WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!
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Ok, I'm starting a thing tomorrow (noon central, 18:00 UTC, etc.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz2m9E3BXFI&list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
Usually, I've been uploading 11-hour-long Dwarf Fortress videos or Guild Wars 2 let's plays with no commentary. NO MORE! I'm trying out an XCOM 2: Long War 2 playthrough where forum members are the soldiers!
I'm trusting you people to watch at least part of the video before voting: https://www.strawpoll.me/14603503 [not embedded because our width limit causes the buttons on the bottom to be cut off]
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The video is unavailable :/
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@vault_dweller said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
The video is unavailable :/
Correct, because there are still 10 hours before it's set to publish.
Anyway, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
One video will show up in 10 hours, another 24 hours after that, and then the poll will decide if there are more after that.
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
where forum members are the soldiers!
Any selection criteria?
Other than "this username exists", I mean?
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I think he mentioned it being Mods + TL3s over on Discord, but who knows with Blubar...
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@onyx He said (on the forums too) that it's any account with either TL3 or frontpage, and taking requests if you weren't.
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@zecc said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
where forum members are the soldiers!
Any selection criteria?
Other than "this username exists", I mean?
TL3, front page authors/admins, and a few extras like Nagesh, morbiuswilters, and SpectateSwamp.
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
front page authors
@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
SpectateSwamp
A terrible, brilliant idea is forming...
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@jaloopa Nobody shoots aliens better than this
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Really, YouTube?
I'd appreciate it if they actually said what they thought was wrong with the video, but as it currently stands, this is probably never going to get manually reviewed because it's unlikely this video will ever get more than a thousand views in a week.
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@ben_lubar Probably the title. "Everyone gets killed" probably flags it as no bueno even if it's fiction, even if in context it isn't objectionable.
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@ben_lubar Ben you don't need to monetize this, come on man, what's wrong with you.
That said, part of the evaluation is simple keyword searching, so try replacing "killed" with "happy fluffy bunnies" and reuploading.
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@blakeyrat said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
and reuploading
I can't upload a video in half an hour, especially if my computer is already rebooting for a big Windows update.
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
I can't upload a video in half an hour, especially if my computer is already rebooting for a big Windows update.
True. Then we're back to "turn off monetization, come on man, you have a job and it's not like you're going to get enough views to actually receive a check." As it stands, you're just inflicting (or trying to) ads on people to be a dick.
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@blakeyrat said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
As it stands, you're just inflicting (or trying to) ads on people to be a dick.
Is one skippable ad at the start of a 40 minute video too much to ask?
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Is one skippable ad at the start of a 40 minute video too much to ask?
When I know you have a job and are too cheap to buy a headset? I consider it an investment in trying to get you to be less of a money-grubbing scrooge.
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@blakeyrat said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
and are too cheap to buy a headset
The entire point of the first two episodes I made is to see whether people want me to continue (at which point I would buy a new microphone).
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
The entire point of the first two episodes I made is to see whether people want me to continue (at which point I would buy a new microphone).
Ben you've been doing chatting online for like a full year and a half now in the fanfic streams and although we've complained about your audio since day one, you haven't bought a head microphone/headset in all that time.
This is going to be the breaking point? Come on man.
For the record: yes I want you to continue for as long as you have fun putting together the videos. Whether or not I vote in your dumb internetpointzzz poll which I probably won't.
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@hungrier said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@ben_lubar Probably the title. "Everyone gets killed" probably flags it as no bueno even if it's fiction, even if in context it isn't objectionable.
I dunno, they didn't demonetize the second episode...
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Are the soldier's sexes and nationalities random did you set some? Because if they are random it's really funny that @Yamikuronue ended up being a Japanese woman.
(edit: Oh, there are way more coincidences like that so I guess it's not random. Too bad)
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Dunno if they changed it in XCOM2, I doubt it but I haven't played it, but you can totally cheat Ironman mode. Alt+F4 before finishing a round, and you will reload at the start of the round. Also, it seems the RNG is fixed, so the same action will have the same result, but you can change the order of actions for different results.
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@kian said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Dunno if they changed it in XCOM2, I doubt it but I haven't played it, but you can totally cheat Ironman mode. Alt+F4 before finishing a round, and you will reload at the start of the round. Also, it seems the RNG is fixed, so the same action will have the same result, but you can change the order of actions for different results.
XCOM1 knew about it. there was a modifier called Save Scum 9or something like that) you could apply to your game that if applied caused the RNG seed to not be included in your save game and thus force quitting would not cause same results for same actions
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@blek said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Are the soldier's sexes and nationalities random did you set some? Because if they are random it's really funny that @Yamikuronue ended up being a Japanese woman.
