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[RoboFu]

How much would you pay someone to record two words?

And there was probably other people who wanted more money that they didn't use.

 

[Roufianos]

I mean, if everyone got paid £100 a word all voice actors would be millionaires.

 

[SmokedMeat]

“Only paid”

Should’ve just had someone’s niece or nephew do it for an ice cream cone.

 

[Diddy X]

I'd do it for half that.

 

[Trilobit]

Sounds like a him problem.

Should home builders get paid every time a home is rented out?

Or bridge builders every time a car drives over it.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Bunch of cheapskates.
For the scope it's used for and amount of money going around in the gaming industry, I think at least an added zero would've been reasonable.

 

[yanhash]

 

[SHA]

Okay, I could relate that to rich people, he's not completely wrong, if he feels he doesn't have to make sense to be rich then be one them, the notion that doesn't make any sense, does he really wanna be that or associate with these people?, it's his choice.

 

[Majukun]

I mean he said one line

 

[Radrigal]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

 

[Quasicat]

there's a weird contemporary concept that wide exposure automatically means you should be wealthy; this probably stems from the social media generation and their belief that views & likes = fame & wealth

on the contrary, there are multitudes of people who worked on something with wide reach, something known to millions in one way or another, who were just doing their jobs and compensated at a normal hourly wage

Absolutely. I remember watching an interview with Neil Armstrong (which he rarely ever did) and the interviewer asked him about his fame and fortune. Armstrong laughed and said that he made about as much for NASA as he did for the US Air Force. He said the retirement was good, but the actual income was equal to public service work…as famous as he is and he made very little financially.

 

[mitch1971]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

Just what I thought. People on here are more interested in the gig than he was. Maybe because he looks happy and satisfied with his job and life.

 

[m14]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

A point well made. The man did such a good job that they are still using this clip almost 15 years later.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

First time? A lot of people only read the title of the thread... and obviously it may suggest the guy's not happy about being underpaid.

 

[Krappadizzle]

quite a lot of money for two words

Imagine how the roadrunner v.a. felt. They only paid for one Beep.

 

[MudoSkills]

Imagine how many additional layoffs there would be if this guy was getting pay per play.

 

[gaming_again]

This thread is mad at him but, as far as I can tell, hes not moaning about it - just answering a question.

 

[Eimran]

......should he have made more? It's two words.

Pegi Eight---Teen. Three words. He should have got 300

 

[Mephisto40]

If he had asked for anything else they would have just found another person to do it for $200

 

[hybrid_birth]

Poor guy. Always thought that the PEG in PEGI stood for Paid Extremely Good.

i guess not.

 

[TTOOLL]

That's a lot.

 

[Brock2621]

$100 per word? Pretty good pay if you ask me. I mean dang, this message would be $2100 at that rate.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I don't care if it's PEGI whatever, JUST START THE FUCKING GAME ALREADY.

 

[Mobilemofo]

He's been handsomely paid for a word and some numbers. Bout right I'd say. Minutes work and ya outta there.

 

[Shin-Ra]

I don't care if it's PEGI whatever, JUST START THE FUCKING GAME ALREADY.

I don’t think I’ve seen a PEGI rating in an actual game and trailers you can skip ahead 5/10 seconds.

 

[Reallink]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

That's literally the framing of the article title and first few paragraphs. How are you confused by this? Blame the Eurogamer hack, not posters.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

A CLASSIC OF GAMING

 

[simpatico]

If only he was in the union. He could have made $167 and had the peace of mind that he paid his dues to the union and can now file a grievance (that will be completely ignored, but it’s still cathartic).

 

[LRKD]

He got well paid for an easy job good on him. The thought of getting royalties for a 2-word audio clip is preposterous. If he said no, not without royalties they would've just hired someone else who said yes.

 

[existensmaximum]

I would have done it for €50!

 

[Fbh]

Seems about right.
It's only 2 words and unlike the EA Sports Guy is not like it's part of the brand identity

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

Internet 101.
Half the people don't read the OP and just respond to the title.
Most of the people from the other half that do at least read the thread don't understand the concept of context.

 

[Randall365]

If he farted it out it might be worth £500, but just saying the words - £200 is about right.

 

[Clear]

200 euro for 4 syllables? Sign me up

 

[nemiroff]

 

[SkylineRKR]

Its certainly a very difficult line to rehearse.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

How much the WORLD PREMIERE man get?

 

[WitchHunter]

I don't know what's happening, but most of the sound effects and voiceover are so bland and neutral, it doesn't evoke any emotion when heard. COD has these fart like weapon sounds, Armored Core's weapon effects were also like muffled farts, but why... destruction is fun, but without proper sound effects and voiceover they take the fun out of it. The baseline should be the game called Black or Half Life. Imagine Darkest Dungeon without Wayne June's stellar performance.

Btw, that's why the concept of NFTs are quite ok, but of course the eliiite doesn't like the premise that whenever a creative person creates something and sells it, he/she could get another X percent from any further transactions. So the person can make a living from it and doesn't have to work for any fucking company.

 

[iHaunter]

Sounds like a him problem.

Should home builders get paid every time a home is rented out?

Those are entirely different things. If someone is using that builders house to advertise for their own company, then yes. They should

 

[ByWatterson]

Those are entirely different things. If someone is using that builders house to advertise for their own company, then yes. They should

This is crazy.

1. Builder makes house.
2. House is used as a home daycare.
3. In promotional materials, the home is featured as a selling point.
4. The builder gets a slice of the daycare fees - INTO PERPETUITY???

Utter nonsense.

 

[iHaunter]

This is crazy.

1. Builder makes house.
2. House is used as a home daycare.
3. In promotional materials, the home is featured as a selling point.
4. The builder gets a slice of the daycare fees - INTO PERPETUITY???

Utter nonsense.

It's apples and bricks. We're talking about licensed media. Not property.

 

[Brock2621]

I don't care if it's PEGI whatever, JUST START THE FUCKING GAME ALREADY.

This.

 

[Sentenza]

I mean, if everyone got paid £100 a word all voice actors would be millionaires.

Or almost nothing would get voice acting.

 

[MayauMiao]

I'm sorry, with all the hostile reactions in the thread I wasn't sure if I read the article right. I re-read it again, and actually watched his TikTok.

Why the fuck are y'all on the guy's ass? He's not complaining or demanding anything, just responding to people asking him questions. Am I going insane?

Let an old guy enjoy his minute in the spotlight, besides, the voice line is recognizable no matter what anyone else says.

The problem is the headline of this discussion emphasize on how much he got paid, which really sends an unintentional impression that the guy just wants more money. Can't really blame them after the Bayonetta voice actress debacle.