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SbF: Super Best Friends Play Thread: ReBoot

Strimei

Member
Matt being out of town again so soon is a bit odd, but will see if he continues to travel and such with regularity or not. Then I'll begin to worry again.

Also apparently Pat hinted at a Yakuza 0 LP after all.

Oh, they might do a tabletop stream/show... boy, that'll be a shit show with their current setup.

Hmm. Not sure how i feel about that.
 

Menitta

Member
Matt being out of town again so soon is a bit odd, but will see if he continues to travel and such with regularity or not. Then I'll begin to worry again.

Also apparently Pat hinted at a Yakuza 0 LP after all.



Hmm. Not sure how i feel about that.

This thread worries way more than any SBFP social media I know of.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
This thread worries way more than any SBFP social media I know of.

Yeah, I'm beginning to see why a bunch of people stopped coming here.

The Best Friends are fine guys. Calm down.

Eh, honestly this thread about doods playing video games is kind of depressing like every other three pages, but I prefer it to the constant positivity and memes over at the subreddit. But that's because I'm secretly and asshole and watching people have fun makes me go "grrrrr, stop having fun!"

Nobody is freaking out, some of you are just way too quick to put out fires that aren't there.

tbf, I don't think anyone was saying you were freaking out either?
 

Strimei

Member
This thread worries way more than any SBFP social media I know of.

I'll readily admit I'm a worrier. I think things aren't going well but I do still hope for the best.

At the least, if there really is a Yakuza 0 LP in the works, then I'm very excited for that.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
I mean I think we all know this wasn't going to last forever, and I don't think any of us wanted it to last forever. But god, Liam leaving is depressing and when they do eventually disband (whether it be a whimper or a group decision) will also be super fucking depressing. I dunno, enjoy the ride while it lasts?
 

Edzi

Member
Eh, honestly this thread about doods playing video games is kind of depressing like every other three pages, but I prefer it to the constant positivity and memes over at the subreddit. But that's because I'm secretly and asshole and watching people have fun makes me go "grrrrr, stop having fun!"



tbf, I don't think anyone was saying you were freaking out either?

Every time people in this thread start some harmless speculating based on current going ons or start talking about anything SBF related that isn't purely positive, the same bunch of people chime in asking people to "calm down". That's what I'm referring to. I wasn't implying that someone literally said I was freaking out.
 
Nobody is freaking out, some of you are just way too quick to put out fires that aren't there.

The defense force this community has sometimes is one of the main reasons I bowed out of it for a while.

We watch them. We talk about them. Not every comment is going to be singing high praises.
 

Strimei

Member
Amusingly, I actually was one of those saying "all is fine, you're seeing things" back before Matt's vacation/Liam's departure.

So I ate my crow and now...well maybe I'm just jumping at shadows, dunno. But I'm more skeptical.
 

KingKong

Member
I just find it weird because they're putting out two videos a day and currently running 3 LPs, which seems like a lot of content to me
 

Fancolors

Member
Oh, they might do a tabletop stream/show... boy, that'll be a shit show with their current setup.
It would be a clumsy mess but I so want to watch them play a Street Fighter RPG campaign. It would be a nice excuse for Matt and Woolie draw their dumb OCs, the only question is who would be willing to GM for them.
 
Amusingly, I actually was one of those saying "all is fine, you're seeing things" back before Matt's vacation/Liam's departure.

So I ate my crow and now...well maybe I'm just jumping at shadows, dunno. But I'm more skeptical.

I'm probably one of the most critical fans you'll find. I complained back when they first did Vessel and instead of getting the office they were buying $500 figures (which Liam and Woolie both called me out on).

I don't really care that Liam left because of personal reasons because hey man, I know where he's coming from with anxiety. However when it comes to Matt he's disappointed me quite a lot with everything surrounding what's been happening since his break and now his "return" where he's still absent from the podcast and taking endless vacations. I said it probably around 10 pages or so ago, but for someone who calls himself the Bossman and is more or less the defacto "leader" of the group he certainly isn't acting like one.
 

Anung

Un Rama
I just find it weird because they're putting out two videos a day and currently running 3 LPs, which seems like a lot of content to me

DS3 and PE2 are falling by the wayside for me now that I'm all in for an RE7 LP.

I don't think this place is inherently negative, realistic maybe, but I mean people are invested and speculation is fun. Plus it's not like people are jumping down on posters whenever they come in here and say they I love an LP. I don't interact much with the Reddit or Twitter communities because they are so deep up these guys asses that I kind of hold them accountable for the dip in quality.
 
