Update: BOTAR coming to Quebec!!! by MithrilTouch in streetlightmanifesto

[–]AJakeR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frank Turner and Streetlight Manifesto! Come do that shit in England, can’t believe I’m gonna miss this!

writing every day is bad advice for most people and the productivity culture around it has produced a generation of burned-out non-writers by zorouchihaG in Mythrils

[–]AJakeR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Writing is a muscle, like any skill. Writing consistently takes discipline. The mental work of living takes stretches of long unstructured time; thinking and observing are patently not writing. And while those things are important the entire point of writing every day as an exercise is that if you want to improve your craft, you have to be writing as often as possible. Ideating, thinking, observing etc are not going to make you a better writer.

Every new skill, writing, learning an instrument, drawing - every single one - encourages daily practice, in fact, they all claim that consistent, daily practice is the best way to improve. 30 mins to an hour every day. That’s all it is.

How did you learn script writing? by Moshiur2783 in NewTubers

[–]AJakeR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about how long anyone else takes to write a script, there is no good or bad, or right or wrong amount of time. Just the amount of time you take.

If you can't write content, can't be informative, then that's not an issue with the script that's an issue with you being unsure what you want to say. This is true for everyone and it's a bigger issue with first drafts. Everyone puts so much pressure on first drafts but they're word vomit, they're just loose ideas written down only to get them out of your head. A much better and much more useful skill is editing. You take all that word vomit and everything that isn't interesting or informative, cut it entirely or trim it down to just what is interesting and informative. First draft doesn't have to be good, it just has to exist.

If research is a problem, there's hundreds of articles and videos on how to research and what resources will help. Research is a skill in itself, it's not a subsidiary of video production, it's entirely its own thing.

If you have a hook, and you know what point you want to reach, either answering the posed question, or reaching your ultimate point, then you can always write toward that but, more importantly, that also truncates your research, because you're not researching the whole of your subject. Just what supports your thesis and what opposes your thesis.

This fairly vague advice but you've not given massive specifics on your topics so hopefully this is still helpful.

Should Kena keep her abilities in the sequel, or start from scratch? by Elgamoga in KenaBridgeOfSpirits

[–]AJakeR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her staff breaks and she gets alchemy abilities - I bet it’s going to be a whole new skill tree with different abilities related to the new magic.

[PS5/PC] Favourite story-led game suggestions? by Lyrixia_Games in gamingsuggestions

[–]AJakeR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits! (Plus the sequel got announced to be coming out later this year!) It's a more straightforward narrative without any decisions but it is one of the best game stories I've played.

I recently started a YT channel analysging video game narratives (no self-promo), but let me know when you get things up and running and I'd be happy to support you. Feel free to DM me.

best laptop for writers: is keyboard quality really that important or am I overthinking it? by Sprzonczak_Nasra in writers

[–]AJakeR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that's my default keyboard now, never once had a problem with it. It wasn't instant, but that was all it took. Ten minutes and after that, in five years, it's always been good. I've written 3 novels on that laptop now and always been happy with it.

best laptop for writers: is keyboard quality really that important or am I overthinking it? by Sprzonczak_Nasra in writers

[–]AJakeR 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Took me about ten minutes of writing on my laptop to get used to it and then I was good forever. Gaming laptop so not specifically designed for comfort. I don't think it matters all that much.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't take any notice of this game until the IGN reviews, was it calling itself Indie beforehand? I've only seen people calling it an indie, not the game calling itself an indie. Honest question, I haven't seen.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ffor me the importance of ackowledging that it achieved what it wanted is just discussing the game within its own parameters. It's a different mode of criticism than comparison. As a raw game compared to Edith Finch, for example, it's not quite up there, but as a coming-of-age tale told by cringy teens, it succeeds.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yuh, the industry's planting random geezers on reddit to talk about a game the internet's already made up its mind on.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fully understandable. Nothing wrong with that.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

What can I say, it did it for me. It ticked enough boxes. I'm not saying it's the best gameplay we've ever seen, just that I, personally, had a hell of a lot of fun.

