I Hit It With My Axe: Episode One: Meet the Party

[ManiacEskimo]

I think it will be interesting, but a steadier camera would be nice.

Whenever I see the name though I keep thinking "I'd hit it, with an axe!" which wouldn't be a flattering title...

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

This...this is now worse than Videogame Theater.

NOTHING WAS WORSE THAN THAT.

Until now...

Are we such social pariahs that we find things more entertaining just because hot chicks are in it?

 

[Rokar333]

Excuse me but who died and put you in charge? What makes you the person who decides what is and isn't welcome? You are in my eyes, just as bad, if not worse, than someone who types in all caps now please take your superiority complex with you and let the adults talk.
/rant

OT I'm not too sure about this, didn't get any laughs from me, but then again it might not be going for that approach. I'll give it a few more epiosodes before passing judgement.

Actually I was going off the Forum Posting Guidelines:

Forum Posting Guidelines

Maybe you should read them sometime. Also note the guy was put on probation for his post. I never claimed to be in charge, but you know who is in charge: Russ Pitts. You know, the guy whose name ends up on the production credits. I think he has sufficient authority to decide what videos go on the Escapist

Also it's still hilarious that you are defending a guy who just got probation, because they decided his posting habits needed reformation. It was a nice try on your part, but again Posting Guidelines: Read Them.

 

[froglegg]

LOL

 

[someotherguy]

Everyone hurry! Focus your hatred on this instead of gamedogs!

Was my first thought. Then I watched it.
And thought the exact same thing. The equivalent of putting nudity in the thumbnail on youtube.

 

[Coldman42]

Stop by my blog: http://sexfoodandcomicbooks.com and say hi. Would love to hang out. OH and one more thing... I don't do porn anymore. Haven't for 6 months. I'm a comic book illustrator. That doesn't quite get covered in the show.

Good for you!

Not that i disapprove of doing porn mind you. As a 24 year old male virgin i would be very hypocritical to be against it. Simply giving praise to anyone with the courage to do something they enjoy for a living. Some day i hope to find out what i want to do for a living so i can quit my job and do it...

 

[0over0]

So as long as I don't pay money for it I should keep my opinion to myself? That's pretty weak as far as arguments go, especially considering that this premise seems to work only for negative reviews. If I got your concept right, ideally this comment section should consist of nothing but absolute praise, because it's "different".

Which brings me to the second point: Most supporters here argue it's "new", "fresh" or "different". Care to tell me why? It's people playing D&D. I don't really see how this is different or new at all. And knowing their profession doesn't change the fact that they're just playing D&D. Not a bit. (And no, even tossing in some sexual remarks doesn't add anything unusual to the setting.) The only thing which would make this different is if they would switch between the real world and the "Roleplay"-world - only that even this has been done about a hundred bazillion times already.

So...yeah, I'd like to hear how any of that is...special. You know, apart from throwing in a would-be-controversy that reeks of attention-hogging.

I'll tell you what, you continue to watch something you say you don't like, and you spend your time criticizing it for free, and I'll watch something I do like.
Are you getting the point now, or should I break down for you more? You want to watch it, go ahead. But seems pointless to spend your time on something you don't like. And if you're not going to be watching it, then what does it matter what your opinion is of it?
Some people seem to like it--not everything has to pass your litmus test.

 

[tthor]

So as long as I don't pay money for it I should keep my opinion to myself? That's pretty weak as far as arguments go, especially considering that this premise seems to work only for negative reviews. If I got your concept right, ideally this comment section should consist of nothing but absolute praise, because it's "different".

Which brings me to the second point: Most supporters here argue it's "new", "fresh" or "different". Care to tell me why? It's people playing D&D. I don't really see how this is different or new at all. And knowing their profession doesn't change the fact that they're just playing D&D. Not a bit. (And no, even tossing in some sexual remarks doesn't add anything unusual to the setting.) The only thing which would make this different is if they would switch between the real world and the "Roleplay"-world - only that even this has been done about a hundred bazillion times already.

So...yeah, I'd like to hear how any of that is...special. You know, apart from throwing in a would-be-controversy that reeks of attention-hogging.