Plus it's not like people are jumping down on posters whenever they come in here and say they I love an LP. I don't interact much with the Reddit or Twitter communities because they are so deep up these guys asses that I kind of hold them accountable for the dip in quality.

Pretty much this. I'm not going to attack someone for liking a piece of content that they do. Like I personally don't care for FNF at all unless it's a game I personally think is interesting but I'm not gonna be like "AWW MAN FUCK THIS SHIT GIMME DARK SOULS" like I see some people do.

And yes, the hug boxes in certain places is far too strong.
 
I believe Matt said it was really just an idea they had. They never knew or said anything about if/when it would happen.

He did say when he came back there would be adjustments to how they do things, but so far we've yet to see what that is unless he was referring to Billy jumping in as an editor for them.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
He did say when he came back there would be adjustments to how they do things, but so far we've yet to see what that is unless he was referring to Billy jumping in as an editor for them.

I mean there has been a big increase in one offs and i think that was the big change they were going for. Which I've been enjoying the one offs quite a bit actually. Also the occasional two off like issac and frog fractions
 

Strimei

Member
I mean there has been a big increase in one offs and i think that was the big change they were going for. Which I've been enjoying the one offs quite a bit actually. Also the occasional two off like issac and frog fractions

I took the sudden deluge of one-offs to be due to Liam's departure combining with Matt's vacation to cause a bigger vacuum than they expected and they needed filler, to be honest. And the winter steam sale happening at the time too.

I do think they'll keep doing more one-offs (wouldn't mind some mystery box stuff again when Matt returns. Again.) but I think the sheer amount we got was more for filling slots.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
I took the sudden deluge of one-offs to be due to Liam's departure combining with Matt's vacation to cause a bigger vacuum than they expected and they needed filler, to be honest. And the winter steam sale happening at the time too.

I do think they'll keep doing more one-offs (wouldn't mind some mystery box stuff again when Matt returns. Again.) but I think the sheer amount we got was more for filling slots.

I dunno, i vividly remember someone saying an increase in one offs was the big change, and even with 3 lps, they've been keeping pretty true to that this first week in. I guess we'll see this next week though.
 

Strimei

Member
I dunno, i vividly remember someone saying an increase in one offs was the big change, and even with 3 lps, they've been keeping pretty true to that this first week in. I guess we'll see this next week though.

Yeah Matt did say as much back when Liam left, I was just saying that the level we had before Matt returned with RE7 was more for filling purposes than the rate of one-offs we should expect. What we've had now is more like how it'll be.

edit: Yeah there's definitely a Y0 LP coming. Pat's hinting at it pretty hard. Makes me wonder if the machinima episode is just taken from it (they did that for a few of them in the past, like Beyond Two Souls)
 

Menitta

Member
Oof. I sure started shit there huh. Sorry.

I think on stream, Pat said they might LP 5 or Kiwami. I'm not sure. At least that's what I think he said. I was half asleep.

I'm probably wrong.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
Boy I sure do hope Matt can find time between extravagant vacations to show up on the podcast. /entirely unfair shitpost

It might very well be because I essentially live with the queer version of Karl Marx, but I think you guys who have a problem with Matt and his trips are just letting your harsh, exploited by capitalism view of "hard work" color your opinion. If he can afford it and Woolie and Pat don't seem bothered by it, I think its fine.

Will start preaching about a workers rebellion for a dollar!
 

Fat4all

Banned
It might very well be because I essentially live with the queer version of Karl Marx, but I think you guys who have a problem with Matt and his trips are just letting your harsh, exploited by capitalism view of "hard work" color your opinion. If he can afford it and Woolie and Pat don't seem bothered by it, I think its fine.

Will start preaching about a workers rebellion for a dollar!

it sickens me when the proletariat refuses to change save slots
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
it sickens me when the proletariat refuses to change save slots

I have been bitching about the Bourgeoisie for years now, saying "Gotta tear down this, gotta burn that." But the moment I bring up a guillotine everyone goes "No! What? That's too extreme" Damn it people! Don't you want a new Metroid to come out on the Switch!
 

Fancolors

Member
I have been bitching about the Bourgeoisie for years now, saying "Gotta tear down this, gotta burn that." But the moment I bring up a guillotine everyone goes "No! What? That's too extreme" Damn it people! Don't you want a new Metroid to come out on the Switch!

