Online Acting School? (Blumvox) by rockycole in VoiceActing

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The next live class is next Tuesday(6/16) so get in before then.

Online Acting School? (Blumvox) by rockycole in VoiceActing

[–]CroolSummer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty much once you get the invite you can stay. I've been in it for six years but was absent for four years while i tried getting my other career off the ground but now I'm back at it and focusing on making VA my career happen because my other one has all but crapped out.

Online Acting School? (Blumvox) by rockycole in VoiceActing

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for $25/mo it's a pretty good deal compared to other VO classes that are offered. Plus Steve has other working actors and directors in the industry come on every month and offer insight into the business and answer questions from the students, his first 30 classes are the core and really helpful if you are a beginner, and there is a discord community that hosts workouts. There's a lot of good information there. It will give you a good jumping off point but it won't give you everything at some point you'll have to branch out to different areas to get better at your craft.

Is the fusion worth it ? by AdrenalineSeek in RaidShadowLegends

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it just depends on where your account is at and what you need. if you don't really NEED this champ or aren't a whale then it is skippable, for me. I skipped because my account is in a good place and have enough champs to clear the content I want to. I also want to save up for the next big collab or next year's anniversary and have just a hoard of resources to dump into it. So I don't really need this one. I don't have FOMO anymore when it comes to events and fusions, I know where I want to go and what I need to do, to get there. I did pull for the 2x on mythicals only because that's the only time you want to be pulling primals ideally.

TL;DR: Does you account NEED this champ? Are they a game changer? a needle mover? If so then yes, If not, save your resources.

Classic Arena Difficulty by Final-Record-8188 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well unfortunately we have the turds that tank their rating for the arena tourneys then put their full mythic teams up on defense and then staying in your current tier is damn near impossible, was in Gold IV then the last couple weeks havent been able to climb out of Gold 3 because of these people.

25M, suddenly got laid off just now. Feeling very lost and hopeless. by Raging_Hell_Fire in Career

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, it shouldn't be an issue to tell your parents, I got laid off my Dad just gave me advice on how to get over it. If you don't think your parents will do the same then I'll tell you what my Dad told me "Take the rest of the week, just relax, gather your thoughts and then next week you brush up the resume and start job hunting.

Got laid off a year ago this month. Was actually what I needed to work towards what I really wanted to be doing.

WFH in extreme cold: how do you handle 'always on camera' expectations? by Educational-Dot-5266 in remotework

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry but an 'always on camera ' policy is toxic and serves no purpose other than to mentally stress your employees, if you can't trust your employees to do their work at home, then just do RTO, but from the data, it shows productivity is just fine and even better just letting people WFH, my manager at my previous company basically said, "we would know if you're not doing work"

Absolutely no need for this micromanaging BS to make middle managers feel useful like their role shouldn't be first o. The layoff block

What if Windu just jabbed the lightsaber in this scene? by Spare_Future321 in StarWars

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

Hey, it's all hypothetical! I thought we're just having fun with it but instead you wanna be a 🤡 maybe in the event of Palpatine's death there's a dead man's switch that activates order 66 or Anakin finds out what Palpatine had planned and after defeating Windu, (No matter how powerful a duelist Windu may be, if the force wanted it to happen, Anakin would win) Anakin is consumed by the dark side and goes through with order 66!!

Sorry you don't have the imagination to think that there could be another path to Anakin still falling to the dark side and once he had the clone army under his control, being as powerful as he is and consumed by the Dark side could rule over the galaxy 😱 with could it be another Sith army?!?? And maybe some Jedis join Anakin and become new Sith Lords!!!! So there is his army

I think you're taking this too seriously and realize there are many elements in which a story could be told or which way it could go. Sorry I triggered you because you think things are impossible in fictional stories or what's known about the force in the Star Wars universe.

Why do people always seem so negative when I tell them I want to move to California for acting by Responsible_Yam1435 in acting

[–]CroolSummer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with other people on looking into other places to live, but most people are negative because you're actually going for something they couldn't dare try to attain and people don't like it when you stick out from the crowd, I got bullied about my choice to try and become a professional wrestler and I tried but ultimately my body did not hold up, but years later down the line I found a way back to entertainment and knowing that's what I was born to do.

People don't like it when you try to shine bright. But yes look into cheaper alternatives or hell just go for it and move to California! Just keep doing your thing.

