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safarifriendliness t1_j2c1yhs wrote

Reply to comment by SerGiggles in Legend of Vox Machina - Worth the watch? by SerGiggles

Yeah, it was a whole thing in the shitposting group I was a part of, a lot of people got kicked for being assholes for no reason

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SerGiggles OP t1_j2c22tq wrote

No I mean twitch streams. Was this something before the show?

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safarifriendliness t1_j2c2bso wrote

Oh yeah, the show is based on a stream called Critical Role which is a group of video game voice actors that play Dungeons and Dragons. It’s highly entertaining but every season is like 100 4-6 hour episodes. The story is an original one created by the DM Matt Mercer

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nimoenobody t1_j2c4kz3 wrote

It's one of the biggest communities on twitch. When somethings that big there's sure to be assholes. Sorry you had a bad experience with a specific group but I don't feel like the critters are hostile at all towards people who only like the show. As someone whos watched the 1000+ hours of content they have between their 3 campaigns I get watching only tlovm and not the d&d campaigns. Don't listen to the memes. Some people are losers and at the end of the day it's just memes

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safarifriendliness t1_j2c4uaq wrote

Oh you’re right, in general critters are aggressively supportive, almost to a fault, that’s why it was so crazy to me. Like, aren’t you glad they’ve found a way to bring this amazing story to people that don’t play D&D?

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middleupperdog t1_j2c6xjd wrote

it is the single largest channel on all of twitch.

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PristineTX t1_j2f50kl wrote

I don’t know if it’s the largest, but it is the most successful and highest paid channel on Twitch, and has been for several years.

And they also have a deal that lets them simulcast their livestream to YouTube as well, which is an extremely rare thing in the streaming world.

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Dobsnick t1_j2c4pvv wrote

Adding on, I would highly recommend, if you DO want to give Critical Role a go, watching Season 2 first. It’s a far more polished product and way easier for someone who perhaps doesn’t follow dungeons and dragons twitch content casually.

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safarifriendliness t1_j2c54zj wrote

I always thought season 1 was stronger but the beginning can be pretty rough. In addition to finding their legs there was a lot of behind the scenes drama that they did a good job of hiding but looking back you can see the tension

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HollowVoices t1_j2c97jy wrote

Basically it's a group of voice actors(Resident Evil, The Last of Us, Fullmetal Alchemist, Overwatch, Naruto) that play dungeons and dragons on live stream almost every Thursday night on Twitch. The first season of Legend of Vox Machina is based mostly on the Briarwood Arc which I think starts at episode 25 of their live stream. It's pretty much a reinterpretation of this arc into animation form. They did a kickstarter like 4 or 5 years ago to get two seasons made. The cast of Critical Role actually voice their characters in the show as well.

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BuffaloInCahoots t1_j2cfzvv wrote

They are all voice actors. Ashley plays Eliie and Laura plays Abby in the game Last of Us. Also that’s a hbo series coming out soon. They’ve all been in a ton of stuff. You have heard their voices for years and probably never knew.

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