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You want your Quill18's and the like who play strategy and tactical games to pick it up. They have huge followings of people who subscribe to their channels for specifically that kind of content. Beagle is an interesting choice but he has dumped games before - xcom2 - when he isn't having fun.
 

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Greetings Mechwarriors,

Please note: This forum is closer to E for everyone than the PG-13 of the old forum regarding language.
If you haven't yet ,PLEASE read the forum rules . They're not so very different, but there are some minor differences like the above that we need to be aware of. At any rate the contextual examples in this thread of bad language would not have been cool on our old forum either.

Thank you.
 

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You want your Quill18's and the like who play strategy and tactical games to pick it up. They have huge followings of people who subscribe to their channels for specifically that kind of content. Beagle is an interesting choice but he has dumped games before - xcom2 - when he isn't having fun.

At this rate, even a post from Te Templin Institute would give BT more exposure than what Paradox has done so far. =/
 

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I know HBS is too busy to pump out vids like the last two pre-order intro but Paradox really need to step up their game now Surviving Mars is out.

Game play vids, mission matches, mech reveals...anything! Total War: Warhammer's media team had the right idea by using youtube and youtubers to extensively cover their upcoming game/expansion in snippets over weeks of hype buildup rather than just relying on launch week and game site reviews. There are youtubers who built a career on playing and analyzing media releases of PC titles such as total war - each one of them can command more views than any of the current Battletech vids can current claim.

If you search for Battletech in youtube, the amount of content, quality and view count is disheartening.
I wouldn't mind a snippet of info here or there but for a media person on YouTube getting a advanced copy to stream I really am against it due to spoilers. I would rather people from hbs or paradox release any pre-release video content.
 

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Once it's released, I look forward to seeing who decides to stream or LP this game. (So long as it's not Arin and Danny.)
 

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Ben from the Yogscast is one of the few press people who got their hands on an early version of the game and knew what the hell they were talking about as well as being really excited for it.
 

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At this rate, even a post from Te Templin Institute would give BT more exposure than what Paradox has done so far. =/
Oooh yea, I could totally go a for Templin Institute, or Spacedock overview of BTech related stuff.
 

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Paradox has pretty good connections to strategy streamers.
They won't get the super big play anything top dogs on board.
But all the mid sized guys that have an audience that is ready to watch hours of grand strategy goodness.
A audience that won't run away if there are no xXxplosions every 10 seconds. Heck Battletech looks more visceral than almost everything Paradox turns out.
 
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Ben from the Yogscast is one of the few press people who got their hands on an early version of the game and knew what the hell they were talking about as well as being really excited for it.

Totaly agree. I only know Lewis and Ben of Yogscast because of the GamesCom Battletech Gameplay (RedCity) from last year. Now i'm binge watching thier YT uploaded Stuff (Ironman Open X-Com, X-Com 2) while playing Games. Those Guys are great!

 

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Those videos are still the best content for HBS Battletech out there.
The perfect combination of an exited player with BT knowledge, someone new to BT and the awesomeness of THE GITLEMAN (if he only came as Lord Commander).

The only thing missing was Jordan Weisman and a box of kittens.
 
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If you look at the broader Paradox forum and youtube, nobody seems to know what the heck Battletech is about.

There is a specific group of people who plays Paradox games and I'm not sure many of them will check out Battletech out of their own curiosity. Most comments I've read showed zero interest or knowledge of BT. :(

Not to mention that PaxCon mission vid was so bad it actually put me off battletech just watching those two talk. :eek:
 

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Am I alone in my hatred for the word "Influencers"?

It's just another dude/dudette on the internet. Just like you or me.
Well. The word is a tad annoying, agreed. But are they really exactly like you or me? I certainly cannot claim to have an audience of 10,000 plus people who watch my published content. Do they have the same basic human rights and essential worth as us? Yes. Are they just like me? I’m doubtful about that. They may prove quite a bit more valuable to HBS than I ever could be.
 

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We already know that it's going to cost us time and money in repairs and healing, so I think we're all going to play a lot more cautiously than what those of us in the beta did. I plan on really thinking any move first before doing it...i.e. if I move this guy over here, he's out of position to support this guy, and that leaves them both vulnerable. So If I move him here instead, then he can combine fire with this guy on that dude, and whammo...salvage baby. Then they can move around this rock formation and go after that guy who is trying to flank.
The anticipation intensifies.
 

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yeah im really not a fan of YouTube streamers getting copy's early, 1st because of spoilers, 2nd because they are probably not getting a release copy of the game but more a early copy that is still being bug tested, any bugs that pop up may negatively influence people from buying.
 

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mhh
for me it will enough to see the multiplayerlobby with some informations like maps, (are there x handmade maps for every landscape type and / or will there be a possible for random Mapcreation for the maps), mechpilots aso,
so we get some more informations for our league
for the singelplayer i want only a small view into the mechlab and the weapon classifications for the different weapon manufactures like a give 5 more dmg but have a shorter range and 0.x more heat, b has the same dmg but a longer ranger aso ;)
 

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I'm conflicted. I don't want Youtubers and such to get the game earlier than me (Considering how much I dropped on the Kickstarter) but at the same time....I really want this game and IP to brought to the spot light.