(edit: Oh, there are way more coincidences like that so I guess it's not random. Too bad)
That one actually was random, but most of the other soldiers that ended up like that were on purpose. For example, @snoofle has a helmet that covers his entire face.
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@ben_lubar Your mic is just barely good enough that I can watch the video on my standard 2.5x speed, so I declare it adequate.
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@thegoryone I've added you to the character pool for episode 3 and beyond.
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@thegoryone you're not in TL3?
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
For example, @snoofle has a helmet that covers his entire face.
I did not understand that reference.
But I appreciate @Boner having a bald head.
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@ben_lubar painting a target on my character and running it through overwatches was not appreciated
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Watched the first video and have to say I'm disappointed. The title of the thread is completely misleading. Nobody got murdered.
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34:48:
: I think I'm gonna go ahead and just make contact immediately
presses "Make Contact" button
"Make Contact" button becomes "undefined" for a fraction of a second
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@zecc said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
34:48:
: I think I'm gonna go ahead and just make contact immediately
presses "Make Contact" button
"Make Contact" button becomes "undefined" for a fraction of a second
Not only is that bug completely reproducible, it's also reproducible with just the base game installed.
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@zecc said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
But I appreciate @Boner having a bald head.
@ben_lubar you'll be hearing from my legal team.
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Episode 2 is out now, and episode 3 will probably wait until I buy a new microphone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS3jyD52rJA&list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@vault_dweller said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
The video is unavailable :/
Correct, because there are still 10 hours before it's set to publish.
Anyway, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
One video will show up in 10 hours, another 24 hours after that, and then the poll will decide if there are more after that.
any bets on how long @Perverted_Vixen will live in this playthrough?
i'll put ten bucks on "she'll see two missions but die two turns before the end of the second"
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@accalia said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@vault_dweller said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
The video is unavailable :/
Correct, because there are still 10 hours before it's set to publish.
Anyway, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
One video will show up in 10 hours, another 24 hours after that, and then the poll will decide if there are more after that.
any bets on how long @Perverted_Vixen will live in this playthrough?
i'll put ten bucks on "she'll see two missions but die two turns before the end of the second"
She's wearing a bikini, but I'm not sure if that actually affects damage resistance or the likelihood to be targeted by alien gunfire.
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@accalia said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@vault_dweller said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
The video is unavailable :/
Correct, because there are still 10 hours before it's set to publish.
Anyway, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEvDAIFuHC36fs0Ewb7P3t6MKfmvagCXI
One video will show up in 10 hours, another 24 hours after that, and then the poll will decide if there are more after that.
any bets on how long @Perverted_Vixen will live in this playthrough?
i'll put ten bucks on "she'll see two missions but die two turns before the end of the second"
She's wearing a bikini, but I'm not sure if that actually affects damage resistance or the likelihood to be targeted by alien gunfire.
Of course she is.
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I like how @boomzilla sounds like Santa Claus. "Ho ho ho, I'm hit!"
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I hope @Captain has a leadership position.
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My new microphone is coming today, so I thought this would be a good time to share a legal disclaimer:
XCOM 2 is not an excuse to shoot space aliens with laser guns or rescue hostages from factories that melt people down for parts.
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
XCOM 2 is not an excuse to shoot space aliens with laser guns
We don't need excuses to shoot space aliens !
Unless there is a windows update pending
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Am I dead yet?
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@weng said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Am I dead yet?
I haven't found you yet.
Here's the full memorial and roster:
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@ben_lubar said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
@weng said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Am I dead yet?
I haven't found you yet.
Here's the full memorial and roster:
disappoint that it does not show @Perverted_Vixen on there as base support personnel. she's really working hard to maintain soldier morale! That's like super important!
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@ben_lubar And with my signature, you would think I would be part of it
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@accalia that list doesn't include support personnel. However, I'm pretty sure everyone who is in the character list is going to be in the soldier list as opposed to the other lists.
Anyway, here are the other lists:
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Wait, you have Yamikuronue and Jane Bailey both on the roster?
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@masonwheeler said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Wait, you have Yamikuronue and Jane Bailey both on the roster?
they're two different people, why wouldn't they both be on the roster. look they're playing pool in the break room with each other.
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@masonwheeler said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
Wait, you have Yamikuronue and Jane Bailey both on the roster?
We have like four different foxes in the character pool, and we also have like 20 boomzillas.
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@accalia said in WTDWTF gets murdered by aliens and it's all Ben Lubar's fault!:
they're two different people
Umm... no they're not. Yami is her forum handle; Jane is her front-page handle. Same person behind both names.