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Today we briefly go over Brawlhalla's native version of Special K (a software that greatly improves response times), and speculating on what the most recent patch will mean for the future of the game!
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Timestamps
0:00 Casual conversation and catching up!
6:15 Introduction
7:45 New tournament map set
13:27 Wallslip changes
22:33 Weapon spawn centralization
30:38 Weapon mechanic suggestions
40:17 BMG being a meta behind?
44:56 Spectating BH competitively recently and in the future
46:47 Graduated Test Feature
48:44 Native K
55:55 Closing Thoughts!
8 Apr 2022
#4: Entering the Mind of a Game Developer (ft. Neil Edwards)
We've been granted a very special opportunity this week, and we want to share that with you! Meraki's Stray Dogs are joined today by Neil, a game developer with nearly a decade of experience, who has created his own company (which you can find at https://uxisfine.com/). Today we will be diving into his background, the intricacies of the game industry, how developers choose what they must prioritize, and more!
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Timestamps
0:43 Introduction + Special Guest
2:20 Neil's Background (Where/How did it begin, Ups and downs, etc.)
8:59 Touching on cultivating passion (Experimentation and exploration)
11:00 Neil's Background post-graduation (Rejections, connections, Backflip Studios, and more!)
15:10 Pivoting into creating UXisFine and what they do
18:30 Reasoning behind creating UXisFine (Talking game designers vs management, freedom and so on)
20:48 Burnout and where it comes from (Personal factors? Environmental factors?)
22:50 Developers having their hands tied behind their back (Relationships within and throughout companies + how they can differ in SO many ways)
29:00 Talking relationships at Backflip Studios & talking BMG
36:49 Dysfunctional game studios + What an ideal environment would look like/what it entails (Having processes, equal voices, amount of people to navigate)
42:11 Creating a process that will carry your project from start to finish
46:30 Fixing/Adjusting a game post-release (+ How to make sure you accomplished your vision correctly the first time)
50:09 Does your vision have to change when it blows up? Why you "should" or "shouldn't"
54:03 How difficult is making changes to a game when it's multiplatform?
56:09 Netcode in Fighting Games (How hard is it to implement? Should it be prioritized? + More)
1:03:03 Brawlhalla's evolution (Release, Ubisoft acquisition, and the mobile launch among many other subtopics!)
1:15:45 Why it feels like competitive players are being pushed to the side + The shift in priorities
1:31:15 Closing thoughts!
1 Apr 2022
#3: The Brawlhalla Problem(s) Pt. 2
Today we're putting some finishing touches on our Brawlhalla Problem(s) discussion. Instead of trying to nitpick every little thing, we chose to discuss more fundamental problems with BMG's relationship to our community aided by tweets from longtime players.
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Timestamps
0:56 Introduction
2:15 Recap of the past week in relation to people becoming more outspoken
3:16 Tweet from @LCA_Glue (Touching on how it may not be BMG's fault, glitches in the game, companies acting first and consumers having to react, etc.)
13:34 Community members filling in where BMG isn't
19:08 Where communication has been a consistent issue
24:47 Tweets from @Jeffwardo14 (Is he right or wrong in pros being replaceable? Why?)
28:36 Tweet from @CakeAssault_ (Turns out he was carried lmao. We discuss the staleness of Brawlhalla's ranking system in comparison to other games ranking systems as well, which still stands)
39:25 Tweet from @Megdyyyy (Displaying how the community has been ASKING for ranked changes FOREVER. How other games incentivize you to continue to climb)
46:34 Ranked changing to reflect the player base
49:15 Teasing next week's interview of a game dev!
50:24 Closing thoughts!
25 Mar 2022
#2: The Brawlhalla Problem(s) Pt. 1
Today, the Stray Dogs begin to dissect the true state of Brawlhalla and where it stands as a fighting game. How it's designed from the core, patching, a dive into actions no longer matching what we hear from BMG, and so much more!
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Timestamps
1:30 Introduction
2:30 Rock/Paper/Scissors (RPS) + Comparisons to other fighting games
4:10 How RPS contributes to longevity, and how missing 1 of the 3 affects Brawlhalla (Is Brawlhalla doomed??)
8:09 Balance patch + Crew Battle Tournament
11:32 NA vs EU and why EU would probably win NOW.
14:50 Brawlhalla Optimization (Online vs LAN)
18:00 WHERE IS THE BMG MONEY GOING?!
21:20 The Esports problem!!!
26:02 Invite only meta
34:52 BMG Secrecy, Growth + Disconnect
39:19 Artificial Skill Gap Decrease
45:32 Trickle Down Effect + The TRUE influence of competitors (Sandstorm, Boomie, Cody Travis etc.)
48:25 Competitors being treated like they don't matter + Why they SHOULD be treated like they matter
52:53 Patching for casuals + Trickle Down Effect continued
1:01:06 Closing Thoughts!
18 Mar 2022
#1: We Are Meraki
On this week's episode, we begin with introducing ourselves as a collective. What is Meraki? What are we bringing to the table for you? With those questions answered, we all detail our competitive backgrounds from the beginning up to where we are now! To top it all off, we briefly touch on the state of Brawlhalla where it's at currently and what that may mean.
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Personal Socials!
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Timestamps
0:20 Start
0:52 Introduction
1:25 What is Meraki? What to expect from our Youtube
2:18 What to expect from our Twitch
4:00 What to expect from Meraki's Game States
6:11 Who is Meraki?
6:57 Synco's Esports background (Orgs, Becoming a top player, Struggling to make it to LANs, etc.)
26:03 BCX 2020 32:16 Synco's future endeavors
34:03 Moeru's Storyline (Going 0-6 first tournament?!, Quarantine growth, Meeting his heroes, etc.)
48:28 Moeru's Goals
50:17 Mori's Journey (Halo + COD BLOPS 2, MLG Prospect, Becoming PR'd while having a family and more!)
1:09:10 Mori's Objectives and what's to come from him
1:10:03 What to expect next time + Brawlhalla rant!
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