Would anybody watch a video commentary style OOTP Dyntasy?

BigDuff · 01-22-2013, 05:28 AM

Hey guys! I've been on the OOTP forums for a few years now but I've just started up this account to go with the youtube gaming channel that I am creating.

One of my favorite games is OOTP, so while I am waiting for my PVR to arrive in the mail I am thinking about starting up a dynasty. However, I would be recording my computer screen with commentary.

Is this something that any of you guys would actually be interested in watching?

Thanks! Any opinions are appreciated!

Tyler87898 · 01-22-2013, 06:49 PM

I would like to see something like this, as I haven't seen something like it before. Good luck (if you do this).

silvam14 · 01-22-2013, 06:57 PM

Have at it hoss! I'd give it a look see

BigDuff · 01-22-2013, 11:54 PM

Thanks guys, I think i'm gonna give it a shot! I will post a link to it once i make it...

Do you guys think MLB or fictional would be more entertaining? I plan to sim the games out and get many seasons in as a build a dynasty.

Tyler87898 · 01-23-2013, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDuff

Thanks guys, I think i'm gonna give it a shot! I will post a link to it once i make it...

Do you guys think MLB or fictional would be more entertaining? I plan to sim the games out and get many seasons in as a build a dynasty.

I usually like fictional leagues better, but I would do an MLB league just so the audience kind of has a feel for the players already. However, I'd be fine with either type. Good luck!

ryanivr · 01-23-2013, 12:22 AM

Id watch this for sure.

Scottiedog · 01-23-2013, 12:39 AM

I'd watch man.

The Wolf · 01-23-2013, 01:03 AM

I'll post some classic YouTube comments.

Mecza · 01-23-2013, 01:21 AM

There are some videos out there, but none that are that in-depth and long. Not that I would be one to tell you what to do, but I was always interested in watching someone managing a game and explaining why they do what they do. A little humor doesn't hurt. But managing EVERY game would take forever. For good pace, I think a game every 2 weeks would be good along with explanations on how the team is doing, how the league is doing, trades, signings, why they are good/bad, etc etc etc.

But yeah, I am interested. Baseball nerd like that.

Charlie Hough · 01-23-2013, 05:25 AM

This could be good if done well, but I've seen quite a number of gaming videos with this approach, and most of them fail miserably. They're interminably boring.

If you have or can develop some decent post-production skills and take a more highlighted approach to your videos, including lively commentary and some well-crafted structure and planning, you could potentially do a great service to promoting the game. It would be great to see some really good videos in this area for once.

My biggest tip of all is one that applies to all video production: get to the content! Don't waste time on a lengthy intro. Keep intros to a matter of seconds, and don't use them at all if you can help it.

I can't begin to count how many videos there are with potentially excellent content that are abandoned within 15 to 30 seconds because the viewers are subjected to an unnecessary and uninspired introduction. It's an epidemic that plagues user-generated content and even a lot of professionally produced pieces.

BigDuff · 01-23-2013, 06:06 AM

Thanks for all the input guys! I really appreciate it.

It seems like a lot of you like the idea so i'm going to give it a whirl.

Markus Heinsohn · 01-23-2013, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

This could be good if done well, but I've seen quite a number of gaming videos with this approach, and most of them fail miserably. They're interminably boring.

If you have or can develop some decent post-production skills and take a more highlighted approach to your videos, including lively commentary and some well-crafted structure and planning, you could potentially do a great service to promoting the game. It would be great to see some really good videos in this area for once.

My biggest tip of all is one that applies to all video production: get to the content! Don't waste time on a lengthy intro. Keep intros to a matter of seconds, and don't use them at all if you can help it.

I can't begin to count how many videos there are with potentially excellent content that are abandoned within 15 to 30 seconds because the viewers are subjected to an unnecessary and uninspired introduction. It's an epidemic that plagues user-generated content and even a lot of professionally produced pieces.

This.

Thanks.

TribeFanInNC · 01-23-2013, 07:37 AM

Yep, ditto what Hough said. The best user-created online content is brief and entertaining.

The Wolf · 01-23-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC

Yep, ditto what Hough said. The best user-created online content is brief and entertaining.

And extremely rare.

Walsh06 · 01-23-2013, 09:22 AM

I love watching sports game videos like these. As long as they are entertaining anyway. My favourite currently is itsblackjacksmedia. His videos are just so good.

SirMichaelJordan · 01-23-2013, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDuff

Hey guys! I've been on the OOTP forums for a few years now but I've just started up this account to go with the youtube gaming channel that I am creating.

One of my favorite games is OOTP, so while I am waiting for my PVR to arrive in the mail I am thinking about starting up a dynasty. However, I would be recording my computer screen with commentary.

Is this something that any of you guys would actually be interested in watching?

Thanks! Any opinions are appreciated!

I love these. There are tons of them for FM (that are well done) and there are rarely any for this game.