Watching Sakamoto's head rolling might be funny, but then there won't be anyone left to direct another Metroid
 
Woolie's playstyle in DS is annoying the shit out of me, you go this poise build, go with the spear and shield and you spend every fight running away and poking the enemy once every minute with your tooth pick, surely this was not the purpose of this build. He was fighting that Titanite demon like an absolute pussy, not even trying to hit after he dodged a hit and was in point blank range. Hope he gets an actual decent weapon and doesn't keep doubting himself.
 
Woolie's playstyle in DS is annoying the shit out of me, you go this poise build, go with the spear and shield and you spend every fight running away and poking the enemy once every minute with your tooth pick, surely this was not the purpose of this build. He was fighting that Titanite demon like an absolute pussy, not even trying to hit after he dodged a hit and was in point blank range. Hope he gets an actual decent weapon and doesn't keep doubting himself.

He had the conversation with Pat in the last episode (9:10ish in the video), and kind of ignored Pat. I think people have been bitching at him enough that it's starting to bother him about it.

But he did pick up a cool sword today, maybe he'll end up switching to it.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
Bah, spears are fun, you guys just suck! I was actually getting hyped as Woolie kept up his range game(ie why spears are fun). Though he really should have a second weapon because cutting tails with a piercing weapon is hilariously impossible. I tried it with Seath way back with my mage build using a rapier.
 

Raitaro

Member
Sorry for asking this, but I don't listen to the podcasts and only watch the videos so maybe I missed a conversation somewhere: has it ever been mentioned that another person might be brought on to replace Liam and lighten the workload, especially since Matt has some problems as well?

I actually only recently found out about Liam's departure despite missing his prescence these past few weeks and I am quite sad to see him go. The idea that both him and Matt are suffering from mental health issues honestly surprised me somewhat considering how confident they are on-screen and how productive they've been over the years. Guess you really can't tell how someone feels on the inside even if they appear so carefree and humorous on the outside.

Hopefully the channel will live on, either with or without a new fourth member, as I'm sure I don't just speak for myself when I say that the content that the Super Best Friends put out helps greatly in dealing with one's own mental health struggles.
 

joe2187

Banned
Sorry for asking this, but I don't listen to the podcasts and only watch the videos so maybe I missed a conversation somewhere: has it ever been mentioned that another person might be brought on to replace Liam and lighten the workload, especially since Matt has some problems as well?

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They hired "Billy" the guy notorious for over leveling his characters in the starting areas to help edit their videos and lighten their work load and so far, he's doing a fantastic job. The PE2 LP specifically.
 
He had the conversation with Pat in the last episode (9:10ish in the video), and kind of ignored Pat. I think people have been bitching at him enough that it's starting to bother him about it.

But he did pick up a cool sword today, maybe he'll end up switching to it.

I don't mind him playing whatever way he wants to, it just makes me question his build choice. you go "BIG POISE FOR BIG BOYS" and you play like that? If you wanna roll around and take stabs from afar then what is this poise build?
 

Raitaro

Member
They hired "Billy" the guy notorious for over leveling his characters in the starting areas to help edit their videos and lighten their work load and so far, he's doing a fantastic job. The PE2 LP specifically.

Ah, I see. Thanks for answering. I wonder if he will appear in videos as well at some point.

Maybe they'll bring in some guests once in a while as well, such as people that they've worked with before like Plague of Gripes, German Spy and Maximilian Dood. The travel distance might make such guest appearances challenging to do in person though.
 

Strimei

Member
Ah, I see. Thanks for answering. I wonder if he will appear in videos as well at some point.

Maybe they'll bring in some guests once in a while as well, such as people that they've worked with before like Plague of Gripes, German Spy and Maximilian Dood. The travel distance might make such guest appearances challenging to do in person though.

I seem to recall seeing a post by Billy on the subreddit that he has no interest in appearing in a video.
 

Strimei

Member
Im assuming hes assuming it's a healing item and is going to wait till a hit. Which makes sense cause thats what i assume.

I think it does kind of work like one, though I'm not 100% on it. Like, it'll boost your health overall and heal you. At least, I remember watching the Scary Game Squad LP of this and when they used it at one point, the blood on screen (a little bit of it that was there, anyway) vanished.

Speaking of SGS and the Best Friends,
I'm so happy to see Pat goes into the basement like they did without the shotgun. Though Pat, I imagine, will have a lot better job at aiming than they did.

edit:
Turns out I'm wrong. Yeah he missed quite a few times.
 
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