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Kyle Bosman is Leaving Easy Allies
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Deleted member 471617
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That's definitely Huber. lol.
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PuppetMaster
Member
Good for Kyle! He is way too talented to just stay a streamer. He needs to be creating things.
I feel that in Box Peek we got a glimpse his real talent. He should find a career in production. Either games or some other creative media.
I feel that in Box Peek we got a glimpse his real talent. He should find a career in production. Either games or some other creative media.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Meh. It was writing on the wall for a long time now. Easy Allies has stagnated for nearly two years and its community is (ironically) some of the most toxic, with many of its members being pro-Era supporters.
I am surprised that Kyle didn't leave sooner. Though that is just another reason to not watch their content much these days. All that has left me staying has been Ben Moore.
I am surprised that Kyle didn't leave sooner. Though that is just another reason to not watch their content much these days. All that has left me staying has been Ben Moore.
Pantz
Member
He's a cool guy, wish him luck in the future. My bet is he will get into some kind of work with Geoff Keighley.
I've been a Patron to Easy Allies and always hoped that our funding would help them to grow their business into something more professional and self-sufficient. They've finally started accepting outside sponsorship for the free version of the podcast. They seem kind of wishy-washy on what even they want their business to become. Either way I'm happy with it as it is now as long as they are.
I've been a Patron to Easy Allies and always hoped that our funding would help them to grow their business into something more professional and self-sufficient. They've finally started accepting outside sponsorship for the free version of the podcast. They seem kind of wishy-washy on what even they want their business to become. Either way I'm happy with it as it is now as long as they are.
16bitwarzvet
Member
Good luck to the dark prince of need media...loved him being a part of easy Allies podcast. I hope he finds what he is looking for.
mekes
Member
I haven’t seen anything from him since the Gametrailers days. I enjoyed him there and didn’t know he had switched to EZA. Somewhere along the line I fell out of the loop on a lot of this stuff. Wish him all the best, I would have sampled some of their shows or podcasts had I known he was there.
Handel
Member
Bosman while not being the one I'm most in sync with taste wise, always gave the most unique analysis/takes on things and pushed against stagnation. EZA is losing it's most important voice here. I'll still watch some stuff for Ben, Jones and Bloodworth(taste most aligned) but yeah, this is a huge bummer for EZA but absolutely the right move for Bosman. He's too talented to be stuck there, he has Keighley+ levels of solo potential.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Never followed Easy Allies. But I'll always remember Bosman for this about Nintendo (note: this was before Easy Allies):
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VN1X
Banned
Don't they make like over 40k in terms of Patreon support every month? That's like... $4500 a person? Imagine if they even only get to actually keep $2000 of that, it's still a lot more than people working 'an actual job' take in.
Maybe I got my maths mixed up, I dunno. It feels like financially they are sorted though.
Portugeezer
Member
Weird that he has nothing lined up, allegedly.
Still, he will be missed.
Still, he will be missed.
DeceptiveAlarm
Gold Member
2000 a month is like 12 bucks an hour 40 hrs a week. Some bigger gas stations near me pay that for counter work. With little responsibility.
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AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Ian is a hugely pretentious douchebag. Almost everything that pours out of his mouth is laced with an air of self importance and blasé attitude. Can't stand the guy. Each to their own, though.
Damiana is on the spectrum but he has a lot to say about games and he mostly articulates his points very well.
Smaller than Atom
Member
Was never a fan off this guy. Cant stand guys who keep joking and not being serious. That song to shu was probably the most embarrassing thing I've seen.
I much prefer the other guys at easy allies.
I much prefer the other guys at easy allies.
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Deleted member 774430
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I've always been interested in his opinions or tastes on games, even when i disagree with him cause he often offered insights and a different point of view.
Sometimes he likes to intentionally annoy people and i've never quite understood that.
I do hope he keeps working for this industry.
Sometimes he likes to intentionally annoy people and i've never quite understood that.
I do hope he keeps working for this industry.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
They're all friends, they obviously all have the same cut.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
What do you mean? Easy Allies was a thing for years now.
Bankai
Member
What the fuck? He is Easy Allies and one of the main reasons I bother to tune in for their podcast every week.
Man... this sucks!
Yeah. And the previous podcasts with Brandon Jones as the host were SO much worse. I can't say I'm looking forward to it
He really is the main reason I like Easy Allies.
edit: I think he's either going to create a game (like the RPG he did a while back) ór do somethin with Geoff Keighley.
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Woffls
Member
Kyle has always been my favourite, but I'll continue to support EZA for now. I was hoping they would move away from more free-form content and put some heavy production behind some new shows, but it hasn't really happened. Mysterious Monsters is the sort of thing I wanted to see, and obviously more GT-esque content, but this is far less likely now that Kyle is leaving.
I'll follow whatever Kyle does in the public arena because I truly believe he is very talented, but I get the feeling he might get involved in bigger projects and be hidden for a while. In the least creepy way possible, I just hope he can find the purpose for which he is looking.
