#Make Better Business Decisions

[bergoose]

watcher fans understand nuance challenge

[time-wondroustime]

one thing I haven't seen anyone say about watcher yet, but has really disappointed me, is that only three months ago they mentioned in the truth about filming ghost files video that they had to let go of 5 (if I'm remembering the number properly) employees. and when I watched that video I was disappointed that hey hadn't planned the business properly to avoid things like that, but they are primarily creatives, so I figured there would be some business mistakes made along the way. but then hearing they just hired the 2 worth it guys and are reviving an expensive show... I feel like they could've prevented the lay offs better

[valedalestatue]

Last night I dreampt that sse implemented pony saddlebag pets into the game but they were so malformed and mutated in an attempt to make them small and cutesy that no one bought them. They had to be raffled out randomly because no one would take them by choice, and ppl would walk 10ft around anyone that was unlucky enough to have one as if being near someone with the accursed teacup pony would spread it to them like a disease.

[s0fter-sin]

Thinking you shouldn't have to pay for Watcher content is you being entitled, actually.

did i ever say i shouldn’t have to pay for it? no, i said it’s disappointing that i would now have to after years of it being free. it would be easier to take if they were completely changing and upgrading their shows or established that the stream wouldn’t just have their current shows and maybe discontinued ones, that it would be different from their youtube channel and worth the sudden charge, but it’s hard not to feel like they’re throwing their audience under the bus

[rosykims]

third playthru antics so far involve gale agreeing to the hag's bargain and getting his eye fucked up in the process <3 and tbh i actually think this is the funniest possible choice they could make as a party since they all dismiss ethel's "netherese magic BLEUGH" reveal as just a symptom of gale already having that shit in his system. like its too much of a coincidence for something so ancient and mythic to happen TWICE to the SAME random guy so theyre all like yeah no shit !!!! gale is the netherese guy !!!! we knew that like a week ago idiot !!!!! foresight is not a gift im givng these people i am so sorry king </3

[icewindandboringhorror]

Bad news, got back from the vet and my beautiful baby son is going to have to be put down soon, probably tomorrow or the next day, so send him best of wishes for his next few days~ Luckily, he's actually not in a lot of pain (for now, hopefully he won't be) and is acting pretty normal, so I'm hoping he won't suffer at all and everything will be peaceful for him.

[blueberry-beanie]

Excuse me WHILE I YELL?

[sanjarka]

god it's all so very shitty and there's nothing i can do about it.

[honeybcj]

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[jackklinemybeloved]

trying to connect the watcher bullshit with the way media companies on YouTube have regularly failed. Can’t figure out how to be coherent yet but ohhhh boy when I do.

[stellarhoxy]

not part of kpop fandoms, but i'm gonna keep it short and sweet.

If Garam goes to acting and never returns to Kpop, please still support her. After that horrendous mental beating anyone would be hesitant to rejoin the idol industry. She might not be ready or have lost passion or become too traumatized to develop further as an idol, or she could merely be enhancing her acting skills. Don't smear her if you want her to become an idol. Don't smear her if you want her to come back to LE SSERAFIM instead of acting. Don't join smearing her for any reason. The rumors have proven to be false. Believing in them now is just enjoying drama and refusing to see the truth.

Let a kid pave her own dream to her best effort. She will be struggling enough as-is. Don't make it harder.

[taikk0]

JUST SAYING ONCE I LEARN TO PRONOUNCE MY T'S PROPERLY ITS OVER FOR YOU BUTTNUGGETS

[mejomonster]

In other news. I caved. ;-; I bought Final Fantasy XVI

I will review at some point once I've played, if it's consistent quality (as in the story was clearly fully planned and executed and the combat/level design was planned consistently) a la Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, and the older ones.

