Break

So, two weeks since my last video post. I am having a great deal of difficulty with recording as of late. I explain it a bit on the WMRR blog, but I will restate it here. 

1) My laptop is not cooperating. The CD drive is not working again. I fixed it once, but I'm not sure if I can do it again. At this point I have two options: no CDpatch/iso or move the entire operation to my fully functioning computer. Downside to the former is that the laptop is unpredictable and random components tend to break. Downside to the latter is the sound and settings are completely different on the other machine.

2) I have no time. I am balancing 2 jobs and editing, writing, family commitments and having a decent social life with my hobbies including playing video games and recording. I need a pocket of time during the week were I can record in silence, uninterrupted and at a time where I'm not waking up my entire household by swearing at armour regenerating trees.

3) I'm having a tough time getting motivated to record and encode. I love making videos. I love playing video games. Naturally, I love recording video games that I play. The problem is I also love a lot of other activities and I just don't have the time for it. I feel terrible if I haven't produced a video in weeks, but that's mostly because I know that some people are waiting to watch the next instalment. I can't take my time when life gets busy or when I feel like doing something else for a bit. I haven't written much in months. I haven't read a book in god knows how long. I miss activities like that.

Conclusions? I may delay the production of Broken World and DS3. I know I was excited about these, but I need a little time to just...get everything sorted out on my end. I will finish Dungeon Siege 2 as soon as I can. Maybe in producing the last Act (and the last bits of Act II) will spark my addiction to making more videos, but the truth is I'm just tired at the moment. These problems coupled by the few people who have given rather irritating feedback on my videos (mostly the Carmen San Diego one) indicating nothing beyond how much I "suck," have really killed my desire to continue for the time being. I have yet to decide on this, but I know that I need to give something up for awhile. So I will think about it and come up with an answer soon.

Trolls

I find them hilarious. I have not encountered anyone who has insulted me properly. It disappoints me. Of course I am not looking for people to actively make fun of me, but honestly, if you are going to insult me, comments like "you suck" and "losergamer" only encourage me to mock the poster relentlessly. I will never satisfy a troll by getting angry, so it's funny to watch them try. If you are going to insult me, do it right. Get creative or something. You won't get much out of me otherwise. I don't have feelings to hurt. Not for you.

Besides that, I am totally open to criticism. I can't get any better if I don't have any feedback. If I "suck", at least tell me why (and watch more than a minute of the video or you'll look stupid as hell) and what I could do to be better. This is a lot to ask of YouTube where half the posters are 13 year-old pricks who have nothing better to do than vent their flaccid, teenage frustration on a stranger, but I digress.

Act 2, Chapter 4 will be posted in a few hours. Chapter 5 is still in the making...I have a feeling this is going to be one of the last LPs I do on my laptop. I have a new graphics card for my other computer (Murphy, the Jet Engine), which should arrive Wednesday...ish. I may do Half Life 1 on the computer as a text LP before that happens (for my other YT channel). I plan on just marathoning it when I have a day off.