Sub Newsletter (2015/09 || Sept)

Sub Newsletter (September 2015 - Stream Blow-up reaction edition)

1st newsletter? Check the introductory pastebin before reading @ http://pastebin.com/A5cZmgy3

▤▤▤ FOREWORD

First, I apologize for no newsletters in a while. I was pushed to get some major SpeedrunBreakdown progress done before throwing another newslettter without any meaningful progress, then the blow-up with Mario Maker happened and I've been trying to keep up since, lol.

With attending TwitchCon, I finally had some downtime to figure out what the hell happened and is going on. I can now formally react to the 10k viewers and how I want to conduct my stream for it.


▤▤▤  Stream growth details
I expected some healthy growth with Yoshi Wooly World (maybe 3k viewers like the MarioKart 8 launch stream in 2014?) but tbh, didn't expect anything near this level with Mario Maker - it was the buttend of a 24hr stream for my 75k follow special, and even while terrible, got 4k viewers.

Even further to my surprise, the further I dug into SMM, the more I enjoyed it. It's really given me a sense of discovery and fun that rivals that of Yoshi's Island in some aspects for me. I lose myself and hours fly by easily!

Within 8 days, I went from 77k to 114.5k follows, near doubled my subs, and met a ton of great people outside of the usual speedrun audience. It's been surreal to say the least!


▤▤▤ What's changing (bad)
However, with this growth, it means some things need to become far more formal and change. The bad news first:

• No more FamilyMovieNight; it was already a gray-zone thing to begin with, but if I somehow keep the traffic I get, it's really tacky to use other services for glorified piracy (even if I really enjoyed it)
• No more FAKKU references (for now); I have to chill on revealing my full power level and let the smoke clear a bit.
• No more Lewd posters shown on stream; I'll have to figure out a "censor poster coaster" type thing, but for now, if you want one, I'll sign it off-camera (less hype I know, but it comes w/ the territory)


▤▤▤ Wait, seriously? No more Movie Night?!?!
Afraid so. It was always in effort to connect further with all of you, but it's time to move on. However, to celebrate that, I'll be dropping a dope tweet tomorrow revealing ALL my ideas for FMN that I'll never see to reality now.

That way, you can continue the legacy at your own accord! :D


▤▤▤ What's Changing (good)
• SRB delayed; can actually be amazing in the future!
• Discord server swag; restore the original chat environemnt in October!
• Enahnced chat moderation to save chat from becoming a hopeless pile of shit


▤▤▤ What you mean by chat moderation enahncement earlier?
A 2-4k viewer chat is vastly different from a 10k one, as I've learned over the last 2 weeks. I have to take some enhancements into consideration that I never thought I'd have to consider otherwise.

I bumped up my mod count tremendously (15+, all OG subs/homies who supported and know what the original chat environment was like!)

I don't want to go full-on sub only at 10k+ but it gets quite awful and I can't interact with chat worth a shit. I need training wheels for now to adjust and get better at it. So here's my first big idea to try this week:

1) Viewer-count context slow mode, every 1k viewers, increase Slow Mode 15sec, until 120sec @ 8k:

1k = 15sec
2k = 30sec
3k = 45sec
4k = 60sec
5k = 75sec
6k = 90sec
7k = 105sec
8k = 120sec

It's important to enforce it even at unneeded 1k to set expectation early. Let everyone know this isn't the place to go stupid. Also double-important to emphasize subs are immune to slow mode and none of this applies to them. ;)

2) At 10k viewers, start a timer and after 20min, turn on sub only for 5 min, then turn it off again. This gives new subs a voice opportunity, and more importantly, gives shitters no momentum to continue shitting if they're shut out for a few min.

3) And finally, to not oppose or go full-on censoring, mods know to let the floodgates open when a hype moment happens. If I nail a level or a clutch moment, they'll turn off slow mode entirely for 60sec! win:win

I think it's a much better solution then 4min slow mode that was used at 15k last week. I'll try this out and if it doesn't help/work, it's failure will tell me more about what I can try before resorting to *gulp* final solution ;;


▤▤▤ Discord server swag by October
If you miss the old chat culture, I will try to re-create that environment on a TriHard discord server before October. Have public/sub/mod channels where you guys can chill above the poop-flinging chaos in the regular twitch chat. I'll also lurk there 24/7 and bounce in for chill whenever not streaming!


▤▤▤ Speedrun Breakdown update
I'm formally delaying SRB from its original date of October 15 (to pre-date Wooly World) to ETA 2016 instead. I can use the stream growth to actually have money to put into the project and make it much better than I originally aimed.

Many were unconvinced I could do the bulk of editing for the project once the tutorials opened to anyone wanting to contribute, but if I had an editing team hired, it seems much more feasible. For now, build resource and return to it when the right people collide with me.

The original date of SRB was to mostly not conflict w/ Wooly World in desire of stream growth anyway (cuz I was so broke). So it's same difference to delay it now.


▤▤▤ Emotes update!
I have 5 more slots (20 total now) and had a few ideas worth tinkering with. Here's the breakdown:

REMOVE (downgrade to FFZ only):
• triGaze --> HornedAnime
• triDestroy --> TargetLocked
• triSugoi --> Sugoi!
• triWaifu --> BestWaifu

MODIFY:

• triWAT (remove hair bangs at top, color eyes a more contrasting color, add question marks again)
• triUGH (touch up eyes to compliment and not overpower rest of face)
• triTrippy --> triDANK (retitle to be more apporpriate)
• triURP (needs to get re-drawn entirely, can't tell the hand is holding back vomit in any form at 28x28)
• triGropeL & triGropeR (will take time tomorrow to revisit editing those in photoshop)

NEW IDEAS!

• triCheese (Mr. Cheese from Rocko's Modern Life, for when I use USA strats and skip past the intended route, lol)
• triDookie (Cute Japanese Poop Mascot looking emote, meant for expressing terrible levels or shit mechanics. My poop will be cuter and better than every other poop emote on twitch!)
• triUSA triEU, triJPN (be able to post your origin with pride or post in panic which level I end up playing; give emotes the audience will love)

I'm open to ideas for USA, EU, JPN. I was trying TriHard silhouettes of each flag, but it doesn't look good (it looks more like Africa continent outline than TriHard outline). So with that, if anyone has suggestions, let me know!

FrankerFaceZ:
• PovertyPantsu, Watermelon, Chicken, BestWaifu, Sugoi!, TargetLocked, & GrannyStrats will all be added later this week.


▤▤▤ The future?
I had a cool idea for a 100k follow special. In effort to get better at SMM, I want to revisit and beat Super Mario Bros. U (I briefly dabbed into speedrunning it in 2012). Plus, I have a few awful games I ebayed recently in effort to possibly perform for AGDQ 2016 (I teased one at the Speedrun Panel @ TwitchCon, Winnie the Pooh: Honey Hut Hunt for PS1). I'll get a date selected once things slow down a bit!

I'll be enjoying SMM until Wooly World comes out in about 3 weeks. I'll go hard on Wooly for launch week and trade-off between Wooly and SMM. Consider re-introducing Yoshi to the new audience shortly after Wooly to see how they dig it and go from there, but tbh, I don't see SMM dying anytime soon. It's such a stream-friendly game!

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Again, look for the "RIP FamilyMovieNight" tweet tomorrow for a treat to all who have enjoyed them the last 2 years! <3

▤ Sub count - 1,060 (I can't wait to get to know all you new homies on the discord server soon!)