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Episode 119: Bunghole Drip

Waypoint Radio

VICE

Leisure, Video Game Development, Television, Rewatch, Replay, Tv & Film, Video Games, Games, Movies, Video Game Culture

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2017

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Earlier this week, the popular crowdfunding service Patreon announced some controversial changes to the way it handles processing payments, and basically nobody's happy about it? To wrap our heads around the rocky future of media and react to 2017's Keighleys, CNET editor editor at large (and frequent guest of Giant Bomb's Beastcast podcast) Jeff Bakalar joined Patrick, Rob, and Austin. We also spend way too much time speculating about a 30 second teaser for FromSoftware's new game.

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0:00.0

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0:03.5

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0:07.4

In my casa, I play where I choose.

0:10.2

Building in the bedroom, attacking from the attic,

0:12.6

sparring in the spare room, or even bossing it from the basement.

0:16.2

That's your vibe.

0:17.4

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0:19.1

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0:21.9

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0:24.0

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0:26.8

For more information, visit EE.k-slashsmart- Wi-Fi,

0:29.4

time supply.

0:48.4

Patreon had all these great selling points and stats.

0:51.6

I could get meaningful revenue from my fans,

0:54.4

and finally find the creative freedom I'd heard so much about.

0:58.7

Patreon's about page said creators' incomes doubled annually.

1:02.7

Their blog had stories, uh, had story after story after story

1:06.4

of their users making thousands a month.

1:08.4

Of course, I was grateful for everyone who contributed to mine,

1:11.0

but none of the site's promises were coming true.

1:13.6

After launching my Patreon, I struggled for months to find work.

1:16.9

Patreon filled my downtime and became a full-time job itself.

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