Cup of Jones - November 30, 2020
Added 2020-11-30 17:57:41 +0000 UTCI hope you got some time off this past holiday weekend. If not, there will be more vacation hours for gaming to gobble up in the immediate future. I for one am thankful for the time I got to spend pillaging England as a reckless Viking. I’m looking forward to talking with Huber at length about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s extensive campaign. Today is an episode that’s light on questions and light on an editorial as both probably won’t take that long. We have our December scheduling meeting this afternoon and I have a big shoot after that so I’m not complaining. Oh, and fair warning, today’s editorial might be too much cuteness for you to handle if you’re cautious about that sort of thing.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyB_7Kbr2fI
- Brandon
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Comments
Do you think there's a chance that the community could predict review scores for upcoming games and be rewarded some how for a correct prediction?
James Davie
2020-12-07 12:23:24 +0000 UTCWith Mandalorian Season 2 ending a week before Christmas, will you guys have time to produce a spoiler mode before the holiday break?
Steve S
2020-12-07 05:22:42 +0000 UTCFirstly Jones let me wish you and your fellow allies a very merry Christmas and Happy New year to come. You guys deserve some respite after not only a demanding year but an unprecedented next gen launch. Secondly my less festive question, after getting my PS5 I've been driving myself and the other half nuts adjusting brightness, contrast and gamma settings on the TV. I was wondering how you guys set your monitors and TVs up for gaming? Do you follow reference guides or just tune them to your liking? All my thanks as always
Cabbagelad
2020-12-06 21:32:19 +0000 UTCHeya Jones, Yes, I know, I know. But you know what? It's almost Christmas so, whatever. But if Easy Allies was picking a horse to bet on, would it picked Paul Revere - the horse that can do, Valentine - the horse that has chance, or Epitaph - the horse called a big threat?
Asbo Zappruder
2020-12-06 00:29:28 +0000 UTCHey Jones I noticed that when Damiani does a spoiler mode he ask the Patrons for questions and things that like to talk about during it. I always really liked that as I feel it kept the spoiler mode more structured, got the community involved and kept the conversations from going off the rails sometimes. Would you and Huber consider doing a question portion for assassin‘s creed Valhalla Spoiler mode? Would love to pick both of your brains about specific things from that game. Just something for you to run by Huber and see if he’d be game for it love and respect always.
Sage_Mode_Q
2020-12-05 12:08:42 +0000 UTCMorning Jones, Had an idea about Spoiler Modes. Have you thought about getting sponsored content for Spoiler Mode for the free version. God of War is at 350K and FFVII is at 500K which is about 10x more than the podcast. If you can get Spoiler Mode sponsors probably 5-10K each spoiler mode and have the patreon version be spoiler free will benefit EZA a fair bit. My other idea is to have a $10 live recording tier. Thanks Iboshow
Ibrahim Sozer
2020-12-05 11:07:25 +0000 UTCIt's December, so it's time for Christmas music on the radio. Of course, there are songs that everybody knows by heart. However, many people live somewhere where they hear songs specifically tailored for their area. For instance in my area (Baltimore/Washington) we have two songs (linked below): Crabs for Christmas and Christmas Eve in Washington. Are they good? Probably not. Surely not. But they are beloved nonetheless. So my question is are there any Christmas songs that are heard only in the LA area and if so, what are they? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GFrZwJ5k8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwg7o14jwo
EdReedFan20
2020-12-03 22:48:11 +0000 UTCHello Brandon. For December 1st Stream Team game you’ve accepted game submissions, but there was no voting between 5 nominees. Is this a new process for this tier, or is this just a single exception?
Alexander Zyryanov
2020-12-03 06:34:33 +0000 UTCMr. Jones, What is the EZA philosophy on audience engagement and responding to feedback. It seems like COJ, the comments sections, view counts, like ratios and Patreon exit surveys provide plenty of information on what not to do, but what is your strongest metric for what content should be produced or what direction the Allies should move? Is it reactionary to popular trends? Maintaining the status Quo? Or is a constant effort toward innovation a priority? Is innovation always an internal conversation, audience driven or a blend of both? L&R Morgan Mohalla
Morgan Mohalla
2020-12-03 04:32:29 +0000 UTCHey Jones, Have you ever thought about evolving the Easy Allies website and social media presence by publishing written articles and reporting news? I feel like the EZA website is a bit underutilized and providing gaming news and written content could introduce a new avenue of content for Easy Allies. You guys are all very talented writers so I have no doubt that this would be well received. L&R and Happy Holidays!
Matt Igleski
2020-12-03 00:38:35 +0000 UTCMy wife and I mostly drink out of my superhero protein shakers collection, and my 2 year old son always wants to drink out of them. Does Milo like to just turn them over and dump everything on the floor? Because MY kid does. It isn't funny anymore. ;)
Corrigall
2020-12-01 21:05:11 +0000 UTCHey Mr. Jones! Kind of a part-two from my question last week about your 2020 EZA evaluation, I now wanted to ask you about 2021: What goals do you foresee for EZA over the next 12 months? As we continue going through the pandemic, what have yourself and the other Allies have learned about working from home you can apply to your yearly objectives? While we all hope things will improve, will EZA continue to maintain the output of content or pull back in any way? Thanks for taking my questions and have a wonderful rest of your day! Cheers! QUESTION: After answering last week about your 2020 EZA evaluation, I thought I would ask about what’s to come: What goals do yourself and the other Allies have for the company for 2021? What from 2020 are you looking to apply for business operations over the next 12 months and do you feel the quantity of content output is in a sweet spot?
Brandon K Gann
2020-11-30 18:52:41 +0000 UTC