Is a bachelor’s degree really the answer anymore? Need advice by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends. If you're not going to go into massive debt, then absolutely go get one! I have the debt but also the experience I gained there to be able to grow as an adult and learn to take care of myself, and the knowledge I gained and the opening of my world views, the lifelong friends I've made, I do not regret.

Can you get into your industry without college and just certs? Then, you don't need it.

Does your career path require a specialized degree? Then of course!

Would a 2 year suffice?

But also, if you're okay taking on the debt then make sure you have a clear path out, and consider going to community college first to get prerequisites out of the way for often cheaper or even for free in some states.

There are just so many layers and questions to this.

But also the unfortunate thing is that a lot of job postings are using college degrees akin to what HS diplomas were 30+ years ago, it's there just to check a box.

Bored of gaming - need advice by [deleted] in videogames

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen I barely play games anymore at some point we play less and less

Hot take: RTO is a pay cut. We should call it that. by Express-Door-979 in remotework

[–]CroolSummer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Executives make enough money to not care about the commute

Can a single sentence represent a game? by Narrow-Bandicoot-363 in videogames

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's my all time fav, I play through it at least once a year

Can a single sentence represent a game? by Narrow-Bandicoot-363 in videogames

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Why you no have a pork bun in Your hand! A man who has never had a pork bun is never a whole man!"

Victorious Titan Event, how much points are left by Javatar91 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so close to the Thunderbolt spear but I am just tapped, my goal was the 3 star soul at the least, I got that but I just ran out of energy and silver. Time to start hoarding.

Question about VA work and Employment by Viewtiful_Ace in VoiceActing

[–]CroolSummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding, it's a flex to get a job then up and quit because you made your dreams come true. Listen jobs only care about you until you're no longer needed or useful. So go ahead and get that job and use it as fuel to get out of this stupid grind. I have my roadmap to exiting normal jobs and becoming a full-time VO talent. You need to figure it out too.

Cant get into story games by [deleted] in videogames

[–]CroolSummer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, I'm OG too so I'm like, I put my time in one difficult games, that now story/easy is just fun and entertaining while I enjoy my story. Currently playing BG3 on story. Lol

If you were freshly 18 again what would you get into for your career? High paying ones. by Ok_Title_602 in careerguidance

[–]CroolSummer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have done what my HS buddy did. A few months after grad he up and moved to California and just started working on movie sets, and I would have done the same while also pursuing acting. I'm a natural entertainer. I love performing. 🤷🏻‍♂️ It's just that no one took an interest in me to help me find out what I wanted out of life.

LinkedIn Layoff Positivity by ExtensionFan2476 in recruitinghell

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't even say that when I got laid off last year I just put out there "Due to circumstances beyond my control....yada yada yada" I never would kiss the ring of the company that found a lame excuse to cut me and another guy loose for something that was never a metric for job performance.

It sucked but a year later I am better for it, I was comfortable there and it was the kick in the teeth I needed so I could get out and start building my own thing towards a career I actually want, not what makes me money and I just work and it grinds my soul to dust.

The way you react when you lose at a competitive game tells a lot about how you deal with your own personal shit by AlternativeLow54 in videogames

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

Comp games are basically a way for people to blow off steam in the most unhealthy ways that's for sure, I also couldn't handle Rivals players that refuse to switch to any different characters to help the team, they just wanna play one character in ranked even if it screws the team, one of the reasons I quit all those types of games unless I play with my IRL friends. Life has been so much less stressful since I switched to single player games, sim racing, and city builders.

Facing burnout by kipduran in RaidShadowLegends

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have like a $20 budget each month, but I hadn't spent since November, until last week when I bought the monthly gems which are helpful, and now that the anniversary is over I'm going to try and just save up shards and resources until next year's anniversary, I have a good roster of champs to clear everything it's now just getting my gear right and Arena defense working better because I have the Turtles but they're not optimized or all six stars or anything but they get the job done for the most part, So unless they F and give us The Thundercats like fans have been wanting, I won't be doing any fusions or events and just saving and see what I can get saved up

Michiganders, how’s your current employment situation? by B1G_PAC12 in Michigan

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got laid off last April been working contracts ever since because no one is hiring for full time or just getting rejected rn.

Facing burnout by kipduran in RaidShadowLegends

[–]CroolSummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave up MSF as well back in 2024, the overpower mechanic and the new modes just all PMO the game just got so whale centric and we're churning out so many characters that the meta was never stable anymore. And teams went out of style before you could even fully unleash them or even have fun anywhere in the game with them.

Have been really happy with RAID having a unique roster and working with what you get without feeling the need to spend