I'll tell you what, you continue to watch something you say you don't like, and you spend your time criticizing it for free, and I'll watch something I do like.
Are you getting the point now, or should I break down for you more? You want to watch it, go ahead. But seems pointless to spend your time on something you don't like. And if you're not going to be watching it, then what does it matter what your opinion is of it?
Some people seem to like it--not everything has to pass your litmus test.

to be perfectly fair, you are acting just as pathetic as him for going out of your way to critize him. lol sorry

EDIT: ah, i see you deleted his name from the quote. that way he won't know you said anything, thus not replying, and you can feel like you won the argument because of it~

 

[KillerH]

I want to see episode two. That mean's it's interesting enough.

 

[0over0]

to be perfectly fair, you are acting just as pathetic as him for going out of your way to critize him. lol sorry

EDIT: ah, i see you deleted his name from the quote. that way he won't know you said anything, thus not replying, and you can feel like you won the argument because of it~

That, or it could be that I'm putting in the quotes manually because for whatever reason hitting "quote" is not doing it and I'm too lazy to bother getting the name in as well.

And if that's just as pathetic of me to respond to him, then what does that make you? Can't you even comment on the actual topic of the thread?

 

[Chunko]

Meh... It's like my DnD group... without strippers... or girls...

My friend has a DnD group consisting entirely of girls.

 

[tthor]

to be perfectly fair, you are acting just as pathetic as him for going out of your way to critize him. lol sorry

EDIT: ah, i see you deleted his name from the quote. that way he won't know you said anything, thus not replying, and you can feel like you won the argument because of it~

That, or it could be that I'm putting in the quotes manually because for whatever reason hitting "quote" is not doing it and I'm too lazy to bother getting the name in as well.

And if that's just as pathetic of me to respond to him, then what does that make you? Can't you even comment on the actual topic of the thread?

lol yes it does make me somewhat pathetic. but i am ok with that
the difference is, you are criticizing people for criticizing. i am criticizing you for being a hypocrite~

 

[jasoncyrus]

Apparently the escapist is getting desparate for videos to post up?

Serious, a show about watching people (doesnt matter who) playing D&D...in real life..in a normal way...exactly how is that interesting?

It's like making a show watching people sit at their computers and play WoW.

 

[Woem]

So, Days Of High Adventure got cancelled and replaced with this?

 

[Brian Phillips]

Well I for one will be back for more.

 

[uphunk114]

I found this video pretty entertaining ^^ and I'm sure it gives DnD a lot more credibility in some people's eyes.

Yes, because if there's one thing porn does it's give things credibility.

2nd best quote in this thread.

I've never played DnD but have read most of the articles related to it on The Escapist. Have to be honest and say that I watched the vid because the word strippers was in the description but found it quite entertaining. At the end I had to kick myself a bit to remind that all people are people and having sex for a living doesn't mean you are only entertained by strange things. I look forward to the next part.

Welcome Zac, and thanks for bringing the concept.

 

[thegreatsage]

I'm not even going to pretend that this has an iota of potential within it.*Attention diverts to something shiny*

 

[viciouspen]

Oooh I'd love to run them through my kobold campaign. My circle of players have referred to it as the Vietnam of D&D.
The guy who played the ranger in that campaign still has a visible twitch when anybody brings up kobolds.
Mmmmm.....permanent mental trauma. I earned my DM medal of honor on that one.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

First of all, it's always good to see fresh minds at work on new things at the Escapist. So, welcome Zac, Satine and the rest.

That said, I will admit that as excited as I am to see more content centered on table-top gaming, and as much as I like porn, watching porn stars play D&D sounds like a great idea on paper but has the potential to get a little stale. Being a foolish optimist, though, I hope that doesn't happen. Seeing real people doing real stuff, even if it's just rolling dice, is always a nice change from animation.

That's my 2 coppers, anyway.

 

[UtopiaV1]

Huh, when i said "Most of the shows on this site need better writing" I did not mean "Lets do a lazy-ass reality show with no writing whatsoever".

The thing about jokes between friends is they are only funny between friends. I'm not your friend (unfortunately, cos you guys seems pretty cool).

Oh yea, also, another video series about DnD? Really? You guys got nothing else? No new ideas at all?

Final thing, you gals seem to know what you're doing, I bet you play DnD all the time. However, I see women playing a nerdy boys-game (at least, that is how it is viewed by my peers), and it just screams "FAN SERVICE!!! LOOK, SEXY CHICKS PLAYING TABLETOP GAMES!!!" I suspect that is how you've drawn in a preliminary audience (i.e. the 10+ pages of comments), but they will disappear when they find out they can get their porn elsewhere quicker and easier.

Welcome to the Escapist. Give this up, try something else.