bizzarewars
Banned
I don't like the name, but I'm glad they're back. Looking forward to it.
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Ex-GameTrailers staff announce new project EasyAllies
- Thread starter Mushroomer25
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Lol that's how I thought about it too
It doesn't roll off the tongue. It's a bunch of vowels uncomfortably close to each other.
Bedameister
Member
I don't want to know how often I thougt of things like that but in the end I waste it all on alcohol ;(
Maybe I'll pledge them 5 or 10 bucks a month once I got a job.
brotkasten
Member
With GT Time, they produced the only gaming podcast that I liked. For me, no one else comes close. Same goes for their E3 coverage or game discussions with Just Played.
Stuff like this easily worth at least 10 bucks per month for me. Way more than some $60 AAA game release that no one needs to buy day 1 (to put things in perspective). If they put out more content I like, I'll up my pledge.
Well I mean, I'm a shareholder in a brewery/pub chain too for a sweet discount as well as just general benefits of owning shares that are on the up, so I can't really pick a side on that one....
somecrazymember
Banned
So is there any news on a Final Bosman show?
The abbreviation is good though. EZA (Easy A, not E Zed A)
Considering they've got subscriptions up on twitch already, I figure that's where they're going.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Pretend EZA is a wu-tang rapper and say it like that.
mentallyinept
Banned
This has been stated multiple times at this point, and really needs to be added to the OP, but Kyle will be doing a more casual show, regardless of the Patreon results, and it will be hosted by the EZA youtube channel.
COMMAS!
If they have to choose between the two (which I think they might due to streaming exclusivity clauses) twitch is the better option for them financially.
FlashbladeGAF
Member
yep. it's coming regardless of funding
It sounds like he might actually be doing that now, but just unaffiliated with the funding.
I've been going Eeee Zeeee Ayyyy
lmao
Haha, fair enough.
ViridianHues
Banned
This will be my first ever Patreon that I've supported. GT was my main source of gaming news and content for years, glad to see they're back.
it's best this way
TheCowboyPoet
Member
EZA is weird since my gut reaction to pronounce it is "Eee-ZED-A" but I'm assuming I'll get use to it eventually.
Easy Allies though is a fine name.
Easy Allies though is a fine name.
same as patreon I think, you pay every month
rolls over monthly if you don't tell it not to
xrnzaaas
Member
It seems to me like they didn't think this through. It's very unlikely that they'll be able to pay the bills for more than a few months thanks to the money from the supporters, even if most (if not all) of them will find stable jobs and treat this as a hobby (this may on the other hand influence the quality of their projects).
Or the rewards... "You will become an official producer of the Easy Allies podcast. Your name will be included in the credits of the show and Brandon will mention you, by name, at the end of one episode a month. Youll also qualify for all earlier rewards." well, he'll soon have 200 people to mention.
Anyway good luck. It'll be interesting to see if this picks up.
Or the rewards... "You will become an official producer of the Easy Allies podcast. Your name will be included in the credits of the show and Brandon will mention you, by name, at the end of one episode a month. Youll also qualify for all earlier rewards." well, he'll soon have 200 people to mention.
Anyway good luck. It'll be interesting to see if this picks up.
Roberto Larcos
Member
Worth noting too that the %cut that content creators get from Twitch is far lower than Patreon.
GlamFM
Banned
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
It's not so much that as it is what people do with their time.
I don't have a ton of free time, and what time I do have is pretty much split between playing games, watching game related content (which mostly consisted of GT before it closed), Netflix, and NHL Gamecenter.
I pay for 1/4 of a Netflix sub, 1/4 of an internet bill (which comes with Gamecenter), my phone, sporadic game purchases, and rent/necessities. I would be more apprehensive if my time were divided around a greater number of things but, as it is, spending $20 a month on something that constitutes roughly a third of the entertainment I consume is fine by me.
It's just a matter of what kind of value you place on it.
Good to know. I'm going to fund their Patreon but if a Twitch sub was a one-time fee I'd do that too. I guess I'll just stick with the Patreon.
Well if they put donations up on Twitch, you'll be able to do it. Those are one-time.
I went in at $20 with the idea of eventually rolling back to $10 or $15 a few months in once they get on their feet and everything is in working order.
Pretend it's a wrestling/boxing league and have final bets be for the "EZA world title".
Can anyone answer this?
If KF would split these monthly 60k to 5 people thats like 12k per person. Thats little?
Twitch subscriptions will probably just get you some custom emotes at some point, Patreon shall do! You can watch all the streams without a sub.
AFAIK, everything will be free of view, but with patreon you get some perks, and twitch is more of another different thing.
you don't need to be a twitch subscriptor to get on the patreon support.
somecrazymember
Banned
Onimusha78
Member
Isn't that assuming they have 0 costs though?
Edit: And that they don't pay their taxes? (Not sure about Collin)
What they could do is employ 1 or two people full time, so an estimate of 40 - 50k each. This could be Brandon + 1 video editor (i.e. Ian) Then they could scale down the part time wages relative to an indicator, such as hours worked. This could be 10 - 20k for each subsequent employee. Given there are 7 (or perhaps 8 when Damiani comes in) this could mean (80 -100 k) + (40 - 80k). This is only employee wages. You must then add in many variable costs such as rent, marginal utility bills of using someone's house as a studio, video game costs, capital costs such as video equipment and hardware, expo costs to E3 and other events, much more.
They may be willing to trade off wages for the first year in the expectation they make more next year (because of the work - leisure - freedom tradeoff) or amy be willing to smooth some of their capital expenditure.
The high wage costs are guesstimates accounting for years of expereince, LA living expenses relative to other cities and hours worked.
The expectation of higher income in the future, however, may be partly eliminated by the uncertain nature of Patreon long term financial support. it can be very volatile.
http://easyallies.com is parked. Just checked and Brandon got it rather some domain parker trying to cash in. Sweet!
MultiJhonny
Banned
Yes! Forum hype!
I asked Brad on the twitch chat and said that Brandon has all the details about forums and such