would be willing to join me in playing should they be around and the time is right for a stream, and for that I am grateful.

I was talking it over with my friends about what we could do to share my birthday party fun with everyone, and we decided I could stream a tournament, and the game I figured everyone would have a bit of interest in/could easily learn would be Skylanders, so streaming Skylanders a little more regularly will help me get all the Skylanders I own up to at least level 10 and get most of their abilities, so they'll be battle ready, and no one will be severely outclassed during the tournament, should someone decide to play them in a match!
I've also been working hard on Unfair-Y Tales, which will be prefaced with A Dramatic Reading of a Yearbook Signing. I'm not exactly scripting what's gonna go down with that, but I am outlining it. The next problem with it will be figuring out a time to record it, since I need my family to not be around to fuck it up, and I'll need someone else to be holding my Vita for the actual recording as well. The second part of that isn't as troublesome as the first though, so hopefully it will be soon. Once that begins, Phase 2 of my YouTube channel will commence.

In regards to what's already set to go up my channel, you can expect more SMITE, Dynasty Warriors, Skylanders and Marvel Nemesis in the near future, as well as a return to MUGEN! From Twitch highlights, there'll be more Saints Row the Third and some Ogre Battle up too! 
I'm ready for action, and I hope you guys are too! 

Friday, July 11, 2014

What kind of Let's Play do you prefer?

Hey everyone that reads this! I decided I'd write what I hope will be somewhat of a quick entry today when the thought popped into my head. So, just like the title says, what kind of Let's Play do you prefer? 
Hah, I bet you thought it would be just as short as that! I gotta explain what I mean at least! To me, there are two kinds of Let's Plays. I'm gonna use my series, Couples' Co-Op as an example for the 'every second of play' kind of LP, and pretty much anything the King of Sweden, Robbaz does nowadays as the example for the other kind of Let's Play, where the audience gets to see basically only the parts that the creator deemed fit to show.
I ask because I've come to find that every second LPs like Couples' Co-Op with Ibb & Obb can sometimes be incredibly long, even when the goal is right in front of our faces, and I've begun to start speeding up slower parts (I actually got the idea from another friend of mine, GravityWon). I feel like if we want you guys to share in the experience, I want to give you a glimpse of everything that goes on.
On the other hand, there are LPs where the creator cuts things up to the point that they only show footage that they themselves find interesting. Sometimes it can be a little confusing because you've missed something that led up to what you're seeing, but at least there is very little, let's call it "down time," in each video. 
So I'd like to pose a question! In your opinions, which kind of LP do you find to be more enjoyable to watch?

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Schedules

I'm pretty big into organization, which could be a pro or a con depending on how you look at it. My entire life basically revolves around lists and schedules, and I hadn't realized until my aunt came to live with us again, just how much having someone constantly in the way can interfere with my daily goings-on. 
My basic schedule for life at this point is focused on an every-other-day schedule, let's go with As and Bs for now, since that's simple. On A days, I work on YouTube and Twitch stuff all day long, and on B days, I do everything else, but usually this involves eBay maintenance and errands and editing/tutoring if I've got any of that to do. The only thing that basically never changes is that I have an hour every night set aside to talk to Liz, though something usually comes up and gets in the way on most nights, and after that I end up playing Late Night Smite over on Teth's Twitch channel (We usually start around 11 PM, if you're interested! Come join us!). 
I am not really a morning person, so I generally don't get up THAT early, but my aunt has been making my mornings miserable for the most part because she lives in the room next to me, and is always on the phone SCREAMING because she can't hear anything. I end up going to sleep at 3 AM or (usually) later 'cuz of Late Night SMITE and that means I hope to get some restful sleep until it's time to get up, but that usually doesn't happen. If she's not screaming into her phone, she's in the kitchen with the tv at max volume and screaming over it into her phone. I usually end up waking up with a splitting headache, and I just lay in bed uncomfortable until it subsides.
It's not unusual for my family to get in the way, but at least my immediate family surprises me. Though, it's not really a surprise if you know us, if I have something to do, they're certainly going to get in the way. Really, I'm writing this blog to vent, and maybe offer some kind of excuse as to why I don't really take care of what I should be doing on the internet all the time, but especially when it comes to Twitch. I never really planned on streaming as a regular thing, but 80% of the time I do set aside some time to stream, my family ends up getting in the way. 
I know that I said that I wanted to keep this blog related more to my online exploits, and therefore it would reflect Kage_Okami more than Scott, the person behind the keyboard/controller, but I feel that once I start up Unfair-Y Tales, this will probably also start to become more of a personal blog. I've never really been afraid of opening up to people (except for my family, of course), and I think that some topics are too hard to make seem comedic, so I might just reserve the blog entries for other things I'd like to talk about. 
Don't worry, I've outgrown my xanga phase.