I'm glad I'm not the only one as I've felt like that sometimes but I didn't want to come across as a dick pointing it out.
Arclight_Dynamo wrote:Yeah... I mean, I love to hear Alex talk about the good and bad points of a game. His analysis is intelligent and interesting. At the same time, I hate to see him get irritated at streaming a game.
Cant War Hats wrote:It's a shame because I usually enjoy watching Alex stream, and while I might agree with some of his points about game design, having them presented in such an angry way isn't fun to watch.
This pretty much sums up my feelings. I really enjoy Alex's Streams. I love the intelligent discourse and the insight, but most of all the passion he has about it. I don't know if you will read this Alex, but your passion and love for games is incredible. I love that you genuinely care about good design and bad design and that sometimes you can play a game and still have that sense of enjoyment and awe about something. I love how you pay attention to things like art design and well written narrative. Keep that passion!
That said, I guess the flipside of such passion can be the angry side of it. Watching Alex (or anybody) be really angry and wound up at a game (I mean in the angry, upset manner as opposed to the tilty Tally way) is just...not a fun way to spend an evening. Nobody has a good time and as I've said in chat at times before - if a streamer isn't enjoying a game, they should have no hesitation in stopping. LRRchat is generally understanding and I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that your guys' enjoyment is just as important as ours.
You're still great though Alex. <3
(As for the chat thing, I don't think mods getting involved is the best thing to do unless it gets really bad. I know that if you've noticed a streamer miss something it's really overwhelming to point it out, but I guess just keep it inside unless it's super important that it's raise and if so, just politely explain it in a clear, concise and polite manner.)