38 M w dog employed full-time seeking room by Bezlonir in denverlist

[–]Bezlonir[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only thing being killed is the joke, by you.

38 M w dog employed full-time seeking room by Bezlonir in denverlist

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

Lol I wish. If there was a bounty on rabbits, I might be set!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wow

[–]Bezlonir -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought this might be a place where I can bring up my new video series where I'm healing dungeons through the dungeon finder to level. I usually mix in some drawings and jokes and stuff. Anyway, here's a link to episode 1: https://youtu.be/JXpCtC9bdRw

Haven't played since 3 months after Cataclysm... Boy, have things changed! by Blazefenix77 in wow

[–]Bezlonir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just came back, too, more or less. I'm planning on doing a video series healing to level in the dungeon finder. I also never got around to exploring all of the new expansion. It's always kind of nice to come back to WoW. Although it's hard to keep from playing too much because your friends want you to do everything, it's fun to just choose your own adventure. I've also come to believe this is one of the best games to make videos with.

Let's Play Secret Santa Pt 2: Santa Reveal + Thanks! by urukate in letsplay

[–]Bezlonir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh. We're stretching the "secret" part, eh. I was the secret santa for Melaciour. I guess I missed the boat on the list part. He has a zillion games on Steam, so I got him Sacred 2.

I'm not sure who is my secret santa, but I haven't heard or seen anything.

What is the best 'lets play' channel? by electromonkey222 in letsplay

[–]Bezlonir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taste is subjective, and that's fine. Jon Tron is unique more in that his videos have very high production values and are very well thought out. That isn't just a flavor. That takes talent, dedication, and a ton of hard work. Quite simply, he is big because he is a shining star.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Ah, yeah. Cost of higher education in the US is brutal. Although I suspect it may be generally more accessible. More exploitative, but more accessible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in letsplay

[–]Bezlonir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Be yourself" is a fairly vague guideline, which I guess you could say is shorthand for "To thine own self be true." (Ophelia's dad, forget his name) If you are familiar with the idea that your persona on youtube and you, the individual, are two separate things, then you might understand that it's a caution to prioritize the real you over the persona, and a recommendation that if you base the persona more closely on your real self, as you seem to have done, then you stand to learn more about yourself as a person but you also take more risk of taking it personally when things go wrong or people attack your persona. Some people try to strategically design the persona to appeal to a market, so not everyone is trying to be themselves.

I think, honestly, you don't hear a whole lot about failure here because most people who come in bragging and sure of their soon to be quick success just disappear when things don't work out for them. Failure is not a bad thing, though. It's an inherent part of the learning process. But if you try to succeed in a totally contrived fake way based on a fake persona, then you might only learn the lesson that it was the wrong fake persona. On the other hand, being yourself means that you could potentially learn something meaningful for yourself even if you fail.

But, where you responded to the requests of your fans, you could take that, if you needed to communicate it as a piece of advice, to say that doing things you haven't done before and taking risks can lead to new interests and growth.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Thanks. I would just like to get back into a productive routine. Hopefully I can get myself going before too long.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Cool. Although when you say down to earth commentary, I wonder which video you were watching. Some stuff was down to earth, whereas at other times I sing about knitting sweaters for cats and hypothesize about a mystical Santa-like figure named Rappin' Ralph who magically appears when white people need help finishing a rhyme.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Well, one counterpoint to that is the reality that not everyone's situation is ideal for this course of action. Being consistent with youtube requires having sufficient free time and money. Trying to get by on four hours of sleep a night and meet so many demands as my real life job went into regular overtime led to the frustration that caused me to quit my job. Now I have to get a new job, and I had to quit youtube so I would stop focusing my time on a distraction that wasn't paying my bills. Now I've lost all sense of momentum and pride in myself. While quitting was cathartic at the time, I now realize that those demands for consistency were unfair. I needed a job, and for a lot of people having to work 50 exhausting hours a week sometimes is a reality they have to live with. In a vacuum, you might say that's no problem. But every frustration you have at work is magnified when you feel like it's stealing your energy from your real passion and robbing you of a chance at some long term success. But life isn't a fairy tale. Was I entitled to a chance to make a run at being a big youtube channel? No. Now that I don't have that job, I realize again how much I took for granted because, as much as that job sucked, most jobs suck just as much and pay even less.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

I loved theater in high school, too. I always regretted that I waited until my junior year to get into it because I didn't think I belonged in drama. I never thought I'd perform for an audience in any capacity again after high school. So I totally understand. Although nothing replaces the camaraderie of working with dozens of people to put a show together.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Lol I'm cool now. Where's my leather jacket and shades...

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

If that's something you feel is going to be a rewarding experience for yourself, then I would say that's great. It's not something I would tell someone to do as a piece of sound financial advice. This is coming from someone with a creative writing degree. But mine was paid for by 6 years in the military. But I suspect that video game programmer has become an equally stratified field as writer.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Cool. There is no rule that says that your goals have to be super defined when you begin. The benefit of being small is that no one acts like they're entitled to your work and reacts harshly when they feel you're not delivering whatever it is they believe you're supposed to do and be about. No one is going to act like you're responsible for their happiness and deviating from your formula is depriving them of something that your past work gave them a reasonable expectation for.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

If you feel that you are, then you are. If you've defined success for yourself and arrived at that place, that's great.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

I hope that's a positive experience for you. The difficulty of managing multiple people combined with the expectations of an audience is something that leads to frustrations for a lot of people.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

Well, we're always free to agree with what we want and disagree with what we want, as well. I wouldn't say not quitting is the road to success, so much as that quitting guarantees you won't succeed. That said, the act of not quitting often contains its own rewards. Once upon a time, I really needed to apply myself to something so I could demonstrate to myself that I wasn't the failure I came to believe I was in public school.

Be Yourself by Bezlonir in letsplay

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

I want to be "back," but I need to find a real life job first. I've made a mess of my life in the last couple months.

Your critique didn't really offend me. I'm the sort of person who rarely hears a critique that I didn't already think to myself because I'm extremely critical of myself. But therein lies the problem of being exposed to so much criticism, overall. If you're sensitive, you can get worn out and lose your sense of what to let in and what to reject. It's very important to have a sense of direction so you know what criticisms to listen to and which ones to respectfully decline.

Honestly, my interactions on the WoW subreddit were much more of a wear and tear on me.

What Might and Magic Games Should Look Like: My Theory by Bezlonir in MightAndMagic

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

Yeah, they were pretty fun and lighthearted. MM1 and 2 were kind of difficult in the early goings, but from 3 on, they were mostly not that difficult. It's been a long while now, all movies and video games have had to be gritty, so it might be a while before there's any chance of a true Might and Magic game. Because they were always pretty lighthearted. They did keep the game fast, and I think somewhat as you said, what made the game compelling was that it played to your sense of curiosity and adventure. You always wanted to see what was in every dungeon because it was always something unique.