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Kvinna

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2009

20 Jan 2011 at 05:22 - 1

Date: Jan 29th
Time: 11:40am PST/7:40pm GMT
Place: Guru's GvG Commentary channel on justin.tv

Once again we will be providing commentary on the GvG Monthly Automated Tournament and it'd be great if you'd stop by and observe the play-offs with us! This is a great way to understand how GvG works, meet some top players, and ask questions. We'll be taking questions in the stream chat AND in the #gwgpickup channel on IRC.

If you are unable to come or miss parts of this event, the entirety is being recorded for your convenience and a link will be provided once available.

IRC channel information:

You will need a program like xchat or mIRC to get into the channel, and both of those websites have setup guides. The channel info is as follows:
Server: irc.gamesurge.net

Port: 6667

Channel: #gwgpickup

For those of you who would prefer to not install a client, you can use the available web client (just change the included channel to #gwgpickup).

Thanks and I hope to see you there.

EDIT: Recordings have been uploaded - commentary and finalists Necro Honor [nH]'s matches synced with their vent recordings.

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

20 Jan 2011 at 12:09 - 2

As mentioned before:

Definatly worth it for anyone interested in GvG! Also, is the limit fixed on justin tv?

Hobbs

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

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20 Jan 2011 at 12:24 - 3

Is there somewhere I can view all th previous commentaries? I always mean to watch them live but due to timezone differences this isn't really feasible.

kedde

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Kaons Banned Fecal Super Team [Ban]

Mo/A

20 Jan 2011 at 14:15 - 4

Just want to give yet another thumbs up for the effort, and encourage everyone to tune in.

tealspikes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2009

20 Jan 2011 at 15:59 - 5

Will the VIOP server that the commentators will be using be public like it was for the first two sessions? Mainly for those who have technical problems viewing the live stream or would rather manipulate the in-game camera themselves since there is a minute'ish delay between the live stream and the game.

xhappy feetx

Wilds Pathfinder

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20 Jan 2011 at 16:09 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killed u man

As mentioned before:

Definatly worth it for anyone interested in GvG! Also, is the limit fixed on justin tv?

Limit o.O?

12chars

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

20 Jan 2011 at 16:47 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by xhappy feetx

Limit o.O?

12chars

Of people streaming, similar to observer mode. I assume it's higher than the observer limit, but what's the limit for justin.tv?

xhappy feetx

Wilds Pathfinder

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W/E

21 Jan 2011 at 04:44 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killed u man

Of people streaming, similar to observer mode. I assume it's higher than the observer limit, but what's the limit for justin.tv?

I didn't think we had one I'll double check with our tech guy.

Sankt Hallvard

Guest

Join Date: Dec 2006

21 Jan 2011 at 05:44 - 9

Hey Kvinna, are you gonna be talking authoritatively on mumble this month too?

Kvinna

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2009

21 Jan 2011 at 17:55 - 10

We'll be using vent again this month. We discussed mumble vs. vent and we decided that we would like to give vent another shot.

xhappy feetx

Wilds Pathfinder

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W/E

21 Jan 2011 at 19:47 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hobbs

Is there somewhere I can view all th previous commentaries? I always mean to watch them live but due to timezone differences this isn't really feasible.

Some old games are on youtube as well as archived on the justin.tv servers.

Kvinna

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2009

21 Jan 2011 at 19:50 - 12

Yep! The first few months are on Apok's YouTube channel. The rest will be automatically archived on justin.tv.

Gusnana1412

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

M Cheese [cese]

R/Rt

26 Jan 2011 at 21:34 - 13

kinda off topic /sorry

Congrats gwguru xD, arrived here from ingame announcement

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Aside from that, will this be the official thread for Jan GvG ?
Perhaps make this thread sticky ?

Hobbs

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26 Jan 2011 at 21:40 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kvinna

Yep! The first few months are on Apok's YouTube channel. The rest will be automatically archived on justin.tv.

Great, I'd found the ones on Justin.tv but I was still ignorant of the YouTube channel until now. Thanks for that.

xhappy feetx

Wilds Pathfinder

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26 Jan 2011 at 23:07 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusnana1412

kinda off topic /sorry

Congrats gwguru xD, arrived here from ingame announcement

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Aside from that, will this be the official thread for Jan GvG ?
Perhaps make this thread sticky ?

Thanks, yea this thread will be turned into a mainpage announcement I believe, probably tomorrow.

lilDeath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Treehouse #1

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28 Jan 2011 at 20:47 - 16

Great news, guys! I have tuned in every month so far.
Unfortunately, I have other RL plans, but I will be tuning in afterwards!

Will there be any commentary on the Guru Mumble server? Last month I hit some lag a few times during the streaming and got behind quite a bit with all the buffering and stuff.

Hope there's not going to be any PC issues this time around, but ASP is pretty good winging it

Keep up the GOOD work!

Cheers!

Ariena Najea

Silence and Motion

Join Date: Jul 2006

Buffalo NY

New Horizon [NH]

28 Jan 2011 at 21:02 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilDeath

Great news, guys! I have tuned in every month so far.
Unfortunately, I have other RL plans, but I will be tuning in afterwards!

