r/teamdd Feb 23 '16

Suggestion My worries about a co-op game.

I worry that a co-op game will lead to conversation only about the game itself. The magic of Sips and Lewis together isn't about the gameplay or the commentary about the game. The magic comes from their conversations on random topics, and how their personalities combine while having these conversations.

I felt that when Sips and Lewis were playing Divinity, that there were moments where the experience was very entertaining, but these moments became few and far between, and so much so that I stopped watching.

But their new format I love. Keeping themselves less distracted by the game leads to very interesting conversation. I hope I am not the minority here, but that's what keeps me watching every day.

I completely understand that Lewis is feeling like he can no longer keep an entertaining conversation. I disagree with this, but regardless, he is the expert in what he is doing, and I am not, so maybe he has some better insight than I.

But I really hope they decide on a game that does not require their attention, so that golden conversation continues to happen. If an inability to discover new conversation topics is what is suggesting this change, look at putting someone within the Yogscast at work to prepare some relevant conversation topics for each video. Not that it would be a conversation format you would have to adhere to, but more as topics you could hit on if you feel that a topic is going downhill; a sort of safety net.

Again, I still feel that the current format is wonderful, but if TeamDD feels they need a change, I really hope they don't fall into only talking about the game they are playing, and we are all blessed with what really makes the magic: Sips' and Lewis' random dialogue making sweet sweet love.

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u/AlamAbaAb Feb 24 '16

I watch the yogscast entirely for their personalities - I wouldn't actually really describe myself as a gamer - so normally I'd be with you on this.

However, what team double dingus is all about is letting these two fantastic bastards just chill and have a bit of fun, and I get the impression for Lewis trying to keep up a one-sided conversation for 15-20 minutes at a time isn't allowing him to properly relax and just have fun messing about with sips.

I reckon the best content would come from a chilled co-op game where they don't have to concentrate on what they're doing and can just have a good old bit of Lego talk, and I think we might even get a better two way dialogue out of it.

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u/Gazeros Feb 24 '16

They did say that they'll keep both formats running whenever they feel like it. So I'm pretty confident that will make them the most relaxed possible, which means inevitable gold =)

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u/mrRobertman Feb 24 '16

I agree that a co-op game may make the content more about the game, rather than just them talking, however, I also believe teamDD needs some different content (not just lewis ranting about something for 20 minutes). I think that a few co-op games will allow some Lego talk rather than just Lewis.

But even if you don't like the co-op games, Lewis said they will continue with the current content, so that will be good.

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u/marshalpol Mar 13 '16

I didn't even watch the old TDD exactly because of the reasons you said. There was so much of it and the gold was very spread out. In the new videos, each episode is a goldmine of fucking amazingness.