A Miserable Podcast of Secrets

[Darmonde]

I already have some, but it would be nice to have some not though a wide angle lens with bush leaves and stuff in the way.

Also you guys (or anyone) who wants to play MH again can get an application-free invitation to my guild Rampant Hunting. Tempting, no?

[MechDeus]

Soon. Not right now because my Wii is packed up and not next week when ME3 comes out. Just: soon.

[Nick]

The "what do you guys think" might work, but maybe ask at the beginning of the show, not only at the end. The main problem is that I have been neglecting to pimp the phone number and the forums enough. I going into this week's show with a ton of notes, though.

The next show we're recording focuses on hardware launches, and we probably already have a call-in for that. What we will start doing is making sure we figure out topics well enough in advance that we can always announce the following week's focus and solicit calls ahead of time on a particular topic.

More audience participation will come with time, and I don't think a separate thread for each episode is warranted just yet. Maybe soon.

We have had issues with being prepared for shows and that is something I'll fix. I also need to get a podcast page running that explains who we are and has a list of all the shows.

[dave is ok]

I hear you guys say THE HYPHEN NEXT LEVEL DOT COM about 100 times per show. You're pimping the forum plenty

[Pineapple]

I hear you can find it on Google, maybe even Bing?

[Nick]

Right at the very top, sugar lips.

[bahn]

I also wonder what the target audience is, I feel like there are a lot of references and jokes that only TNL members of 5+ (random number) years would get.

If appealing to a wider audience, or even to get current TNL members more interested in listening maybe present your views, then end with a 'what do you listeners think.' I have a ton of opinions as I'm sure others do. Each podcast should probably have its own thread, and then maybe you could even do a quick recap of last week's topic with the feedback. Quick could be hard, but that part could pretty easily be planned beforehand so there's no need for interjections/tangents. That's a lot of random ideas, but at least a new thread to get listeners involved I think would help a lot. If that's what you want of course.

As it is, it is like getting the opinions of the cast and that's all, which is great if I have pictures of you guys on my wall and wonder how you feel all the time, while kicking my legs and writing in my diary.

Good show of course, I'm pretty big into fighters so I actually understood it all. Hi to Bahn, not sure if he remembers playing me a bit in SF4. Last episode I felt like Corey was actually really fucking good. Stayed on topic, answered questions, had examples that actually supported what his point was, took the interjections from the other cast, followed up with the joke, then rolled it right back and finished making his original point.

Now if only he weren't such a terrible person.

Hi Darmonde.

Thanks for the feedback -- if your GT is identical to your TNL forum name, then, no... I don't recall the name. It must have been during the Vanilla era?

[ChaoofNee]

Here's a suggestion. Check these guys out: http://www.daveandjoel.com/

Fast Karate for the Gentlemen has been around for over six damn years. They're VERY casual and have an active forum. Hell, it started an occasional side-podcast about books. The forum IS referenced... but only once or twice an episode. They have one, maybe two things they know they'll talk about every week, but know when it's time to wrap it up. I'm not suggesting to emulate them. God, no. There's one Dave and Joel in this universe and it should stay that way. Though, bbobb sounds kinda like Dave... I WOULD suggest giving them a listen how they can be ridiculously casual and still have a structure, albeit loose.

Besides the inside baseball, the focus is really the only thing I'd say you guys have working against you. The topic of Japan was definitely addressed, but man were them tangents endless! Now, as a forum-goer, I actually really enjoyed the history and the nostalgia-talk. If I haven't been here for the insane amount of time I have, I probably would've just skipped ahead or shut it on off. It sounds like you guys don't know whether you want to be really loose or a bit more segmented like a TWiT podcast or something.

I'm really glad I listened, though. I'll be listening from here on in and I know you'll feel it out and find your way around this. The show is still really solid just because of everybody's natural chemistry. Guess that's what happens when everybody's been on the same boards for, what, ten years or so now? Cripes.

I agree with the prior comments, though. Put this shit right up front and center! If this is going to be one of the main functions of TNL now, make a subforum in Gaming Discussion!

[Hero]

I already have some, but it would be nice to have some not though a wide angle lens with bush leaves and stuff in the way.

Also you guys (or anyone) who wants to play MH again can get an application-free invitation to my guild Rampant Hunting. Tempting, no?

I still play MH Tri!

Just got Freedom 2 and Unite. Way low on HR for all of em though.

[Darmonde]

Bahn- sorry, forgot my xbl name isn't listed- JohnNiner on Live. Rose player, we had a couple sets but Chun/Rose isn't the most exciting matchup, lots of pokes. I think it was a bit vanilla and a bit super.

About Monster Hunter 3, I'm actually thinking I'll 'finish' sometime soon so I can put it away and never play again. Mzo has kind of stopped playing because of the Vita too, what an jerk.

Nick, I know you guys are working on things and it is good and on the way up, so definitely good job so far. Topics are good, I think the staff themselves just need to know what their point is and get to it, more than the whole thing being on a super strict format.