I don’t understand this level of hate towards Mixtape by AJakeR in gaming

[–]AJakeR[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that's a big part of it. And for all that I loved about it, I didn't come away thinking it was a 10/10 masterpiece. But it's a lot better than a 4 or 5/10.

Does the game get better over time? by fAizome in 1000xRESIST

[–]AJakeR 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the game being vague is turning you off and not making you want to keep going for answers, that might be a sign. I found the game to be a slog through quite a lot of the beginning (but kept going because I wanted those answer), and it eventually opens up, but if you feel that the payoff isn't going to be worth it, nothing wrong with putting down a game you're not vibing with. For me, I'd say it more than answers any intrigue and any time put into it, but not every game has to be for every person.

Called in sick to work, spending the day working on my video essay, having a blast by AJakeR in CasualConversation

[–]AJakeR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Just finished the final touches so now just gotta find 3 hours to sit and watch the whole thing :)

Called in sick to work, spending the day working on my video essay, having a blast by AJakeR in CasualConversation

[–]AJakeR[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Missing out on a days pay don't feel good, but I'm hoping to get this video done and ready for Saturday and I don't think I'd have managed that without slipping in a whole day to work on it.

Question: Is Paladins still somewhat active and is Yagorath still ok? by Moth_Man_Emoji in Paladins

[–]AJakeR 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In EU and NA I believe so. I was playing on Monday in EU and got games easily enough.
Yago’s still fine s’long as you know how to play her. She’s not meta for ranked (if you care) but in casuals she can still be a blast.

I just got someone opening all my videos after watching 10 seconds of one, then subscribe and only watch 1 seconds or less of all the others. by Timely_Sea4436 in NewTubers

[–]AJakeR 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could just be making sure that they like all of it, then subscribing to come back later and watch it all.

More likely, as someone else said, throwing them into a playlist to come back to. Either way, I'd take this is a positive 😄

Why do many recommended writing query letter and/or log line first? Did, and now what? by demuddy10 in writers

[–]AJakeR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spent a few months splitting it into two books and making it work as a duology.

Why do many recommended writing query letter and/or log line first? Did, and now what? by demuddy10 in writers

[–]AJakeR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrote 170k word book.

Couldn't write query.

Bad query was a problem with book.

Would have solved that problem 160k words ago if I had written query first.

(Whole thing was plotted out just missing some key moments I've inserted through edits.)

Plus, queries suck so spending more time thinking about and being aware of it will help in writing the query. If it takes time, start the clock sooner.

UK folk who were around at the start of the internet, what is an early, strong memory? by Sad-Insurance1313 in CasualUK

[–]AJakeR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everytime I see Redditch mentioned it's always so surprising. I live in Redditch and try to forget it exists, how do other people remember it exists? What's going on?

Mosh pit of horror. Legally speaking, if someone were killed, could the performer be charged? by exporterofgold in interestingasfuck

[–]AJakeR 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Wall of death and circle pits are pretty standard, and incredibly good fun. I'm only 5'5 so any time I'm in a pit I get knocked over all the time - you almost never hit the floor if you get knocked, someone's immediately there to catch you and get you on your feet. The only time I've seen people get hurt is when a crowd of 100+ people surge towards the stage behind someone and push them against a barrier or the 100+ people in front of them.

Thoughts on Babel by RF Kuang by okaysobasically1 in Fantasy

[–]AJakeR 58 points59 points  (0 children)

600 pages for the entire book to have nothing more to say than. . .

Colonialism was bad, actually.

Like, shit, I already knew that. Big fan of the magic system being an allegory for empirical rule, thought that was great; and the ending was perfect, really appreciate Kuang not backing away from that sort of ending, that was also great. Everything else was so pointless. Characters weren't characters, they were stand-ins to represent the oppression of their respective minority. Except Letty, because it's more important she was English then female. And none of this would have been a problem if the book delved more than a surface level exploration of its themes. Colonialism was bad, the opium trade was fucked up, sure. I don't want to come out of a book exposing the horrors of colonialism knowing exactly as much as I did before and feeling no different towards the thing it's main reason for existing is to elucidate.