The Rob and Dan Show Interviews Hugh Jeremy!

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<div class="IPBDescription">Insight into the head community manager of Unknown Worlds</div>Ladies and Gents, I'm proud to announce that we at The Rob and Dan Show had a chance to sit down for a good twenty five minutes for an in depth interview with Hugh Jeremy, NS2HD himself to get the inside story on the coming release of Natural Selection 2!

Not only will the interview be included on the latest episode of The Rob and Dan Show coming up this Thursday at <a href="http://www.robanddan.tv" target="_blank">www.robanddan.tv</a>, but we'll be posting the interview to our YouTube channel at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/therobanddanshow" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/TheRobandDanShow</a> as a separate piece of media for your enjoyment.

Both Rob and I are eager to see what the release of this long awaited game will bring us, and there might even be some Lets Play videos in the future if there's demand for the content. Once the episode/video is posted, I'll update this post with extra direct links so people don't have to hunt them down.

-Dan/Leto
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    Sounds good! :-)
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  • GISPGISP Battle Gorge Denmark Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27460Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester, Forum staff
    edited October 2012
    Think there is a demand to know that NS2 is all about, you guys should defently do a lets play :)
    Oh and can i get you to post here, when its uploaded? I want to see the interview :)
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  • LetonatorLetonator Join Date: 2012-04-17 Member: 150632Members, Squad Five Blue
    Don't worry GISP, I'll be posting links as soon as the episode and video is posted. As for the Let's Play, we have a long backlog of games to play, but NS2 is high on our list!
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  • antacidantacid Join Date: 2007-08-07 Member: 61821Members, NS2 Playtester
    26 subscribers...

    lol.
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=1988956:date=Oct 9 2012, 10:01 PM:name=antacid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (antacid @ Oct 9 2012, 10:01 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1988956"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->26 subscribers...

    lol.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    27 now. Looks like a fun show!
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  • GISPGISP Battle Gorge Denmark Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27460Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester, Forum staff
    <!--quoteo(post=1989181:date=Oct 10 2012, 11:37 AM:name=Obraxis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Obraxis @ Oct 10 2012, 11:37 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1989181"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->27 now. Looks like a fun show!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    +1
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  • FlamingoFlamingo Join Date: 2009-07-15 Member: 68141Members, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    Subbed. Laughed at your fourth Spore video ;)
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  • LetonatorLetonator Join Date: 2012-04-17 Member: 150632Members, Squad Five Blue
    The episode with our Hugh Jeremy interview is posted and available now. I'd implore all of you to enjoy the entire episode, but if you want to skip straight to the good part, it's about an hour in. Enjoy!

    <a href="http://rndpodcast.libsyn.com/rd-episode-112-thats-what-she-said-interview-with-natural-selection-2s-hugh-jeremy" target="_blank">http://rndpodcast.libsyn.com/rd-episode-11...-2s-hugh-jeremy</a>

    Also, make sure to check out our website at <a href="http://www.robanddan.tv" target="_blank">www.robanddan.tv</a> and download some of our backlog episodes (there's a lot of them!) and our youtube page at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/therobanddanshow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/therobanddanshow</a>

    -Dan/Leto
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  • ZeikkoZeikko Join Date: 2007-12-16 Member: 63179Members, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester
    edited October 2012
    Thanks for the interview Leto!

    All the "quotes" are paraphrased from the video. Not actual word by word quotes.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->NS2 is damn close to be perfectly balanced. (50/50 win ratio was used as an argument)
    We're approaching starcraft levels of balance.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I don't think win ratio has anything to do with perfect balance. I also have to say that NS2 is the most badly balanced game i've ever played competitively. Sure it's hard to balance because of the FPS & RTS, Melee & Ranged mechanics and the amount of content, features and abilities in the game. But I don't understand how one can say that the balance is even average when most of the content in the game are just gimmicks that have no feasible use case even in public games let alone a more serious competitive setting.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Full team lerk bile bomb rush never happened in a tournament.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Full team lerk bile bomb rush happened in the final of the first NS2 tournament when team All-In rushed team Europe's base in Flight Control in Summit. This was what happened in pretty much every competitive game back then because it was quaranteed to work. I guess it's similar to the 7 minute Onos thing. Never happened, not an issue. (Let's see if it's the case after this weekend too) ;)

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->UWE does not think that they can push NS2 to be an esport.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm not sure if it's just about semantics in here but i was very disappointed when i heard this statement first time couple of weeks ago. I was in the understanding that NS2 aimed to be an esport but just didn't have the competence / resources to work on the game design in a level required for an esports game. But now that you've stated that you have no intentions to do that the whole development process makes more sense. However all the time spent on creating an active competitive scene with events, etc. sounds like a waste of time.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Competitive matches have improved the quality of the game<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Good to hear that they have. I'm yet so see any fruitful discussion with competitive players and the developer though. I think there's so much unusued potential to improve the game this way. Many companies like Blizzard are using the competitive community feedback a lot to see what works and what doesn't. I think it's still not too late to do this with NS2.
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  • nUfl0wnUfl0w Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42412Members
    edited October 2012
    direct link pls. brwosing through your youtube channel I couldnt find it -.-
    same for fastforwarding through your latest mp3
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  • ZeikkoZeikko Join Date: 2007-12-16 Member: 63179Members, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester
    <!--quoteo(post=1990244:date=Oct 12 2012, 02:11 PM:name=nUfl0w)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nUfl0w @ Oct 12 2012, 02:11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1990244"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->direct link pls. brwosing through your youtube channel I couldnt find it -.-
    same for fastforwarding through your latest mp3<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href="http://ec.libsyn.com/p/c/d/b/cdb0b56692737237/rnd-112.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cd8737d4ca553d21&c_id=5037403" target="_blank">http://ec.libsyn.com/p/c/d/b/cdb0b56692737...mp;c_id=5037403</a>

    Starts at about 57 minutes.
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  • LetonatorLetonator Join Date: 2012-04-17 Member: 150632Members, Squad Five Blue
    Hot Damn Zeikko, that's some expert analysis. I'll be getting a YouTube video up later today or tomorrow for those that want the interview solo. For now, enjoy the episode as it is or zoom straight to the sucker at 57 minutes in. Thanks as well to Zeikko on that time.
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  • WasabiOneWasabiOne Co-Lead NS2 CDT Join Date: 2011-06-15 Member: 104623Members, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    good interview, really enjoyed it. Zeikko you are a beast :)
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Was indeed... Interesting on some parts, dissected nicely by Zeikko :P
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  • LetonatorLetonator Join Date: 2012-04-17 Member: 150632Members, Squad Five Blue
    edited October 2012
    Hey everyone,

    For anyone that was waiting on the clipped out interview in full we did with Hugh, here it is, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DddpLgLDG7g" target="_blank">just click here to go right to our YouTube page and the video itself for your listening enjoyment.</a>

    Enjoy release, it's coming faster than you think!

    -Dan/Leto

    PS. Make sure to subscribe, we'll probably be doing video content on NS2 as we get more gaming done and we get passed release!
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