Or inconsistent, a la Final Fantasy XV, where because of long development and some major switches mid project, it has the odd situation where part 1 of the game feels very different than part 2. (I'd say combat was thankfully consistently designed for ff15, but story wise there wasn't a clear paced path like 7, 9, 10, 12, 13). I expect and hope for main line final fantasy games to have consistent game play (which I don't have to like personally, but does indicate they clearly committed to some combat design and tried to execute it well), and to have a consistent story that feels in character and plotted at a fairly consistent pace that feels concluded satisfactorily at the end (which again I don't have to like it, but from what I can tell at least 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 13 all provided that experience - I didn't play 8 so I'm not sure). Final fantasy 15s (to me) biggest issue was the long development and switches during it, caused some major inconsistencies where the game feels inconsistent between the main part and the end. Combat design was good, and whether one likes or hates it the combat does feel purposefully designed and they committed to trying to execute it well). Final Fantasy VII Remake, unfortunately, had some issues as well. Combat design: committed to and done consistently (yay). Story: committed to and feels consistent quality all the way through (like or hate it, from what I can tell its consistent so yay). Pacing: yikes (I absolutely cannot forgive the game ever for dragging out some sections like the reactors 5+ hours longer than they should've been, since they were just dungeons with little added plot or character moments, and I suspect the dungeon time was increased to pad gameplay time to get it closer to 40 hours... when I'd have prefered a 20-30 hour game that did not waste my time with meaningless extensions of sections). I imagine (though I have no idea) what happened is ff7 remake realized it would have to be more than 1 game, and also took a LONG time to make part 1. So instead of releasing part 1 as a 20-30 hour game, and looking "bad" for releasing a shorter than usual final fantasy game despite a HUGE amount of development time? They probably decided to pad the game play so it looked like they released a game as "long and good quality" as is expected of a mainline game. However I think the pacing decision, a weak point I have to endure every single fucking time I play -.- makes the game noticeably worse. I'd forget the development took so long after X years, and forgive it for being a 25 hour GOOD game. But after X Years, I'm never going to forget how annoying it is to be stuck in boring dungeons for X extra hours every single time i play. I have a very low tolerance for pointless dungeons for hours if theres no plot payoff during it to justify it, I don't usually play games that have them. Final fantasy 15 also had a long development, and I assume they decided to push it out with the weird inconsistent feeling between the bulk of the game and the end, because making it reel more consistent may have required a significantly longer development they just could not afford any more.

So anyway. My point is (aside from constantly wishing immensely square enix would Hire tons of fucking project managers and stop putting directors onto multiple major games at once so they can focus on one main game at a time and therefore do more consistent work instead of being divided) that I hope ff16 is a Return to consistent experience in mainline final fantasy games. Combat design already looks good based on the demo, so they succeeded at that. Story, assuming it can maintain the quality of the intro demo, will be fine (like ff7 remakes is consistent). Pacing? God I really hope its good. If it's fine, it will be a return to solid quality that will be really good for Final Fantasy. From what I can tell, the team they put on ff16 is all good decision wise in terms of talent, assuming square enix didn't fuck up and overschedule anyone major on multiple big projects (but knowing square enix they probably did). I'd love to see a game proving square enix can make a reliably good mainline game again. It would be nice to see. I hope so.

On a side note lol I'm happy ff16 is rated M. I heard ff7 remake took out the blood trail sephiroth left cause it would've increased rating. And that was a weak point (although a very small one compared to the pacing issue). So making ff16 Mature so they can show blood as needed for the war plot they intend? Solid choice i think, that will pay off for them. I personally think it's better to commit and tell the story you intended to tell, then suddenly change and edit your story as you make adjustments for more marketability (like making ff7 remakes trail of blood into non-blood to lower the age rating to sell to wider audiences). Yes, as a product, choices should be made to sell. But I think the bulk of those choices should be made early on when making the plot, not at the end of game production when everything's already made. Better to plan what audience you want, what rating and it's limitations you aim for, what gameplay you want it to have and the game players that play that type, at the start when you're writing the plot and designing the game (it helps with CONSISTENCY).

[branmer]

sometimes im just kinda surprised by the stuff people will bother confronting each other over tbh. like you have finite time on this planet and some things are just absolutely not worth it

[your-jellyfish-senpai]

As someone who was laid off earlier this year I just want to say damn that fucking sucks. And also just that I’m over here rooting for you

I'm so sorry you went through that, anon, I hope you're doing okay now!

I hate that right now it's just a "maybe, probably tomorrow" - the uncertainty is just another layer lol.

But thank you, I appreciate it. It'll be okay, it's just gonna SUCK ASS for a bit.

[sluttyten]

So I’ve been given the potential opportunity in a few weeks to either 1) go visit one of my close work friends who moved 2.5 hours away like 6mos ago, but if I do that it means working with her and our other work friend at her store, which means working 12 days straight, 2 of which would be at a store that is absolute insanity, OR 2) I could not do that and instead possibly get last minute Taylor Swift tickets with my best friend and head 2.5 hours in the opposite direction