Minkster Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just thought I would get some views on the warlords gt and the coverage of warhammer live TVs on twitch. For me I was at warhammer world on Saturday and the atmosphere was electric and looked a good tournament and I'm loving the coverage on warhammer live tv on twitch hope they carry this on. So what is the views on here on what GW are doing with the tournament scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblackaus Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I had a look and it was great. I think they can and will add to the coverage (close ups, fix lags and separate dice rolling box - as per warmachieb coverage) - but overall it was excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegfried VII Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I watched 90% of the live coverage and I must say I loved it! It was tons of fun, the atmosphere was great and got me motivated to paint some more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneBrush Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Well I was lucky enough to watch 4 out of the 6 games and must admit that I was very impressed. Considering this was not only the first time GW have streamed an event but also the first time they'd streamed anything, the whole process seemed to go really well. I think presenting it in the same way as you'd commentate on a sports event (e.g. snooker, darts etc) worked and meant that anybody coming into the stream could follow what was happening pretty well. The intervals with things like "Ask Duncan" were really good and interviewing the players added a real community feel to it - and made you feel like you were watching a real competition. The video clips explaining the scenario were also fantastic - would love to see some like this for the main ruleset too. Very interesting that none of the armies shown seemed massively beardy (there were one or two like it at the Seeds of Hope event) and had a good mixture of units. If this is going to happen more frequently it does add another dynamic to painting too - making each unit distinctive enough that you can pick them out on a monitor Yes there were a few technical glitches which I'm sure will be ironed out. I also stopped reading the Twitch chat before I lost faith in humankind with some of the idiotic comments. Not sure if it's normal for a full weekend tournament, but it did seem to be a pretty exhausting couple of days - not finishing until gone 7pm is pretty intense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Taylor Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I managed to watch roughly half the event and I thought what the guys did was fantastic. I hope this is something they continue to do for future events (and in no way am I expecting this for every event either!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naishy Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I checked out the twitch feed for the last game with Sedge vs Russ and really enjoyed it. Commentary was well paced and varied. The interviews were really good and helped break up content between games. I am looking forward to more of the same in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamopower Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I was also watching and it was really well made and fun to watch. I even prioritized it over a Finland vs. Sweden Ice-hockey game that came at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolden Spoons Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 As somebody who has watched a lot of Magic the Gathering on twitch I was thoroughly impressed at their first attempt. Sure there was room for improvement, but nothing ground breaking. In fact that's how I want all my white dwarf battle reports enhanced in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlzee Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I watched the entire weekend! With only a 30 minute break to get food (but I did switch to Audio Only and listened on my phone while I was food shopping). Coverage was amazing, the chat was good most the weekend, a few trolls that were easy to ignore with Twitch interface. They've taken a lot of feedback and they will be back next time with a few more camera angles. Here's my feedback. A few more Camera angles A dedicated dice cam/separate small table for dice rolling Mic up the contestants and give the commentators access to (not live stream as I imagine lots of people swear) but it could help commentators guess at whats happening Overlays, add a few with current score etc Tablet and pen to allow them to better describe whats happening, like NFL coverage, circle units, draw arrows etc. Will help when they are trying to describe the location of units they want to talk about. ("that unit in the top right, next to the piece of scenery...the one with only 3 models left...." vs "This circled unit") More Duncan.... Super impressed by the coverage though. After the feed was turned off I was sort of lost with what to do. I just wanted more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinros Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Same I was lost as well it was great Duncan was answering painting questions in the chat and the Duncan love was great. It seems they have also taken the feedback on board. I do have to say it was a great first stream I want to see more for AOS and 40K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Like @Bowlzee - hit the cap again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minkster Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 I was think a tactical view of the board that they could switch to would be good like you see the old wartime maps or in civilisation the game when you switch to over head view as was hard to pick out what unit was where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I'm trying to catch up on the feed. Did anyone see my game vs @Ben Johnson It was a real buzz playing on the feature table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Deeds Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 First I have to give kudo's to GW and the team that worked on this. For a first attempt it was good. Like others have said, a table level camera angle especially to show the deployment and overlays of lists, scores, etc. would be welcome as well as the commentators have better feeds though they did a pretty good job of "guessing" what was happening. It was bit of a nerdgasm when the first match I see is Ben (Curry) and Ben (Johnson) having a go. The commentators had a lot of fun with the matchup ("Two Ben's enter one Ben leaves". "I am rooting for Ben", etc.) and it was nice watching that game as well as others