I would do a MLB league as this would be something a player who has never played OOTP but is curious about it can relate to.

Do It!

-Juke

rpriske · 01-23-2013, 12:43 PM

I would watch this if the Dynasty would otherwise be interesting to me. I read or skim any that aren't purely fictional. (And if yours is purely fictional I will likely watch the first one and that is it.)

philliesphan26 · 01-23-2013, 12:45 PM

I'd be interested, especially if it's a fictional league and you aren't managing out EVERY game (as previously stated, that would take too long). Best of luck either way!

Steve4evasaints · 01-23-2013, 12:49 PM

I'd be up for watching one, best of luck with it

raginhood · 01-23-2013, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

Have at it hoss! I'd give it a look see

You didn't happen to go by the nickname of Fat Norman in Las Vegas back around the late 80's early 90's did you? You look just like that friend of mine who I used to play MicroLeague Baseball in a Motel room with back then. Plus I used to enjoy watching him eat at a buffet.

01-22-2013, 05:28 AM	#1
BigDuff Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3	Would anybody watch a video commentary style OOTP Dynasty? Hey guys! I've been on the OOTP forums for a few years now but I've just started up this account to go with the youtube gaming channel that I am creating. One of my favorite games is OOTP, so while I am waiting for my PVR to arrive in the mail I am thinking about starting up a dynasty. However, I would be recording my computer screen with commentary. Is this something that any of you guys would actually be interested in watching? Thanks! Any opinions are appreciated! Last edited by BigDuff; 01-22-2013 at 11:56 PM.

01-22-2013, 06:57 PM	#3
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01-23-2013, 12:39 AM	#7
Scottiedog All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a van...down by the river! Posts: 745	I'd watch man. __________________ President Ronald Wilson Reagan "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem. " ******** Giovani della Casa "I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative”**

01-23-2013, 09:22 AM	#15
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	I love watching sports game videos like these. As long as they are entertaining anyway. My favourite currently is itsblackjacksmedia. His videos are just so good. __________________ The Numbers Game, Sports Blog

01-23-2013, 12:49 PM	#19
Steve4evasaints Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 58	I'd be up for watching one, best of luck with it __________________ http://www.squidoo.com/out-of-the-park-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/ultimate-football-live http://www.squidoo.com/the-top-10-vi...as-a-gift-2013 http://www.squidoo.com/the-sims-3-plus-expansion-packs

01-22-2013, 06:49 PM	#2
Tyler87898 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 794	I would like to see something like this, as I haven't seen something like it before. Good luck (if you do this).

01-22-2013, 11:54 PM	#4
BigDuff Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3	Thanks guys, I think i'm gonna give it a shot! I will post a link to it once i make it... Do you guys think MLB or fictional would be more entertaining? I plan to sim the games out and get many seasons in as a build a dynasty.

01-23-2013, 12:22 AM	#6
ryanivr All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 907	Id watch this for sure.

01-23-2013, 01:21 AM	#9
Mecza Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 268	There are some videos out there, but none that are that in-depth and long. Not that I would be one to tell you what to do, but I was always interested in watching someone managing a game and explaining why they do what they do. A little humor doesn't hurt. But managing EVERY game would take forever. For good pace, I think a game every 2 weeks would be good along with explanations on how the team is doing, how the league is doing, trades, signings, why they are good/bad, etc etc etc. But yeah, I am interested. Baseball nerd like that.

01-23-2013, 05:25 AM	#10
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,642	This could be good if done well, but I've seen quite a number of gaming videos with this approach, and most of them fail miserably. They're interminably boring. If you have or can develop some decent post-production skills and take a more highlighted approach to your videos, including lively commentary and some well-crafted structure and planning, you could potentially do a great service to promoting the game. It would be great to see some really good videos in this area for once. My biggest tip of all is one that applies to all video production: get to the content! Don't waste time on a lengthy intro. Keep intros to a matter of seconds, and don't use them at all if you can help it. I can't begin to count how many videos there are with potentially excellent content that are abandoned within 15 to 30 seconds because the viewers are subjected to an unnecessary and uninspired introduction. It's an epidemic that plagues user-generated content and even a lot of professionally produced pieces.

01-23-2013, 06:06 AM	#11
BigDuff Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3	Thanks for all the input guys! I really appreciate it. It seems like a lot of you like the idea so i'm going to give it a whirl.

01-23-2013, 07:37 AM	#13
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Yep, ditto what Hough said. The best user-created online content is brief and entertaining.

01-23-2013, 12:43 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,757	I would watch this if the Dynasty would otherwise be interesting to me. I read or skim any that aren't purely fictional. (And if yours is purely fictional I will likely watch the first one and that is it.)

01-23-2013, 12:45 PM	#18
philliesphan26 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 254	I'd be interested, especially if it's a fictional league and you aren't managing out EVERY game (as previously stated, that would take too long). Best of luck either way!