Will there be any commentary on the Guru Mumble server? Last month I hit some lag a few times during the streaming and got behind quite a bit with all the buffering and stuff.

Hope there's not going to be any PC issues this time around, but ASP is pretty good winging it

Keep up the GOOD work!

Cheers!

We do not have plans to use Mumble for this month. If you miss part of the commentary, you can always go through the recordings later!

lilDeath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Treehouse #1

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28 Jan 2011 at 22:19 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ariena Najea

We do not have plans to use Mumble for this month. If you miss part of the commentary, you can always go through the recordings later!

Ye, thanks, that's what I did last month. It kinda loses the Live aspect to it though...

TBH, I liked it more when Mumble was used, as you could tune in, and sync into the live match, which would at most be either the same as the commentators or anything from a few seconds to a minute out, it still had a much more interactive / live feel to it... but yes - the obs limit sucks, so I understand why the live streaming is being done, even though it is less interactive, from a viewing perspective.

I saw something about vent higher up - is this only for use by the commentators during the matches, iow. people cannot tune in?

Thanks!

tealspikes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2009

29 Jan 2011 at 17:04 - 19

Why not have both a mumble/vent audience and the live-stream?

Kvinna

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2009

29 Jan 2011 at 22:52 - 20

Nice job, everyone. That was awesome.

Still Number One

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2008

W/

29 Jan 2011 at 22:53 - 21

good show guys. Quality was very good when Asp took over, but it was still watchable when Apok (I believe?) was originally doing it. The commentary gets better every month, and I really hope you guys can continue to do this in the future.

Malchior Devenholm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Dragon Arena!!!

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29 Jan 2011 at 22:54 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Still Number One

good show guys. Quality was very good when Asp took over, but it was still watchable when Apok (I believe?) was originally doing it. The commentary gets better every month, and I really hope you guys can continue to do this in the future.

Signed on all of the above.

Apok

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2010

29 Jan 2011 at 23:00 - 23

It was hell on my fps, for some reason.

Turned out that Asp stood up all night playing Rift, and kept falling asleep after waking up. He was originally going to stream, but I was the backup.

Don't worry, the vids will be up on Youtube.

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

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30 Jan 2011 at 11:23 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apok

It was hell on my fps, for some reason.

Turned out that Asp stood up all night playing Rift, and kept falling asleep after waking up. He was originally going to stream, but I was the backup.

Don't worry, the vids will be up on Youtube.

Heads up when they do please

Demigod Heracles

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2008

Arizona

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E/Mo

30 Jan 2011 at 14:03 - 25

Thank you to the commentators and streamers who slayed their saturdays to bring the commentary.

Special thank you to everyone who tuned in or watched the vods. Fans are awesome!

I Angra I

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Napa, CA

Inadequately Equipped [GeAr]

R/N

31 Jan 2011 at 09:51 - 26

shoutout to apok for being a beast and doing huge loads of work to help make these commentaries happen! they keep getting better every month, good job!

Apok

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2010

03 Feb 2011 at 01:59 - 27

Welp, Looks like we have some documented entertainment!

Matches for the mAT commentary can be found here.

As a treat, thanks to a member of [nH] (the guys crazy enough to run 5 Hammer Warriors in the Finals), we also have special vent recorded matches, so that people can know what communication is like when playing a GvG. The videos can be found here.

Thanks to Asp for providing a top quality stream, Hates and Jakal being available for top-notch commentary, the players of the mAT, and our viewers (because this is Youtube and we want your subscriptions!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Congratulations to South Central [cent] for being this year's first champions!

Gruff

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

England

Muppet Warfare [MvM] & 2nd in Servants Of Fortuna Ally

05 Feb 2011 at 16:16 - 28

Thanks to those who provide and contribute towards this, I wait for uploads to youtube rather than the live stuff as it's the most conveinient

ItsJustMe

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2010

05 Feb 2011 at 17:56 - 29

"Danny, please save me."

I hope people take the time to listen and watch and really feel just how much fun GvG can be.

m i L e s

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2008

Attention Deficit Pancakes [adp]

Rt/

05 Feb 2011 at 18:20 - 30

Thanks for all the time spent on these! Loved them, listened to all of them.
and i also loved that you guys synced with the vent recordings, do that again with more guilds if you can

[Assorted] Bon Bons

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2009

Virtual Love [KiSu]

07 Feb 2011 at 19:18 - 31

Awesome job again last month, guys!

Also, congrats to all the teams for putting on such a great show - this was a really enjoyable tourney to watch.

As I mentioned in the stream chat, I'd be very interested in watching these more frequently, - maybe just a couple hours of ladder or automated tourney matches cast around the 15th of the month. Obviously this assumed the casters have the time and inclination, but I think the demand is out there.

I can imagine it might feel frustrating for some to have viewership numbers be as modest as they are - but they actually compare pretty well to commentaries I've seen for much newer games. For example, both Bloodline Champions and Dawn of War 2 tend to have similar or even less attendance...

Anyway, having the commentaries does mean a lot to those of us in the community who really love GvG, but can't necessarily play it due to time constraints or other conflicts. Thanks again to everyone who's sticking with the format!