between opponents that obviously knew the rules. Turn priority is a b***h. Definitely would watch more streams. By the other posts and the Twitch comments, Duncan seemed to be the "rock star" with the commentators having to continually either put off or promote Duncan's appearances at various turns. The Duncan bot comments were funny as well, e.g. "Has everyone thinned their paints today?". It was a pretty good mix of game coverage mixed in with hobby coverage, but I would have appreciated more shots and interviews about the construction and hobby aspects for the participants armies, and not just the top table players. I plan on going back and watch some of the coverage again. Hope GW does this again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayztoyz Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 35 minutes ago, Ben said: I'm trying to catch up on the feed. Did anyone see my game vs @Ben Johnson It was a real buzz playing on the feature table. It's not on YouTube yet....but it's available to watch on Twitch. Great game with 2 very beautiful armies! Love the Chaos Dwarfs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobume Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I think the stream was great. Watched as much as I possibly could. It was really nice to finally see @Bens legion that I've heard so much about on the podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veterannoob Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 *EDIT: Never mind, it's low but working now. I couldn't get the sound to work in playing back the broadcast after it aired. Anyone else? Bueller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobgoblinclub Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I thought the coverage was excellent. Clearly had creases that can be ironed, but for a first effort I was blown away. Just to see GW engage with us all like that was great. To see them make such a great go of it, was fantastic. The interviews, voice over explanations of battleplans, the Duncan fanatics, etc. It was a great weekend's viewing. At one point I was in the garden with my phone in my pocket, just listening to the audio. It sounded at a 'glance' like mainstream sports commentary (praise indeed!) and made it all seem very...dunno...mainstream? Certainly felt like something was changing. Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrAiKo Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Great coverage, great commentators. Just loved the moments that Duncan appeared, accompanied by the cacophony of praise from the live chat including: "Duncan!", "Our Lord of Layers!", "Duncan senpai!", "Don't forget to thin your paints", "How many layers is he wearing!?" . ROFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunel.Richard Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I'll add my voice to the chorus of praise. It was a genuinely watchable broadcast easily as good as most sporting events and better by a huge margin than anything that happened to be on the TV at the time (here in Australia that meant primetime Saturday and Sunday night). Ten hours didn't seem like a long time watching it! The thing that I took out of it, and that should be lauded the most, is that it captured the positive feel and hobby-building excitement of an event like this. It really showed Warhammer as we all experience it and not just the anti-GW trolling or misunderstanding of the hobby that often dominates the echo-chamber of our on-line community. It's also wonderful to see the passion and personality of GW staff again. GW proving that they are DunCANs not DunCAN'Ts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrAiKo Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Agreed, Rob just exudes enthusiasm. An astute hiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlzee Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 12 hours ago, Ben said: I'm trying to catch up on the feed. Did anyone see my game vs @Ben Johnson It was a real buzz playing on the feature table. Your game was great to watch. Really thought @Ben Johnson had lost it after the first round of shooting practically deleted the Concussors on the right flank, only to see his Fulminators cut through on the left hand side like a Power Sword through butter. A game that swung momentum often. Loved it. Highlight for me was the first game. Seeing 30 Vulkite Berserkers take 1,200 point Khorne charge to the face, and only losing 6 models. It surprised the commentators and the entire Internet. Great times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubyandwells Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 9 minutes ago, Bowlzee said: Your game was great to watch. Really thought @Ben Johnson had lost it after the first round of shooting practically deleted the Concussors on the right flank, only to see his Fulminators cut through on the left hand side like a Power Sword through butter. A game that swung momentum often. Loved it. Highlight for me was the first game. Seeing 30 Vulkite Berserkers take 1,200 point Khorne charge to the face, and only losing 6 models. It surprised the commentators and the entire Internet. Great times Yeah loved the @Ben and @Ben Johnson show. Brilliant game. Agree w/ @Bowlzee: That was my favorite moment too of the two days. Unbelievably cool. I had to immediately hop on ScrollBuilder to punch in the points it withstood. Here's hoping the much-maligned Fyreslayers find themselves many more good homes after that showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Taylor Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Yeah, seeing the first game was amazing with Kev's thin lines of Fireslayers looking doomed! I think my highlight was seeing the move from Sedge in game 4, which had his Arrerboys move 20"!!!! It was also nice to see him protecting his characters and taking out the cannons, so he was quite aware about the weaknesses in his list. Game 2 was quite cool as well but I thought it was ace how you could hear @Ben Johnson laughing over Rob and Eddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlzee Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 57 minutes ago, scrubyandwells said: Yeah loved the @Ben and @Ben Johnson show. Brilliant game. Agree w/ @Bowlzee: That was my favorite moment too of the two days. Unbelievably cool. I had to immediately hop on ScrollBuilder to punch in the points it withstood. Here's hoping the much-maligned Fyreslayers find themselves many more good homes after that showing. I have to say, I immediately looked at warscrolls and scrollbuilder and built a few theoretical lists after that Fryeslayers game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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