I'll follow whatever Kyle does in the public arena because I truly believe he is very talented, but I get the feeling he might get involved in bigger projects and be hidden for a while. In the least creepy way possible, I just hope he can find the purpose for which he is looking.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
It's not money related. And they made money from sponsors, youtubers, twitch subscribers, adverts. There's a lot more then just patreon money.
RokkanStoned
Member
A shame, but good to see him go towards finding something he really wants to do.
On the subject of EZA, I think its strength is in the variation in members. People are different and they'll usually find a member they like to follow. The mix of individual members, pairs of members and the whole group, is what makes EZA really great on content. That and EZA often do old and/or niche games at times as well, which I often find myself enjoying.
On the subject of EZA, I think its strength is in the variation in members. People are different and they'll usually find a member they like to follow. The mix of individual members, pairs of members and the whole group, is what makes EZA really great on content. That and EZA often do old and/or niche games at times as well, which I often find myself enjoying.
LordOfChaos
Member
I mean it seemed there were long stretches of those years where he wasn't around much? Seemed he was already in and out for a bit
Ryu Kaiba
Member
I always imagined Kyle could do great things but didn't think he'd leave EZA to do it
I'm on the same page tho about the REera types that run their community and if Ben Moore leaves its a done deal.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
He's leaving LA so it's not to work with KeighleyYeah. And the previous podcasts with Brandon Jones as the host were SO much worse. I can't say I'm looking forward to it
He really is the main reason I like Easy Allies.
edit: I think he's either going to create a game (like the RPG he did a while back) ór do somethin with Geoff Keighley.
He said on his Friday night stream that he is on the waiting list to return to college to pursue his masters and he may do that.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
He's like the most present member, he almost never missed a podcast and did at least 2 streams a week
Dibils2k
Member
read the bloody message, he is leaving LA and in his last stream mentioned doing a masters degree
this has nothing to do with leaving EZA to do a similar thing somewhere else
replicant-
Member
Not forgetting other income revenues e.g, Twitch subs, YT advertising, merchandise margin.
But remember EZ is a business so it will have costs.
iconmaster
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Wow, that was nowhere near any of my surmises.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Betting specials are forever ruined.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
No lie, I do hope Ben leaves. Would love to follow him elsewhere. Hopefully to a place where he can completely weeb out and not have to watch what he says and does to appease these mental ingrates. I remember having a convo with him about his enjoyment of Senran Kagura, a series that the "love and respect"-ful community despises because 'muh misogyny and sexism'.
Hero Of Gallowmere
Member
Kyle can you please take Ian and Damiani with you?
Kyle was my favorite ally I hope he will find what he's looking for.
I hope he will find what he's looking for.
Roufianos
Member
And you know it's not money related how? Why do you think he left then?
Ryu Kaiba
Member
I've been watching for a long time, they have a very open relationship with the community, If thats what it was i'm pretty confident he would have just said so. Kyle has a very strong creative drive. Even when he's onto something that people love like Final Bosman, Box Peek, Bosman V Wozniak, he always just moves on to new endeavors and it seems even Easy Allies itself was one of those things. He's in his 30's and I don't know if you're in your 30's but it has that feel, that feel of "you got one more shot" to go after your dreams or you're stuck where you are.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
They have a very open relationship with a tiny portion of their community.
Revolutionary
Member
Smart to jump ship. EZA has completely stagnated over the past two years, wouldn't be surprised to see them all follow suit over the next year or so.
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Bryank75
Banned
Greg Miller, he'll do anything and everything for a few bucks!
YukiOnna
Member
Ben, Brad and Huber are definitely great, though I love them all. It's just that particular trio's dynamic is really nice- especially during impression segments and E3. Kyle helped a lot with posing important questions when it came to talking about whatever they demo'd or experienced in an easy to understand way.
Bigrx1
Banned
I've pretty much stopped watching gaming related stuff or listening to podcasts of gaming and so forth, but up until a few years ago I was really into it and Easy Allies were my faves by far. I wish him the best, I always kind of felt that if someone were to not join in the first place, or leave the soonest, it would be him.
Azurro
Banned
There are taxes involved and production costs that eat a lot into that number. Those guys are probably not making much money at all if that patreon is all they have and it's supposed to be for 9 people.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
True, Jones is a good dude..mostly, and a good supporting role for the podcast but I don't know how long I'll listen without Kyle.Yeah. And the previous podcasts with Brandon Jones as the host were SO much worse. I can't say I'm looking forward to it
He really is the main reason I like Easy Allies.
edit: I think he's either going to create a game (like the RPG he did a while back) ór do somethin with Geoff Keighley.
NAI1210
Member
He would probably love to work with Geoff but since he says he is leaving L. A aswell as easy allies, I don't know if he will even end up in the same industry
replicant-
Member
...and do it badly. Insufferable.
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Deleted member 774430
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As he wrote, they knew about this for months, it was probably all part of a transitional period.
